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Please add an academia option for employment. I work at a state school so I put government, but that feels wrong.
by sophacles 17y ago
Please add an academia option for employment. I work at a state school so I put government, but that feels wrong.
- hack_edu 17y agoSeconding 'academia' as a non-government item. Non-profit private academic institutions don't deserve the 'Corporation' classification either.
- nathanwdavis 17y agoIf your paycheck comes from a government organization, then you work for the government. If you were a software engineer for the government would you complain that you can't state that you work for a business?
- harry 17y agoSame here. Government feels weighty. Altho I do catch myself hacking something together with figurative duct-tape and grunting "good enough for government work."
- tialys 17y agoI feel it's too late to add an option like that, but I do regret not putting it in. I tried to be as broad as possible, but academia makes sense. Thanks!
- MaysonL 17y agoShould also have had retired as an option - I vacillated btw self- and un- employed.
- nazgulnarsil 17y agogovernment should feel wrong ;) why is it weird to say you work for the government if they sign your paycheck?
- sophacles 17y agoBecuase the university signs my paycheck, not the state. Some of the money to fund me comes from Federal grants, some from federal contracts, some from private contracts, some from private donations and some from state funds. (I work on several projects). So while the institution is subject to state regulation, and can be claimed by the state it is a separate entity. Thats why claiming government is wierd, it is not the only source of my income. Most people in academia have a similar mashup of funding.
- dasil003 17y agoI worked for a large state school, but my department was entirely funded by student fees.