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Those Telling You MT is in Demand - ...are probably schools or recruiters
Posted: Mar 18, 2013
Please don't listen to those telling you that MT is in demand. Those are either schools. or recruiters who work for MTSOs. I suppose we could twist this to mean that MTs are still needed, but what they don't tell you is that the pay is horrendous these days.
That being said, if one still chooses to do it, go in with your eyes WIDE OPEN and remember these posts......
I Agree - Sounds fishy
[ In Reply To ..]Sounds fishy to me. Okay, yes, perhaps MTs are in demand, but no, you will not get paid well. "In demand" only means they want you to work for slave labor, check the accounts around the clock, and do whatever measely reports come your way. And if you do have work, it will be ASR crud which is not worth your time to fix. If they want to pay me $20 per hour, I'll fix the messes.
No, they are in demand... skilled MTs - 2bz2sleep
[ In Reply To ..]As I sit here with several hours of dictation in my queue....In my area, we are short-handed. I still stay in touch with my classmates, and we all have too much work and are trying to offload it.
2bz2sleep - Been around the block
[ In Reply To ..]Enjoy it while you can. It will not last.
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