LOL! I was sort of wondering the same thing.
What sort of life decision tree finally leads to a degree (probably advanced) and employment in the study of the decomposition of ancient human feces layered on the bottom of lakes and rivers?
(I suspect that just getting a living wage-paying job in the field is cause for celebration.)
Then I wondered how you would answer the politely asked question “what do you do for a living?” when asked by an attractive someone at a social gathering?
I suppose a polite answer could be ‘Fertilizer analyst’- or ‘waste product purveyor’