> Oh, and usually that's without working any of the summer months. Hah! This must be one of the strangest and most pervasive myths about academia. Typically

> Oh, and usually that's without working any of the summer months. Hah! This must be one of the strangest and most pervasive myths about academia. Typically you only get the summer off ... from teaching. It's the prime time to do that research that motivated you to get into the business in the first place... And conveniently, the University doesn't pay you a salary for this time. You can elect to pay yourself... out of your research budget. At the opportunity cost of students, postdocs, staff, equipment, travel, etc.