Is there an MT shortage? I have seen so many places - hiring and posting ads weekly

that I'm wondering if a lot of MTs have left this career.  Many have probably retired, and maybe others have had enough of the way we're treated and the low pay that they've moved on to other careers?  Some of the posts about companies here and how they fire people without notice and some who don't even pay their MTs really prove what this profession has become, not to mention requiring an expensive computer to meet their specs while making pennies.   It'll be interesting to see what these companies decide to do if they can't hire anyone.  Maybe they'll raise their pay and start treating MTs with the respect they deserve.  

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• Is there an MT shortage? I have seen so many places - hiring and posting ads weekly (Views: 1054, 2021-04-22, 4:45 pm)
  • I have been wondering also - MT47 (Views: 717, 2021-04-22, 4:59 pm)
    • MT Profession - It is on the way out (Views: 776, 2021-04-22, 5:35 pm)
      • temporary career for next 10 years - Transcriber from PIT (Views: 546, 2021-05-05, 11:05 am)
    • I don’t see any of them paying more though - so it makes me wonder (Views: 845, 2021-04-22, 6:38 pm)
  • I think you're right - Wondering also (Views: 942, 2021-04-22, 5:54 pm)
    • That's a good point and I had not thought of that - I, too, have gotten a substantially (Views: 783, 2021-04-22, 6:04 pm)
      • MT Shortage - My take (Views: 939, 2021-04-23, 6:25 am)
        • WAH - Usmt (Views: 1149, 2021-04-25, 7:33 am)
          • Working from home in India - Another US MT (Views: 757, 2021-04-25, 8:17 am)
          • India MTs - sm (Views: 662, 2021-04-25, 9:21 pm)
          • Working from home is going to be - the way to go (Views: 955, 2021-05-01, 4:07 pm)
            • HIPAA does apply - Former QA (Views: 536, 2021-05-01, 9:37 pm)
  • shortage of MTs tired of the crap - anon (Views: 964, 2021-04-23, 10:11 am)
  • Exactly it - I am tired of all the crap and retiring. - Only part-time, and on my time. sm (Views: 802, 2021-04-23, 3:34 pm)
  • or they will send the rest of the work offshore. nm - Tired MT (Views: 776, 2021-04-24, 5:18 pm)
    • They can't do that - MT2 (Views: 699, 2021-05-04, 5:42 pm)
  • They Don't Pay Enough - Meh (Views: 586, 2021-05-01, 11:11 pm)
    • Not enough when they pay, on time, or full paycheck owed, that is. - SM (Views: 718, 2021-05-03, 12:59 pm)

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