That's certainly the systemic pressure. And it's hard to avoid having that approach as a postdoc. I think PhD students, especially in the first couple years, can benefit in the long term from OC's advice if they have a supportive department. Even if the long term goal is an academic career, but perhaps moreso if not. Faculty like to think of PhD students as employees but really they are trainees, and the primary goal should be strong capability to do good independent research by the end of the program. Immediately pushing for pubs is often not the best way to gain an independent research vision.
caddemon|1 year ago