Why I’ll NEVER Wear These Scrubs (Figs Exploitation) 

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Up! Please, do not take advantage of a man's good will. I hope those scrubs get to their rightful owner

💯 Percent True we should not take advantage of his good will.

@@nanwijanarko1969 agreed, new free pairs of scrubs would be perfect for those in the frontlines.

I wish he also offered for European residents 😭

He loves his fellow doctors

Thank you for posting 😷❤️

I just became an instant fan of Dr. Mike. As a female DO, after the crap I saw posted by people degrading our profession because Trump’s Doctor is a “DO” and therefore not a “real doctor” and the disastrous figs DO commercial, it truly brought back memories from when my friends said they’d rather go to Caribbean medical schools which are notorious for low standards and for-profit agenda than to go to a DO school because of stigma. I chose a DO school because I valued holistic medicine and back then, I remember thinking to myself “what an ignorant comment to make about DO profession” and this week just brought back those terrible memories, IDK where those “friends” are now but it’s a sad reality that their words ring true even in the 21st century.

I'm so grateful for this offer. I'm a student who is in need of scrubs

In return for taking people's emails. As Mark Cuban says, he is owning them. Petty price for the exposure and data.

This comment is under-rated

I don't want no scrubs. A fig is a scrub that won't get no love from me"

@@monkiram 🤣😂🤣😍

Lol

Loathe this song

Right! Our health system in Australia isn't perfect but we definitely don't make medical students pay for their own scrubs!!!! INSANE

From Brazil... The idea that hospitals are supposed to be for-profit... I get annoyed at the "medicare for all" because they still don't talk about having medial access. Government paying medical bills works for us in Brazil because SUS stands for 'systema unica d saude'... Not single payer... Single system. 75% of hospitals and clinics belong to the government

As a Swedish nurse it really baffles me that you have to buy your own scrubs in USA.

RIGHT? it's with any job (at least how it's supposed to be), if you're required to wear certain clothing, the company you work for should pay for it.

@@SandraBanse correct, this should be a given

I know the feeling. Im an (up coming) animal activist. I get so pissed when people try to defend animal abuse. Sometimes getting pissed lets people get the point across. My point is, there need to be more people like Dr.Mike in the world.

@@evaseq2238 Ikr. We need to have more people like this Dr here in this world, trying to fight the misinformation and doing everything he can to help medical trainees.

@@evaseq2238 And please continue to be an animal activist. We need more of you guys as well. I love you for your work💜 And if anyone tries to defend animal abuse, just slap them across their face 😑 Such people are not needed in this world.

@@sambhavisharan3675 I really only comment on yt vids if i see abuse in them. Thank you though!

He is using his anger and turning it into something good 💪 this is what anger should be used for. Let's make change in the world everyone! 🌎

My two favorite doctors on RU-vid 🥺

Same, omgsh

what is the difference though?

@@taurusfiend5836 as a DO student myself, I can tell you there’s VERY little difference. DOs get all the same training as MDs, but we receive extra training in what’s called osteopathic manipulative medicine. We focus more on a holistic, preventative approach to medicine. I prefer the osteopathic approach, because I feel it offers more options to patients.

Fun fact: in Italy, DOs and MDs are VERY different, they are absolutely not the same. DOs are like physiotherapists here, they massage and do rehabilitation after injuries, they treat athletes etc. they are absolutely NOT allowed to practice as MDs because they are not MDs; DOs and MDs have a COMPLETELY different type of training. That’s why the first time I heard dr Mike was a DO I was confused to say the least!😂

Kurtis Conner but make him a doctor 🤩

that sounds disgusting

@@TrailerParkChris I liked your video

@@sleepyninjarin7971 not really but thats on you? 🤔😕

Your likes were at 999... I was the 1000th like.. kinda cool..

Crazy that this is so special. But it's true.

I just got hired to work in an eye clinic and in my team, there are only three males including me. The rest of my team is 10 females. I am the technician I am today because of the females on my team.

@Karson Kalabo aaaand now I'm crying.

It’s moving and all but I’m pretty sure that there are a lot of people who say so

Probably but the OP was saying in their life they hadn’t hear someone say it so it touched them especially

Yea no I agree with you, I’m only 17 but I do wanna go into the medical field but those not I the field please don’t just get them to get them because there pretty much useless to people not within the medical field

The fact that this even needs to be said hurts me on so many levels

@@The_Average_Cent you don’t get them because your thinking of joining your only supposed to get them if you are IN the medical school! Please tell me you didn’t get them because your thinking of joining because if you got them because of that you literally did what you told people not to do

@@The_Average_Cent please don't do this, I am studying medicine but I didn't think about filling the form because I am not doing residency yet. Let the people who are CURRENTLY suffering from this use the scrubs.

I have a feeling people will fill this form just to resell. DON'T

He's only passionate because it impacts him. He doesn't even realize that he takes advantage of his patients by the fees he charges. Medical care should always be a right and not a bank breaking expense.

@@Belibra14 yes he’s worried about how it impacts him and fees, that must be why he’s giving away scrubs to med students/residents that have very little money right now 🤦‍♀️

@@Belibra14 also he used his own money to buy respirators at increased cost from some random shady people when this whole COVID thing started, in order to donate them to medical professionals, since they weren’t able to get them through proper channels, because of shady people who hoarded them and were out to make a quick buck....

@@michellebloch8970 money that can be written off as a donation on taxes. Dr. Mike has a problem, he always need attention for everything good he does instead out just doing it and moving on.

He can be angry. Being angry is not being aggressive. Some people who get angry get aggressive. Dr. Mike does not get aggressive. He uses his anger to fuel his passion.

yeah i did an internship in a hospital here in germany and was so confused by this video because it’s the same concept over here, you get your scrub in the morning when you start to work and at the end of your shift you put your scrub in the laundry bin for it to be washed

That's pretty cool! Thanks for sharing how that works in Sweden. I think there are a lot of potential solutions to resolve this. None of them involve "meh, let the medical student figure it out" sheesh

I feel like this is the solution to multiple problems just in this one post

@@biancad.4440 I mean...that's basically the medical system here in the US. Do everything to make the money but not have to spend it.

Some hospitals in the US have that system also, but typically not for students.

Me too i would only buy his scrubs

Please do, Dr Mike!!! And contribute a portion of proceeds to underprivileged medical students (like first-generation college students)!

Dr Mike PLEASE start your own line of scrubs and use a portion of each sale to provide scrubs to underprivileged (first-generation college) med students! Your fans would be so happy to support you and struggling students!

EThiCal ProDucTioN maybe?

Yes!!!!! He would be great and not be sexist

@Alis Prospero well he did say he will only accept sponsorship from those that he believes in, so he is not selling his ethics so that's nice

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All the best to u, and THANK YOU❤❤

Yay! Go get it, darlin! Proud of you!

Thank you all 🥺

And I doubt the models on their site are actual medical professionals. I really doubt actual professionals would pose in the way Figs has on their site.

I find it super interesting that the instance where they had a "stupid male" model, it was as a nurse, the field where males are negatively stereotyped the most. So rather than showing they're not sexist by targeting both males and females, they're doing the opposite by further adding to the negative stereotypes of the most stereotyped groups. There's no way that all of this is just a coincidence, there must have been some forethought into this.

Not to mention these scrubs are sooo form fitting and some of the tops don't look like scrub tops but blouses. Plus insanely expensive just to get body fluids on

Goodness! That vein (or is it the Carotid artery?) Is massive!

the google form only allows one link. but many companies sell top and bottom separately. Please fix the form to allow and top and bottom separately as link and sizes may vary.

What is Dr Mike even talking about? The media is celebrating Dr Fauci and medical professionals

I think you should watch his last video on trump getting covid to understand his point better

I think you should watch his last video on trump getting covid to understand his point better

I know right! He actually acts on his beliefs unlike so many others and that just proves how much he cares!

Bro he is taking people's emails for advertisement purposes in the future. It is the oldest trick in the books.

@@armanii4799 then, should I fill in the form just to allow him to do just that? I honestly don't mind getting any ads mails from him rather than from other companies out there. At least I clearly know what he stands for and fighting for, and I want to ride that wagon in any way I could.

@@armanii4799 damn he really spent 20,000 to get peoples emails? Sounds like he could’ve done that for free

Congratulations to your mom!! She is amazing, strong and dedicated! That is such great news to hear that families working hard and together to reach those goals and dreams. Your mom is an amazing role model and thanks to her and millions of docs, nurses right now helping us stay healthy❤ Give your mom a big hug and let her know that she is very much appreciated.

@@seanceknowles2911 thank you such much for your kind words!

What a strong woman you have as a mother! Congratulations, I hope you are all staying healthy. Please tell her that her hardwork is very much aplreciated. Much love.

Give your mom a big ol' hug from me. That is an awesome momma right there!

congrats!! she’s truly a hero for your family and for people 💘💜

Also dissed D.O. apparently

They're about to get VERY unhappy and VERY unhealthy.

@@brittanydaniellemusic93 Like pop pop pop their butts.

SIMP ALERT

@@auliasilkapianis1482 could you explain what D.O means, i'm not a native english speaker :(

@@gwillis01 or nursing students

People in the medical field, being trained/in school. Not one of you buy I thank the world for you everyday. Without good docs, nurses and surgeons I might not be here.

Thank youu ❤️

Thumbs up for this post. Im a freshmen in college trying to go on the medical track, so I will need it in the future, but for now let them be in the good hands of people who can maximize their uses.

How about us caregivers for the elderly and for the Covid positive people nobody else will touch? Don’t we deserve them too?

I was going to say that! I've seen some with some really cute and creative patterns!

I know there are always patterned scrubs at my walmart, not entirely sure about plain ones

I’ve found my favorite scrub tops at Goodwill. Highly recommend giving it a shot

Unless ur hospital u work at provides them

I have a friend who is a CNA and a clothes hound. She has a huge collection of scrubs purchased from thrift shops.

In Germany scrubs are provided in hospitals and even in some other work places where they want you to wear it.

I think in Switzerland too

I suspect pretty much everywhere except the US. I can't imagine having to take your own scrubs to work.

@@Roanmonster yeah thoses kind of thing coming from the us don't surprise me

Here in Germany our hospitals provide us scrubs. End they stay in the hospital where they are washed with high temperatures to prevent transmission of germs and viruses. The thought alone to take my scrubs home or buy them is repugnant to me.

I kind of baffled that people actually look down on DO. As far as i know, doesn't DO require more course and training than MD?

@@cyrcara5528 dude this is a serious issue and you're promoting your subpar videos on here??? its never a good time to do that but holy shit you really picked an extra wrong time. its inconsiderate and just rude. delete your reply and buy an ad or something.

@@alaa.mp3 how what stfu you just gave me a headache trying to read your terrible reply

@@prexxu5701 sad noone will watch your videos so you have to harass people with links hoping they'll accidentally click

@@alaa.mp3 you make no sense she was just praising him and you come at her with bs please explain yourself

@@prexxu5701 bruh i wasnt talking about her lmao. my bad there was someone promoting their video in her replies. he apparently deleted it lmao.

Hear, hear!

And then we are supposed to "laugh it off" cause it's BlAcK HuMoR

@@butter7790 do you mean "dark" ? I'm not a native English speaker, but you mean "black" like related to black people, or "dark", like "sarcastic/ironic" kind of humor ?

@@lucienicole4000 "dark" as in like an ironic humor way :)

@@ana-ix9bs I also think that is what this person meant, but I did not want to assume it, and not asking first ^^' ( Because it clearly has a different meaning)

And you're the representation of 'the world'?

@@fathfez7991 And you don't know "figure of speech" when you see one?

@@SilverSamurai it's hyperbolic figure of speech, dude you ruined my funn

Look at you psychoanalyzing. I love it :)

Are you crushing on Dr. Mike? Jk. Who isn't?

@@cjgia4898 I think we all are till some extent..

You talk like you're the only one who watch the video 😑 Yeah, we know. We understand English and watch the video too

@@fathfez7991 I just observed him..and idk about you but it just concerns me a lot..I don't know him personally..but still many people share the same feeling...and I just wanted to share my observations..I don't mean to disrespect anyone :)

Thank you for being on the front line!

Sorry but what is a do and an rn?

@@barbierusso DO: doctor of osteopathic medicine, RN: registered nurse. 🙂

@@ar_m thank you!

@@barbierusso you're welcome 🙂

Keep the receipt for your taxes

Trump made it so u can't write off uniforms

I agree they should be provided. They weren't when I worked in medicine at a hospital. It was equally ridiculous when my husband was a LEO and we had to pay for the body armor, uniforms (dry clean only of course, which adds up quickly due to all the fluids and parts they are in contact with daily), safety equipment, etc.

Especially because it is not like you take care of them and they will last, obviously they can but what if they get blood and stuff on them than cant just wash off and is considered a biohazard.

my walmart sells scrubs for like 15 a pair

is a D.O like a P.O?

Colin Cormier Can you please explain what scrubs are. Please

@@Nasirrafiq65 scrubs are what medical professionals wear....

@@Nasirrafiq65 based on looking at their website scrubs are the clothes/uniforms that people in the medical field wear

@@Nasirrafiq65 dr. Mike is literally wearing a pair

I work at a scrub store part time and as a vet tech full time. There are some companies that pay for employees scrubs but if they don’t whatever you buy if it is required for work you can keep your receipts and write it off on tax’s.

@@stephgerber9551 same with the teachers. But I just think it's sad and frankly, pathetic people who wants to work and help others need to save a receipt to get some money back. All while others that DON'T need the money, get things for free.

@@mamibrain And isn't it only deductible if it's higher then your standard deduction? Or is there a separate deduction for work related supplies?

Yep - thankfully Paramedics get assigned a generous volume of uniform changes and they are laundered by professionals to ensure you don't take home any infectious material here. Anything gets worn out, it is replaced. If you want healthy, well turned out staff that is how you manage it.

@@classicambo9781 that's fantastic! Probably something that could be standard for the field?

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The audience is made up of caring individual medical professionals/students like you. Every single one counts. Thank you for your hard work!

I'm so sorry... I'm not focusing, I thought your neck is so long 🙈 forgive me hehe

Their price had originally been what kept me away from them because they're so so expensive, but the sexist ad was where I drew the line. Don't care about the quality, that ad is inexcusable

As a non medical student, how do you get into med school?

I feel the same way. I’m a medical student as well, and I love Dr. Mike for always speaking up for us in a calm and professional way that helps to educate the public on these matters.

@@kindnessisalie5411 do you want the short version or the long version? Lol. And where are you currently in your education/career journey?

@@matthewbeland8443 A detailed version would be nice xd. Currently applying to universities, but its super competitive.

@@kindnessisalie5411 So you’re about to graduate from high school and go into college? Okay, well here’s the general breakdown about the process of getting into Med school. 1) Bare minimum requirements: prerequisite courses and the MCAT. During your undergraduate education, you need to make sure you take and complete all the courses required for Med school entry (most school require the same courses with some variation. When you get into college/university, your academic advisor can help ensure you take all those classes throughout college). Then, you also need to take the MCAT, which is another standardized test (like SAT and ACT) needed for Med school applications. Of course, it goes without saying that the better your undergrad GPA and MCAT scores are, the better chances you have of being accepted. 2) Clinical exposure/experience during undergrad. Though not all schools require it, it significantly improves your chances if you have prior experience working in a hospital/clinical setting with other healthcare workers. This can include shadowships, volunteer work, or even paid jobs. (My experiences included shadowing doctors in the Emergency department, and being a medical scribe where I was paid to write the medical notes for a doctor as he saw patients throughout the day). Make sure to plan for that. Sometimes you might need to take a gap year after you graduate college do you have the time to gain that experience (I took a gap year so I could scribe). 3) Anything extra that makes you stand out. This can include and research projects you did in undergrad, volunteer, job experiences, extracurricular activities, achievements/rewards, etc. 4) The Medical school Primary application. When you’ve graduated and gathered all that you could from the points I mentioned above, you’ll then create an electronic application packet where you include all of the information above, as well as important documentation, letters of recommendation, and personal statement. This is known as your primary application. You’ll then send this out to all the schools you want to attend. 5) Secondaries and interview. If you meet the minimum requirements, the Med schools will send you a secondary application to fill out. This usually consists of essay questions about why you want to be a doctor, why this school in particular, what are your strengths/weaknesses, etc. keep in mind that EACH medical school will send you a unique secondary, so often students will be completing on average 20+ secondary applications. If the school likes your answers, they will then send you an interview invite, where they try to get to know you as a person. If the interview goes well and they like you, that’s when you’ll receive an acceptance letter. Well, I know that was a long read, but if you got through all of that, I hope it helped explain things a little bit better. One tip I would give if you wish to one day get into Med school, start planning early. A lot of these things I mentioned take time to prepare for, so the sooner you have a plan set (even as yearly as your first year in college) the better and easier your life will be. Again, I hope this helped! Best of luck in your future endeavors!

How much are a pair of scrubs?

@@kristamarsh7212 I was wondering that too. I buy at business, government, estate etc auctions, looking for stuff to restore and sell, sometimes tho I come across returns from Amazon, new but didn't fit so they are returned. I always grab those to give away. I'm around medical a lot because of my condition, so I've not bought new new before. I searched Amazon and scrolled thru reviews, my guess is $25 for cheap ones, some nice looking ones that look like they would be comfortable and not derpy are $50. I did see Figs was at the top, they pay to get a banner promotion as well as priority on search results. They seem to be about $50 range too. Hmm, you can make videos about the products, like a video review... that's interesting. I wonder if people would like to know more about that company's ethical practices.

@@JaeElle I was wondering as Pippapotamus shared a very compelling story, and I would like to help get the boyfriend a set of scrubs.

I do not know where you live but another option to acquiring more scrubs may be to join a local "Buy Nothing" group through Facebook (I hate promoting FB). You can put out a request for whatever size he needs when you find your local group. I have also seen many scrubs at my local thrift stores for as low as $.99 per item on Sundays and Mondays when the Goodwill has that color tag on sale. I am just trying to help you save money and think outside of the box of traditional means of acquiring some much needed clothing. I do not sew but would seriously consider doing so if someone close to me did need them. There are patterns out there for almost anything. Thank God for health care workers!

@@kristamarsh7212 Hello, I live in Canada, a pair of scrub pants are between $20- $50 and the tops are normally $20-$40 and those are the cheap ones. If you want a quality pair you're looking at $100-$200

Lauren A Congratulations on your job! I used to work in a clothing factory. Pay was enough to keep me and my son in an $80/month apartment, having cold cereal for breakfast and bologna sandwiches for supper. My friend sat him for free. The jeans we made sold for $20-50 a pair. So, yeah, they get you going and coming.

Such dad/ big bro energy

Look into Mandala scrubs. I buy their masks which are great quality. Their scrubs are pretty cheap, and they show you the “true cost” to make them vs what you pay

Try goodwill or other thrift shops. My parents are nurses and we're pretty poor so when they need new scrubs we go there and it's super cheap

You’ll understand when you have an income again.

I used to buy my scrubs for a home health job from Walmart, and honestly they were really comfortable and had great pockets. Goodwill and Salvation Army are also great places to check for secondhand scrubs.

What size do you need? I have some new unused scrubs a few M and L from when I was in nursing school I will gladly ship you some if you’d like.

We have that too but specifically for surgical scrubs, sometimes there will be one you can get for other purposes too but most non-surgical employees wear their own

Yeah when I had my rotation in periop, the OR had clean scrubs that you would use then return after you were done for the day.

It depends on what you need the scrubs for. If it’s needed for sterile procedures and such they are provided. Idk I prefer to buy and keep my own scrubs so I have control over how they’re washed.

That usually is only for OR & L&D sterile areas, or med. students that they are checked out to every day. The worst part of that is coming in & discovering there aren’t any available in your size! Then what do you do?! Have usually had to go up a size or two & pray someone has some safety pins to pin them with, and/or find a pair of pants with a tie waist so I can tighten them up enough so they don’t fall down. Can be very tricky at times, esp. if the sizes remaining are smaller, then they won’t fit.

@@JaimeDornanLady it's the same here in germany. Sometimes sizes were out of stock, but generally it was enough. We just had a lot I guess? There was one shift though where I had to go up 3 sizes in trousers and 3 in my shirt xD The trousers we had were with an elastic waist and a lace too, so even the huge trousers were very adaptable and didn't slide down.

GoFundMe takes a lot of the profit from fundraisers

He could start a fund unrelated to GFM

This needs more likes 👏🏻

@@missm2925 2.9% and .30 cents per donation. It's not that much. Ruining and maintaining a website is time consuming and expensive. It's a lot of work. Not to mention buying the domain. Coding,cyber security,monitoring to prevent fraudulent campaigns,managing the financial aspect to get the money where it is going,hiring people to put in the work 24/7,it's actually not that much when you factor the costs on their end in for employees,hardware,software... I think Go Fund Me is an outstanding platform!

@@alexandrias1358 I thought it was something like 30% they took

For real, the ad was appalling. I'm shocked at other comment subthreads here where people are defending the company on the grounds that they're pro-BLM. That's all well and good, totally, but I bet if the woman in the ad were also black, those commenters would be singing a different tune. Anyone with any sense should care about how this ad attacks women and DOs in general, there's nothing okay about it. Even with a male and no particular specialty named, it'd be a tacky and condescending and tone-deaf ad.

Are there other ads with men in the same pose (in blue, reading a gynecology book upside down)? They may just be ill advised, and not specifically sexist? Not defending, just trying to get some context

You have to prove yourself because deep down even you knoq that women belong at home with children.

@@birdyfeederz7940 There was no male equivalent that I could see. But even if there was a male alternative of that nature, that also reinforces the narrative that male doctors are not good gynaecologists simply because they are male and do not possess female genitalia? I've seen and heard that stereotype in play too. Both of those scenarios are sexist to both genders, and both wrong. The figs ad just furthers damaging stereotypes in the medical field which we all try so hard to reduce. I hope that's given some more context 😊

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lumos 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

If anything in that situation I'd perfer a female D.O. in a bikini 🤷🏽‍♂️

@@TheEvilCommenter chad move right here

with the behavior they have, the question to "would they refuse treatment" would probably be a yes

​@@fwepbwep5752 Don't think so, in a life or death emergency, fear of death outweighs greed, bias, and malice.

And nurses and cnas. Housekeepers and dietary. Orderlies and in home care givers. Activities directors and anyone else who is in job that requires them

Yeah that too

Not just doctors , to be honest they can get them easily ! It’s for the nurses struggling, and even the cna and gna that are completely overlooked and underpaid , and have so much knowledge but maybe didn’t have enough money for school to future their education

@@nicolepaulk3537 I work in a hospital and haven't seen those groups you mentioned in scrubs, they have their own uniform.

Not just doctors! They usually get issued them from their med. school/hospital for residents! Nurses, CNA’s, RT/PT/OT, radiation techs, lab techs all are in need of them & we all usually are required to buy our own!

Great way to start respiratory therapy week soon!

I hope you can make it through and reach the profession that you desire. Thank you for making our society a healthier place.

Thank you for holding down the fort for all of us. I am sick and tired of ppl who aren't in the medical field talk about "pandemic fatigue". Can't get a haircut or go party? Suck it up!! There r ppl in healthcare who haven't hugged their kids in 6mo bc of your wrecklessness!!

Thank you so much for what you do! You make the world a better place. We see you and we appreciate you.

💛💛💛💛

if you dont hear back i can buy her some at my local thrift shop if you pm me her sizes. they look to be in decent condition.if they dont have that size i will at least let you know,

As a nursing student we need a pair of scrubs for the training facility, but in Norway that was provided by the Nurses Union when we joined. Protect unions so they can protect you.

@@MissCaraMint Our training facilities also provide us with scrubs :)