Is everything an MLM
I think all of the above is very specific to higher-education in the US. I&#x27;m a PhD resarch student in a UK university and that&#x27;s really not what I see from where I stand. And keep in mind that universities here too are for-pay and the tuition fees can be very high and the UK society has very much embraced free-market capitalism. And UK universities these days will take on just anyone for a PhD (see: me). But, really- Avon? I mean, come on.<p>Or perhaps it has to do with the field the author was in? I&#x27;m not sure what that was, but in my case, nobody has ever asked me to do any sort of &quot;lab work&quot; at all. I have been asked to help with invigilation and TA duties, because I receive a stipend from the dept. of eng. as part of my funding, and they &quot;expect&quot; you to do that sort of thing if you get funding from them, but I do get paid for my trouble and even my advisor has to mark exam papers (from courses he doesn&#x27;t deliver himself) once in a while. Like, honestly, if this is exploitation I don&#x27;t think my university is doing it right.