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To be fair people in the private sector typically make more money at least and have better work-related perks. Academia advertises mostly 1. you research stuff
by dimask 2y ago
To be fair people in the private sector typically make more money at least and have better work-related perks. Academia advertises mostly 1. you research stuff you find interesting and 2. you will get job security some point after a couple of postdocs. Currently neither 1 nor 2 apply for the vast majority of academic work.
- ghaff 2y agoFrom a somewhat outside perspective, I used to think that being a tenured professor at one of a relative handful of top institutions would be a pretty nice gig overall with at least decent pay and benefits. Over time, I came to think I probably wouldn't have liked it a lot even given that very optimistic hypothetical situation.
- throw0101c 2y ago> Academia advertises mostly 1. you research stuff you find interesting and 2. you will get job security some point after a couple of postdocs. Also pensions. Often, if you start early, you can retire with a full pension at 55 or so.