throwawaysteve19897
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Situation: I'm in my early 30's, youngish family med doc with a few years experience as an attending.
I got rejected for two positions very close to a major metro area.
Currently, I work in a very large metro area which is even more competitive than the area I applied for but at a less desirable, for most, job setting. I strongly want to move for family reasons and difficult work conditions. .
I'm burnt out.
My current job has been financially rewarding due mostly to a very generous loan repayment program but I realized it's not worth it.
My previous 2, 3 interviews for attending jobs went well and I was offered jobs. These interviews were fairly long, with many staff members, and many types of questions were asked. Of course this is pre-covid.
The recent interviews were strange to me as I was barely asked any questions and it seemed like that didn't even read my CV thoroughly.
I've been very frugal as a med student, resident, and attending and have fairly modest debt left to pay off. I could pay off all my remaining student loan debt right now with my taxable mutual funds/cash and still have enough to live on for about 2 years. I also have my retirement accounts. No credit card/personal loan debt. Relatively modest car worth what I owe on it.
Questions:
Is the job market that rough for major metro areas like Miami, NYC, and the like for FM during covid that many applicants are being turned away?
How stupid would it be to quit my job without a permanent one lined up?
The locums jobs I've seen aren't paying well and with the lack of PTO and benefits I'd be making like 50k gross less a year with locums. The jobs I was rejected for would pay substantially more than my current relatively well-paid set up due to bonuses, production, and especially lower taxes.
Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this thread; it's my first post here.
I got rejected for two positions very close to a major metro area.
Currently, I work in a very large metro area which is even more competitive than the area I applied for but at a less desirable, for most, job setting. I strongly want to move for family reasons and difficult work conditions. .
I'm burnt out.
My current job has been financially rewarding due mostly to a very generous loan repayment program but I realized it's not worth it.
My previous 2, 3 interviews for attending jobs went well and I was offered jobs. These interviews were fairly long, with many staff members, and many types of questions were asked. Of course this is pre-covid.
The recent interviews were strange to me as I was barely asked any questions and it seemed like that didn't even read my CV thoroughly.
I've been very frugal as a med student, resident, and attending and have fairly modest debt left to pay off. I could pay off all my remaining student loan debt right now with my taxable mutual funds/cash and still have enough to live on for about 2 years. I also have my retirement accounts. No credit card/personal loan debt. Relatively modest car worth what I owe on it.
Questions:
Is the job market that rough for major metro areas like Miami, NYC, and the like for FM during covid that many applicants are being turned away?
How stupid would it be to quit my job without a permanent one lined up?
The locums jobs I've seen aren't paying well and with the lack of PTO and benefits I'd be making like 50k gross less a year with locums. The jobs I was rejected for would pay substantially more than my current relatively well-paid set up due to bonuses, production, and especially lower taxes.
Sorry if this isn't the right place to post this thread; it's my first post here.
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