[lurknot]

ya bet it sucks making $500-800k/year comp getting access to the best hardware and google datasets

[blazespin]

I've seen people who get promoted above their band, they are not happy campers.

[blitzar]

Oh god, promoted as well, I for one am glad they are bearing the burden for me.

[jimsimmons]

Why not. It’s not like they have deadlines

[29athrowaway]

They still have to publish something in major journals and have presence in major conferences.

[jprd]

a.k.a. - they still care enough to have some semblance of shame. There's the rub.

[29athrowaway]

At least they've produced tangible value unlike black holes of money like the Human Brain project which has delivered close to nothing in multiple decades despite billions of dollars in investment.