"Fifty-seven percent of older physicians said they would not recommend medicine as a career to their own children. Similarly, 44 percent said they would not select medicine as career if they were starting out today."
This is a quote from an article I found, Many older doctors plan to phase out their practice, while snooping around the Internet and it is really depressing for those of us who want to become doctors. It doesn't really say why more than half of all older doctors polled wouldn't recommend medicine as a career even to their own children. Is it really that bad? Why are they so disgruntled about their jobs? Why are we trying so hard to get to a place that they are trying so hard to get out of? It is really making me think twice about whether to even pursue this. I wonder what jobs they would opt for instead of medicine? I bet it's a lot easier to make that kind of a claim when you are pulling in $150,000 a year. I am sure they wouldn't be happy making $30,000 a year as a mouse testicle remover or maybe a Walmart greeter. I guess the bright side of this is that there are so many doctors that are leaving their practices that there is going to be a shortage. More jobs for us! I think most doctors are just old and grumpy, as can be seen in the photo above.
Photo Credit: http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/msu-red-cedar-message-board/302784-old-man-walmart-application.html
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Older Doctors Hate Their Jobs!?
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i've read lawyers are the same. they same to hate their jobs as well.
I'm only 36 & I hate my job - & I do make more than $150K! In your job are you directly responsible for the morons who you serve, who directly do everything they can to kill themselves then expect you to cure them - in one day? When you can't, do they threaten to sue you? Residency was a challange, but taking care of complete morons is hardly a challange.
My only real challange is trying to keep from getting sued & from loosing my temper when they come in & keep me up for 4 hours cause they haven't taken a dump in 2 days - at 1 a.m.
My collegues are also the biggest bunch of stupid misfits. They couldn't diagnose & treat a fart. And guess what - again I am directly responsible for their actions.
Let me tell you I'd go back to what I wasn't making in residency to have a challanging, fun career again & not this drivel I have to consistently go in and face day after day.
I'm only 36 & I hate my job - & I do make more than $150K! In your job are you directly responsible for the morons who you serve, who directly do everything they can to kill themselves then expect you to cure them - in one day? When you can't, do they threaten to sue you? Residency was a challange, but taking care of complete morons is hardly a challange.
My only real challange is trying to keep from getting sued & from loosing my temper when they come in & keep me up for 4 hours cause they haven't taken a dump in 2 days - at 1 a.m.
My collegues are also the biggest bunch of stupid misfits. They couldn't diagnose & treat a fart. And guess what - again I am directly responsible for their actions.
Let me tell you I'd go back to what I wasn't making in residency to have a challanging, fun career again & not this drivel I have to consistently go in and face day after day.
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