Day 8 of not working. 8.51 in the morning. On the way to Damansara to send my car for service. Need to fix the brake judder as well. Still don't have a job. Went for an interview last week, but haven't heard anything from the company since. My SHO course is next month. Things are not going so well. Feeling anxious, worried, lonely and sad. But regret? Nope. Not at all. I don't have to wake up feeling depressed every morning anymore. I don't have to worry about the rounds anymore. I don't have to drag my feet to work anymore. I'm free. Fuck yeah!
Hi Danny,
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog.
I feel you bro, I understand what you have gone through.
The feeling of uncertainty was killing me when I was unemployed previously.
I'm now working as a management trainee in a life insurance company. The life insurance industry currently is looking for those with medical background. In my company, we have 3 doctors and many nurses who decided to quit their clinical practice and joined the insurance industry.
Have you considered a career in insurance industry? Not as an insurance agent, but as a corporate employee.
Do email me (cardipin@yahoo.com) if you are interested in knowing more about this.
I always feel that we (HO who dropped out 1/2 way) should help each other. I'm sure there's many out there.
Don't give up!
All the best bro...
Hi bro, thanks for dropping by my blog too. haha. it's good to hear that u're doing well. ur success will motivate others to pursue their dreams as well, instead of getting stuck in this nightmare simply becos they do not know of the options that they have after quitting.
Deleteany info u could provide regarding ur current job would be very very much appreciated by us.
good to hear from u bro. wish u the best of luck, and thanks for sharing! :)
Hi danny i've been following ur blog for quite some time. Im just being extended tagging in medical dept as im not competent enough as a first poster.im being scolded everday during round for silly reasons and undergoing depression, cant sleep eat well. So i decided to MIA today and looking for a better life out there..kindly guide me what is possible for me to do apart from being a ho/slave?tq
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DeleteHi Danny. Currently,i'm thinking to quit housemanship. Just wanna whether u're bounding to any scholarship or loan for your MBBS. In my situation, i've 10 years contract with JPA which is worth at least rm 160,000. I don't have that amount of money to pay back instantly. That's the only obstacle that stop me from quitting housemanship.
ReplyDeleteWell that seems to be the problem for most HO since most of them took up the JPA scholarship. What I heard was that the contract was shortened to just 4 years, but this is just what I heard, so I'm not sure whether it is true, and whether it will actually be implemented.
DeleteBut still, regardless of 4 or 10 years bond, that means that you still have to finish your housemanship. If you're gonna quit now, then that means you have to pay them some sort of penalty, which I heard was around 250K, but from your info it seems to be lesser than that. I had a distant cousin who quitted her MO, and she pleaded to JPA so that she could pay in installments. And her request was actually entertained, although the amount of money she has to pay per month is still quite significant. But her husband's a doctor as well, so that should sort out the financial issue.
Anyway, I'm under PTPTN, so I'm not bonded, and the amount of money I have to pay every month is not that much as well. So I'm not really clear regarding the terms and conditions applied to those under the JPA bond, since I never took it in the first place. I'd suggest you call them up and ask them regarding the possibility of paying your penalty in installments. I'm sorry I couldn't help you any further, but if I know anything else, I'll let you know. Cheers. :)
it seems that i've to finish my housemanship.i'm tired to face all this anymore.when i go through,that's exactly what i feel right now every single morning when i wake up. To be honest, it's almost 1 year of my housemanship and i haven't finish any department yet. Due to my problem, i've been transferred from medical to ortho and then to O&G. For the past 10 months, sometime i came to work,most of the time i took leave, on mc or even MIA. I'm even being refered to psychiatrist for moderate depression, anxiety and adjustment disorder. Lucky the psychiatrist can give me mc for a whole week. Now i'm in 2nd week of O&G tagging, but already took 2 days leave and 2 mc.i've been to JPA and asked about my contract if i quit, it seems that i've to pay the total amount in my contract plus 'ganti rugi' which in total can be up until rm300,000 or maybe more,and i gotta to pay the full amount within 60 days after i quit if i plan to. =(
Deletei've asked one of my friends who also quitted her HO while still under JPA bond, and this is a proper resignation with letters and everything.
ReplyDeleteapparently she already submitted the resignation letter months ago, but the government being "efficient" as it always is, is still "processing" her resignation. it's been around 8 months now, and KKM still doesnt know that she quit her HO, so she doesnt have to pay anything to JPA yet. an MO told her that it might even take 5-6 years for your resignation to be properly registered in the Ministry.
they were quick in stopping her salary though.
anyway, since u've already been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, shouldn't that be a good enough reason for u to appeal to JPA? maybe u can get a letter from the psychiatrist or something.
I'm not sure what happens if u just MIA though, since that means u're not officially quitting, so I'm wondering if u need to pay the JPA bond if u just MIA..