A select few get a chance to truly pick their projects, even then, most need to apply for grants internally and externally to get the funds. Professors may als

A select few get a chance to truly pick their projects, even then, most need to apply for grants internally and externally to get the funds. Professors may also be tied to teaching, cutting their time from the researches they them valuable. When accounting for this, a lower purchase power and seeing 'the grass is greener' on your private corp peers, you are very likely to think long and hard about jumping ship.