Kek. Partially right.
I've finished my PhD more than a year ago, and there was a very distinct experience between most PhD students. The students in my research area all either got a job within 2 months after passing their viva, or they already had a job or postdoc lined up. I was struggling a lot - but the struggle was to decide between the three postdoc offers I had. The other group: jobless. Some of them still don't have a job, some of them finally had to cave in and accept a shittier job after like 8 months of searching. Those were the astrophysicists.
So clearly, the trick isn't just to do a STEM degree - but do one that's actually going to help you in your career.
