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No, they were never special enough to have their own in the first place.

Posted By: nm on 2007-08-25
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    Not me. I hope there is a special place reserved for them in a very hot place.
    x
    A special place in hell

    awaits those people who told you that. I was an MT for 15 years and the most I ever made was 32K. That was several years ago when I worked at one of the last hospital jobs still around then. My pay actually got lower each year. I finally left the field.


    Back in the day when I first started doing this, I constantly heard stories similar to my sister-in-law/aunt/cousin/best friend works in Florida/Texas/California/New York and makes $20 an hour doing transcription!!!!


    I kept hearing about those big money jobs but I never found one. I've worked in every hospital, clinic, doctor's office and national you can think of and barely made ends meet. I'm so sorry they got to you. I wish I could get to people before they put down their money thinking their going to make big bucks. It's such a lie.


    A special is defined as a special in Radnet - i.e. anything sm
    from a PICC line placement to c-arm to interventional.
    and this is special because.....? nm
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    No, not very special.
    xxx
    There ought to be a special SM
    piss and moan board just for all you negative types who like to do nothing but complain and be miserable and start trouble.
    Well, now - isn't that special?!
    *
    you must be special, most people get 8 cpl or
    less if on the new platform which only pays 60% of your line rate.
    You must be special, some of us get nuttin

    I haven't seen overtime request in 9 months. 


    How is the ESL situation at MDI-Fl? Any special
    nm
    You must be special, I never get a call
    and only get a list of work to be done. A thank you once in a while would be nice, or even an offer to change accounts since there seems to be a hiring spree for them. I feel like if I fell off the end of the earth that they would call in 2 days to see why the work was not done,but no one gives a care whether you live or die there.
    These special teams they have is just SM
    sugar-coating the fact that you get the worst of the worst all shift, every shift.  It allows them to funnel all the bad dictator to the MTs who can do them and allow everyone else to have the lighter stuff.  I think if they are going to have BEST, STARs or whatever teams, they should be paying MINIMUM 12 cpl for this kind of dictation.
    Nah, nothing special. They are interesting though. Perhaps you could ask for some?
    Maybe they can put some in your cue now and then. Just a thought.
    I have never had a problem, but I know how *special* I am! LOL
    I sometimes get ignored, but I know when certain people are in the office or at home, on shift or off. About 96% of the time I have no problems at all. Had platform problems today and got a prompt answer and had it all fixed up within about an hour.
    Special situation

    Hey guys,


    I got kind of a special situation and was curious if anyone had any suggestions.  I am living abroad for 6 months and then will be returning back to my house in the US.  When we came abroad I was working for a company and then started with another company a short time ago.  I like them a lot, but they are mostly VR and I can't stand it and make no money doing it, so I was out looking for another company.  I am a US citizen and pay US taxes, but I am having trouble finding a decent company to work for.  I know some people do this job and are military wives stationed all over, so I thought maybe someone would have an idea of a great company hiring at the moment?  I am fresh out of ideas.  I have several that will gobble me up gladly when we get back to the US, but I need to work while we are away.  I can stay where I am, but I am not really making any money and went part time due to the VR editing mess.  Anyone know of any solutions? 


    Thanks in advance!! 


    I saw that ad and took special note of it also. (sm)
    My first thought was their accounts must be extremely backed up and they (KS) are in danger of losing clients, thus the need hire MTs who are going to be able to pull off that line count within only their first week.

    However, there is ALL WAYS more to a story than meets the eye.
    It takes special ppl to do what we do. Either you have it or you don't. sm
    Not everyone is cut out for this field. I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you because it definitely has it's perks! Like sitting in my PJs as I type this, while my hubby sits in traffic. It took him 5 hours to get home the other night from an ice storm. I'd list more bonuses, but there are just way too many and I have to get back to work.
    Jayne, I didn't have to do anything special. I have
    my SmarType running with MS Word and when my Word program opens SmarType is running with it. Load your SmarType and see if it will automatically start running when you open your Word program.
    What makes u think u should get special treatment?
    Tons and tons of ESL and you can't avoid them. 
    Why would you talk to the owner? Are you special? sm
    Perhaps you missed the email about contacting your direct supervisor. I would never call her for anything. I have a person to go to.
    Is there special equipment required with
    Just curious.
    yes true, unless on Special Teams, then 9 cpl
    nm
    Do you need a special foot pedal for DVI?
    nm
    Special foot pedal
    You need a special foot pedal for TransNet.
    You must be a special person - to have someone care so much about you.
    NM
    So you deserve special treatment? sm
    MTs that don't have kids are ALWAYS stuck with the weekends and nights. It is expected of us to take up the slack for the MTs with kids ALL THE TIME. And when asked ONE TIME to switch and work a night or a weekend so an MT without kids can do something, the answer is always NO I want to be with my kids. Go ahead and flame me because personally I'm SICK OF IT!
    Nothing special about it. I'm an IC, and those were my requested days
    x
    Well, aren't you just SOOO special!

    I also have a special needs child, but my company routes

    our work so that one person can't do lots and lots of minutes and there not be any for the others.  Usually there is plenty of work for everyone to do lots and lots of "extra" minutes.   There have been rare days where there wasn't a lot of extra work, usually due to the hospital system being down, and I may be a couple of hundred lines short because there needed to be some work for everyone, but usually the next day there was plenty to go around.  Unfortunately most companies just want the work done and doesn't care who does it.  If someone stays up all night to work that is better for TAT, which is a major concern with most companies these days. 


     


    6.5-clinic to 8-acute, special teams-9
    nm
    Any special reason, asking for a friend desparate for a job
    Do they take newbies?
    Can you tell me about testing? Do you need special foot pedal? (sm)
    How quick are they to get back with you once you send resume? How quick is entire testing/hiring process?
    TIA
    No special errands to run, just work your shift. :) nm
    x
    So all three you just filled in the blanks and didn't need special equipment?
    The MT I work with and I might test with them this week.
    That's exactly what makes them special. They haven't lost touch with the MTs. (sm)
    That's why I believe they are such a success.  Seems like a lot of people are saying the same thing.  I believe this will be my last MT job - they are great.
    Agree. You can't fake experience with OPs and special procedures.
    It's much better to be honest but tell them how much you want to learn & ask them to give you a chance.
    I was told needed special foot pedal for Transnet,
    x
    Think his/her point was the share of the WEEKEND work. What makes you so special? sm

    Everyone else has to work a weekend at least every now and then.


    Go to their website. They don't pay for headers, footers, special chars. and they're Indian
    s
    No special software. Just copy and paste the report you typed to Microsoft Word on your
    computer. Under the Tools menu, select Word Count. Characters are listed with or without spaces. Take the total of either and divide by 65 to get your line count. Then match that with what your company is giving you for a line count.

    If you don't have Microsoft Word, then you can download a free trial of Abacus line counting software from the internet.
    There is NO work at Transtech. Maybe they just choose special people to send work to
    df
    I got my invoice Thursday and sent it in Thursday. Guess you are special. Hip hip hooray. nm
    x
    No - one place is the same as the next.
    nm
    Don't use yours all in one place!!!!!
    SPREAD the joy!!
    Me neither. Bad place IMO
    nm
    I think so, from the second place.
    x
    Bad Place!!
    If you like to get paid for your work, then I would suggest not working for her!! She still owes me quite a bit of money, the pay is ALWAYS late and not always correct. She is also extremely moody and will take everything out on you if she's having a bad day. She says that her VR is really good, but I couldn't make much with it, and usually ended up typing the reports over for 6 cents/line.
    Don't know why they ask in the first place if they
    aren't going to take into the consideration what people have to say.  There have been a few others that did the same thing and came back here to post how sorry they were they didn't listen to the negative posts. 
    This place is not for you then.
    to have you and your strive for excellence attitude.  Try another company right now so that you don't lose your touch.  Best wishes...
    If MQ MTs are looking to that place, .
    zz
    Run from this place!
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