Here's the thing with academia and why you do want the weekends. She was on a tenure track. Essentially that's an up or out situation. She has 7 years or so to

Here's the thing with academia and why you do want the weekends. She was on a tenure track. Essentially that's an up or out situation. She has 7 years or so to get tenure and then she's set for life. Case in point Amy Wax from Harvard who is a tenured professor and is hugely controversial but still cannot be fired. That's the sort of job security you're aiming for. It's the only one possible - if you're not granted tenure its a massive miss and you need to begin your professional life anew. So given that context, weekend work makes sense. It's not ideal but neither is the academic tenure track.