Comment 36 hour days are the norm for some of us (Score 1) 246
I'm a doctor-in-training. A large part of my training is 36 hour days. As a medical student, I was occasionally on for a day and a half every third day. There are still several programs in the country where interns work 36 hours every other day. Although most hospitals are thoughtful enough to provide beds, no one sleeps on call... we're working.
I love what I do. It's fascinating, complicated, emotioanlly and intellectually challenging, and unbelievably satisfying, and I get to hack the most complicated machine around. My hours are an expected part of what I do.
I miss my family when I'm at work just like everyone else. But this is how you learn medicine.
I guess my point is this: if you're working too much at something you don't like, quit. It's not worth not seeing your family and getting ulcers. If you need the money to make your house payments, sell the house and live somewhere cheaper. You have a lot of options: your job is in demand. I'm grateful that my network works, but someone else would be happy to have your job.
I love what I do. It's fascinating, complicated, emotioanlly and intellectually challenging, and unbelievably satisfying, and I get to hack the most complicated machine around. My hours are an expected part of what I do.
I miss my family when I'm at work just like everyone else. But this is how you learn medicine.
I guess my point is this: if you're working too much at something you don't like, quit. It's not worth not seeing your family and getting ulcers. If you need the money to make your house payments, sell the house and live somewhere cheaper. You have a lot of options: your job is in demand. I'm grateful that my network works, but someone else would be happy to have your job.
