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Peter Thiel sings siren song to America’s youth Attention high school graduates with dreams of becoming a doctor: That’s a bad idea. Instead, become a plumber. You’ll make more money. If you think that sounds crazy, that’s because it is. But that’s precisely the message noted investor and Libertarian Peter Thiel intoned on CBS 60 Minutes Sunday. It was only the latest blast against college degrees from Thiel, who sees education as a liability ... www.washingtonpost.com
80,000 public sector pensions get more than the average worker AT least 78,000 public sector workers have retired with a pension paying more than the national average salary, new research has suggested. uk.finance.yahoo.com
West Texas A&M professors' salaries below US average The average salary of college faculty nationwide is roughly $20,000 more than an average faculty salary at West Texas A&M University faculty, according to a report on professor pay. amarillo.com
The public sector pensions higher than the average wage Almost 80,000 retired public sector workers are receiving pensions of £25,900 a year or above - more than the average yearly salary - according to new research. www.channel4.com
Up to 1,000 new doctors could face unemployment Up to 1,000 new doctors will face unemployment next year as there are too few training places available, it has been warned. telegraph.feedsportal.com
Why are doctors complaining? Nearly half of all doctors say they regret choosing a career in medicine, according to an annual survey conducted by Medscape. Only 54 percent of doctors said they'd make the same career choice again, down from 69 percent last year. now.msn.com
Ontario health minister says province’s doctors are ‘lying’ to public If anyone needed a sign that Ontario’s contract battle with its 25,000 doctors has become a full-fledged war, the province’s health minister gave one Wednesday morning when she took to the air to accuse the doctors’ bargaining group of “lying” to the public. ca.news.yahoo.com
The Best- and Worst-Paying Jobs In America Some of the highest-paying jobs are in the medical field, while the lowest-paying are in the food industry. finance.yahoo.com
Doctors frustrated in talks with province TORONTO - Doctors are growing frustrated with the province’s hard line in contract talks and say they’ve given enough ground already. “The government has to budge off its mandate,” Ontario Medical Association president Stewart Kennedy said Friday.[...] www.saultstar.com
Ontario doctors earn a lot, says province that wrote the cheques Scott Stinson: The fight between the Ontario's Liberals and its doctors must be one of the only times in recent memory when a sitting government effectively criticized itself for its own largesse fullcomment.nationalpost.com
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