" It ain't all speedboats and supermodels, if that's what you had in mind."
Bummer, That's exactly what I had in mind....!! Tim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Lundgren Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 5:07 PM To: jeff lowen Cc: histonet; Christopher Jacobs Subject: Re: [Histonet] Travel Histology Technician Jobs I honestly wouldn't recommend it unless you are financially able to undergo 6 month plus periods of unemployment. In 2008 I didn't work all year, only maybe the last 3 weeks. The wages have never come back to the pre- 2008 levels. The largest staffing agency in the country declared bankruptcy because of the downturn. In today's economy, there is always going to be an unemployed person who is willing to work for a couple of dollars less, and this affects the agencies as well. Most of the HR depts I've dealt with lately, ONLY care about cost. As long as the applicant is JCAHO compliant and registered, they'll take the one who is 50 cents cheaper. So, right now, the agencies are able to get people for ridiculously low wages. I won't be as crass as to post any, but they are basically asking you to subsidize your own working vacation. Usually in a semi-rural, isolated, or climatically blasted location (there's a reason they can't get a full time tech), living in the cheapest motel in town for 3 months. When you ask the agency why they put you in that particular motel, they reply, "Because it's the cheapest place in town. (DUH)" Some agencies are better than others, but they are all SUPER cheap. The better ones are just honest about it. I see full time jobs advertised regionally (Texas) that are offering registered techs jobs, right out of school, $4-5 more than what the agencies will offer you just starting out as a traveler, regardless of previous experience. Also, travel = NO BENEFITS. Some of the agencies pretend to have benefits, but as I said before, it's near impossible to work with enough continuity to remain covered. Also, big warning: A lot of the "agencies" aren't really agencies at all, but someone with an 800 number and a website and some hold music. It ain't all speedboats and supermodels, if that's what you had in mind. Sincerely, Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP) On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 6:03 PM, jeff lowen <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, this is very timely as I'm looking into temp/travel HT. > Any suggestions where to look, which agencies? > Thanks, Jeff Lowen HT/MLT(ASCP) > > > Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2013 17:52:34 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Travel Histology Technician Jobs > > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > > > > > I've been traveling for the past 16 years! Not everyone who wanders > > is lost. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Jay A. Lundgren, > > M.S., HTL (ASCP) > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Lee & Peggy Wenk > ><[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > On Sunday, Sept. 22, from 8 am - 9:30 am at the NSH Symposium in > > > Providence, RI, Beth Cox, HTL/SCT(ASCP)QIHC is presenting a > > > workshop on "Work and Play Across the USA - A Guide to Being a Traveling > > > Tech". > > > http://www.histoconvention.**org/ > > > <http://www.histoconvention.org/> > > > > Click on Schedule > > > > > > Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Jacobs > > > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2013 1:30 PM > > > To: 'histonet@lists.**utsouthwestern.edu< > [email protected]> > > > > ' > > > Subject: [Histonet] Travel Histology Technician Jobs > > > > > > > > > Histonetters, > > > > > > Does anyone out there have any information on traveling histology > > > technician jobs? What is the compensation? How does insurance work? > What > > > qualifications are needed? I am particularly interested in any > > > personal experiences any one has had. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > "CJ" Christopher P. Jacobs, HT QIHC(ASCP) Clin-Path Diagnostics, > > > LLC > > > > > > > > > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message and any attachments are for > > > the > sole > > > use of the intended recipient(s). This message is confidential and > > > may > also > > > be privileged. 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