My university just emailed to say that, after several years of frozen salaries, faculty get to compete with one another for a share of the 3% merit increase this year, and let me tell ya folks, I am EXCITED
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Still making less as a tenured full prof than I did before I left private industry for grad school in 2002 (adjusting for inflation), so next time someone tries to sell you a line about ivory tower types getting fat from reaping the rewards of high tuition, tell 'em to shove it
@aram Ho HO let me tell you, I got SO MUCH to say about this topic! So much that I spent the past year canvassing all over campus and getting cards signed and filing for an election and then winning a union MIC DROP
