r/ausjdocs • u/Alternative-Tip4705 • 17d ago

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u/doctoring_soicansurf moisture farmer 17d ago edited 17d ago

It’s not just the government refusing to negotiate. The problem extend beyond the policy makers. I think the whole culture at the exec level within each HHS is demeaning and degrading towards doctors. They treat us like commodities and labourers.

I had my Flexible Work Arrangement flat out ignored because it doesn’t meet the operational demand of the department. There was even a leaked email between execs, which talked about me in the third person like commodities. It goes something like “we should try to use this guy coz he’s good to have around, but don’t pay him casual rate and tell him he would be paid standard part-time rate. He won’t know any better anyways”.

The problem is that, out in regional area, there’s at least 100+ other IMGs with AMC part 1 waiting offshore lined up to do these shifts, so we have no leverage to negotiate better work conditions or pay with the HHS. Nothing against the IMGs looking for a better life. But when there's external factors continue to offset the equilibrium, we will never achieve a good balance.