I wondered the same thing, actually...sm for thoughts
Posted By: MTEC Student on 2007-09-28
In Reply to: I have not seen this comment made yet.... - Ziggystardust
I guess I am suspicious by nature, because when I started looking into schools, I kind of figured there would be one or two negative posts about even the best!
However, I think that Andrews and MTEC are structured so that there are very, very few disapointed students. First they screen applicants--very important to make sure that students have the aptitude for this field. During the course, students have a lot of contact with instructors--support system is great. Then they have minimum graduation requirements that insure you will be ready for a job. Finally, they help with job placement. All of these things pretty much garuntee that complaints are pretty much nil. They are upfront about what they expect from students, so no surprises there either.
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Yeah, I wondered the same thing...
What's your thoughts on this?
I declined a job because of the travel time was too long. There were several jobs available and they sent me another e-mail that one of the positions is filled. They also recommended that I should apply at some of there sister companies. Are they trying to get me to work for their company? Is it becasue I am a customer of theirs? I'm not sure what ot make of this. I need advice.
My thoughts...
Hi guys. I just read through all of your posts, and I have to admit, I agree with concerned2bmt. What a lot of people seem to be forgetting, is yes, you save money on gas, daycare, clothes, makeup, and food. There is no commute, so that means that you just get to roll out of bed if you want, and work in your p.j.'s. You don't have those expenses, and that is great.
The only problem is, when you work from home, you pick up expenses that you wouldn't normanlly have working for someone else. I have just started a job, and I am an IC. No benefits, and I adverage between 8 - 10 $ an hour. I can make more as soon as I can manage to make my Expander apply to what I am doing. However, Just in a matter of months, I have already incurred expenses and difficulties that I wouldn't in the office. The real problem is, these expenses adverage out to be more for me to work from home than if I were working for someone, and paying for gas.
Look at it this way. If you work for a hospital, you usually start at about 12 bucks an hour, plus benefits. Now, figure that you will spend on adverage, 60$ for gas, 40$ for food, 20$ for clothes, per week. Okay, for a 40 hr. week, you gross 480$ - expenses, brings you to about 360 per week. Right?
Well, I make about 40$ per audio, and I can do about 3 a day. that means, I make about 600$ per week, 2400$ per month. That's only on a good and I do mean really good week.
My drama at the office, has turned into my kids screaming, crying, fighting, and getting hurt. My husband, not understanding that I am working, wanting me to talk to him, watch t.v. with him, cook, clean, or wash clothes, find something for him, or run to the store for him. This in itself, slows me down terribly to the point that if I want to maintain that 600 a week, I have to work some after everyone has gone to sleep. Then, I pay about 90 bucks a month for internet connection. Now, that doesn't count the money that I have already spent for school to learn this trade, the filing cabinet that I had to buy to keep everything locked up, the accountant that I have to keep on retainer so that I know how to pay in my taxes, the paper that I have to buy to print out invoices, the stamps for sending the invoices, the long distance calls I have to make, the ink for the printer, the file folders, and most importantly, the 1300 dollars worth of reference materials that have to be updated every year, the 1200 dollar computer that has to be upgraded every two years, the 800 dollars worth of programs on the computer that will be obselete oh, I'd say about next week.
See, so far, I'm adding up a lot more than I would have to if I was working for someone else. I can't afford health insurance for me and my family. that would run me about 1800 a month because my husband is dying and no one wants to touch him for less than that, then you have extra electricity, extra water, and unless you don't eat at home, you still have a food bill, drinks, foot pedals, head phones, key boards, and all of this is stuff you wouldn't have to buy if you worked for a hospital.
Concerned2BMT is right. We work for too little, and we just sing along about how great it is. Yes, I am glad to have this job. Any money is good money. However, when you stop and really look at it, our money doesn't adverage out. Until we all stop taking it, they will keep dishing it out. Problem is, the only reason most of us take it, is because they will just threaten to give our jobs out to someone overseas. Why is it that I have to have 2 years experience on top of my education, to go to work, yet some Indian who has my job, and most everyone elses, only got my job because the company built an office in India, and they retained that job after about 3 months in training.
Which brings me to another point. Has anyone stopped to think about the extra expense of a lawsuit? And that does happen. Could you imagine how much that would set one of us back. We have got to get together on this people. I din't think I would become a millionaire overnight, but I would like to be compensated. Just because I don't have 2 years experience, doesn't mean that I don't know what I'm doing, and therefore, I'm not worth but 3 cpl.
I hope this gives everyone a new perspective. I would love for us to unionize. I think it would be great. I have never settled, until now. I have a high school diploma, and not 1, not 2, but 3 college degrees. All of which I needed for this job. My expenses for that alone have run me into over 60,000. I believe I should be faily compensated, but until we demand it, and do something about it, it will not happen. We are just as important as the doctors, the nurses, the people who build the hospitals, the people who provide electricity to the hospitals, and to our patients, we are the difference between life and death. One right or wrong word from us can determine if they will see tomorrow.
In a sense, we are the most important element. Without us, the doctors wouldn't know what has been done for the patient, what the patient needs or does not need, therefore, eliminating the need for, the hospital, the nurses, the electricity, and ultimately, eliminating the patients.
I've heard about everyone's fear of voice recognition. I can't even get through at bellsouth, their systems can't tell the difference between yes and no, so do you think a computer can tell the difference between too, to, or two, which can make a lot of difference in our field?
Do not settle any more people. We are IMPORTANT!!! Our patients depend on us, sometimes more than their caregivers.
thoughts
I have not been on this board for along time because I used to get so discouraged with the negativity, but your post was absolutely so true and uplifting!!!
I totally agree with you and I am actually working for a company that is paying me 3 cpl for editing and 4 cpl for transcribing. I am a newbie and only just graduated last Aug. of 2007. There is never any quiet or alone time to work and it gets harder and harder. I also do all my work late at night after everyone has gone to bed. Otherwise there are just to many interruptions! I feel like I work and and work and research and I am putting so many hours in and my paychecks are just absolutely minimal! I know that starting out is hard and it takes time to make money but my last paycheck was laughable! I am probably not the fastest because I spend a lot of time doing research but I feel like I am putting in so many hours and I drag myself to bed sometimes at 3 and 4 in the morning thinking that I really put in a long night and then when I find out how much I actually made, I could cry! But thank you so much for your words of wisdom, (and they really were!)I am not sure what the answer is but I agree that something should be done!! Thanks again.
my thoughts
If they dont actually ask if you graduated I would not offer it up. If you pass the test, you know enough in their eyes. If they ask you, I would explain you have not recieved you diploma. That is just my opinion.
My thoughts *sm*
 What matters more than the school you attend is whether you are willing to take responsibility for your own education. You have to be willing to be dedicated, work hard, and be extremely resourceful, especially if you attend a subpar MT program.
No matter what, your success is on your own shoulders, not the schools.
Some Thoughts
1. Training (are the both relatively close in what they teach)
I'm not sure if anyone knows the answer to this. Most guess that the answer is "no." Of the three schools in question, two are close in what they teach. It is clearly stated on their websites and it is known to prepare students to get a job and keep it. Two of them use respected textbooks and have industry-respected instructors to facilitate and guide students.
2. Certificate vs. diploma
This is not important. They are the same thing. They just reflect the fact that you finished the course successfully. What does matter is that you do not think it is a certification as an MT. A certification can only be granted by AHDI after you successfully pass their exam.
3. 4 months for one program vs. 9-12 for another.
How many students actually do it in 4 months? Or 9? Will you have to pay extra if you need more time? Check the fine print--a extra payment every couple of months? Or does the school just seem to take longer because they're realistic about how long it will take? Maybe they recognize that people are different and are willing to work with you as long as it takes at no extra charge.
Some schools have a policy of cheap-appearing tuition, no instructors, and making students struggle on their own. It's the student's fault if they can't do it in break-neck speed. If the student passes the only exam in the course, the final, they pass.
Other schools have a policy of realistic tuition, full instructor support, and of leaving nobody to struggle on their own. The school feels responsible for student success. They work with students who need additional help and material. There are exams constantly, so the student is well-prepared to take employer tests and there is no surprise "sorry, you didn't pass" at the end.
You actually do get what you pay for.
Some thoughts...
After I graduated from M-TEC, a couple of acquaintances found out that I did medical transcription and wondered if I would be interested in general transcription they needed. I was not. After all the medical knowledge I had accumulated, I did not want to waste my time just typing stuff. I really don't think of my skill set as typing at all. My skill is being able to hear medical dictation that is garbled, accented, and/or full of medical language and equipment that the average person would have never heard of and turn that into something that is medically accurate. It is knowing when I should flag something because it just does not seem quite right, so the doctor can check it. It is making educated, informed decisions every day. I have invested considerable time and effort in learning how to do this well, so there may be other transcription jobs out there, but I am just not interested.
My thoughts on your options....
I think it is great that you have TWO options available!
As for physical therapy - that option is quite limited. Transcribing PT notes would not give you much exposure to medical terminology, etc.
As for neurosurgery - that would be an interesting option to go for! More diversity than PT notes. But still, limited exposure.
So, you would have to decide if you want to make more money (doing PT) but limit your experience, or make less money and gain a more broad base of experience.
Still, I think the best experience would be a hospital. There you would get all work types, different dictators, and certainly the experience that would make you marketable to move up in the profession.
But you may find that you love PT or you love neurosurgery and want to do that only until you retire.
That is my opinion, for what it is worth!
Whatever you chose, I wish you the best. 
Thoughts on MT profession???
I've been researching for several weeks and am seriously considering enrolling in Andrews school, but wanted to get some opinions of where you think the MT profession is headed. Do you think MT's will be phased out in the next few years? Where is this profession headed with VR/ASR now starting to take place? I know the starting pay is low and I am not entering this profession with the intent to support my family. I would just like some opinions from some experienced MT's and what you think will be the future of the MT profession.
Please read my thoughts on this, Lisa
I think part of the rub from your post, Lisa, is that you seem to think that you seem very self-centered. Honey, unless you have a disabled child that requires you to be in that house 24/7, you do NOT HAVE to work from home. You just want to really bad. Nothing wrong with that!
However, just because we don't tell you what you want to hear does not mean we are being rude. You just simply don't want to hear the truth.
You even said in one of your own replies that you have decided that your children's welfare was more important than hitting the TAT expectations. Great! You've made your decision! At this time in your life, this is probably not for you.
You can have it all, just not all the same time dear. Concentrate on getting your babies into school, then sit down and concentrate on your career while they are safely looked after in school and learning.
I don't see any reply to your thread as rude in the least. Even the newbies who are encouraging you will probably come back shortly to say they have had it with this profession because they cannot make what they want. Most do.
You've taken the really tough road by starting out at home. Learning inhouse is far better, easier on you, and easier on your family, actually.
While they see you typing at the computer all the time right in front of their little faces, they believe that computer is more important than they are. Wait until they are out of the house with school and then work. This way, when they are at their safe, loving home they feel their mommy is really there for them, not the computer.
Trust me, even later as teenagers, they will constantly complain that all you do is work, all you do is sit in front of the computer. You have tough enough times ahead! Don't rush it!
Good luck, dear.
My humble thoughts on this subject
It is very difficult being a newbie to the industry and working your first job remotely. I am still considered a newbie having been in the field less then a year. I originally began working for a national, but found that to be stressful. Not only was the pay low, but you never found out about your errors until days later (by then I had repeated the same mistakes several times over). However, my biggest obstacle was the difficult dictators and the lack of availability for someone to immediately “lend an ear”. I now work as an IC but still find that I am faced with the same challenges, the only advantage is that I have a better TAT to enable me to research and produce better reports. Pay is still low, the work still frustrating, the learning curve exasperating, and my nails are almost nonexistent. If I had the opportunity to work in an office environment with experienced MTs around me I would (those jobs are hard to come by in my area).
Why do I continue this line of work? I enjoy it. I love to learn. I love the medical terminology. I enjoy, to some degree, working from home. Would I have chosen this field knowing what I know now? Probably not, I think I would have used the thousands of dollars spent toward a nursing degree and be assured of job security.
Good luck to you.
you got it down pat.....the only other thing I would ask is...
I might ask how may doctors are in the pool you will be typing for. The less the better. That way you can get some normals down. If you type for a few hundred, the chances of seeing the same doc twice in one day is rare. You can ask "what constitutes a line". That will answer your question with regard to characters per line, spaces, etc. Don't forget to ask what work types you will be typing, and will you have a primary and secondary account; that way in case your primary runs out of work you would like a secondary as a backup. Good luck.
I don't think its a bad thing
I think it is hard to gain respect anywhere when you are **new**, unfortunately. There are some people that take the word newbie to the extreme and make it seem like it is a bad thing and like you will never amount to anything, but for the most part I think that most MTs don't mean anything ignorant when they say the term.
Everyone has to start somewhere--and those transcriptionists who are constantly putting down the newbie need to remember however many years ago when they were first starting out. I'm sure they still make mistakes now (whether they are willing to admit to it or not is a different story).
I have been a Transcriptionist for only 2 years and I still consider myself a newbie. I am constantly learning new things every day. I don't think I will EVER put myself so high up that I will forget how rough my start was.
first thing I would do
(I'm saying this gently)
is make sure I know the difference between advice and advise...
Thing is..
It was not an error, it was her personal opinion on what he/she does on the report. Not in any way an error, nothing about it in the BOS. Just something that she prefers. And as you know, most QA go about things differently. I just wish she would have left it be, because even though it didn't count off, it is still marked now because she decided to correct it to fit her style. I am not mad at QA because they do their job, but I don't expect them to try to make everyone do it exactly as they do when it is not an error.
For one thing...
This is a job, plain and simple. Why should you be able to pick and choose your accounts? You receive work to complete and companies expect that work to get done. I'm speculating they did just the opposite to knock you down a notch because they are, after all, paying you.
Secondly, the whole "kids come first" thing is very condescending. We know that. Do you think the mothers here or in the world, even, WANT to work 40+ hours a week instead of spending time with their kids? These days, both parents need to work in a lot of cases and tons of the mothers don't get to work from home and don't just work a few hours a week.
The best thing to do is
contact your school for a list of who hires their graduates. Unfortunately, it is difficult to find entry-level positions with companies if your program is not well-known nationally or does not a have an reputation for graduates that can hit the ground running.
If you are unable to obtain job placement assistance from your program, the alternative is find companies who allow testing without an invitation. There are some out there that will let you test as part of the initial application process.
I am wondering the same thing! nm
It's a style thing (nm)
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One thing I have learned...
It seems that most people in this business are perfectionists, to say the least. Even when someone is rude, there is something to learn by the answers that they give. I take it with a grain of salt, because there are people like that in every business.
I have never heard of an MT having to do such a thing.
That is definately not your responsibility or your job description. I would be bringing the issue up with someone to get it taken care of.
The OP didn't say anything about any thing other than TV
As I stated before, I work when my little one watches certain programs; however, there are bigger issues here just as you brought up. What I got from the original poster was exactly what those fly-by-night get-rich-quick while you stay at home with your kids try to sell newbies and don't prepare a new MT for the REALITY of working from home, especially with small children. Had the original poster said "in addition to having puzzle time, block building time, playing in the sand time, what good programs will help?" I would have felt differently but that is NOT how the original post was worded.
I'm lucky because I have learning centers set up. I don't rely on extensive TV to get my work done. Plus I'm not a newbie with unrealistic expectations and a huge learning curve to face while there are 2 little ones vying for my attention. It is certainly possible to have kids stay home and work, but to rely heavily on TV IMHO is wrong thinking for the future of our children. I take advantage of mother's day out as I am single with a child who was dropped on my door by a mom who didn't want to play mommy anymore. I have a child with no social skills, who doesn't know what home cooked food is, who never before had a regular schedule, didn't know another child her own age...I could go on and on.
My point is that having a variety of activities, interactions, settings is much better for a child than relying on hours of TV (the OP mentioned morning shows plus wanted more suggestions for other times, which indicates wanting to have the TV babysitting them). If you don't see it that way, read the OP again.
My child can go outside and play on my patio and I can watch and talk to her from my desk. How could a newbie who needs no distraction do something like that. TV. My child can ride around the house, collecting pretend mail while singing and I'll join in while waiting for the doctor to flip through the chart. How will a newbie handle that? TV.
I think you and I are arriving at the same endpoint, but interpreting the OP with different POVs. You never addressed the OP's obvious lack of insight about ENTERING the MT at home world with stay-at-home children. I did.
One thing to remember..
A lot of companies won't hire newbies who took just any course..it has to be an approved course (AAMT-approved or at the very least a course that is approved by that particular company.) If you take an unapproved course and try to go to work for one of the big companies, you might find that they won't accept you without more experience first.
One thing to remember
Maybe 7 years ago they would hire (or even test) someone in your situation, but these days there are so many who have taken the MT courses that they choose to test those first. Hands-on learning positions are around but usually only locally. Just want people reading this to know that. As you can see a few posts down I believe, there is someone who went to school and cannot even test because she did not go to a well-known school and/or she does not have enough experience even to test. So to say that it is possible is technically right, but people out there need to know that these situations are rare.
When less is more that is a good thing - sm
unless it is a tiny font or very extreme margins. From your indications below I'd say you have a good deal.
I did the same sort of thing through a different CC
It definitely enriches the Career Step material. I don't think the CS material by itself would be entirely adequate to begin working productively out of the gate in MT, but that is my opinion. With added instruction through community colleges that use the curriculum, then it's kicked up a notch.
Good luck!
I agree. I did the same thing.
So did a number of other grads I know. I am now making 10 cpl plus production bonus. I was fortunate to find a small company that still does straight transcription (although they are bridging into SR soon). I received excellent mentoring and have a great QA department that gives wonderful feedback. The nationals are not the only game out there.
one thing someone once suggested to me
is to slow down the dictation so much that you barely have to take your foot off the pedal. I don't have the patience to go that slow, but maybe it's something to try. The problem is that you miss a word because you're typing something else (have had that happen), and maybe slowing down so much will help avoid that. A good thing about proofreading is sometimes it doesn't make sense and then you realize you missed a word. I realize this isn't always the case. I guess aside from that, you'll just have to be patient and it will come in time. (I know, not the words you wanted to hear.)
LOL! I was just going to post the same thing!
You said exactly what I wanted to say!
I don't know why people keep going for the cheap courses. Especially considering they're not actually cheaper in the long run, not when you consider the lower pay you'll have to take if you only get a crappy job and the lost pay for possibly months when you can't get one at all.
Some people seem to believe they'll be the exception to the rule, i.e., everybody else who can't get a job after taking a course must just be stupid.
Or, they're stuck in some kind of cosmic-scale perpetual self-defeating mode. They don't see themselves as being worth the tuition at a better school. Or something. I never can figure out what.
You can "believe" all you want but there is such a thing as truth. sm
Medical transcription is not relative and you won't get a job because you "believe" you will. It takes a lot of hard work. As the other posters have said, you need basic English skills and they're not coming through on your posts.
You Poor Thing - This people must be
First of all, I did not go to MTEC, Andrews or Career Step, but it does seem like they companies to train with.. it seems most people get good jobs in a timely manner when training with them. You pay more, but it seems to be worth it.
As far as days/hours... I have been working for the past 9 months WORKING MY OWN HOURS. The days are set, but as long as I get my lines in during that day, they are very happy. I was a newbie, they started me at a great rate, and I got a 1 cent raise after 3 months (I am very lucky). There ARE MANY companies out there that know that MOST of us ARE moms at home in our PJs. I actually get more accomplished dressed as such.. sitting in my office wearing my pumps is really not necessary... maybe that's why these other people are so damn cranky!!! Anyway, a lot of accounts are 24-hr TAT and as long as you get your lines in, most people don't care when you did it.. as long as the client is happy. Don't these idiots bring you down .. good luck!
Remember, that stapler was the only thing that
made it through the fire! You kind of need that kind of durability on this board!
you could always do the passive-aggressive thing...
and just not do the tracking "very well..." the ol' oops I forgot may be in order here. Sometimes it is easier to step around the problem sideways rather than trying to take on management. So what would happen if you just didn't get around to tracking? They would probably give the job to someone else!
This LPN/MT echoes your sentiments exactly. Can't add a thing. Thx. nm
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You can also do the tech school thing
You can also go to a technical college (if you happen to have the time). Most offer a certificate program (which is not the same as being certified as a CMT), of course. I think it costs a little less this way...at least for me. I went a couple of years ago and both semesters cost me $3500. Most also help you find the first job. I did an internship for a clinic and was hired after I finished the program. I worked in-house for one year and then at home the next. My starting salary was per hour (which I personally don't recommend, but at the time I did not know better). My starting yearly income was $22K gross (I think it was about $10-something per hour). I am now an independent contractor being paid by the line and last year I made $45K. Good luck to you...hope this helped in some way!
I worked for a bank that did the same thing
and laid off about 3000 US customer service reps (3 call centers in 3 states). I was a CSR on the phone and luckily left less than a year before that happened. It was WaMu (and look how great they are doing with their home loans too. I hope they go down the tubes).
Newbies, ya gotta learn one thing here...sm
you must be accurate in all typed correspondence. I had a newbie that asked about doing an internship I offered. Here is her actual response:
Yes I am definetly interested.
Thanks you.
Now how am I supposed to hire somebody like that? 
I agree 100% with you on this "social skills" thing..sm
I am sure you will get some flack on this one, but I agree with you. Daycare has become way to convenient for some moms to dump their kids for eight hours, and sometimes more, a day.
I also have to disagree with the other poster who says a teacher can spot the kids who never got out of the house and went to daycare or preschool before entering school. That is just not true. My 11 y/o never went to preschool and she has been an honor roll 4.0 student since day one. She will actually advance to 7th grade next year and skip 6th grade.
I have a bachelor's in business and I am a CMA. I dont use either right now because I want to be home with my kids too. I chose to stay home and do transcription to keep me in the medical field and be home for my kids.
I will never chain myself to my computer and put my kid in daycare in order to meet a line requirement for the day. It just wont happen. I am lucky to have found my employer who lets me have that freedom.
It is one thing when newbies make mistakes, but
it is another when an older MT makes such careless mistakes. I do not think I would want to work for such a person who cannot even spell themselves.
you are making an assumption (a dangerous thing to do)...sm
you are assuming chiropractic care and chiropractic adjustments are the same thing and I don't think you can make that assumption. For example, he may be thinking of doing some myofascial release under chiropractic care and then specifying adjustments. I would put "chiropractic care, (the other treatments,) and chiropractic adjustment.
a) he probably won't even notice what you consider a redundancy, if he reads it all
b) why would you want to take OUT words from a dictation - you get paid for them, don't you? 
In the healthcare field, we don't make assumptions.
I went to M-TEC & did the exact same thing you're planning.
I had absolutely no problem finding part time work during the evenings and on weekends.
It's a common problem, the no experience thing--
you may want to try to find someone to mentor you through that. If you have really good skills, another thing is to do an internship. Some MTSO's (usually the smaller ones) are willing to trade off the time it takes to walk a newbie through the rest of their training, if the newbie is willing to work for less. I know I see newbies all the time who want their 6-8 cpl, but all I can say is I find experienced people with good skills who offer to work for that, so why would an MTSO pay a newbie that? This is all part of the unfortunate decline of the MT trade...
The best thing for you to do is post your resume on the various free
job boards. There are companies that will hire from the resumes and don't post openings. Unless you went to one of the better schools you probably don't stand much of a chance of getting an at home position. Even if you did go to one of the better schools it may be difficult to find an at home position. There are companies that will hire newbies and pay them almost nothing, there are companies that offer mentoring programs that may or may not pay you anything and some may even cost you. There are companies that may offer you a position and then say you have to buy equipment/software from them first. These are probably not legitimate companies and you need to stay away from them.
Most companies want 2 years of experience, though there are exceptions. Your best bet would be to look through your local classifieds and see if you can find a position in a physician's office or a hospital.
I was thinking the same thing....what a great way to advertise!!
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The $3000 educations will become a thing of the past
Have any of you been feeling the economic pinch. High gas costs, cost of food rising, dropping real estate values, credit cards being used more and the balance getting higher, spouse out of work, etc etc.
This is the trend and not the end or these events. IMO, we will see more of this rather than less. Thank goodness healthcare is pretty immune. I feel very safe.
Tuition costs will come down because they have to. Who can afford $3000 to $4000 for an education now? Not many people. Who can afford $2000 for an education with no job guarantee???
I'll say it again, you must get a job guarantee if you are a prospective student. Staffing school, partner alliance, MT Company that operates a school. Those will become the favorites out of necessity. My old college major was business. Look for changes.
First thing you want to do is get a tough hide! This board is brutal!
I would like to say we are all civil and well-mannered, but you can take a quick look down the first page and see that we are not, so first of all, don't take offense at some of the replies you will get. There are many more of us out here who are willing to help out, but you will see the "nasties" are the majority on this board. I quit coming here for a long, long time...still not sure why I came back....anyway. Things are quite different than they were when you were an MT (I know, I've been an MT for 30+ years). You have a great background and it wouldn't take you long to get back into the game. The first thing I would do is talk to one of the MT schools. The 3 best are the Andrews School, M-Tec and Career Step. You can speak to one of the counselors, you may be able to bypass some of the class work because of your previous background. There a LOT of new procedures, equipment, drugs, tests findings, etc. in the past 25 years and you need to get reacquainted with things. Good luck to you - you can do it! Let us know how you make out. (And don't forget to ignore the trolls  )
I have never heard a complaint or bad thing about either one. Good luck to you. nm
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Moneywise...........not a darn thing! Just a worthless piece
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anyone who whines with the "how am I supposed to get a job" thing gets their resume deleted...
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luv how she thinks she owns "nobitterhag." Imagine if "nm" did the same thing LOL
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