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MY ex was a surgeon. I am intrigued to hear your reason about why so many doctors are unhappy? More than any other overly bureaucratic profession?

potatolicious 16y ago
The same reason why many engineers are unhappy - it's a professional that demands a lot of brain time and clock time, both leading to underdevelopment in other areas of your life. I'm fairly active in the volunteering community here in Seattle, and there are certainly many "meat market" volunteering groups here (read: ones where the implied purpose is dating, as opposed to just strictly doing good work). I've had them come through the places I normally work at, and the demographic usually breaks down to: - doctors - other medical professionals - lawyers - engineers Rarely do I see any other type. I suspect demanding professions make you a bit of a loner/shut-in/hermit, and thus unhappy.
- megablast 16y ago
  Interesting idea, I was concerned you were singling out one profession, when you are actually talking about all higher professions then, such as law, etc...
- zackattack 16y ago
  I am fascinated by this notion of 'meat market' volunteering groups. Can you provide me links to some? I don't live in Seattle, but I am very curious from a satirist's perspective.
  - potatolicious 16y ago
    Generally speaking, the more "gritty" a job is, the less meat market-y it is. I did a short bit serving food at a shelter - not a soul there was there to hook up. You walk into that place and the despair just hits you, I'm not sure if anyone would be in the mood for hitting on each other. I don't have a link handy - the last time one came through they invited me to join, but I never even visited their website. Generally though they present themselves as "networking for young professionals" groups, though seeing them in action it's more accurately "lonely single professionals seeking love". Not that I'm knocking it - whatever floats their boat. I've heard this from other volunteers, though I've never experienced it for myself, but religious charities are also major meat-markets. In Seattle we have the church sandwich brigades (they drive vans of sack lunches around to the local parks filled with homeless folk) - and having seen them around a few times it's definitely very meat-market-y. Ahhh, if only I would pretend to be Christian :)
    - philwelch 16y ago
      That's actually a big purpose of church. If you're Catholic, you go to church functions hoping to find a nice Catholic boy/girl to marry; if you're Mormon, you go to church functions hoping to find a nice Mormon boy/girl to marry; etc.
      - potatolicious 16y ago
        So where do atheists go to find a nice atheist boy/girl to marry? :P
        philwelch 16y ago
        OkCupid.
        kragen 16y ago
        College.

potatolicious 16y ago

The same reason why many engineers are unhappy - it's a professional that demands a lot of brain time and clock time, both leading to underdevelopment in other areas of your life. I'm fairly active in the volunteering community here in Seattle, and there are certainly many "meat market" volunteering groups here (read: ones where the implied purpose is dating, as opposed to just strictly doing good work). I've had them come through the places I normally work at, and the demographic usually breaks down to: - doctors - other medical professionals - lawyers - engineers Rarely do I see any other type. I suspect demanding professions make you a bit of a loner/shut-in/hermit, and thus unhappy.

megablast 16y ago
Interesting idea, I was concerned you were singling out one profession, when you are actually talking about all higher professions then, such as law, etc...
zackattack 16y ago
I am fascinated by this notion of 'meat market' volunteering groups. Can you provide me links to some? I don't live in Seattle, but I am very curious from a satirist's perspective.
- potatolicious 16y ago
  Generally speaking, the more "gritty" a job is, the less meat market-y it is. I did a short bit serving food at a shelter - not a soul there was there to hook up. You walk into that place and the despair just hits you, I'm not sure if anyone would be in the mood for hitting on each other. I don't have a link handy - the last time one came through they invited me to join, but I never even visited their website. Generally though they present themselves as "networking for young professionals" groups, though seeing them in action it's more accurately "lonely single professionals seeking love". Not that I'm knocking it - whatever floats their boat. I've heard this from other volunteers, though I've never experienced it for myself, but religious charities are also major meat-markets. In Seattle we have the church sandwich brigades (they drive vans of sack lunches around to the local parks filled with homeless folk) - and having seen them around a few times it's definitely very meat-market-y. Ahhh, if only I would pretend to be Christian :)
  - philwelch 16y ago
    That's actually a big purpose of church. If you're Catholic, you go to church functions hoping to find a nice Catholic boy/girl to marry; if you're Mormon, you go to church functions hoping to find a nice Mormon boy/girl to marry; etc.
    - potatolicious 16y ago
      So where do atheists go to find a nice atheist boy/girl to marry? :P
      - philwelch 16y ago
        OkCupid.
      - kragen 16y ago
        College.