Originally posted by @whodey And if schools start hiring adjunct employees instead of full time employees, they can save a fortune on health care thanks to Obamacare.
Originally posted by @kazetnagorra You seem to be barking up the wrong tree - I don't think universities should be driven by a profit motive.
You have a different perspective on their function in society than the presidents who run them.
Public or private, they have a vested interest in keeping the balance exactly where it is: they make a median salary of over $400,000... many times over the median salary of the people actually doing the work.
Business is good!
Originally posted by @freakykbh You have a different perspective on their function in society than the presidents who run them.
Public or private, they have a vested interest in keeping the balance exactly where it is: they make a median salary of over $400,000... many times over the median salary of the people actually doing the work.
Business is good!
I do indeed. A university president is an easier job that requires fewer qualifications than a full-time professor and accordingly should be paid less (the same applies to many managerial positions).
Originally posted by @kazetnagorra I do indeed. A university president is an easier job that requires fewer qualifications than a full-time professor and accordingly should be paid less (the same applies to many managerial positions).
The salary structure tells us everything we need to know about the business model they're using.
Originally posted by @kquinn909 That's what you get for being a libtard
what the hell kind of remark is that? You think concervative professors automatically get more money? What kind of drugs are you on anyway? Is that your MO, insult the poster, maybe that will bring her around? Grow up for god's sake.
Originally posted by @freakykbh The salary structure tells us everything we need to know about the business model they're using.
It has little to do with a "business model" and much to do with the freedom university administrators get when it comes to hiring and remuneration practices. Since administrators are in charge of determining their own salaries, they just assign themselves a high salary. CEOs in business use the same tactic.
It is really sad when an adjunt with a Phd gets 11 dollars an hour and a warehouse worker at Amazon gets 15 for driving a forklift. Says something pathetic about our system.
Originally posted by @sonhouse It is really sad when an adjunt with a Phd gets 11 dollars an hour and a warehouse worker at Amazon gets 15 for driving a forklift. Says something pathetic about our system.
Too many Americans think education and science are Liberal conspiracies. While hedge fund managers make 6 and 7 figures, educators struggle. Super capitalism at it's finest.
"Facing poverty, academics turn to sex work and sleeping in cars"
29 Sep '17 13:27
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