It’s quite frustrating honestly. Being in the lab, having flexible hours, and solving problems that you often willingly spend your free time doing them are things I miss even if it’s sometimes a grind and the bureaucracy can be annoying. Now I deal with all that except the people I interact with are often not as intellectually oriented and it’s all about profit margins and speed even if I kind of like the job itself. Maybe that’s just the industry I’m in though.