<p>^I’ll buy that. For example, I could work in or local prison for just a few days a week, and make the same amount I could working a week a two doing what I (think) I would enjoy. Unfortunately, I just cannot do some of what I would apparently be asked to do. So if am still looking, making do with my current income, and finding pleasure where Ken!</p>
<p>Just to be clear, I would neither discourage, nor encourage my kids to be doctors, nor anything else, at least that was that hard. There is just no way I want to take responsibility for that!</p>
<p>It’s interesting to think that our kids have probably grown up with dissimilar experiences, and mine want to try some very uncertain, non-“viable” things. Neither have ANY interest in “helping people”! Hmmmm…</p>
<p>“So if am still looking, making do with my current income, and finding pleasure where Ken!”</p>
<p>is supposed to be…</p>
<p>So I am still looking, making do with my current income, and finding pleasure where I can!</p>
<p>P.S. I think some MD’s cent choose other careers because of all the loans. My H is still paying after more than 20 years!</p>
<p>"Neither have ANY interest in “helping people”! " - have they experienced “helping people”? Maybe they would love it if they try. My D discovered thru her volunteering at Crisis Center Hot Line and working as Suplemental Instructor for Chem. Prof. (paid tutor), that she enjoys helping others a lot, makes her feel very good. She has awesome verbal communication skills, though.</p>
<p>“Just having a job makes me happy”. I totally agree with this statement, MiamiDAP. With 10% unemployment in the US and with the global economy going through purgatory treatment, not just the 10% but I would say 100% will agree with you that ‘having a job is itself wonderful in this economy’.</p>
<p>10% may be laid off, but for each individual contained that that 10% are 3-4 family members who are also affected by the situation; financially, psychologically and/or both.</p>
<p>I think Shrinkwrap, you will get loads of MDD and GAD patients lining up outside your clinic if the economy doesn’t improve soon.</p>
<p>^oh there is always loads of MDD and GAD; the problem is in getting paid! with people out of work, not just paying out of pocket for uncovered services, but just having insurance is like a luxury! And to be sure, if I worked in a “clinic”, and was willing to pass out pills without addressing anything else, I could stay very busy. And don’t get me started about insco’s. I spent 30 minutes on the phone today because I only included 4 of the 5 required digits on a claim…and that was after it was denied for one or two other reasons!</p>
<p>"Neither have ANY interest in “helping people”! " - have they experienced “helping people”?</p>
<p>That was meant to be funny. I’m sure if you asked them, they would say “of course I want to help people”, and they’ve done a lot of service hours, but it’s not the way they would describe their passion. I always wonder what that means when kids say that’s why they want to be doctors. There are so many ways to help people, and I’m not sure why “helping people” is quoted so often as a way of doing that. More to the point, I’m guessing my kids have overheard H and I “helping people” enough to last a lifetime!</p>
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<p>I have often observed that every job, if done well/honestly, helps people; after all, nobody would give you money if you weren’t providing something of value.</p>
<p>I suspect it’s often a cover, either because kids are young and haven’t thought things through very clearly or because they’re subconsciously (or consciously) really motivated by other things.</p>