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human
Why is everything so slow at the universities?

As the title asks, why things like getting contracts, admin related work, joining labs, working in the labs and logistics around it so slow? Do you experience the same? If so, how do you cope up with it?

Edit: Thank you for the responses! I am surprised to see so many responses. It is heartbreaking to see that many people have been affected by this situation. Hope that the problems go away soon!
gpt
At a US public university it’s often because 1 person often has the workload of what used to be supported by anywhere from 2 people to a whole department of staff. There simply are not enough hands on deck at the lower end of the pay scale to do all the work that needs to be done, but there’s always money for a new VP of Innovative Strategic Directions.