You are completely right. I remember when I was working in a practice where we shared call with a total of five, we all got four one-week vacations per year. So roughly every three months. I recall sitting in the sushi restaurant and realizing that my vacation was going to be in 15 weeks and not 12. And, I would freak out. My god, if somehow, they said so and so is sick, you will have to get only three weeks, I would have quit.
Then the guy I worked for changed my income from salary to 50% of my gross or net, can't recall, which ironically turned out to be almost the same. But, given I only made money if I worked, I couldn't afford to take time off. Looking back, I should have, because my boss was a pediatrician and could easily have covered my patients. I remember he said, "Hey, take the week off. You can just work 16 hour days when you come back." OK.
Now, given I am solo, and there are two evil empires and no one to cross cover with, it is hard. If I were a FP, there would be at least 10 to choose from. But, I can't do adult medicine, so it has to be a pediatrician. Keep waiting for that doctor to take a full-time job at the hospital and the spouse be a pediatrician but only want to do part time, but needs coverage.
I started the thread so I can allow hijacking.
