career advice(serious)

[morecowbell11]

i need some serious advice. i currently work as a mri tech but i absolutely hate it. i basically just push a button and then stare at the wall the rest of the day. i am contemplating changing jobs to something that i am confident that i would really like to do but the problem is that it only pays a fraction of what i make now. a mri tech makes 30+/h but a investigator(what i want to become) makes maybee half that. any advice?

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[Evilpete]

you're full-time employed right??? so what are you complaining about???

the employed should never complain in this economy....

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[Mike Teacher]

I agree, it may be boring, but you're never gonna be out of a job, and the pay is good, and benefits...

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[reeshy]

What kind of investigator????

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[morecowbell11]

you guys are right, i used to load trucks for 8 bucks an hour so i appreciate what i have. but i feel like this job is eating my soul. im 24 which isnt too old. i want more. i just want to know if the risk is worth it. is it worth it to sacrifice security for happiness. with my medical experience i ahve a job lined up as a insurance fraud investigator that starts at 17/h

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This message was edited by morecowbell11 on 8-27-04 @ 11:32 PM

[Evilpete]

I"m 25 and I'm looking for a entry level Medical biling job (finished the class in May), but NO ONE wants entry level, and if I get an interview, they are striaght up and tell me they have other candidates with 2-3 exp.

so like I said be grateful for what you have (sorry to be blunt with you before, but that's the best way to be)

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[morecowbell11]

keep at it evil....what you want to become in your fielde is an arbitrator. we charge $1000 for an mri but the insurance companies only want to pay $250. plus the fact that insurance companies and hmo's would rather delay the payments and collect the interest than rather pay in time. the arbitrator than takes over and settles disputes between insurance company and medical firm. the arbitrator at my job made over 200,000 last year

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This message was edited by morecowbell11 on 8-28-04 @ 1:36 AM

[reeshy]

Morecowbell, how the hell do you become an arbitrator? I'm already in the healthcare field (RN)...any infornation would be gratefully accepted!!

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[morecowbell11]

evil, my compani is always looking for medical billers, i dont know how the pay is for them, but i know they're looking.
reeshy, as an rn, i think you would need to first work in the precertification department, getting approvals for the medical procedures. after you are fimilair with working with insurance companies then you can go out on your own and be an arbitrator. they're like independent contractors

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[Evilpete]

Morecowbell, where do you work?

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[FUNKMAN]

i agree with the 'be thankful' for what you have but i applaud people who go after what they want even if it means a temporary setback...



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[Justice4all]

morecowbell....you could always be an insurance investigator. I have a client who is one of those for NJ Manufacturer and he makes over 50k a year.

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[angrymissy]

EvilPete, I did medical billing right after I got out of high school with no experience. I would suggest trying to find a small local doctor with only 1 or two employees to get some experience in medical billing. Just to let you know, they will probably only start you at $8-10/hr. The medical billing classes that say you will get $20+/hr right off the bat are lying.

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[DreamWeaver]

I'm sorry but you shouldn't just settle for something you're unhappy with because you make good money. Great. You have a job. But there's nothing worse than having to get up every day for a job you HATE and feel like you're wasting you life away. Every morning when I drive to work I pray I get into an accident just so I don't have to go. You're young. You can still change this. Have you thought about going back to school? Maybe even part time?

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[Jack_Doff]

The only advice I can give you is the grass is brown everywhere. Yeah, the new job might seem more exciting, but if it's not, all you got is less cash.

[Reephdweller]

As someone who left a high paying job early on to take a job with a pay cut, I seriously suggest you think about it before doing so. I was in the same rut where I didn't want to work where I was anymore and it sucked but I was making very good money. It took me a long time to make it back.

I suggest you stay where you are, save up your money until you have a nice comfortable savings and then move on. That's something I didn't do that I wish I had.

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[Freebird]

reef's got some great advice. My understanding is that positions like mri techs, ultrasound techs, xray techs are pretty good paying positions and the demand and pay are there. You're young, so yes, you could give some other things a try, but you should definitely save up a lot.

With what you're making, you ought to be able to keep at it for a couple of years, take some classes or training if you're bored and know where you want to go with it, and then if you can try it with a good strong safety net. If things don't go quite the way you imagined it AND you find out it's not what you want, I'd imagine that resuming your occupation would be all that impossible. In that case, make sure you leave your current position on an absolutely high note, with positive recommendations from your supervisors and others that see your work (meaning hard copy letters).

Most jobs will make you feel the same way, it is often how you shape your own attitude that affects your reaction to your job. That being said, where would I look for training as an mri tech?

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[Late2party]

i just want to know if the risk is worth it.

In my limited experience, yes.

[Late2party]

If you're getting up in the morning and hating what you're about to face, then go to 'any port in a storm'. You can live for amazingly little and it's amazing what you will put up with if you are doing something you love. Been There Done That Got The T-Shirt And Coffee Mug To Prove It.

[morecowbell11]

hey. first i want to thank everyone for their advice and i want to announce ive made a decision. when i go back to work on wednesday im going to hand in my resignation. my job actually makes me depressed and i wont put up with it anymore. that being said, does anyone want to hire an ex-mri tech.

So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life

[Mike Teacher]

If it makes you depressed, get out. Go for it, you got the skills for MRI, that means you got some skills elsewhere.

You want out of Med field all together?

I'd suggest being a teacher, but I actually dont recommend it, especially coz I'm not sure how recommend is spelled.

My friend has a career coach, but it sounds like its actually Work, like you actually have to Do Things, like List what youre Good At.
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And speaking of Office Space quotes, do what they do in the movie; if you could do anything you wanted, what would it be? Then thats the job youre supposed to have. And then they told him it was a suckass idea. Like mine.

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