TO RECEIVE A “THANK YOU”
Why some professionals seldom received an appreciation for their additional efforts done to their clients?




Written by Mrs. Money




I heard that there were medical specialists who got sick of eating pomfret fish, as those thankful patients always delivered this kind of expensive fish to their doctors’ doorsteps. These are the successfully doctors because they know how to express themselves effectively to make their patients paid the money besides felt proud by delivering them gifts.


Why I pick doctors as an example?


Because how many people will give gifts to their mechanics after paying the money for their fixed cars? How many students will give gifts to their music/tuition teachers after so many unpaid lessons given right before exams? How many people will give ang bow to those poor workers who dumped your garbage or weed your lawn?


From my observing, in every high caliber professions, clients have tendency looking at the outlook and status of their engaged persons (so severe that it include their spouses’ outlook and status), in short these clients have hidden potential like fames looking for a star.


However there were always exceptional cases to medical specialists or professionals whose helps were not being appreciated at all by their clients, so not all doctors and specialists who have piled up pomfret fish, birdnests or sea cucumber in their kitchens.


It happened in yesteryears when a big takau in cat city got admitted to a specialist center due to his spinal injury, his takau brothers and family members never realized that when on Sunday there was no specialist willing to stay in the hospital, usually only gynecologiats were available on those weird hours or Sunday.


So when a gynecologist received a call from his brother that his boss was critically injured that needed to be delivered to Singapore, he left his duty temporary aside to attend his brother’s boss injuries prepared for the long journey.


When the gynecologist was asked to accompany the patient to Singapore, of course he had to decline as firstly it was not his duty, secondly he was not an orthopedic, thirdly there were still women in labor ward waiting for him and lastly he was one of the highest demanded and busiest gynecologists in the cat city.


However, his declined could aggravate those big takau brothers as it he owed them something just because his brother was one of their employed staff. I heard this story last week when I attended a Church service, happened to see such a recovered patient sitting within my sight. I happened to know one of the brother’s takau neon, I almost blurted out to inform that BUT ……….. that takau neon always sent big pomfrets to another specialist and she becomes one of the best friends of the specialist’s pretty wife!

The problems were this gynecologist wasn't arrogant enough, he didn’t know how to express effectively and he didn’t tell those takau brothers and family members that he was actually doing extra duty and favors for their injured brother whilst there was a line up women waiting to see him even at those few hours waiting and attending their injured brother in the airport to make sure the injured patient set safely before flew off!

However, life still goes on without that “pomfret” or “thank you” from those the injured takau or his Datuk takau brothers while everyone still attend the same church!