Nope. You can't question what you are asked to do. You must do it. It must be done. Specialist orders the MO to get it done, MO orders HO to get it done. Not getting things done will get the MO screwed and will get the HO screwed by the MO.
Some things that are requested are so absurd that the houseman's job is practically suicidal ie. requesting an URGENT MRI that is NOT INDICATED. The houseman will definitely get screwed by the radiologist.
That's the houseman situation: lose - lose. He gets screwed up and down, front and back.
Sure you can speak up and speak up your mind. But unfortunately we live in a system where questioning your superiors might be disrespectful and outright RUDE.
What you say doesn't matter.
In meetings, houseman gets screwed left and right and asked to pay for fines (denda saman) they don't deserve, "Apa boley buat? Bayar sajalah"
Then an angel (a special specialist) speaks up on behalf of houseman saying that we don't deserve this shit. We should stand up for ourselves.
"You guys are doctors for God's sake! Leaders!"
I smell the wind of change.
I'm not going to start rebelling. But perhaps the next generation of MOs and Specialist can change the system where we really do work as a team. Where opinions of team members matters! Where working might actually be fun and motivating!
Because this life of kuli is certainly demotivating. I hate my job for this reason. But I am not giving up on it yet. Hopefully I'll be a part of the tide of change that will be sweeping the old ways.
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