[Kalium]

The academic world seems collectively addicted to credentialism and status. A friend of mine recently went from being a grad student in academic geology to private-sector geology. She's experiencing some pretty severe culture shock.

She's getting paid a reasonable amount. She gets paid overtime. Her opinions are given weight. Her physical needs are taken seriously. She gets credit for her work. She is, in general, treated as an actual human being capable of having expertise and bringing value.

The total result is that she's spent months going "WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THE PRIVATE SECTOR WAS AWESOME?!"