job satisfaction
Posted By: DaMT on 2006-02-25
In Reply to: Poll: MT Job Satisfaction - MT student
29 years - definitely NOT! Sometimes I wish I had never learned to type much less transcribe. Once people know you are a good typist, they won't consider you for anything else.
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I take great satisfaction....
in knowing that one day she too will be considered an "old timer" by those younger than herself. Sounds like she has some chip on the old shoulder.
She needs to unpop that cork...she's sounds too uptight.
Poll: MT Job Satisfaction
Here is another poll. I would like to hear from anybody with MT experience, but I am especially interested to hear from MTs with 10+ years experience.
If you had to do it over again, would you still have gotten into the field of MT?
I feel sorry that your satisfaction is nil right now
I have been in this business for years and years now and if not for the fact that I am extremely close to getting retirement funds, social security (plus I want to continue to work) then I would never be able to live off my salary now plus support a family. I know even working several jobs with most of the salaries just would not get it. Having said that, if I were younger and needed to, I would definitely never stay in MTing. The salaries have plummeted over time and I do not see anything getting any better, much outsourcing, used to be an extremely good job- back in the 80s and early 90s for me. If a younger person I would do whatever needed to hopefully ensure an income I could survive on. Good luck.
LOL ... have to admit I get a bit of evil satisfaction from that too. :-) nm
I get no satisfaction from it whatsoever anymore. (sm)
I feel like I really have to push myself to get the work done. I hate the feast and famine of the work. I hate working weekends and holidays with no incentives. I feel unappreciated and isolated with this job. People act like this career is a joke and I must have plenty of time on my hands, so why don't I just drive to their house tonite? The only reason I'm keeping the job I have is because of the pay and haven't found the same pay anywhere else! There aren't a lot of choices anymore and not much medical work in this area so...would have to work for a national and I not only hate working for a national, I hate the pay!
Good luck with what you decide. There are many things you can do without spending a lifetime in school. Start checking the papers. There are other jobs where you can work at home also.
Yeah, well, satisfaction guaranteed did not mean that with me. nm
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I have read all of the posts and wish continued satisfaction for all of you.
I guess it was not for me. I am much happier bossing adults around and being active. I love my kids to no end, but hearing mommy all day long was driving me crazy. When my husband came home from work I would talk his ear off, just to have that adult conversation, and he would totally zone out. I need adult stimulation allday, everyday. 
They might not, but I would still get satisfaction knowing I didn't keep quiet about it. sm
And you know AHDI probably has the attitude of "well nobody has ever come to us telling us we're not working for them," or some such thing.
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