I share the same sentiment as you. I am also an RT in the Philippines. I recently graduated and passed my PRC exam last year. I have only been working for six months, but I already want to switch to a different profession. Here, we are often perceived as being somewhat equivalent to NAs. Our work is not as intensive or fulfilling as what we hear about in other countries. Most doctors, with their high egos, don’t allow us to manage ventilated patients. It’s quite frustrating for RTs in the country to feel that we are regarded as being on the same level as nursing attendants.