Physics as well. When I finished up in the 90s, the market was flooded with applicants from the former soviet union as well as locals. I remember speaking to

Physics as well. When I finished up in the 90s, the market was flooded with applicants from the former soviet union as well as locals. I remember speaking to people I knew on hiring committees who told me of 1000+ applicants per open tenure track position at tier 2 and tier 3 schools. Around that time I was looking at the postdoc train, saw where it (didn't quite) led, and chose a different path.