Holiday Duty

By this time, you probably know if you're on duty on the night of the 24 or on Christmas day. Or maybe, you're on duty on the eve of New Year. Honestly speaking, I don't want to go to work on any of those days. But you don't have much of a choice. For us medical technologists, going to work on Holidays is like going to work on regular days. If you're working in a hospital for years now, you probably embraced this fact already. But if you're really been working for so long and you're in your "senior" years, you probably passed this stage and you're off during Holidays. Hahaha! Just kidding! Although most of the time, there are less number of patients that go to the lab. Sometimes inpatients are decreased in numbers too. It might not be physically demanding because the amount of specimens are low but the fact still remains that you are inside a hospital and you are still working.
It's a lot of responsibility to be a Med Tek. You are obliged to sacrifice your time for your family to give time for your patients. Even without recognition from your patients, you will still be there. Even with a "double pay" during Holidays, it still can't replace the time that was taken away from you from probably having a Noche Buena or a simple Christmas meal for the family. We really don't get much from Holiday duties except the fact that we pat ourselves on the back and saying "good work".
Personally, I'd like to think that there's a consolation when you work during the Holidays. Let's face it, who else would go to work on Holidays? Some jobs might be working on Holidays but majority of health professionals, including Medical technologists, definitely would. Hospitals would never close; they go 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. So do Med Teks, I guess. So here's the consolation I was talking about, since it's Christmas, I firmly believe that we will have more blessings. Kung naka-double pay tayo ngayong Pasko, siguro doble din ang blessings. It may not come in terms of money, but the self-fulfillment that you sacrificed your personal time to be of help to others is priceless. As Med Teks and health professionals, we may not be financially abundant but we are definitely spiritually blessed. And in Christmas season, during this time of giving, we just don't give away gifts or presents. We give ourselves and commit ourselves to our line of work and to our needy patients. Our presence might be appreciated or not; recognized or ignored; and, complimented or denounced. It really doesn't matter. We did our job, we did our commitment, and we gave our gifts.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!

Sa lahat ng duty sa pasko o sa bagong taon o sa gabi ng 24 o 31, enjoy na lang tayo. Dala kayo ng madaming food para masaya. Gaiwng parang Christmas Party part 2 ang duty! Magpa-picture ng madami tapos inggitin yung mga off! Hahaha! Iwasan ang alochol ha, duty pa e... pag out na lang!!!

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Please comment or share your holiday duty experience. Thank you and God bless! Merry Christmas!

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