How about a simultaneous.....

Posted By: SHErlock on 2008-09-29
In Reply to: I hope your 70 MTs know how fortunate they are (sm) - sm

........nationwide week-long MT "vacation?" That might give employers time to think about what we are truly worth.

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Big on demands, but low on pay - sm
- I don't know if this has already been mentioned here, but - mt
  - years experience sm - NEMT
  - I don't understand this post. I have over 10 yrs experience - Do you mean they're paying too low for that amt
    - Yes, definitely paying too low for that experience, and - mt
- That's the medical transcription industry - in a NUTSHELL.
- Why - Ghost
  - Check the MT jobs available. Nowadays 8 or 9 cents a line is considered good for experienced MTs. - That was considered good 10-15 years ago, not so g
- BTDT. They expected a heck of a lot from the MT for that kind of pay - sm
  - Low pay - NEMT
    - These days it's ALL companies. 9 cpl isn't - enough to live on, and why anyone - s/m
      - Yes it is. - lk
        How many years experience do you have? If over 10, - don't you think you deserve higher pay?
        I have 3 years experience. - lk
        Just wait until you start racking up some more years experience - and your pay consistently goes down...sm
        Hey, Debbie Downer! - lk
        I have over 30 years. Not only same pay as newbies, - but below India's (in buying-power). nm
    - LOW PAY - gatoreye21
      - No one is charging 15-20cpl anymore. Offshore has taken that away. sm - MTSO
        VA accts transcribed offshore - moon1010
        THAT'S TWICE AS MUCH AS ...SM - Bayou MT
        There's a lot of hard work that goes into - Backwards typist
        These are administrative tasks that - they get paid to do by paying us a low rate!
        the same is true for MTSOs as MTs - cjyt
        Thank you, that is certainly constructive. How about 17 years, you want me to just change to accomm - digging in
        I'm not saying "poor MTSO". What - Backwards typist
        Former MTSO - Long time MT
        attitude adjustment is needed NOW (sm) - moon1010
        I agree with you there, but according to - Backwards typist
        We would like to make some "cents" too! - digging in
        I think it's about time we took it BACK. - US companies rip off their own workers.
        If you figure out a way for that to happen, let us know. Unfortunately, most politicians sm - MTSO
        You are so right, and it's such a welcome change - I agree! Strength in numbers
        I LIVE IN NEW YORK, BUT...SM - HeidiHo
        The state told us that MTs are employees because we they work in our system and do the same work as - MTSO
        It is not MT versus MTSO we have a bottom line too, & right now it is - - digging in
        I hope your 70 MTs know how fortunate they are (sm) - sm
        How about a simultaneous..... - SHErlock
        I'm game. And I could use a vacation, even if - Swiss cheese

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don't make big bucks. I am proficient in three Slavic languages. I thought the U.N. would be a perfect fit, but when I heard what the U.N. paid, I kept looking. Simultaneous interpreting is VERY stressful and requires a lot of rather expensive training. The U.N. doesn't pay enough to make it worthwhile. They think the "prestige" of working for the U.N. should make up for the difference. Yeah, right. Freelance and contract work pays a LOT more.