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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by strongholding on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:14PM (#22752510)
MD in an American hospital here. New account for obvious reasons.

I was disciplined for bringing in a reusable respirator. The reason given was that it made other staff believe the health system wasn't doing enough to protect employees and creating extra fear. And yes, I was threatened with termination in the middle of this crisis.

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Re:Hospitals Tell Doctors They’ll Be Fired If They Speak Out... by op03 on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:52PM (#22752890)
Whatever the rationale, how they communicated and dealt with you is were things stink.

It needs to be addressed or it will repeat in some other context. Right thing to do is get cool heads in mgmt to handle the hot heads in mgmt. Small changes in comms can prevents such distracting/harmful escalations. And experienced managers/admins will know how to make it happen.

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