On: Thesis Hatement

[zerr]

Well, there is a PhD requirement wall for many cool jobs out there, including at Microsoft Research and alike.

[jeremyjh → zerr]

This article isn't about engineering or computer science degrees that are applicable in industry. It is about humanities degrees that seem to have only one career destination: a tenured professorship.

[culled → zerr]

A humanities PhD requirement?

[zerr → culled]

Hah, no. I meant PhD in relevant discipline. In the case I mentioned, that would be Computer Science & related fields.