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Don't tell me to wake up when you're the one who isn't seeing the big picture.

Posted By: Bedelia on 2005-11-30
In Reply to: Oh Great.... - Amelia

You don't even have a clue how much Canada buys from the U.S. I live right on the Canadian border. In fact, I even lived in Canada for several years. Canadians are far better for our economy than third world nations. They don't expect handouts and steal our work. They buy grain, beef, vegetables, commodities, health care, goods and services here. Canadians are good for our economy. Try taking a basic economics course before spouting off your invalid opinions.

And they can't "steal" our work anyways because their wages are the same as ours are.


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WOW! I'd tell my DH, but I'd have to go wake him up

Every day that I wake up...
and he's not here is ultimately a good day.  I have decided this is all about prospective.  I cried a bit last night, but couldn't define exactly why.  I've been going about the house taking down reminders.  My children now after what three days are only mentioning him in casual conversation.  My 4-year-old says to me in private that he was mean and he is not coming back.  I don't know how much of that she actually registers.  I'm just noticing small things.  I can type faster.  I haven't had to yell.  I smile at myself in the mirror.  I'm remembering who I was intended to be.  We're listening to music again.  The TV was only on yesterday for about an hour total, not 14 hours.  That alone is stunning.  I am starting to believe that I can actually do this.  I have my mom coming up this morning to help me look for a place to live.  I have a self-imposed 30 days to find a place.  My only significant problem is that he made a 1-year committment to the phone company/satellite provider.  If anyone has a suggestion for how I can get out of that without paying an enormous fee, please offer.  It is so cathardic speaking to you all.   I'm already healing.  Keep praying for me.  Thank you, Jodi
She may want to go to the wake afterwards, if you have one.
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Me too. Thank HIM before bed and when I wake up! nm
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Does anyone ever wake up one day

Just not wanting to deal with the constant worry of feast or famine.  Companies which treat the MT as a big zero if he/she does their job well, although when needed extra, the MT is made to feel guilty if they do not do 10,000 percent in spite of the fact they are previously treated like zero.  Sometimes the paycheck although small, does not seem worth it compared to the quality or lack of quality of life.


No, I am not depressed.  I think this MT has finally wished for some time off to go outside, see the clouds, smell the fresh air, and consider the life passing by.  As well, this MT would like to remember what it was like to have the security of a job which paid halfway decently, actually a boss who showed just a tiny bit of appreciation once in a while for doing a difficult job well, and the days when a person did not flinch when looking at the computer wondering what the day would bring.  Silence, more silence, or an even smaller paycheck.


I tell you, if I were to take 2 weeks off, nobody in my household would even notice the difference in budget, the pay has gotten so low from lack of work.  Used to be a person could make a difference with this job. Wondering if it is time for a change.


Do you ever feel that way?


 


 


wake me up!!!
I am sitting here about to fall asleep -- not because there is no work, but just ready to fall asleep on my keyboard!! I keep telling myself- GIRL- WAKE UP!!! I know there are several families out there that have no work or their significant other is laid off, which mine is off for two weeks, so I have to be THANKFUL for my job and make myself wake my booty up-- oh, along with my fingers!! Hope you all had a wonderful X-Mas! Santa was good to our family and friends- hope he was to you all also! Now, I have to get back to work!!!!
Wake me when it's over

I can hardly stand getting up every day and looking for a job in this industry.  Now GM wants to make its cars in China and then sell them back here.  HELLO?! What in heavens name is going on?


I think if our grandparents and their grandparents were faced with what we are now, they never would have immigrated here.  We are going backwards. 


I am tired, getting older by the minute.  Somebody wake me when it's over. 


Wake up.
As long as there is a profit motive in health care there will be lots of people trying to get rich off the sick. It's amoral.

I have never heard of anybody in Canada or Europe seriously demanding an end to their single-payer health care system in favor of a for-profit system. They know better.

You appear to be full of right-wing propaganda.
Wake up people.....

Exactly how long does it take for Americans to realize the only benefit in outsourcing is the benefit the fellow in India (or elsewhere) receives when he/she snatches your job!!    


Thanks for the wake up call
Guess I forgot to mention that I'm pretty naive, too. Maybe I should just go back to reading and stop "talking" unless I know exactly what I'm saying. I was pretty sure ESL was straightforward for English second language, and I absolutely did NOT mean anything else by it. I apologize if anyone took what I said any other way.

btw MissIndigo -- where is your little rural Georgia office? We could be neighbors!
WAKE UP, PEOPLE

Of course there are factions in our government that want to keep us ignorant and keep us suffering from chronic disease. For one, the pharmaceutical industry has a lot of clout in government, especially with regards to financially supporting medical schools, politicians, etc.


Thank about it.  For instance, why do you think they keep telling diabetics that it's okay to keep eating a little sugar?  Because diabetes is a big industry!!  They need for the diabetics to keep taking SOME medication; what would the industry do if the diabetics no longer needed medication, glucometers, test strips, nutritional counseling, blood tests, etc., etc.???  THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE...


I don't trust myself. I set the clock or I know I'd wake up 4 hrs later.
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4:30 a.m. and wake up before the sunrise. Weird. sm

I can't sleep in if I know I can, but wish I could when I can't. I set my alarm (which I never have to do) for 8:30 this morning and got up at 5:20. If I hadn't set it, I might have slept until 7:00, but I highly doubt it.


Funny thing is it never matters what time I go to bed, whether it's 8:00 p.m. or 1:00 a.m


Hubby was born around midnight and has worked the graveyard shift for nearly a decade, as he could never get out of bed in the morning for work. He goes to bed between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. and sleeps until dinner.


Two sons, both born at night who would sleep until 4:00 p.m. if they could.


Two daughters, both born in the a.m. that "sleep in" when they can, but never past 9:00 a.m.


This is too weird. Now I'm thinking I should have been born around 9:30 a.m. Then I could sleep until 7:30.


I can, however, nap on demand. I say to myself, "Okay, time to sleep for an hour now" and I'm zonked out for an hour, never longer, no alarm clock. Weird.


Obviously these people don't have to wake up and go to work EVER
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Wake up and smell the roses and not
alcohol breath - ewwww
well wake up and smell the coffee...

Ever since managed care came into being here, the doctors have been moaning and groaning...and less and less folks are actually entering the medical field today.....becauise nobody is earning the money they were 15-20 plus years ago.....There is a huge shortage of nurses also in this country - it's not profitable enough for anyone today...not like it used to be prior to managed care.....


I have been treated overseas and it IS better.....and I recently read an article that folks here, the elderly, are now relocating to India for long-term care at home....it's nearly free over there....if I ever find that article, I will repost here.....the couple the article was about are in their 80s and they get all their rxs, aides in the home (home health care), and treatment for a miniscule amount compared to here......the article showed pictures too.....all nice and clean and very efficient looking.  Plus, an added benefit is they are just more respectful of the elderly overseas.....in general and everywhere.....whether it be Europe or Asia.....while here, all they seem to be interested in in this country is YOUTH - a youth-oriented society it has been for a couple of generations now.


You *think* we have the best......but it might not always be as it seems and think of *down the road* - while less folks are entering the field(s) here - you'll find there will be less and less *the best*.....


 


Someone is not telling the truth - wake up! N/M
  
I keep wishing it was a nightmare and I could wake up and everyone in that area was just living and
nm
Did you ever dream you were typing all night and wake up exhausted?
nm
Yikes! Kind of wake up and smell the coffee! nm
nm
Open your eyes, wake up and smell the coffee
nm
If I wake up in the middle of the night and can't sleep, I work a few hours sm
then I go back to sleep and when I wake up do more hours. A "regular day" no way.
I used to wake up in the morning and realize my pedal foot had been "transcribing" whatever
my dream had been about.
you see a picture of yourself and
nm
Here is a picture
You have to scroll down a little, its 2nd to last at the bottom.
http://www.bodyresults.com/E2RotatorCuff.asp

Where did U get my picture??

Getting the picture
NOW you're all getting the picture. You vote with your feet. Don't expect anybody else, especially government, to come to your rescue. I also tell anybody that I come across that asks (even if they don't, I'll still tell them) to find out where the heck their medical records are being shipped to. If doctors are getting questioned enough by various different people, maybe, just maybe, they'll get the hint.
So, just what is the whole picture on the
nm
here is a picture...
http://the-gadgeteer.com/assets/brando-flexible-keyboard5.jpg

I tried to put the picture in here but it did not work...
LOL...I can picture it
It's a bird, it's a plane, no....it's SURGICAL CLARENCE!!!!! Super hero, mender of all patients.

Thanks for the laugh.
My take on the big picture of VR
I really think the companies such as Dictaphone, have a very good sales staff, that talks a good talk to the powers that be at the hospitals, that they can save money, yada yada yada with the VR then the hospitals are justified in lowering the rate of pay for the VR ... so we are spending more time making sure these reports are correct, but getting less money for our time... WE LOSE OUT!
What is wrong with this picture?
You got $400 and I only got $25??????  I mean, WTF?????????????????
something is wrong with that picture
I was not considered level II until I did 1600 lpd (VA account) after one year.
Here is a web site and picture of
http://www.roseoffices.com/

More like the picture at the very top on the right, I believe it is 26' x 36'. I know I can't afford the others and probably not the one I want either but this gives you an idea of the type of situation or setup I am talking about.:)

Did you see the latest picture of her (sm)

possibly pregnant, reading the junk magazines while going through the grocery store line?


So very, very few good or talented actors these days.  Give me Jerry Lewis or Bill Murray any day.  And actresses?  I can't even list any I like anymore besides Marily Monroe. 


you are not seeing the big picture here for american MT's
Anyone can start a board, site.

What kept me here was their true dedication to US the American medical transcriptionists. Everyone is selling is out left and right.

If we dont stand up for ourselves we will be working for 4 cents a line.

All of the insulting offshoring companies in the GLOBAL NETWORKING COMMUNITY are now LAUGHING at us.

Do you think that is funny?

I don't think it is funny.

I think we've been sold out.

We are cheap labor. Nothing to bargain for.

All of your years of knowledge now count for NOTHING.

Good luck to you in the new global network.
I'm getting the full picture now. Not...
a pretty picture is it?
Oh DO share a picture with us all

We'd all just LUV to see him and please don't disappoint everyone with the old "Sorry, I don't have one" or "I don't know how to get the pic on the computer" because we just can't take no for an answer!  We're sure you've got photos coming out of the woodwork on someone that cute but please, no substitutions with a pic of Brad Pitt all doctored up K?


We're all waiting .......................................... 


Okay. Since you asked, here's his picture.

This was taken last week. He's the guy in large picture, dead center, () and I'm over on the right  () in the smaller photo with pony tail.  Sorry, they snapped our photos so fast neither one of us had the chance to take our glasses off!  LOL!


To see our pics go to


www.netsummary.dk/bianco/


I only see one picture of the male.....nm

What's wrong with this picture

If you have to work 3 jobs, something's gotta give.  Lifestyle change, job change, something....life's too short to spend it all working.


A True Picture
Thank you for your post! Those of you that gave me an actual response instead of insults have given me a true picture of what MT is, and it is very different from what training companies would have you believe. It seems to be more work than I am willing to put forth.

Thanks!
I think a lot of people don't see the big picture.

For the most part MTs either had on-the-job training or have a certificate that required a year or so of schooling.  If you only went to school for a year you probably wouldn't get getting paid anymore than what you can make as an MT.   Those of us making upwards of $35,000/year it has taken us years to get to this point.  Not necessarily because of wage increases, but because it takes a while to learn enough where you aren't looking up things constantly, takes a while to build your expander, increase typing speed, etc.  


For MTs that have benefits they don't figure that into the line rate most of the time.   For those who work at home they also don't figure in the clothes, the gas, car maintenance, etc. 


I also feel like a lot of MTs complain (and rightly so) because these companies keep coming up with platforms that are not user friendly.  If one company can have a platform that is super easy, the MT can be productive, why can't every company do that.  It just doesn't make sense to me.   If the MT is happy they are more likely to stay.  These companies who have constant turnover have to employ several people just to deal with weeding out resumes, testing, training, etc.   If they would take that $$ and put it into MT line rates and come up with a better platform they would still come out ahead.  


A lot of new MTs buy into the $40,000/year that the TV commercials claim without ever investigating it and are in for a real shock. 


There are lots of other reasons people complain.  Some people will just not be happy period, doesn't matter if doing MT or not.   


Some company, and again rightly so, that they get all the garbage reports while the good stuff gets offshored.  I do 85% ESLs and don't mind doing my share, but I don't want to do garbage all day.  If I get paid per line I need to be producing lines and if I can't do that then I'm not happy. 


I see a bigger picture there than you do - sm
I see the state of US healthcare as a whole, which is going steadily downhill. It's a complicated mess and will take a lot of scrutinizing and picking apart to have any hope of cleaning up some of its dirtier secrets. Taking surveys in various sectors of that industry (especially in MT, a sector that for the most part is totally swept under the rug and ignored) is at least a step in the right direction. Not being interested in taking a survey is a personal decision, and if you feel threatened by it, then by all means steer clear if it makes you feel better. But your all-out attack on the idea, which seems to center around a PayPal button, seems skewed somehow, and makes me think you are MORE threatened by the thought that our profession's dirty laundry just might get aired.
Isn't that picture absurd??
I don't know what they were thinking! It's so ridiculous, it's laughable.
Go to the Gab board to see a picture
that wears a shock collar. I think he looks horribly unhappy, don't you????

By the way, he "smiles" all of the time!!!!!!!!!!!
Pirates of the Caribbean!! Big picture of You Know Who! nm
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Durn.. sorry for the duplicate.. still cannot see the picture.
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Resign yourself to a memorable picture that you will have many
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Did anybody else see this poor kitty picture?

Copy and paste, you will be amazed and sad at the same time.


 


 


http://www.comcast.net/data/news/photoshow/html/news/301414.html


Thanks but where did the 850 foot bedroom come into the picture?
NM