This is severely sad and depressing. sm
Posted By: Ella (retired) on 2009-06-06
In Reply to: Job Outlook? - Kristina
Sounds like I retired just in time, before our profession started going totally down the tubes. Actually, I believe it already was on its way down really more than three years ago. We all worked so long and hard to build ourselves up to professional standing and recognition--not to mention decent pay because we're worth it--only to end up as factory girls again. I hate that.
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caused me to go severely in debt
that 10 years later I am still recovering from - was writing checks on charge accounts to pay mortgage - this was local and when I would go to her house to pick up and drop off tapes I was seeing boxes from QVC yet she said she wasn't getting paid. Still angry.
While AAMT does have a good QA program, they severely lack in other areas.
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Thank you for the info. I guess I'll just have to make a few more shortcuts and see how that pans out. I do have an Expander -- one -- that holds my "gazillion" shortcuts already but it is provided by the hospital I work for and is the only one that has to be used for ALL accounts. Thanks for your insight.
depressing changes in MT
wow. if what you say is so (about the AAMT, that is), reminds me of the so-called "nurses' associations." they spew about being "advocates for nurses," and at the same time, endorse every bit of legislative evil you can imagine to undermine our practice and...well, let's just put it this way: there's no shortage of nurses; they're just not at the bed-side--they're fed up with the codswallop. just wish nurses would get as much "stuffs" as you all evidently have!
Its depressing!
I have an oncology acct, I think its so sad
Depressing pay
What bums me out is reading all of the posts of people claiming up to 100,000/yr doing medical transcription. I just cannot fathom how that is possible, but then again, I am an employee with accounts that change frequently and the beginnings of CTS. Good for all you that are able to really profit from this line of work. I cannot wait to move to an area where I can utilize my education.
Depressing reports
Anyone ever get depressed after typing certain reports? I sometimes find that abuse reports on kids will bring me down and I have to get up and do something else for a little while. Does anyone else have this problem sometimes?
depressing reports
Thank you so much. I thought I was the only only one who sat and cried at the keyboard!
Wish I had not looked. Too depressing. nm
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This is depressing, especially about Spheris. nm
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Happy yet depressing, too!
Man, sometimes life just stinks! My current job has not had much work for me lately, so I've been testing around to see if I can scare up more work. I've been really down on myself, it seems like no one hires newbies. I've got just 10 months part-time experience, some clinic, some acute care.
I just got results back from the first company I tested with. I just scored a 98.8%! YAY!! The company doesn't have any openings right now though. I've never been so happy to NOT get work in my whole life. ACCCKKK!!
How do y'all handle this emotional rollercoaster?
Truly Depressing!!! Frustrating!!!
I know I have posted before....thanks to all those that have given me leads.....but I am so depressed....have applied at too numerous-to-count companies....and STILL no MT job!!!!! Have some medical background besides my MT diploma, yet cannot get anywhere!!!! Even bought a foot pedal.....how is one supposed to get experience if no one will mentor them....and I have applied to all mentoring openings.....but no responses!!!! I JUST WANT TO CRY!!!! Seriously thinkiing that this was a big mistake.....wanted to further my career....but this hasn't helped!!!! And unfortunately, I cannot afford to take another MT course......sorry to post again....I just needed to vent.....so miserable!!!! Sneaser
Depressing News
I lost my hospital job back in September. I don't know what state you live in, but I'm an MT and here in Michigan I was able to get unemployment benefits. I would suggest you apply; the least they can do is say no. Incidentally, I was out of work for nearly eight weeks and last week started working for a company in New England. I've found them to be very friendly and helpful and the pay is pretty good. Good luck in your search. I know it can be discouraging but please don't give up.
Seriously? Must be a big secret. I find it very depressing and
very difficult. New terms constantly and staging, etc., are written differently
Depressing news today
Well. My hospital job was outsourced in August and I also had a PT job to help pay bills too. Today I found out that I will no longer have that PT job as that I was working PT for has decided to put all MTs in one pool to work at all of their hospitals they own, so the Outsource Co I have worked for four years has lost that contract basically. Another financial loss. I was making bringing home about $2300 a month and now I am down to about $900 a month or less. What a blow. Jobs are so scarce now and I just cannot go to Walmart to get a job because I had major back surgery years ago and I just cannot stand lor long periods of time. I do not know if I would even qualify for unemployment benefits which is so little but it would pay credit cards maybe. I have not heard really of MTs qualifying for unemployment and I am not so sure about this either. I am going to check into it, but I doubt. My MT friend where we used to work had to borrow $30 yesterday to buy a couple of groceries. She bought food to make chilli and Hamburber Helper to last for days. I hope things turn around, but at this point I am not so sure. So depressing and I am tired of taking typing tests. I have been an MT for 29 years and score really high on tests, but then a person never hears back from those companies. Just how depressing is that and I know that a lot of us have been there, done that. Have resumes in everywhere I can think. Lets all hope and pray hard for things to turn around in this next year.
Depressing News followup
My PT job was at a hospital that used Meditech so I do have that training on that software, but I have worked via the Internet for years with a couple of diff hospitals so thank God I did have that experience in other software programs and knowledge of Internet.
Meditech is not a MT friendly program either but I did make good money so now I am going to have to find another PT job to help the gap. I sure am going to miss that account. I have been so lost since I lost my hourly paying hospital job and going back to working by the line for my total paycheck and I hate it. I really have thought about going back to school at age 58 and doing medical billing maybe. Hope it improves for all but I really do not think it will for a long long time.
ophthalmology and cardio; psych is depressing but not that hard.
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