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Offshore any positives for US mt's? - ne

Posted: Oct 17, 2009

I've never posted and this is only the second visit. I'm someone who was seriously considering MTec but has switched to planning for Andrews School. I broke my arm - it is closer to healing though, and I am back on track to enroll. I laid to rest thoughts of worry I had about Speech Recognition and now need to do the same with offshoring. Are there any trends which point in a positive direction for us mt's - any reason for them to think they would be preferred over foreign mt's by us companies? I am looking for positives. Thank you.

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It is cheaper to get it done overseas. Money is the main object of business. To save money, especially in this horrible economy, customers want the work done cheaper. Companies charge less for offshore work because they pay less for those workers.

It's here to stay, not going away.

reply with hope - ne

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Earlier this year before the MTec forums were closed I read postings from very successful mt's who are either doing the sort of medical transcription that isn't easily a point of contact type of work and probably will "never" be - or are quality control in various ways, or in some other way branching out from what they began doing - and these people (men and women) appear quite fulfilled and continue to be excited about what they do. The posters I refer to are making A LOT of money, far more than $10 an hour per the blog - in one case only three years out of school. I'm still not clear on how good the work actually is that is produced by people for whom English is not the main language. I am not convinced, yet, that off shoring saves money in the end. Thank you for replying.

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Yes, many of us do make excellent money. I've made $60K to $70K annually for the last several years, even with speech recognition, even with ESLs on the scene. I have years of experience and don't mind tackling the difficult work but many don't have the experience to do it or don't want to do the hard work. They want top pay for mediocre work.

Quality positions (QA) are requiring more and more experienced MTs due to the heavy load of ESLs. Newbies just don't have the seasoned ear nor base fund of knowledge to do the work.

Offshore will be cheaper for the customer and for the MTSO always.

I worked for one the largest nationals and reviewed lots of the work from offshore vendors. Of the vendors I looked at, work from most of them was BETTER than the average MT. One offshore vendor didn't do so well but they were working with them on it. I would have NEVER believed that offshore MTs could do better but we have a US MT workforce that suffers from a few things:
1. An insufferable ego that they are never, ever wrong;
2. A refusal to prove their skill sets through certification due to a personal grudge with the AHDI;
3. Failure to upgrade their technical skills in order to adequately research the Internet for assistance.

Most with these problems are of the older age group and have very hard, bitter feelings toward the industry as it has changed drastically (and continues to) at the end of their career. They are truly blind-sighted by their bitterness. They are worried they are going to be out of work and, if they are not truly top notch at what they do, are losing money.

As a whole, the industry is paying less. However, if you can deliver above average work at higher than average production levels, you can make it. I have consistently done it for years. I have NEVER made less than $50K since working from home and I've worked from home for more than 16 years. I have more than 26 years of MT experience.

However, you asked about it. I told you how it is impacting the industry.

reply appreciated - ne

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Thank you for writing. Your reply was what I was looking for, from exactly who I was hoping would write. Am exercising my mending broken arm to the pain point and getting closer to enrolling. Continued success in your profession.

How are you able to make that kind of money? sm - myka

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Are you working more than 1 job? I have worked at home for 20 years, and I would love to make that kind of money!

Sounds like a total fabrication to me. Also, the - pro-AHDI/CMT spiel sounds like a suit 2 me.

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