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Right. That's a shame, but it seems like that's just life. The idea that it helps to constantly emphasise (or, as you say, exaggerate) the importance of your wo
by xanderlewis 2y ago
Right. That's a shame, but it seems like that's just life. The idea that it helps to constantly emphasise (or, as you say, exaggerate) the importance of your work if you want to have a career is certainly not restricted to academia. It seems to apply to most industry engineering jobs too — from what I've heard. I guess in that context funding isn't the issue, but being promoted (and, conversely, not being sacked) certainly is.
- bowsamic 2y agoWell in most engineering there is a market and going out into the market and selling is not the job of the engineers Academia is rare for having the engineer also be the salesman My wife is the lead mechanical engineer at a small company and she definitely doesn’t have to go around convincing customers they need her products