These are the reasons I should not go back to Canada:
- the salary
(I'll be taking a pay cut of approximately 15 thousand annually)
- the hours
(In Canada, you get paid a flat rate, so hospitals have no incentive to keep you to your maximum hours. A friend of mine says they essentially work the doctors "until they keel over", and then they work some more.)
- the training
(everyone I've spoken to insists that Aussie training is better. Not just Australians are saying this; we get more general education, so are better overall doctors, instead of just niche specialists)
- the choices
(in Australia, I'm an excellent candidate for just about any program. In Canada, I am told to be grateful for the positions that other Canadians don't want.)
So. What now? Essentially, I can pick career suicide, longer hours, less compensation and less recognition OR I can stay in Australia.
Obvious choice?
Then why is there a little voice in my head saying "I don't care! I want to go home!"? Blerg. All this and peppermint hedgehog slice. I may be sick.
