Thanks! You are in the minority sm

Posted By: BALONEY on 2009-03-21
In Reply to: BALONEY: Not only do I agree with you 100% - but I like your username BALONEY!

as to your opinion. I caught a lot of flack for that post but I have been wanting to say that for years! I made up my mind years ago to be the best I could be at this and haven't had any problems so far, low money or high money. We can thank the MT schools for this mindset of making lots money versus patient care! Oh its too early to get started today!

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Do you always consider 8 cpl too low a rate? - What if it is a clinic account and sm
- You have to look at it in a different way - sm - Laverne
  - Do you always consider - ej
  - Wouldn't you agree that these ever-changing - platforms are how they keep - sm
    - Wow. sm - TechSupport
      - Whatever you say, Management. What are - you doing lurking on an MT forum?
        You're misinformed...sm - TechSupport
    - I'm not arguing with you - sm - Laverne
      - Sorry. I wasnt arguing with you. Im just generally - fed up with this whole business. -sm
- You have to look at it in a different way - sm - Laverne
- 8 cpl. is too low for ANYONE living and working - in the 21st Century!
  - How is $24 per hour too low? - Seems more than fair to me for easy clinic account
  - BALONEY! If this person is typing sm - MT 30+ years and running
    - MT Work - Pat
      - McDonalds...? - sadie
        The work you produce is the same whether you work - from home or not, right? In fact, - sm
        Excellent post. - Completely agree. nm
        The work you produce is the same whether you work - from home or not, right? In fact, - sm
    - Okay - to make it simple, what's your monthly takehome pay? - AFTER taxes, SS, benefits, etc. - sm
      - You can do it on 8 cpl sm - BALONEY
        If our platform allowed me to type 250 lph, I sure - wouldn't need to work 10-12 hr days!
        Baloney is right, you can work sm - Michigan MT 25 y
        I am doing the same thing, large sm - BALONEY
        So dont you think the knowledge & experience it takes - to do that kind of variety should pay more? I do.
        you bet I do, but you are missing sm - BALONEY
        Complacency and fear of rocking the boat is a big - reason we're being taken advantage of. It's
        I am not advocating, by any sm - BALONEY
        ...pathetic. - (end of sentence)
      - Why do continue to work as an MT then? - Hardly seems worth it.
        Already looking elsewhere. But it's all I know - how to do. Need to find an inhouse job again.
      - We're not basing this on what YOU are making. - OP states she is doing 300 lph.
        300 lph is kinda hard to believe, unless she does - nothing but 5-page templates & no actual typing.
        not unbelievable - MTinNC
        What about with 90% unfamiliar doctors and - a bare minimum of shortcuts?
        Not to make you mad or anything sm - MT tmany years trying to stay sane
        Have you been in it since 1974? I would call - THAT "experience".
        actually have been in since 1978 sm - MT many years trying to stay sane
        That is a noble thing, I believe . To serve for - so many years and to keep at it.
        That is wonderful! It is a very sm - MT many years trying to stay sane
        Easy to do when you are doing a limited amount of docs. - Not hard to believe.
        Wish I had that luxury! Every single one of the reports - I do is completely different. No 2 are alike.
        Agree, which is why I no longer do acute care. - Not hard to believe.
        if you are organized and have a sm - BALONEY
        EXACTLY and if all a person sm - BALONEY
        Op notes bore the crap out of me. - !
        therein lies the problem my dear sm - BALONEY
        BALONEY: Not only do I agree with you 100% - but I like your username BALONEY!
        It suits her to a "T" - she disagrees with just - about everyone. Good name.
        Thanks! You are in the minority sm - BALONEY
        It has to do with life experience and maturity and - I like your username Baloney!
        thats it! You have to learn the sm - BALONEY
        Blah, blah blah. Your sense of self-importance - bores the crap outta me, too.
        nope don't think I am important sm - MT 30+ years and running
        It's not what you said... - MT
        Which was exactly what was said in posts above. - 8 cpl is good for OP's situation. nm
        Yes, but the tone of your posts... - MT
        I don't think her "tone" was bad... - MtMommyof2
        Only the "facts" as SHE sees them. That doesn't - necessarily make something a fact.
        Well, that's great... - MT
        I can see where you might think she was being rude... - MtMommyof2
      - We're not basing this on what YOU are making. - OP states she is doing 300 lph.
  - BALONEY! If this person is typing sm - MT 30+ years and running
- 8 cpl okay here. - On similar accounts.
- I think 8 is the going rate these days- sm -
- if you don't want the job sm - MT 30 years and running
- I want your job. :( simple, ok pay, no stress. LUCKY. nm - 2tired2care
  - Keep the job and be happy about it - landroverlady
    - wish I had you and your great sm - BALONEY
  - Keep the job and be happy about it - landroverlady

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LOL - You and I are in the minority here! NM
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I think I may be in the minority on this, but I consider myself SM

a professional. I would no more mention to a soul that I knew a patient there than I would tell about a boil on a neighbor's bottom if I were the doctor.

I'm in the minority
but I like Elliott. I think he has shown more growth than any of the others. He has a great voice. His personality and confidence is building more each week.

But realistically I don't think he has the numbers to win and so I would say Taylor because I really don't care for "Kat" at all. I think they are all great, and when I say all I include CHRIS in that because he is FANTASTIC!!!

Am I in the minority here?
I've got a bachelors degree in criminal justice and associate degrees in paralegal and fashion merchandising. Have done all those jobs/careers and WANTED to become an MT and, yes, I am a work-at-home mom of a young child. I'm just gonna ride this train as long as I can. I guess I just don't feel scared about the future of MT as I have some things to fall back on.

Just know you are in the minority, so
consider yourself lucky. Most MTSOs don't care if you are CMT or not

I Guess I'm the Minority Here

I don't care for them. I was "trained" (I say that term loosely) on them and typed straight OPs for 8 months. To me, they were boring. I could type up a C-section or arthroscopy in my sleep now. I agree that the hardest part is getting the instruments down.

I'm doing ER reports now for a large hospital in a large city, and they are interesting.

I might have liked OPs better if I had started with a different, better company, but I like what I do now.

Good luck with whatever comes your way!

I'm sure I'll be in the minority here. sm
When we were sent home from the hospital 12 years ago, my son was 4. We were told at that time we had to have set hours and if we had young children, they should be in daycare. My son is an only child, and we are older parents, so he actually benefited a great deal from the socialization. He is a sophomore in high school, and after watching other "onlies" around him, I'm very grateful for the choice I made.

I'm sure it is different for others, but the bottom line is, if you are really dedicated to having a career, you need the space to yourself, to concentrate, especially if you're just learning. You will always be there if she is sick or hurt. Daycare is expensive and good ones are hard to find, but the experience can be invaluable to children.

I salute people who manage to be high producers with children in the house, but I'm not one of them. JMO.

Poor hardworking mostly minority?
You are so wrong. He may not have grasped the vastness of the situation, but I don't think anybody else did either. I think they do now. I wondered when people would get around to blaming the response on race. You're a little slow.

We're in the minority but glad
to see I'm not alone :)...

minority usually has the loudest voice

Glad somebody agrees. I like to think we are part of the more quiet majority.

You're in the majority, not the minority. There's
not much difference, which is why VR is a ripoff. I won't do VR unless they decide to make the pay fair for it.

You're in the minority pay-wise, but hey, as long
as you're making your money, screw everyone else.

Let's get real. You're one of the SLIM minority who was lucky enough
to land a job that pays you extra for the CMT. 90% or more of services DON'T give a hoot about the CMT and they're not going to give a hoot about the RMT either!

Except, you are in the minority. It's RARE when MTSOs actually pay extra for CMTs.
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