KevinMD March 22, 2025
Long ago, before I started practicing medicine, I worked in the retail sector. I was 15 years old when I earned my first real paycheck. Surely, I worked other odd and end jobs before that first “real job.” I mowed neighborhood lawns, shoveled snow off neighbors’ driveways, delivered newspapers—anything I could do to make a dollar or two. But those odd jobs were not “real jobs” with tangible or steady paychecks. As I embarked on a job search at the bright age of 15 years old, I started my journey at a candy store kiosk at a local mall. I was BIG TIME … making $3.35 per hour. After a few months, however, the novelty of that candy store job...