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Well they could and should employee more people, but is it really better for society if all those added people are administrative assistants versus say... physi
by LarsDu88 3y ago
Well they could and should employee more people, but is it really better for society if all those added people are administrative assistants versus say... physics researchers?
- mmcwilliams 3y agoIn many (likely most) cases the non-teaching positions listed in this survey are staff researchers servicing a grant.
- LarsDu88 3y agoIn that case the article is a bit misleading. Underpaid staff researchers are indeed very often the ones making the world a better place.
- iancmceachern 3y agoYes, it is in fact better for soceity. A soceity made up of all physicists and no office managers wouldn't work. We need multiple office managers per physicist for our economic model to work.