text: I think that neighbor had better look at how hard the work is for Drs. It is not a 9-5 job with holidays and weekends off.  Babies do not decide to only arrive in that allotted time, trauma and death are a daily occurrence.   People are putting their lives in the hands of these people, the stress is huge, many marriages do not survive because the spouse is basically a single parent at most events. And that does not even factor in the years of training, costs and ongoing overheads.   If the neighbor, who likely gets holidays, benefits, dental and pension in his or her job is jealous of the one perk for Drs. to try to save a pension.......than they should take a good first aid course and look after themselves when a medical emergency arises. The word petty comes to mind.