Not really. Rather, it shows a willingness to accept that in the 21st century, lifetime employment guarantees are vanishing rare. At one time, industry had those too- a job with GM or IBM was for life. That changed for the rest of us, and I have yet to hear a compelling argument for why not for academia too. With applicants at a 100 to 1 ratio to jobs, it would appear we could still get plenty qualified professors.
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