Originally Posted by
redtailshark
In the corporate world, OK, true enough. But not in the academic sector where it's quite the reverse..
But not homogeneously so ... there is a huge admin body attached to each academic institution grace to over regulation. And these jobs are quite luxurious with no deadlines or clear objectives.
The academic world itself may have less grant pressure than in the US. But the lack of a clear and defensible tenure scheme assures a more diffuse pressure. It is nonetheless there.