New Grad Medical Transcription - I worked hard .... - 1morenewbie

Posted: Aug 13, 2010

I am a recent graduate from medical transcription school. Yeah, I know, big whoop. Actually it was for me, since I was beginning to wonder if it was ever going to happen. Why did I do this? Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time and, like anyone else who has never tried it, I tought medical transcription would be a lot easier than it is. My I'm-So-Excited Factor: I have no stars in my eyes. I know it will be hard to find a job and if I do, I won't make much until I get a lot better. Even then, I have no delusions about earning an easy 6 figures in just a few hours at home. If anybody finds out how to do that, plaease let me know. Negativity Tolerance: Through the roof. For those of you who feel frustrated, unappreciated and poorly compensated, I know where you are coming from. I often felt the same in my first career as a part-time English instructor at a state university. I felt like the Rodney Dangerfield of the education world. Yeah, I griped at the workplace, even indulged in a few bitter rants. Maybe I shouldn't have done that in front of newer instructors who still dreamed of changing the world one student at a time, but sometimes, you need to vent. So if you need to blow your stack, you won't get any flack from me. So? So, I have decided to try being a little more positive in my later years (see above.) I worked hard to graduate from my school, so I'm just going to keep appllying, testing, practicing, and learning, and hope that someday I'll find a position that's a good fit for me and my employer. Thanks for allowing me to visit your forum.