OK, if we are doing an income poll, who do we do it?
Btw, some of us who are paid absurd amounts of money don't have particularly cushy jobs. As a mid-level associate at a large law firm, I make a lot of money, but I work brutal hours, and the general circumstances are not what I would descibe as "cushy." Job security is questionable. Work is gringing and endless. I was here working to 8 pm on New Years eve. Thanksgiving vacaition I got a call to get hopping on a case that needed attention RIGHT THEN. (Managened to dodge that one.) I am not am not asking for sympathy. Thsi isd what I bargained for. It's better than plucking chickens. But the "cushy" has certain implications one does not associate with life in a large law firm. Also with being a junior professor, which I also used to be. It's better than a lot of jobs. But it is pretty sucky nonetheless.
--- snit snat <snitilicious at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> At 01:37 PM 1/17/2005, Chuck0 wrote:
>
> >This poll doesn't say much about how cushy people's
> live are. You need to
> >do a poll about income.
>
> heh. _YOU_ said "I suspect that many on this list
> have comfortable academic
> jobs." (At 07:12 PM 12/28/2004, Chuck0 wrote:)
>
> i bothered to do the poll b/c i thought it was
> hilarious that people often
> assume that the list is full of academics. in fact,
> i think most of the
> people who engage in theoretical discussions
> probably more likely to be
> non-academics than the other way around. we are just
> a bunch of
> intelligent, well-rounded people!
>
> now, we can do an income poll if anyone's
> interested. With nearly 20% of
> list participants unemployed, i'm pretty sure that
> you will similarly find
> that plenty of people aren't leading exceptionally
> 'cushy' lives. i'd also
> point out that 'cushy' isn't just about income, but
> about free time and
> freedom from worrying about losing your job or where
> you're next check will
> come from if you're adjuncting or self-employed.
> People who are
> self-employed, btw, (who do freelancing) can usually
> only bill about 25-30
> hrs out of a 40 hr week. the rest goes to
> administration, technical
> maintenance, bookkeeping, and marketing.
>
>
> kelley
>
>
>
> "We live under the Confederacy.
> We're a podunk bunch of swaggering
> pious hicks."
>
> --Bruce Sterling
>
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