Don't give up!

I can't give you pay details, but I currently work for New England Medical Transcription and know they are in the process of hiring many MTs.  This is the nicest set of people you'll ever work for and the work is very low stress.  I'm extremely happy there. 

Just a thought for your job search. 

• Just need to vent... - Carol
  • You should be eligible for unemployment compensation. - Stay on it as long as you can. Make the unemployme
  • That used to tick me off, too. I would just get livid when the doctor would say...sm - MSMT
  • Don't give up! - NEMTer
    • curious about location of NEMT - mandy
      • They're in Maine. :-) - NEMTer
      • never mind, found it - maine - mandy
    • Thanks ! - Carol

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do what is right.  If she fails to do what is right, then go about this in an adult way and not act like such a child.  "you suck"  That is so immature.

She is responding to you and you are eating her alive.  Why would she put herself out there to be treated like this if she didnt mean it. 

I am really astonished at how people can act on here.  Would you treat people like this in person?  If you do, I cant imagine you having very many friends. 

Remember we are all "HUMAN." 

There is no reason to give up just because you failed a test.  I have tested with a few companies and changed jobs a couple of times through my six years of transcribing.  I had no training either.  I had a very special family member who helped me out(she owned her own business).  I trained through the summer when I was in high school with her and by the time I was about 20 I was working part time with her.  Just because you are switching from tapes the computer based files doesn't mean that you can't do the work.  It may take a little time getting used to it, but there shouldn't be any reason to not be able to do the work.  Just like any other job, you may have to put in some applications at various places and go on interviews, and it may take some time, but you will eventually find a job.  As far as transcribing, I notice many places require either a c-phone or being able to install Express Scribe or a similar program on your computer.  If you don't have one, you can probably find a c-phone on ebay for around $200.  Just try to stay away from the larger MT companies and you should be okay.  I notice the smaller ones are easier to find a job with.

practically ALL of my docs are like that and this has been my experience my entire MT career UGH it really makes me cranky

Sure it's hard, but very few things in life are easy. It may take you some time to find a job that is newbie-friendly, but keep looking (hopefully you have other employment while you look). And keep studying the terminology. None of us did it perfectly the first time.

Just hang in there.....you've worked too hard to give up now.

I can't give you specific advice about MT schools or who hires newbies, because I have been in the medical field for over 20 years, although I have been doing at-home transcription for less than a year.

There are two things I can speak with confidence about. I am currently working as an IC (independent contractor) and have two part-time jobs. I am very fortunate that my husband has good benefits where he works so I do not have to worry about that. So I can definitely tell you there are part-time jobs available.

The other thing is - perhaps you could consider working full-time for a few months, until you have some experience to put on your resume. That would make it easier for you to get a part-time job with another company. I know it would be really difficult to work full-time and take care of your children, too, but it would only be temporary.

I was a stay-at-home mom, too, and I did various things to make money - I had a home day care for a while, I typed student papers, resumes, etc., and then I happened on a job doing transcripts of news broadcasts for a news monitoring company. That was a great job in a lot of ways but most of the small local companies like the one I worked for are being bought out by big national companies and they lay off the local people.

Anyway....sorry for the ramble, I just wanted to let you know you're not alone and there are ways for stay-at-home moms to make money. Medical transcription pays more than most other at-home work (yes, believe it or not - despite all the complaints you will see about low pay). I hope you are able to find something that works for you.

And good for you for putting your children first.

I feel your pain, it comes through loud and clear and believe me, you are not alone. I have been an MT for 12 years now.  I will tell you how I started.  I had a 1-year-old set of twins when I went to MT school and a not-so-good marriage.  Once I was in my first real MT job I became pregnant with my SECOND set of twins - I kid you not.  I had four babies in three years.  My husband was a complete ass.  He, too, said things like your husband is saying to you.  My husband DID NOT make enough money for us and believe me I struggled and struggled to supplement that income.  I worked during naps, at night, or early in the morning.  I was terribly burned out after a short time, and most of all burnt out emotionally. 

I do not agree with the poster who told you to find a different job.  Here's why:  As time has gone by, I have gained more experience.  I did get a chance to work in house for a major hospital and the experience was invaluable.  I was able to work out some child care with our school district.  I learned all the different work types inside and out.  I met ladies more experienced than myself and boy, were they producers!  I didn't know that it was possible to do as much as they did and do it WELL.  I did not stay in house too long because of the demands of my family and by that time, I HAD to leave that marriage and was a single mom of 4 kids (two sets of twins).  When you HAVE to do something, you learn to make lemonade out of your lemons even sometimes through the tears.

The hospital I worked at had/has a program to send their transcriptionists home after a certain time and that is what I did.  I had a great paying employee job with this major hospital and I worked there for about 4-5 years.  Eventually, I met my now husband who is an absolutely wonderful human being and we have had one baby together (Phew! only one this time).  I quit the hospital job because now I need more flexibility to my schedule and I started working for a service. 

Now my twins are 13 and 10 and my baby is 2.  I've made it a long, long way... and I can hardly say that without crying.  I now have 12 years of hard-earned experience and can type just about anything. 

Here's my advice to you:  Don't give up.  Sometimes it is one day at a time... one awful hour at a time (as far as the emotional pain with family and whatnot). The job you are working for right now is one I personally would toss out the window.  I work for companies where they, too, are production minded, meaning they use a great, streamlined platform, they put you on one or two accounts and leave you to your work -- they trust your experience and let you go -- you in turn do a good job for them -- a trust/trust, win/win situation.  For the commonly used doctor names/hospitals/whatever they provide lists for you.  I would not work where I have to do 20 minutes of research to find these things -- absolutely ridiculous!   THERE ARE COMPANIES OUT THERE!  They want to make money, too!  They are not making money if their MT's have to spend this kind of nonsense time.  Leave those accounts to the ladies with small MTSO's. 

Please, look for a better company.  They are looking for dedicated people like you ALL THE TIME. 

With your husband and in-laws..... all I can say is I feel you pain because I sure went through it.  I could go on and on about that.  Believe in yourself and that what you are trying to accomplish with your home, your daughter, yourself, your family is truly noble.  Just because they say negative things about it, does not mean they are true.  Hold on to your integrity and stand tall as best you can.  Don't argue back with them because you will only walk away feeling worse and they will not understand because they do not want to understand. 

In time, if they are discouraging you to the point where you can't pick your head up anymore, then you need to make some decisions ...... weighty though they are.

I hope this helps you.  I justed wanted you to know that you are not alone and you can do it.  I used to have the same troubles with my pay and now, no kidding, my direct deposit check this morning in my bank account was $1600, and I have made even more than that.... and I am not one to talk about money too much.  I just wanted you to see that you can be successful.

You never succeed unless you stop trying.  Try googling MT jobs and look for other forums with job ads.  Good Luck to you!  These other posters think they are funny, but they are not.  JMO.