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Leap of faith - If you are in the MT profession - MTgodlylike

Posted: Oct 13, 2013

If you are in the MT profession and you just cannot seem to make a living, then this message is for you. I took a leap of faith that I pray will pay off in the long run. I quit!!! I flat out quit. Then, I got a call from Nuance and I refused to go back. No more low payi! No more working every Saturday and Sunday just to break even!!! No more QA audits for every T and dotted I. NO MORE!!!!. No more overworked supervisors sending 15 emails a day!!!! NO MORE!! I took a leap of faith and just quit. I am now in nursing school and we are scraping by as a family, but I rather scrape by with the sun coming up tomorrow than to transcribe one more word. I will have my LPN license in 9 months and then will decide if I want to bridge into an RN program, but one thing is for sure -- the sun will come out tomorrow without me transcribing one more word - God Bless -- forgive my ranting. P.s. - I know everyone cannot quit, but get out some way - there is always another way. It will not get better!!!!!!!

Best of luck and congrats! A person can only take so much. nm - Lone Star

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xxx

God Bless You, I think we all know....sm - Cynnamon

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just how you feel, it is getting so hard to hang on, and I have been doing this for the greater part of 30 years, I stayed with it because I truly loved it, but totally empathize with your feelings. I'll say a prayer that you find something so much better in your new profession and that you have real peace of mind and HAPPINESS!!

LEAP OF FAITH - ProMT

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Good luck to you in your new endeavor. I, too, quit medical transcription a couple of weeks ago for good after being in the industry for over 30 years. I feel I am WAY TOO GOOD and VALUABLE to be paid the current wages. It is really too bad for the industry that you, myself, and others are giving it up, but until we are paid what we are really worth, I will not sit and listen to the mushmouths and try to deal with the horror of QA. I feel great and am also very lucky to be able to have gone back to school for a new career. I pray for all of you who are dealing with the path that this depressing career has taken. Hopefully, you will find something else fulfilling and, once again, be paid what you are truly worth. Peace!

You go girl - braindead

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that is absolutely fantastic and am so glad it has worked for you. How wonderful that you are able to hit the ground running into a new profession! (I am not in as dire straits as you were, though still looking to move out of Nuance, but having difficulty figuring out a second career that I might enjoy! - a very hard decision!)

OMG! I'm so jealous! :) Good for you!....sm - LoveMT

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This is EXACTLY what I want to do! Exactly what you did! I can't just quit right this minute because a few financial obligations, BUT by no later than February 2014, I'm so done with this place! I too am going to take the nursing course and bridge to RN. I can't wait to be able to wake up without the weight of this job on my shoulders!

I'm so happy for you! Thank you for your positive words and encouragement! Those of us still struggling NEED to hear these kinds of good words from others that have been in our situation!

I tried for another job outside of the home about a month ago. The position is an office position and won't be available until January. unfortunately, I haven't heard anything at all from the company, but it hasn't discouraged me because I don't care where I have to work come February, even if it's McDonald's, as long as it pays my car note. My schooling will be taken care of with grants that I have qualified for. The rest I leave up to God. So far, He has taken care of me and my family, and He hasn't let me down once. More than I can say for Nuance!!

LeapoffaithMTgodlylike - Polypurebred

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I flat out quit too. I could no longer live on starvation wages either and I'm also way too good to take that sweatshop mentality. I must say that transcribing for Nuance was the worst job experience I have ever encountered. For me, the sun did come out after I left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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