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I feel like the number is higher for software work where I'm at, and lower for every other profession. Scary when you think that your doctor is in it for the m
by axus 2mo ago
I feel like the number is higher for software work where I'm at, and lower for every other profession. Scary when you think that your doctor is in it for the money
- SoftTalker 2mo agoYou can be a software developer without any formal training and without any licensure. Not so for an MD. It's going to attract more people who have the mentality of artists or musicians, i.e. people who do it for the love of the craft and as a creative outlet.
- ventana 2mo ago> You can be a software developer without ... any licensure. Don't jinx it. We are extremely lucky in this regard, and it actually looks like a rare exception.
- inanutshellus 2mo agohopefully the MD that passes all the tests is still worth his salt even if he only chose the profession for the paycheck. but as one of the nearby professors is famous for saying: "C students gotta go somewhere." ( and since this is HN - he didn't mean the programming language :D )
- nkrisc 2mo agoThere are plenty of easier ways to make money than becoming a doctor.
- Marsymars 2mo agoThey tend to be higher risk though. If you've got the capacity for memorizing all the stuff you need to become a doctor, there's not much risk involved in attaining your doctor salary.
- forshaper 2mo agoidk, a lot of American doctors I've met seemed to be in it because they like school and stability. Though perhaps a similar scary.