In CS right now, people with a very strong PhD can go straight to the tenure track.
I took a postdoc because my PhD is solid but I jumped around topics a lot, so it's not quite coherent enough. My postdoc is also at a more prestigious institute.
I'm rolling the dice that it might be enough to get that tenure track job. But I also have no dependents and don't care about material possessions very much. If my situation were a little bit different, it would be foolish to do what I'm doing.
I took a postdoc because my PhD is solid but I jumped around topics a lot, so it's not quite coherent enough. My postdoc is also at a more prestigious institute.
I'm rolling the dice that it might be enough to get that tenure track job. But I also have no dependents and don't care about material possessions very much. If my situation were a little bit different, it would be foolish to do what I'm doing.