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From: matloff@mole.Berkeley.EDU (Norman Matloff)
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Subject: Re: Academia vs. Industry (for CS PhDs)
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Date: 14 Jul 90 02:27:40 GMT
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In article <9518@hacgate.UUCP> yamauchi@aic.hrl.hac.com writes:

>Of course, I'm sure internal politics also exists to a
>certain degree in industrial labs -- but I'd be curious as to whether
>people think it tends to be worse in academia.  Conversely, it seems

Yes, industry does have some politics, but it is FAR, FAR worse in 
academia.  I say this having been in academia for 15 years, in three
departments, and having a number of close friends at various schools 
(and in various fields) across the country.  The degree varies from
one place to another, but it *is* universal.

I still feel personally that academia is the place to be.  But if you
are the type who is sensitive to injustice, selfishness, pettiness,
meanness, callousness  --  shall I go on? :-)  --  then you will have
to make sure that you are ready to put up with this muck as the price
you have to pay for the genuine pleasures that academia has to offer.

   Norm