And this is why I, a sort-of confirmed desperate academic (ok, I know how to code so not really!) finally stepped off the hamster wheel of looking for a tenure-

And this is why I, a sort-of confirmed desperate academic (ok, I know how to code so not really!) finally stepped off the hamster wheel of looking for a tenure-track job: my friends who got the golden ring still had sucky jobs that involved 60 hours minimum work per week, and so much of it was NOT RESEARCH! Move across the country four times, move the family, leave my support systems, all to do a job that in the end isn't even what you thought it would be? No.