I've described academia (to my friends who work in software) as a company where the most coveted promotion will land you a job in marketing. It does indeed com

I've described academia (to my friends who work in software) as a company where the most coveted promotion will land you a job in marketing. It does indeed come with a lot of freedom, but the relatively flat structure means that there's usually no one above the group's PI to promote their research. As a result PIs spend a lot of time writing grant proposals.