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If you continue to speak to me

Posted By: ADMINISTRATOR on 2005-10-08
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like that I will ban you from my site.  Now, I'm trying to relate to you guys by being honest. You should appreciate that.


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    of course they speak english, with an accent but they speak British-English quite well.
    And I can't speak Indian so I guess they have an edge don't they?
    I have always said and will continue

    to say that you can take all the classes you want for this job, but it's on the job training that is best.  I have seen the on line course that our local college offers, and it makes no sense to me.  Yeh, you have to know grammar, etc., but the in depth English course that you have to take is crazy!  You have to understand the doc, know terminology for sure, have lots of referrences and definitely know where a period and comma goes, but ultimately, isn't it up to the person dictating to be clear and know how they want the report to go.  It's not a job everyone can do that's for sure, but it's definitely a job that requires you to gain experience by actually doing it. 


    I was thrown into transcription at age 18 at a clinic that I worked for, didn't know anything about it, and it showed in the reports...I stuck in there though because I had no choice, and when I think back to all the crap I took from docs because I really didn't have a clue...I feel lucky, but that feeling is slowly going away becasue of all the new rules, technology, etc., but I guess that's the way it goes, things evolve, times change.   That's why anyone who comes to me for advice about this type of job, I say, now especially, always have a plan B. 


     


    If you continue to work for them under these
    circumstances and accept their policies by continuing to work there, why would they change. 
    They are getting away with it because you continue to work

    for them, even though they are cheating you.  


    There should be clear written guidelines as to how they count lines and you should have a system to keep track of lines independently of SS.  If there  is a discrepancy it needs to be addressed.   You can file a complaint with the labor board if you can document discrepancy, also file with Attorney General.


    If you know there is a problem and you continue to work there you basically say it is okay for them to screw you.  


    Not really trying to continue stirring the pot, but...

    it really does seem that those with a negative view just LOVE to post here.  Honestly, that fact doesn't mean a whole lot, since I agree that there are probably many, many MTs with positive viewpoints on most any subject here...they just don't post.  Who knows why?  Not me.  Maybe they are positive people who want to stay feeling that way and don't want to get slammed, so they don't post. 


    I know, someone will now tell me that I can't speak for others.  I'm not.  I'm just pondering the reasons for the ABUNDANT negative posts vs. the piddly amount of positive posts on most every subject. 


    My point is I'm sure HappyMQ'r is not alone in her happiness with MQ.  She's just more verbal than some. 


    Why do you continue to call
    people fat and ugly?
    are not that nice, but they continue....sm

    to take classes and learn even if they are OLD MDs.  I have been treated in France and England and yes, their offices are not SPECTACULAR AND FANCY like most of ours in the USA....but they treat people really nice and are very thorough.....esp in American Hospital in France.


    I have spent YEARS in Europe.........and prefer the medical system there than here.


    If we built and continue...

    ....to build corporations in Mexico, they why in the world do they keep coming over here for work? 


    I totally understand where you're coming from.  I have had many family members and friends lose jobs they have worked at for 25+ years.  It's a shame this continues to go on.  Maybe our political postions should be outsourced to the American people, not the high-rollers who are put there because of WHO they know and NOT because they care about us! 


    I am bilingual. Please continue SM
    thinking that you should not have to learn another language, you will be one less person I will have to compete with in the global economy. 
    want to continue using her service. If he says
    x
    If IC could continue to do p.r.n. stats, but I
    x
    Well, for example- I want to continue to work
    Who told you your full retirement is age 70?? On my papers from social security (and the person there told me same plus another person I spoke with from social security) that full retirement is for me age 66, last year it was 65. Who in the world told you full retirement was 70? Do this, just call social security on Monday and ask them. Simple. What you started off saying and the reason people talked about behind bars and the like, sounds like you wanted to be "employee" of husband, he could pay you, sounds totally underhanded- that is what I thought as well as others on here. I work as independent and pay my own taxes, nothing to do with husband's during the year.
    I feel the same way. If we continue to use VR, then
    our typing skills will get weak and thus if and when we do need to do straight transcription, we will be a low slower because we are not typing every day. I love to type and that is one of the main reasons I became a medical transcriptionist.
    Why do continue to work as an MT then?
    I work for 8 cpl and earn approximately $4000 a month working an easy clinic account like the OP. Even setting aside a generous 30% for taxes and paying for insurance, my take home pay is around $2500. Not bad for an easy clinic job with little stress. If I was working acute care or a lot of difficult ESLs, then yes, I would expect to be paid more.
    How long would you continue to do work for someone sm
    when your check didn't come when it was supposed to?  It is a week late now, saying it was mailed when supposed to be mailed to the correct address but i have not received it yet.  I now already have 2 weeks worth of pay supposed to be on next check.  At what point would you not do any more work until receiving payment?  I have worked for this small MTSO for about 10 months now and never a problem before.  Just leiry as the more I type, the more income i am wondering if i will receive.  Not idea if it truly wasn't mailed or if lost somewhere in the mail. 
    It was so good. I was thinking they were going to continue it
    again.  I just love George, Patrick Dempsey ain't bad to look at either.  What did Izzy used to be in?.  She looks so familiar but I don't recognize her name. 
    I will no longer continue to bicker with you...
    I mentioned one word being misspelled, as I stated above, not the typos. It was the most important word of the post N-I-E-C-E. Relax.
    I'm not a national MT service but I will continue to use IC's

    as I believe I can meet the burden of proof required by IDES and IRS.


    they will continue to offer low wages because there is always SOMEONE who will take it!
    nm
    Ice first, heat later. Continue to move around some.
    Bed rest is not actually recommended anymore. Avoid riding in moving vehicles as that will be the most painful time, trust me.
    Okay, just for grins and giggles, to continue

    I just brought up that document from last night that I had in Word - and this is what I came up with:


     


    5889 characters w/o spaces divided by 65 gives you 90.6 lines


     


    6959 characters w/spaces divided by 65 gives you 107.06 lines


     


    6959 characters w/spaces divided by 55 gives you 126.5 lines


     


    Anyway, I am no math genius - and my husband helped me last night to figure out the percentage - but there was a 15.4% difference between 65 character line with and w/o - you will have to do the math yourself to figure out the % difference between your 55 character line - but w/o spaces you definitely lose and looks to be substantial difference when you factor in your 55 character line.  Good luck!!  It sure made our decision easier! :))


    What is worse are companies that continue to use
    sdf
    Why in the world would you continue to work
    out there?   Are you mentally challenged???
    I would advise you to continue teaching! nm
    x
    Word ? DO NOT go on this board, but people continue
    to post them.  Administrators have continuously posted DO NOT post word questions here.  Most everything else is allowed unless people get ugly and then they are told to take it elsewhere.  If you want to play you need to follow the rules. 
    patience prudence..keep notes and continue to try.

    I have 26 years experience, continue to learn every day. nm
    nm
    Thank you. As long as we accept payment like that, they will continue to do it.
    If we do not accept jobs that pay without spaces, then they will realize that we are not going to continue to do something for nothing. How many of you do several things throughout the day at no charge? Now this...
    Anybody go south for winter and continue working?

    Hubby and I are thinking of going south for the first time this coming winter.  I've found some sublets with internet access, mostly wireless, one wired.  My work uses DocQScribe and internet based.   I use a desktop computer for work but have a laptop capable of the job. 


    Have any of you done this?  If so, what was your experience?  Any tips or precautions as far as wireless internet security?  At home we have a wired network with a hardware firewall/router so no experience with wireless.  I'm not high tech but not a complete novice either.


    As for paying bills and accessing cash in a different locale, did you use online banking and ATMs or some other method?  I confess some hesitation about online banking even though most of my friends and neighbors have used it for years!


    Thanks to anyone who can help. 


    just wondering - but why do people continue to work for a company - sm
    that has no work or keeps running out? I'm not asking this in a sarcastic tone, I'm actually being very serious. When I posted my resume on MTstars bank, I was FLOODED with calls from transcription companies. Might I suggest, if people are not happy where they are currently working, to just post your resume on MTstars and wait for the calls to come in.

    It's just a thought. And again, I am not being sarcastic, I'm being serious!
    It amazes me that places can continue to get new accounts when they do not pay their employees and h
    x
    INDIA WILL CONTINUE LEADING US-BEEN OVERSEAS AND SEEN POVERTY!!!!!
    So many of us do not know what it is like to live in poverty.  India is still divided between the rich and poor.  Consequently, that leaves the so many of the poor to work like dogs just to support themselves and their extended family members.  I am tired of everyone talking about the Indian MTs.  We need to be in their shoes also.  All and all, AMERICA IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE!!!!!  THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY!!!!
    Instant Text can import your SH entries so you can continue
    to use those shortcuts you are used to. IT can also import AutoCorrect and AutoText.

    I used SH for a whole lot of years and switched to IT and have never looked back!
    Hey, speak for yourself (sm)
    My accounts are 95% ESL. I love them. I can do them. It's job security, thanks to the MTs who can't or won't do them. As long as I can hear them and the technical quality is there, I welcome the ESL challenge!
    SPEAK CLEARLY!

    I'm lost as to why doctors can not just speak more clearly. I know it is possible, I have many doctors who do it. I am only 25, and I am going to be gray by the time I am 30.


    PLS DO SPEAK CLEARLY
    My god. i know that its hard to have so many patients, its also hard to transcribe if you cant speak clearly, for the doctors that can talk more fluent thank you very much.
    I would not speak

    or respond to any job posting that used a hotmail address.  ANY reputable company will have professional email set up that uses their company name, such as   recruiter@reputablecompany.com. 


    Did he speak to you about it?
    nm
    Speak for yourself
    Geez!
    You cannot speak for everyone!!

    http://www.advanceweb.com/



    Hey, speak for yourself...
    And her opinions in posts. She put in ample dues in this profession and I for one am delighted that she showed up here to post and keep her fingers on the pulse of the MT biz. I think Ella pretty much rocks.

    Pay the naysayers no mind, Ella...You keep posting, girlfriend, because I'm sure I'm not the only one who respects your contribution to the profession and your continued input.

    And, geez, she was only pointing out that there are good and bad in EVERY race, nothing wrong with that perspective, especially since IMO it's correct.

    I sympathize with you with the ESLs (just finished a 15-minute report dictated by a VERY Chinese dictator which has me ready to beat my head into my monitor, lol!), but don't take it out on Ella. Without the blood, sweat and tears of MTs like Ella, where we would all be today?


    These ESL's speak more than their own language, sm
    many are fluent in several languages.  They also pay income taxes at the same rate as USA-born doctors.  Until you can speak their language as well as they can speak ours, have some compassion for their efforts, and be glad that you have a job.  There are ESLs wherever you go.  Better get used to it.  Or better yet, why don't you travel to a country where you don't speak the language.  It might humble you a bit when you see how difficult it is. 
    you speak your mind ....
    with facts and not with vicious attacks and I like that quality in people.  What you say makes sense and I appreciate reading your opinion.  But I did not post anything with the intentions of warning someone away but rather they research certain things before accepting a position with not just a particular transcription service or company but with any prospective employer and decide for themselves what is right for them.
    I think I did not speak clearly about the just showing up MTs

    If a company hires only ICs, then they cannot expect them to work except for the times they want. 


    Typing less than 100 lines a day is not pocketchange because of the pay. 


    so, did he speak at the convention?
    i
    Speak for yourself. I want and need to know my mistakes.
    I'm sure there are those who get offended but not all are that way.


    I speak from experience
    I had a dog who had to have surgery and I asked for the "Buster" collar. They said they had a different "new and improved kind" and put it on him. Well, he got out of it numerous times with three trips back to the vet's office with ripped-out sutures and even after leaving him there all night (when they came in the next morning, he was out of the collar and had the sutures ripped out), I FINALLY got the Buster collar I asked for as they finally believed me. Don't take the collar off-- you will be sorry.
    speak for your own family!
    My family loves our pets.  I have three children and four dogs and two cats and two birds.  Our family loves each of our pets like they are a member of this family because they are!!!!!  My husband and I treat them like they are also our children.  They are very well behaved and SOOOO much fun. 
    Might I add that I speak from the heart,
    literally, as I'm right there with ya at the bottom of the totem pole, so you are not alone.
    I would call and ask to speak with the
    manager and report it anonymously, if you can block your number somehow, absolutely! I know if I was her manager, I would definitely want to know, especially since you mention this is a larger national service. Perhaps that's WHY they're posting for jobs *all the time*? How scary.
    I can't speak for any other company, but
    for my particular situation, its a trickle down effect. QA is only as good as the layer above us. Nothing we can do about it anymore than the MTs can.  Basically, I guess I'm saying we're on an even rung on the food chain - and all answer to those above!