Academic work offers much more flexibility and freedom than other jobs
theguardian.com, Friday 16 May 2014
Last month over coffee, a talented PhD student in my department asked
me whether it was realistic for her to pursue an academic career, given
that she wants to have children soon.
The relentless negativity
she had been hearing from other postdocs was making her doubt her career
choice. It felt like breaking an almighty taboo, but I told her that
being a parent with young kids, and an academic, can actually make for a
nice life.
Let's get the caveats out of the way. There are structural problems in the academic workplace, and as other contributors to the Academics Anonymous blog attest, many seem to be getting worse, not better.
These
pressures are more pronounced in some universities, and I have no doubt
got off lightly working in a series of Russell Group institutions. Even
so, I still don't have a permanent post and don't expect one in the
next few years, despite having finished my undergraduate degree more
than a decade ago.
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