I have seen the enemy, and he is us.
I went to lunch with my advisor and a visiting speaker. I was mainly a spectator for the unusually candid conversation between them. A great deal of the conversation consisted of complaining.
Among the things they complained about were that they:
- Are not paid enough or fairly
- Have too many unofficial responsibilities
- Too often take the burden of assisting incompetent people while getting little in return
- Experience abusive treatment backed by threats against career advancement
- Want more recognition of their contributions to their departments
- Sometimes suffer consequences from "shaft clauses" buried in the fine print of their employment contracts
In other words... they are indistinguishable from grad students and postdocs.
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