Career change to E-Bay?

I have read on these boards many of the MTs leaving for different career choices.  Many for nursing or such, but are there any of us out there that has consider or is doing E-Bay sales?  I have dabbled in this.  I am wondering if anyone would like to e-mail me what they are doing and if they find it a nice change.

Thanks.

-Losing faith- 

• Career change to E-Bay? - NYMT
  • I've been selling on Ebay for years - TTechMT
  • Selling on E-Bay - Pat
  • Lots of those on the "other" site do Ebay on the side and do well. My son resells - electronics & does well at it. nm
  • I have considered that myself but have yet -sm - Laura E.
    • If resale doesn't work, consider your local Freecycle chapter to give the - items away at some point. nm
      • I will do that or Goodwill or Salvation Army- sm - Laura E.
  • I haven't sold much on E-bay, but I'm selling lots of - I am
    • How do you meet the buyer? - sm
      • EBay Buyer - LinK
        • Not with Craigslist and sometimes not with - me
          • Thanks That's Good to Know - NM - LinK
    • Completely addicted to that - Jan
      • Never heard of this so checked it out....Wow! Thanks!...nm - just curious
        • There are a lot of scams on Craiglist. If you - a word of caution
          • Well, I myself buy on Craigs and guess what, had free paint - Jan
            • You need to reread the post. I didn't say - me
              • Let me revise and say, did not post my ad but - Jan

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I am thinking about going back to school but I want to start off small.  I looked into CNA classes at a local community college but I also found they have medication aide classes.  I was wondering if it would be appropriate to call a potential employer and ask if there is a big job market out any of these, what they pay would be and what they expect out of their workers.  I really know what a certified nurses aide entails, I was one 10 years ago but not quite sure about a medication aide. 

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In your place, I would seriously consider changing providers if there were others available in your area, but I'd ask around about their service quality first.  It may not be any better.  If there are no other providers, then consider changing your service package to a business account rather than residential.  They're usually more expensive, but they also tend to get faster service if there's a problem.

Last summer, I had no electricity for 3 days due to severe storms, but there were some 600,000 in the same boat with me.  We just had to wait it out.  It's a downside of working at home.

I am considering going to Career Step.  I have been working as an MT for a few months now, but I do not feel that the course I took prepared me for the "real" world of transcription.  My only question is that I also noticed the price diff in these online courses.  That is primarily the reason why I am choosing to go with Career Step.  MTec seems like a good school, but they are 3x as much.  Will I get just as good an education?

I am attending Career Step.  I have also been hired as a MT while still attending.  I think the course is good.  Good luck!!

Have you been to Career Step's website.  It is a very friendly community there and you would get lots of support on their forums.  www.careerstep.com. 

Hi Everybody,

I'm thinking of changing careers and becoming an m.t, but I have some ?'s...I've been reading and researching MT careers and I'm a little concerned about Voice Recognition Technology. Do you think it will have a serious impact on this industry? Also, what about work going off-shore? Those are my two main concerns. I don't want to invest a lot of time and $$ and not be able to get a job

Salary.com listed the average salary somewhere in the high 30K a year range...does that sound about right?

Last but not least, what program is best? I've been checking into several. I've been corresponding with a very nice lady from medtranscription.com. Does anyone out there know anything about this program? They're not an ahdi approved school, but they do provide actual transcription for you to do, so when you graduate, you actually have bonafide transcription experience. And they've been in business for quite some time. It sounds good to me, but I need some advice from "veterans"

Your help is greatly appreciated! Thanks! Laura

Depending on who asks, I just tell them I'm in healthcare.  And then from there, if they ask specifically and I sense they really are interested, I'll say MT and go into details.  If they make an ignorant comment about how nice it is to work at home - it's easy - I ask if they think they could do it.   That gets them thinking and shuts them up.  Ah-ha, so it's not so easy with the kids around 

I will say that doctors, nurses, MAs, x-ray techs, etc.  - at least the many I've met over the years - all have said we have the toughest job in healthcare.  When I laugh, they say, no seriously.  For example, my OB/Gyn has to call into a dictation line to get obstetrical ultrasound results, and she said most of the time she has to make a STAT transcription request because she can't understand not even three words of what her colleagues are dictating.   So,  IMO among healthcare professionals, it's a respected field

I just told my best girlfriend, who is in sales for a major bank and complains that her sales are hurting, how much money I make (about $30/hr)  and wanted to make ($80,000/year), and she had a newfound respect.

Hello,

I just began the Career Step Online Training Course a couple of weeks ago. You answered a question to a concern that I had from the very start. I wondered if they really help the student transition into an at-home MT position upon completion of the course. You stated that "from experience" you can say that they get you to work right after graduation.

If you don't mind me asking, can you give me some feedback on your experience with Career Step, please? How long did it take you to complete the course? How long after completion did you obtain employment at home? Is it fairly easy to understand what the physician is saying as you transcribe? How do they prefer to pay their at home employees? Those are examples of questions I have.

Looking forward to hearing from you!  :)

Dianne

I am sorry to hear you have had such a hard time.  I know there are quite a few that are having the same problem.  I have to say that there are good jobs out there but unfortunately not as many good ones as bad ones.  I have been very fortunate, I started doing this 20+ years ago, applying for a job as a medical receptionist and after taking the typing test they suggested medical transcription and gave me that position, trained me on the job and I fell in love with it.  When I moved away from the area to another state I found another MT job that advanced my learning even further and from there to a local hospital.  Unfortunately as with  most others they could not find enough MTs to do all their work so they laid everyone off and outsourced, luckily anyone that wanted to could go with the outsource company without the usual testing, etc. involved with them.  After 4+ years with the outsourcing company (I won't mention the name but I will say I was very happy with 90% of company), all my hard work and sticking with it finally paid off, I got what I consider a dream MT position with a local doctor that was merging with 2 other offices and needed an at-home MT complete with fully paid medical benefits, vacations and the best part, no time clock, my own hours, when I wanted to (as long as I completed work within 72 business hours of it being dictated).  I have been there since last September and I love it just as much as I did the first day; the doctors actually care about their employees and show their gratitude. 

Sorry for the long length of this, but I wanted to say that there are still a few great MT jobs out there and not all hospitals go with outsourcing to save money, the hospital I was with would go back to inhouse MTs tomorrow if they could find enough qualified ones but in my area there just are not any.  Hopefully people that are in school can find a great MT job when they get out.   

I have over five years experience in psychiatric transcription.  I started at a counseling facility with no experience or training -- just a good command of the English language and a good typist. 

Anyway, I went about five years doing no transcription.  I recently got a home position doing psych trans. again.  I would like to continue working for this company, but broaden my skills in acute/medical.  Of course, there is some medical in psych transcription, but limited. 

My question is:  Has anyone here been through Career Step and is it worth the money?  Also, do you think it would benefit, or should I just try to gain experience as I go?

Thanks!!