How does a 60+ hour work week look like?

[Hauldren Collider]

What exactly is residency, Guy?

[Dauphin]

Oooh, I see what you did there. Nice debate trick. I'm a kid, so there is no way I could possibly make statements which could have any basis in the real world.

News flash: I ain't the only one who feels this way, and I know a bunch of people who are over 30 and over 40 who would be rather pissed off if they had to get a waiver signed just to earn some extra cash.

Your age has nothing to do with it (you are divining Albie's racism card). It's your declared lack of comprehension as to why it might be considered a protection for employees, and your consideration that it makes you "pussies".

[Guynemer]

What exactly is residency, Guy?

In your final year of medical school, you choose what sort of doctor you want to be. (Pediatrician, internal medicine, general surgeon, ophthamologist, otolaryngologist, gynecologist, etc.) You then apply to interview at any number of residency programs (hospitals, often attached to medical schools and/or research institutions, that offer training in said specialty). The programs interview whichever applicants it wants, and then both students and programs rank each other in order of preference. It goes into a big old computer algorithm, and two months before you graduate with your MD, you get told where you're going to spend the next few years of your life. (Which is how I, of all people, ended up in Columbus, Ohio.) The residency length varies depending on what you're going into, and further subspecialization (say, pediatric gastroenterology, for example) requires further residency-like training called a fellowship. As a resident, you train in your chosen field through inpatient and outpatient care and, potentially, research. It is called "residency" because, back in the olde days, residents literally lived at the hospital.

After residency, you can become "board-certified" in your chosen field, and get a job of your choosing. Technically, you don't have to do a residency at all, you can just take your MD after med school and start a general practice, but no one would hire you.


Very brief explanation, that. Any further questions?

[Provost Harrison]

However it is too easy to waive - it makes the law rather pointless and in reality every employer gets their employee to sign the opt-out waiver. On balance I am probably under 48 hours a week though...sometimes more...more often than not less

[onodera]

Regarding holidays. It it true that in the USA employers don't have to provide any paid days off or sick leaves at all?

[Dauphin]

If HC is to be believed, signing a piece of paper pisses off people who want to earn cash. I hate to think what would happen if they had to sign an employment contract. Think of the revolution that will cause!

[Provost Harrison]

I don't think they do. What are the laws in Russia regarding that?

[Guynemer]

In Soviet Russia, waiver sign YOU!





I don't think I'm doing this right.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Inclusive of business travel, I did a 48-hour week last week. That's the longest working week I've done in about 6 years.

[Wiglaf]

In your final year of medical school, you choose what sort of doctor you want to be. (Pediatrician, internal medicine, general surgeon, ophthamologist, otolaryngologist, gynecologist, etc.) You then apply to interview at any number of residency programs (hospitals, often attached to medical schools and/or research institutions, that offer training in said specialty). The programs interview whichever applicants it wants, and then both students and programs rank each other in order of preference. It goes into a big old computer algorithm, and two months before you graduate with your MD, you get told where you're going to spend the next few years of your life. (Which is how I, of all people, ended up in Columbus, Ohio.) The residency length varies depending on what you're going into, and further subspecialization (say, pediatric gastroenterology, for example) requires further residency-like training called a fellowship. As a resident, you train in your chosen field through inpatient and outpatient care and, potentially, research. It is called "residency" because, back in the olde days, residents literally lived at the hospital.

After residency, you can become "board-certified" in your chosen field, and get a job of your choosing. Technically, you don't have to do a residency at all, you can just take your MD after med school and start a general practice, but no one would hire you.


Very brief explanation, that. Any further questions?

Is it true that doctors joke about other pediatricians being pedophiles because I joke about that all the time and people laugh.

[Arrian]

I work my 40. No more no less. It's part of the deal, though. Bonuses here are very small and seem to be largely a function of what type of year the company had + how long you've been here + (small part) how good a job you did. My salary is 95% of my comp.

I make a good solid salary, but nothing spectacular. In exchange, I have a low-stress, 40-hour/wk job. It works for me.

at highschool kid who knows everything. I remember that phase...

-Arrian

[Hauldren Collider]

Very brief explanation, that. Any further questions?

No, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

Regarding holidays. It it true that in the USA employers don't have to provide any paid days off or sick leaves at all?

Varies by state I believe. I don't think there are any federal laws requiring this. But I don't know this stuff that well, some laywer on the forum please correct me...

[Hauldren Collider]

Also, I'm not saying everyone should work more than 40 hours, all I'm saying is that people SHOULD be able to if they want to. I don't think that it's "unfair competition" for somebody to be willing to work longer hours.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

So some sort of waiver system is in order, perchance?

[Hauldren Collider]

I don't see why you should need to get a waiver just to work longer, but I guess if that system works, fine, whatever.