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Just for fun..went to Main Board to see what other people who do not work for MQ have to say...and was shocked to find this ridiculous post about how we need to quit whining about how little we are paid..it's not like we're doctors...it's not like we went to school for 8 years. I am incredulous!! I spent TWO years training as a Transcriptionist (and yes I also graduated from college).. Not to mention my pay has been reduced 60% in the last five years...60%...I am not overstating this or being melodramatic. But now I understand why it is accepted by MTSOs that a trained transcriptionist is worth so little..I guess there is enough out there who believe it! Not to mention it was discussed this is a job..NOT a career. Excuse me?? I have trained for this..I am highly specialized in multidisciplinary medical terminology..I have been doing this for over 15 years....if that is not a career..then what is?? By standard cost of living increases over the last 15 years (of which we all know, none of us has ever received), I should be making an easy $65,000/year.. and I am WRONG for thinking this?? I would be happy making my routine $45,000 to $50,000 back in the mid 1990s. And for those who simply state...well..don't lke it..go get another job!...I just love that statement...try telling that to a nurse, or radiology tech...or another medical personnel who trained for years, worked in their profession for 15+ years, only to be told all of a sudden...Uh..we are not going to pay you your $25 to $45/hour we have been paying you..we are cutting it 45 to 60%. Not so easy to leave the only training you ever had for a career you have diligently worked your entire adult life...but I know...I know...I have no choice...but please allow those of us..to feel very depressed, disillusioned and yes...angry. |
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