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When I see MedTwitter complaining about sacrificing their 20/30& #39;s & never getting weekends/holidays or able to see family I& #39;m struck by how disconnected some ppl are from the reality of low SES individuals. I don& #39;t comment on those posts bc struggling in any form is valid, but /
..no one I knew was partying in their 20& #39;s. No one around me was getting vacations/holidays off. Min wage jobs don& #39;t come w/ holidays or weekends off. I never got days off even if I was ill. No insurance to see a Dr but a note was required (which I couldn& #39;t afford) so you work/
Most people I knew never got time off for family emergencies or funerals. It isn& #39;t fun in the sun. It& #39;s two jobs. It& #39;s not home ownership, it& #39;s renting trailers with poor insulation. The narrative that the other half is living it up & you& #39;ve missed out? That& #39;s privilege/
A *huge* mountain of it. Most people are working their asses off & will never see anything for it aside from breaking their bodies down. If you gave your youth toward something meaningful like medicine...I& #39;m so envious /
That said, you& #39;ve every right to be exhausted, burned out & overwhelmed. Medicine is a hard calling & can be abusive. I don& #39;t want to imply venting isn& #39;t ok (which is why I& #39;ve never & #39;well, actually& #39; anyone& #39;s tweets) Just shocks me ppl think the average person gets those things
I& #39;m going to try to address some misunderstandings about my intent & than mute this.
1) Everyone has the right to bitch about work
2) No matter what your salary, 12+ hr days are brutal
3) It sucks to not get days off or see family. Just bc others don& #39;t doesn& #39;t make it ok
1) Everyone has the right to bitch about work
2) No matter what your salary, 12+ hr days are brutal
3) It sucks to not get days off or see family. Just bc others don& #39;t doesn& #39;t make it ok
4) You have no obligation to consider every demographic when you vent abt your day
5) This post was not abt comparison to others
6) This wasn& #39;t a dump on MedTwitter
7) I always assume others have it worse than me bc inner lives hide a lot
5) This post was not abt comparison to others
6) This wasn& #39;t a dump on MedTwitter
7) I always assume others have it worse than me bc inner lives hide a lot
I had no idea this would strike the nerve it did. I see a lot of ppl agreeing & feeling seen, I think bc poverty isn& #39;t talked about. It& #39;s a shameful subject, but shouldn& #39;t be. I also see ppl getting defensive. This wasn& #39;t an attack or judgement.
This was an observation due to several posts over many months (none of which I posted on) It was me trying to educate on how others are living. That& #39;s it. If you already knew, cool! If not, cool! That& #39;s it. I& #39;ve never subscribed to the suffering Olympics. ALL suffering is valid
Well, if this is going to be RT this many times, I might as well try to amplify this thread which I feel is actually the one that needs to be RTed the most https://twitter.com/appyjumpindaze/status/1283282227007295489">https://twitter.com/appyjumpi...
