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I have been with my company for many years and have liked the account I am on until the past 3 months. Three months ago, they hired on 3 new MTs and now suddenly all the easy doctors disappear from the queue first, even if there are other reports out of TAT. Warnings have been given by account manager, but only 2 days later, the cherrypickers are back at it. I am now getting stuck with a majority of the harder docs that no one wants to do and have watched my pay decrease from $18/hr when I was doing a mix to now only $11-12 due to getting stuck with all the horrible docs. I can no longer survive on what I am making due to these lazy MTs.
So I am wondering if this goes on at all companies? I don't want to make a change to a different company if this is common practice elsewhere. I am about ready to just give up MT altogether if this is the case. Anyone know any good companies out there that don't allow cherrypicking or at least compensate the MTs who do the harder work? I don't mind doing it. I just want appropriate compensation, but have been told I am at the top of the payscale at my current company, which isn't very high.