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And they can't do ours - MT

Posted: Feb 12th, 2017 - 11:39 pm In Reply to: Thanks for the insight - Not true for me

That's the kicker. Nurses' salaries have increased and no, they can't do our jobs either. I worked as an IC for years and had 2 nurses come to work for me as MTs. Both of them thought they could do the job with little or no training, and both of them were wrong. Being a good nurse does not make you a good MT, just as the reverse is true also.

So the nurses can't do our work but their salaries have gone up, as have the doctors'. People say they get paid the big bucks because they can't make mistakes. And we, at certain major MTSOs, are held to quality standards as high as 99.6%. In other words, we can't make mistakes. Where is the pay?

And even the ILPs who have received the off-shoring of so much of our work can't do our jobs without layers of US MTs to QA.

It is the craziest thing. Ten years ago who would have thought it was even possible? I agree with the OP.

Whether you have stayed in MT or not, what has happened to our field makes no sense. So much skill, so little pay, and for no good reason. It really is a crime.

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Been in the MT field a long, long time - FlowerPower (Views: 1290, 2017-02-11, 9:22 am)
- Long time MT - Me2 (Views: 1078, 2017-02-11, 9:50 am)
  - Sorry - Not true for me (Views: 1025, 2017-02-11, 10:49 am)
    - Not for me - No problems here (Views: 943, 2017-02-12, 3:53 pm)
    - You sound like one of the owners of a transcription company - I had worked for recently (Views: 771, 2017-02-13, 10:54 pm)
  - Thanks for the insight - Not true for me (Views: 1083, 2017-02-11, 3:27 pm)
    - How crass - anon (Views: 1346, 2017-02-11, 5:03 pm)
      - Repllies like this usually come from someone who - FlowerPower (Views: 1168, 2017-02-12, 8:56 am)
        Making money off hard work of MT - Not true for me (Views: 946, 2017-02-12, 12:40 pm)
      - and i mean the "not true for me" person - FlowerPower (Views: 813, 2017-02-12, 8:57 am)
    - You missed her point big-time. - sm (Views: 890, 2017-02-12, 9:33 am)
      - I made 0.08/line 20 years ago. Mere COLA would be paying - 12 cents but I only get 7. (Views: 814, 2017-02-12, 9:46 am)
    - And they can't do ours - MT
      - Yes it is a shame - More insight (Views: 781, 2017-02-16, 8:46 am)
- Not true for me - It was your choice to stay (Views: 890, 2017-02-11, 9:51 am)
  - If your MT job is "gone," you lost 100% of that income. sm" - MT for life (Views: 967, 2017-02-11, 11:37 am)
    - I did not lose 100% of my income - Not true for me (Views: 942, 2017-02-11, 11:42 am)
      - (This was meant in response to the OP) Good points - MT (Views: 856, 2017-02-11, 11:58 am)
    - I am obviously missing something - Not true for me (Views: 966, 2017-02-11, 12:23 pm)
      - I am not the OP. - MT (Views: 904, 2017-02-11, 12:37 pm)
      - Well said. - and (Views: 954, 2017-02-11, 1:10 pm)
  - to been there a loong time - nik (Views: 721, 2017-02-12, 6:49 pm)
- Wow! Some of you really have a comprehension problem!! - FlowerPower (Views: 943, 2017-02-12, 8:54 am)
  - You nailed it. The vast majority of MTs now earn - far less while others make far more. (Views: 840, 2017-02-12, 9:36 am)
    - Yes, we can blame the pusillanimous MTSOs who cave - to pressure from clients. (Views: 767, 2017-02-12, 9:51 am)
  - Lack of comprehension - MT1347 (Views: 789, 2017-02-13, 1:26 pm)
    - Get out - You can do it if you want (Views: 700, 2017-02-14, 7:15 am)
- I struggle to make less than half - mom2huskies (Views: 814, 2017-02-12, 10:28 am)
- Well, at least you're making the same amount.... - CAMT (Views: 652, 2017-02-16, 3:00 pm)