because Uncle has all the power

• Does anyone here have a small account - sm - No cash flow here.
  • Employers are required to report anything over - $600 per year. You are required to report all inc
    • I did it. - OldMT
    • Since when has our "Uncle" ever played by the rules? - Why should WE?
      • because Uncle has all the power - dnh
        • Whatever. - .
      • Not a sheep anymore - me
      • Take your chances if you like, but - it's all you
        • I know someone who clears about $50K/year - and has never paid taxes in his life.
        • .... - mtmtmt
          • so that makes it right? - it's all you
            • God - this industry is populated almost entirely - by PIRANHAS.
              • Ask a simple question, everyone goes directly - for the jugular.
  • Anyone you sub for is going to report they paid you - so working under the table won't work.
    • She was not talking about subcontracting. - mtmame
      • The whole post is not even clear, but even if it is her - own account, you don't think the practice or fa
        • not if, like she said, it came out of petty cash - - mtmame

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IMO, is next to nil.  They are not who decides that certification is a requirement.  The industry would have to be on board with that.  Since the MT industry can't agree on what a line is, what an MT is, how payment should be rendered, etc, and since it's heavily impacted by the dollar, it's not likely that you will see mandatory certification any time soon.

Health Information Technology positions will often request certification by AHIMA.  It has taken AHIMA a long time to get where they are and ADHI is still years behind.

I have another profession and yes, for the most part, all fees including continuing education, as well as certifications fall to me.  There are some employers who will reimburse or pay up front, however.

Look at how many ads REQUIRE CMT.  And ask the question, who has not been hired because they didn't have it.

IMO, certification of offshore personnel is going to be designed to placate possible purchasers of those services by certifying legitimacy.  You are more likely to find offshore certification required well before you see it here. (Which is unfortunate because there are many US MTs whose skills are severely lacking just as much as some offshore MTs.)

I just wanted to thank you all for sharing.  Every opinion and every point of view are valuable.  The truth really will set us free --eventually.

on a net 30 day basis.  If you are lucky they pay sooner but there is nothing that forces them to do that.  They are used to all their vendor accounts being net 30 days and that is just the way it is. That's the way the business world works.  The IC is also in business.

I think it's the MTSO who most often gets the short end of the stick.  I pay my subcontractors every other week whether I get paid or not.  My clients can (and do) take 30 days to pay me.  I still pay my subcontractors.  The clients are happy; their work is done.  The subcontractors are happy; they have been paid.  Me - my mortgage my not be paid because I had to pay my subcontractors.  

I have feelers out to about 5 companies right now and will be sending out another batch of resumes this week also.

Working in the cesspool has taken its toll. I am fortunate in that I do not need health/dental insurance. One of the things that has kept me at MQ was the 18 days of PTO that I earn (yes earn) a year. Unfortunately, I wind up using a lot of that to make up for being out of work, etc, so it winds up not being truly *my time off*.

I just wonder if it is best to look for an IC position and just take time off without pay or try to find a company that has a good PTO plan.

Are there any companies out there that have a good PTO plan (definitely more than 5 days off a year) and how do they calculate PTO pay?

Thanks in advance.