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[–] 47 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I suspect the main reason is the inertia of the 9-5 that most of the world revolves around. You'd struggle to recruit staff to teach, techs to maintain buildings and stock required if they had to work permanently on late shifts.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago

    I agree: a university is a workplace for a lot of people, and work is expected to take place during working hours, by definition in our society that means 9-5. I never even heard this discussion being brought up, honestly

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Pretty much this. Most universities have a second and third shift but it's usually reserved for janitorial departments and a skeleton crew maintenance. I used to be a night shift plumber for a university and we only had 3 plumbers and 3 electricians on site for the entire D1 state school campus. Most places opt for on call late at night. Really the infrastructure isn't there for full tilt 24 hr educational support, much less maintenance and support staff.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    But the thing schools are trying to produce, educated young people, don't fit in to the schedule. Most of them cannot wake up early.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Universities are a stepping stone to teach students how to be independent adults so getting them used to normal working hours gently is a good thing. Most courses aren't a solid 9-5 so there's plenty of opportunity for a lay in at least some days (depending on the course)

    Universities are also research institutions and that all runs on normal working hours, the lecturers are often researchers first and teaching staff second so fitting classes around the research makes sense.

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