I have had the opportunity to work in the industry as well as academia. I worked as a research assistant under a PhD student for a year. A lot of times, working in academia can mean repetitive work. This is true especially in research. I spent the past year doing the same thing every day in the lab. Research takes a lot of patience in order to reach your end goal. You must be truly interested in what you are researching. In industry, it may get repetitive as well but your day to day can vary much more than in research. Also, you have more of an opportunity to pick up or get involved in other projects.