What an wonderful, insightful (or is that inciteful?), and above all cynical literary piece.  

This job is not about pay.  If that was all we histotechs were interested in, we would all be working in IT somewhere.  I love my job.

I have put a filter in my email to block all further posts from you.  Personally, I can do without the negativity.

Aidan.

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aidan schurr  b.m.l.sc
section head, histology
hutt valley district health board
lower hutt
new zealand

aidan.schurr@hvh.co.nz
++64 4 570 9173

>>>  9/01/2002 >>>
Why should we give the same respect to people that either are too lazy to get 
a degree or that don't have the IQ to get one?  And why should we be paid the 
same even though we paid lots of money and time to get ours?  It is time for 
the ASCP to get their act together and have a real education requirement (not 
60 credits of general intro classes).  These winos that were trained in 3 
weeks are probably making more than you.  You know why they make more than 
you?  Because the employer knows he has these people in a spot, they can't be 
promoted and can't leave.  Why should he pay you more when he can just hire 
another dishwasher to do your job.  Oh that's right dishwashers are 
professionals too.  Sorry I forgot that.  I guess I shouldn't make fun of 
dishwashers, a lot of my relatives wash dishes for a living

Jose Fernandez
SoCal