No, you are not the only one!

I have been MTing for a year now. I am also constantly checking the job boards hoping to finally find the perfect fit. I left my first company because of lack of work. Right away I found an IC job with a small MTSO that made it sound like there would be enough work to achieve at least 800 lines a day, but then they changed their plans along the way, and now I can make only about 400 lines a day. "All" I want is to have the steady workload that is promised when hired. It seems as if at this stage in my career I am stuck. I no longer qualify as a new graduate. At the same time I do not yet have the minimum of 2 or more years of experience. I went to one of the top 2 schools so that cannot be an issue. One of my biggest mistakes probably was to get into clinic work instead of acute care because lately there have been only very few ads on the job boards for clinic work. Summer is slower anyway with doctors and patients being on vacation I guess. I have passed several tests, but I am just not willing to work for 5 or 6 cents per line. Unfortunately, you often are not told how much they pay until after taking their tests.

I would really like to know why it is so hard to find an MTSO that lives up to his/her promise. I would also like to know why these companies rarely respond when you submit your resume. Even after taking their tests, they often do not respond. We as MTs are supposed to be fast, efficient, know macros, and all kinds of things. How difficult and time consuming is it really to send out a quick response to every applicant saying that they have no openings at the moment or that you did not pass the test?

I really like being an MT, but I never expected it to be this hard to find a reliable and honest MTSO that delivers to the same extent that they demand of us. I want nothing more than to find that perfect fit and never have to look for another job again. Will this dream of mine ever come true?

• Always looking for a new company? - am I the only one
  • Been an MT for over a decade I am still looking for the right fit sm - Lyndia
  • HEY, Throw this poor dog a bone? - Sneaser
    • Try Sten-Tel - sm
  • No, you are not the only one! - mtjb
    • miss the old days - misswebster
      • Good ole days. - grasshopper
  • i think things are different now, - sm
    • Things are very different... - This used to be a trade that was
  • Is the grass greener? - grasshopper
    • They're not thrown to the dogs when they had no work to begin with! - wondering

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