Thank you!!

Posted By: Frustrated on 2007-04-22
In Reply to: With a statement like that, hope it never - happens to you. Not frustrated...

I couldn't have put it better myself.

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The problem with this field today is that those in charge are clueless. - MSMT
- Had this exact same conversation here in 2005 - see message - dinosaur?
  - You are SOOOOO correct! (sm) - Typingperson
  - Yep, yep, and yep. - tnmt
- clueless - sue
  - Hi SUE! - dinosaur?
- MT Workplace Issues - AnnieM!AnnieM!
  - You don't sound old... - you sound wise...sm
  - Heh. Same age as I am! - Unhappy Camper
- The main problem with this field is it is dying - Unhappy Camper
  - so when are we going to go on strike? - taxydeer
    - Question to ask first - see message
      - So what new career did you go into? - Melissa Griffith
        Questions to ask first ... response - see inside
      - I was with you until you started lecturing - Animal Freak
      - Striking - Unhappy Camper
    - someone must know someone in legal field - who can help us do this- no message
- When you figure out ..... - taxydeer
  - New coders have the same problem as new MTs....no experience, no job. nm - wow
    - Coding - taxydeer
      - We had a local program like that but now it is struggling - tnmt
- It's not just with at-home transcription - Frustrated MT
  - My inhouse experience was almost identical! (nm) - Another Raddie
    - Maybe we should form a support group - Frustrated
      - I think we should form a group alright, but no support group!! - lynbelbel
        A Great Idea - NorthMT
        Okay, I'm for that, lynbelbel. - nm
        Let's start with a blog to unite - Animal Freak
        Yes - sm
        I am dead serious. - lynbelbel
        Well going up against corporate suits - Animal Freak
        Sad state of affairs..... - lynbelbel
        Let's start with a one-day strike! - MTPockets
        Dont want to burst a bubble - Animal Freak
        I'm in for a 1 day strike - taxydeer
        let's do it, pick a day, nobody works, pick a busy day - like Thursday or Friday - no message
        I would advise a little caution - Frustrated
  - So sorry - lynbel
    - Thank you! - Frustrated
  - Do you understand what they were trying to - tell you?
    - its the employer's fault.....you are wrong or delusional - Yankee
    - I blame my employer... - Frustrated
      - But you know, they are only hurting themselves (sm) - tnmt
      - Right ON! Who wants to be just another (nm) - COG IN THE WHEEL?
      - Sounds like down-sizing and you were let go cause you - didn't fit in. JMO. nm
        They are still advertising the jobs on their website and in the newspaper - Frustrated
        Newspaper ad - Frustrated
        With a statement like that, hope it never - happens to you. Not frustrated...
        Thank you!! - Frustrated
        agree 2 this could have been the case - ditto
        EXACTLY! Or because you speak the truth & the supes (nm) - speak with forked tongues!
        You know, I felt exactly like I had been "thrown off the island" - Frustrated
        castout - htmt
        In retrospect, it was the best thing that could have happened to me - Frustrated
        Just Say No: Five Reasons to Turn Down a Job Offer - Red Sox
        Or.... how about the famous line "we're growing!!!" - anon
        not everyone out for themselves - businessmind
        But MTs who 'keep their mouths shut' are part of -sm - NOT just a typing-machine!
        This is what I will suggest so we can all speak up. - MSMT
      - P.S. Those dates should be 2006, not 2005 nm - Frustrated
  - Bravo - say it louder! - I have walked in your shoes. sm
- A large part of the problem is pressure to cut costs (sm) - tnmt
- I doubt all is well with their world, but if you - can't beat 'em, joint 'em. sm
  - Better answers would come through if they - Yada, yada
    - Well, and there's the rub - some co's even have MT mgrs and (sm) - tnmt
      - Exactly. - sm
    - middle managers/acct managers - anon
    - And that's my point. sm - MSMT
      - ! - Yankee
      - Managers are just that - managers - anon

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