U R confusing official definition of professional with "popular" definition...sm

the official definition is those jobs like physicians, PA's, NP's, law, etc. Not something you do for a long time or what your job is. The popular definition for profession is what you do. Same thing with vocation, a official definition would hold to calling, such as clergy or nuns or missionaries... popular would say what's your job. So depends if you are looking for the popular definitions vs. the official definitions, though I will say some very ignorant people posting on the topic...

• Poll: Is MT a profession or vocation? nm - MT student
  • Poll: - ladydi
  • doesn't matter- - sn
  • Definitely a profession. This is a - negative place to post sometimes, so
    • It's about as much of a profession as being the cashier at Walmart - wow
      • Speak for yourself..... I can transcribe anything... Can a Wal-Mart cashier? - Why put people down? nm
        • can you stand on your feet all day, be abused by better than thou customers, work for slave wages? - I choose or what
    • profession not based on $ earned, but on specific criteria...sm - MTSO
      • Uhhmm, you are wrong! Here is what - Roget's says about "profession"!
      • I thought being a hooker WAS "the oldest profession." - txmt
        • actually, motherhood is the oldest profession.. - I choose or what
        • It gets about as much respect as being an MT! - sm
      • Poor thing, your negativity is showing - MTbird
        • and your lack of expectations for yourself is showing. - nm
        • dream on, Ms. Professional...sm - MTSO
          • some people need to make themselves sound important - sm
  • a bad career choice - txmt
  • here's some dict def's, i think it IS a profession. - sm
    • and how many liberal arts and science bachelors degrees & beyond are held on this board? - OMG - you're KIDDING, right???
  • There's a difference between a profession and a job. - MT is a job.
  • definitely NOT a profession...criteria are...sm - MT2RN
    • college or not (I did) - what you do....sm - I think U R nutzo.....whether we attended
      • U R confusing official definition of professional with "popular" definition...sm - Old MT
  • It's a SICKNESS!!!! (nm) - I'm terminal!!!!
  • It's a knowledge-intensive field which doesn't pay anywhere near enough.. - L.P.H.
    • EXACTLY - great post!! not paid enough!! sm - I think U R nutzo.....whether we attended
    • It's a one-trick pony that requires us to sit on our butts on auto-pilot all day - oh please!
      • I PRAY that you NEVER transcribe my - Medical Reports
        • Oh, get over yourself. - yaaaaaaaaawn
  • Neither - it's an addiction. nm - Frankie
    • Funny answer *addiction* - LOL.....nm - It's a zoning out addiction *lol*

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Unfortunately, our country and the world are the real losers while this failure holds his stolen office. 

BNP WHAT IS THE DEFINITION FOR THIS ABBR

then felt it was being abused.  They then noticed how large the MT industry was and decided that would be where they would focus their efforts to decide whether to keep the status or do away with it.  In order to find out that information, they had to start doing audits if the "SE" box on your W2 was marked.  I hired a tax person to help me but his efforts were fruitless.  One day after faxing back and forth and writing back and forth, I got on the phone and held for almost 5 hours until I got someone in the department created for consumer complaint resolution.  I was amazed to find myself talking to someone who was intelligent!  They saw what the problem was, saw that all the documentation was in place and negated all activity by clicking a few keys on his computer.  I had owed about $2000 that year but had already paid it as it was a retroactive audit, so I was lucky with how things worked out.

I was just wondering if anyone else had problems.  I've chosen to never again have SE status so as not to have lightening strike again!

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what the doctor dictates.  We can't be expected to have to catch their mistakes - they're supposed to catch their own.  That's why they're being paid the big bucks and we're note.  Years back, we weren't expected to know all this stuff -- the meaning of every word we transcribed, the normal/abnormal lab values, what a particular drug is used for, and I could go on and on, and we were paid better, appreciated more & respected more.

I do agree that we must know how to spell medical words and words of English usage.  That's what they get for their 7-8-8.5 cents per line.  I do NOT believe that we should have to look up doctor's names, on our time, when the dictator has it right in front of him/her and would take him/her only 2-3 seconds to spell it, thus also avoiding any confusion.  But I guess that would be too easy.

I didn't always feel this way.  Years back, when I was treated as a professional and compensated accordingly, I performed as such.  If I want to flag a doc's mistake, I do it for the PATIENT'S sake (but for the grace of God it could be me or a loved one lying in that hospital bed) - and as a courtesy to the doctor.  But they really expect too much for too little.

When I need a reality check on how good I got it with this at-home typing thing, I do my chores outside in the freezing cold or sweltering heat and realize that is about the only other thing I could do in this state for income, and I'd be lucky if I got minimum wage with no bennies out of it.

I guess you have to look at it from a different perspective every now and again.  I've heard of people who leave MTing at home because they miss the buzz of an office, and then the cranky patient's and office politics breaks them down and brings them back to doing their thing solo again.

For me, the pay isn't too awfully bad because I figure don't have to buy fancy clothes, I don't have to worry about a car, gas, packing/buying lunch, and putting on a happy face if I don't want to. 

We all have bad days.  Those are days when you really need to take a deep breath or two and walk away for a bit.  They will get better.  If the bad days just keep on a'comin, well, then I suppose it would be time to look for a change, and there's nothing wrong with that either.   

My interpretation was as I stated, just don't understand the fake resume etc.  It seems though it was initiated by a US MT, but who knows there is always two sides.  I just feel at this time with electronic records and our trarnscription there is nothing to protect MTs no matter where we work.  A fair day's work deserves a fair day's pay for whomever.   

Jennifer "pity poor little me" Aniston.

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