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In reply to the discussion: How Being a Doctor Became the Most Miserable Profession [View all]Aristus
(66,656 posts)I love my job. I consider myself happy and fulfilled.
Sure, it's stressful. Most jobs are. I have good days and bad days, like everybody. I have patients I love and patients I'd just as soon throw through a window if I hadn't taken an oath against that sort of thing. I have patients who seem to love me, and patients who curse me and my descendants even unto the seventh generation. I've had bosses who view patients as numbers which exist to generate profit, and bosses who assert that more time spent with the patient is the key to good medicine.
There's good and bad.
I earn what in my estimation is a generous salary. I don't own a mansion, a limousine, or a yacht. But I live comfortably. The stresses I undergo in the course of an average day in clinic are well-compensated. I feel like I'm making a difference in a difficult field, with a difficult patient population. The feeling I get from that is a treasure beyond price.
My last comment is to all those who think all medical providers are rich whiners; sure there are those out there. But I believe them to be in a minority. Most providers I know love what they do, study diligently to become better at it, and would do it regardless of what they get paid.