Working on the Weekends - an Academic Necessity?

If there is one thing that seems more typical of academia than having a terrible work-life balance, it is complaining about the terrible work-life balance we have. So what do we do about it?

Working on the Weekends - an Academic Necessity?

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If there is one thing that seems more typical of academia than having a terrible work-life balance, it is complaining about the terrible work-life balance we have. It is hard to explain to outsiders (or at least to my family) why we are simultaneously complaining about our often very unstable and under-paid jobs, yet also stubbornly refusing to quit. I recently had a reason -- a suddenly escalating Twitter thread -- to consider this topic at length. The following are my thoughts on the matter.

Claas Voelcker @c_voelcker

I have seen so many threads recently bemoaning the working culture in academia, and I fully agree with many things. BUT: y'all know you are academia and it is on you to come together and fix it, right? I have a radical and simple first proposal: Don't work on the weekend. (1/9)