Glory
On a day-to-day basis, most pathologists probably don't feel all that glorious. They spend their time performing autopsy after autopsy, or peeping through their microscopes at one tissue sample after another. Like many jobs out there, it can get pretty monotonous.
However, pathologists and other doctors do have a bead on a certain kind of glory that most aren't able to access. Every one of those tissue or blood samples they inspect comes from a real human who needs some help—or at least needs to be assured that their weird mole isn't a sign of impending doom. Being able to answer questions like that is really important, and pathologists can be proud of the valuable skills they bring to medical diagnoses.
After a successful career in pathology, you can retire knowing that you really have helped a lot of people. There's definitely some glory in that.