@Sweetie: You are right! Ministry of Medical Services,MO at a very busy goverment hospital. The DMS flatly told me to take a hike. Thought of going to the PS,but of course he'll send me back to Dr.Francis Kimani.
@Magigi: My boss is the DMS. He is a geriatric,on contract like Muthaura. On the door to his 6th Floor office at Afya House is a picture with the words 'God is my Shield and Saviour' on it. I would never ever attempt to try an under the table deal with him.
@Sheep: I have the ticket,VISA and have already started packing my bags. I vacated my house (got my deposit back,yes I did!),sorted out my bank transactions,said goodbyes to friends and mentally prepared myself to leave. I don't think postponing is a wise idea. The sponsors will get disappointed and they might never offer the chance to me again. I have friends who work in the private sector and they work like crazy. They have no free time though their pay is far far better. They often tell me not to leave Gava if I love my freedom. I don't think I would tarmac after I come back.
@Wakanyungi: Be kind to Sheep. His/her opinion matters too. And he/she is right,some sectors of the government have job security. Ever heard of a doctor being retrenched? After I am back,I am NOT working for the government again!
Have heard familiar stories: A fellow colleague got a job at KNH,but the Ministry of MS declined to transfer her to KNH since it is a parastatal and Gava is under-staffed. She lost out on the job after she was accepted following a gruelling interview process. Another colleague got a scholarship to do a Masters in Surgery for 4 years. The DMS declined since he had worked 3 years and he needed to have worked for 4 years. He postponed his study,the sponsoring University has NEVER invited him back,even after he has requested severally. He gave up and transfered to Ministry of Sanitation and PH.
I'm halfway through on my resignation letter. One month notice,a couple of paragraphs on the exact reasons I decided to quit and forwarded to the PS,through the DMS,the PDMS and the Med Sup. Sincerely,it's not worth it taking crap from these Gava hard-heads. I got the clearance form and have started getting signed off from the various departments.
The government has lost very many good and qualified employees because it cannot create ways of making them content at their jobs,pays them little and treats them shabbily.
Thanks for the advice. I'm now convinced on the path that I should take.
Sleep is the cousin of death.
Set out to correct the world's wrongs and you will most certainly wind up adding to them.