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Taking on line classes - Silly Sue

Posted: Aug 05, 2011

I wonder how many of us transcribers are getting trained in other professions or cross training. I am going to start an accounting class on line this month.

Taking online classes - ApAtHeTiC mT

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I am currently enrolled in online classes with University of Phoenix for my Bachelors in Elementary Education. I have got to feel like I am accomplishing something somewhere and it is definitely not at work right now. Very discouraged with MQ right now.

Online classes - Silly Sue

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Good luck on your classes. I felt better about going to school because I felt more in control and less of a victim.

Almost done with school. - Saw MQ coming to an end.

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Been with this company forever. I was seeing the writing on the wall. I know how this company works and know they are treating us horribly and makes me sick to my stomach.

Decided to go back to school and took a career course at college AGAIN and found out about my personality and how it would fit into another career with my background skills. I have 1 more semester left of school. After this grandfathered in employee approach and how we are making the same pay as a newbie, this was it. I KNOW NOW I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL and it feels good to know I am pressing on and doing the right thing and it feels great because I am not letting MQ win and take my soul. This was the last straw for me with this company. The company does not care about their employees. By having this grandfathered in approach and having all MT's be in the same pay tier level, the company is hoping to keep the grandfathered employees and pay them newbie pay and if it does not work and the grandfathered employees quit, then the company hopes to hire more newbies in place of a grandfathered employee. The company simply just does not care about you. The funny thing is, we are losing an account because quite frankly, there are too many blanks in the reports and the work is horrible, but then, that is what MQ gets for their bright ideas and treating us old time slave works like idiots. Good luck to all!!!

Back to school as well - doodledog01

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Starting on-line classes in a couple of weeks, pre-reqs for PA school. Time to be proactive.

That is great! I am enrolled this summer fulltime. - Being an MT is great for school.

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I do not take on-line classes. I go to college and take the classes. One thing is for sure, it is great working as an MT to finish schooling.

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