Just because they do novel work doesn't mean that the power dynamics and even bureaucracy is much worse than industry. > even if it's useless and/or over-compl

Just because they do novel work doesn't mean that the power dynamics and even bureaucracy is much worse than industry. > even if it's useless and/or over-complicated. Because a) that's how you get papers, Isn't it opposite? You can't do useless or overcomplicated things because you have to get paper out. In industry I have seen people slacking for years and without any issues.