This includes tuition and fee waivers, rent and food money, and even some health coverage. I am sorry to say that I regard Ms. Boyd-Daly's response as regrettably intemperate. Well, I have a suggestion for you. Tell any prospective employer that you'll only be working 20 hours per week and 9 months per year. Be sure and tell all of us what kind of success you have in finding a job.
Academia needs graduate assistants and research assistants.
This does an enormous disservice to the profession. I am sure that Ms. Boyd-Daly relies upon colleges and universities to provide the Electrix Corp with its employees, and that without such employees that corporation will not long endure. It seems to me that it might be more productive to encourage potential graduate students to gain the degrees that they will need to become Ms. Boyd-Daly's future coworkers and employees. Be sure to include your name and affiliation. Legitimate requests for anonymity will be honored.