[why_at]

>Dr Floridi describes the scale of departures from philosophy departments as a “haemorrhaging”.

I wonder if anyone who is connected with actual academic philosophy can comment on this. I'm pretty skeptical.

This is a field where it is notoriously hard to get a real academic position, I would bet there is no shortage of people for these roles.

[esafak]

It's a ridiculous complaint. They should be overjoyed that companies are hiring academics. It is trivial to fill academic seats with qualified candidates.

[scythe]

>hard to get a real academic position

Tech companies like to rob the cradle, and academic departments hire far more grad students and postdocs than professors. Of course, this is also part of the problem with academic careers.

[epolanski]

Academia is a pyramid like every organization.

Of course you will have less spots as you go up the ladder.

[reverius42]

Why does every organization have to be a pyramid (scheme)?

[ofrzeta]

Maybe it narrows down if you need to bring the right mindset.