karma...

...is a trip. One of the chiefs this year wanted to match at this institution for maternal fetal medicine (MFM), but did not match here even though she ranked it #1. Everyone said aloud, "how could this be? She did so well on the CREOG." It turns out that she has a reputation for being lazy. My experience of her is that she is quite hard working and considerate of the people she works with. But at some point, perhaps before I arrived here, she got the "lazy" label and has worn it for all 4 years.

This is a perfect example of how the gossip in this place can hurt people.

The irony is that this chief is one of the people who spreads bad gossip about other residents. And now, the gossip has come back to bite her in the butt.