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Question for all of you, what would you choose?
Current situation: I work for the Court as an expert witness (very good pay, no benefits), state forensic hospital (mediocre pay, good benefits, incredible retirement package), and a private practice (very good pay, no benefits, I can buy a lot of things and use them as tax deductions such as a computer, desk, etc).
Altogether, I'm happy with the job. Overall pay is very good (almost twice what most psychiatrists make), I got a good retirement package set if I stay through the state.
So I got a job offer at, IMHO, one of the best psychiatric institutions in the country. I'd be made faculty in a university, the pay, while lower than the above, is more than what most attendings make but about 25% less than the above situation. I'd be working for one of the top psychiatrists in the country and I could always ask the guy for a second opinion on one of my cases.
This has been on my mind to the point where it hurts. I decided to not think about it for months, but got a call from the institution and told me there's an open window now that I'd need to take in the next few months if I took it.
I'm feeling like Riker.
Current situation: I work for the Court as an expert witness (very good pay, no benefits), state forensic hospital (mediocre pay, good benefits, incredible retirement package), and a private practice (very good pay, no benefits, I can buy a lot of things and use them as tax deductions such as a computer, desk, etc).
Altogether, I'm happy with the job. Overall pay is very good (almost twice what most psychiatrists make), I got a good retirement package set if I stay through the state.
So I got a job offer at, IMHO, one of the best psychiatric institutions in the country. I'd be made faculty in a university, the pay, while lower than the above, is more than what most attendings make but about 25% less than the above situation. I'd be working for one of the top psychiatrists in the country and I could always ask the guy for a second opinion on one of my cases.
This has been on my mind to the point where it hurts. I decided to not think about it for months, but got a call from the institution and told me there's an open window now that I'd need to take in the next few months if I took it.
I'm feeling like Riker.