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I just got home. I have checked the boards for crazy-a$$ posts and this is one.

Posted By: MQMT on 2005-08-06
In Reply to: Actually I think it's time for you to change jobs - You've been sitting in the house alone too long

If you "feel sorry" for me you sure have a strange way of showing it.  I don't feel sorry for you.  I really don't like you.  And I am not a hypocrit about it like you.  Now get our your crystal ball and figure out anyone who disagrees with you SIMPLY MUST BE SOCIALLY INEPT and I figure your as nutz and they come whistling in the dark and hoping nobody notices your Freudian slips.  Such a know-it-all who actually by your posts knows nothing.  It's nice out.  Get out for a change.  It might do you a world of good but if not, hey too bad so sad. You'll get what you deserve.


 


Gotcha. Bwaaaaahaaaaaa.




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    Zero. But I made coffee, checked my email, read the boards,
    and fed the critters already.  LOL
    Everytime someone posts a crazy word here...

    I find myself saying it out loud and frankly some of them just HURT--especially that symptomolology one there! 


    Now if we could only teach them to dictate in "text Expander speak:" it would save us all some time!
    "Tpx arvd to our edx via ambx wcmpt of cpx." 


    The patient arrived to our emergency department via ambulance with a complaint of chest pain.


    And posts it on TWO boards -
    *sigh*
    I'm seeing posts on different boards from 2006. Need
    s
    Read all the posts on the New MT/Student boards
    s
    Read the company boards, posts about them today.nm
     
    Did you check and see what's checked or not checked in Preferences. Maybe something got messed up
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    I am sorry. I meant boards not broads. Now those darn boards have disappeared again.
    :
    but boards will be dano's boards and that's the issue. no one dare disagree with dano.
    yes the boards will be boring with just one-sided opinions but we need to please dano. isn't that the purpose of MT Stars?
    Just do a search and read the posts. There are plenty of posts about OSI on this board. nm.
    nm.
    Um have you read any of your posts and the other posts? I think everyone DOES believe me..you

    My kids have suffered greatly from me working at home with them home. SM
    I have been working at home as an MT since my two kids were born. They are now 4 and 5. In the first few years, I had no help whatsoever. Their father was a bum who didnt work or take care of them while I worked. Your children get neglected while you work basically. And babies and young children desperately need your attention while they are home with you.

    My kids have so many behavioral problems right now because of their neglect. I would try to set them up with things to occupy themselves, like coloring or a movie, etc.

    I finally put them in day care and things have improved, but there are still a lot of issues because of the damage that was done. They still try to seek attention by doing bad things and they dont listen to me because they are so used to me letting them get away with a lot of stuff because I was too busy typing to discipline them in their early years.

    If I could do it all over again, I would definitely have put them into day care from the very beginning.

    My advice would be to seek PT care for your baby. Maybe you can do some work around her schedule a little when she is home, like when she takes a nap, and then bang out a bunch of work while she is in day care.


    I enjoy being alone at home, but I've got one home sick from school already.

    One on one with a kid is nice, too.


    This summer has been absolutely crazy.  I haven't had a moment to myself for three months because all of my kids were home traipsing their friends through the house and yard.  My husband switched his work schedule, too, so he's around more than usual.  However, I like not having to do two loads of dishes and four loads of laundry a day.  There are no toys or clutter dragged out everywhere.  I can clean the house first thing in the morning, and it stays clean until everyone gets home at night.


    I even got to relax with a cup of coffee and watch TV for half an hour this morning, something I liked for a change instead of cartoons or kids' movies.  I signed up for an online class that I've been wanting to take.  I can exercise without being interrupted.  Yesterday, I went to the mall and spent all my saved up gift cards.  I got some clothes, books, bath stuff, and a new coffee mug.  My work gets done a lot faster, too.  Call me nuts, but I've never had the luxury of being alone in the house for 14 years.  It's kinda nice.  I love my family with all my heart, but I love having a few hours to myself each week, too.


    Except now the cat and dogs have been acting weird since the kids went back to school.  They must think that I need someone or something to clean up after and correct behavior on.  They're getting into everything and racing around the house behind me.


    my take is that she worked inhouse, not at home, and now wants to find out how to work at home. nm
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    Forget "per line." Your take-home pay should be taking home SM
    roughly what it was before. If it is not, is it because your current pay rate for editing (which in many companies keeps changing as the VR system is developed) is too low or is it because your talents and skills are more for speed typing than speed editing?

    If the first, discuss it with higherups, and go get a new job if you don't get the response you need. My last MTSO was secretly refiguring how production was counted to pay us less. I can accept hard reality, it was the secrecy that burned. Sometimes, though, it's just that the learning curves of individual editors and that of the system aren't in sync, and you end up temporarily making less.

    If the second, though, recognize it as soon as possible and change to straight transcription work, in your company or a new one, for as long as you can find it.

    As for why we aren't paid more for a higher skill, that's just the way the labor supply ball bounces. Best wishes.
    Thats just crazy!

    Makes no sense!  Wonder how these types of people are running the HR depts?!!  I am fortunate enough to have three offices that I IC for.  So, you moved because of the pay situation??  Hope your in a great position now!


    -DAWN-


    That's crazy!!

    Are you serious?  I can't believe they would cut our pay.  The more you produce, the more the pay should be.  They are getting paid per line from their clients.  I'm sure they are not getting less from their clients because of DQS.  If that happens, I'm quitting.  I barely make enough now!!!  How much was the cut, if you don't mind me asking?


     


     


    Wow - now I know I'm not going crazy!
    I had never had this happen so didn't know what to think of it. Sheesh! Is the US outsourcing EVERYTHING now??? ARGH.
    Are you crazy?
    nm
    Crazy Day
    I don't post too much here, but I just have to vent. I went to pick up my daughter from school today. While I was waiting in my car, a woman backed into me. The damange didn't look to bad, but the lady won't get out of her car, so I called the police.

    She was so drunk, she could barely walk. She had a baby in the car, about 18 months old, and was picking up her 2 sons. The police took her away in handcuffs, the breathalizer was over 0.13 and still rising!!

    I was so upset about getting hit, but started thinking, maybe it was a blessing in disguise. Our school parking lot (grades 3-6) is so crazy after school, I started worrying about how many kids she could have hit in the parking lot if she hadn't hit me first.

    Now, I like a drink or 2 myself, but come on, it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon in the school parking lot. I always worry about getting hit by a drunk driver, but I thougt I was safe at school.
    crazy day
    Oh my - how sad is that!
    Yep . . . I must be crazy :(
    I have been on the account for 1 day so far :(  Obviously I don't expect to get 1400 right now, but I am hoping within the next few months I can work my way up to that.  My Expander is my own.  I have about 100 entries right now, but that is only after 1 day of work.  I do plan on adding more, but just haven't gotten there yet.  I have been transcribing for a total of 4 years now, but brand new to this account.
    No, you are not crazy! sm

    Although you may be expecting too much of yourself too soon in your MT career.


    I have been in over 12 yrs.  I have my own Expander with 20,000+ short cuts in it (if you email me, you can have a copy of it).  I know this expander like the back of my hand after using it for about 10 yrs.  I make about 1800 lines or so a day, less if I am tired like I have been lately :(. 


    It IS doable, but I don't believe you have enough expansions to maximize your skills and time.


    Crazy, huh?
    I know that is simply ridiculous. I admit 3 years ago I was naive enough to believe you could make over 40,000.00 a year, I am sure there are people who do, but I certainly don't. I do enjoy my job, but I wish something could be done about the misleading advertisements which are placed luring in unsuspecting people. Because honestly, if I had known, I would have most likely gone for a profession such as court reporting where there is a wider range of different branches that can be quite lucrative.


    going crazy!!!!
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    It was $89 the last I checked, but...
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    I checked this but....sm
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    My uncle and his wife were living in a mobile home that had some water damage from a hurricaine. This causes mold to be inside the walls. She was sick for months with respiratory symptoms and cough - they finally found out about the mold problem. By then she had some sort of infection in her lungs and ended up on oxygen and eventually died. Please get this checked out! She and her family had to make the decision to turn off her respirator (she was conscious the whole time, just could not breathe on her own.) It was terribly sad.
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    thanks -I checked with my
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    crazy idea

     I am not sure what would trigger anyone to think washing a keyboard in the dishwasher would work.  I know from others who have had accidents by spilling a cup of coffee, water, soda etc it shorts out the keyboard so what would make anyone think washing it in a dishwasher is smarter?  I cannot believe someone would try such an insane thing.  Oh my.   Those who have tried and ruined a keyboard obviously like to waste money on having to buy a new keyboard.


     


    Because gas is going up like crazy, supposedly going up
    30 cents/gallon tomorrow and will continue a steep climb.   There are talks of rationing too as production has been severely cut due to Katrina. 
    yes - it will probably drive you crazy until you get
    x
    How are those crazy cupcakes?
    Don't leave us hanging.
    I'm w/you on this one! It's crazy to accept LESS THAN 10 YRS AGO. And that is just what MT com

    benefits and put them in their pockets and called them PROFIT.


    They put us at home and said that was an excuse to LOWER THE BASE RATE OF PAY.


    I tell you what, 4 years ago I was making $42,000 a year working for a hospital.


    I had benefits along with that $42,000


    I WORKED AT HOME IN MY JAMMIES.


    I HAD FLEXABILITY OF TAKING OFF just like I always had in life.


    Do you want to know what I made last year doing the same amount of work??


    I made $14,000 and NO BENEFITS.


    The company I have worked for (which shall remain nameless but we all know who it is) has managed to take away BONUS LINES, ENOUGH WORK, and NEVER GIVE ME A RAISE IN 6 YEARS.


    If they think they have created a better medical record system they have lost their everlovin minds.  Reports are less accurate now than they ever were.  The hospital may have a PIECE OF PAPER back in their hands quickly, but it isn't worth a tinkersdam. 


    So if you new MTs and even the older ones who now are on supplemental income or have a husband to back them up, us MTs who need to make a living to support our children - think again if you believe what we have been WORKED DOWN TO is a good deal. 


    MTs at home have taken on the RISKS of transcription.  It is our personal time that goes unpaid while the company RISKS NOTHING.  We are the ones sitting around setting up computers, eating down-time, trying to learn new programs on our own dime.


    THINK ABOUT IT


    crazy vs crazier
    Actually, I KNOW that I worry so much more about things than I did when I first started out many years ago. Of course, now I have a family too, but I consider it an occupational hazard as we know what CAN and DOES happen to people. :)
    Glad to know I am not just crazy :)
    The company I previously worked for were so much more understanding.  I guess this is what I get for moving to a bigger company
    Does it drive anyone else crazy when..
    You are listening to a dictation and can hear another doctor in the background dictating quite loudly, and then go to start that same docs dictation, and can barely hear him??
    No, you're not crazy - but she is. Sorry.
    x
    It also drives me crazy when...
    my kids send me e-mails with absolutely nothing capitalized and everything spelled phonetically. 
    Call me crazy...

    but I don't really see how telling the truth is a stunt.  I have never watched The View, so I don't really know why Star is so anoying to people (Please fill me in!), but it seemed from that video clip that she just decided to tell the honest truth.  I think it is admirable that she decided not to put a spin on it and deceive people, IMO.  From that clip, she seemed very gracious and sincere.  I don't think it was a stunt.


    Going crazy, need some answers...
    My husband's grandfather is in the hospital. His mom just called and said that his kidneys have shut down and "it could be any day now." What does this mean?? Any idea of how long he could live?? He's refusing any treatment. We are just sitting by the phone waiting for his mom to call back after she talks to the doctors, but we're trying to decide if we should drive out there today (16 hr drive) or if it's already too late. Thanks for any help.
    Please help me with a crazy idea....

    Talk me out of this, tell me why it would not work, and tell me I am nuts. 


    OR tell me it is a great idea, how it would work and why...


    I keep reading of all those who want to get into the MT field.  Those who are in school and hoping to land their first job.  Those who have finished school and are struggling to get a job because they have no experience.


    I keep thinking I could do something about this.  Somehow I could mentor newbies.  Get them up and running, give them experience, then off they would go into the world of MT.


    Whenever I get this crazy idea, I think I must be insane.  Why and HOW would I venture to do such a thing?  I have years and years experience, I make a VERY good income as an IC, I have what most would want in the MT field.  I have no accounts of my own, nor would I desire that.  I contract from two services.  They have the headaches - - - I have the flexiblity and pay I want.


    Then I think, maybe I could do this for a service instead of having my own accounts.  Then I think no one would pay me what I make now.


    THEN I think I have lost all my marbles and I put these crazy ideas aside.  Then, they resurface.......


    Please tell me why this would not work.  Help me understand once and for all that it would be a devastating move for me, that newbies are too hard to mentor, that the field is *going downhill*, etc., etc., etc.


    Or tell me why it is a great idea.


    Thank you for your input.


    You are exactly right - you really have to WANT to. Right now,crazy as it sounds, I don't want

    crazy people
    They had one of those people on Hannity and Colmes on TV last night - what a weirdo.  I think her name was Roper.  Those people are absolutely insane.  Does anyone know what time and what radio station Mike Gallagher's show is on?
    just thought it was crazy nm
    ...