"We are faced with the challenge of overcoming our reputation as a corporate monolith that extracts profits on the backs of the addicted consumer."

- Mike Doyle, Canadian Assoc of Geophysical Contractors

I couldn't help but think that it could have been attributed to ______(insert company name here)______.

Something I never imagined I would be doing, let alone enjoying - reading the Annual Report on the Status of Academic Geoscience Departments.