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Tenured prof here. The changes have turned teaching from productive, creative, and enjoyable to frustrating and unsatisfying. I have a number of colleagues who
by jimhefferon 6y ago
Tenured prof here. The changes have turned teaching from productive, creative, and enjoyable to frustrating and unsatisfying. I have a number of colleagues who have retired as a result. (Personally a bit too young.)
- ghaff 6y agoThere are definitely two schools of thought (that go beyond academia). One is that the research/teaching situation is frustrating for many so if you're near the time you were going to retire anyway, you might as well spare yourself the frustrations and retire early. But the other is that everything is frustrating. Travel, for example, is hard. So you might as well get a couple more years of salary while the getting is good.
- jimhefferon 6y agoVery true. But in response to the question, "Are there a significant number of folks who are leaving because of the current situation?" my personal experience is yes. (Not a study, just an anecdote, of course.)