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> As a former tenured professor Key word "former" Leaving Higher Education was the best decision I have made in the last 10 years.

• niels_olson 12y ago
  Seriously, the more I experience the outside (vis-a-vis grant applications, requirements imposed on extramural partners, etc), the happier I'm actually in the military, salary paid, and all I have to deal with is Catch-22 level paperwork stupidity. I have to input my work hours in 3 different databases (hello, SQL anyone?), but at least we still have per diem meals. Although that's irrelevant since we rarely get conference funding.
• jackmaney 12y ago
  As a former academic, myself, all I can say is: Amen.
• danieltillett 12y ago
  I actually miss being an academic. I loved teaching and research, but I hated all the administration. I was lucky in that I had the ability to leave, but if I could spend 80% of my time on research and teaching and 20% on administration instead of vice versa I would probably still be an academic - what I was not willing to do is waste my life on pointless paperwork.
  • baldfat 12y ago
    My interview and job description was very different from what my day to day activities. I would get in trouble for being with students (In my job description) to do paper work (not in my job description unless the catch all "whatever is required by your supervisor). Loved working with students and teaching in the classroom, and even supporting others in their classroom. The other high stress because someone decided I can do 12 small items every week which equals two days of paper work was extremely frustrating.