> I've seen this in science as well. Academic science is pretty much designed this way. You get a faculty job based on your brilliant work as an IC (i.e., fir

> I've seen this in science as well. Academic science is pretty much designed this way. You get a faculty job based on your brilliant work as an IC (i.e., first author papers) but running a research group is a totally different skill set—-and often one people get very little training for.