Jane AdamsHeard a senior academic recently say, in regards to not being able to afford talent for intern positions, that "Grad students these days have different standards. When I was in grad school, I had roommates and ate ramen". To be crystal clear: renting a room in a house *with 5 roommates* in Boston costs $1,000/month, not including utilities. $15/hr before taxes means 70+ hours of work *just to pay rent*.
This obviously is not relegated to grad students. Data show that across the country, the number of hours worked in order to afford median #rent has skyrocketed. It's no wonder that #unionization is on the rise. We're in an acute #CostofLiving crisis, and having a boat does not preclude you from also having compassion.
Joseph Kohlmann@janeadams So insulting that some of the more powerful people in academia really do not understand the razor’s edge of poverty here
Sam L.@jkohlmann @janeadams I don't get the impression that many academics are very aware of things outside their disciplines; having quit academia in a huff myself, one of the big things that lead to my exit was the fact that even profs who want to help often have very little clue about how to do that. IMO grad school and postdocs select for people who are single-minded enough to ignore the abuse and managerial ineptitude endemic to academia.