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So... Here I am again, TL.
This time with a rant about how scumbag can your own co-workers and colleagues be.
It's 3AM here in Chile. I'm on call on the ER. And I'm so fucking pissed...
I'm working (or should I say 'I WAS working'...) on a huge project involving the renovation and modernization of most of the medical equipment on our hospital's ER and internal medicine ward. Big words, let me tell you. I've been studying the ER and med ward needs for over 13 months and determined we needed to change some old equipment and in many cases, acquire new stuff. For example, our defib in the med ward is a very old, monophasic defib, which gives a single electrical discharge to make the heart start beating again, and that isn't really recommended nowadays for many reasons which would be extremely technical to go into, so we need a biphasic defib, which gives two, very short phased electrical discharges, being the current medical gold standard. In other cases, we need new continuous IV pumps, because our old one doesn't work anymore... and so on.
The project is huge. Seriously. Changing this stuff in a hospital is more complicated than you think, starting for the funding for it. It involves over $90.000 US dollars and believe me, here in Chile that is a SHITLOAD of money, and moving a few strings here and there and with some connections and knocking a LOT of doors, I got the money.
Such projects are a pretty big deal. Here in Chile, after graduating from med school, which is 7 years long, you can work as a general practicioner and most of us don't enter our residences right away; we rather go into what is called a "zone general practicioner" (MGZ as we call it here) mode, in which you are destined to wherever the public health system needs you (usually small hospitals far away from the big cities) to make medicine. That's what I do, I'm in this tiny, poor countryside hospital, taking patients mostly by knowledge, experience and, might I say, sick improv skills you pick up being an 'MGZ'.
As such, you gain 'points' for your future residence application by staying up to 6 years in a same location; the further you go, the more points you get; if you take responsability charges, such as being the hospital director, or chief ER MD, etc; and of course, the most points are awarded from big projects which improve your hospital in some way, such as the one I've been working on for over a year.
But, as I delivered the pre-project for approval, a colleague of mine took over it and made it his, completely changing the project just to buy an ultrasonograph which isn't really needed since we have one that's pretty new (2 years old).
I was like 'dude, wtf, that is NOT COOL... This here is MY WORK, taking it to the thrash and stealing the credit????
He presented the final project today. My name wasn't on the front page. The director hasn't said a single word, after all, the director's interests are that this project is approved to get new stuff for the hospital and doesn't give a flying fuck from who it is, cause the director gets some points, too, regardless of what the project is...
I feel ripped. After all I worked for, some douchebag stole my big idea, stole some crucial points for my future residence application, and most of all, makes me feel like I've wasted the last 12 months doing something for which my recognition has been ripped away from in a brutal way.
People say you never really get to know someone until they stabbed you in the back.
I feel like that today. I learned today that some colleagues can fuck you over just to win the race to a residency?
I always thought our first thought was supposed to be the patients wellfare, and not our own interests. I'm not selfish, I really are about my patients and leaving my workplace in a better way that I found it when I get to go to my residency in a few years, and I can't seem to understand how this asshole calls himself a doctor. What the fuck.
It hurts that I try to improve things at my workplace for the sake of our patients, to comply and go beyond the minimal board certification standards for the ER, and some asshole goes around presenting a project for a 'new toy' that we don't really need, because he wants to wield his med-penis and mad UltraSound skills?
... sigh.
 
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Man, that really sucks 
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I should challenge him to a game of Starcraft II. After all, I'm a random masters player and my scumbag colleague is a silver league terran. Winner takes the project. LOL.
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*insert random scumbag meme image here*
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Do you think your post helps the OP in any way?
Indeed, the situations sucks. I hope you find a solution, in both ways, soon.
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On July 18 2012 16:39 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Do you think your post helps the OP in any way?
does yours?
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People are scum. Why not take it to HR or your boss? Explain to them what happened and stuff, try to see what you can make of it? What happened there is really dirty shit and I can't fathom why you can't make a fuss out of it. Especially if you have proof that you did the work. Explain to the higher tier and you explained us (in more politically correct terms).
That said I don't know how your environment works and stuff so I might be completely off target, but I really think that you can't just sit idly. I don't know, good luck fixing that shit up?
people are scum~ Calvin
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I can't help but wish you good luck and try to learn from the mistake. It really sucks from what you've described.
Edit: What is ER?
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Literally stab him in the back.
You're in a hospital, whats the worst that can happen?
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On July 18 2012 17:11 iGrok wrote:
Literally stab him in the back.
You're in a hospital, whats the worst that can happen?
20 to life.
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I feel Incognoto's idea would be the best, couldn't you go to the boss and present your case, saying that you've done XYZ and feel that A would be a much better investment for B and so on?
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That kinda sucks.
But I cant help wondering..... how exactly does a collegue "make it his" project? Surely you've got a boss/supervisor/anything you could talk to? Surely you could prove it actually is your work if it came down to a situation where you both stood next to each other both claiming to have done the same thing? Theres got to be some information missing in here....
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On July 18 2012 17:11 darkness wrote:
I can't help but wish you good luck and try to learn from the mistake. It really sucks from what you've described.
Edit: What is ER?
Emergency room
And welcome to the field of medicine to the OP, get used to it quick or die :/
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Definitely take it up with your boss.
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I truly enjoy your blogs, they have such gritty realism.
The insight into how things work in your country as opposed to mine are so interesting to see.
Thank you for writing and contributions and good luck in your work towards your residency
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On July 18 2012 16:39 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Do you think your post helps the OP in any way?
Indeed, the situations sucks. I hope you find a solution, in both ways, soon.
hmm, he IS the OP.. ^^
I can't imagine how awful that situation must have been (must be), but then it's also hard to understand how it could
come to this :/
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On July 18 2012 18:08 Osmoses wrote:
Definitely take it up with your boss.
It kind of depends on how obvious it is that most of it is his work.
If he can show, without a shadow of a doubt, that he did like 90% of the work and the guy ran with the credit, most bosses would probaby get involved.
The problem is if things aren't that clear. No boss is going to wade into some swamp of "he said/she said."
It's a dick move, but it happens everywhere. Some people are just really fanatical in getting ahead and will gladly fuck over other people in their road there.
Getting ahead isn't all about intelligence and talent, there is a great deal of office-politics involved. The only comfort is knowing that people that so obviously steal will sooner or later walk into the wrong person and suffer the proffesional fallout that results from stealing from a superior.
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On July 18 2012 18:24 zalz wrote:It kind of depends on how obvious it is that most of it is his work. If he can show, without a shadow of a doubt, that he did like 90% of the work and the guy ran with the credit, most bosses would probaby get involved. The problem is if things aren't that clear. No boss is going to wade into some swamp of "he said/she said." It's a dick move, but it happens everywhere. Some people are just really fanatical in getting ahead and will gladly fuck over other people in their road there. Getting ahead isn't all about intelligence and talent, there is a great deal of office-politics involved. The only comfort is knowing that people that so obviously steal will sooner or later walk into the wrong person and suffer the proffesional fallout that results from stealing from a superior.
The universe does not have intrinsic fairness, I think you put a bit too much faith in the belief that he'll eventually get his come-uppance. If you want justice, you have to make it happen. Be the "wrong person" right now, shit like this must not fly.
If the OP spent a year on this he should have no problems providing evidence for how he spent his time.
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On July 18 2012 17:25 Arcanefrost wrote:Show nested quote +On July 18 2012 17:11 iGrok wrote:
Literally stab him in the back.
You're in a hospital, whats the worst that can happen? 20 to life.
Nah. Stab him then save his life and he won't press charges 
I agree with most... Go to your boss or whoever have power over both you and him.
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On July 18 2012 16:39 Wala.Revolution wrote:
Do you think your post helps the OP in any way?
Indeed, the situations sucks. I hope you find a solution, in both ways, soon.
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Bah, didn't notice it was OP's post, haha.
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Thats very sad, but thats life. Its happens all the time everywhere. You have to fight for recognition or others will steal Your work. I know it from personal experiences (
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