IlyaShpitser comments on Division of cognitive labour in accordance with researchers' ability - Less Wrong

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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 16 January 2014 06:46:15PM 4 points [-]

Good post. I was just talking to Luke the other day, and wondering why is it that the more senior a researcher becomes, the more (s)he resembles a manager.


Different professors earn roughly as much, have roughly the same social standing,

Probably true for salary, not necessarily true for social standing: superstars are much more highly regarded.

Comment author: luminosity 17 January 2014 01:05:30PM 1 point [-]

wondering why is it that the more senior a researcher becomes, the more (s)he resembles a manager.

It's not the only profession where this is the case. Programming is notorious for having no career progression after your first decade unless you want to get into management and stop or slow programming activity.

Comment author: Lumifer 17 January 2014 03:57:21PM 2 points [-]

Programming is notorious for having no career progression after your first decade unless you want to get into management

That, of course, assumes the understanding of "career progression" as climbing the ranks ladder in a hierarchical organization.