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In reply to the discussion: College graduates get more relief on loan payments [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)would only take me on per diem and treated me, quite frankly, like shit from day 1. Now they are cutting back like crazy, which hit me first and foremost. 14% annual growth in healthcare is a big fat lie.
Luckily the (totally for profit) job I worked at while in school (putting in 18 hour days, graduated summa cum laude) hired me back part time. The reason they could hire me is because they have a turnover of 40% (that job is that shitty, but at least it's shit I have some control over and less shitty than the lab). I'm hoping to change the new part time job to full time by next year if not sooner. The sooner I can tell the lab what they can do with themselves, the better. They've already ruined my "second" career -- the thought of going there makes me nauseous after the unbelievable abuse.
Without income based repayment I would have lost my home. Instead, I may never be able to retire and when the forgiveness/taxes come due I'll be in my 80s and will probably lose my home then if I'm still alive.