proactive

Posted By: cj on 2009-06-05
In Reply to: Talk about blowing smoke, ha. - Nonbeliever

I love my job too, and I really like the company I am working for, but the writing is on the wall for all MTs. Things are not going to get better, only worse, and more and more of us, including those of us who are now earning enough and getting enough work, are going to see big changes in wages and availability or work. I think this isn't necessarily about now but about the future. I still need to be working 5 or 10 years from now and I don't want to look back and say "gee, I should have done something." I think we need to protect our futures instead of just thinking "I'm okay today so I won't worry about what is happening all around me."

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numerous discussions here - jnmd
- You keep saying ALL. And once again - only a very small % of MTs...
  - Finally, a voice of reason!! - Fingers
    - Congratulations on your healthy income! - Inquiring mind
      - Inquiring mind - Fingers
    - Really. Must be fun to rabble-rouse... - sm
  - your opinion - jnmd
    - So, seriously, how would you *realistically*... - sm
      - We need a national registry of MTs - Barry Watts
      - Talk about blowing smoke, ha. - Nonbeliever
        proactive - cj
        There is an organization... - sm
        It really is, isn't it? Reminds me of ShamWow - commercials or a used car salesman.
- Out of the approximately 100,000 MTs nationwide... - sm
  - The ones not on this board are precisely the ones - we need to be reaching. NM
    - Okay - Everybody reply with NM if you are going to quit working today! - Fingers
      - Ya know what FINGERS - jnmd
        And YOU know what, jnmd... - Fingers
      - I would suggest setting a date and posting it on here multiple times - Anon
        You all have fun- I have to work - Aint gonna fly.
        EXACTLY - jnmd
      - I wasn't talking about stopping work today. Before we do - ANYTHING, we need to know roughly - SM
        CAN'T STOP TODAY - jnmd
        Okay, SM, when you get those numbers up, let me know. - Fingers
        SOME ARE HAPPY - jnmd
  - AHDI has done a pretty bangup job of herding all - us MT cats into the poorhouse. Topaz -(nm)
- The below posters are correct but - Backwards typist
  - wish I had read your post before I put mine sm - MT32`
- sure,they would have to break to get us all back off ''strike'' - stunned
- I've been saying this for years. Unfortunately, - sm
  - so where do you go from here? - jnmd
- I completely agree with what you say. - Kiki
  - pay scale and benefits - jnmd
    - What is this "we," kemosabe? - sm
    - AAMT/AHDI is the the same organization, and it - - sm
      - check this out - acm
      - AGREE - jnmd
        going to the hospital won't work sm - MT32`
        We don't have to approach hospitals we work for; - Topaz -(sm)
        Including refusing to work effective now? nm - Fingers
        you betcha! I have had enough. sm - MT32
        Wait. ''Not being an MT myself...'' ?? - and your interest in this is what then?
        My interest in this??? - jnmd
        No one would trust that everyone - Louise
        Here is one that will say up front I am not going to stop working - Sally
        MTs PLEASE READ AND CONSIDER - Fingers
        FINAL CONSULTANT POST - jnmd
        you are correct. But, this is what I think sm - MT32`
        Half a brain?? You are not speaking for everyone here - SS
        half a brain... - jnmd
        The solutions you offer are correct. NM - anon
        No offense, but you were unaware of the history of AAMT/AHDI - and don't know how to spell HIPAA.
        and i would suggest - jnmd
        You ''did not CALL for anything." ??? - sm
        With your "expertise and very nice wealth,"...... - Fingers
        I agree, especially after the initial subterfuge... - sm
        don't worry about it. some people sm - MT32`
        BRILLIANT!!!! - jnmd
        I have gotten it for years and tried sm - MT32
        You sound snobby and I don�t think many will listen to you - SS
        snobby NOT - jnmd
        Wishful thinking. n/m - Not happening
        Appreciate your thoughts, but all of this is impossible. - Fingers
        happening??? - jnmd
        You have to consult on something you KNOW about. - Fingers
        But consultants work with the client and sm - MT32
        EVOLVE AND CONSULTING - jnmd
        Please Do Not Turn My Words Around - Fingers
        response - jnmd
        One thing you said is correct - Your input changes nothing! - Fingers
        My input Carole - jnmd
        "Example... until we get benefits and a fair pay scale - we do not work... PERIOD!''
        TO THE POINT - jnmd
        No, you MISSED my point. - But that doesn't surprise me.

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