Comment by d0gsg0w00f
3 months ago
> Do you know why people go through the pain of becoming a doctor? Because they make a lot of money when they get through the other side.
I think the guaranteed respect and admiration that comes from the title is actually a more powerful draw. Don't get me wrong, the money is good, but on par with senior manager in any large tech firm. Doctor is a primal respect that technical roles do not carry.
You're not getting instant respect from mother in laws and pastors as an ATC.
> You're not getting instant respect from mother in laws and pastors as an ATC
You would if it was known to pay $500k/yr+
Earning highly does not universally command respect the way being a doctor does. Some would even see earning that much as being immoral (i.e. actually negative)
Which very highly paid job does not command respect in society? I can’t think of any (Outside of anti-capitalist circles ofc)
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>"Doctor is a primal respect that technical roles do not carry."
Used to be. Not anymore. Nowadays many doctors act as a smartass business people.
In my city it's an underpaid work-a-day job that half of them hate. There is something about being trapped that can make any job sick the life out of you.
I remember a former CEO who would come into work each day and let out a heavy sigh before unlocking his office door. I learned that he was trapped in the job until he retired for various reasons...most of his own making.
It's the paperwork. Most people have no idea the amount of paperwork doctors have to fill out - it adds up to 20-30 hours of it per week. It's getting close to a full time job by itself. Think about how pleasant the experience is of filling out bureaucratic/government paperwork, and now imagine doing that as a full time job.
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there's something about the guaranteed aspect, whereas a senior manager is at the behest of office politics and the business cycle