If you are employed at a State University, the economy is king. Budgets fluctuate wildly, and layoffs abound.
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Originally posted by Supr49er
If you are employed at a State University, the economy is king. Budgets fluctuate wildly, and layoffs abound."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Supr49er
There are far more staff than professors here.
Full-time tenured professors are safe, but there are many part-time lecturers who are let go."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Oncle Boris
Please tell me how academia isn't real.
Last time I checked, it involved buildings, employees, workloads, etc.Only feebs vote.
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NPR had a sad story this morning.
The three Nobel winners for chemistry all based their research on the previous break-through work of another scientist. NPR tracked him down and learned he was driving a shuttle for a car dealership. His grant had expired, and he couldn't find any other work as a scientist.
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NPR is so down and depressing. If the guy had hit the lottery for a million and he was down in Miami parasailing his life away they would never had touched the story. Instead it would have been about a one legged dog dragging itself across 42nd street getting run over by a pimp whose mother had 43 kids and she's now dieing of cancer.
Turn the dial.Long time member @ Apolyton
Civilization player since the dawn of time
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Originally posted by Agathon
Don't worry about that. It's just the usual resentment from silly right wing people."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Asher
Yes, the people making more money than you living in better houses than you and generally living happier, better lives than you resent the fact that you live off of public generosity.
Having a swimming pool, tennis court and those 3 extra bathrooms is not important despite your capitalist convictions that claim otherwise
Also how can anyone resent living off of public generosity?
Humans are still human last time I checked!"An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
"Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - Seneca
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Originally posted by Traianvs
You seem to think everyone believes having a better house equals being happer and living a better life.
Having a swimming pool, tennis court and those 3 extra bathrooms is not important despite your capitalist convictions that claim otherwise
Also how can anyone resent living off of public generosity?
Humans are still human last time I checked!"The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Traianvs
You seem to think everyone believes having a better house equals being happer and living a better life.
People live different kinds of lives and have different priorities. The idea that there is any common accepted measure of what makes a life go well is largely an illusion. I'd rather shoot myself in the head than do what some other folks do for a living (since I find people who work in "business" to be for the most part irretrievably stupid, vulgar and dull), and they probably feel the same way about my job. Such is life.Only feebs vote.
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Originally posted by Kidicious
Over here we have repsect for our professors."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "
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Originally posted by Asher
Being from Europe this concept may be foreign to you, but over here we like people to earn a living...not be given one.
That said, the get-rich-quick-people exist all over the world, so you'll have to come up with something else."An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
"Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - Seneca
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