TriGuy876
Automotive
- Apr 28, 2015
- 3
Hi everyone
I recently graduated with an MS. To keep my options open I applied to many jobs as well as some early applications to funded PhD programs. I got a good job offer and started working as an aerospace engineer. To be honest, I'm pretty grateful for this opportunity.
About a month into this job I received an offer/admissions to a funded PhD at a top program. I find the offer very appealing. It's important to note that I wouldn't enroll until over a year from today.
However, despite the appeal of this offer, I find this to be an ethically questionable maneuver. Is it poor form for a young engineer to work at a company for only 1 year then resign to pursue a PhD? It should also be noted that I would be interested in working for this company in the future, so offending them is not in my best interest.
I personally would be unimpressed if a young newly hired engineer left after one year to pursue a PhD. However, maybe the views of more experienced engineers here would be useful. Maybe I could give them a convincing argument.