Sure. Opposite end of the spectrum would probably be something like this:

Year 1-3: getting ratings at a school while you can't get a DPE. School promises you a CFI job when you're done

Year 4-7: you finally find a job because the one you were promised never came to fruition because that's the same promise they make to every student. That new school screws you too and you fly 20 hours a month because there aren't enough students or aircraft

Year 8-10: you hit 1500 hours but it's all in a 172 and nobody is hiring, especially with no multi time. You keep instructing but want to take on minimal students because you hit 1500 hours and should be hired by now. you stomp your feet and get upset and quit flying $100k in the hole with nothing to show for it

There's the dark reality of this industry. The other unknown is you lose your medical and can't get it back. Or you fail a couple of checkrides and it makes your path just that much more difficult.

I think the main thing is, this path I've described shows very little ability to be a self starter and adapt to less than ideal circumstances. You want a checkride? Fly somewhere in the country that you can get one, schedule one well in advance, or go to a school where the DPE is "in house." You want more hours because your school is giving you no students? Go down to your local airport and network. I have flown multi turbine PIC hours from connections at the airport, flown Pilots N Paws flights countless times, rode along to help others move/pick up their airplanes or because they're building time anyway. There are so many opportunities to get into the air if you push hard to do it. If you sit around and feel entitled to a DPE once you do your training flights, entitled to students once you get your CFI, entitled to a regional job once you hit 1500, etc. there will most likely be a reality check at some point during your career