The letter is from 1996, and it certainly isn't the only one of its kind. Even though the writer later implied that this specific letter was satirical, what's written here is a very real description of a toxic lab culture that still exists today.
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The culture of overwork is toxic & pervasive in academia The message is clear: work harder or someone else will You cant do your best work if you arent your best self @ work You NEED rest & you deserve leisure time Any other expectation is dangerously inhumane & UNSUSTAINABLE
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Crazy. But please remember that plenty of us PIs actually care about our lab members and do whatever we can to support them. We aren't all evil slave drivers! We're out here...come find us.
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Around the same time period, I had a letter from my PI (as he was getting ready to offer research assistantships) stating that 90+ work hours per week was common.
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I rotated in a lab that has Saturday morning lab meetings. I joined a lab where the PI would send us home on extra nice weather days.
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The worst part is that it's counterproductive. There's an enormous body of research showing that demanding people work 50+ hours a week burns them out and destroys their productivity. /1
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Research may require people to work odd hours, and there are times when you may need to work longer hours to meet a short-term deadline, but people need a break after doing those things. Demanding them as regular work conditions is both inhumane and counterproductive. /2
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