So first I want to say, everything I know about coding I taught myself. So I feel like I still have a lot to learn. I finished school last year, and just in February took the test for the first time and passed. Yes, I went to school, but the school I went to, the teacher was no help at all, basically gave me the books, and I read them. That’s how I learned, so yeah I feel I still have a lot to learn. Now I have two job offers to choose from and I’ve very apprehensive about both for different reasons.
#1 – $ 17/hr, will be doing coding and billing, will be working with a person who is still going to school, and isn’t certified yet. I feel like maybe outside of this job, and school they have no other coding experience, and still has things to learn them self. I feel like that because this person is still about the same age as me, in their 20s somewhere. I feel very uncomfortable with that fact, as I feel I still have a lot to learn myself, and don’t want to mess up my first job. I feel like doing both coding and billing working with a staff like that will be very stressful as well. Other than that I feel like I will get along with these people well, and they are very professional and organized for being young. I feel like the facility is clean. The parking situation is kind of bad though, because they only have street side parking.
#2- $ 13.80/hr, will doing coding only, will be working with a person who has a lot of experience. They have like 3 different credentials for coding. I feel like I could learn a lot there. But this person is very unorganized. For example, I will call them, and get no response at all, for like a whole day. I will email them, and get a text response a few hours later. This makes me think I won’t get along with this person. I feel like the facility is a bit messy. The parking is ok, the employee’s park on a helipad and when the helicopter comes they have to move there cars, which is hard because there is like just about no parking lot, and almost no room for street parking, which is the only other option.
Other than all that, both will offer health insurance, AAPC membership payments, and things like that.
So I feel very torn. I wish I could have a place with both, working under someone with experience and that I can get along with. Also working somewhere that is organized and clean. But these are my choices.
Please help me choose, any advice is helpful. Thank you.