> > Permanent jobs in academia are scarce, and someone needs to let PhD students know. > If you are studying on a PhD level and have not figured that out alrea

> > Permanent jobs in academia are scarce, and someone needs to let PhD students know. > If you are studying on a PhD level and have not figured that out already, that's kinda on you. The problem rather is if you really are scientifically better than your peers - so from an "objective" perspective you should be really good enough to obtain such a position. But then you realize how much of a political game (it is much more about politics than scientific achievements) getting such a position is. And I know many great scientists who are bad politicians... They are often much better than the persons who got the tenured positions (the latter ones were great bootlickers and politicians).