Gee, thx for the introduction to the lonely world of PhD. Well, I'm just curious to what was/is your reason to pursuing your PhD? Is it for promotions, purely academic interest, or a geeky way to pickup chicks?
I do intend on pursuing my masters, mainly because I miss studying. Working for 5 years makes you wish you were back in university doing your thesis and project presentation. I don't know about PhD yet. Unless there is a significant chance of promotion for PhD holders, I probably would only conider PhD if I'm planning to be a uni lecturer someday.