@sickburnbro @Escoffier @Vulpes_Quartus @teknomunk Yeah, I know. I'm suggesting that if you want to be a doctor, you do a year sweeping up, emptying bedpans, handing people stuff, etc. Then if you still want in, and if you get good referrals, you start school.

Being a stoolie let's a young man make some cash while getting to the point where he can make an informed decision about what he wants to do. It gives you perspective. It also gives you a chance to wash out with dignity and without a lot invested. If you hate the field, or if the field hates you, you walk away and try something else. You can do this multiple times before you are 20. No harm, no foul. No debt.

From the perspective of the professional, getting to filter people early is extremely valuable. For a dozen reasons. Plus, you get somebody who has a good attitude sweeping up and handing you things. Can't buy that with h1b wages, but you can get it for very little pay if you hire 17 year old energetic young white men who are motivated by seeing the menial as the first rung of the ladder.