Stress
Being a doctor of any kind is like buying a ticket to Stress City. Before you dive into any medical field, you'd better be ready. Those big paychecks and that glow in your mom's eye when she tells people you're a doctor might not be worth it when the long hours, hospital politics, and life-or-death situations start to frazzle your nerves.
While studying slides isn't the same as preforming open-heart surgery, being a pathologist comes with its own set of stressors.
Pathologists need to be organized and detail-oriented. If you mix up one tissue sample (or "stain") for another, big trouble could come your way.
You also have to be good at multitasking. You'll probably have a bunch of different stains coming from a bunch of different directions, and it's up to you to keep it all in check. One little mistake could cause major problems. Misdiagnoses bring lawsuits, and lawsuits bring...well, trouble.
If you're into forensic pathology, don't expect it to be like those shows on TV. Yes, you'll have to deal with horrific crime scenes and make court appearances, but you'll also have to cope with things like budget cuts and the bad odors that come from, y'know, dead people.
Yeah, it sounds stressful to us, too.