Negativity exists everywhere sm
Posted By: lb on 2005-11-18
In Reply to: Yes, this is still a good field! - MTPockets
and is not just limited to MT. I have been an MT for many years and have had my own service for 7 years now. I have never had a lack of work and in fact, have had to turn clients away. Every physician I've ever worked for has given me positive feedback. One physician who is currently a client of mine has told me that as long as he's alive, I will have work from him. I make very good money and while I do have stressful days here and there, I am not in a constant stressed out state. I feel that this is my calling and I love what I do. The fact that I'm now able to do it from home and be here for my children is just an added bonus.
As for the future of MT, I've been hearing the negative comments for years and my business has GROWN over these years, despite the fact that many naysayers are out there saying work is going to be lost to VR and outsourcing. I started at home 7 years ago with a one-physician office as a client and now have six clinics! And I've turned some others away!
Some people may have had negative experiences but you also have to remember that those are the people you are going to more likely hear from. The happy people are not going to be hanging out and venting as much so you won't hear from many of them. I can only speak for myself but when I do venture onto these boards, it is to see if I can help someone else out and look for other MTs to chat with.
You have to remember to take anything you hear online with a grain of salt. Look for information you need regarding education, wages, etc. but try not to read too much into the negativity unless you are looking for info on a specific school/company, in which case you need to know if other MTs have found the school/company to be a scam or don't pay employees, etc.
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Believe the labor stats...those are real numbers.
IMHO the ones who claim there are no jobs out there are many who are picky in their schedules. I got laid off from my FULL-TIME job in November. I will be done with my MT coursework in 2 weeks and plan on having a job by the end of July. Why? I would like to work a full-time, 40 hr/week and am willing to work whatever shift I need to in order to get that job. Since I lost my full-time job, I have been working on my coursework full-time, and when I am finished I plan on spending 8 hrs a day looking for a job. I believe that if you want a full-time job, you need to devote that same amount of time to finding one. You want to work 4 hrs a day? Devote at least 4 hrs a day to finding a job.
In case anyone hasn't noticed, the economic climate is horrendous and NOT getting better anytime soon, contrary to what many people say. So, I don't understand why people think getting an MT job would be any easier than getting anything else. Just because it is in the health care industry shouldn't matter too much since people like myself have left their old industry to train for another.
As far as the pay goes....I believe that is up to the individual as well. I know that in the first 6 months, I will make half what I was making in my last job. But I am confident that I WILL make what I was making before. All it takes is dedication and some hard work--like anything else worth while.
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