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Did you ever notice their names are usually Dave or Kevin?

Posted By: txmt on 2005-09-12
In Reply to: Didn't you know.... - SM

They don't use their given names like Suresh or Ravender.


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I didn't notice George Lopez head but I think I noticed Dave because he is
skinny and standing next to Carmen E. you can't help but notice how out of proportion it is. He is a bobble head.
Kevin is heaven?
If kevin is heaven then.....aw nevermind...lol

good voice but do we really want a nerd to represent America???


Thanks Dave :-) no msg

My carpenter looks like Kevin Costner.
:I
Kevin, Kellie, and Bucky can go -

Taylor and Katherine were my favs this week.  Taylor is consistent in entertaining people and Katherine has a very strong voice, although her choice of songs isn't always the best.  I'm hooked on Idol!  LOL  Bye-bye Kevin.


I think Kevin is truly in denial! Paula has said too much!
nm
I'm beginning to think that the Kevin vote is
America making fun of American Idol. I can't see how he's gotten enough votes and I do really hope he doesn't last much longer as he's certainly not in a league with the rest of the performers on the show this year. I'm afraid Bucky will probably fall for the same reason. There are several really great performers this year, these 2 just aren't.
Pay It Forward........Kevin Spacey....
*Notebook* was also VERY sweet!!!
whatever happened to dave
cohen also?
Dave Cohen
I didn't know, but I clicked on the Medquist link IN a below post, and read that he is the President now, named in the class action suit.  Do you also know Ed Forstein and Dale (can't remember his last name?)
Dave -- No didn't know the others,
but once worked for transcriptions, ltd., and Dave was CEO I believe at the time.
Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey (daveramsey.com) has a wonderful get out of debt program.  He also does a radio show and seminars throughout the US.  I highly recommend his program.  He is a real motivator!  While its a bit strict when you first start out, it does work! 
Dave--I think that's awesome. see msg
I want to learn to type on a steno machine. Have you ever thought about doing closed caption stuff for TV shows and such? I thought it would be fun, but you have to use a steno machine so I was out.

You said you went to school for it...can you tell me about the program? How long was it, etc.? I'd appreciate any info.

Oh, and I wanted to say I work for MQ too and ASR slowed me down. My actual typing speed is only around 110, but my production rate was around 400/lph. So, needless to say, I've been losing money like crazy with 80 to 90% of my production now coming from ASR and that wonderful decreased rate.
Kevin Costner. I forgot about him. Harrison Ford.
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Yes, Dave's head is too big for his body, sort of like a lollipop or
He also wears more makeup than I do...now THATS a feminine guy!
Brooke is there for the guys. Eye candy like Dave Navarro.
Although I must admit Dave adds a lot more to the show than Brooke, I do understand why she is there. Something for everybody to draw a crowd.
Does Dave Navarro have the biggest head in history. So out of proportion. Smart guy though.

His piercings and tattoes are somewhat distracting but........ he's okay.  Bruce?  Back in the day.


When people use last names for first names.
You can't tell what sex the person is, and it just sounds so pretentious and stupid.

Hunter, Tyler, Taylor, Cameron, Morgan, Parker, Porter.

Really soap-operaish and annoying.
Do you listen to Suze or Dave? I prefer Suze myself. nm
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Kevin Sorbo...hubba, hubba
Even without all that Hercules muscle anymore, still a complete stud, and a devoted family man! (Adds to the sex appeal!)
I did not notice the OP asking you about what to do.

Mind your business if you have no answers to the question OK?


 


Bye now! 


 


PS:  I hate when people come on here with an agenda and preach when all that is required is a simple answer relevant to the original question. 


or did anyone else notice that
every time someone says they are struggling with lines that it is automatically assumed that they are "messing around on the internet" or doing anything other than working. The problem could not possibly be a difficult account or anything reasonable. I know yesterday, on one account, I typed 37 different dictators. The majority of which were residents, who don't know what they want to say and repeatedly says "uh" or "no go back and change that" or ESL doctors speaking broken English. I find it very difficult to adjust to an account where there is no consistency in the dictators. You cannot get familiar with them as you more than likely will not get the same one very often.
I am trying to tell her right. If you will notice
it says it once, but the examples do not include it with the hyphen. We are moving away from the hyphen. As I stated, some still allow, but most of the companies do not use the hyphenated version any longer.
You may notice here, and it has been
depends on the area somewhat, but also how you receive the work and the work type (direct from the doctor, local MTSO, national MTSO, acute care/clinic/dr. office).

Clinic work in my area, SE region, it seems is about .12 gross line or about .16 65-character for what the dr. office pays. Subcontractors from the contract holder recieve between .06 and .09/gross line.

Nationals usually pay .07 to .09 for clinic work on a 65-character line. I think that acute care probably pay would start around .09 or .10 and go up depending on experience, etc.

Also, a lot of them will pay a little more for full-time (a very little).

Acute
Yes and without notice

Notice
It depends on what your contract calls for, but if no stipulation then most only give 30 days. That should be more than enough time for them to find someone else.
notice
My contract stated 30 days.  I gave a 30-day notice but I did not have any work in my pool after only 3-4 days after giving notice.  I would have gladly worked for those 30 days.
Anyone notice...
These new "changes" take away quite a few characters for us? Not the hyphen thing; that's probably because they are tired of some people not "getting" when to use hyphens and they just said "screw it!" but the i.e., etc., Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. How dumb does "John H Smith III" look? Throw some punctuation back in there! Although it wouldn't surprise me if the companies are the ones saying that they don't REALLY need all of those periods and commas, after all...

It's just like some new dictionaries; can't spell a word right, change it! (I've read where judgement is becoming more and more acceptable because a lot of people can't seem to drop the e.)
Did you notice that those
who claim that they are able to do key commands to make speed, so that they are making $20 an hour doing editing, also more than not are trainers in a position where they can pick their own work, knowing which doctors the VR actually does well with... And who have also been with the company itself over 10 years? Basically VR is designed so that the company gets more for the report and the editor/transcriptionist actually gets less. IF they want me to edit again, its only going to be for the same rate as the transcription work pays.

Yup, quit the company I worked for that used it about a month ago and I am still steaming out the ears from it.
Notice
Always - it's the professional thing to do.  Easy for me to say because I'm not in your shoes, but we've probably all been in a position at one time or another where we couldn't wait to move on to greener pastures.  If you've been able to stay this long, you can probably do 2 more weeks.  Best of luck.
Did you notice?
She tells how much it costs an Indian MT to be a member, but not how much it costs to test.
Anyone every notice...
When you put your notice in (2 weeks or not) at any of the MT companies out there they suddenly have had problems with your work recently and some even accuse the MT of doing malicious things in the system?

Just wondering if I'm alone with that.
did you ever notice
the ones on here who wonder why we complain about working so hard for so little are the ones with husbands paying all the bills?  Sorry if I offended anyone but the above poster just proved it to me once again.
Is it me or does anyone else notice...sm

Ever notice that most of these platforms/programs that we work on make it very difficult to keep track of lines, view how many lines in a given time period etc...seems that is the last consideration... for us to see how much we make. 


Just had to vent, thanks! :)


What is the difference that you notice mostly.
:
Oh, and I notice you have posted ONCE as JK???...

Lost job without notice
I worked for over a year at a company called New England Transcription. It is in Connecticut. They found out today that the hospital dropped their account. It is not associated with New England Medical Transcription.
No notice required
Since you are still in the learning the job stage just inform them that you are resigning effective immediately. Usually the first 90 days are a trial with employee and employer and no one should take offense. They could let you go with no reason either.
giving notice
Depends - either wait until you have a new job, if that's what you want; or, just tell them you quit and do they want you to finish out the week or? I guess I don't see the problem. If they wanted to fire you, it would be "bye bye now."
Do they give you notice
Do you think they would give you notice if they decide to ship your work overseas, or give you notice that they are going to hire more MTs to take your work away from you. NEED I REALLY SAY MORE.
You've got that right. NO NOTICE at all.
They just wake you up one morning with a 5:00 a.m. phone call and tell you that your account is gone.
Giving Notice
I feel you should treat them the same way they treated you. Did they try to work with you or did you ask them/tell them their reports weren't your "cup of tea"? Myself, I am very professional, but an MT's job is different than an office job. They're like McDonald's; either they won't even replace you or they probably have 50 resumes to pick from and hire the same day. So my answer is no, don't give notice if they were tacky. I wrote an email and asked for a shipping label form a large company. They finally sent the slip after two requests and are open to hiring me again!! So I feel any more, MTs are a "dime a dozen." If you are ethical enough to sit there and type two more weeks while you could be spending your time finding a decent company to work for ASAP, I think it would be stupid to waste your time on them ... depending on your circumstances of which I know nothing about.
You will notice difference after one use... but
I did have an issue with getting some of the gel in my mouth and getting nauseous from swallowing some of it. Just be careful.

benefits after notice

the norm is a cobra period of 3 months - most states require cobra benefits. But you have to pay.


 


I used to notice that, but strangely...
with my new MTSO, all of the PAs are very good, most of them better than many of the doctors.  And this is also the first place where nearly all of the women dictators are my favorites.  Strange, like I said, and certainly not my usual experience, but I like it.
Yeah, and did ya ever notice, (sm)
that lots of the stuff in their nit-picky book is WRONG?

(Or else totally irrelevant to a properly transcribed medical document.)

Oy!
Where I have been, you have to work out your notice
to get it back. My last company had a policy that you could only be paid for a certain number of hours, but they must have had enough people quit without notice that they changed it so you could receive everything if you worked your notice. Check on the policy, and if your company does have this rule, state in your very professional letter of termination that you are willing to work out the notice.
I know if you work your notice you will get - sm
any vacation time due to you. I have no idea about sice time, but I would think that is not paid to you. You only get that if you are sick, not if you quit. My DH has about a year of sick time (they are allowed to carry it over luckily) and I know if he quit he would not get it, but he would get his vacation time as long as he worked his 2 weeks notice. If you quit without notice you will not get a penny.
Giving notice
I think it is a kindness. After all, they will need to replace you, and possibly need to train somebody for your account. Otherwise they could come up short on turn-around time. However, if they have been extremely unfair with you, I would give 2 weeks and tell them if they did not need 2 week's that I could to leave at any time.
IC. How much notice to give?

There is no contract besides on saying to say for six months.  I have been there for almost 1 1/2 years.  If I wanted to give notice, what is usual for doing so?  Is it 1 week, 2 weeks....


Thanks!