That is why I quit doing VR.

Posted By: sm on 2009-04-02
In Reply to: I am very happy for your situation - but you must know..yours is the norm

I did VR when I started. I liked the work, but I could see the pay was never going to be what I needed. I only make 7.5 cpl for transcription, but because of my templates, macros, and Instant Text, I can get good line counts.

That is why I mentioned the future of this field and my Plan B. I will not do VR again unless the pay rate for VR seriously increases.

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I cannot understand why anybody would - try to be an MT in this day and age
- I agree - I get so angry when I see SM - mtmtmt
- I guess I should have clarified this since posts have been - from MTs defending their jobs
  - I made the Wal-Mart post below, and - sm
    - MT versus working at Wal-Mart - TW
  - Well, why ask if you didn't want the answer. - sm
    - Yeah..again..I was talking to NEW MTs - not OLD ones...get it?? NM
      - Thanks for considering me an old MT. - I still consider myself a newbie.
- why MT - sa
- No minimum wage here. - Happy MT Robin
  - I cannot understand why anybody would - try to be an MT in this day and age - Debbiedoo
- Why?.. Because - n327l
- I am going back to college - for RN
- mt - kris
- I love the work. If I worked at Wal-Mart - sm
- Why I chose MT... - sm
  - I am very happy for your situation - but you must know..yours is the norm
    - That is why I quit doing VR. - sm
    - Of course I meant NOT the norm!! - NO MESSAGE
- Being an MT today - Donna

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Do not quit your old job

I have found the Medical Transcription field is a tough to get into. There are so many more qualified MT's who are looking at the same postings we are. I would suggest that you keep you day job until you have permanent employment. Job seeking is not for the faint of heart. It takes a great deal of determination and never ending cash flow.

Should I quit?

I was hired as an MT Editor two weeks after graduation. Needless to say, three weeks later I was told that I didn't have the experience and the trainer had quit so I was sent home to type. The first two weeks I couldn't even type because the software wouldn't work on my computer. Since then I only type two-three days a week because they never have enough work. Recently I was told that I have been on hold status too long and have been given a deadline.

Should I just give up? And should those first five weeks even count? How are you supposed to come off of QA if you rarely type? Also all of the QA editors are new (they started when I did even though they have transcription experience) and each one has their own preferences. So what one editor changes, another one doesn't. They constantly change the acct. specifics and when I complain they tell me that they are aware of the situation and working to get everyone on the same page.

I need the experience but this seems like an impossible situation. Any advice?

Should I quit?
Thanks for the reply. I think so too. I love medical transcription but I dread working every day and I work from home. I am just concerned about finding another job with so little experience.

you overcome it by doing it..you'll never learn if you quit.
bn

I wasn't being nasty - quit reading between the lines
x - but do not think that you are just going to walk back into this like it's a walk in the park. It's not. Things have changed and it's not what it used to be and it is not where the money used to be.

I make good money at it, wouldn't quit for anything.
This particular board has a lot of "the sky is falling" mentality but in reality, there are many, many MT jobs.

I make about $30.00 per hour, well worth my time.

Quit telling people they HAVE TO GRADUATE FROM ANDREWS (sm)

to get a freaking job in this field. I didn't go to any overpriced overrated schools, I have my own accounts and I make well over $40K a year. I have plenty of work (too much in fact) and I am so sick and tired of you people saying the only schools that are qualified are Andrews or M-Tech.

If you want to work for a slave-wage national, sure, then spend your money and get the "good credentials" and see how long it takes you to get your $ back.

However, if you want to succeed, it's possible without being suckered in if you are willing to pound the pavement, sell yourself and do a good job. It is possible. I, for one, am proof of that and frankly I'm sick and tired of all the negativity towards people who didn't go to the coddled 2 schools.

Most smaller MTSOs don't give a flip about where you got your education. We care that you can do the job. Period.

I'll sign that one...I quit reading her posts about a month ago
because they are so negative and condescending. If she was nearly as smart as she thought she was, she would be kinder. I haven't read one of her posts in at least a month. If I see her name as the poster, I simply skip that particular message. She is a nasty individual, in my opinion anyway.