Reply: THere are not enough MTs willing to work for slave

• Regarding Petition Post - ERMT/Oncology MT2
  • The media will contact the AAMT - mtstudent
    • Reply: THere are not enough MTs willing to work for slave - wages. Increase wages and MTs will be abundant. n
      • I found another link - - mtstudent
        • Sorry - here is a tinyurl of it. - mtstudent
  • Are any also aware that--sm - nn
    • OMG - now THAT is something the public - nm - needs to be made aware of!
  • didn't see it but Good Morning America - mdlfcrs
    • seniors - Irene
      • GREAT idea! AARP can be very vocal - (sm) - Oh, YEAH
  • It's all about greed in this country. sm - W
  • Thanks for sharing that with everyone! (sm) - Typingperson
    • I think 60 minutes and all of you should - write to get our troops back here.
      • The above post wins the Wet Blanket award... nm - This issue is just as important!
    • Typing person - ERMT/Oncology MT2
      • "fleecing of America" - Janine
      • 60 minutes had this on several years ago - Patti
        • Maybe it's time for them to do a followup on -nm - how much worse the problem has become.
        • not just us - Janine
          • America's middle class is disappearing, which (sm) - Typingperson
        • Missed 60 minutes but - ERMT/Oncology MT2
          • I should also say . . . - ERMT/Oncology MT2
  • good and bad - anon
    • Someone should call AAMT out on its association with (sm) - Typingperson
      • Right on! - ERMT/Oncology MT2
      • the right angle on the situation - Janine
        • EXCELLENT post! Here's something else....(sm) - Typingperson
          • Court recordings - Patti
            • But they still always have a live court reporter -nm - sitting up in front of the judge's stand.
        • right angle on the situation - ERMT/Oncology MT2
          • Agree - well put Janine - sm
    • Petition Post - ERMT/Oncology MT2
      • As might Hillary Clinton, who is also concerned. (nm) - Typingperson
        • Funny, her hubby was the one who signed NAFTA, - which started this whole off-shoring mess na
          • Get your facts straight - typ4food
          • I'm sure she's aware of that mistake! nm - Typingperson

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I had a company offer me 7.5 cents recently and I said no, perservered it out, and found a great company that pays 10 cents a line and they actually care about their MTs, not treat them like a number.   Hold out for what you deserve to be paid and don't compromise.  A company paying 7 cents is looking for slave labor.    

Medical transcription is not your field.  We work for slave wages and have to compete with offshore transcriptionists who work for next to nothing. 

You will need to have an extensive medical knowledge, be willing to constantly purchase new equipment and reference books, and for all of that you get paid worse than a Wal-Mart greeter.  Wages consistently have been going down, not up. 

If you have a bachelor's degree, I would look into other fields if I were you. 

The only way I would recommend this field to someone is if they are handicapped or have an ill child or something that forces them to work from home.  Aside from that, I wouldn't recommend it. 

payback. Apparently, these nationals get away with this because we're willing to sell ourselves so cheaply  to work at home.  It's like having a constant monkey on your back to make production, with so many variables thrown in each day that it's just nothing but stress. And, what if you are having a bad day, not feeling up to snuff? NO CAN DO, or your paycheck reflects it. I mean, everyone has off/slow days now and then, but we're expected to work in constant high gear for fear of the loss in income. I live in a rural area, with in-house MT jobs scarce, which is why I'm doing this, but if there WERE an opening in a hospital, I'd run for it. 

and really sad too....

Thats what i said..we don't know.  So therefore, she needs to be aware that she should definitely do the research PRIOR to just leaving the job.  If she hasn't then a new job is not going to do her any good other than show that she changes jobs often, which does not look good on a resume.  As far as trusting QA...not ALL companies hire crappy QA.  We again do not know.  The QA COULD be right and COULD be very good at his/her job.  You simply don't know, but telling her to move on before you even know the facts is just silly.

When I got the email telling me I passed my test, I had tears rolling down my face. My 10-year-old daughter said, "Mama what is wrong?!"  I said, "I passed the test!"  She said, "Why are you crying?  You're happy aren't you?"  The combination of the stress of testing and finding out that I actually do have what it takes, hit me all at once.

I've been home for a year now after doing inhouse for over 15 years, and it is the best decision I have ever made.  I love it.  The flexibility is great for my kids, not to mention that I'm saving a small fortune on gasoline!

I get your message loud and clear about looking things up.  I have dozens of dogeared reference books and I am the queen of Google.  I took a medical terminology class to help with areas I wasn't too experienced with and the instructor's main focus was, "Don't guess. Look it up!" 

because I needed a laugh too! 

My microwave is broken again, so I had to order out for pizza.

I first called my sister and asked her what to do.  I asked her how to use the big huge white appliance thingy with all of the dials on it that sits next to my refrigerator and has cute little covers over those "coily things" on the top.  I told her that the dials and numbers are way to confusing.

Her reply to me was, "Oh my gawd, you cook?"

Glad I made you guys laugh or chuckle.  With this job, we all need it.

I appreciate the supportive posts, I really do.  Sometimes it's hard to tell folks how much their words of encouragement are needed. 

For the other posters, well what can I say.  Thanks for kicking an old dog when he's down.  FYI, I am a good MT, probably not the best, but I am a hard worker and have always given 100%.  Not that I have to defend myself - I took the test as I would have transcribed it.  This company was a very small company in Alabama and the person who owns it wants the best MTs.  The pay is excellent.  I was very upset I did not pass the test because obviously I am not the best.  But I have heart and wanted so much to succeed at this career.  Now, I don't know.  I looked up real estate tonight!

And concerning the 1/2 cc...0.5 mL - Especially the ***hole who told me to keep up with my profession....per my copy of the revised safety rules..."use one-half or 1/2" depending on the way it is transcribed.  Also, it is mL now, not ml.  No mention made of cc being acceptable.  So I followed my AAMT BOS standards.  But it was drilled into my head over and over at MQ too, VERBATIM!  Change only the obvious stupid stuff.  On this test, one dictator spelled cephazoline...I changed it to cefazolin.

Thanks to the MTs who encouraged this nervous MT and the first nervous MT and piss on the other holier than thou MTs.  I wish all former MQ's good luck.

Thanks so much for your help and encouragement!  How long have you been there?  Do you like it there?  Any idea what the starting pay is?  Is it extremely frustrating at first?

Thanks again!

What do you mean by platform?  I've used a couple of in-house systems for pathology. Could you be more specific? Perhaps I could help.