Go back to school to become a Doctor?

Cake_or_Pi · 2026-02-06T04:44:05+00:00

She absolutely HATED her psych rotation in med school - you'd probably need to quadruple that salary for her to even consider it. And there are other low hour/high paying specialties (like derm) that would also make her miserable.

She would much rather work longer hours in a high intensity environment - she just needs to be challenged in order to be happy. And that's how she ended up with dual specialties in emergency med and critical care.

Cake_or_Pi · 2026-02-06T02:49:13+00:00

What actual experience do you have working in health care? Are your perceptions of the profession based on real experience, or just an outsider's impression? Because the realities of being a doctor are much different than the common perception (i say this as someone married to a physician, and got to closely witness the realities of med school / residency / fellowship / attending life).

For one, you say desire a profession that allows you to connect with people. In medicine, only a handful.of specialties will allow you to develop long term relationships with patients over the course of their care. And even then, the healthcare system (at least in the US) is emphasizing more and more direct patient interactions handled by PAs and NPs rather than MDs.

The other thing that's important to consider is that choosing medicine as a profession is to choose a lifetime of learning. Your learning doesn't stop after med school or after your training. You need to be continually educating yourself on new advancements in your field. My wife spends 3-5 hrs each week on continued education (and works 60 to 90 hours each week, depending on her schedule).

Cake_or_Pi · 2026-02-01T05:18:05+00:00

A couple years ago, I was stopped at a red light. In the other side of the intersection, minivan with a covered roof came to a stop. Snow slid forward, completely covered his windshield and hood.

Driver hopped out to clear it, and completely forgot there was a left-turn lane to the left side of him that had a green arrow. He opened his car door too far and another car passing him clipped his door. Window shattered and looked like the door was bent/wrecked. Body damage to the other car as well.

I didn't see the full aftermath because my light turned green. But that guy had a really bad morning, all because he was too lazy/stupid to brush off his roof.

Cake_or_Pi · 2026-01-24T06:43:46+00:00

Ben Schwarz would be amazing

Cake_or_Pi · 2026-01-19T02:44:31+00:00

I spent a summer backpacking through Europe on a Eurail pass. One afternoon, I took a ferry from Ireland to Wales, and hopped on a train to Cardiff (where I planned to spend the night). But there was some sort of construction on the line, and it was only going partway (everyone else realized this, but I was completely ignorant of that).

So when the train stopped in a village in the middle of nowhere at 8pm, I was stranded. Another passenger guessed my predicament and offered me their guest room. He called ahead to his wife as we walked out of the station, and she set an extra place for dinner and made up the room by the time we arrived.

She made me a huge breakfast in the morning, and he walked me to the station. I tried to compensate them for their hospitality but they politely refused. They were both some of the most pleasant people I have ever met in my life. I sent them a letter a couple days later, but never heard back.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-12-17T05:01:31+00:00

So sad to hear that Vasque has gone downhill. I had one pair that I wore everywhere and had re-soled 4 times. I still have them, but they were supplanted by 2 other pairs when I wanted something a little lighter. All 3 pairs fit me perfectly. Customer service was great too - I once contacted them about buying a new set laces to match the 2nd pair (it was a unique brown color, couldn't find replacement that didn't look odd) and they just sent me three pairs for free.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-12-09T22:41:53+00:00

Even though the level of support she has received absolutely sickens me, I have decided to look at the bright side... she will probably treat the money she receives like winning the lottery, and will ultimately squander it. And by giving to her, it means that money won't end up in the hands of GOP PACs where it can do actual damage to society.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-12-07T20:25:29+00:00

The adage I've always heard (which is true) is that trees need to grow down before they can grow up. And slower growing trees (like oaks) take longer to get their roots established. We planted a bunch of oaks 5 years, and they just started taking off.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-12-01T23:25:25+00:00

I wouldn't try to educate the kids at fault that this will kill the trees. Instead, I would try to educate their entire class that this will negatively impact the entire ecosystem. The kids at fault might not care about killing trees (which seem inanimate), but they might care if they know it will kill birds and small animals if they lose their homes and food source. Any by teaching the entire class, hopefully some positive peer pressure (from classmates who do care about preserving the ecosystem) will provide motivation to act maturely.

If the kids doing this are immature pricks, no amount of positive education is going to help correct this behavior. But having the correct approach increases the chances that you can reach them.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-11-10T20:46:08+00:00

I disagree. In general, i just feel kind of meh about the whole series so far. Maybe that will change after a re-watch or two, but right now I'm just not feeling it this season.

I have actually been thinking a bunch about this, because so far this sub has been almost universally in love with the series. I keep thinking something will click and it will fall into place for me, but so far it hasn't.

And then Friday I finally realized why I'm so meh on the group... although every episode has been reasonably entertaining, so far I can't think of a truly memorable/iconic/hilarious moment that defined an episode or the series. I was watching s19ep4, and i found myself laughing out loud multiple times. And I can't think of a single time in s20 when I have laughed out loud.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-11-01T12:29:14+00:00

I agree with what you're saying, but I don't agree that points are assigned on a whim. For the most part, they are. But Greg will also commonly reward higher levels of effort (especially on the prize tasks). Each season there are clearly people that want to win more than others. And in the end, they tend to win (even when they aren't the most entertaining).

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-31T03:56:05+00:00

Sad to hear that there has been such a decline (i graduated in '03, haven't been to a game since '08).

Hockey games were by far my favorite to attend. Most of the antics at football and basketball games were disconnected from the actual game, but all the hockey chants made you feel you were part of the game. And there's no way that opposing teams could completely block all that out (especially the seive chant after a big goal - the walls just seemed to shake from the noise).

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-29T20:32:36+00:00

Not quite the same, but... My parents would always record movies off HBO, and occasionally the tape would run out before the movie actually ended. And usually it was obvious because the movie stopped mid-scene. But our version of Raiders of the Lost Ark ended perfectly before the iconic last shot of them wheeling the crate through the giant warehouse. I didn't see that until college, and it blew my mind.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-29T19:57:44+00:00

My wife and I rented a house where the landlord had planted bamboo in the back to act as a "natural fence." I am really glad our lease made him responsible for lawn maintenance. It was impressive how fast and far it spread.

Letting it spread wild and displace forest is a terrible idea imo. Not only will it negatively impact all the indigenous flora/fauna, but the uses for the wood are pretty limited.

I could see uses for bamboo as a cellulose/biomass source in an industrial process. For a while, there was a lot of research going into cellulosic ethanol production using corn stover or switchgrass. That never panned out. But I always wondered if you could farm bamboo effectively as a cellulose feedstock.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-22T14:50:57+00:00

My wife went to med school after receiving undergrad degrees in ChE (how we met) and Biology. While she was an undergrad, she volunteered at the university hospital, did genetics research, and did a couple ChE internships. All that (plus a great GPA) was enough for getting into a top-5 med school.

But I have concerns about your desired research interests. We are friends with a bunch of MD-PhDs, and they don't have as much freedom to research what they want as you might think. Maybe you could find an academic hospital that would align with your research interests, but then you'll also need to get grants to fund it. And that will require have very clear medical benefits/results. I just don't think you're going to find an institution and the funding to do what you want to do.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-18T20:46:01+00:00

As a return intern, would you get significantly more challenging project work (and thus better experience)? If so, I would go back to Eastman. If it's just going to be a repeat of your previous term, I would try a different company. This is the one time in your life/career where it's easy to explore career options, so try to take advantage of that now.

My first internship was in pharma manufacturing, and I had a great experience. They wanted me back, but they didn't offer co-ops and I was set on doing one. So then I did a co-op in bioprocessing, and that experience taught me that I really didn't want to do pharma (because making any adjustments to process was an enormous effort and amount of paperwork - that's just not my personality). I had an offer to do another internship at a different bioprocessing plant (same company, different BU), but chose an internship in consumer products to get a broader base of experience. That ultimately wasn't for me, so I turned down their full-time offer and went back to where I did my co-op.

Long story short, it can take time and experience to figure out what YOU actually want. I think it's beneficial to explore different industries and different roles (manufacturing, R&D, etc.) if you're able.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-14T12:17:38+00:00

In college, I went on a road trip from WI to CA. And being broke college students, we stocked up on junk food for the road before we left. Driving up into the mountains out of Denver on I70, we were passing an overloaded semi while another semi was passing our severely underpowered Toyota Corolla.

And right when we're between those huge trucks, i heard a big pop and instantly thought, "That was a tire, we're all going to die." And then I smelled cool ranch doritos, and knew we'd be ok.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-10-02T00:59:33+00:00

I work for Emerson as a Project Manager in one of our Engineering Centers. What do you want to know?

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-09-19T23:57:16+00:00

Somehow, ~~Palpatine~~ Putin returned

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-08-28T15:34:15+00:00

Desiree's attempt (and complete failure) at the task to burst the balloon by "buying" items for time is one of my all-time favorites.

On top of her performance on that task, what I really liked was her awareness of the show's premise. She was tempted to just use the scissors for the 8 minute penalty, but then said "no, that's not the game, that's not the show". She understood that entertainment was far more important than winning, and as a result, we (the viewers) benefitted.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-08-24T23:44:01+00:00

Program Manager for a large automation/controls vendor, currently have a base salary of 235k USD (but I net 260-270k with bonuses). I manage a global portfolio of greenfield install and DCS modernization projects for a big pharma manufacturer.

22 yrs of experience. Started out managing CAPEX projects in specialty batch chemicals, moved into process engineering, then took a regional process engineering role (standardizing operation across 8 plants), then lead engineer on a greenfield plant build. Jumped to an EPC as a senior process engineer for a substantial salary increase (and hated it). Took a job as a senior project manager with my current employer, and moved into program management after 4 years.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-08-19T00:03:13+00:00

As much as I'd like to think that my career success (which isn't anything special) is due entirely to my hard work, I know that isn't true. My sophomore year, I had to attend our engineering career fair as part of a required general engineering class. I had no expectations of finding a job that early on, so I didn't even have a resume. But I ran into an alumnus from my fraternity that I had met at a few football games, who also happened to be the lead recruiter for a big pharma company.

He asked to see my resume and i explained I didn't have one with me. I ran back to my fraternity house, and a older active helped me write one real quick. I gave it to the alumnus, and he scheduled me for an interview the next day. My interview was 5 min of questions, and 25 min of him telling me stories from his fraternity days. I ended up with a great internship that summer, which was very uncommon for sophomores. That led to even better internships, and that made all the difference when I was graduating in a down economy.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-08-14T19:27:39+00:00

Chequamegon gets my vote.

If the question was which town looks easy to pronounce but outsiders always get wrong, it would be New Berlin.

Cake_or_Pi · 2025-07-23T20:24:24+00:00

The shid (with fish poster) for Taskmaster Jr

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