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No, dear. I wouldn't dream of commenting

Posted By: MT on 2005-08-20
In Reply to: To the PMS - ers - I know you are going

on your "typo". It's more fun just to let it sit there and speak for itself.

Besides, you're just not worth the effort.


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I guess most of us weren't responding to that...just commenting in general. sm
...especially regarding the comments of the comment on the comment....ya know?
Sorry, 0.09 is probably a pipe dream. (nm)
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I must have dashed a dream. Soooowy!
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Well my dear...
we may be dried up old hags, but at least our brains are still working, and that's more than you can say.  Can you spell delusional?  Don't bother coming back in a year -- no one will believe a word you say!  I feel sorry for your kids....they are the ones who will suffer for your stupidity and naivety.
Oh dear
Nichole, I am sorry.

It did not dawn on me when I responded to your H&P question that it could have been HNP in another context. While these two words have completely different meanings, without having context to go with it I was mistaken.
Dear Amy,
Sometimes there are no shortcuts. Even with your background, it will be hard to find a decent job at home. You may get on with Medquist or the like. But again, no longer a good job. You might try to gather some local accounts on your own and do at home. But if i were you, i'd consider re-opening the office with a daycare area in the office and help hired specifically for that, and/or open your chiropractic there at the home (set up garage) or something. I've been at this over 30 yr, and still the best way is under another's wing, being mentored in a hospital or office setting before you try working at home. Good luck to you.
dear lilworried
thanks for that post. I know there's a long road ahead for those who are just starting out and I am willing to do whatever it takes, I am happy to read that there's someone out who is really earning a decent living. Thanks
not as easy as it looks, my dear...

there's a reason why most MT's don't have their own accounts. It's a bear to figure it out. Do you have the nerve to cold call on 20 to 50 offices? Have you, as of yet, even started on an informational brochure to leave? Have you found a source to let you know who the new doctors are in the area?  You say, "I might as well get my own accounts if I have to do so much footwork," but let me ask you, what have you done yet? It takes a lot of self-starting to be an MTSO. No one will babysit you through it. You will have to find the creativity to get started and find out what works. If you would "love to receive all my files off the internet," pretend you have a client who has offered you the work. Then research the options, figure out how you would do it, right down to HIPAA recommendations, prices, and how you are going to get that account covered when you take your kids to Florida on spring break, and then you might have a chance. I have heard it many times "I would love to have my own business," but most people won't take step 1. Good luck .



 


I would love any advice on how to start up my own accounts.  I'd love to receive all my files off the internet.  Any advice...... Please


Dear Sue - there used to be many different boards on this forum
but most were eliminated due to it becoming overwhelming for Dear Administrator. So that's why you will see ramblings on the Main Board - other boards were absorbed here.
Why wouldn't one
do anything they could to get the upper hand??? Everyone is complaining about finding jobs.

In this economy, with all the competition, it is necessary to set yourself apart from the others.

Nobody is saying that you need to take a test to prove anything to yourself.

"Most don't care as long as you do the job and do it well"....how will they know if they haven't hired you yet?

My point is that if you don't have a job at the moment, and you obtain the CMT, it may set you apart and get YOU the job before someone else.

I'm not saying that getting a CMT is necessary. Only that it can only be more beneficial, especially in this job market if you are looking for a job.
you wouldn't consider it an insult if...sm
you saw the number of resumes I get when I post a job. You are missing the point. If you are looking for work for 6 months and no job, then better some lines at 3 cents than no lines at 6 cents. You can be insulted if you like but you still have bills to pay.
I wouldn't panic (sm)
Especially since it's only been a few days.  I was hired by a company as an IC, signed the contract, and didn't hear anything about work for 2 weeks, maybe more.  This was a few years ago.  Finally, I did hear back and I'm still with this company today.  I know you're anxious to get started, and probably worried about whether they changed their mind or something, but I think it's pretty common for these delays in getting started.  Don't let it discourage you.  If it drags on for quite a few more days, you might try to find how to contact them by telephone, but at this point, I really wouldn't worry too much.
I had an interview where they wouldn't
tell me what they would pay me until they offered me the job.  They did at least know the hours...........
I wouldn't say Spheris is better.

I wouldn't recommend going FT with MT currently.

If you can do both for a while do that and then it will give you a chance to see if you like MT without having to give up the other job.  You can get an idea of what your income would be as an MT and see if you could leave on that income alone.   By working the 2 jobs you could also save some money or pay off bills so that if you did go MT full-time you would be in better shape when the lean times came around. 


 


They should supply something so specific to the VR job. I wouldn't buy it. 6 cpl is about the ex
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I'm thinking if I was selling something I wouldn't

point out the bad things about it. 


I wouldn't let it rest til I got my money!
That is what the scammers want you to do, so they can get away with it and keep cheating other people.  She is asking an honest question that pertains to her problem, while at the same time keeping it in people's minds to look out for people like this. 
I wouldn't recommend MT for you based on your
situation, but if you have no previous MT experience/training you would need to take a course, either by correspondance or at a local community college.   Training can take 9 to 18 months, or less depending on how much time you have to put into it, but if you are working FT you're probably looking at a year.  Then you need to either get hired by a company that will hire newbies and pay them next to nothing, or do an internship, which you may or may not get paid for and may have to pay to do. 
Everyone has their preference. I wouldn't spend
much for your first pair.   USB earphones are better than the others usually. 
You should use them. You'd be using them in your work day, wouldn't ya? Good luck. nm
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I wouldn't buy a laptop for ergonomic reasons...sm
the keyboard is very small and it's almost impossible to get it set up at the correct height. Note their keyboards seem to be set forward into the laptop also and there's no wrist rest. If you are going to be putting in 6 hours a day, you better make darn sure you have all the ergonomics in place, including a really good chair. Otherwise, your body will pay. Also don't forget, you will have to either a C-phone hooked up where-ever you are working or more likely you will be using a .wav player. So are you planning to have the footpedal and headset plugged into your laptop too along with every thing else? That ought to drain your battery in no time. If you have the picture of typing poolside on a sunny day, forget it.
Never heard of them, probably wouldn't hire a student from them.
Best advice I can give: Invest in an education that gives a recruiter warm fuzzies, and be on top/near the top of that class.

Would you want your surgeon to graduate from a cheap university on a remote island?
I make good money at it, wouldn't quit for anything.
This particular board has a lot of "the sky is falling" mentality but in reality, there are many, many MT jobs.

I make about $30.00 per hour, well worth my time.
Paying money to take the test wouldn't be bettering myself.
I am an excellent MT and everyone I've ever worked for knows that. I don't need to line someone else's pockets and take their test to prove I know my stuff, I prove it every day. It all depends on where you work, some places want a CMT, but most don't care as long as you do the job and do it well.
I wouldn't work for a company that outsourcing offshore and then lies about it.
absolute definitive proof of this.  Be wary.
I absolutely agree. I have 4 years' experience, but wouldn't try to enter the field now. nm
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