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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an MD, residency and fellowship training, and I do occasional work on weekends, so I won’t have a gap in my CV.  I can go back to work at any point.  [/quote]

Why on earth work so hard just to quit? Especially when medicine is generally so flexible?[/quote]

It really isn’t flexible.  I am not sure where you got that from.  [/quote]

It’s actually one of the most flexible professions once you’re mid career. Basically every female doc I know is part time, makes her own hours, etc.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/upshot/medicine-family-friendly-profession-women.amp.html[/quote]

I guess that describes me.  Maybe you wouldn’t consider me a SAHM.

It isn’t flexible once that schedule is made though.  It’s not like I can just work from home if I have a sick kid.  [/quote]

What field are you in? I want your life.

If you are working, I wouldn’t consider you a SAHM[/quote]

I don’t know.  Where is the line between working mom and SAHM? I would never pretend to be a working physician.  That sounds like I am working 60 hours/wk, and really, I work about 15 hours weekends my husband isn’t working and a 1/2 day every now and again teaching a couple of classes to the med students and residents.   I definitely had a day when I quit my job, and I have yet to go back.  [/quote][/quote]

You can have my life.  Have a bunch of kids.  Quit your job.  Tell all of your colleagues that you are willing to cover for them any nights, holidays, or weekends that they don’t want to work.  If you said this to 100 people, surely one person or another would take you up on it one or two days a month.  [/quote]

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