Originally Posted by
deveras
...Furthermore, why do they do it to themselves? Is 100k a year and no free time better than 60k a year with 20 days of vacation and a guaranteed weekend? That's a difference I can't see. Or does the latter even exist in the US? ...
Yes, try nursing school. Nurses can work (and earn) as little or much as they like. Since you're young, you could handle stress, and as the stress increasingly takes it's toll, switch to less arduous nursing positions.