In business, no matter how ruthless or cold the people are, you can complain or even yell at the people - been there. I guess this is not an option in academics

In business, no matter how ruthless or cold the people are, you can complain or even yell at the people - been there. I guess this is not an option in academics. Fwiw my mother died during my thesis. I didn't get a 6 week extension period - my professor said that's probably not gonna work.