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writes: Should I leave a job that pays $200,000 a year because I don't like it?Okay I'm a doctor, but I seriously hate my job. I've been taking online classes and have recievied a BA in marketing and a MBA. I've also received a offer as an adveritising executive.The only thing is I'll have to start at $40,000 since I have no experience. Is it worth it? I don't have a family and I don't have any debts. My parents paid for my education. So should I take the offer? Reply to this Question |
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reader, anonymous, writes (4 July 2006): Thanks for the advice. I noticed many of you talked about markerting for hospitals. Actually I never even wanted to work in the healthcare industry. My parents pushed me into this career and this industry and I cant wait to get out. Im really considering getting out.
The reason Im asking about my license is because I live in the US. And I know that here you have to renew your license every few years. Ive only been in this profession for about 2 years.
So in America how often do you have to renew your license? Once you leave how long would it take for your license to expire?
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reader, Wendyg  +, writes (26 June 2006):
 Maybe try and find out why you hate it so much, is it the hours is the stress.. Do you think that this other job you have seen will be as rewarding ? Will you not be bored ? Or are you looking for a completely different challenge ? Have you thought about your own practice ? Be the marketing side for that, might be slightly more rewarding and at least you still keep your hand in should you want to practice medicine. Just a thought.
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reader, anonymous, writes (24 June 2006): I wonder if you can combine your talents and do marketing for hospitals or health groups? It might be worth checking out! I think you should still work part-time as a doctor to keep your skill level up. Also, you don't want to put all you eggs in one basket. The possibilities of combining these two careeres are endless! Good luck!
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 June 2006): Since you don't like your profession it really shouldn't matter about returning. I am not sure what the position is in your country, but over here in the UK you can keep your licence and not practise medicine - I used to work for a paediatrician who had been doing epidemiology research for ten years and not seen any patients in that time. She was still called as an 'expert' on child medicine by the media, and she still kept her licence to enable her to run clinics should she have chosen to. If you are worried about not being able to come back to medicine at a later date then you shouldn't be - there are 100's of update courses available around the world for doctors and nurses that want to re-enter the profession. What's more, since you seem to dislike practical medicine you could always go into clinical research or health care management - the opportunities are endless.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 June 2006): I've been working part-time for a while while going to school. I'm ready to leave for good. But I'm afraid my skill level in this profession will slowly go away as the years go by and I lose experience. I mean would you go to a doctor who hadn't seen a patient in years? Becoming a doctor was hard!
But then again since I don't like this job anyway does it really matter?
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reader, martini  +, writes (22 June 2006):
 Well can't you pursue both? I know a pharmacist making about $200k a year, but he doesn't do it all the way through. He runs his own cranberry farm, travels, and does other volunteer work around the world.
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reader, anonymous, writes (22 June 2006): Its true that your education will stay with you, but medicine is a skill. If I leave now and stay out for several years I won't have nearly the same skill in this profession as I do now. I knew one person who tried to come back after 15 years of being in a completely different industry. He said it was almost like studying medicine again.
BTW if I leave and become inactive how many years before I have to renew my license?
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reader, hannieseds  +, writes (22 June 2006):
 Happiness is more important than money....how you feel in yourself....so follow your heart and never look back!
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 June 2006): Absolutely 100% yes! I abandoned a research fellowship last year to work for myself and I am not looking back. What's more, your education stays with you so if you find advertising is not the career for you then you can always go back to medicine. You may even find a way to combine both without the need to practice hands on medicine if that is what you hate at the moment. I am sure there are lots of well-paid opportunities in the drugs industry for business managers with a clinical background. If you don't leave, you will continue to be miserable and you will always wonder 'what if?'.
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