my response

I do not need to talk to you when I have been in practice for 10+ years. I work with about 15 podiatrists who have been in practice for between 2-30 years. I see them at the beginning and towards the ends of their careers. Some are doing great, some are doing very well, and others are just getting their feet wet. Most of them are about 7-10 years out of residency. So I know what these guys are going through. Even the new ones arent hurting. They complain a little (nothing like this board) but its just them working hard to get what they want. I cannot say enough times how few podiatrists I see struggling. Most of the ones that I know of (I dont work with any of them) struggle because of either poor motivation or they took a bad deal. They guys that started on their own have multiple offices, busy schedules, and plenty of surgery after 10 years or less.

What do you want me to know about 10 years out after residency? Why not start a new trend and actually offer to help rather than just hope everyone falls into the same pitfalls you did. Everyone that complains about this profession does the same thing. They tell no one to get into it or they laugh at the ones that fail and say "I told you so." No one actually says what went wrong, other than a lot of lip service like "the government/schools/mom tricked me/lied to me/srewed me, and now I am broke." Why not help new pods avoid some of your mistakes. So you tell me Im wrong and dont know what Im talking about, but I will give real examples of what I have seen, but that isnt good enough for you...your response is to wait 10 years. My senior resident just graduated our 3 year program and had multiple offers before he left for 6 figures with some at orthro groups. Sounds like some good deals, but he wanted to be his own boss and is opening his own practice. Whether he succeeds or fails, he knows that he did what made him happy and podiatry has been good to him. He passed up sure money to do what he wanted. So if he fails he has no one to blame but himself. I respect his decision and his taking responsibility for his actions. You will never see him on this board whining about his failures. People like him make it because they are hard working, motivated, and do what they love.

So unless you want to tell me what the 10 year story is, I dont think we will be talking again in the future. I would rather concentrate on being the best podiatrist I can be and making a sound practice for myself. (by the way, I have already had 2 offers for good money and Im not even half through my residency yet, but they want me when Im done) Things dont look so bleak in today's market.

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