> the fact that working in academia can be a worse career than working in retail I agree; it is exploitative. But why do people keep showing up to do it? For

> the fact that working in academia can be a worse career than working in retail I agree; it is exploitative. But why do people keep showing up to do it? For every person who quits finally there are another dozen lined up to take the job. Perhaps that may be a little exaggeration, and no doubt it varies by region and subject matter, but people doing adjunct work must be getting compensation that is not salary or else why are they doing it? (Maybe I should say that I work in higher ed; I've often been puzzled by people's motivations about this.)