&gt; I am sure his reason for leaving academia is multi-faceted.<p>Oh, absolutely. Another reason that I didn&#x27;t include in my OP is that he got his Green Card on August 3rd[0], which probably opened up a lot of options that he didn&#x27;t have before, at least if he wanted to stay in the country. Many postdocs do not have the luxury of a Green Card and its attendant freedom.<p>0: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.facebook.com&#x2F;jfgariepyneuro&#x2F;posts&#x2F;455403391298027" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.facebook.com&#x2F;jfgariepyneuro&#x2F;posts&#x2F;45540339129802...</a>