Re: Once more into the breach, dear friends
Annie, I was curious as I too work in a hospital laboratory but as a microbiologist. Even with almost 30 years experience in the clinical setting, it is difficult to practice my profession while fulfilling mandatory requirements on continuing education, proficiency testing, meeting annual College of Medical Technologist requirements and preparing for yearly performance assessments amongst other demands. On one hand management stresses that you live up to your title of a health care professional yet on the other hand, they often show lack of respect, antagonism and downplay your importance - all when it suits their goals - especially in these financially challenging times. This is a game played by almost all employers these days.
As you say, testing urine, blood or tissue samples may not be a glamorous job, but I love it! The ‘Gill Grissom’ in me wants to solve the mystery. The politics of management I can do without and the hurried, stressful organized chaotic insanity of the laboratory environment comes with the job. What really makes it all worthwhile for me is that everyone of my colleagues are intelligent, educated, considerate and dedicated professionals that I’m proud to call my friends. I hope you too find such a job in your future.
Yuri
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