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Originally Posted by fotze
I think doctors are pretty much in the drivers seat. Probably why mothers across the planet hope their daughters marry one. They can work anywhere, make good money, never be fired, can turn down difficult patients. Also, if it goes bad here they can go to another country where it is better. They put doctors through crap getting there, but once they get there it is a good career. They also work pretty hard from what I have heard. Aside from billionaire heiress I think doctor is the most solid/secure career on the planet.
Mind you, they have to watch people die, tell people their child has cancer, stick fingers up homeless guys arseholes, deal with vomit and other bodily fluids and the worst thing, hanging out in a hospital all day. It takes me days to get that horrific hospital feeling out of me after being there. I will trade away all of that for less job security in a heartbeat.
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I'm actually pretty sympathetic to docs. I think their divorce rate is insane. They get paid crap compared to what it takes to become a doctor and the responsibility they bear. And if you move countries, you almost have to start from scratch.
I'd rather be almost any other professional - higher earning potential and less downside.