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Originally Posted by Sayonara
I would love a quick answer on this one if anyone can.
I just got accepted for an exchange to NUS for 2 months.
A few months back when I applied I was very excited for the exchange.
However since I've red online and talked to a singaporian student I've realized that working 80 hours per week as a doctor isnt anything for me (I live in Sweden, working hours for doctors is about 40 hours per week).
Problem now is that I can't really decide wether to go or not.
Housing is very expensive and the exchange will cost me a lot of money.
My question is:
Is working as a doctor really as bad as people say in Singapore? 80h weeks, medium pay.
Worth going on exchange anyway? Will probably cost me about 3000-4000 euro. |
You are coming for an exchange. I find it enlightening to see different culture
You most probably wont want to come here to work as life is tougher (longer working hours) but for an exchange or holiday i would say take the opportunity to see a different culture.
80hours is just for early stages of training. I work closer to 40hours actually and get 8-9 of sleep per night. Once you become consultant or gp, life is quite good.
However do take note that there is covid situation in singapore. Understand that european situation is worsening rapidly.