Charter down here so many times and I called and complained so much, got apology card this week.
Posted By: nm on 2006-10-20
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Yes, I've called many times and they
tell me the same thing, that it is being reviewed. I havent'sent any money because they want the entire amount, and the mtg payment is more than I can afford. I figure I'd best try and save half of that to go toward deposits on apartment and moving truck and such.
Just got a debit card this week, trying to
get away from credit cards and be more responsible with $$ and out of debt. There was a pamphlet in with the card that gave a list of when to use credit and when to use debit and pretty much 99% of the time they suggested using credit. The biggest pro to using credit is that if there is a dispute over a purchase you can get the charged credited, at least temporarily, but not with a debit - at least that is what the pamphlet led me to believe. Not a usual occurrence, though nice to have that protection.
Yes in fact I have called Corporate 2 times and got a runaround as to what they are doing.
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My new job has run out several times this week sm
I have an IC job and the platforms don't collide, so when one runs out, I go over to the other...running both all the while. Today was pretty pathetic with lack of work. I am not worried! It is Sunday...I had my lines for the pay period because I planned ahead and had extra last week.
It doesn't bother me much because truly, my new job has such a good platform and I am doing 250+ lines an hour in this, my second week. If I don't have work all day I will STILL have my 1300 every day AND the 10 cpl I get for my IC work when I am "down."
It isn't like TT where not only did I run out all the time, I mostly got stuck in the crap work. No matter how many hours I worked, I could not get my lines with that stuff (think vascular studies and echoes). I'd have loved an ESL with a long report (think more then 60 seconds). They just didn't have it.
No - you have to walk 3-4 times a week
to keep your back healthy if you are going to sit in a chair 40+ hours a week. I try not to let my weight get too high either, because that really stresses the spine.
Walking is the best for the back. Pilates/yoga and light weights for upper body also very protective.
You have been going 5 times a week for 2 years and have not lost weight? So..
it's basically more than $300/year for social hour? I've been going for 2 months faithfully and didn't lose an ounce until I went back on Atkins this week. It's nowhere near enough of a workout.
I power nap for 20-25 minutes a couple times a week - just depends
others I don't. But 2-2:30 is usually my time to have no energy, so it is nap time -- I find when I do this I can stay up later and work, on days I don't I have to go to bed by 10 or 11.
Got that right! Drop the sugars & high carbs and exercise a few times a week. Gotta
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I complained over 6 months ago about J. sm
I was using my computer but i believe it boils down to J doesn't have a clue what he is doing. somethings he couldn't figure out and i knew exactly how to do them. i think they got him off the street holding a work for food sign maybe. he likes for you to use company computer because he doesn't know crap about fixing yours. loved the company other than J and the hatefulness/stupidness that came along with him.
Every "problem" you complained about SM
is management's problem, not a problem of working in an office.
Had you complained that you did not okay all this, they probably would have taken off the cost
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Charter
Anyone heard of a company called Charter, and if so, is this the full name of the company?
With Charter
we pay for business speed, but it's down more than up. With them, they offer 5-6 speed which is fantastic! I just wondered about the reliability.
I've complained for years.
And have quit several companies because they refuse to make an attempt to do anything about it. Of course there are many Americans who are equally poor dictators (and will be throughout their 40-year careers because nobody will ever say anything to them about it).
There are things that could be done: the medical schools/hospitals could require mandatory phonetics courses until the ESLs have attained an acceptable level of language proficiency; they could require that unacceptable ESLs find their own MT who can understand what they are trying to say and discuss it with them if necessary; the hospitals could provide surrogate dictators to dictate for the basket cases or require that the ESL find his/her own surrogate dictator; etc.
Instead, the issue is normally swept under the rug and ignored by the people in a position to do something about it. I consider that negligence.
I just put in charter internet. The sm
service rep did not set up the e-mail for me, I had to call charter. Its not a big deal. BUT, they told me until I got my first bill to get the numbers off they would do it for me over the phone. They set up a user name (that I picked), etc. etc. I use outlook express so they gave me all the information I needed so everything would download into outlook.
Once you get your first bill, the account numbers and things are on there and you can set up I think a total of 6 or 8 e-mail addresses. Believe me, I am next to computer illiterate and it wasn't hard!
bobcarol@charter.net
Hi frelvis.
As I am seriously considering hiring on with SoftScript and wondering about the company, I decided to read some of the reviews here. With 15+ years as an MT myself, I appreciate the positive comments made.
There is no such thing as a "perfect" employer, just as there are no "perfect" employees. So far, my interaction with SoftScript has been positive.
I'll let you know if I get hired.
Thanks,
CKent
:o)
Oddly enough, if I don't use my bank card as a credit card in the billing cycle, I get charged fo
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I have a Charter cable bundle for sm
digital cable, one rate long distance and internet and have never had a problem.
I always got up every now and then when I worked inhouse. When the manager complained, I just told
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Debit card. They've got the credit card logo on them, so they
can be used anywhere a credit card can be used.
I used to send a card and gift card to my direct supervisor, but that's it. sm
She was the only one who knew me as more than an employee number, and the only one I had any respect for.
Is there engineer week? Astronaut week? Veterinarian week?
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The so-called "reality show" is the lowest form of so-called entertainment in recent years
I hate them. They've ruined TV.
Apology Again
I'm sorry amdahwd you did stick up for me. I guess I misread another post that sounded as if they were saying just shut up and take the abuse - - LOL!!! Like I said I have been back to work for 7 days now and have not slept real well since, so I am a little cranky.
Regarding firing this person, every time I bring it up they say that they cannot let her go because she is FMLA, that she is protected! It is ridiculous. She has only worked 7 out of the past 18 work days this month. This is the normal pattern for her. I only have two other fulltime transcriptionists besides myself, and again I am the supervisor and have other duties besides transcribing. We transcribe for 42 therapists and physicians. We are very, very busy. I used to push and put out 1800 to 2200 lines a night. I am no longer going to kill myself for this company.
I asked to get someone hired before I went out on surgical leave to get them trained, etc. , before I left. Did that happen no! They said that I had all positions available filled (even though one is never here). So, with this person calling off all the time when I was gone, and one of my other transcriptionists taking a very hard earned vacation, we are in a mess. The administration around here just does not get it. They are always wondering why we are behind. I was asked once by the CEO, "Well, all you do is type right?". Needless to say, I am burnt out and just needed to vent. I figured MTStars was the place to vent, as I was thinking some of you may have been, or are, in a position such as mine.
Sorry for sounding so #@%$!
Apology
Sorry to sound so snotty in my last post, but I did not sleep well last night due to my foot throbbing all night long. I just wanted to add one more thing. I currently have insurance, which I have worked for. The issue is, if I go ahead and just work 4 hours a night for the next month until this foot feels better, my HR person states then there will be an issue with the insurance!
This FMLA person has left me in such a bind with our workload that it is not funny. She was transferred from data entry because they could not keep up with her calling off. So, the plan was to put her in transcription so she could take work home to do if she had to be home. This has never occurred.
Anyway, it's my problem - - whatever. Back to soaking my foot!
Apology for angry MTs
Please speak for yourself! On reading the posts - no one called anyone a liar. We just asked for information or proof. There is abundant false information out there. I worked as an IC for a company who had "hired MQ" to take over the hospital jobs but the quality of work they got was so poor, they went back to their own MTs and FIRED MQ. I am not FOR or AGAINST MQ. I simply work there now and need facts. If the DQmanage has that ability, then new hires should be able to ask, "just exactly will I be paid for up-front" instead of taking the job and then finding out half of their work is not paid for. I have no fangs and I did not tear anyone up.
Apology for angy MTs
I'm sorry also. Our profession is so full of BS and lies, it is almost impossible to get "the truth" about anything. :)
Apology accepted!
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Yeah, you will get an apology
the minute you brush, floss and rinse with listerine, go clean out your ears too. I see a lot of wax.
apology accepted!
No hard feelings - ok ? Thanks again.....
apology accepted
Thank you.
Apology accepted, but
if you truly do not want to offend someone, then do not insinuate, suggest at, or call them names of any kind. My post in no way insinuated that anyone of my age should not or would not post on MySpace...I just said I didn't and answered the OP's age question. I did not deserve to be called ANYthing for doing that...and yes, it offended me, but your apology is accepted. thank you.
Apology accepted, but...sm
Again, please, I don't want it to sound like I give a hoot if her parents are divorced or not, that's not my issue.
I was simply asking for opinions mostly regarding teens working and paying for their expenses themselves, like gas, shopping, etc.
Let me state my point clearly...Do your teens work? If so, how old were they when they started? Do you feel that teens working interferes with their school and if so, how? These are the things I'm wondering about, NOT divorced parents, sheesh!
apology.... yes by adminitrator
i offered to send the administrator anything they need in one of the comments. i have proof of my innocence. geez......... doris latta stated in one of the documents she sent to the labor board that she did not have proof or copys of her pay history. hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
well i have all proof of payments and i do not use checks.
I got your apology and it is absolute accepted!
Thanks!
Moderator and everybody else, my apology was DELETED. sm
I had wrote an apology for coming across so nasty earlier and I am sure that the gals that were involved in this post read it before somebody deleted it and decided to give me a warning.
Moderator, can I ask why my first apology was deleted?nm
We all saw it and all it said was sorry for coming across so nasty.
Boss Yelled at me - no apology
 I worked for a lunatic like that once. File a complaint with EEOC for her "creating a hostile work environment". This may change her tune to a sweeter one.
Has anyone disconnected the internal sound card and replace with another sound card?
I am having problems with my sound on one of my computers. Several different ExText program have been on it so I don't think it is the program and the sound is just now as clear as on my other computer. Has anyone switched (disconnected the internal sound care and replaced) to a new sound card? Did it make a difference.
Everyone on this board is so knowledgeable, I really appreciate you. You have helped me many times.
I hope "sm" got my apology about the nickel.
nm
haha, am dyslectic without my expander...apology upfront (nm)
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Apology for the typos and grammar. P.S. There is no "cure" but ways of coping. (sm)
However, please understand that requires diligence in working within yourself and many cannot or will not and therefore continue in their addiction. You need to consult medical data and psychology before claiming there is a cure, because I do believe if you have one there are many people who would give their left arm to know it.
Boss sent me a nasty email, I replied and proved she was wrong, and yet no apology. sm
This is not the first time -- she's the first to blast you if she thinks you didn't make your line count, work when you should, etc., but if she makes a mistake, she NEVER says "I'm sorry," or "I was wrong" ... nada! Most of the time, I just blow it off. The pay is great, the accounts good, and sufficient work, but other times, I wonder if it is worth it. I suppose in today's job market, I should just be glad to be employed ... maybe I'm just greedy in also wanting to be treated with professionalism, respect, and courtesy.
Not sure if I even have a point -- guess I just needed to vent a bit. Thanks for "listening." 
Typically this week is a slow week in lots of places
because it is a big vacation week. Typically things slow dow a bit in the summer too because people are putting off elective surgery, but at the same time lots of people going on vacation so it should balance out.
Lowest runs $900 week, highest $1400 week (sm)
Get paid 12 CPL. Been doing transcription for about 12 years.
It's time we all called NJ. I called
They can't provide anything in writing.
Nobody knows anything - keep telling you to call your supervisor.
I smell something worse than New Orleans coming from NJ.
I work 6 days a week every other week
Due to my company's payroll (it runs Sun-Sat), I'm able to work a rotating schedule with every other weekend off. Week 1 I work Sunday through Thursday with Fri, Sat, Sun off. Week 2 I work Monday through Friday with Saturday only off. Then I'm back to week 1 and get that following weekend off.
I've found that I'm more productive with shorter shifts and I have kids in school anyway, so I work a lot of split shifts during the week. If possible, you might want to consider cutting back your hours to 30 hours and just work five 6-hour days in split shifts, 3 in the morning and 3 in the evening.
No credit card is a good credit card.
Just kidding. I'd suggest not using credit cards to pay debts. It'll only dig you in deeper. Look into a signature loan or putting a lien against a vehicle or house. Lower interest rate, pay off sooner.
POLL: Home School vs. Charter School vs. Public School vs. Priv ate School...
Pros and cons of each too. I have two little ones that will be starting school soon and I would like opinions on all. Thanks in advance! :)
hit left Shift key 3 times, then right Shift key 3 times -
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Riversongs and angelrays are the best...but they are free.
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