Yes. Pretty much all of them. Most jobs are more about the realistic situation on the ground. Very little of which is "platonic ideal"? Even if or when you get

Yes. Pretty much all of them. Most jobs are more about the realistic situation on the ground. Very little of which is "platonic ideal"? Even if or when you get to have a whole team of assistants to do the menial stuff you don't consider part of your "platonic ideal", you'll find yourself in the management and coordination business. A good manager will shield you from some of this but most of the job IS this. People tend to talk about the fun stuff but the good news is, you are reading HN so you also hear plenty about the not fun stuff.