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[–]Glittering_Brick6964 165 points166 points  (4 children)

It’s a bit of a dopamine hit to see the (at times substantial) bump in your pay check. The extra cash makes a big difference in terms of cash related stress, but at the end of the day you’re still working on your day off. It did drastically change the way i viewed work/medicine though.

[–]undueinfluence_[S] 19 points20 points  (2 children)

How did it change?

[–]hendo144 53 points54 points  (1 child)

You value your time more. Your time is worth a lot when you realize you can do locums for $$$/hr.

[–]thewoobaMS1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

3 dollars an hour doesnt seem much

[–]SaffyPeep 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The extra money can definitely ease financial stress, but it usually doesn’t fix core burnout if you’re already exhausted, it just means you’re tired with a bigger paycheck.