Dr. Yusuf Ziya Ozcan Department of Sociology Middle East Technical University Ankara 06531 Turkey
Phone: 90 312 210 3133 Fax: 90 312 210 1284 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Warner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [edstat] Salaries of Scientists Drop > OK, so let's tell all the money-grubbing, wannabe managers that they should skip > college and get directly into the practical world. What would we do with all the > now superfluous instructors & professors? Inasmuch as the position and activity > of 'professor' receives a market driven compensation, dispensing with a large > number of students would surely reduce the salaries paid to such folks. > > Be careful what you ask for. You may get it. > > With tongue firmly in cheek, > Jay > > Virgil wrote: > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Vincent Granville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > When they conclude: > > > > "full professors are now paid a little better than industrial > > > > scientists" > > > > it is a bit strange. Do yoiu think full professors in scientific > > > > subjects are paid better than industrial scientists in the same > > > > subject. > > > > > > It is possible that full professors are now paid better than industrial > > > scientists. > > > But the gap will shrink as more and more students realize it's not worth > > > anymore to > > > attend college, as there are no jobs for educated people in US. > > > > > > What will happen to talented individuals then? They'll become smart criminals > > > as in > > > Russia. > > > > > > > > > > Those who go to college merely to qualify for higher paying jobs are > > missing the point. > > . > > . > > ================================================================= > > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > > ================================================================= > > -- > Jay Warner > Principal Scientist > Warner Consulting, Inc. > 4444 North Green Bay Road > Racine, WI 53404-1216 > USA > > Ph: (262) 634-9100 > FAX: (262) 681-1133 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: http://www.a2q.com > > The A2Q Method (tm) -- What do you want to improve today? > > > > > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
