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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have far far more respect for paramedics, nurses, technicians, than docs who are spending a fraction of their time on the front lines of the crisis but earning exponentially less than docs.    Yes, docs play a critical role as a member of the overall team but their colleagues see more danger to personal health all the time.   Most of my doc friends have pursued the MD route primarily for the income so now when that income in being threatened (see the PP MD whinning) AND they are being overworked with some additional hazards, they can’t deal with it.  [/quote]

You know that salary info is available to us when we choose our specialties, right? None of us on the front line used salary as our deciding factor. We aren't dermatologists being furloughed. We're ER, medicine, critical care and we are directly in front of this thing. I have been coughed and sneezed on, coded vomiting patients, intubated gasping unresponsive patients...you name it. Sometimes I had PPE. Sometimes these people were just dropped at the door. We've cared for them all and will continue to do so. I'm astounded that there's pushback against the idea that I don't want my income cut while I'm risking my life. And yes that sentiment goes for my friends in nursing, cashiers at Safeway, etc. Those of us who can't stay home should be protected, period. And that damn right means economically as well. [i]Because we don't have a choice[/i].

I'm aware that 16m people are jobless. We're preparing now for a second wave of mental health and suicide events directly as a result. And I'll be here for that one too. So can it with the "greedy doctor" bullsh#t. There is no glamour in this job and I'm still proud to do it. But I won't be taken advantage of at the most vulnerable time in my life, when I'm living without my children, wondering if I'm going to go home and spike a fever. The cut to our salaries is not going to my nursing colleagues or to buy PPE for my peers in NYC. It's to shore up the stock loss for a company whose CEO made 7m last year. Let that marinate for a second before telling me to "cool it".

Or better yet, save your ire for your congressperson and get them on the right side of surprise medical billing, prescription drug price transparency, and access to care for low income families. Maybe a coordinated federal response so the next time this happens (and there will be a next time) FEMA isn't seizing mask shipments off loading docks in NYC for redistribution. Yes, that happened. My peers and I are going to work so you can stay home. If you still consider that "whining" you have no idea how real this sh#t is.
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Sounds good.

Now stop whining too. You signed up for your job. Most of your health peers are furloughed. You don't have a shortage of ventilators. Hospitalization rates are falling. [/quote]

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