MY posts were sarcasm. Don't blame me for every single post.
Posted By: whatever on 2005-08-31
In Reply to: Sarcasm and hatred are 2 different things - Backpedal all you want
Nobody even knows what you're talking about with hatred. I don't see any hateful posts here.
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You bet! I can't blame you one bit for being upset. I read your post
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Well, if its about the post below where the single mom got shafted on a job,
yes, its a darn shame. Horrible thing to happen. But, she is a single mom and all the more reason NEXT time to be darn sure that doesn't happen again. Something must have gone wrong with the typing part of the test - I think I read that? yes, they said she didn't pass the test, so while the whole thing is a huge mess and a huge shame, the company also shouldn't be obligated to hire her just because she's a single mom. Though I don't think the original poster was saying that either - it just got twisted into that by some of our usual sweeties! And as has been said, on the bright side, the company sounds like a screwed-up mess, so she is better off. Praying she gets her old job back. I've gone back with my tail between my legs MANY a time...I'm sure lots of us have, right?
Who's Laurie? The single mom post was mine
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I would sue and post their names on every single board on the Internet.
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Yes she did play the single mother card. Reread the last line of her post... (sm)
the one that says, "She has really messed things up for this single mother."
Now substitute the phrase "single mother" for "black person", so the sentence would read: "She has really messed things up for this black person."
Now tell me you wouldn't believe somebody was playing the race card if they wrote that? It's the same with the "single mother" crap. The difference is that a person can't choose what race they belong to, but a single mother DOES have a choice. They can choose to:
A) Keep their legs closed.
B) Use multiple forms of birth control simultaneously to avoid getting pregnant.
C) Get sterilized.
D) Be more selective about who they sleep with.
or
E) All of the above.
So, it's not a matter of interpretation; she was playing the "single mother card" the same way some people get accused of playing the "race card". A pity party is a pity party, no matter who it's coming from.
Probably because she posts, you post, she then
posts, then you post. Are we missing something here??? Get a life, oh negativity spewing poster! 
I wish we could 'edit' our posts, even after we post them...sorry, it is 6:30 a.m.
I see a few errors, but you get the general idea...
Thank you, ladies, and have a nice morning.
Why do you remember who posts what and when? Why would you go and look up her old post? AND...
Most importantly, why do you care?
Had you read my post you would see that I knew someone would say that. When all the posts are about
it gets kind of old. There is no way to skip them because all of them are them! If I ignored the posts, the whole MT Stars would be ignored! Can you comprehend that?
(above post got cut off, meant to say read posts above this one
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Actually, I've seen Anon post negatively about other posts regarding SS.
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Oh he reads this board alright. I used to post my e-mail in my posts.
I use to post on the offshore board a lot. He took the liberty of writing me and telling me his opinion several times. I finally just blocked his e-mail. He reads here.
1) Plenty of positive posts. 2) QA post was not a Simple Question; you know that.
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Answer to all recent posts . . . sm . . . and my own summarization of reasons as to the first post -
To the poster accusing me of lying (SEE MESSAGE):
I am not. However, I have to mention that I have been working at least 20 hours of OT a pay period. My end amount for the month before taxes is about $2200 (give or take a few hundred depending on how much OT I can work).
Thus, I take home from that about $850 per pay check. That is $1700 a month of take home pay. Like I said in my first post, my husband is able to bring home some money. So with his help, our monthly income is about $1900 after taxes and benefits.
Below is the list of our expenses in a month. Obviously, we are not living comfortably and are pinching ever penny we have, but we are still making it.
House - $1350/mo
Phone Bill - $80/mo
Electric - $125/mo
Heat - $110/mo
Diapers - $40/mo
Gas - $50/mo
Food - $140/mo
Total - $1895/mo
I know the food amount seems low, but we grew all our own vegetables during the summer and have a connection with relatives on farms for eggs, chicken, and beef. We have made an effort to keep our bills as low as possible.
Next poster (My Take):
Yes, $11.50/hr is very low. However, if I were to go outside the home with my education, I wouldn't be able to find a job at more than maybe $16.00/hr. Yes that is quite a bit more than $11.50/hr, however, that does not include the $$$ that I would be having to pay to put my son into day care and does not include the $$$ that I would be spending on gas (would have to travel about 100 miles a day to find a job that pays that much). All that added up, ends up making my horrible pay of $11.50/hr equal to or greater than the $16.00/hr pay. I do not consider myself to be working for peanuts. I could make more if I wanted, but I chose to have family benefits, an employee status, and produce work that I can be proud of (not that I am saying those of you making more money than I aren't producing good work, I just know if I rush too much, I tend to miss things that I wouldn't had I slowed down and took my time). In the position I am at right now, I can easily make $24/hr, but because I tend to make more mistakes at this pace, I choose to slow down and send out great work. I wouldn't want my medical record to be incorrect. I completely understand that there aren't many, who would like to be in my situation, I am just trying to show people that you actually can live off of lower pay, whether you want to admit it or not. I do know that where you live makes a big difference, but if I have to chose between a roof over my family's head and food on the table versus living in a certain area, you better believe I will chose my family.
Next Poster (Hawaii MT):
Hawaii is a much more expensive place to live. I don't think I could be an MT and live there due to that fact. However, I wouldn't put myself in that situation. Your post is correct, I don't think you could live off of $11.50/hr down there, which is why if that was all I was bringing in, I would have to move. Better to be miserable and support my family than be happy but not have a house or food to eat. IMHO. In regards to clothes, I am lucky because I have my sister, who gives me the stuff she doesn't want any more. I haven't bought one article of clothing for myself in 5 years now. In reference to your next post about moving and then moving back, that is was your decision to put yourself in that situation of living in a more expensive area. Thus if you aren't making enough to survive, isn't it your fault then? Why complain about the industry? Granted, I am not sure if you are one to be complaining, but just my thoughts.
Next Poster (MTT):
I never said I was doing well off of $11.50/hr. In fact, I am not doing well at all, just getting buy, but I am able to make it, so that is why I am happy. I can't believe you make almost as much as a nurse. You must be awesome. Nurses in my area make $35/hr minimum. I do, however, agree that the lack of pay raises in this industry is frustrating. The more experience I have, the less my pay seems to be. I went from making almost $14/hr with a local hospital to $11.50/hr with an MTSO, but didn't have a choice, so made it work.
Next Poster (MT):
I know you can't live in California or New York on my wages. However, if I were living in those areas and making what I make, I would be working 2 to 3 jobs if I felt I absolutely had to continue to live in those areas. I doubt I would do that though. I would much rather live a more comfortable lifestyle somewhere that is less expensive.
Next Poster (thought about moving?):
My thoughts exactly. For those complaining about their wages and the cost of living being so much, I don't understand why they complain, when there are other options. JMHO.
Next Poster (50 miles inland):
Florida is cheaper than California, as well as a lot of the southern and east coasts.
Next Poster (income):
My rent went from $500/mo 3 years ago to $1350/mo once I bought a house. This was my choice, but I know what it is like to feel a shock from rising payments. I have adjusted to this though, and actually since our payments have gone up, our income has gone down by over half of what it used to be. Not much fun, but the whole point of my original post was to let people know that it still can be done, just that sometimes drastic measures have to be taken. I don't know of many who can get their income to go up, so instead of complaining about how low it is all the time, why not do something about the extra expenses you do have?
Next Poster (I would be happy at $25/hr too):
If you can't afford to live off of what you are making and you live in a high cost area, then what I meant by reevaluate your lifestyle might actually be that if you want to continue as an MT because of all the other perks, you might have to sacrifice and move so that you can afford to live while working as an MT. That would be one way of reevaluating if you can't afford to live like you currently are on your pay. Personally, I wouldn't be moving. I would be finding a different job or getting more jobs. I like where I live.
The basic point of my post is that there is no point in complaining about how "little you make". If you don't make enough money to "survive", then you should be looking at either a new job, another job, or finding a place where you can "survive" off of what you currently make. There is no point in coming on these boards to complain about your "horrible pay or no raises" when you are making twice as much as a lot of people. Besdies with the economy right now, anyone with a job doesn't even have a right to complain IMHO. I know too many people laid off right now, who are struggling to keep their house. So to see people complaining about what they make when they have a job is not fair.
My whole point of my original post had nothing to do with how much I make (trust me, I am not proud of it, but it does pay the bills, so I am grateful for that). It had to do with the fact that you should be happy you have a job.
To those of you that said I was happy making $11.50/hr, the reason I am "happy" is because I can support my family. I don't like the amount and think it is quite low, but I am so happy right now just to have a job it isn't even funny. This is why I am happy with my $11.50/hr. Seriously, with the way the economy is, I would be happy as a peaches pie just to be making anything over minimum wage.
Also, I like being an MT and being able to work from home and be with my family. I think the fact that I am able to be home with my family everyday is well worth my lack in pay.
I do understand that we aren't getting paid what we should be and that the wages are continuing to go down, but that is happening everywhere. Just be happy you have a job. Seriously.
Any more comments . . . I am just trying to make those who are complaining realize how lucky they actually are to have a job and to be making as much as they do.
Posts are up for grabs. Private message is not. You would only post publicly to what, stir SM
something up? If you had an honest question, the proper thing to do would have been to ask the question privately. Otherwise, you look like you are trying to rile people up when you already know how everybody feels.
No need for sarcasm.
You had enough caps in your post to indicate that you were unhappy, to say the least.
I believe I also said that I'm sorry to hear about your financial difficulty. That would include whatever circumstances have contributed to that situation. I don't believe anything I've said could be construed as condeming you or your situation. My point remains the same. My Best wishes to you and your family that this year will be a good one for you in both in health and prosperity.
Maybe you should look up the definition of sarcasm. nm
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Oh, so the doc and her stole it. that's MUCH better (**sarcasm**)
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Hopefully your comment was sarcasm...
I think enough have died for U.S. lies...
LOL! Your sarcasm amuses me! :) nm
sounded like you were dripping with sarcasm nm
But that said. 
Sarcasm and hatred are 2 different things
That was NOT sarcasm
thank you for the sarcasm, obviously I meant dictate
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I think we were all kidding! Sarcasm - dark humor...
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Yeah, the support you got is beautiful (can you hear the sarcasm?) - sm
A lot of suspicious people here, as I said 14 days is a bit quick to establish another woman, not impossible of course, but just unlikely. I hope you get it all worked out to your satisfaction though.
I forgot to include my hint of sarcasm phrase! nm
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I suspect that unless you post like-minded sanitized goodie goodie posts,
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Just do a search and read the posts. There are plenty of posts about OSI on this board. nm.
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Don't blame QA!
If your quality is there, you don't need to worry. If you are worried about your quality, don't blame it on QA people. We are not "out to get you," just making sure that we send a quality product to our clients. That is our job. I have been in this business for 30 years. I try to help our MTs by giving them good feedback. It is insulting to me as a professional when an MT with poor quality whines about what QA "did to her." You should see some of the garbage I have to fix daily....Some reports take an hour or more to QA - just one job!! We have productivity quotas to meet, too, and this hurts us. This is why the poor-quality MTs are being gigged in their pay. If you are not a poor MT, no worries, right?
Don't blame QA
You go girl!! My thoughts exactly....
i don't blame you there
now if others will do the same, we could actually have good debates/venting sessions; I appreciate your answer
I don't blame you at all. We did the same
for my nephew and I will get a list of music alternatives from my sister and post for you.
Keep up the good fight!
can't really blame them 100% either
I've learned to take a more pragmatic view of the problem rather than blindly placing all the blame on the doctors themseves. Rather, I place the majority of the blame on the shoulders of the government and the insurance companies for driving up the costs not only to patients but to the providers. Practices have found that they've got to cut back somewhere. Some have turned to EMR, some are using voice recognition, and some have resorted to going the cheapest way possible, offshoring, to create the documentation REQUIRED by insurance companies and the government in the first place. Though we may debate the morality of sending American jobs overseas, they're not doing anything illegal.
The biggest problem I have with offshoring, as my friend once put so eloquently, is "I wouldn't want my medical records to go to some country we're going to be at war with in a few years." (thanks, AK!) We Americans are expected to abide by government-imposed HIPAA laws, but does that extend to offshore companies? They say they are HIPAA compliant, but who really knows? Which "government" agency watchdog do we have to protect our privacy in these other countries? Gee, we're having such a problem with identity theft, wonder why?
I've taken to asking any new physician that I go to who will be typing my medical record after this office visit. If they say they sending it to some really cheesy company in India or even refuse to tell me who, I walk. How many of you do the same thing?
Can't really blame them.
You are working for them actively IN their system.
I wouldn't bat an eye at it. I say kudos to the hospital for protecting patient information and upholding HIPAA appropriately.
I did not blame anything on anyone.
I simply stated a fact. Some MTs are incapable of making a successful transition to editing. I did not blame anything on anyone. Do I think that the measly pay rates offered by some companies for editing are fair? No. There are also companies that pay a reasonable, but not great, pay rate for editing.
I will reiterate what I said before. If you cannot make a living on what you make doing editing--then don't do it. Period. Bemoaning the fact you can't make decent money while your bills pile up accomplishes nothing.
So, you blame this on QA? How do you know
"Anonymous" and "Untouchable?"
Don't speak for me. You don't know me. I have always wanted to deal directly with the MTs. There are other QAs who agree with me, too. But we have been told in may meetings that just will not happen.
Of course, I would imagine the anal ones who should not have their QA jobs would not like to do that, because they could not back-up their corrections. But I stand behind mine. I would rather talk directly to the MTs -- lack of communication is good for nothing but misunderstandings and bitterness.
I am not out to get any MT. I will not make a change in your report unless it is an outright blatant medical terminology mistake or a formatting error.
Why are you so mean? You don't know me. I wouldn't be nasty to you. I have never done anything to you.
Bitterness is not good for anyone. Why don't you place your anger towards the QA who is giving you troubles? Turn that QA in. Keep doing it. If more MTs would speak up, then the ones who should not have jobs will be held accountable.
I know what you are talking about. I understand. I see it myself when I look at completed reports and I see what some QA are doing. It is wrong. But not all of us are the same way with our jobs. I have always tried to be professional and helpful to the MTs. I leave notes with info that they might need concerning the particular report, and even thank them for their hard work.
I am sorry you feel so hateful towards someone who never did a thing to you.
How can you blame the landscaper for
what the wind did? Any tree will uproot or break unless it is a palm tree if the wind is bad enough.
No blame placed on anyone. Surely you have
limits in your life, don't you? I would hope so. Those are the lines I have drawn. I have had to change accounts before and change employers before. I may have to again, who knows?
It doesn't cost me anything whether you take that as blaming MTs or not.
Not anywhere in that post did I blame MTs. I took responsibility for what I wanted to do and I am ALLOWED to make those decisions for myself. Perhaps you should do the same for you.
Enjoy your day!
Blame the names
on the 911 system. To help keep dispatchers from having to deal with sound alike names and sending emergency services to the wrong street the 911 center in most areas gets the final say so on whether a street name is okay or not.
When a small rural county I lived in went with the 911 system those of us who lived in the small cities had to rename some of the existing streets since there were streets in the rural areas of the county over 50 miles away with the same names.
I don't blame the merchants for doing that
actually, he said he didn't blame me..nm
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Who else would you blame this on? You did the work. SM
it didn't cut the mustard and you want to blame somebody else? You know, one report will not get you canned.
I do feel sorry for you, again.
Your management is to blame, not the MT.
Your management allows it to happen.
Talk to them.
It is isn't up to you nor me nor anyone else not in management to regulate who gets what work and when and how much.
you can't blame them for killing themselves to get here,
and adding further insult to injury, we put everything in their language. however, thanks to our system of welfare, too many US citizens refuse to work the hard labor jobs, so we "need" the illegals.
blame game..........sm
As for the *blame game* - most states and MOST judges don't care....they don't care if your spouse is caught in bed with people. Hopefully the OP's state is like that. Many states today are *no contest* states. If you want a divorce, you can get a divorce in most states with no contesting. If the OP's state is not like this - is not a *no contest* state, the OP needs to file for a divorce in another state, where the OP would need to get residency status in that particular state (using someone's address who you know real well).
I blame it on trying to remember too much sm
all the time. My brain goes on overload and then shorts out. LOL
I didn't blame her
If you read my post, you would know that I said I am guilty of that, not Misha. As I said, I was curious if that might have been the problem, because if a dog's nails are properly trimmed I have never seen this problem. That's not even saying that it doesn't happen, just that I personally have never seen it. If it is the case, however, should I blame the dog?
Take a look at who their parents are. Where's the blame now? nm
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I blame my employer...
...for taking another transcriptionist's word over mine regarding a situation involving only the two of us. I blame my employer for overlooking the fact that another Transcriptionist was 15 minutes late EVERY SINGLE DAY for five years, had temper tantrums at work (even the employer said she needed anger management classes), and antagonized the radiologists - and yet still, somehow, I was the "bad guy" and that employee was the golden child. I blame my supervisor for being IN THE SAME ROOM and witnessing the cold and cruel way the other transcriptionists treated me, when I had nothing but pleasant things to say to and about them, and still allowing the manager to "let me go" when it finally came down to a choice.
No, I didn't fit in. I don't lose my temper at work. I don't try to turn people against other employees. When there is a problem at work, I have the courage to address it and calmly try to work it out. I treat other people with respect and dignity.
You're absolutely right. I didn't fit in. But I should mention - I left there August 28, 2005, and they STILL have not filled my position, nor have they filled the position of another employee who left at the end of December 2005. What does that say about who "fits in" at that department?
Don't blame you - I refused also.
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I AGREE, if you put up with it, you are to blame but sm
If you put up with that for five years they probably think you have accepted them! That shouldn't go on for more than 3 months. Here is the serious deal though.. you have to pay well to get someone who takes pride in their work. Nine cents a line will get you someone good.
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