Sam Robinson talks about his career path and current role. He graduated summa cum laude from Furman University with a double major in history and philosophy and received his master's degree and Ph.D. in history from the University of California Berkley and is currently a content design manager at PayPal. We discuss:
0:00 - An overview of the major points along his career path and how he figured out what he wanted to do and handled setbacks
1:05 - Why he got a Ph.D. in History
5:02 - Why he switched career paths
7:25 - His experience with graduate school
8:27 - What a Ph.D. takes mentally
8:46 - His regrets about a Ph.D
9:53 - Why academia wasn’t a good fit for him culturally
11:04 - His experience applying for postdoc jobs
13:14 - His jobs between graduate school and his current role
14:37 - How he got his role at PayPal
16:56 - Different names for content design roles
17:36 - An example of a content design project
18:12 - A description of what a UX writer does
21:31 - What he does as a manager
22:08 - What a typical day is like for him
28:18 - what he likes and finds challenging about his role
33:23 - Career advice
