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Yes, that happens. I'm criticising an earlier tweet, which seems to espouse the point of view that _generically_ 8-10 years isn't enough time for people to really get going & make an impact.
It's certainly possible to find and make exceptions; I've been a party to some (and, in some ways, a beneficiary). But I'm pretty unsympathetic to the idea of further extending the typical career path, in part because society spends enormous sums of money on it already.
I'd argue the aggregate scientific value for money is pretty high for government funded postdocs. My first year postdoc salary at NYU, with degrees from MIT and Princeton, was "NIH standard minimum" $39k. I worked happily on that scale for over 4 years, as do most people.
Academic postdocs as a labor category probably give the best ROI to the taxpayer, due to advanced training, high motivation to innovate, and generally low cost. I don't think it should be viewed as a negative for taxpayers if some people do multiple postdocs.
I understand the argument with respect to committing funding for a tenure-track position. Do you also include a research scientist in academia in this? Meaning the work they do in academia is less useful than what they could be elsewhere?
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