Three years ago, I got my PhD in neurobiology. Did some postdoc work, didn't like it too much. Now I'm looking at my options for the future.
My problem with science is that it is so dependent on getting a grant in academics. Grant ends = Job ends. I can handle the reality of this, but the constant treadmill of looking for funding stresses me out, and is made all the worst by the arbitrary nature of the grants system. Now I'm thinking about going into the private sector. The problem is, I have no business training whatsoever. Getting an MBA seems like a good way to get around this and make myself more marketable. From where I stand, breaking into the business/administrative side of things seems like a way to get a steady paycheck with a little (lot?) more stability.
If it matters, I'm sure I could get into a pretty strong (possibly top 10 program), and I have little debt now, but I'm wondering if I'm not seeing some potential downsides to this urge. Does anyone out there have any advice for this sort of crossroads?
And I'm spent.