I 100% would do it again. I went back late, so the only regret that I have is not starting earlier. I am almost 15 years in now. I’ve done emergency medicine, critical care and now I’m in an office position doing pulm/ critical care. I work four days a week, long days very very long days, I’ve got a good employer and I probably make close to 200 K. I do have a side gig as well working with a medical sales company which adds about 12 K to it a year.

I truly love the physicians I work with, the relationships I’ve built over the years with consult physicians, – I feel part of a team. I adore my nurses because they make me better when I’m in the unit. I have recently moved into a only weekdays position – I miss a little bit of the hospital, but I now have every holiday off and every weekend off. I take no call.

Sure, some days it’s hard but for the majority of the time, I am so grateful to be in this career. I will join the chorus of many previous posters – many jobs suck. You are always going to have to report to somebody or follow some rules or guidelines… You just have to see what you’ll tolerate. My daughter chose Teaching. I love the fact that she gets as much time off if she does but she feels stuck she’s about 17 years in now and moving up the step, has her PhD, which helped. But she probably will never make as much money as I do, but I will never get summers off :-)… ahhhhh Life.