It's just crazy the wage differences around the country. But we should fight for the higher wages in whatever location we live in. Not everyone can do this type of job and be good at it.
Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE Lead Histology Technician St. Mary's Medical Center 450 Stanyan St. San Francisco, Ca. 94117 415-668-1000 ext. 6167 ________________________________ From: joelle weaver [mailto:joellewea...@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 4:24 AM To: Heckford, Karen - SMMC-SF; histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Are Histotechs considered "exempt" employees? Boy, I wish! I live in Ohio with over 10 years bench experience, supervisory experience, HTL and almost a masters (4 classes left)- and I don't approach the HT scale you proposed-even the minimum. > Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 05:15:40 -0700 > From: karen.heckf...@chw.edu > To: sandoval.1...@hotmail.com > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Are Histotechs considered "exempt" employees? > CC: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > > $16.15 per hour. They are getting a great deal. I believe you should > be making at least double that. What I believe is happening is that a > lot of offices are now starting to open their own labs and they are > trying to get us cheap. We all need to stick to our guns and not let > them get us cheaper than we are worth. Yes, I realize that San > Francisco is more but the starting wage for a HT's should be $25.00 to > $30.00 an hour to start for a newly certified tech. No matter of > location in California. You can always negotiate higher if you have > more experience and more certifications. > > Just my two cents worth, > > Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE > Lead Histology Technician > St. Mary's Medical Center > 450 Stanyan St. > San Francisco, Ca. 94117 > 415-668-1000 ext. 6167 > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Anthony > Sandoval > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:01 PM > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: [Histonet] Are Histotechs considered "exempt" employees? > > Hello fellow Histotechs, I have recently become certified as an HTL and > was > wondering if anyone out there is an 'exempt' employee? I live in > California > and feel that I am being taken advantage of. I make 16.15$ per hour and > > frequently work 50 hour weeks. Am I off base? should I just be grateful > that > I have a job, as my employer so frequently reminds me? Thank you > Histonet! > you have been an invaluable resource in my career and assisting me in > passing the HTL! > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet ________________________________ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Learn more. <http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL :ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1> _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet