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If you apply for a job with a PhD, it had better be related to your field. If not, the employer will think one of two things:
This person will quit at the first opportunity when they find something better.
This person demonstrates poor judgment for spending all that time and money on something they aren't willing to use.
Wait so people aren’t allowed to study just because they want to? Like psychology and communication could work in a retail setting creating better customer relationships and bettering their service. While Business, Advertising and marketing. Promoting products to people while business management whether or not you move up or become in management it’s still important for you.
You are "allowed" to do whatever you want. People here are telling you that what you are asking kinda doesn't make sense, and seems like you did no research on your own. (Weird, considering you say you love learning)
Going for PhD is not about learning, it's a career move, to move into research or a specialized field. If you are not trying to do either, you don't need to formally go for a PhD. No one is telling you what you can and can not learn, they are telling you you don't seem to understand what you are asking.
Ahhh ok. I was curious because you know I do research into topics I like or find useful but I just kinda thought like a PhD was for guaranteeing you know everything like the last step. Though I didn’t know it affected work as such. Though if for job wise I only need a masters then i don’t see why a PhD matters exactly. I just thought you learn more than a masters getting a doctoral degree.
The only thing formal education will really teach you is work habits and how to find quality information. Bachelor's and Master's are not meant to teach you "everything" about anything, they are meant to teach you the bare minimum required to do your job. PhDs are about research (as long as someone is willing to pay for it of course) and thus navigating budgets and politics. Degrees are completely instrumental: Tools to get the job you want and make more money. Learning is optional imo, I've seen plenty of people get to the end of their degrees having learned very little.
If you want to learn, learn. But be aware that there is no "end" to learning, and no one has the capital T Truth.
You can always just keep learning if you want, and school is part of that, but a small one, they are means of learning, a path, not the end.