4 ms·
Most people associate "non-profit" with charitable organizations but it simply means that the organization does not distribute profits/dividends to shareholders
by chrisbennet 11y ago
Most people associate "non-profit" with charitable organizations but it simply means that the organization does not distribute profits/dividends to shareholders. It also enjoys tax benefits not available to other organizations.
A quick look at Glass Door shows that C.M. "post doctoral fellows" are being paid $55K/year. I don't know what the robotics guys were getting paid but it's not hard to believe that they would jump at the chance to get paid what a software engineer gets paid.
It doesn't seem fair to expect C.M. robotics engineers to work for half their potential pay.
- noelsusman 11y agoEvery Engineering/CS PhD student and post-doc in the country does that. If you look at PhD students then it's more like a quarter of the potential pay. Everybody who is there has chosen to forgo large chunks of salary.
- chrisbennet 11y agoPhd students and post docs are exploited because they can be - they usually don't have any leverage. They may go in knowing that they will be taken advantage of but that's not the same as agreeing that the arrangement is fair. It isn't like going into the priesthood where there is an expectation of sacrifice. The presidents of these institutions are certainly not setting an example of sacrifice (nor am I saying they should). [The president of C.M. gets over $500K a year.]