The Worst Part About Academia, Part Deux

Yesterday I asked what the worst part of academia was, a question that was directed to my co-conspirators in the academy.

However, I would note that, in fact, the hardest part of the academy isn't grading nor is it meetings (the cause for my rant yesterday). The hardest part is everything you have to do to get the job in the academy in the first place, and those are quite rare.

And, contrary to popular opinion, one does have to actually work to keep said jobs. Granted, there are exceptions, but there are exceptional cases in every profession.