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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it just me, or is it really unsettling to see OP casually thinking about giving up essentially a dream job that many people are working hard to try to get?[/quote]

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This notion is overblown. There is dream job and dream/ideal family life and setup. I’m not saying OP should do it, but it shows how self-centered we’ve become to find it so inconceivable that a man or a woman may, gasp, give up on something that’s amazing for themself because they prioritized the family….

The other thing I will say it, a lot of “dream jobs” are not what they seem from the outside. I am in academia - not tenured yet - but have many friends who are, and a lot of people would happily quit to pursue passions /early retire if their spouse could make as much as OPs husband. [/quote]

This. That kind of income could set up a family for life. If you have a solid marriage, I would do it. [/quote]

You can also tell from OP's original post that her job is just for stability/benefits. She's coasting. She doesn't want to get into management or "be a superstar in her field" - read, she doesn't want to continue on the publication train and compete for prestigious grants, awards, and fellowships. I know colleagues who do this once they are tenured, and that's totally fine, god knows how hard it is to get there, but they do it because they need the income. There is nothing magical about tenured professor. If OP has a solid marriage, do it for your family and free up the department budget to hear one of the many struggling graduate students or early career professors. [/quote]

I know plenty of professors who do not want to move into admin or chase prestigious grants/awards and yet still enjoy working as a professor.  Income may be part of the reason, but a lot of them stay in academia for the intellectual freedom and/or enjoy teaching.[/quote]

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