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Congrats to all. I have been very happy with my chosen field. I think most are. Pay off debt asap and don't overspend when you are done and you will be fine. Although I am not particularly happy with trends in medicine, it has more to do with the field of medicine and is not specific to the field of anesthesiology. All specialties are affected (or will be) in one way or another.
The people who are most unhappy are the ones who felt the pinch of decreasing reimbursements at the same time their lifestyle demands (mortgage, hobbies, cars, private schools for the kids, etc) did not allow them a comfortable transition to a new salary. The only way to keep up with the old salary is to dramatically increase the workload or work off the backs of others. So we have seen some private groups get pretty cut throat. We have seen an adjustment to a new norm. New grads will likely do fine if they keep their budgets in line with the new norm.
There are struggles that will occur, but the job itself is mostly a fun, challenging, and rewarding experience.
The people who are most unhappy are the ones who felt the pinch of decreasing reimbursements at the same time their lifestyle demands (mortgage, hobbies, cars, private schools for the kids, etc) did not allow them a comfortable transition to a new salary. The only way to keep up with the old salary is to dramatically increase the workload or work off the backs of others. So we have seen some private groups get pretty cut throat. We have seen an adjustment to a new norm. New grads will likely do fine if they keep their budgets in line with the new norm.
There are struggles that will occur, but the job itself is mostly a fun, challenging, and rewarding experience.