> Debian is another option too, and is used heavily in industry unlike Mint
RHEL is probably also used more in the industry than Mint, that doesn't mean you should prefer it as desktop OS. Debian is solid, no question, but its derivatives became successful for a reason.
RHEL is not a bad choice for desktop these days. The desktop is reasonably fresh, basic tasks are well-supported (office, browsing, etc.), and it has even better short-term and long-term hardware and software compatibility.
The RHEL desktop is quite a bit better with RHEL 9 than it was in its predecessors.
RHEL is probably also used more in the industry than Mint, that doesn't mean you should prefer it as desktop OS. Debian is solid, no question, but its derivatives became successful for a reason.