This
post published in 'Hightower lowdown' about the "Walmartisation" of the aspiring academic made for a rather depressing read. Has the state of American academia already spread to other parts of the world? Would unionisation help, or is it merely a minor delay to the inevitable?
Maybe I should abandon the increasingly unrealistic dream...
For those curious, this post was encountered in the 'Diaspora' network; see
here