I’ve been working as a phlebotomist / medical assistant for about 6-7 years. It astounds me how the patients assume we make a living wage or even receive top notch health insurance. My current Urgent Care offers none and would rather close the office than let any of us go over 40 hours in one week. Meanwhile the owners spend all their time on elaborate vacations.
Yesterday I interviewed at a new primary care opening in town. I applied for the medical receptionist position, however I was asked in the interview, “Since you have a lot of experience running these procedures, would you be willing to help out in the back as an MA as well?”
I said, “of course! I love doing the hands on stuff and I’m a team player.”
Then came the compensation question. When I told them I’d like “as close to 20 hourly as possible.”
Both of the women gave each other a weird look.
Did they not just ask me to do TWO jobs at once? I live alone, I need as close to 20 to survive and have a roof. Jobs searching is so terrible I hate it.