Maybe he saved up enough from his 4 years of being a doctor out in the mainstream system, and he invested his six-figure earnings from those 4 years, and he’s living in a modest home, driving a modest car and living within his means. Not wealthy. But surviving okay.
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massive_bereavement@kbin.social 6 months ago
How that works economically for him? That's like making 35 bucks before taxes...
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 6 months ago
massive_bereavement@kbin.social 6 months ago
Is he having avocado toast though?
LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Nope. He knows better. When you make great sacrifices for the greater good, you sacrifice much. He lives on beans and rice.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yeah I charge 50€/h (incl. VAT) as an home improvement contractor and it’s a fair price. For 35€/h I’d be basically doing charity.
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
A doctor can usually see 4 patients an hour. So that’s 140$/h, not 35$/h.
Miaou@jlai.lu 6 months ago
You actually do more than just sit there and sign prescriptions and forms however
maccentric@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
It’s not per hour, it’s per visit. I’ve rarely seen a regular doctor for more than 10 minutes at a time (typically it’s less than 5).
massive_bereavement@kbin.social 6 months ago
Yeah, I eventually realized that most family physicians take about 15 minutes per patient, so yeah I guess probably not 35 but still..
Croquette@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
4 patients an hour is still 140$/h.
OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Honestly, if you bump that up to 6 patients an hour that’s just $210/hour, even if the booked up 100% of the time. That doesn’t seem like enough to run an entire practice.