Platitudes. - SaveItUBrokenRecord

Posted: Dec 5th, 2017 - 5:28 pm In Reply to: Be the Change You Want to See - MTs for Change

All you have is blah blah blah. Nothing but platitudes.

Save it. You may corral in a few young/naive suckers, but, based on the posts here, most are not buying your spiel.

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Petition Update: Moving Forward - MTs for Change (Views: 1746, 2017-12-03, 12:31 pm)
- ~15 Years Too Late. MT is Dying. - MT (Views: 1853, 2017-12-03, 12:39 pm)
  - Petition Update: Moving Forward - MTs for Change (Views: 1112, 2017-12-03, 12:47 pm)
    - Lots of feel-good gab. - MT (Views: 1460, 2017-12-03, 12:52 pm)
      - MTCoalition's Site Updates - MTs for Change (Views: 1571, 2017-12-03, 12:57 pm)
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        Petition Update: Moving Forward - MTs for Change (Views: 944, 2017-12-03, 7:02 pm)
        Nah. Already getting out. - RahRahRah (Views: 1675, 2017-12-03, 7:09 pm)
        What a bitter little person you are. I feel sorry for you. - Anon (Views: 902, 2017-12-05, 11:59 am)
        Yes, what a sad life! - LOL (Views: 1088, 2017-12-05, 1:13 pm)
        Flaunting privilege is never a cool thing to do when people are hurting. - SleepyMT (Views: 1258, 2017-12-06, 12:36 pm)
        CONTEXT is everything. - LOL (Views: 810, 2017-12-06, 12:38 pm)
    - Disagree - Not moving forward (Views: 879, 2017-12-04, 11:28 am)
- Been there, done that. - Renee (Views: 1154, 2017-12-03, 1:23 pm)
  - For those of us who don't know could you explain this? - What is the history? (Views: 1160, 2017-12-03, 5:57 pm)
    - AAMT & AMA - Renee (Views: 1245, 2017-12-03, 6:19 pm)
      - No sellout - MTs for Change (Views: 1096, 2017-12-03, 7:12 pm)
      - more detail, please - more detail (Views: 1145, 2017-12-04, 5:56 am)
        What are you on? - Renee (Views: 1204, 2017-12-04, 7:12 am)
        I am understanding why people do not succeed - more detail (Views: 1143, 2017-12-04, 7:28 am)
        Because I don't ask stupid, repetitive questions? - Renee (Views: 957, 2017-12-04, 8:01 am)
        The AAMT stood by and said nothing when offfshoring began. - ...and they originated the incompetent QA system.. (Views: 851, 2017-12-04, 11:24 am)
        I think that's the OP. - Reader (Views: 943, 2017-12-04, 9:22 am)
- I sure hope none of the AAMT sellouts are in here. - if so, I want NOTHING to do with that. nm (Views: 924, 2017-12-03, 3:30 pm)
  - No affiliation - MTs for Change (Views: 1072, 2017-12-03, 7:05 pm)
    - That doesn't mean - Realist (Views: 1102, 2017-12-04, 9:11 am)
- MTC - lynlou (Views: 909, 2017-12-03, 6:37 pm)
- Petition Update: Moving Forward - MTs for Change (Views: 1110, 2017-12-03, 7:17 pm)
- I remember another group - Peggy (Views: 1524, 2017-12-03, 7:25 pm)
  - No one person can or will -WE will- A fresh team - MTs for Change (Views: 1022, 2017-12-03, 7:27 pm)
    - I was talking about the LEADERSHIP. - Peggy (Views: 1104, 2017-12-03, 7:37 pm)
      - Let's talk about leadership... - MTs for Change (Views: 1353, 2017-12-03, 10:56 pm)
        There is nothing to give up. - TooLate (Views: 1022, 2017-12-04, 8:03 am)
- No time for this foolishness. The main threat to our jobs is technology - and you cannot stop that. (Views: 1378, 2017-12-04, 11:04 am)
  - We have the Time - MTs for Change (Views: 1060, 2017-12-05, 2:07 pm)
  - This really is too late - guess (Views: 992, 2017-12-13, 1:09 pm)
- Wake us up when MTs are making $25/hour + full - benefits (Views: 1270, 2017-12-04, 11:16 am)
  - The OP is a union organizer -SM - An observation (Views: 1122, 2017-12-04, 11:51 am)
    - Yes, I agree. - Union (Views: 1215, 2017-12-04, 12:08 pm)
    - What's wrong with a union? - MTX (Views: 1241, 2017-12-04, 12:42 pm)
      - Lots - see msg (Views: 1290, 2017-12-04, 1:05 pm)
        15 years too late. - Mary (Views: 1058, 2017-12-04, 2:43 pm)
- I believe the trend for MTs will be back in-office - soon (Views: 1478, 2017-12-04, 3:19 pm)
  - Dream on. - MT (Views: 1058, 2017-12-04, 3:33 pm)
  - Some current MTs are just too old to be in the biz now - period (Views: 1242, 2017-12-04, 3:44 pm)
    - Try $50K+ the first year. - FormerMT (Views: 906, 2017-12-04, 4:57 pm)
  - ^ Another MT who doesn't know the difference - OutsourcingvsOffshoring (Views: 1076, 2017-12-04, 7:44 pm)
    - I guess you're not aware Nuance outsources then - sm (Views: 1040, 2017-12-05, 8:50 am)
      - Nuance is SUBCONTRACTING. - OutsourcingvsOffshoring (Views: 755, 2017-12-07, 12:45 pm)
  - I have an interview today for an inhouse postion. s/m - anon (Views: 851, 2017-12-05, 11:18 am)
    - I also recently applied for a FT MT position - inhouse (Views: 825, 2017-12-05, 12:47 pm)
      - Post a full page of those openings and you may have - something. (Views: 774, 2017-12-05, 2:50 pm)
        Don't expect ads - hiring is through professional networking - Certified HDS the way to go (Views: 1024, 2017-12-05, 4:11 pm)
        Oh puleez! LMAO - TooFunny (Views: 1106, 2017-12-05, 4:19 pm)
        Your loss because this is an important way hiring is done - Certified (Views: 924, 2017-12-06, 7:05 am)
        Again, if this "revolution" were really occurring - TooFunny (Views: 1120, 2017-12-06, 12:15 pm)
- MTCoalition's Site Updates - MTs for Change (Views: 1108, 2017-12-04, 10:18 pm)
  - This is one place you lose me NM - MTSadly (Views: 785, 2017-12-05, 12:09 am)
    - You choose to lose... - MTs for Change (Views: 1090, 2017-12-05, 12:28 am)
- Your Titanic is sinking - sm (Views: 1071, 2017-12-05, 1:43 am)
  - Get on the Lifeboat and Build a Better Ship - MTs for Change (Views: 791, 2017-12-05, 2:05 am)
    - Ancient wisdom from Sun Tzu - TheArtofWar (Views: 1166, 2017-12-05, 1:31 pm)
      - Fight till the last man/woman is standing - MTs for Change (Views: 893, 2017-12-05, 2:12 pm)
        Repitition won't help you. - BlahBlahBlah (Views: 783, 2017-12-05, 2:15 pm)
        Channeling aggression - MTs for Change (Views: 670, 2017-12-06, 12:53 am)
        Shoveling BS. - BlahBlahBlah (Views: 1014, 2017-12-06, 12:41 pm)
        Praying for you to see the light - MTs for Change (Views: 825, 2017-12-06, 3:29 pm)
        Belief. - NotAKool-AidDrinker (Views: 891, 2017-12-06, 3:42 pm)
        You can lead a horse to water... - MTs for Change (Views: 887, 2017-12-06, 3:57 pm)
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        Data says otherwise... - MTs for Change (Views: 652, 2017-12-06, 4:58 pm)
        Are those DEDICATED MT jobs - SM (Views: 902, 2017-12-06, 8:15 pm)
        Primarily, thus far, yes - MTs for Change (Views: 821, 2017-12-07, 12:15 am)
        FAIL. YOU cited stats. - Stats (Views: 695, 2017-12-07, 10:27 am)
- The writing on the wall. - IndianScout (Views: 978, 2017-12-05, 2:12 pm)
  - Smokescreens - MTs for Change (Views: 763, 2017-12-05, 2:54 pm)
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- Why haven't you responded to the other - thread? (Views: 845, 2017-12-05, 2:14 pm)
  - Woof - MTs for Change (Views: 779, 2017-12-05, 3:04 pm)
    - Business 101 - BizAdmin (Views: 1087, 2017-12-05, 3:13 pm)
      - Be the Change You Want to See - MTs for Change (Views: 1130, 2017-12-05, 5:19 pm)
        Platitudes. - SaveItUBrokenRecord
        To the contrary... - MTs for Change (Views: 766, 2017-12-05, 11:33 pm)
        No, what is REALLY SAD - Sadie (Views: 835, 2017-12-06, 12:23 pm)
        Trench worker - MTs for Change (Views: 843, 2017-12-06, 5:19 pm)
        Trench mouth is more like it. - Sadie (Views: 942, 2017-12-07, 10:28 am)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics forecast for the industry - MTs for Change (Views: 922, 2017-12-06, 3:05 am)
  - Especially since there are so many semi-retired MTs - sm (Views: 762, 2017-12-06, 9:28 am)
    - Repeating that over and over doesn't make it - True (Views: 633, 2017-12-06, 12:21 pm)
    - Yes - MTs for Change (Views: 979, 2017-12-06, 12:57 pm)
  - Why # of jobs is NOT THE ISSUE. - PAY (Views: 813, 2017-12-06, 12:18 pm)
    - Agree, pay is the big issue - MTs for Change (Views: 904, 2017-12-06, 1:01 pm)
      - WRONG. CPL rates are NOT stagnant! - PAY (Views: 956, 2017-12-06, 1:06 pm)
        Stagnant means they've stayed the same - lol (Views: 891, 2017-12-06, 1:40 pm)
        DROPPING equals stagnant to you? - PAY (Views: 717, 2017-12-06, 2:05 pm)
        All experiences are not equally the same.... - MTs for Change (Views: 915, 2017-12-06, 3:38 pm)
- Final post on this thread - MTs for Change (Views: 820, 2017-12-07, 1:36 pm)
  - Yes, by all means run when the going gets - Tough (Views: 697, 2017-12-07, 5:25 pm)
    - Bring your professional constructive comments to the MT Coalition - MTs for Change (Views: 838, 2017-12-09, 6:13 pm)
      - Why not build on established group - IC (Views: 671, 2017-12-10, 8:42 am)