Regrets on being a Medical Technologist
Unfair you studied for 4 years only to find yourself locked with a salary that cannot sustain you within 3 years time due to inflation. Talk about trying to apply for other facilities for a more competitive salary only to find out that the job pool is currently saturated.
Honestly kahit sabihin na you are doing this for the patients, it eventually becomes not fulfilling. For example an understaffed clinic pagmamadaliin ka kahit alam namang manual lang gamit nila kasi ayaw ipaayos yung machine dahil mahal. If private hospital naman tambak ka sa specimen dahil more than 2 posts hawak mo kasi naka freeze hiring. Tapos sisigawan ka pa ng pasyente and they would push na sila yung tama dahil we are working at a service industry.
What is even PAMET doing at this point, I am deeply regretting my role and occupation with the circumstances happening. Parang ‘di tayo pinaglalaban. No wonder most people decide to look for alternative jobs, pursue med, or even look jobs abroad. Others can say to just simply go to those different paths, but not everyone has the financial capacity to go to those different paths.
I’m trying to look for jobs also that is related to research or sa academe or at least public health but to no avail. Meron po bang JO related to that aspect that I am not aware? I really feel like I am not growing in this profession na po kasi. Medical Technology is a good educational path, but with all of these happening in our field here in the Philippines, I do regret being in an allied health profession.