I like my job when it pays the bills. When it doesn't, like right now, I hate it.
I was once told, and I agree to some extent, that the true test of job satisfaction would be if you would do for free what you presently get paid to do. The theory being, you love the job and the monetary rewards are insignificant compared to the satisfaction you get from doing the work.
In that case, I would have to say NO.
Dealing with drunks, psycho's, doctors who think that "M.D." at the end of their name means GOD, family members who think they know more about your work than you do.........
I guess I am experiencing a lot of soul searching lately. I loved my work last year, working on drilling rigs (yes, I would have done it for free if asked), but going back to the medical field has been trying to say the least.
I don't have the hardest job by any means, but I do think I am in one of the most underappreciated fields in medicine.
Man.......I miss the days when you could speak your mind on the job and not get fragged for it............