<p>Most technical jobs aren’t in big cities. They’re in outlying communities from those cities.</p>
<p>Also, just because houses sell for that much doesn’t mean you have to live in one that costs that much.</p>
<p>Also, for someone as enlightened as yourself, you should know academia is far from being free of politics. It’s not uncommon for people to be denied tenure due to their research conflicting with other people in the department or just for nobody getting along with them. How do you think collaborations between faculty members and different universities happens? How about people winning various awards and grants? It’s not necessarily because their research is the best, a lot of it is their ability to broadcast what they’re doing out to anyone that will listen.</p>
<p>I also imagine with corporate law you at least need to show it would be cheaper for them to settle out of court than to go through with a whole trial. While it’s certainly heavier on the interpersonal skills than, say, accounting, I imagine there are also other skills required than just being a warm body.</p>
<p>Also just gonna say now this feels like a massive ■■■■■, and I’m both sad and happy they chose my alma mater as their claim of current school.</p>