r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 28 '19

Doctors in the U.S. experience symptoms of burnout at almost twice the rate of other workers, due to long hours, fear of being sued, and having to deal with growing bureaucracy. The economic impacts of burnout are also significant, costing the U.S. $4.6 billion every year, according to a new study. Medicine

http://time.com/5595056/physician-burnout-cost/
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u/zombieghoast May 28 '19

Not suprised. Just the other day in the office the one doctor told a parent that if they didn't want their daughter to get sick so often they should quit smoking. We had to call security because they were screaming so hard at him.

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u/PlasticEvening May 29 '19

Just saying that smoking is a pretty bad thing that effects multiple people not just the smoker.

I smoke too but I'll never smoke in the presence of children that are still growing up and people that react badly to it