> I think work hours and salary have a bimodal distribution, driven by tenured / non-tenured status. After I got my masters in Anthropology, I had been plannin

> I think work hours and salary have a bimodal distribution, driven by tenured / non-tenured status. After I got my masters in Anthropology, I had been planning on a career in academia. At the time (early aughts), there was a huge backlash against tenure and there was a big movement trying to do away with it completely and it really turned me off. I subsequently left the field altogether in large part to the idea of having to "prove" my tenure, when, at the time, it was one of the few things which gave professors some stability in their role at a given university.