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I would say that doctors (depending on the specialty), nurses and lawyers have much worse work-life balances than developers. And law degrees generally don't tr

• Spooky23 8y ago
  Disagree on nurses. Both medical doctor and attorney I agree 100%. Most attorneys hate life.
  • hanniabu 8y ago
    Maybe it's people that hate life that choose to be attorneys? Hmmmm
    • altairiumblue 8y ago
      Probably not - these are just high pressure careers that require a lot of work, way over the usual 40 hrs per week. There is a small number of people with highly conscientious personalities who are willing to give up a lot of their personal life to be successful - those people are just wired to work a lot and they thrive in these highly competitive fields. Everyone else who gets in the field has to somehow keep up but their personality and goals don't match the career they've chosen. And so they end up hating life to a certain extent.
• gamechangr 8y ago
  Respectfully, the question isn't "do doctor have a much work-life balance". I'm sure some do and some don't. I'm sure plenty work a lot, but the question wasn't about working a lot. The question is .... "what skills and careers are most compatible without needing to constantly be active in the field to stay relevant?" Docters have a few continuing ed course, but that's it. They can work for five decades making six figures without having to spend huge portions of their personal life re-learning their craft. They could take My friend is a nurse who works 2-3 12hr shifts a week. She is considered full time 24-36hrs, but most importantly to the original question...she is not required to re-tool.