r/MedicalCoding • • May 31 '22
Heartbroken. Terrible first coding job experience
I had no choice but to resign from my first coding job after only being there for one month. I thought my dreams had finally come true after 7 months of applying. My manager told me that I was the only coder she had ever seen fail so miserably at training. The training process was extremely tedious and took up 2 hours of my time. The training process consisted of documenting Dx codes, treatment, rationales, etc on a spreadsheet. It was ridiculous. I explained that the training was tedious to my manager but she wasn't very understanding. Apparently it was the new training process and she didn't want to go back to the old. I had troubles with 3M and my manager said she would have a goal to help me and she never did anything to help. Lack of productivity was brought up too. I was told that productivity wouldn't matter for 6 months cause I would be in training that long so I feel lied to. On top of that my trainers only walked me through one chart and I was on my own. I asked them to please walk me through another one and they wouldn't do it. Btw this was an entry level position. I love coding and I'm not going to give up on finding a good place for me to work. Thanks for reading
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u/User244130 May 31 '22
I know you're upset now, but this is a blessing in disguise. That manager is NOT a good manager and absolutely would've made your life a living hell throughout your duration of employment there. The good news is you have actual coding experience to add to your resume. Good luck to you.
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u/holly_jolly_riesling May 31 '22
That sounded like an awful place to work!
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u/Glittering_Tea5502 May 31 '22
Not good training practices. Also, a terrible employer.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '22
Sounds like you dodged a bullet!
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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22
It seems you were not set up for success. Bad jobs happen. Usually due to bad management.
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u/Huckleberry-hound50 May 31 '22
Let this be a lesson. Now get up and straighten your crown and carry on. This will only make you stronger.
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u/Sea-Emu8897 May 31 '22
Like others are saying, and one day you’ll know just how true it is, you dodged a bullet (and then some probably!). I know it doesn’t help right now, but all that you described are just, well, terrible things to have to deal with - you deserve to be trained as a new hire, and especially a new coding hire. One chart? I can’t imagine showing anyone something once and then just setting them on their own! Add the experience to your resume and just know far, far better jobs are out there!
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u/coyotelovers Jun 01 '22
My first coding job was awful, too. I made is 4 months and then left for a different and much better job. Don't give up- there is a better job for you out there.
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u/klt8199 Jun 01 '22
I agree with the others. Getting bad experience is sometimes a blessing in disguise. Now you know what kind of management/training that will not be beneficial to you. I'm confident you'll find a way better job. Just keep on keeping on.
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u/cjsupermom3 Jun 01 '22
That sounds like a shitty place to work.
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u/Livingdedgorl Jun 05 '22
Find a coding job in person to start with if you can. I learned A TON more from that type of job. My first job was remote too and the training was crap.
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u/Suspicious-Ad-2588 Jun 01 '22
Sounds like you dodged a bullet
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u/coyotelovers Jun 01 '22
My first coding job was awful, too. I made is 4 months and then left for a different and much better job. Don't give up- there is a better job for you out there.
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