I can certainly feel some of the points the author makes. I am in a different field (astrophysics) and I have recently moved from the professor job in the US to

I can certainly feel some of the points the author makes. I am in a different field (astrophysics) and I have recently moved from the professor job in the US to UK. And one thing I particularly feel is a burn-out. After going through undergrad + PhD + getting tenure which all involved pretty much round-the-clock work, I just can't work 60 hours a week anymore. And somehow in academia, it often is required. Basically you have so much stuff that you must do that takes a large fraction of your 40h/week (telecons, students, lectures, seminars, refereeing, etc), so anything interesting -- actual science that you do yourself has to be done in the extra-time (i.e. weekends/evenings). I am currently hoping that in the UK I'll be at least a bit better placed than in the US, as the pressure to get grants is lower, and people are more mindful of the working hours, but I am still not 100% sure that I'll stay. (throwaway account)