Being an MT today

• I cannot understand why anybody would - try to be an MT in this day and age
  • I agree - I get so angry when I see SM - mtmtmt
  • I guess I should have clarified this since posts have been - from MTs defending their jobs
    • I made the Wal-Mart post below, and - sm
      • MT versus working at Wal-Mart - TW
    • Well, why ask if you didn't want the answer. - sm
      • Yeah..again..I was talking to NEW MTs - not OLD ones...get it?? NM
        • Thanks for considering me an old MT. - I still consider myself a newbie.
  • why MT - sa
  • No minimum wage here. - Happy MT Robin
    • I cannot understand why anybody would - try to be an MT in this day and age - Debbiedoo
  • Why?.. Because - n327l
  • I am going back to college - for RN
  • mt - kris
  • I love the work. If I worked at Wal-Mart - sm
  • Why I chose MT... - sm
    • I am very happy for your situation - but you must know..yours is the norm
      • That is why I quit doing VR. - sm
      • Of course I meant NOT the norm!! - NO MESSAGE
  • Being an MT today - Donna

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Woo Hoo !!!!!

I posted below about the ad I saw in our paper and whether it seemed legit. I discovered that it was placed by a small MTSO in our town and he is calling me today to discuss the position. He has seen my resume and responded positively to it.  I don't have specific MT training (just nursing and allied health education background) but he is wanting to train the new employees and as I am trying to figure out if I want to go to a good MT school and make a career out of this, this would be a good testing ground for me, since he seems willing to work with complete newbies. 

I am not ready to work 40 hrs/wk as an MT for many reasons (most important of which is I am not trained to be one and 40 hours would kill me I would bet!). I am hoping there is the possibility of working PT 10-15 hrs per week either as an employee or contractor.  As a matter of fact, I have decided the only way I would take the job if offered is if I could work nights and weekends from home (when kids are asleep) so I don't have to worry yet about daycare costs or the hassle of school breaks cutting in on when I am supposed to be working.

I have my list of standard questions ready but am not sure what is usually expected of an IC, and what I need to consider. I know my FICA/Medicare tax will double (from about 9% to about 18%) - are there other tax considerations to take into account when figuring out pay and what is acceptable?  Do ICs usually write up their own contract or does the employer make it out?  Do ICs usually provide their own equipment?  I am hoping since he is new, he is digital and I would just have to get a wav pedal and not have to run tapes and reports back and forth across town every day.

Any ideas?

Thanks