Perhaps there is an issue with expectations - which might be managed with schools actually teaching about what professional life is about (whether academic / in

Perhaps there is an issue with expectations - which might be managed with schools actually teaching about what professional life is about (whether academic / industry, empoyed / freelance, for profit / nfp, etc), including teaching things like how debt works and what it's for, funding independence, funding retirement.This was ignored by ALL the schools and universities I have been through. People are expected to learn this on their own (or by reading HN which is also seriously flawed). For example it's okay for a PhD not to be a professor, not to do research, not even work in their original field, etc - and have a satisfactory career trajectory. It also happens to get a PhD, "do everything right" and get tenure and not be happy about it. The problem whether with PhD or anything else, is this "shot in the dark" problem and lack of well, guidance about the wealth of options out there.