dr Mike finishes his job in Australia on time after leaving the NHS
I’m a British doctor who fled the NHS to work Down Under: here’s the shocking reality of working in Australia
- dr Michael Mrozinski joined from the NHS
- He was shocked when he was told to go home on time
A British doctor admits he was shocked when he was told to ‘go home on time’ during his first shift in Australia.
dr Michael Mrozinski said it was ten past five on his first day of work Down Under when his boss asked why he was “still here”.
“I was so confused, do you actually want me to go home?” “Insane,” he said.
He only stayed behind ten minutes but soon realized that Australians are much more relaxed and value a good work-life balance.
The young Scottish-born doctor previously said his “worst day of work in Australia is still better than his best day at the NHS”.
dr Michael also credited the move to Australia as a “rescue” to his passion for medicine.
He has worked across the country but the GP is now mostly based out of offices in St Kilda, Melbourne and enjoys advocating for men’s health, practicing sports medicine and doing skin exams.
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dr Michael Mrozinski said it was ten past five on his first day of work Down Under when his boss asked why he was “still here”.
“It’s sad that I have to move across the world to do this, but it’s the best decision I’ve ever made,” he said.
The doctor made headlines two years after he first landed in Australia – when he spoke about a viral campaign about a vacancy for doctors in the remote Queensland town of Julia Creek in 2022.
The city was looking for a permanent doctor for its population of 500 – and had advertised rent-free apartments and a salary of $500,000 a year.
After the campaign went viral, a doctor was tied to the job with the help of the popular family doctor.
In a video about the opportunity, he said that doctors “don’t care that much” about money and explained the difficulties of working remotely, especially when it comes to burnout.
No stranger to the rural environment, he spent his first two years mostly in hospitals across Queensland including Cairns, Townsville, Atherton, Inglewood, Texas and Warwick.
Since then, he’s been campaigning for more doctors to relocate to Australia, noting the surprises he encounters along the way on Instagram.
And other medical professionals shared his take on Australia’s work-life balance.
“So many people are moving from the NHS to Melbourne.” “They chuckle a little when I tell them there are 40 people working in the ER,” said one man.
dr Michael, here with his partner, on a working visit to Queensland earlier this year, making visits to rural areas
“I get scolded for not taking my tea breaks here,” said a former NHS paramedic.
“I had the same thing, only I’m a nurse. I said I just had to do a few things and they said you would,” one woman wrote.
Others explained the importance of “going home on time”.
“Australians never want to work, it’s the best part of their culture,” said one.
“In my senior year I was told to go home on time and pick it up the next day. “Otherwise I don’t value my time properly,” said another.
Some also remarked that it was a matter of safety, not laziness, for doctors to leave on time.
“A doctor’s sanity and ability to make the right decision is important.” “We don’t want tired doctors,” said one woman.
A woman pleaded with Dr. Mike to “keep it to himself”.
“Don’t tell that to the other doctors who are left here, we won’t have any,” she scolded.
dr Mike has previously targeted people trying to stop doctors from moving to Australia and says it’s the best thing he’s ever done.