> Maybe I'm just exposing the dysfunction of my hybrid academic/industry working place, at this point Sadly this is all too common. It's the case in my large p

> Maybe I'm just exposing the dysfunction of my hybrid academic/industry working place, at this point Sadly this is all too common. It's the case in my large publicly traded company. Was the same when I was in 5-20 person startups. Our society needs people to have jobs so they can keep propping up the illusion of growth by buying more junk. This means there are many people (and entire organisations) which contribute nothing but consume time.