The system is working exactly as intended: extract value from postdocs for slave wages, discard, repeat.
Oh and throw in a dash of gaslighting and emotional hazing for good measure.
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RootBeerGuy @discuss.tchncs.de - 1.2yr
Say it louder for the people in the back!
Also though, additionally, cost of housing is not a great example how postdocs are underpaid. Yes, they are, no doubt. But cost of housing has been increasing disgustingly over the past... forever? I am sure Dublin is no stranger to that. It is an issue but a separate one.
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Septimaeus @infosec.pub - 1.2yr
We have a postdoc union here. Similar unions exist or are forming at competing schools. Hopefully experiences like those in the article become less common.
Maroon in academia
Poor pay for postdoctoral researchers makes it difficult to attract and retain talent
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2024/10/07/the-salary-isnt-close-to-what-id-need-for-a-place-of-my-own-ucd-researchers-frustrated-by-pay/cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20663580
The system is working exactly as intended: extract value from postdocs for slave wages, discard, repeat.
Oh and throw in a dash of gaslighting and emotional hazing for good measure.
Say it louder for the people in the back!
Also though, additionally, cost of housing is not a great example how postdocs are underpaid. Yes, they are, no doubt. But cost of housing has been increasing disgustingly over the past... forever? I am sure Dublin is no stranger to that. It is an issue but a separate one.
We have a postdoc union here. Similar unions exist or are forming at competing schools. Hopefully experiences like those in the article become less common.