Posted by Ilya Somin:
Law Professor Misery Roundup:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_12_30-2008_01_05.shtml#1199121851
Paul Caron of Taxprofblog has [1]a roundup of the extensive
commentary(including two of my own posts) stimulated by [2]his post
arguing that law professors tend to be "miserable." He also seems to
modify his original claim somewhat:
Much of the commentary argues that law professors have a great job
and that most are happy with their jobs. I agree with both points
-- my modest question is that, given how great this job is, why are
some law professors so unhappy?
The answer, I think, is that some people in virtually any job are
unhappy. There are people in all walks of life who are unhappy for
reasons having little or nothing to do with their jobs. For example,
I'm somewhat unhappy right now because I'm recovering from ankle
surgery and can't walk; that has nothing to do with being a lawprof.
And even the best jobs are going to have some incumbents who are
unhappy because they are temperamentally or otherwise unsuited to
them.
References
1. http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/12/why-are-law-p-1.html
2. http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/12/why-are-law-pro.html
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