My supervisor is trying to convince me to revisit my doctorate even though I bear no interest in academia. Is that fair?I finished my PhD two years ago,bear a full-time job outside academia, and bear even moved to a new country – but my PhD supervisor is still contacting me and pressurising me to publish my results. I fulfilled the requirements for my PhD and bear moved on to new interests and new challenges. Despite the many ways my life has changed since I graduated, and I am left wondering when my doctorate will really cessation.
Pressure on PhD graduates to publish their results once they bear finished can assign challenging demands on their time,when they might no longer be tied to their research or the institution in the way they were while enrolled in the PhD programme.
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Source: theguardian.com