I did everything they told me to do — the PhD, the postdoc, the long hours, the moves across the country. Now I'm on a temporary contract, underpaid, watching the permanent jobs I trained my whole life for quietly disappear. I followed the path and the path ran out.
More people experience this than they realize.
You did everything right and still ended up underpaid and temporary.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.