That's the key right there

Posted By: WWTx on 2007-12-16
In Reply to: That depends on the individual - but some won't leave their comfort zone

I certainly value experience but what if all 15 years of one's experience was in an easy-peasy hospital or they didn't receive feedback and were doing things wrong for YEARS? You hit the nail right on the head. The most valuable MT is the one who jumps right in with both feet and is always learning, eager to learn, and willing to be corrected.

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Doesn't this just chap? A new MT grad is better than 15 yrs exp? - ARGGHHH!!!
- You're kidding right? - Donna
- Better? No - J Giffin
- Though some MTs may - XMQ
  - LOL!!! There's the Peter Principle, for sure! - tnmt
    - Yes indeed - XMQ
- This is what I think she really meant...sm - Tessa
  - I have seen this in the past also - tnmt
- Maybe the untrained yet experienced MT has been doing it wrong for 15 years? NM - deb
  - I have seen that. (sm) - Z
- Sorry, but that is the opinion of some large MT - companies too. Makes me sick.
- worked for her - clsk
  - Hmmm ... sounds like the attitude of some QA at my company... - sm
- let her hire all newbies....see where she is in a few months. - she sounds immature and simple minded - n/m
  - experienced MT - Margaret
- Wow, she doesn't have a CLUE what she's talking about. - what a misplaced ego she's got there
  - bunch of new people with no clout sm - That's just an excuse to have a
- On what planet? - Malki Reed
  - Agree sm - marilyn
- Experienced versus New - sm
  - BOS training - blondie
    - I have run into the exact same thing - and BOS rules mean nothing to many Doctors
      - Why should it? Just some ideas put together by - ladies wanting to make a buck off MTs. nm
    - That's because how the client wants things is the way it - gets done, BOS or not. nm Wanderer
      - Because BOS are rules decided on by ladies - with too much free time, not God. nm
        My current employer insisted I buy BOS - then tells me to ignore half the rules anyway
- Why do you think when an MD hangs - where are some peoples minds
- When I read this post, I just HAD to reply... - MT27 (yrs experience, that is, not age)
  - No. The way company sees it ----SM - nnnn
    - I don't care what school you go to - Georgia MT
  - Gross overgeneralization - LK
    - language - marilyn
    - Isn't it interesting? - winnie
      - More thoughts on this - Malki Reed
        Let me clarify. - winnie
    - Well said! - Couldn't agree more. -nm
  - Another take on this - barbv
    - That depends on the individual - but some won't leave their comfort zone
      - That's the key right there - WWTx
        It doesn't have to be necessarily - willing to be corrected. SM
- Chap - blondie

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