21st century academic

via MASHe:

more than a quarter (28.7%) said they deal with over 250 emails a week and those with 250 or more emails a week said they did just 0-5 hours of research a week, 5-15 hours of teaching, but 25 hours or more of administration

sad but true :-(

Until the academy recognises that a true academic (not an ersatz one who (a) isn't a Reader/Prof but (b) "focuses on research") has to balance all three legs (teaching, research and admin) instead of just playing lip-service, things will not change. You'll get promotion from research or admin, but teaching is the main income-generator and raison d'être of higher education!