I certainly agree - it was about 10 years ago now, but I did a physics degree and ended up pivoting to computer science. I offered to help a couple of friends in the department with their analysis, and ended up writing the majority of their code in actually analysing their experimental results. In both cases, their supervisor decided not to put my name in the resulting papers, and treated me less than a lab tech.

Why would anyone want to do that, when a six-figure tech company salary is just next door?