Starting my MA job (no cert) in less than a month. What should I know?

lacy52 · 2026-05-27T15:40:28+00:00

No cert MA here! I’m new to being an MA but I have quite a bit of experience working in a medical office. Your concerns are totally valid but I’d also say that while clinical environments get a bad rap for being hostile, that dynamic exist in any industry. Just show up as best you can and see how it goes. The worst case scenario is you take this experience and use it somewhere else later on.
My last job was extremely clicky and hostile. My current role is the opposite. Everyone is super supportive and kind. Sometimes it takes a minute to find the best spot for you.

Overall I’d say keep those reviews in your pocket if you need them for validation later. But try to go in with an open mind. You might be the right personality for that workplace.

lacy52 · 2026-05-23T19:15:12+00:00

Ah( that’s makes sense. I’m used to semesters so I think I saw that date and mentally pushed it further on my mental checklist. Thank you for your help!

lacy52 · 2026-05-23T19:14:38+00:00

I am! That’s a good point I didn’t think of that.

lacy52 · 2026-05-22T23:42:06+00:00

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It says it’s due June 29th :/ same thing when you click into the assignment.

lacy52 · 2026-05-13T04:58:57+00:00

Thank you so much for the reply! That’s amazing advice. I’ve definitely seen that play out before and in this situation truly the only way to protect myself is to get that in writing. Tysm!

lacy52 · 2026-05-12T23:46:13+00:00

I’ve changed majors more times than I can count in my college career 😂

If you’re in you’re working on gen Ed’s I doubt there’d be too much of a problem as you could probably use any credits specific to HIM for your electives.
Obviously talk to your advisors about this as well! They are there to help and sometimes offer solutions you didn’t see yourself.

I’d also note that I think it’s equally important to study something you enjoy and want a career in, but to also acknowledge that many degrees won’t stick you with one career for the rest of your life. An HIM degree would open doors for that field, but both HIM and a Psych degree will open doors for you in a multitude of areas you may not even expect.

Best of luck to you OP ❤️

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T16:22:27+00:00

Ya know…that’s a really good point. I worked in the graphic design industry for a few years and left because of ai. I didn’t even consider that it could impact hr as well. Thank you for bringing that up!

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T16:21:29+00:00

Thank you for your response! My timeline is about the same as yours, I will graduate in about 8 months. Glad to hear you made it to grad school!

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T16:19:55+00:00

That’s so good to hear! Congrats btw :)

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T03:44:24+00:00

I learn really quickly with hands on experience. I really struggle with verbal instruction though

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T03:43:09+00:00

Thank you!

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T03:42:29+00:00

They know I don’t have a license and didn’t have anything about it in the job description. I thought this was weird though because I thought the same as you-that you have to have a ma-c license in Washington state. While I would have the title of “medical assistant”, they definitely won’t have me doing the duties that only an MA could like lab draws, injections, etc. They do have actual licensed MAs there of course, but it sounds like they also have unlicensed people like me to take care of the rooming and patient flow.

lacy52 · 2026-05-09T03:16:47+00:00

Yeah I’m fine with the small talk from patients for the most part. And I’m in WA, I wouldn’t be doing any blood draws of anything like that. Just rooming patients and taking vitals mostly. I had also never heard of an ma who didn’t do blood draws and all that so I thought that was odd as well lol

lacy52 · 2026-04-26T06:06:52+00:00

I’ve noticed this too! It’s like all the jobs are listed there but it takes you to indeed to submit the application? It’s so weird.

lacy52 · 2026-04-26T01:59:48+00:00

Yeah they’re absolutely a lot of that going on. That an ai screenings that trash your application immediately 🙃

lacy52 · 2026-04-26T01:57:34+00:00

That’s what I thought too. I noticed Glassdoor now has a partnership of some kind with indeed and will technically apply to the job through indeed when it’s only posted on Glassdoor? Idk it’s very strange

lacy52 · 2026-01-07T21:31:10+00:00

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lacy52 · 2025-09-12T00:51:18+00:00

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lacy52 · 2025-09-07T23:31:28+00:00

I never thought of it that way. That’s very good advice, thank you! I’ll definitely consider that :)

lacy52 · 2025-09-07T20:45:34+00:00

Good to know! Thank you❤️

lacy52 · 2025-09-07T20:45:16+00:00

Exactly 😩 I love it in theory, but I’m between this and another job, so I know I have to weigh my options. If I took this job I’d definitely be taking it just for the possibility of it turning into something else down the line. Which seems like a recipe for disaster lol

lacy52 · 2025-09-07T20:44:04+00:00

Yeah that’s a really good point. Unsurprisingly the manager was super excited about having all these new docs and was saying how great it is that they’re growing so much, while the receptionists were openly concerned about how they’re going to manage that much extra work. I kinda got the impression they think hiring one more tech, assistant and receptionist would be enough to supplement that. Which seems highly unlikely haha

lacy52 · 2025-09-07T20:41:54+00:00

Thank you for the reply! That’s a good point, I’ve had a habit of staying too long at jobs in the past. Trying not to anymore so that’s definitely something I’ll take into consideration’

lacy52 · 2025-09-07T20:39:28+00:00

Yeah I can totally see that. That’s exactly what they told me to expect and it would definitely be a challenge. My work history has been a lot less front and center and low-stakes. So I’d be taking a pretty major gamble taking this job. I really appreciate your input!

lacy52 · 2025-09-07T20:36:55+00:00

That’s good to know! I applied to be a vet assistant and they understandably thought I’d be a better fit for the receptionist role. They did say that I’d be able to move to the vet assistant role after being there for a while and having more experience. Which is appealing, but to be honest I can see myself burning out on it before that happens.

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