Hey, this was my whine, not yours! LOL
Posted By: how come? on 2005-10-01
In Reply to: Nationals are no better - Patti
I'm at one of those life decision, epiphany, goal setting places right now. Can't decide whether to get out of MT, get a stupid job in another field, or follow my dream.
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Yawn, same old whine....
"letting our kids and grandkids pay the bills." People said that over the Reagan deficit in the 80s. That didn't happen. Money well spent, the Cold War is over, and we had one of the greatest economic growths we've ever seen. And please, explain to me exactly how this war is over oil. I've never had that explained to me. Last time I filled up my car, it was 2.26/gal. Where is all this "free oil" going? I'm afraid that "war for oil" cry is as tired as the one about our grandkids paying the bills. Words are cheap.
There are people who do nothing but whine, you for example
saying the work is boring. You are doing it yourself. I am saying what I see on these boards all the time, women unable to take care of a house and work also. I actually just got back from the show, travel a lot, go out to nice dinners. If you are truthful about what you read, then you are angry??? Where does that come from? It is just the fact a lot of MTs can hack it taking care of junior and working at the same time; therefore the constant what do I do about my line count, how to feed the baby and do the washing and work all at once. It is all over here. Just being truthful, stating facts as I see them on here.
Some people just like to whine to
others. Give these friends your advice by using the answering machine, etc...maybe they will get the hint and quit whining to you at least.
They whine when I send them a blank, and tell me
Among other things.
Exactly, they may not put out great quality but they also don't whine and complain sm
CONSTANTLY. The next generation US MTs want everything handed out to them on a silver platter AND want the higher pay, too! Here is what I have run into of late:
1. Hired, but only want maybe 10 or 15 minutes 3 days a week. Yeah, that's production baby!
2. Say they'll be online but then aren't and don't communicate with you.
3. Whine because a dictator isn't speaking perfect English and enunciating each word slowly and clearly.
The list goes on so, feel free to jump in and add your experiences...
Have some cheese with that whine... cheesy companies
I am so with you! It's these cheesy MTSOs! I just got my social security statement of my earnings since college and I was blown away... it was great for my self-esteem but pointed out exactly what has been going on. Last year and the year before I made less than working my way through college!!! It was down to 14-15K a year!! No joke. I look back to around 2000 and I was up to 50K a year plus benefits. That had been going on for some time. Even at 2005 I was doing okay, in the 40s. What happened? For a year I thought it was me, but no, my hospital outsourced and I went to a service. Found out they counted lines differently and I bounced from service to service the last 2 years. YIKES. I am now below the poverty level and a single mom. I should take these earnings statements to somebody.. I don't know who. But I am with you! There are only so many hours in the day and only so much work, etc. etc. At least you know there are those like you out there who have the same vent... but we have got to band together and somehow get paid again what we are worth! Good luck to you!
Agree, it's called codependency or being an enabler. You allow it, whine about it,
about it. Poster is right, you put up a HUGE fuss and then backpeddled in a BIG way. Which is it?
Whine alert! 8 cents/line is killing me! :(
I have 17 years experience. I'm an IC, was getting paid 10 and 11 cents a line for the last decade or so. After that work basically dried up, I started looking for more work. No work to be had at at 10 cents a line anymore, rarely find anything even at 9 cents.
Decided to take an 8 cents/line job. Hey, I was gettin' hungry. I swear....I type, type, type, type, seems like all day and all night and still not making the money I need to pay my bills and eat!
I know, I know, people justify 8 cents a line by saying hey if you can do 200 lph, that's $16 an hour. Yeah, that's great for those who aren't used to making up to $30+ an hour for the past 8 to 10 years! Man, I'm soooooooo tired of typing, so burned out, just very unhappy. 
I can see now how some people are happy with MT and some people aren't, just depends on what you've been used to compared to what you get now. Sad.
I really don't have any other skills to do anything else, and I'm dying here as far as finances, killing my hands and other body parts trying to make money at this 8 cents a line...maybe could've done it 15 years ago when I was younger but just not able to type like a demon day and night anymore.
Let it be known that this is the end of my vent. I have no idea what I'm going to do
There are too many MTSO that whine about making not enough money to pay you a livable wage.
I applaud you for being truthful and NOT GREEDY..
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