I guess I’m just getting old... I still remember the rationale for those benefits. Being an academic was similar to taking a vow of poverty. You got roughly the pay of the average sales clerk, you had to constantly research and publish, you had a long and continuing educational process, etc. In compensation, you had reasonable job security and good fringe benefits. These days, it’s more like being given a lifetime membership in the elite classes.... only thing missing is a faculty yacht.
well.. I do not need to rain on and on
But the person I talked to... NOW HAS 3 assistants
working for him!!- gee- let’s hire some more!
Are they bad people ...definitely not- but the
govt institutions are out of control and I know they
make more money than the private sector-
By the way- the Harvard profs- lobbied ! for O’bummer care