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Being an MT today

Posted By: Donna on 2009-04-02
In Reply to: I cannot understand why anybody would - try to be an MT in this day and age

Thank you for your post! I am going to print it out and give it to all of the people who think I am crazy for getting out of MT, thinking it's such a perfect job just because I can work from home. I have spent the last couple of years busting my hind end to learn MT and to land a job that was perfect for my situation, only to have the company I worked for outsource all of the good dictators to India, leaving me all the crap work and being unable to earn a decent paycheck. All said and done, I was down to $50 a week for 25 hours of work a week. Not worth it at all! I will gladly drive 7 miles to work at Wal-Mart and have a lot less headaches!!!


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i just got a letter from focus today
and it said that they do not pay during the 2-3 week training period.  i'm so confused.  will i get paid or not?
and how about menter? Oh, yeah, let's hire her today!**snort** nm
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