1.22.99
Okay. Here we go. On January 20, 1999, the FDA came to visit. I do hope that they liked what they saw here. For those who ae not familiar with what I am talking about, the FDA is the arm of the government that regulates the blood banking industry, with whom I am happily employed.
At first, when I saw the hit from "defender.fda.gov" I got really worried. I've talked about them in the past, and I have been critical of their policies. I imagined them sending emails across the blue to the upper echelons where I work mentioning phrases like "Loose Cannon" and "Detrimental to your operation. We suggest immediate dismissal."
Hell, it may just come to that. Hard to say, really. I'm hoping that if these pages are read by the folks that I work for that they will understand that I really mean no harm. I'm expressing my opinions. At work, I am well known for not shutting up when I probably ought to, and I also realize that it might lead to my ultimate demise.
I wrote a nifty page that I was going to post here and take everything down tonight. I might still., who knows? I know a lot of people will be disappointed that my words are not for all to see, and I know that several people will also be disappointed that I have given in to paranoia. That would really be unfortunate, for I think that if that happened, I would be such a damn hypocrite.
What to do....what to do. If you are from the FDA, drop me a note. I'm madly curious as to why and how, etc. Certainly, if I have said anything that HH&S or FDA find inaccurate or offensive I want to know about it. Conversely, the same goes for any reader of this page. The greatest disadvantage of the Internet is that you can't judge emotion or reaction of your audience. Unless someone fires me an email or hits me with an ICQ message, I just don't know what people are thinking.
This ordeal has really been an epiphany of sorts. I don't know of anyone else in the journal world that has had to deal with this kind of shit, this type of pressure. I am, in a way, having to stand up and take responsibility for my werdz, and the prospect of doing that frankly scares me. I have a lot to lose in this battle. A career that I have worked hard to develop, and this job. A job that I happen to like, I believe in, and support. Even if I don't agree with the way things are run, it doesn't diminish my aloha for the cause. I do a great thing. I save lives by insuring safe, pure, and potent blood products in support of the various transfusion programs in this state. That's a very important thing, and certainly one responsibility that I do not take lightly.
Troubling times, these.....
At first, when I saw the hit from "defender.fda.gov" I got really worried. I've talked about them in the past, and I have been critical of their policies. I imagined them sending emails across the blue to the upper echelons where I work mentioning phrases like "Loose Cannon" and "Detrimental to your operation. We suggest immediate dismissal."
Hell, it may just come to that. Hard to say, really. I'm hoping that if these pages are read by the folks that I work for that they will understand that I really mean no harm. I'm expressing my opinions. At work, I am well known for not shutting up when I probably ought to, and I also realize that it might lead to my ultimate demise.
I wrote a nifty page that I was going to post here and take everything down tonight. I might still., who knows? I know a lot of people will be disappointed that my words are not for all to see, and I know that several people will also be disappointed that I have given in to paranoia. That would really be unfortunate, for I think that if that happened, I would be such a damn hypocrite.
What to do....what to do. If you are from the FDA, drop me a note. I'm madly curious as to why and how, etc. Certainly, if I have said anything that HH&S or FDA find inaccurate or offensive I want to know about it. Conversely, the same goes for any reader of this page. The greatest disadvantage of the Internet is that you can't judge emotion or reaction of your audience. Unless someone fires me an email or hits me with an ICQ message, I just don't know what people are thinking.
This ordeal has really been an epiphany of sorts. I don't know of anyone else in the journal world that has had to deal with this kind of shit, this type of pressure. I am, in a way, having to stand up and take responsibility for my werdz, and the prospect of doing that frankly scares me. I have a lot to lose in this battle. A career that I have worked hard to develop, and this job. A job that I happen to like, I believe in, and support. Even if I don't agree with the way things are run, it doesn't diminish my aloha for the cause. I do a great thing. I save lives by insuring safe, pure, and potent blood products in support of the various transfusion programs in this state. That's a very important thing, and certainly one responsibility that I do not take lightly.
Troubling times, these.....
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