This is wonderful news...
Posted By: Wow! on 2008-02-14
In Reply to: MY VALENTINE'S PRESENT... - newbiemommt
Landing a job, and hubby is doing great! Good 4 U! Have a good one! ![Blinking](http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/29/29_2_1.gif")
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Good News
Finally, some good news for a change!!
That's great news!
Wishing you and your husband the best. I hope the news continues to be good for both of you.
Great News! Congratulations - NM
NM
Any good news about MT Work?
I am a current student. I did MT work for a small hospital years ago. Switched to coding--not a good "fit". I really want to get back into MT work. I loved it! I hear so much negativity on the forums. Anyone have anything encouraging or positive? I would love any feedback from you veterans out there!javascript:editor_insertHTML('text','');
You all are so wonderful... *sm*
Thank you for all the encouragement. I think I've cried it all out for tonight. I will take your advice and get a good night's sleep.
Thank you for sharing your stories. I don't feel so alone now.
That's wonderful
Care to share the name of the company that is willing to give new grads a fair try?
TIA!!!
Glad to hear such good news!
I am happy for you and your family, and I hope he continues to improve.
You want good news or the reality of MTing? sm
Got out of MT after 12 years recently. I had multiple job offers when I graduated from MTEC and have worked at home since that time. I have made excellent money most of those years and used to enjoy it. Over the past 3 years there has been a definite turn for the worse as far as the number of ESLs docs out there, as it seems all the docs who speak well are using ASR or switching to electronic medical records altogether. Also, instead of my line rate going up each year, many of us are now in positions where there are never any raises and we are being asked to take a reduction in line rate, be available to work 7 days a week, scrambling around to get what work there is on multiple accounts, etc. What other job do you know of where the more experience you get the less money you are offered each year? You are also competing in a job market right now where there are fewer jobs than ever and plenty of people with lots of experience. Yes, if I had to do it all over again I would not choose this career. Just MHO... 
SO MANY WONDERFUL REPLIES
I have had many wonderful responses and replies to my post above and, as I can only take one at a time, I have made that decision at this time. I want to thank all of you, especially the very kind words below from one wonderful person who has allowed me to take her under my wing. I wish I could take all of you and place you in the world where you want to be, but I can only take one at a time to make the experience worthwhile. I will be keeping all of your wonderful replies and resumes, and should it work out down the road soon, I will look over them again. I wish all who work hard to excel in whatever they set their minds to do all the very best.
I second that! Wonderful idea!
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What is this wonderful company
So what is the name of this company you started working at home from in 2 days after grad? What's their website. Help out the people looking please
Congrats! That is wonderful.
nm
No money, wonderful place
I don't believe you have to register to use word help. Response time depends on the question. Some of us can figure out what you mean in minutes and some of us take a while and/or may never come up with anything. It's a great place, though (thanks MTStars!!!). Highly recommend you bookmark it. Even if you feel it might be a silly question, just ask! I was blessed to work in-house my first two years, and I was constantly asking for help! Good luck!
I think people with their eyes wide open are just trying to pass the news along...sm
to some unsuspected starry-eyed matchbook cover readers. A lot of MT's ARE going back to school and the ones that aren't are posting desparate posts saying "what else can I do?" I believe in being prepared...how are you going to go back to school if you don't have a job (or aren't saving some money now?) Believe me, I've been home with my kids too, and make a pretty penny doing this job. But I feel bad for all those people who A) sink thousands of dollars into getting their MT "certificate" from the schools, then B) come and post on this board with everybody else saying "how can we get experienc if no one will hire us, and C) knowing the MT rates are falling, not rising. Just want to give them a heads up on what the rest of us are seeing. Sure, there's a few folks that are still making good money BUT I've been in this field for 25 years now and there's a definite trend afoot here...
This site is a wonderful tool for anyone...not to mention newbies
Speaking for myself....it's always nice to have another MT to bounce things off of when I'm stuck on something. I can't say enough positive things about this site. It's amazing at all the helpful people on here willing to help someone else.
Can any of you that have been at this for a long period of time answer me this question? When you first started out...did you feel overwhelmed? How long does it take a person to really see if this is something they'll be good at? I find myself getting headaches really easy and only after a few hours of typing. I feel fatigued. Is it normal to feel this way in the beginning and what suggestions do you have to help? When do you feel that things are finally settling down and you start to move along at a normal pace? I'll give it a few months I guess...I'd think at that point I would have a pretty good idea if this is something I'm going to be productive at or not.
Sorry for all the questions.....I guess I am feeling uneasy and was hoping for some reassurance or words of wisdom from none other than another MT.
For phrases, not just words, the Medical Phrase Index is wonderful for newbies. Get it used! nm
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