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> The university believes - wrongly, as it happens - that people like Prof Robinson are easy to replace. So it sees no need to treat him any better. Are you us
by xienze 12y ago
> The university believes - wrongly, as it happens - that people like Prof Robinson are easy to replace. So it sees no need to treat him any better.
Are you using "wrongly" in the sense of "what they're doing is wrong" or "their belief is incorrect"? Because the latter is absolutely not true. There is a near endless supply of freshly-minted PhDs willing the take the author's place.
- mac01021 12y agoI think the point is that, though there are plenty of other PhDs to take his place at low cost, it may be hard to find one who is able to create as much value (for students, and by extention the university) a Prof Robinson.
- Shivetya 12y agoConsidering how more interconnected the world is getting your going to see the salaries of jobs which can be done remotely decrease and teaching will be one. However in your argument, with plenty of PhDs available the chances of finding another Prof Robinson should not be impossible. We can always find traits of teachers we like and dismiss others for similarly arbitrary reasons, the issue being how do you make this work for hiring decisions. One person's dream candidate may not even rate for another