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Friend wants to quit inhouse job to work MedQuist - blondie


Posted: Jan 08, 2012

Someone who works at Medquist on the radiology side said that radiology isn't as bad as the acute care side.  She said she has not ran out of work yet, and she has been there several months.  I know what I see on these boards about the acute care side.  Does this pertain to the radiology side too or is it different? 

I would counsel her to stay put - in-house jobs hard to find

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Particularly in this economy, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Is the radiology person (the one you know who is not running out of work)doing a 40-hour week?

Make sure your in-house friend is comparing apples with apples.


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