Yes, you could get fired (lower case fired, the one where they tell you not to come back to work tomorrow or ever again). Docs tend not to worry much about this and assume that if they lose a job, there will be a soft landing. It's not always the case.
In my world, we are currently renegotiating our hospital contract, and it has turned very contentious. Our group has serviced the hospital for over 40 years, but the new CEO could not care less. (I hear this from colleagues all around the country.) There are open threats and hostilities. I think we will still have a contract in 90 days, but there is a real possibility that we will be out on the street. It's unimaginable...until it happens to you.
Some of my partners are really sweating over this, and while the timing for job loss is not to my choosing, if it happens, other than having nowhere to go in the morning, until I figure out what to do next, the bills will get paid, my son will start college in the fall, and my dogs will continue to eat premium dog food (not that Purina crap ?).
Better to get FIREd than to be fired (or at least get FI'ed first). It's a topsy-turvy healthcare world, and you never really know what's coming next.
In my world, we are currently renegotiating our hospital contract, and it has turned very contentious. Our group has serviced the hospital for over 40 years, but the new CEO could not care less. (I hear this from colleagues all around the country.) There are open threats and hostilities. I think we will still have a contract in 90 days, but there is a real possibility that we will be out on the street. It's unimaginable...until it happens to you.
Some of my partners are really sweating over this, and while the timing for job loss is not to my choosing, if it happens, other than having nowhere to go in the morning, until I figure out what to do next, the bills will get paid, my son will start college in the fall, and my dogs will continue to eat premium dog food (not that Purina crap ?).
Better to get FIREd than to be fired (or at least get FI'ed first). It's a topsy-turvy healthcare world, and you never really know what's coming next.
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