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Typical welfare mentality, just sit with

Posted By: Sandy on 2005-10-27
In Reply to: Govt should help the citizens in natural disasters - zk

your hand out and do nothing to help yourself. Let the taxpayers take care of you. Never take any responsibility for your own welfare or the welfare of your family, just collect the welfare bounty that everyone else pays taxes to provide. Why shouldn't people be prepared?


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Typical care about no one else mentality
Typical me..me..me, dont care about the rest of the people, lock me and my family await in a gated community and who cares about anyone else mentality.  God help you if you are ever the victim of a disaster and did not have the time or money to buy supplies.  I sure hope every one around you has your attitude and you feel the pain of hunger and thirst..Hello, America, where are you?
Typical bleeding heart everybody is a victim mentality, except of course...
those who are smart enough to not get pregnant at 14, finish school, work hard, and pay for  and provide for themselves.  Then they are villified by YOU for not wanting to just give it all away to those who have NOT made good choices for themselves in this infinite land of opportunity that we live  in, the same country where  people around the world are knocking on the doors to get into, and HAVE  come here and taken advantage of the opportunity here.  Opportunity doesn't mean it's handed to you.  Sick, young, old, down on luck, or having a rough spell is one thing, but a lifetime of mooching is something else.  There IS a difference.  But that shades of gray world you live in doesn't allow you to see with any clarity.
Um, Welfare? Don't think so..
Here's a good example of Americans not paying attention to what CONGRESS is doing on a daily basis: Welfare assistance has significantly changed and will not "pay the bills" for long if at all.

And another example of not paying attention: Two years post Katrina and the government which PURPOSEFULLY ignored the levee situation in LA has also NOT done anywhere near enough to help the citizens they were willing to let drown. This government would much rather spend your tax dollars trying to colonize another country and fix IT than to work on infrastructure HERE.
Have you been to the welfare office?

There are programs out there.  Forget about pride, everyone needs a hand up now and then.  You'll be able to "pay it forward" some day.  There are housing, utility, job placement, telephone, foodstamps, medical, TANF, WIC, and other programs out there.  The Salvation Army and other places donate clothing and household goods.  Check to see if there's a YWCA women's shelter, or have you already?  Your assigned caseworker will be able to help you with all of it.  They know what's out there and what you can use.


If your husband is mentally ill, he should be able to collect SSDI.  Your father should be able to qualify for Medicare, Medicaid, and home health care.  Honestly, you need to stop giving to others so much.  You and your kids are your very first priority.  You can do this.  You're strong enough to raise your kids.  Find a place for you and the kids.  You'll qualify for more without the husband in the household.  This is only temporary.  It doesn't mean the relationship is over.  It just means that you and your children come first.  You are a good mother, and you know it.  You need to get yourself and the kids established with housing, food, and a job for you.  Set some boundaries.  You can't help other people if it ultimately ruins you and your children.  That is giving way too much of yourself.  Whatever you do, hang on to those kids for dear life.  You love them so much, and you can do this for them.  Things will get better, I promise you that.  {{{{hugs}}}}


family works for welfare
and sees financials and knows they can afford to help themselves.  If you were without electricity for more than 24 hours you qualified for food assistance.  I was without electricity for more than 24 hours but I did not go stand in line.  Did not feel I needed to and I make a lot less than doctors and lawyers.
Tax refund is NOT abusing welfare. If you
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Nope. We are all lazy bums living off welfare.
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Good point. Welfare abusers, govt program misuse gets PR,
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They still have the plantation mentality
They are waiting around for the Big Master to come take care of them.
It's just a symptom of our mentality... Let someone else take care of us so we can
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Tired of the victim mentality
I am so tired of the victim mentality in this country. We are supposed to make up for black people's ancestors being slaves-- well, that was over 100 years ago that they were freed and had plenty of time to do something about their situation. Other minorities have had things done to them, as have Caucasians. The idea is to GET OVER IT and get on to making a better life, not sitting in a woe is me attitude and wanting something for nothing. The people who are alive today had nothing to do with what happened in the past. It is true that only Caucasians are made out to be racist, but there are racists among every color, nationality, etc.
The "some day my prince will come" mentality
Soap opera thinking will get you every time.

When was the last time you saw a man think like this?

So middle school IMO.
I agree with you - but, I was once of the mentality that I could type sm
and therefore could do this job. I was lucky - I had a company willing to train me. When I look back, I still don't know how I made it through the first year, but I am so glad I stuck with it. I'm probably a "fluke" in this business with no training whatsoever before I started, but I was determined to work at home, and here I am.
It hurts me to see this 'us VS them' mentality......sm
As far as critical thinking in nursing, it means something completely different that it does in MT.

Many of the errors that we see in reports these days are a product of VR. The push is on the MT to produce more and more reports for less and less compensation and unfortunately, some things get missed ----- and yes, they are sometimes hysterically funny. Being a former MT, I always let the person reading the report know that the account is being done by VR (which is true at the hospital where I work) and not a "for real" MT. Not one person that I have spoken to about VR had any inkling this was the case.

I worked as a trainer for a national and can tell you personally that I trained RNs who wanted to make the transition to MT. Some were excellent, some marginally OK, and some just terrible. I am sure that if the reverse were true, some MTs would make excellent nurses, some would be just marginal, and some would be just terrible.

There are different skill sets involved in these two jobs. If a patient were going bad, I wouldn't care if the nurse had good grammar and could spell, as long as she knew what to do clinically for the patient. By the same token, if an MT can produce an accurate, grammatically correct medical record (something that "verbatim" is making obsolete LOL) I wouldn't care if that MT couldn't insert a Foley catheter or start an IV.

I think it's just a case of not having a working understanding of each other's skill sets.

Just something to consider.
Sick of this us-versus-them mentality between MT and QA.
Everyone has a job to do, whether MTing or QAing. Each one is designed to participate in producing a high-quality product.

If you don't like the relationship between the 2 positions, you should probably find another career. Oh wait! There will be quality issues with ANY job!

Sorry. Guess you're out of luck!

I agree with Hayseed! Don't go into it with the mentality that
you have been "cheated" but that an error was made and needs to be rectified. I don't know how long you have worked for the company you are speaking of, but if it has been awhile and this is the first time this has happened, it is more than likely an oversight.
EXACTLY - it'll never affect me mentality.
I signed, sent to everyone I know and asked them to send it to everyone they knew.  Start believing we can make a difference. 
This is the blame the victim mentality. You are not alone in this situation. sm
It isn't just you. The situation you're talking about is really tough. I don't know what the answer is but I know it is impossible to do a good quality, profitable job when you have zillions of different dictators.
This mentality is the very reason MTs will never unionize successfully.
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That "it's everyone's fault but mine" mentality.
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Not at all typical!
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Typical....

Your bad behavior has to be tolerated  and  the heck with everybody else.  Another example of bad manners.


That's typical VR
I promise this was an actual sentence. The doctor dictated, "This is Dr. Wilson Period." Of course, we know that should be plugged into the demographics screen.

What VR transcribed was, "This is Dr. Wilson Perianal."

LOL. Yeah, one day it will be perfect. That's funny!!!
I don't have a typical day, one day I can do 2500

lines in about 12 hours and another day I'm lucky to get 1000 in 8 hours.   I have an expander, have a few templates but don't get those dictators on a regular basis.  I do NOT have to enter any demographic information or look up addresses, etc.   I  work in batches, don't have to save each report separately.  I have enough experience that I rarely have to work up anything, but also will spend 30 minutes searching for something rather than leave a blank.  


I get up frequently.  I try to apply myself for at least a good hour or more and then take a short break.  My feet swell really bad and I'm getting butt spread so I try to get up and move around.  I never thought I was a particularly fast typist, but did the time clock thing and found that I was averaging 270+ lines/hour.  Some days I work 6 hours/day, some days 8 to 10.  I may have a superduper day where I make 3000 lines/day, but the next day I only do 1000, because I just can't routinely do 3000 lines/day and have a life.


The thing that has helped me most is limiting my time on-line and having my e-mail so that I can't see/hear when a new one comes up so I don't stop typing and check e-mail. 


I routinely do 85+% ESL, but maybe once a month get a day where I have lots of normals and that spoils you. 


But this is not your typical dictation

I usually do 30 minutes in 45 minutes to an hour also but this is something completely different and it almost gets to the point you pull your hair out when you cannot hear what they are saying during this meeting or several talk at once, etc.  So you cannot use this rule of thumb -- believe me I have been there many times.


Again I would guess between 8 to 12 hours and feel good if you get it done in 8.


Typical media; what do they know.
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Yep, but that's typical for a national.
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QA typical per line pay

I am thinking about changing over to QA but am wondering what the pay per line normally starts out at.  Can anyone give me some help. 


Sounds like a typical guy..)) n/m

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I do not think that 8 hour a day supervisor is typical at all.
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Dottie, maybe you could take a typical page of
how much you're currently making per page on cpl basis.  If it's more than $2.50, you'll lose money working for the insurance company.
A $300+ bill is typical for us in Arizona. sm

We use the payment plan so our bill is the same every month. They average all 12 months and come up with a month payment.  Our winter bills usually would be as low as $70 if we weren't on the payment plan.


Can't live here without AC - no way, no how.


What are the typical hours for 1st, 2nd, 3rd shifts ... sm
or are they different with every company?  What is the difference in pay for 2nd and 3rd shifts?  TIA
Not typical, but does happen. Move on to
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What is a typical rate for QA per line?
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If that is your typical attitude, well...I think we all understand now.
Wishing you peace and the very best of luck.
Interesting and typical. Accept responsibility for nothing
He's a loser
You are a hypocrit. You attack me for my position and then say you have a right to yours. Typical.
I did not attack anyone, just stated an opinion.  You have been up and down this thread attacking every single person for posting something you don't like.  Talk about pot-kettle-black.  LOL!!!  Well, my last post to you. You are seriously cyberderanged. 
No, it is not typical. Please search for a company that respects you more than that. nm
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Hahah..typical male answer to me..
I had a doc dictate once that his patient was annoyed because when he had gone to the pharmacy to pick up his RX (which he didn't know was going to be called in) it was for Flagyl and not some free Vicodin, and that he wasn't going to take the Flagyl because he wasn't supposed to drink beer with it.
Typical liberal, start with the name-calling when you have nothing else
So typical, "Don't do as I do, do as I say".

Failure, uneducated, jealous, resentful, TYPICAL.
What's typical for your email addr. w/nationals? sm

Help! need info. Would like responses from multiple people please.


Just started a new job last week. Everyone I get mail from, supervisors, tech, mgmt, etc. have a  So&so@OurCompany.com type email. (I'm not saying what company), but they are having me use my personal email.


Can't help wondering if I have been singled out for some reason. I feel totally excluded.


Also, even email that is obviously addressed to a large group has only my name/email in the To: box. This seems very strange. Why would it be top secret what group/s it is to, i.e., "All MT's, Hospital XYZ group, etc.


It seems as if I'm only getting email as a blind copy from everyone. How can I figure out whether all the other MTs have So&so@OurCompany.com addresses assigned & some higher up just hates me for some reason, or whether all MTs do not get a company-assigned email address? 


That's a typical hourly rate for remote
I personally wouldn't drive that far for it.
As long as it's typical stuff, you can't go wrong. nm
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what is a typical QA hourly wage for experienced QA
wondering what a median QA hourly wage for an experienced QA 
That was so typical of all AHDI's double-talk.
Especially that first one by Pati H. The first couple sentences hardly made sense. And her answer certainly did dance around the point of the question, didn't it?

That just shows ta go ya.... if you want REAL answers about the MT field, the LAST people anyone wants to be asking is AHDI. Someone should let 'Advance' in on that little secret.
Is it typical to perform gastric bypass surgery if
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Typical hateful liberal. Taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune.
You're a real piece of work.
Yep, sour grapes is right. Typical attitude of people who are angry with life.
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This IS the typical trash situation that exists now for us at-home MTs. I'm thinking of leaving,
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small mentality usually means small pocketbook
Still make more than you and I but that is deserved. They've put the effort forward and educated themselves.