Those neatly packaged instructions given out at the start of class were missing. Later, when we failed on the first try we thought it was a trick. Eventually we understood that we had been hired to create the policies, the programs, the structures, and the evaluation tools. Now I know this as the best part of working. It's my syllabus.
Every action ultimately connects to the pursuit of knowledge.
Not so in the rest of life. In most post-academic pursuits, learning goals, if present at all, compete with a multitude of priorities. Few are as high-minded as the pursuit of knowledge. This can be a let down. For some folks it is refreshing to worry about practical matters like profit margins.