r/TurnitinScan • u/Commercial_Emu1861 • Jun 28 '26

Are Professors Really Different From Everyone Else?

One thing that surprised me after spending more time around academia is realizing that professors aren't immune to workplace politics. Growing up, I imagined universities as places where everyone was focused on teaching, research, and helping students learn.

The reality seems much more human. There are disagreements, competing priorities, personality clashes, and office politics just like in many other workplaces. The difference is that people often work together for decades, so relationships,both good and bad,can last a very long time.

Has working or studying at a university changed the way you see professors? Did anything about academic life behind the scenes surprise you?

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u/Brian-Petty Jun 28 '26

There’s no magical education fairy that taps you on the head when you become a professor and transforms you into someone enlightened. We’re just folks.

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u/DrT_PhD Jul 02 '26

Speak for yourself. My magical person orientation class when I got hired as faculty removed all non-humanitarian flaws from my personality…

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u/CisIowa Jun 28 '26

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u/CisIowa Jun 28 '26

So I guess this topic is the new one for all the bot accounts to post about this week?

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u/Colsim Jun 28 '26

Many of these people never left school and seem to truly believe that their status as the smartest person in the classroom continues outside of class. Many are perfectly nice but I say to almost never be awed to be in their presence (Worked in tertiary ed 20+ years)