What is the reality of a career as a ______that you wish HS kids knew before they went to college?

One can see a large repository of diverse inputs on the subject of jobs with a chemistry bachelor’s degree upon googling “chemistry terrible profession that ruined my life.”

I was able to enjoy a career in chemistry that I might not have had I had a hankering for money beyond my beloved ascetic lifestyle. I did have a struggle, though, finding work that didn’t bore me with unintellectual routine. I had no difficulty finding jobs that - per the employer (if not me) - were permanent.

For the strongest job opportunities in chemistry, get much experience working on one or more of the common sophisticated analytical instruments - GCMS, HPLC, ICP-MS, etc. Most jobs are in analytical. Very few entail synthesis.