Is wealth management really that bad?

I’m trying to find a career that fits me well as I am currently studying finance in college. I’m leaning mostly towards wealth management but it seems like everyone I talk to looks down upon it a little. All of the career rankings I have seen obviously have IB, S&T, and PE/VC, at the top of their lists and almost always have wealth management as one of the last. Why is that? All of the wealth advisors I know seem to be doing very well for themselves and have great work-life balances. I feel like I’m missing something.