u/Key_Caterpillar_2145

Wanted to get a baseline of how everyone's non-medic friends are doing, and if our quality of life is actually better than its seems ie less pressure of getting laid off/statistically lower competition to find jobs comparing to the corporate world, (besides cardiothoracic I guess), not worrying about performance as much since mediocrity/bare-minimum would do most of the time in the NHS

Obvious there would be ppl doing rly well in pharma, investment banking, law, private equity, but probably for some of them, other factors are at play to their success ie a bit of nepotism/connections through family/social circles, outstandingly street smart and competent, they chose the right career at the right time when they are in high demand(Dentist👀)

Edit: sometimes I question how much I'm underpaid due to the medico-legal risks we take everyday even at the SHO level, and unseen hours working towards publication/Msc or PhD/Post-grad exams, but also I acknowledge we have somewhat job security in a sense that at minimum we can still locum around, try to get a fellow job if we are flexible with locations, get into GP/Psych training,

As we all know from the reddit echo chamber, surgery is probably the one broad specialty with lots of unwritten rules, culture of staying late/come in on off-days to see interesting cases/get numbers, increasingly harder to go into ST3/find a substantive consultant post, lots of expensive courses to do, pursuing master/PhD

I remember seeing quite a few consultants being stressed out oncall as well, not being paid properly for their OOH work, not getting sufficient operating opportunities each month, deteriorating training qualities which some consultants do not feel ready to start practicing independently, toxic M&Ms in some places

As a senior SpR / consultant, did you feel the sacrifices you made in your personal life was worth it in the end: financially/career satisfaction/some sort of work-life balance

Edit: i do enjoying surgery as an F2, being able to chat with everyone comfortably within the team including some of the consultants was fun, love studying for MRCS, love being hands-on most of the time rather than "let's see wt happens" in medicine/psych, no offense guys, but I am also aware a job is a job at the end of the day, knowing one day I need to start a family, help out my partner, raise kids properly, all the personal finance stuff that I actually need to spend time getting it right

I feel like ever since starting F2, I am getting more easily agitated / angrier at the little things that cause me minor inconveniences, especially when my partner/family is disrupting my "Me Time" lolll, I also feel the need to clap back at people immediately if they're being overtly passive-aggressive/disrespectful/rude, even if its due to their stress

Not sure if it's just me sadly🥲

Who and why??

I was told by my rota-coordinator that because I have exceeded 11 days of sick leave in 2 years working for the same hospital from F1-F2, I will need to have a meeting with the team. To my knowledge, I don't think there is a carry over of sick day counts from year to year. Was wondering if these are empty threats lol tbh?

It looks likes the CV requirement to at least get considered for an interview is higher now ie
Needing MRCS part A, multiple research/audits/teaching/PGcert, maybe ATLS
What are your thoughts?

Anyone has worked there before as an SHO?

Would you recommend this post for surgical and portfolio development?