"getting to do the research you're passionate about. Do people just enjoy teaching so much?" Yes! I look at research as a boring, stressful pain-in-the-butt,

"getting to do the research you're passionate about. Do people just enjoy teaching so much?" Yes! I look at research as a boring, stressful pain-in-the-butt, and I love teaching my students. I am contingent annually, but full-time with benefits, and I would not want to be on the publish-or-perish track. Teaching smart kids hard stuff is what I am passionate about.