This lunatic stretch of work is over. I've worked 14 of the last 16 days. Madness. Bad for me and bad for the patients. I almost killed myself on the freeway. God knows what harm I've done to my patients in the last two weeks. I'll never, ever do this again. Not the fact that it was suicidal before Boards. Nor the fact that it was physically painful. But it wasn't good for my attitude towards work. It added points to my burn-out-o-meter that can't be entirely removed. It was hard on the Biscuit. It was a dumb, dumb thing to do. You live and you learn--no more of this nonsense. Got an email from St.D's The Miracle Worker has done it--we're all getting a fat bonus. $50 an hour. Yes, an extra $50 for every hour we worked. The base is $120 so that comes out to be more than a 40% bonus. Wow--that inspires loyalty, my friend. He may give us a lot of nights and weekends, but as long as he's putting a extra $7k per month in the pockets of his docs they're going to worship at his feet. I'm a part timer, but the $4000 I just landed has made quite an impression on me. The full time guys must be euphoric. Boards in a few days. My motivation to study is zero. Christ!--I just made $4000 by checking my email--who cares if I'm a competent doc! U-561