Medical Officers Forced to Pawn Gold, Make ASB Withdrawals to Relocate for Permanent Posts
Dr Liza (pseudonym) – a UD43 contract medical officer (MO) who received a permanent position – says she had to pawn her gold for RM3,000 and withdraw RM1,000 from her ASB account to cover the cost of her relocation from KL to Sabah by July 31.
The 30-year-old doctor, whose take-home pay is about RM4,000 monthly, estimates at least RM5,000 expenses for her transfer:
🔵Cargo flight to bring her car over: RM2,000
🔵House rental: around RM1,000 a month for a two-bedroom flat (landlords may ask for rental deposit worth up to 5 months)
🔵Personal flight ticket: RM400
🔵Daily car rental: minimum RM120 (pending arrival of her car in Sabah)
🔵Accommodation costs pending moving into her rented place
Dr Liza, who's currently working at a klinik kesihatan in KL, says two to three of her female MO friends in their early 30s, who are also working in the Klang Valley, have similarly pawned gold and made ASB withdrawals for their transfers to Sabah for permanent posts.
“I’m just waiting for my pay to come in. This is a very embarrassing situation, but it’s reality. One of my [MO] friends only has RM30 left in their bank account.
“Our title is ‘doctor’, but we’re actually B40.”
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During my time, this…
During my time, that…
Younger generations nowadays are hopeless…
Well, if you are as brilliant as you say, KKM will not end up like what it is today kan?
Me realizing JPA easily rejected KKM’s appeal for 50% oncall allowance increase on 16 Jan 2023 while @malaysianmedic1 proposed almost 300% increase in the townhall on 22 Feb 2023.
YBMK @DrZalihaMustafa just sat there and smiled.
@koryodynasty It's almost like they're ignoring the fact that it's women who are opting not to have kids and rewarding men if they somehow con women into having three babies for them
To tackle South Korea's world-record low birthrate, the ruling People Power Party is said to be considering radical measures including exempting men who have three or more children before the age of 30 from mandatory military service. https://t.co/oBg3fyTvPD
@mkini_bm KKM @Zaliha_DrZ kata masalah tak cukup staf adalah di bawah tanggungjawab JPA dan MOF juga.
Ketua MOF adalah @anwaribrahim.
Ketua MOF pernah tuntut kerajaan dulu untuk selesaikn masalah ini.
But now, with all due respect, you are the one in power sir.
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JPA dan MOF.
KKM kata tiada penjawatan, salah JPA. JPA kata tiada dana, salah MOF.
Blame one another, tapi sampai sudah tiada penyelesaian.
Staf mengadu penat. Rakyat mengadu tunggu lama.
APA KERAJAAN DAN AGENSI TENGAH BUAT NI?
KKM, the leader is @Zaliha_DrZ
MOF, the leader is @anwaribrahim
You asked for the prev gov to act, and now you are the gov.
You are the leader.
You have the power to execute.
The healthcare is crumbling, do something!
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