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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don’t understand industry. I’m a science PhD in industry. It is a constant cycle of proposal writing to bring in contracts while executing current projects. It would not be downshifting at all.[/quote]

I get it, OP. The constant hamster wheel of getting funding, successfully completing the work, getting more funding, etc is draining. I chose not to go into academia for exactly that reason. You can find jobs in industry that are 40 hours a week, and if you choose a non-manager role, it might be less stress than you feel now. At a senior engineer level, you can probably match that salary depending on your region. 30 hours a week for that salary is a unicorn, though.

Also, it sounds like the problem is your university, not necessarily academia as a whole. Can you look for positions at other schools that provide more TA support and don't keep changing your classes? You won't be the first tenured professor to change schools. And frankly, if you're thinking of leaving altogether, you should make this the hill you die on. When they say "we're revamping Intro 101 again this year," you say "No, I can only redesign one class per academic year. I can do this next year but not this year." What will they do, fire you? You're already about to walk on your own. [/quote]

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