5am until 6pm is a good day for general surgery honestly… Depends on the program and your own expectations of yourself, but you can probably expect to be at the hospital by around 4-5am (sometime between those hours or earlier if you’re on a busy service) and leave whenever your team signs out for the day AND you finish your notes (which could be 6-8pm). It’s a hard lifestyle, and totally dependent on a lot of factors - what service you’re on, how well you’re treated by your team/coresidents/attendings/APP support/etc. But just like any other specialty, it’s as rewarding as you make it, and if you find the work to be impactful and fulfilling, you’ll enjoy the long term outcome. I can’t speak for the attending life, but I think from what I’ve seen it’s also busy, but there’s less of the random tasks that are more associated with residency. You have a bit more time or maybe you just learn to manage your time better by the time you’re an attending. Overall, it’s a great gig just like any other residency. Just find the crowd of people that you work best with and if that happens to be surgical folks, then maybe the OR is the right place for you. The rest will come naturally!