Ask Me Anything April - Locked

What do you fundamentally enjoy about the type of work you do in the hospital? And on the flip side, what is it that you fundamentally dislike about the research you've been doing in school?

This one is a nice one to answer because it answers both of them. The fundamental thing I enjoy about being in the hospital is the change of scenery and the people around me while I work there. I always assumed that being in the hospital would be the kind of place where everyone's sick and the doctors and nurses in the building would be depressed or something from being around these people all day experiencing death and illness. However it's pretty far from the truth because the people I work with are generally happy people and they're fun to be around, the patients are nice most of the time and there doesn't seem to be much hostility throughout most of the day. On the flip side, the opposite is true for being in Academia. A lot of people there try to screw you over, especially professors, the work is very daunting and long and feels as if there's no long term reward and it's very frustrating to be around. The atmosphere there feels a lot more stressful to me and I can't wait to finish.