Exactly! How many blacksmiths do you know?

Posted By: nm on 2006-06-16
In Reply to: I understand your frustration but this is happening in all fields. - It's called change and evolution.

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Let's Talk - Tired MT
- Disgruntled - TiredMT2
- I don't know if it is the Companies trying to rip off MT's but - MTSO seeing it 2
- One thing I have realized since I left MT....sm - Marie
  - I think one reason MTs find it hard to have diverse skills (s/m) - Burned
- As long as this country allows greedy companies (s/m) - Burned, 2
  - To the poster below who equates the BIble Belt with political views - it has nothing to do with religion - see message
  - Wrong - if you had gone to college you wouldn't be having this conversation. - Bad choices = no options.
    - Sounds like all the doublespeak inflicted on us at our employee meetings. Finger-pointing, no const - Burned
    - So how many years of college do you have, and why do you still transcribe? (n/m) - ??
      - I am working towards my master's and I don't transcribe any longer. - nm
        What field? (nm) - ??
        Working towards my MBA (business) - nm
    - Eewwww... you don't talk like an MT, you talk like mangement. Ick. (n/m) - Burned
      - Oh, God forbid anyone talk like *gasp* management! - We don't actually WANT to be smart,do we?
        Have you ever known anyone in mgmt. with ANY basic intelligence? (nm) - Burned
        Apparently management is smarter than you - they're your boss! - LOL
        No matter what the intellect, or the job or pay, management SUX!! - Yada
        that's what all unsuccessful resentful people say - nm
        So what is it that you do that you're so successful at, & how much do you make? (nm) - Yada
        I own several rental properties, buy houses and flip them and - sm
        are/were u an MT/ME? *curious*...sm - jes wonderin' why you're here ...curious
    - Going to college does not change things - sm
      - You are so wrong! (see m) - Unbelievable
        college or not - deb
        the people who really make BIG BUCKS are business owners - my take on it
        Absolutely correct! - sm
      - certainly going back to college doesn't protect from outsourcing.. - JoV
        College is sometimes nothing more than a 4-year babysitting service. (n/m) - N.K.
        That's what all jealous uneducated people say - nm
        you need an education cuz you're lacking - see inside for an important lesson on same..sm
        you sound completely narrow minded....nm - so much for all YOUR education!! *lol*
        there's all kinds of *education* and education - does not stop until we die.....nm
        that's another thing uneducated people say - nm
        evidently you have no clarity about all....nm - education and where all is gleaned from..nm
        College education and outsourcing - Hot and sunny
        I doubt that any radiologists here are sweatin' bullets, hon - they are educated professionals
        Ours do - hosp. is considering having our x-rays done here, but READ in India! (nm) - B.K.
        Maybe that's a good thing - it's a reason for the Indian docs to GO HOME - buh-bye
        But it does open our options to move on to careers rather than joe-jobs - college degrees open doors
    - And we were supposed to finish school and work FT (sm) - Retired MT
      - You're supposed to go back to school because of this government??? - Are you serious???
        Yes, quite serious (sm) - Retired MT
        Retired or retarded? Anyone can retire if they set their life standards low enough - I don't plan on watching TV in my sunset years
        All you fans of the government must be from one o' them RED states.......... - Blu State
        Same reason you do, except I don't have anything to complain about! - LOL
        Actually LIFE is very fulfilling. It's working that sux! (sm) - Blu State
        Does working interfere with your incessant TV watching? - such a wonderful fulfilling life you lead
        I'm not in the Bible Belt, o judgmental one, unless you don't know geography either. Another r - Roll over on the couch and check out COLLEGE on Go
        I don't recall mentioning couches or TV-watching! Net-surfing is okay if one can't sleep, bu - Blu State
- I understand your frustration but this is happening in all fields. - It's called change and evolution.
  - Exactly! How many blacksmiths do you know? - nm
    - Four. And they make very good money. - :-)
      - and how many IT technicians, how many programmers, how many help desk people? - HUNDREDS is a lot more than four
- Back in 1983, there was an article - none
  - I was making 6 cpl back in 1975! There is DEFINITELY something wrong! (s/m) - Burned, 2
    - In 1989 I was making 6 CPL..now 9 CPL - for nat'l and 12 CPL privately...nm
    - there's no stopping outsourcing now - Around the World in 80 days
      - There's more than one job path so the best thing to do is - get an education & do something else
    - I'm tired - typos ... (sm) - Burned, 2
      - AAMT didn't cause conditions to plummet BUT - Mary-Land

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