Yes

• The problem with this field today is that those in charge are clueless. - MSMT
  • Had this exact same conversation here in 2005 - see message - dinosaur?
    • You are SOOOOO correct! (sm) - Typingperson
    • Yep, yep, and yep. - tnmt
  • clueless - sue
    • Hi SUE! - dinosaur?
  • MT Workplace Issues - AnnieM!AnnieM!
    • You don't sound old... - you sound wise...sm
    • Heh. Same age as I am! - Unhappy Camper
  • The main problem with this field is it is dying - Unhappy Camper
    • so when are we going to go on strike? - taxydeer
      • Question to ask first - see message
        • So what new career did you go into? - Melissa Griffith
          • Questions to ask first ... response - see inside
        • I was with you until you started lecturing - Animal Freak
        • Striking - Unhappy Camper
      • someone must know someone in legal field - who can help us do this- no message
  • When you figure out ..... - taxydeer
    • New coders have the same problem as new MTs....no experience, no job. nm - wow
      • Coding - taxydeer
        • We had a local program like that but now it is struggling - tnmt
  • It's not just with at-home transcription - Frustrated MT
    • My inhouse experience was almost identical! (nm) - Another Raddie
      • Maybe we should form a support group - Frustrated
        • I think we should form a group alright, but no support group!! - lynbelbel
          • A Great Idea - NorthMT
          • Okay, I'm for that, lynbelbel. - nm
          • Let's start with a blog to unite - Animal Freak
            • Yes - sm
            • I am dead serious. - lynbelbel
              • Well going up against corporate suits - Animal Freak
                • Sad state of affairs..... - lynbelbel
                • Let's start with a one-day strike! - MTPockets
                  • Dont want to burst a bubble - Animal Freak
                  • I'm in for a 1 day strike - taxydeer
                    • let's do it, pick a day, nobody works, pick a busy day - like Thursday or Friday - no message
                      • I would advise a little caution - Frustrated
    • So sorry - lynbel
      • Thank you! - Frustrated
    • Do you understand what they were trying to - tell you?
      • its the employer's fault.....you are wrong or delusional - Yankee
      • I blame my employer... - Frustrated
        • But you know, they are only hurting themselves (sm) - tnmt
        • Right ON! Who wants to be just another (nm) - COG IN THE WHEEL?
        • Sounds like down-sizing and you were let go cause you - didn't fit in. JMO. nm
          • They are still advertising the jobs on their website and in the newspaper - Frustrated
            • Newspaper ad - Frustrated
          • With a statement like that, hope it never - happens to you. Not frustrated...
            • Thank you!! - Frustrated
              • agree 2 this could have been the case - ditto
                • EXACTLY! Or because you speak the truth & the supes (nm) - speak with forked tongues!
                • You know, I felt exactly like I had been "thrown off the island" - Frustrated
                  • castout - htmt
                    • In retrospect, it was the best thing that could have happened to me - Frustrated
                      • Just Say No: Five Reasons to Turn Down a Job Offer - Red Sox
                        • Or.... how about the famous line "we're growing!!!" - anon
                  • not everyone out for themselves - businessmind
                    • But MTs who 'keep their mouths shut' are part of -sm - NOT just a typing-machine!
                      • This is what I will suggest so we can all speak up. - MSMT
        • P.S. Those dates should be 2006, not 2005 nm - Frustrated
    • Bravo - say it louder! - I have walked in your shoes. sm
  • A large part of the problem is pressure to cut costs (sm) - tnmt
  • I doubt all is well with their world, but if you - can't beat 'em, joint 'em. sm
    • Better answers would come through if they - Yada, yada
      • Well, and there's the rub - some co's even have MT mgrs and (sm) - tnmt
        • Exactly. - sm
      • middle managers/acct managers - anon
      • And that's my point. sm - MSMT
        • ! - Yankee
        • Managers are just that - managers - anon

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