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Jack Welch

The productivity now at universities is terrible. Tenure is a terrible idea. It keeps them around forever and they don't have to work hard.

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Jack Welch is criticizing universities for having low output or results, implying that professors do not put in enough effort. He believes that the system of lifetime job security for professors discourages them from working hard.

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