> I'm actually surprised well-off students choose science over well-paying careers given that it is well known that there is no money in research. Most of them

> I'm actually surprised well-off students choose science over well-paying careers given that it is well known that there is no money in research. Most of them don't. But not everybody is materialistic or subject to social pressure. Actually, what annoys me the most as a professor isn't the (comparatively) low salary but the lack of recognition. My family always blames me for not pursuing a more lucrative path and don't understand what I do and what purpose it serves.