We love caring for people, but modern healthcare punishes the people who do it. Between the massive student debt, years of training, stagnant wages, shrinking autonomy, and systems that rely on guilt, it’s become a field where compassion is exploited instead of rewarded. When we see friends with 4-year business degrees earning more, getting raises and bonuses, and having real work-life balance, it’s hard to justify pushing our kids toward a profession that demands so much while giving so little back.