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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 317833" data-attributes="member: 389">Easy now, I've done both over the years and actually continue to do both.We all know you have a hard-on for public servants, but I'm generally inclined to call out BS sound bites that are factually wrong.- - - Updated - - -Speaking of which, we all know this movie is fiction, right?&nbsp; It's a great comedic sound bite, but it is not factual in any way shape, or form. Ask people you know (and trust) who have strived to receive tenure at a research level university.&nbsp; They spend years of 60-80 hr work weeks in an effort to reach tenure in an effort to get academic freedom to direct their research.&nbsp; Failing to get results ends up with a nonrenewal on your contract in academia.&nbsp; Period...I am familiar enough with the commercial/for profit, side of science to know that consulting firms also point out the next logical steps in exploring a topic, it was also something reinforced in all my upper class engineering coursework.&nbsp; Pointing out what can be done next with the given info from an engineering or scientific study is a routine step in trying to maintain job security.&nbsp; Not much different than a salesman selling you a rod and reel and then turning the topic over to line and terminal tackle, just at a much larger scale.&nbsp; Simply the way life works.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 317833, member: 389"] Easy now, I've done both over the years and actually continue to do both. We all know you have a hard-on for public servants, but I'm generally inclined to call out BS sound bites that are factually wrong. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Speaking of which, we all know this movie is fiction, right? It's a great comedic sound bite, but it is not factual in any way shape, or form. Ask people you know (and trust) who have strived to receive tenure at a research level university. They spend years of 60-80 hr work weeks in an effort to reach tenure in an effort to get academic freedom to direct their research. Failing to get results ends up with a nonrenewal on your contract in academia. Period... I am familiar enough with the commercial/for profit, side of science to know that consulting firms also point out the next logical steps in exploring a topic, it was also something reinforced in all my upper class engineering coursework. Pointing out what can be done next with the given info from an engineering or scientific study is a routine step in trying to maintain job security. Not much different than a salesman selling you a rod and reel and then turning the topic over to line and terminal tackle, just at a much larger scale. Simply the way life works. [/QUOTE]

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