Disgruntled

After reading the post from MT, I just had to VENT too.  I understand how you feel completely.  I have been a dedicated Transcriptionist for over 20+ years.  I took the time for formal training and am certified, but find that now I am being pushed out in to the cold because the companies have become greedy and no longer wish to pay us an hourly wage for this highly skilled profession.  I have noticed the trend of hiring is focused on the stay-at-home mom or part-timers who are trying to supplement their incomes.  DO NOT GET ME WRONG, I UNDERSTAND THEIR NEED TO WORK TOO.  However, I as many other MT's, do not have that choice and have to have a substantial income to pay mortgage, the expense of working at-home, etc.  I am afraid that the days of the career transcriptionist are becoming numbered.  

 I still work in transcription because I have to.  I work 40+ hours for an insulting 0.8-0.9 cpl and due to  "system problems", companies conveniently "running out of work" near the end of pay periods, the increasing number of ESL dictators, I find that I am finding it difficult to afford to work as a transcriptionist.  When you work at-home, you have the expenses of providing for an office, computer, paper, phone lines, etc., etc.  Now the local hospitals are even joining in with paying production rates or outsourcing to India.   I spent several years as an Editor also and found myself having  to retranscribe the work sent overseas.  The company had to lose money paying twice for the same reports.

As you, I just felt the need to "vent".  I was offered a position a couple of hours ago by a company that wanted everything, but felt affronted because I had inquired as to downtime, training, etc.  I COULD JUST SCREAM!!!!!

Thank you all for listening.

• Let's Talk - Tired MT
  • Disgruntled - TiredMT2
  • I don't know if it is the Companies trying to rip off MT's but - MTSO seeing it 2
  • One thing I have realized since I left MT....sm - Marie
    • I think one reason MTs find it hard to have diverse skills (s/m) - Burned
  • As long as this country allows greedy companies (s/m) - Burned, 2
    • To the poster below who equates the BIble Belt with political views - it has nothing to do with religion - see message
    • Wrong - if you had gone to college you wouldn't be having this conversation. - Bad choices = no options.
      • Sounds like all the doublespeak inflicted on us at our employee meetings. Finger-pointing, no const - Burned
      • So how many years of college do you have, and why do you still transcribe? (n/m) - ??
        • I am working towards my master's and I don't transcribe any longer. - nm
          • What field? (nm) - ??
            • Working towards my MBA (business) - nm
      • Eewwww... you don't talk like an MT, you talk like mangement. Ick. (n/m) - Burned
        • Oh, God forbid anyone talk like *gasp* management! - We don't actually WANT to be smart,do we?
          • Have you ever known anyone in mgmt. with ANY basic intelligence? (nm) - Burned
            • Apparently management is smarter than you - they're your boss! - LOL
          • No matter what the intellect, or the job or pay, management SUX!! - Yada
            • that's what all unsuccessful resentful people say - nm
              • So what is it that you do that you're so successful at, & how much do you make? (nm) - Yada
                • I own several rental properties, buy houses and flip them and - sm
                  • are/were u an MT/ME? *curious*...sm - jes wonderin' why you're here ...curious
      • Going to college does not change things - sm
        • You are so wrong! (see m) - Unbelievable
          • college or not - deb
          • the people who really make BIG BUCKS are business owners - my take on it
          • Absolutely correct! - sm
        • certainly going back to college doesn't protect from outsourcing.. - JoV
          • College is sometimes nothing more than a 4-year babysitting service. (n/m) - N.K.
            • That's what all jealous uneducated people say - nm
              • you need an education cuz you're lacking - see inside for an important lesson on same..sm
              • you sound completely narrow minded....nm - so much for all YOUR education!! *lol*
              • there's all kinds of *education* and education - does not stop until we die.....nm
                • that's another thing uneducated people say - nm
                  • evidently you have no clarity about all....nm - education and where all is gleaned from..nm
          • College education and outsourcing - Hot and sunny
            • I doubt that any radiologists here are sweatin' bullets, hon - they are educated professionals
              • Ours do - hosp. is considering having our x-rays done here, but READ in India! (nm) - B.K.
                • Maybe that's a good thing - it's a reason for the Indian docs to GO HOME - buh-bye
          • But it does open our options to move on to careers rather than joe-jobs - college degrees open doors
      • And we were supposed to finish school and work FT (sm) - Retired MT
        • You're supposed to go back to school because of this government??? - Are you serious???
          • Yes, quite serious (sm) - Retired MT
            • Retired or retarded? Anyone can retire if they set their life standards low enough - I don't plan on watching TV in my sunset years
              • All you fans of the government must be from one o' them RED states.......... - Blu State
                • Same reason you do, except I don't have anything to complain about! - LOL
                  • Actually LIFE is very fulfilling. It's working that sux! (sm) - Blu State
                    • Does working interfere with your incessant TV watching? - such a wonderful fulfilling life you lead
                    • I'm not in the Bible Belt, o judgmental one, unless you don't know geography either. Another r - Roll over on the couch and check out COLLEGE on Go
                      • I don't recall mentioning couches or TV-watching! Net-surfing is okay if one can't sleep, bu - Blu State
  • I understand your frustration but this is happening in all fields. - It's called change and evolution.
    • Exactly! How many blacksmiths do you know? - nm
      • Four. And they make very good money. - :-)
        • and how many IT technicians, how many programmers, how many help desk people? - HUNDREDS is a lot more than four
  • Back in 1983, there was an article - none
    • I was making 6 cpl back in 1975! There is DEFINITELY something wrong! (s/m) - Burned, 2
      • In 1989 I was making 6 CPL..now 9 CPL - for nat'l and 12 CPL privately...nm
      • there's no stopping outsourcing now - Around the World in 80 days
        • There's more than one job path so the best thing to do is - get an education & do something else
      • I'm tired - typos ... (sm) - Burned, 2
        • AAMT didn't cause conditions to plummet BUT - Mary-Land

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Nope. Not at all. I'd put them on the level of with moveon.org.  Actually, it doesn't mean that much to me. My guy won so I'm really just having fun seeing a liberal getting all fired up.  

Back to work now.