Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The "traditional" professions

Really interesting article in the NY Times about medicine and law, the two "most elite of the traditional professions." Lots of evidence of burnout and dissatisfaction in both perhaps due to a culture shift in how we think about work, more demanding hours and work conditions, and the allure and perception of competing options like investment banking. The article puts notions of prestige and money right out there in the open, and is brutally honest about what some doctors think about the work they chose.

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