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Fact: most businesses that do not offer credit card purchases have less sales.

 

It's true- and we really have to "bite the bullet" and pay the fees in order to survive.

 

I was just giving some info so that people know about it! You can choose to pay be debit when you pay a $1000 bill at my shop, and I'll pay 10cents in fees, or you can choose to pay by Visa and I'll pay $90 in service charges. Don't be surprised if you find businesses starting to charge for credit card processing fees soon (we weren't allowed to before, or the card companies could cancel our POS terminals.)

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It's true- and we really have to "bite the bullet" and pay the fees in order to survive.

 

I was just giving some info so that people know about it! You can choose to pay be debit when you pay a $1000 bill at my shop, and I'll pay 10cents in fees, or you can choose to pay by Visa and I'll pay $90 in service charges. Don't be surprised if you find businesses starting to charge for credit card processing fees soon (we weren't allowed to before, or the card companies could cancel our POS terminals.)

 

I've been in small businesses that "limit" CC transactions or charged a fee for them before. It always came off as remarkably cheap and put a very sour taste in my mouth when that kind of thing happened. These fees are part of operating a business - if you can't pay them and still be profitable then you just aren't running a good business. It's simply a service that needs to be offered as a business (for me) or else I will not go there.

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Just over 1 month into med school and I'm seriously considering family doc. Quite a change from radonc. :rolleyes:

 

There's an old saying for Medical Students,

 

Those who start Med wanting Primary Care end up in Dermatology and those starting Med wanting Dermatology end up in Family Medicine.

 

Luck may smile to you if your mind changes through your studies (Happens 99% of the time...)

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There's an old saying for Medical Students,

 

Those who start Med wanting Primary Care end up in Dermatology and those starting Med wanting Dermatology end up in Family Medicine.

 

Luck may smile to you if your mind changes through your studies (Happens 99% of the time...)

 

Haha. Well I'm starting to realize the more specialized I get the more I'm a slave to prevailing forces that are out of my control. More specialized = less control over where you work and stuff. Less specialized = more able to do stuff from other fields and work where/when you want.

 

Radonc is exactly what I want in every way except for the job availability. I'm not exactly prepared to do several fellowships until I finally land a job at some random place across the country or maybe the US.

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Haha. Well I'm starting to realize the more specialized I get the more I'm a slave to prevailing forces that are out of my control. More specialized = less control over where you work and stuff. Less specialized = more able to do stuff from other fields and work where/when you want.

 

Radonc is exactly what I want in every way except for the job availability. I'm not exactly prepared to do several fellowships until I finally land a job at some random place across the country or maybe the US.

 

The thing is that radonc got quite saturated in the last few years, to the point fresh out grads couldn't find jobs.

This may or may not change for the future years.

 

You should carefully look at the job market and the most recent stats of the Specialties you want before matching time comes, it will save you a lot of trouble.

Also, being more Specialized doesn't automatically mean you get less control over your life(Unless you're a Surgeon or Radiologist).In fact, Dermatologists, Psychiatrists, and many other branches of medicine have a lovely time with their lifestyle.

Also, the more Specialists in your branch there is in the Hospital, the more flexible your schedule will be.

 

To finish, if you ever get tired of Medicine, you can always land a job in Management Consulting ( Big firms like McKinsey love MDs and will be happy to teach them business in their mini-MBA programs.)

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Good luck! Sometimes people like that are amazingly grounded (sometimes not). In any case, your interview will be a learning experience.

 

I agree. Many of these people are humble, down to earth and very decent. Just treat him as a colleague snd don't feel intimidated. In my own approach to life, I treat janitors and senior professors with equal respect, we are all mortals. GL! :)

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Good luck! Sometimes people like that are amazingly grounded (sometimes not). In any case, your interview will be a learning experience.

 

I agree.

 

Synergy: Good luck on your interview! Like kyla said, you might be pleasantly surprised at how, even if you're not that qualified for the job, some people like him can be grounded and willing to teach you. :)

 

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So yesterday was a mess. Went to see a place in Waterloo and got completely lost. Did I ever mention how nice people are in Waterloo? I went into this community centre and asked for directions and this lady offered to drive me there. :confused: Like when would that happen in Toronto?! Then I come to the Davis Centre and the printer is not printing my graphs which are due at 1:30pm and it was like 12:30 when I went to print them out. So it's like 1:20 already and I'm freaking out... This guy comes up to me, says he will print it for me and bring them to the lab. I was like :confused: . But I didn't want to be late for the class so I ran to the class and indeed, this guy brought my graphs. :confused: Strangers. They truly help you out. Lesson learned.

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I agree.

 

Synergy: Good luck on your interview! Like kyla said, you might be pleasantly surprised at how, even if you're not that qualified for the job, some people like him can be grounded and willing to teach you. :)

 

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So yesterday was a mess. Went to see a place in Waterloo and got completely lost. Did I ever mention how nice people are in Waterloo? I went into this community centre and asked for directions and this lady offered to drive me there. :confused: Like when would that happen in Toronto?! Then I come to the Davis Centre and the printer is not printing my graphs which are due at 1:30pm and it was like 12:30 when I went to print them out. So it's like 1:20 already and I'm freaking out... This guy comes up to me, says he will print it for me and bring them to the lab. I was like :confused: . But I didn't want to be late for the class so I ran to the class and indeed, this guy brought my graphs. :confused: Strangers. They truly help you out. Lesson learned.

 

Thanks for the encouragement (everybody). In case you guys are wondering, his lab needs a database admin (it's a co-op job). It's supposed be a senior level (i.e. 3rd/4th year) position, but I've just started second year hence the underqualified comment.

 

leap: The UW printers are notorious for bugging out at the worst possible times. Being in CS, I can tell you the probability of having a computer issue asymptocally approaches 1 as the related assignment deadline approaches. Invest in your own printer, if you can (multifunctions are awesome; being able to scan crap at home saves so much time).

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I agree.

 

So yesterday was a mess. Went to see a place in Waterloo and got completely lost. Did I ever mention how nice people are in Waterloo? I went into this community centre and asked for directions and this lady offered to drive me there. :confused: Like when would that happen in Toronto?! Then I come to the Davis Centre and the printer is not printing my graphs which are due at 1:30pm and it was like 12:30 when I went to print them out. So it's like 1:20 already and I'm freaking out... This guy comes up to me, says he will print it for me and bring them to the lab. I was like :confused: . But I didn't want to be late for the class so I ran to the class and indeed, this guy brought my graphs. :confused: Strangers. They truly help you out. Lesson learned.

 

So glad that you experienced the kindness of strangers. Imagine! People out there who are willing to do something for others without expecting anything in return! :)

I had a similar experience in Calgary, and I believe it would have never happened in Toronto OR Ottawa. I bought a nice plush chair (not too big) and I figured I could fit it in the back of my coupe with the backseats folded down. No can do, the trunk/backwindow couldn't come down close enough for me to drive safely--it looked like i could pop out my rear window...and I had to take the Deerfoot home (100km+). A guy and his wife turn in with a van, try to help me rearrange the chair, realize it isn't going to work, and they offer to drive it to my house! They were doing south of the city and I lived on the west side. It was such a nice thing to do and helped me out immensely! You'd never ever ever get such an offer in Ottawa...people just don't have time there for others.

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