It's a SICKNESS!!!! (nm)

Posted By: I'm terminal!!!! on 2006-03-03
In Reply to: Poll: Is MT a profession or vocation? nm - MT student

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Poll: Is MT a profession or vocation? nm - MT student
- Poll: - ladydi
- doesn't matter- - sn
- Definitely a profession. This is a - negative place to post sometimes, so
  - It's about as much of a profession as being the cashier at Walmart - wow
    - Speak for yourself..... I can transcribe anything... Can a Wal-Mart cashier? - Why put people down? nm
      - can you stand on your feet all day, be abused by better than thou customers, work for slave wages? - I choose or what
  - profession not based on $ earned, but on specific criteria...sm - MTSO
    - Uhhmm, you are wrong! Here is what - Roget's says about "profession"!
    - I thought being a hooker WAS "the oldest profession." - txmt
      - actually, motherhood is the oldest profession.. - I choose or what
      - It gets about as much respect as being an MT! - sm
    - Poor thing, your negativity is showing - MTbird
      - and your lack of expectations for yourself is showing. - nm
      - dream on, Ms. Professional...sm - MTSO
        some people need to make themselves sound important - sm
- a bad career choice - txmt
- here's some dict def's, i think it IS a profession. - sm
  - and how many liberal arts and science bachelors degrees & beyond are held on this board? - OMG - you're KIDDING, right???
- There's a difference between a profession and a job. - MT is a job.
- definitely NOT a profession...criteria are...sm - MT2RN
  - college or not (I did) - what you do....sm - I think U R nutzo.....whether we attended
    - U R confusing official definition of professional with "popular" definition...sm - Old MT
- It's a SICKNESS!!!! (nm) - I'm terminal!!!!
- It's a knowledge-intensive field which doesn't pay anywhere near enough.. - L.P.H.
  - EXACTLY - great post!! not paid enough!! sm - I think U R nutzo.....whether we attended
  - It's a one-trick pony that requires us to sit on our butts on auto-pilot all day - oh please!
    - I PRAY that you NEVER transcribe my - Medical Reports
      - Oh, get over yourself. - yaaaaaaaaawn
- Neither - it's an addiction. nm - Frankie
  - Funny answer *addiction* - LOL.....nm - It's a zoning out addiction *lol*

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