To KABMOM

Posted By: greenjeans on 2009-04-19
In Reply to: I'm with tired - KABMOM

You go girl!!!! Couldn't have said it better myself. I've got six years to go before I can call it quits and the way it looks it's doubtful I'll make it. What a shame. This used to be a great way to make a living but the nationals found the way to keep all the bucks for themselves and we do all the work. I still believe in Karma. What goes around comes around.

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I'm with tired - KABMOM
- All I can say is DITTO! nm - jazzMT
- Yep, the reasons you cite are the - catsxoxo
- you said it better than anyone! I agree sm - MT30+
- I agree, absolutely agree - darlene
- I agree 100%, KABMOM - Just me
- Such a good post!! Sums it up quite well! - Fingers
  - Still a lot of assuming going on. - truffle
    - I agree on the small company. - Just me
    - Great post! I have gone through similar situations - and it has been difficult.
- It's true, I am happy. I'm very sorry - truffle
  - You are very fortunate. - Just me
    - I'm not claiming at all that my situation - truffle
  - I don't know if this matters or not - truffle
- To KABMOM - greenjeans
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I agree 100%, KABMOM

I've been in this business a little longer than you have. I remember when we did the dictation on electric typewriters. I have found out of most the posts from the ones who are happy that they have never experienced what we used to. I made way more money 10 to 12 years ago than I do now and more than that, I remember when being an MT was a good relationship with the doctors. We worked so closely with them that they knew our jobs were difficult, especially the physicians in the hospitals. The docs I worked for watched me gain experience by attending seminars, learning the new meds and equipment. Several actually commented on how much we had to know and learn to keep up.

But no more. Now the new ones learn what AAMT or AHDI (or whatever they decide to call themselves to reinvent a bad reputation) tell them. They learn to train computers to take over their jobs and believe that it is all to make them better and to make their jobs easier. They never saw or experienced what we did and that is why they're happy. Some have never even worked 1-on-1 with the physicians at all because they deal with MTSOs. Luckily for the few and far between who have been around a while and are happy, maybe they haven't had to deal with all the changes yet. But it is coming.

I don't begrudge anyone who is happy with their job, but I certainly do empathize with those who are no longer happy with this profession. I've seen my pay dwindle more than 60% over the years with all the changes that we're supposed to roll with and I've also seen the increase in demands from managment of MTSOs, many of whom have never transcribed a day in their life. This job has always had a high stress level, but now the stress is a whole different animal and it's certainly not worth it.

I'm with you, I'm interviewing this morning for a job that is still in the health field, but out of this profession. Also like you, I'm too young to retire but only have a few years until then and not enough money to go back to college to retrain for a new profession. I think the days of transcription like we knew it are over and it's nice that those who are happy with their jobs ARE happy. It's just really sad that they never got to experience what it was really like.