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i000 on July 26, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang (2013)

A well established principal investigator said this to his lab during a crisis "we are out of money" meeting: "We are all in the same boat, but only I have a parachute"

rhodri on July 26, 2015 | [–]

I can't imagine a parachute is that useful on a sinking ship

danieltillett on July 26, 2015 | | [–]

The rope would be very useful to strangle the PI who said this.

danieltillett on July 26, 2015 | | [–]

I can’t imagine ever saying something like this.

jschwartzi on July 26, 2015 | [–]

If somebody said this to me at my current job I'd start using up all the paid vacation time I have to look for another job.

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