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Calling the cops and needing counseling after seeing a mouse... Oh I am soo happy I didn't stay in academia. The professors are the ones who have to deal with t
by rubidium 11y ago
Calling the cops and needing counseling after seeing a mouse... Oh I am soo happy I didn't stay in academia. The professors are the ones who have to deal with the emotional trainwrecks that result from 18 years of overly praised and insulated child raising.
It'll be interesting to see the next gen of parenting advice after this gets sorted out. "Have you let your child fail today?"
- ra1n85 11y agoAlthough anecdotal, I've always seen a strong correlation between candidates that are capable of sharing strong examples of past failures and employees that excel. Like anything else, coping and persistence require practice. There is value in failure.
- DanBC 11y ago> "Have you let your child fail today?" That's something that is being taught in some schools. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16879336 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16879336 (I submitted that four years ago.)
- AlexEatsKittens 11y agoEven more interesting is watching these people trickle into the professional environment. Universities need to accommodate this stuff, to an extent, because the students are their customers. Managers do not.