[the_real_cher]

Ive worked in federally funded instituions.

The places I worked were essentially white collar welfare.

One could do nothing and collect a paycheck.

Not saying all federally finded places are like this but this system is ripe for abuse and I dont know how you elimiate the abuse while still giving the deserving scientists the funding they need.

[duozerk]

> The places I worked were essentially white collar welfare.

> One could do nothing and collect a paycheck.

Outside of startups this accurately describes almost the entirety of private entities I've seen, at least this past decade (from my impression it's getting a lot worse). Bullshit jobs upon bullshit jobs.

This is not a public-sector-only problem; in fact from personal impression I'd say private entities are slightly worse in that respect.