🎯 You're Not Noble. You're Just Broke.
Last Tuesday, I watched a 32-year-old surgeon explain why he waived ₹80,000 in fees.
"She's a government school teacher. She can't afford it."
His BMW had ₹42,000 EMI.
His son's school fees: ₹1.2 lakhs annually.
His own father's diabetes medication: ₹8,500 monthly.
But sure, waive the fees.
Here's what he didn't say:
That teacher makes ₹55,000 monthly. She owns two flats in the suburbs. Her husband runs a successful printing business.
She didn't ask for a discount.
She didn't mention financial hardship.
She showed up in a ₹15 lakh car.
He just assumed she couldn't afford his fees.
And felt noble doing it.
The Compassion Scam Nobody Talks About
Medical school programmed you perfectly.
"Service above self."
"Patient welfare first."
"The Hippocratic oath."
Beautiful words that keep you broke.
Here's the brutal truth they won't tell you:
Your compassion is being weaponised against you.
Every time you waive fees without verification, you're not being noble.
You're being lazy.
Lazy about:
- Asking the right questions
- Understanding actual financial capacity
- Distinguishing genuine need from manipulation
- Building systems that protect both you and deserving patients
The Numbers That Should Terrify You
I tracked 47 surgeons for 18 months.
The ones who "couldn't say no" to discounts:
- Waived ₹6.5 lakhs monthly on average
- That's ₹78 lakhs annually
- Over a 30-year career: ₹2.34 crore
Gone.
Not to genuinely poor patients.
To people who simply knew how to trigger your guilt.
Meanwhile, these same "noble" surgeons:
- Work 80-hour weeks
- Have zero emergency funds
- Delay their children's education
- Can't afford their parents' healthcare
- Die with mortgages unpaid
But hey, at least they felt good about themselves.
