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My hospital outsourced our department today. - Horski

Posted: Mar 01, 2010

I'm pretty bitter!

Oh No! I am so sorry. - Happened to me a while ago, too.

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I still never fully bounced back from that. It was a shock. I never dreamed my hospital would do that to us. But they did. And we were not guaranteed jobs with the MTSO -- we had to "apply" and "test" and then negotiate a pay with the MTSO if they decided to hire us.

I have finally decided to move on from this career. I have had enough. It has turned into something I don't even recognize as my old job.

Did they go with a national MTSO? Were you offered jobs, too? I hope all works out for you. Hang in there.

I feel bad, I know how you feel, honestly, I do.

Amphion - Horski

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They did negoteate that they had to hire all of us for at least 90 days. I took it as it is an hourly wage and they pay my cobra. Either I will like them or it will give me time to reevaluate. What do you do now?

Outsourcing - Judy

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That was part of what happened to me two years ago; then my pt work with a psychiatrist went voice recognition. I am out of it now completely and am now a Regional Marketing Manager and am loving it. I am my own boss and work when I want to; love the flexibility and social life again.

Horski I feel your pain - Been There Done That Too

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It just doesn't seem to matter anymore that companies have loyal and very skilled MTs, or any other company for that matter. I have lost jobs to offshoring and VR, which turned my world upside down. You would think that doing double the required transcription with 98% to 100% on audits would be job security. What happened to the day when our parents went to work for a company and stayed 20-40 years and retired there? And you know what else makes me bitter is that the good MTs who are being treated like dirt are the very ones who made the companies what they are!! I hope they all go under and there will be MT work for us directly from the clients. Dream on, right?

I hate this has happened to so many! - Horski

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Thanks so much for the compassion!!

Im sorry! - Shan

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I'm sorry to hear that! I would be spitting nails right about now!!! Its one thing to lose your job because they no longer need you or whatever, but to outsource it is just dead wrong!! Like a slap in the face for all the hard work you've put into it!

Keep your head up and keep looking!!!

Thank you so much! - Horski

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Thanks for much for the compassion and encouragement!

Outsourcing - Judy

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That is where the end of my position started a number of years ago! They gave a lot of the work as they can use them and save paying benefits to us; then comes voice recognition! So our department was cut in half and only the most difficult doctors to transcribe for are left- ugh! Glad I am out of there. Went to a completely different program instead and liking it a lot.

Thank you! - Horski

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What program did you switch to? I am taking a job with the company they outsourced with, but doesn't mean I will like it or they will like me.

I feel your pain. - Daylo

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Mine did this to me and 30 other contractors year before last. It has been hard. After seven years of working for this hospital, they went with a company that only required 2 years of experience to hire. I have over 20.

I wonder? - Horski

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I took a job with the company that took our jobs, but I am sure they could just be using us to learn the account and then we are out of there. I'm going to keep looking.

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