Beyond academia, are there other professions where people voluntarily create more work for themselves that won't result in more money, comp time, or promotions? Ministry and K-12 educators are similar, but I still think there's a distinction.
It's almost like professors feel like we have to make up additional projects to atone for the amount of flexibility we have.
And like churches, academic institutions are horrible at letting stuff die. So we just keep piling on new projects. Same number of people. Same money. Unending new endeavors. And we've convinced ourselves that this is normal. It ain't.
We've also convinced ourselves that a line on our vitae is meaningful in and of itself. That has to be one of the biggest cons in the world. It's a great way to convince people to do more for nothing.
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