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I so dont want to work - no motivation

Posted: Sep 13, 2013

Losing PTO time had finally done it. We moved to the boonies in the 90s because I could work from home. Now no jobs around here w/o driving 150 miles a day. Just feeling defeated today :-(

I feel the same way today too. Very depressed. - curiousMT

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This job has got me down. I used to love it and now can't stomach the thought of starting my shift. Sort of feels like I lost a good friend.

I know how you feel - Rocketgirl

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I'm in the same boat. I live in the country, 1 hour from the nearest small city. I've applied for transcription jobs in the past and never even got a call back despite 10+ years in the industry. I run OOW frequently and daily, averaging approximately 5 hours a day, but I don't log out now because I don't want to lose my PTO and not be able to take a vacation, which we all desperately need from time to time. I'm having a lot of trouble feeling motivated this week. My line count is going to drop, but I should still be close to my LPH. I don't appreciate being punished for being good at my job. I could type slower I suppose, but then someone else would probably get the work anyway. They hired too many people and they are clearly outsourcing work. I've been working the same accounts for 4+ years and lost work to new hires. I can't help but wonder if they are paid at a lower rate than I am, but maybe it's just that they want the work in TAT all the time and it fluctuates a lot. I'm frustrated and defeated too.

I was told no off shoring on my account. That the - curiousMT

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reason for no work is the site is using Dragon EHR now and not utilizing MTs. We trained the product that is putting OOW. Sad days.

I could've written this post word for word....sm - LoveMT

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I live in the "boonies" too, BUT a drive into town is only about 10 or 12 miles or me...just not much to offer in the way of jobs unless it's McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Popeye's, or one of the 3 truckstops...unless of course you "know" someone who can help you get your foot in the door at some of the local businesses, like the electric company, the local 40-bed hospital, the courthouse, or one of the many lawyer's offices. I still don't understand why there are so many lawyer's offices in this ancient little town, but then again....there is a LOT of corruption in the local government and law enforcement here, so maybe that's why. :)

I do "know" someone, and that someone just so happens to be leaving her job within the next 8 weeks or so. She's going to help me with trying to get into her position at one of the 2 local electric co-op businesses. Monday through Friday 7:30 to 4:00 p.m., no weekends, no holidays, and the pay is above minimum wage. It's office work and totally UNRELATED to anything medical or transcription (thank the good Lord above!).

My fellow MTs, please say a prayer, send up good wishes, or whatever it is you believe in, on my behalf. I work for the big bad "N", and I'm so depressed, crushed in my self-esteem, and just seething inside most days that I can barely force myself to sit at my desk and work.

Yesterday after venting my frustration and taking enough Tylenol with migraine medications to eat a hole in my stomach because of the headache I have had practically continuously for months now, this opportunity with my friend just popped up out of thin air when she messaged me and said that her employer has no idea how he will find someone to replace her and has no applications/resumes on file that he would even consider! She said she immediately thought of me, and she told me to bring my resume down there Monday. In the meantime, she's going to speak with her boss and tell him to expect me on Monday.

So please keep me in your thoughts over the next few days and especially on Monday when I go and meet with my friend and her supervisor/boss. My friend has let him know that she is willing to train me for her position fully prior to her last day in order to make it less stressful for him and eliminate the problem of him having to interview multiple applicants, etc. AND still have enough time before she leaves in order to train a new person.

He is a good person, and he encourages his employees to "always put family first." They are excellent people to work for, and my friend loves her job and is having a hard time with leaving, BUT she has a new baby, a husband in the military who works away from home for up to 8 weeks or longer at a time, and she is finding it difficult to work and take care of her little one and everything else while her husband is away, much like a lot of us single moms "have" to do. She doesn't "have" to work, so she'd like the opportunity to stay at home with her son until he is older before she tries working a full-time job.

My heart goes out to all my fellow MTs, no matter which "big bad one" you work for. I have felt trapped in this nightmare job since we were snatched up by Nuance and with every passing day, that trapped feeling has left me in an emotional and physical state of total distress. I can't do it anymore, for my own health and mental well being.

I wish each of you the best! We all deserve so much than the hand dealt to us! Love to you all!

You won't need luck or best wishes - SAM

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Your post speaks volumes about what kind of person you are and your inherent goodness.

It's in the bag, girl. You got it ;-)

Let us know when you start.

Awww, thank you for your kind words!....sm - LoveMT

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I certainly am praying I get it! And you just made my day even better! Thank you!

Sending you - good vibes

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to get that job. Let us know when you get it and we can have a cyber-celebration for another one who has escaped from this H--!

A cyber-celebration sounds good to me! Appreciate your good vibes!....NM - LoveMT

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