Now what?
Posted By: What now? on 2007-11-11
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 I've been an MT for about 25 years and have loved it all -- except for the past few years. I've watched as the terminology and grammar have been progressively dumbed down, not to mention the degradation of quality due to the inundation of those inadequately trained. Thank you, Sally Struthers.
I've seen an organization (who shall not be named) which was supposedly set up "for" MTs do everything against us in terms of setting "industry standard" pay scales (no matter where in the country) and determining which things should be counted (from how many characters constitute a line to what an actual character is, beitablankspaceoraVBC). Because of that, my pay has declined.
Thanks to technological advances, which are great for some (especially suits and institutions), I have experienced yet another pay decrease.
There are those who say we must go with the changes, embrace them, work with them. Bah!! The pixels are on the screen; VR/ASR/EMR will inevitably drive them out as well, no matter what name we choose to call ourselves.
 There are so many other factors in play here that I cannot list them all but suffice it to say, I can no longer continue being an MT. I certainly cannot afford to retire from this career in another 20 years (if it will even exist for that long). I will even go so far as to warn others against entering this field.
So, as the subject line states, now what? What can I do with the knowledge and experience I already have? Do I need to learn to do something totally different?
I'm not scared--more angry and worried. Is anyone else feeling the same about their future in this business?
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