Hi all, I read with interest on this thread. Not because I want to be a lecturer, but it is the woman at home want to be, and she is on her way completing her PhD. Just feel want to share my (or rather her) story on her road to becoming a lecturer.

After completing her MBA, she went into banking. I must say she is doing well there, as she was promoted after just 3 or 4 months. However, she wasn't happy there, so she decided to quit. Then she went on getting a job in a private college, becoming a lecturer. After about 1 year, earning close to 4k, she decided again, she wanted to get a PhD, as this will open up more opportunity for her in academic field (not to mention, better pay, hopefully). Luckily, she managed to get the government grant to fund partially her PhD to ease my headache/financial burden.

I must say, I really respect all the PhD holder. To get a PhD, the amount of work and focus, it is amazing. As a MBA holder myself, I don't think I have what it takes to go through a PhD.

Cheers....

This post has been edited by LPJ: Aug 10 2011, 11:02 AM