I'm writing this while fuming with anger & disdain. I was always told that when u start work u will find out that its every man for himself & that men in particular r the last ppl to expect any help from.
So I'm on-call today, at about 1ish I got permission from a senior that I was going home for an hour, to have lunch & pray. Although I could have just left cuz & they would have hardly noticed. But I was never the one to act irresponsible.
As I'm new to surgery & this hospital I don't know much about the oncall rooms & where I can rest while I'm in the hospital. My friend gave me her key to the only female oncall room who is actually used by the female consultant in our unit. I decided to stick a paper on the door with my name on it like is customary. I did this at around 11 if not earlier.
So as I said I left the hospital & got my on-call bag, my laptop, sheets so I can lay them down on the bed n rest a little. A few minutes before I arrived back at the hospital I receive a call from 1 of my seniors.
He: Doctora wainik ?
Me: Almost near the hospital.
He: Ok bidi a2olik she, inti 7a6a wara2a 3ela bab ilghorfa ili fe X mokan?
Me: E ?
He: Awalan ilghorfa hay mish lal female, o thaniyan ilghorfa hay ana banam feha.
Me: Bs I was told this room belongs to X consultant & she is the one who sleeps there & it is used for females only.
He: La mosh 9a7e7 hl 7aki o 3moman fe shay fil ilghorfa hala ?
Me: La mafi.
He: Ah akeed ? Ok khala9 y3ni hela itha dakhalit mish 7ala2i she?
(y3ni tara ana bakhith ilghorfa)
?!?!!!
No comment.
Who cares about that dirty stinky room, 3asani ma nemt, 3asani ma ligait a safe place to store my belongings, bs ish'hal 3alam ?!
Mafi tharat decency?
Ur supposed to be a gentleman.
3idni 7esbat ikhtik ga3da a7os ib hl mstashfa la 3indi mokan ag3ad fe arta7 fe, 7jabi 3ela rasi yom kamil.
Even if hypothetically it is the room ur used 2 staying in, masheha hl mara o goli mara thanya find another room, mo takhith'ha with complete disregard for my feelings.
I came first ! I wrote my name ! Wain ga3den, wain il civility, il sophistication, common courtesy, don't u have any class ?!
Sij I was really offended, but its things like this that show u the kind of ppl ur working with & what to expect from them in the future. And I'm glad it happened so early in the rotation.
I'm not going to bring it up later when I see him cuz I know better than to give ppl like that the time of day. I have & will always remain to stay away from ppl who have no manners. O ma ra7 akhali 9oti y6la3 3ela ghorfa. Sij surgeons r rude ! And I hate their attitude.
At least I'm sitting in the ward & tending to the patients needs whenever I'm called & getting da3wat martha ib kil 9a3da o nazla o ohwa khal yshba3 nom !!!
As my palestinian arabic teacher used to say:
"Adab seeeees, 7aya yuuuuuuuuk !"
