Beating around the bush ...

To talk or not to talk ... ask the burning bush.

Just of today, my Boss inform me and my collegues that we are NOT entitled to Medical Leave during our PRP (provisional registered pharmacist) years which is to say from 18th July 2005 till 18th July 2006. Now this has come to no surprise for us since the rumours was started last week after a friend from Penang informed us that the Pharmacy Penang State Dept has issued a circular pertaining such matters. As always, this Boss of mine who apparently have no sense of his own direction decided to follow suit since Queen Elizabeth Hospital, KK and Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan have been implementing the same thing.

Right, for the record we were told just after we begin our PRP years that we are NOT entitled to MC's, then after haggling with the boss and forcing him to call the Pharmacy Dept in PJ who are in charge of registrations of Pharmacists of the country; he was told that we are ENTITLED to MC's. This was of course during the end of last year.

As I have said above we are only told today we ARE NOT entitled for MC's. CONFUSING ISN'T IT. NOW I HAVE SOME COMPASSION FOR THE WHITE LAB RATS THAT I USE TO CUT OPEN DURING MY LAB COURSE.

WE ARE NOTHING BUT LAB RATS. WHOOOPEE.

Frustration is only the tip of the iceberg, beneath we are boiling with anger...

Thus I called my BOSS just after the news that reached to me.. this is how the conversation goes:

"Mr.**** ... i was informed of the matter regarding the MC..."

( i was butted in before i finish the sentence...)

"if you tak puas hati .. hantar surat kepada bahagian farmasi.."

"But Mr.**** is there a circular saying such things??"

"Like i said ahh .. kalau tak puas hati hantar surat .. all the other hospitals are doing it ..."

"it doesn't matter la if the other hospitals are doing it but is the a CIRCULAR* issued by the bahagian farmasi?? .. "

"if you tak puas hati just go write to the bahagian.. " then he slammed the phone down..

*&#*$&&^&Q^&Q**&@^#@.. (me in my head)


to clear up matters i did what i thought the only thing i could... GO STRAIGHT TO THE SOURCE ..

called Bahagian Farmasi in PJ, asked to be connected to the Management Head..

ring ring .. ring ring..

"hello.. (introduce myself..)..."

"i have a question to ask .. as a PRP are we or are we not ENTITLED for MC's.."

"well ... as stated in Registration of Pharmacy Act in ...Section 6A... you have to at least complete your training not less than 1 YEAR ..."

WTF?! i thought i asked a straight to the point kind of question..

"yes, i very well understand that its just that like i asked earlier.. are we or are we not entitled to MC? i thought we as a government officer U41.. we are entitled to everything there is .. is there a exception for PRP?"..

"no.. there's no such exception for PRP .. and yes PRP's are government officer, so you are entitled under the GENERAL ORDER (PERINTAH AM) for MC's....."

"well the thing is .. that my BOSS is saying we are not entitled, Sandakan and Queen and Penang are saying we not entitled.. so i was wondering whether Bahagian Farmasi has issued such circular saying that we are NOT entitled for MC?"

"No.. we haven't issued such circular.. you see doctors houseman are not entitled for MCs as stated under the Medical Act...."

from this point on the WTF?! is minor to what i wanted to say .. don't freaking understand what's medical houseman got to do with pharmacist.. we are not under the freaking Medical Act are we?


"so bottomline ... (shit don't you get tired of asking the same thing?) we are entitled for MC's right?"


"yes"


"so i can call my boss up now, and tell him you said that YES WE ARE ENTITLED FOR MC'S UNDER THE GENERAL ORDER?"


"yes..."


"THANK YOU SO MUCH .. MR.*****... MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR HELP..."


haih ...

I have yet to call my boss and tell him the wonderful news.. im sure his blood pressure going to hit the roof...

GOOD! ..

serves him right ...