The Bitter Physio

I've thought about starting a blog for a few years, but have yet to have the time, Corona times make this much easier. Coincidentally I paid my student loans off during this time as well. I told myself to give it awhile to see if my frustration with the profession waned without paying an additional mortgage every month, it didn't.  The title the bitter pysio is a slight misnomer as I am generally a happy and content person, but someone needs to speakout candidly on the state of the profession. The title is moreso to catch the eye and is a play on words with the other blogs/personalities like the sportsphysio, the honestphysio, the kettlebellphysio, and the running physio. These are all great sites and I encourage you to go and check them out. I've started this blog specifically to discourage those on the fence about joining the profession and generally because I'm bored. If it is your sole passion in life to be a physical therapist and you just can't sleep at night without being one, well then go for it, if you just want a good job in the medical field that's enjoyable, stable, and somewhat interesting there are a host of other options that require less time and less money. The bitter angle comes about because I often reflect on the time it took to achieve the DPT, the money I spent, and the true lack of value the education has provided me. Let's break each of these topic down shall we.The money I spent,