Hi all! Currently, I am 26 years old and work in medicine making $75/hr and $112.5/hr working overtime(over 40 hours per week). Currently I work between 150-200 hours per month depending on the schedule.
I constantly have the battle between working more for more money and not picking up shifts/staying longer at work due to mental fatigue and not wanting to burn out. I work in an emergency room so it definitely can be mentally exhausting working 12 hours and hardly being able to eat/take care of yourself. I have, hopefully, a long career ahead of me and don't want to burn out after 2 years of work.
Currently saving up money for a house and am living with my parents so have very little expenses. Real question is, what is the correct balance between not wanting to burnout in work and wanting more pay to get ahead in life and invest more? I really can't find a work life balance. Sometimes I feel stupid for saying no to a shift that would net me ~$1000 before taxes.
Submitted July 29, 2021 at 07:02AM by Polok2019 https://ift.tt/3l9HW80
