Jobs in medicine and health care are diverse to cater to individuals to a certain degree for different people to find enjoyment. The pool of different jobs exercises a sociological theory from Eliot Friedson, who argued that “the power of medicine in modern societies did not derive from a social consensus around its gate-keeping role in legitimating sickness but rested upon two essentially self-serving pillars. Autonomy… and dominance” ("The role of health professionals"). Autonomy focuses on the choices made within an individual. The themes of choice are one of the main motivators for an occupation. Jobs could range from a huge facility job or a small building that also have different interactivity to individuals and environmental stress. The topic of dominance is explained through the reassurance that …show more content…
The doctors in these areas are understandably under immense mental and physical stress but still rate themselves with only 10% at a below average satisfaction in their careers. It isn’t hard to conclude that doctors in first world countries, such as the United States of America, would have a lower percentage of unsatisfied professionals. However, it is important to consider that the fulfillment found in a medical career comes from the autonomy and personal enjoyment of helping others. From the same study, there was a correlation in the happiness of doctors to their performance, “boosted satisfaction at work will warranty better health care delivery and patient welfare” (Atif, Khaula, Habib Ullah Khan, and Shahzad Maqbool). Ideally, a sufficient amount of doctors that are happy with their profession leads to a better performance at their jobs. Physicians are one of the better health care workers as Jeff Cain, M.D., points out that they “derive a great deal of career satisfaction from interacting with the same patients they have known for years” (Laff,