[Spooky23]

Earlier in my career I interviewed for a health IT job that was basically a director level position. The pay ended up being less than I was making as a government employee for a smaller scoped job. The government gig was probably less than an intern makes at a FAANG.

In medicine, doctors are king. Everyone else is a peon.

[pasttense01]

Doctors don't feel like they are kings--while they make very good money there are massive amounts of red tape, filling out Epic...

It's the bureaucrats who are kings.

[JBlue42]

My doctor friends confirm. They would rather spend their time on patient care but have to make a lot more time for the paperwork.