but despite of our hardwork, we're sometimes given less respect . :-(
Yes, you heard it right. Medical technologists in the Philippines are paid less than any other medical practitioners in the country. You may think, a medtech wearing a lab gown in a microscope looks like a high-paid professional but don't be fooled. It is sad to think, we studied hard and pay expensive tuition for our education but in the end, we are paid less as compared to others.
Lucky for those medtechs working in a government hospital or under Department of Health because they'll receive lots of incentives but how about those medtechs working in free-standing laboratories and hospitals? As you know, our pay isn't that much. I would like to call it a 'salary for single individuals'. That's why most Filipino medtechs consider working abroad for a better pay and that's the reason why our country is facing shortage of highly-skilled medical technologists.
I'm writing this not just for myself but in behalf of our colleagues in the profession. Yeah, we are frequently ranting for this! We are calling the attention of the concerned public for salary increase for us medtechs. We are dedicated to help patients also and we hope to get the same from our salary too. Give the profession some dignity!
