> I just want to point out that - you landed (probably more random than intentional) into arguably the best career in the history of labor. I don't disagree. H

> I just want to point out that - you landed (probably more random than intentional) into arguably the best career in the history of labor. I don't disagree. However, I certainly am not a top earner in the industry. Much of my career has been remote. My income is not out of line with most STEM fields. The main benefit for me was the ability to work remotely, moving with my wife to various small towns/cities. Keep in mind, my wife had almost 10 years of med school and residency to start her career. I was making income the whole time. That's essentially a $1M difference 10 years into careers. It takes a while to overcome that gap. ----- > I think the particular problem with the medical industry is... it's particular detrimental to society to be overworking doctors to the bone and it not really paying off for them until they're in their 50s. Yep. There's also a huge personal burden of carrying that non-dischargable debt. If residency doesn't work out for some reason, you're in a huge hole. We know many physicians who say they wouldn't do it again if they had know how shitty the journey would be.