New job

I just finished the second week on the new job. My time so far has consisted of training with some patients here and there. The clinic I work in sees occupational medicine patients primarily but we also see urgent care patients as well. This is abig deal for me and I am very happy to have any chance to practice an expanded scope of medicine. I am truly excited to have three day weekends for the forseeable future. That is huge benefit and worth at least $10k per year to me. I am amazed that I work 40-43 hours per week without call, have been out of school for less than 2 years and now make six figures before any bonus! I realize this is not the rule but rather a significant exception. When I interviewed for a family medicine job a couple months ago they wanted me to take call and work 50 hours a week for $75k. I never went into this for the money to be honest, but I am so happy it seems to coming for me anyway. Occ med is seen by many as the dregs of medicine and I have felt that way at times. I would love be in the hospital rounding and patients and managing grave illnesses. But the reality is that what I do is very important although no one will make a medical drama about it. I heal people so that they can work and earn a living and keep they economy running. Not glamorous. There is a shit ton of BS at times. But you know what, there is BS with EVERY specialty I can think of. So, my job is not ideal and will be complaining about on this blog, I know it. But, there are a lot of really good things about it too.

I guess it's a good thing they are mad?

I have been getting the cold shoulder from the higher ups in my small company. Those folks who use to come by and ask me how I am doing and toss around some small talk can only be bothered to say hello to me now. Nothing more. Not a "sad to see you go" or ' i wish you luck in your future endeavors." This wouldn't 'bother' me except these folks have publicly wished the same for every other employee who has left since I started there. I guess it's a good thing they are mad I am leaving rather than being all cheerful and upbeat. Even though I gave them the notice they requested in their employee handbook and have gotten pretty darn good reviews, I don't think I would ever be welcomed back.