That comparison doesn&#x27;t work.<p>As a tech manager, you&#x27;re not using your personal funds, either, you&#x27;re using your employer&#x27;s money.<p>Further, if a doctor&#x27;s prescription doesn&#x27;t work, or is too expensive, the patients can get a second opinion, and the doctor can lose the person as a patient.  An employer may not even have that option with a tech manager.