Hazard of the profession

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Sick again. My medical assistant was thoughtful enough to put a mask on the little girl, but she took it off whenever she needed to cough. Unclear on the concept.

In training, two of my co-residents converted their TB test; one developed pulmonary TB. Here in Bako, I get to worry about Valley Fever, too.

Meh, I shouldn’t kvetch. I get great benefits and salary, and tons of support from administration. School teachers are exposed to the same infectious crap, and they don’t get the compensation I get. Cops, same thing. I guess anyone who works with the public is in the same boat.

What gets me is that bank execs don’t have any of those risks, yet they make more money than all of us put together. Go figure.

Walnut, April 7, 2010. Category: The Barbarous Craft.