I am 27 years old and am already in the middle of my web design/web developing phd in a Greek university department.
I am not happy with this department, has some issues with the building and the there are not enough offices. It is placed in a city away from the HQ, making it hard to have everyday contact with other phd students and also the university services and secretaries. Some of the business rights the department offers, are not recognized by the Greek government, because of the bureaucracy and the continuous strikes of the universities and the ministries.
I learned a lot of new things and earned some good money, but all the aforementioned issues bug me and I think its time to say goodbye, so I can develop my full potentials somewhere else.
I did not plan to get a phd , I started it because I didnt had any better options back then, and because of the money. My dream is a small flexible company that we research and develop new things, websites and front-end modules. I like coding more than writing papers. I don't have the patience to teach and I dont want to follow an academic career, but I thought I should continue with my phd because it will help me learn and ensure me a better salary and more business potentials. Also it will look great in my cv if I want to find a job abroad.
Things in Greece wont get better and I am not happy with my phd. So, my new plan is to take a leap of faith and leave for another place, Scotland with Ireland and England being my backup. I think is better to begin in a foreign place as a student because students have more services and less presure than an employee. They get a home, and the time to know the country and the culture, they meet new people, the universities help them to get a job.
I was thinking of quitting my Greek phd and start a new one, abroad. That way, 3 years of study won't go to waste and I will start as a student. And then , when I finish my phd I can find a non-academic job and maybe stay abroad.
But I feel trapped and miserable. Is this the right thing to do, since I am not a huge fan of phds and they are not directly connected with my dream job ? When I will stop being a student and start being a full skilled employee ? Should I find a job abroad
How do I break the news to my teacher, that I am leaving and still keeping a friendly relationship ? Will be give me recommendations ? How do I say to my new teacher that I dropped my last phd ? Will he appreciate my honesty ? Will he think of me as a looser or he wont invest on me because he will afraid that I will also drop this phd ? How to present the whole thing in my cv ?
Is there a way to transfer my research to my new phd, so I dont have to start from scratch ?
What is the common way of getting a phd in the UK/ Ireland ? Research, some papers and a dissertation ? Will I get payed or pay fees ?
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