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Join the crowd. No it isnt just you. Is that what they tell you. That seems to be MQ favorite line

Posted By: MQ2 on 2005-08-16
In Reply to: anyone else working for MQ on the DQScribe program (sm) - just me?

that they tell their robots to tell us. Its just you. Bull. You aint alone my dear. Just cant figure where the lines went.


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Join as in moral support, call me and I will be there with my name on the line.
I have called the attorneys and given any information they may need including my name, phone, e-mail address and home address to contact me if and when I can officially become part of the lawsuit. For now, I have joined in the solidarity of supporting the original MQMTs which is better than them just standing out there alone with no support whatsoever. So if the attorneys go to them and say hey, we got a list of 1000 names who have phoned us to join in support of your efforts it's a whole lot better than no one responding the attorneys who asked MQMTs to call in their complaints.

WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
you know my favorite line - SM
Yes, I'm being sarcastic when I say this - I love it when I get resumes or letters that say "I have a child and need to work at home." (Note: I left out the ones that say I have a child with special needs).

"Send me a test, 'cause I sure would like to work at home and its easy." (this particular resume's experience listed cashier at Safeway. That's it. Nothing more. No transcription experience, courses, nothing).

"I'm planning on having children and absolutely must work at home. So send me a test to try." Since when did having children mean that you automatically get to work at home? While it would be nice, not all jobs, i.e. lawyers, doctors, nurses, etc. give you the nicety of working at home.

I am typing this verbatim as was sent to me - "I have been currently typing for a fiscist three times a week for one hour for two weeks and work retale clothing and the book mobile. I require $25/hour."

Yep, that's right. She wants $25/hour and her only experience is typing for two weeks in a job that she cannot spell. She wanted $25/hour.


My favorite speciality is the office who dictates it and pays the highest line rate.
It's the money, honey, that matters to me.
So, you have to be in the "in crowd"
to get an invitation???  It seems to me that it would be polite to not talk about The Other Board if it is private.  Very bad manners.
Yep. Pitching to the wrong crowd here. nm
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You do have only one crowd to please. The facility. All this other baloney is
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We have a lot of seasoned MTs interested; it is the newbie crowd that wants to be
at home only. I have to admit that was the biggest shock to all of us that are working on the set up of this. There are a lot of experienced MTs that like the socialization and structure of working in an office or hospital, as long as the pay, benefits and conditions are good. We are going to make it as close to (or better) working in a hospital so that it is appealing to all.
Always fresh, the baby spinach. Need a few bags to serve a crowd, though. nm
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yeah tough crowd. makes or breaks a comedian. don't quit your day job andromeda
no one is bent out of shape. it is what it is and the people bent out of shape are those who want everyone to laugh generically without any thought to the content.
What's your favorite food. Favorite in that you could only have one last meal what would it be?

Indulge me while I stare at computer screen waiting for Q work that isn't there.


I love spaghetti but only served with a great salad with olive oil and some garlic bread. Can't have pasta alone.  And needless to say a glass of red wine.  No dessert, just extra spaghetti.


 


No it isnt your job.
Not unless they are paying you extra.
Not at my house it isnt!
lol
Obviously this isnt DQS because you cant get in without a password. You must be on C phone yet. On
DQS no way to document what they are up to because you cant get into anyone elses number.
That isnt what happened when I called. Had to buy
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insurance isnt good
If you want insurance, they have a $2500 deductible. They pay 500 of it they say. Unreal.
But like MT, isnt the dr the final say on report?
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isnt that funny? Even with industry standards, there are so many
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Hope U are just baiting us and your nature isnt
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Board isnt important to moderators.
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If the office staff are rude then all that just isnt worth it!
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I've got my BP pills, but that is just what the poster is talking about isnt it?

I hope that this isnt a negative for this new pay plan that they have ASR and transcription all the
same now. I hope not anyway. I keep thinking maybe they are going to lower the base for everyone.
Isnt there a transcription paper/magazine that comes out monthly??
I remember years ago when I was working at a transcription agency that there was a monthly subscription of a magazine/newspaper-type that came out monthly that I read.  It was always sitting around.  I cant remember the name of it.  Can anyone tell me the name of this??  And do they still publish it monthly?  Thanks!
If contact isnt avail. at this time, will support be?
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My memory doctor couldnt find the DOS, and said, Isnt this
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Isnt it easy to burn through 500 lines per hour, though, editing?
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query is an Indian phrase. This is an American board isnt it?
holy cow.
I have left higher paying yuck accts. There isnt
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I'd join it!
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I will so join you on that!

If you'll also add a branch for cell-phone drivers ... SHHH*T (...In Traffic). 



Why thank you ER MT, and sure you can join
me anytime you'd like.  It is very cold here in the state of Delaware, too, and I think the snow is coming!  I love the snow when it first falls because it is so pretty.  We like to go to Rehoboth, which is a little over an hour south of us, so that's where I drift when it is cold and stressful.  Thanks for you help by the way with the avatar, I greatly appreciate it. 
join me???
Me and a few other transcriptionists are going to do hand-written letters to The White House about how outsourcing is affecting hospital employees, transcription in particular.  I am having them to mail me their letters, and I am going to put them all into a big envelope together and mail them to The White House.  If you would like to join us in this, please email me and I will give you my address so that your letter can be in there as well.  We are trying to get our voices heard and save our careers, so please join us.
Another group to join...sm
DeadBeatHunters@yahoo.com - you can learn from other posters. Be careful about the accuracy of their advice, though. The monitor told me that you can get retroactive to your application with CSE, but the CSE attorney said they do not do that. Since it took 2 years to locate my husband' Ex, that could have been alot of money!

http://www.deltabravo.net/custdy/ - you can go here because one of the forums is called Child Support. They even have a page there where you can learn things that are specific for your state. I think that's where you can read about child support laws in your state.

What's your case about? Do you have an CS order signed by a judge? Can the deadbeat be located? Is he interstate (it's a felony to leave the state if you are in arrears for child support).

Just don't give up! Good Luck!
Join Curves or a gym...really

I have found that if I get up in the morning and go to Curves on a regular basis after I send my kids off to school, I have the chance to interact with people, get some exercise, and even make some good girlfriends because you are all there at the same time every day or every other day.  You feel good by the time you get home, take a shower and sit down to work.  I've also found church to be a huge outlet as well as getting involved with community events (i.e. volunteering) to be very rewarding.  You have to make your life, it does not come to you.  Hang in there, this is a great job to have, don't give it up for that reason, you can really make the isolation a non-issue.  Best Wishes


don't join in the conversation if you sm
don't want to but don't censor others from doing so!
join the club
Age/arthritis? - see a doctor. Out of shape? - exercise. Here are some PT back exercises: http://www.nismat.org/orthocor/programs/lowback.html

Feel better!
joint/join
Ummmm - that was join, not joint.
If You Can't Beat Them Join Them

There's an old saying which says "If You Can't Beat Them Join Them"  I dunn think any of us can stop outsourcing and I dunnt feel there is any point crying over loss of income. So I have followed this ("If You Can't Beat Them Join Them") and I did't lose a dime as the companies outsourced big time. I have myself started taking 100% more work than before and am outsourcing them to individuals in India (the quality generally is good) who does the transcribing (obviously I get the work done at a much lower rate than what I myself get paid). By doing so my hourly rate works out even higher than anno's


VLM -Tried in the 60's to get transcriptionists to join a
union to no avail. Nurses at that time also were non-union - they decided to unionize as their pay and benefits were also abysmal at that point in time. Compare that to their income & benefits now compared to ours. The reply I received for not joining a union then was that the transcriptionists did not want to jeopordize patient care in case of a strike. Well,I agreed we played an integral part in patient care, albeit felt it was secondary compared to the role of nurses regarding patient care - who decided to risk going on strike and made the choice to unionize!!

I totally dropped out of transcription for 10 yrs, only to return and find that AAMT was the answer to our problems. Need I say more ?

As far as the scenario of striking in this day and age with no income, I imagine if I'd add up all the slow days, days without work, holiday periods without work, I could also survive a strike. Only difference being knowing I'd return to work with better benefits including help with health care coverage and increased pay, rather than decreased pay. Shoot - maybe even being recognized as a "Profession" instead of a typist - cognizant of our intelligence & knowledge!!

I don't know to this day if unionizing would have helped us back in the years when it was feasible, but still feel we couldn't have been any worse off than where we are today!

Trying to organize a union now I'll leave in the hands of my internet savvy young ones. How this could be accomplished in this day and age is now beyond my level of expertise!




You 2 should find each other and do lunch sometime! I'm too far away to join ya...nm
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Not sure on this but I think you pay to be listed with the BBB - (join a member) so many probably j
the money to do so. Search the archives or Google them. Otherwise unless they are offering some outragous pay over such as over .12 cpl, then I would not worry about it and go for it.
RadGuy, come join my family,

I'm sorry if I'm laughing about your relative but with 3 different religions in 2 sisters and my mom, I totally understand. 


The last time my BIL came to a family get together (he is a quasi-minister), he was talking about how we were all going to hell because we have never spoken in tongues.  My mom couldn't help it and a big gawk came out of her mouth.  All eyes were on her as she is not known to hold her tongue.  She looked him straight in the eye and said, "well, you know, what if you're wrong and I when I die I get to heaven and I'm having a good time, then you die and go to heaven....will you be just as excited on that day to see me as you are today?  I bet you'll be wishing you had gone to hell instead at the thought of spending eternity with ME!"


Food and beverages spewed over the entire table.


Each of my sister's sons  told me I was going to hell because #1 I wore shorts, #2 I cut my hair and #3 I wore makeup.  I sweetly told each of them I'd be the hottest looking chick in hell if that were the case   Now, I'm the "cool" aunt they all love to come to visit.  Lighten up and enjoy a little bit of witty banter!


Join a church? Seriously. I have a mom's group through the sm
church where we get together for lunch once a week amongst many other activities within our church. Fairly large church. Couldn't survive without it.
Did you see where they were asked to join churches?
How can they ignore a question like that? "Would you like to join our church?" Suppose they could just say no, which seems a little rude as to why not exactly. I can see her dilemma.
Have a friend who wants to join our group but
I forgot exactly what I did to get to chat in the first place. Can someone walk me through it so I can let them know? Thanks!
You could join a study group through sm
AHDI, but there is no radiology-specific CMT credential.  In fact, I took the test within the past year and there are hardly any rad-specific questions on it.
Hope California would join the two states
doing the protest soon!!!
Join the club on being confused. With turning us

things are charged, billed, or anything any more.


It just seems like they wanted me to work for nothing to clean up ASR reports.  It was pitiful what they wanted, considering what they needed me to clean up.  I could have typed it faster and better using my word expanders.


Maybe she should join Tatum O. on Dancing With the Stars. (sm)

The Desperate Housewives are always great, they get my vote.


i agree... Maybe I will join MENSA, just for the companionship
no shame in having a good IQ, when all the dust settles. Go for it MT!
Regarding AAMT, is it wise to join? Opinions please...

have been an MT for almost four years but have not joined as of yet.  Would like to hear pros and cons.  TIA.