My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 1501 - 605: Shared Gains, Not Scarce Profits—Face Saved, Substance Lost

Not long after, Director Lou’s promise of the appointment letter for the deputy director of his department came through.Director Lou did not have the authority to make personnel appointments, but he had the right to recommend and suggest candidates.

This is one of the unique powers of the head of the department.

Key appointments in the department, as well as the successor after the head of the department retires, are highly influenced by the head. As long as there is no external appointment, the head’s recommendation for the successor is almost certain.

The same applies to the department director and the hospital dean.

Last time Zhou Can was appointed as the deputy group leader of the operating room, there was considerable controversy and many protests. Later, Zhou Can quelled the controversy with his exceptional abilities and surgical prowess, gaining almost unanimous recognition from his colleagues.

He even successfully made his way into the Quality Control Department, officially securing a leadership position within the hospital.

This time, he was promoted by the hospital to the role of deputy director of the Emergency Department, surprisingly without any objections from anyone.

This truly surprised Zhou Can.

Not only that, but in his management role, everyone cooperates well with him.

It feels like he has won the support of everyone.

Of course, he knows it’s not as simple as it seems. There must be deeper reasons behind it.

After the surgery that day, Zhou Can asked Xiaolan to stay.

"Xiaolan, do you have time for a chat?"

"Sure!"

Xiaolan has been married for quite a long time now, and her belly is slightly protruded. Sometimes while at work, she suddenly runs to the medical waste disposal room to vomit. If one were to guess, she is most likely pregnant.

Du Leng lost to Zhou Can in his career, but he got ahead in marriage.

He not only got married first but is also about to become a father soon.

"Why did I get elected as the deputy director of the department without a single objection? This is too unusual."

Zhou Can knows her information network is highly connected.

There’s no mistake in asking her about this.

"Ah, so it turns out you’re asking about that! Everyone admires you, so they naturally support you!"

Xiaolan said with a smile.

"I want to hear the truth, don’t feed me these sugar-coated words!"

Zhou Can glared at her.

It’s lonely at the top; once you have a higher status, everyone fears and respects you, and it becomes difficult to hear any opposition. But this doesn’t mean there is no opposition; it’s not all peace and harmony, rather those who oppose don’t dare to express it openly.

They only bury their dissent internally or sneakily engage in small acts of opposition.

"Hehe, this isn’t really sugar-coated, it’s genuinely that colleagues in the department truly admire you, which is why they’re willing to support your work so well. But even though no one opposed your promotion to become the deputy director, there are indeed other reasons behind it. But first let me clarify, this reason is merely my irresponsible speculation."

Xiaolan glanced around, found no one nearby, then lowered her voice to continue.

"A rumor is quietly circulating within the department, saying that our Emergency Department is about to undergo a new round of expansion, dividing into more specialized internal and external sections, and establishing multiple new specialized departments. This is a huge piece of good news for everyone in the Emergency Department. It means not only that the Emergency Department will grow bigger and stronger, but there will also be new positions for specialized department heads and deputy heads available. Even our nurse station is highly anticipating this, as at least two head nurses will be selected in each sub-department, and our sisters are already eager for the opportunity!"

"Moreover, there’s a rumor that the success of this restructuring in the Emergency Department is completely dependent on your efforts."

Xiaolan stopped at this point and didn’t continue.

She believes Zhou Can is smart enough to know why no one opposed his promotion to become the deputy director.

Imagine, when everyone is about to gain benefits, they can hardly wait to support Zhou Can, with no one opposing him.

Otherwise, it would mean being against everyone, which also goes against one’s own future and interests.

"Understood."

Zhou Can nodded.

More can be achieved when benefits are shared rather than monopolized; he gained more insight into the meaning of this statement.

"When work is done, you can clock out! If you need to request maternity leave from the hospital, be sure to notify me one or two months in advance so I can prepare for someone to replace your duties."

With Zhou Can’s mention of this, Xiaolan instantly showed a playful and pleasing expression while looking at Zhou Can.

"Boss, can you not kick me out of the team? I’ve worked with everyone for so long, I’ve developed deep feelings for the entire team. Under your wise leadership, I feel more secure than ever, and every day I feel my own progress. I can’t bear to leave the team, nor can I bear to leave you."

Xiaolan is worried that after her maternity leave, her position will be directly replaced by someone else.

Trying to find such a good role afterward would be difficult.

Following Zhou Can, the future holds great promise.

This is one of the reasons why many women in the workplace hesitate to have children. After having children, the body starts to change, and workplace competitiveness quickly diminishes.

During a lengthy maternity leave, an important position that was hard-earned may be replaced, which can be incredibly painful.

This means a career may rapidly decline, possibly even facing the risk of unemployment.

Many female executives in companies return from maternity leave to discover their previous job has already been taken by younger women. They can no longer return to their original position.

At this point, they can only thicken their skin to beg a familiar superior.