Sympathies extended. That just bites.

Teaching is something people who aren't "good" enough to do real research do. AFter all, stuffing knowledge into the unintelligent masses... welp, it is a necessary evil (which unfortunately isn't happening because it's so undervalued). If only the elite and intelligent could be free to ... hmmm... lie about their findings so that pharmaceutical executives could make more money?

Our system's a wee bit busted... far enough to be out of "self-correcting" mode.

I, too, didn't even look at a PhD because I wanted to work in the field, with students. A PhD would only add stress... not things I needed to know.