RE: “It’s kind of a no-brainer. The government sector has secure jobs and is isolated (for the most part) from the chaos that the private sector is going through.”
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In some ways it’s like academia — the majority of professors and such have NEVER had any clue about the real world. This has been true for many decades.
A relative of mine is a professor (engineering) at a highly ranked university in the east. He is a conservative, one of the few, and says there is absolutely no comparison between working in private industry and in academia. Academics don’t get it re ‘real life;’ never will.
Excellent point.
Academics live in a world of theory, not actual practice. Too bad that’s who we have running our country right now.
A relative of mine is a professor (engineering) at a highly ranked university in the east. He is a conservative, one of the few, and says there is absolutely no comparison between working in private industry and in academia. Academics don’t get it re ‘real life;’ never will."
Reminds me of a great line from the movie Ghostbusters.
Dr Ray Stantz: "Personally, I liked the university. They gave us money and facilities, we didn't have to produce anything! You've never been out of college! You don't know what it's like out there! I've *worked* in the private sector. They expect *results*."