Honesty doesn’t pay

A radiologist was denied promotion with young doctors 20 years his junior promoted from Grade 18 right into Grade 20.

MELBOURNE: I have been compelled to write to you regarding the recent turn of events in my father’s career as a radiologist at the POF Hospital in Wah Cantt. He has been employed at the Radiology Department at POF Hospital Wah Cantt for the past 21 years. He worked long hours for several years creating a top notch radiology department. He is a true example of honesty and integrity, and ensured that no corruption originated from this department during his tenure.

Perhaps, as a result of this, and due to his resentment of the culture of sifarish, he was recently denied promotion, and young doctors who are easily 20 years his junior with little professional experience were promoted in his place, from Grade 18 right into Grade 20. In addition, many senior officers are eagerly waiting for his retirement so they can push their sons up through the hierarchy.

I hope that we learn, sooner or later, to take care of those few valued civil servants who work every day to change people’s lives. Heroes are born in every nation; successful nations know how to recognise them.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 17^th, 2013.