Uh...excuse me...those of us with dissenting opinions

• Thinking about MT as 2nd job - extra money - tubbybrown
  • Why MT? - Maria
  • Most MTs are not certified I believe - sm - XXX
  • Who the Big 3 are. - sm
  • why take all your advice from people who hate their career - still like it
    • We don't hate our jobs. There's no money in it - sm
    • Uh...excuse me...those of us with dissenting opinions - do not HATE our jobs
  • SCHOOLS - Rosemarie Danelle
    • You should contact the owner of that school and tell this to her. - deb
  • Definitely read the thread below.. - "Why be an MT?"
  • I had the same idea - Annette
    • Will continue to research.... - tubbybrown
      • Fully Certified?????????? - Annette
      • thinking of MT as second job - TXMT
        • Thx! - tubbybrown
          • Unfortunately I don't think ANY of the schools, including the Big 3, are honest about MT outlook. - deb
            • Well, I got a part-time job without any - Comment
              • So part time may make it harder...... - tubbybrown
                • Look I've been at this for 20 years - sm

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I have a masters degree in biology and thought medical transcription would be the perfect way to use some of my education while working from home. I took an independent study course in transcription. In this course I transcribed all of the beginning and advanced SUM dictations at least twice. I was almost ready to test with Medquist when my instructor disappeared. Other things were happening in my life at the time, so I put my hopes for an MT career on the back burner for a while. I intended to start over with Andrews or M-Tec. I was ready to enroll when my husband lost a job. Now it doesn't seem like a good idea to spend money that we may need to live on for an MT course, and I really can't afford the time it would take before I start to earn. I was thinking about doing a really intense review. Then I would try to test with as many companies as possible and hope that one would give me a chance. I know this is not the ideal way to go about it, but does anyone think it might work? Are there companies that will test someone like me?   

I am an IC working for an MTSO.  I have a few accounts.  All of my accounts have always worked to where whatever is dictated up to 7:00 PM has to be done and back by 8:00 AM.  Well, there is a new account that I work on.  Apparently, it's pretty important to my MTSO.  They have been very unhappy with other transcribers in the past and very tough to please, but they are loving me.  One problem... 

They keep dictating later and later, and my employer keeps asking me to have it back at the same time.  I don't work at 10:00 at night, and I don't feel that I should be asked to get up at the crack of dawn in the morning.  If they are dictating at 8:00 and 9:00 and later at night, why should I be expected to do a less than 12 hour turnaround for the same 8 cents a line? 

If they dictate at 9:00, I would be happy to have it back by 9:00 the next morning, but the MTSO is still expecting that I will have it all back by 8:00.  I feel this is unreasonable.  I am doing it right now, but I feel like it is really cutting into my life-work balance a lot. 

What say you? 

what I did or sacrificed, so there's no need to pull the "weren't you a newbie" ***do not use this language***; especially since you have no idea how long I've been working or what school I attended. It's common sense that more companies would up the scale if they didn't have people jumping at the chance to work for 5-6 cpl. I've met many people who have settled for 5-6 cpl and then griped that they can make more at Wal-Mart and work less hours. Solution: Hold out. Also, I'm not going to start "at the bottom" when I don't have to because someone thinks it's my duty.

***Ms. Amanda, I would suggest that you watch your language.  It is fine to express your views, but unnecessary to be rude towards others***

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