tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post3372098585652982609..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Taking a PhD into the real worldC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-11211778935865692512015-03-26T08:44:39.232+11:002015-03-26T08:44:39.232+11:00The fundamental problem is that many academics hav...The fundamental problem is that many academics have little respect for industry workers, and many industry managers have little respect for academics, so they spend too much time sneering at each other to maximize their shared untility.C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-10993778777843986572015-03-25T20:58:38.384+11:002015-03-25T20:58:38.384+11:00Good thoughts. One challenge is convincing post-gr...Good thoughts. One challenge is convincing post-grads themselves that not everyone will become a Professor and they need to think about life outside of academia. Several years ago I was in a lecture hall packed with post-grads where a Dean of Research very bluntly told everyone that none of us would ever get tenure because it was becoming an extinct concept. I believed him and took a chance to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com