I will spend my holidays playing chess and Mario Kart, you mad bro?
Dr Gill, you have a great talent to show how toxic the academic world can be, just in few words. Impressive!
@FelixTheCat8888 (3/3) Being smart evolves over time with experience and discussion not by reading some arbitrary paper that is vaguely related to ones topic anyway.
@FelixTheCat8888 (2/3) No need to do research or reading just for the sake of doing so to please some nonexistant HR person who has no insight into the actual research anyway. If one feels to do some catchup in their free time, sure go ahead, but there is no need to hussle academics and education
@FelixTheCat8888 (1/2) Unfortunately, most academics have been stuck in this vicious circle for years. The job market in itself is a laughing stock where post-docs are being paid barely enough to make a living, despite their advanced education.