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> Tenure track and then have an easy work life Most faculty works much longer hours than the private sector. It's not easy by any means. People become profes
by abdullahkhalids 4y ago
> Tenure track and then have an easy work life
Most faculty works much longer hours than the private sector. It's not easy by any means.
People become professors for exactly the same reason why some people become doctors and others real estate agents - they enjoy it or their personality matches the profession.
Money is not everything.
- dgacmu 4y agoOne of my colleagues, Randy Pausch, used to quip that "academia is the best. You can work any 70 hours per week you want!" There's truth in that, for better or worse.