Yup, this typically does not work out well. I love science, and in an ideal world would work at it for the rest of my life. However, there's no freedom left in it. You have to go raise money, work on what other people want you to, and put up with most of the private sector crap while not being adequately compensated for your efforts.
When I was a researcher, everyone I knew worked all weekends and evenings. What did they get from this - not much. In the private sector, there's a lot of crap but at least they don't expect you to be fanatically devoted to your job.
The worst part is that academia has little to no security left, and that was always the tradeoff - less money but more security and freedom. I don't actually see how this is going to continue, and these issues will retard science until the funding models and expectations change.
When I was a researcher, everyone I knew worked all weekends and evenings. What did they get from this - not much. In the private sector, there's a lot of crap but at least they don't expect you to be fanatically devoted to your job.
The worst part is that academia has little to no security left, and that was always the tradeoff - less money but more security and freedom. I don't actually see how this is going to continue, and these issues will retard science until the funding models and expectations change.