Doctors on Strike
April 29th, 2008 by Doris
It is on the newspaper – Junior doctors announce second strike after walking off job (last week). Although I could understand the reason behind the scene, it is still disappointing and unacceptable. Having the doctors on strike have put thousands of people lives on risk. Why did you become a doctor at the first place? Isn’t it as simply as to help someone? I could not deny all the political and financial issues that exist, but again I would like to think that doctor is not just a job or a career. For many of us, they were the highly respected bunch because of their destiny that is to help those who are sick. However, it is not easy to find a good doctor in this century as many of them have been gradually blinded with authority, power and money. It is true that the pay is much higher in other countries. It is not wrong to ask for a pay rise … but could it be done through other ways without hurting others who has nothing to do with it? It is always nice to have a pay rise, but can you really not able to survive without a pay rise. Many other people in other careers also face the same issue and the heavy burden of life. And doctors are definitely not at the bottom range. The foundamental question is: why did you become a doctor?