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My post was NOT NOT INSULTING. I just wanted to get some answers

Posted By: me on 2008-03-04
In Reply to: Only deleting insulting posts....not normal ones like - previous admin did

YES HE OR SHE IS ON A POWER TRIP if they keep deleting my questions. Why are THEY AFRAID to answer who owns this company. I will stick around until I get a satisfactory answer. I never said I HATED THIS SITE. Where did you get that from? I am not telling YOU how to post either. So again, ONLY WANT TO KNOW WHO OWNS THIS COMPANY. SIMPLE, SIMPLE QUESTION. NOT an insult.


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    Have to post this because I think its both funny AND insulting - sm

    This was posted on GURU.com - it's a job up for bidding.  But read carefully and look at all the EXPECTATIONS this person has .... for $20/audio hour.


     


    Description:
    I am looking for several Document Production Specialists to start ASAP.

    Requirements:

    *  At least two years of transcription experience
    *  Excellent spelling, grammar, punctuation
    *  Extensive vocabulary
    *  Medical, legal, and general business terminology
    *  Ability to research
    *  Excellent listening and comprehension skills
    *  Detail oriented
    *  Ability to follow simple instructions
    *  "Just do it" attitude
    *  Professional attitude, communication skills and work habits
    *  Express Scribe software and foot pedal
    *  Microsoft Word
    *  Committed to providing a quality work product

    Let me emphasize that this is not a simple typing job.  If you have
    fast and accurate typing skills, good, but that's not enough.  I have
    extremely high standards and you must be able to meet these high standards.   

    ***If you cannot complete one hour of transcription and provide a
    PERFECT transcript within 24 hours, please do not bid.*** 

    It is very important that you be able to work without advance notice
    and without distractions.  If you cannot do this, please do not bid.

    It is also very important that you be able to take the ball and run
    with it and not ask a lot of questions.  If you need a lot of
    hand-holding, please do not bid.    

    If you get frustrated easily and cannot handle challenging
    transcription work, DO NOT bid. 

    For those of you who want super-easy work for tons of money, DO NOT
    bid.

    I need for you to indicate your days and hours of availability.  These
    days and hours should NOT be flexible.  These should be the days and
    times that you are ALWAYS available to work.  You will be receiving jobs
    during these days and hours without advance notice and you are expected
    to do them, no excuses.

    Please don't ask me if work is available.  When work is available, I
    will send it to you during the days/hours you have specified.

    If you are a serious professional, confident about your abilities, take
    a great deal of pride in your work, and don't mind working for a fair
    but demanding boss, please bid PER AUDIO HOUR.  Keep in mind, however,
    that you will not be paid more than $20 per audio hour to start.


     


     


    I responded in a polite way, stating that I do not know of anyone that would take work on a MOMENT'S NOTICE, turn it around in 3-5 hours for the total cost of $20.  I got the nastiest response back .... "Well guess what?  I've had bids for $10 and $25.  So there." 


     


    What do you all think? 


    response to your insulting post on consulting

     Wanting to start out with a consultant is called being prepared and nothing to do with my capabiilty of handling a business.  both are very two different entitities. Its like operating any other business to get started.  If it was not true there would not be any consultants out there.  both of you might have started 20 years by the sounds of your posts and it sounds like you might have hit it lucky getting by without contracts.  I would rather be safe than sorry but more power to you.  I guess it makes you feel "superior."


    Please explain what was snippy, rude, arrogant, or insulting in her post.
    Sorry, but that's the attitude YOU put forward.  You're the one ranting about not being able to find quality MTs.  You use the same nickname and the same style as someone who posted the same topic a few days ago.  I think you knew that would incite a riot.  Maybe the MTs should start an MTSO bashing post and explain the real reason some MTSOs can't find decent MTs.  You reap what you sow.  If you're only offering newbie rates, you're only going to get newbie applicants.  Maybe it's YOU that is the reason you can't find quality MTs.
    If you get any answers, please post them

    Read her post above this. It answers your questions. sm
    However, it is HER board and she makes the rules. If you want respect, you have to give it first, and that would include not offending others by shortening up Jesus Christ to JC. As a Christian myself, I don't leave out the CHRIST in Christmas with an X. You know what they say....when in Rome....
    Not OP but wanted to post about rad. sm
    I work for Keystrokes on two different accounts. One is the best account ever, and I literally type 22-26 reports per hour. I have been on the same account for 4 years, use Shorthand religiously, sit and type straight through 6 hours 6 days a week (my choice). About a year ago, I got a bug in my bonnet and asked to change accounts. It was right as the new residents came in, and it seemed to be the worst group ever. I moved to another account, and my counts cut in half.

    So, I would recommend Keystrokes for radiology accounts but by the report and make sure that it is an account that either pays links or pays higher because it does not pay links.

    Please do not post job wanted ads. (NM)
    Goldbird
    Please do not post job-wanted ads. (nm)
    Goldbird
    Please do not post job-wanted ads. (SM)

    If you are looking for a job, we have a free Job Seekers board and a free resume bank available.  The job postings are very specific.  If you have questions about a job posting, please contact the company as directed.


    If you wish to ask about specific companies, please do so on the Company board.


    Goldbird


    I wanted to know if this was a legitimate post..sm
    because she recently worked for me and I would like to know which funeral home so that I may send flowers. Such a awful thing to happen. 
    Ok, I didnt post this, another JWA did. just wanted clarification.

    no flame here, no problem - just wanted to post information, how a person uses it is up to them...(n
    XX
    New. Wanted to put in a better card to support a game my 17yo DD wanted to play.
    x
    How insulting, I wonder which national he is with, SM
    I remember someone saying MQ's CEO called MTs "trained monkeys", but this article didn't specify which company.

    I'm not suprised by any of this BTW.
    That's an insulting offer for someone with experience. Please keep looking. nm
    s
    What a joke! Not only is that insulting, listening to that would put me right to

    SLEEP!


    It supposed to be so insulting to be called the "R" word.
    Only whites are accused of being racists but listen to some of the music you hear on MTV, listen to Jesse Jackson and AL Sharpton. Are they racists? Darned right they are! The only difference is that it's somehow become socially acceptable for them to be, but not for Caucasians. We're supposed to feel guilty for whatever is wrong in minority people's lives. Well, we're not. Life is what you make it. If your life sucks, whatever color or nationality you are, fix it or shut up about it.
    That is the most insulting, bigoted statement about homosexuals...
    I have ever seen on this board. How dare you cram your narrow-minded, hateful, ignorant garbage down our throats when we read your thread in good faith that you had a brain. Shame on you.
    Only deleting insulting posts....not normal ones like
    At least he's not on a power trip...yet. By the way...if you hate it soooooo much, why are you sticking around to post over and over and over how we shouldn't post?
    I just posted a response here and WHY was it deleted? It was not insulting
    I was just asking why everyone seems to be so unkind as this person does and just asked for moderators. The nasty posts should be deleted, not questions pertaining to that. Makes no sense to me.
    Anyone else offended or insulted to be offered 6-7 cpl? Or is it just me or finds this insulting.
    Is this how bad it is that now this is the going rate?? I get sick to my stomach just thinking about it. I need a career change.
    The should've just saved the stamp as it would have been less insulting to receive
    x
    Yeah, okay. Don't share your views and opinions. Just be insulting, that's helpful. SM
    You do realize that your profession is about more than just you.  We are all MTs.  What is going on in our profession affects us all.  It's not just about you or me.
    Way friggin' insulting!! Or getting a job at a higher rate & finding a newbie
    s
    Good choice. Appauling, insulting, and every other neg. MT word ya can think of. Holy Smokes. Grant
    the Serenity Prayer.
    wanted to try it but wanted to make sure
    nm
    Advice to YOU..1st learn to spell before insulting poster and trying to give advice...sm

    Should just post all their open positions in one post and only be allowed to post one of those a day
    nm
    Answers
    ESLs -- English second language dictators (foreigners who have difficult accents)

    Cherry picker -- Someone who choose only the best reports, best dictators, easiest work and refuses to do other work - therefore, leaving everyone else to do all the difficult dictators and bad reports. NOT FAIR. Cheats, jerks, lots of more names come to mind. LOL
    Answers ...
    First...to the one who posted that I did not answer...I HAVE BEEN WORKING!!! WORKING. Do you do that? Or do you just sit on these boards and whine?

    As to everyone else:

    I said I work PT for each of 2 companies. YOU are ASSUMING that what I type is what the PT requirements are. NOT!!!! What I'm typing in production is NOT the minimum requirements. I go WAY beyond. Those are averages. Some payperiods I don't hit those but 4 out of 5 payperiods I do.

    I work my 20 hours as an employee with Spheris and usually get my 7000 lines in that time...that is per week.

    With MQ, the payperiod is different. It is the 1st through the 15th and the 16th through the end of the month so I have slightly more days to get my work in.

    I'm an IC with MQ...I work whatever hours I want. My stipulation is that I produce 6000 lines per payperiod or more. I happen to do more. Great tiered incentive plan so I take advantage.

    For all you who are busy doing your math instead of typing, I average around 350-375 lines per hour. All-in-all, I'm typing about 45 hours a week, sometimes 50.

    I didn't start out that way with these 2 companies...I was already extremely fast but I had to work up on my accounts and learn my dictators, etc. I use word expanders, AutoCorrect, Shorthand, etc.

    YES, I have a life. My youngest son still lives at home (17 years old) and I'm a full-time student at the local university. I have a very full plate. Yes, I do other things as well ... I teach a free music class weekly at a local church (anyone who wants to learn to read music and/or play keyboard) and I teach a small literacy class every other week. I go out of town 1 weekend every month alone to help recouperate and get some extra studying done.

    I'm also a very ambitious person, don't like grass growing under my feet, and have a VERY specific goal in mind financially and I'm almost there.

    I could not have done this well when my children were small. I tried working at home then and I sacrificed both my children's time with me and my work so I went back inhouse until they grew up. I also got rid of my husband. He was more a child than my 2 boys and since he did not want to grow up and be a responsible adult, I moved him right out.

    I know a handful of MTs who are faster and better than I am at this -- they blow me away and I respect them deeply. Amazed by them. HOWEVER, JUST AS MUCH -- I am respectful of those who don't do as well but hang in there; I believe you can earn what you want out of this profession and you can be happy in it if you want to, but it IS up to you to find it. I happen to be very good at this. Believe me, there are plenty of things I couldn't do to save my life.

    When I work - I work hard. When I play - I play hard.

    Does that answer everyone's curiosity? LOL
    Answers
    I work for 2 companies, not one, and only one time can I remember running out of work at S; I don't remember running out at MQ. My accounts are very large hospital complexes. I do have secondary accounts and have trained on tertiary accounts though never worked on them. We are always asked, especially every weekend, to do overtime. Always. I just committed to overtime this weekend for both. ???

    I hate difficult reports. Mainly, it is a mindset to get through them. I try to think of it as a learning experience and a challenge that I am determined to learn so it won't slow me down as much next time. I look up old reports, I copy text for some really difficult reports as reference (no patient info, just selected text that is difficult). I have a few references, The Surgical Word Book by Tessier, a really nice Dorland's Medical Dictionary. I also have lots of websites I reference. I've done this 25 years though and have learned a great deal. Virtually anytime I leave a blank, it is because I cannot understand the dictator - not because of terminology I could not find.

    My quality - yes, I've not had below 99% at either company. Does NOT mean I don't make errors; means that on the reports that are QA'd for me that the errors that were counted were noncritical and were so little in number that I scored 99% or higher.

    ??

    thank you for the answers...

    No matter what I do, every national I have worked for, I end up running out of work.  As you, when the work is there and there are no difficult dictators (which is rare anymore) I can transcribe probably 1600 lines/minutes a day. 


    Right now today, which has been the norm the last couple of years, I am lucky to get 1000 lines/minutes in a day, only because of difficult/no work. 


    Also, I work on up to 5 accounts, and still run out. 


    Maybe it is a longevity thing, I am new so do not get the work?  Have you been long at this company so that you never run out of work? 


    What am I doing wrong?


    Answers
    I'm happy to give you any helpful information I can.

    Yes, I am a parent...two boys 17 and 20. Oldest is out on his own. I waited until my boys were both in their early and mid teens to go back to school. I could not have done it while they were very young. I know many young parents in school but for me, being a single parent, it was not possible.

    I had to make compromises with them. I remember the first semester I went back, I told them I would cook breakfast or dinner but not both-- they chose breakfast so I got up extra early every morning and cooked breakfast. Second semester they changed their minds. Hahaha They wanted DINNER cooked. Hahahaha They were excited for me the first semester; however, their enthusiasm waxed cold the second semester when they realized that if I was bringing home the books and studying and making top grades, they had no excuse not to do the same! Hahaha When they would gripe about social studies, I griped about world civiliation; when they griped about biology, I griped about chemistry, etc. Hahaha

    I attended my first semester with just 12 hours (full-time is 12+ hours) and then asked for academic clemency so that everything before my returning semester was wiped clean and I was starting over.

    I have attended full-time every semester since and went 2 years in the summer terms but they were tough.

    I knew I would eventually need to work from home to make it easier on myself and my boys while going to school. I started with one of my present employers (I work PT for 2 different companies) before starting school and while I was working FT as an inhouse hospital MT. After 6 months on my remote position, I quit the hospital job. I was making so much more money at home anyway that I didn't need to work FT. I signed up for my first semester of classes and have been at it ever since.

    Of course, classes were easy at first and it seemed all would be a breeze. After 2 full semesters, looking down the road I realized that I did not want to incur such great expense as my younger counterparts would in medical college. I was already reviewing how to pay for med school. I decided I would apply for a program through the med school in my state that pays for your medical education and in exchange you give your first 4 years to an underserved area in the state. That will pay for my tuition, books, lab fees, miscellaneous expenses educationally. I still have to purchase my insurance and pay for my living expenses. THAT was when I really decided to buckle down on work and save. I do NOT want to be a starving student in my early 40s! Hahaha So, I picked up with a 2nd PT remote MT position and save all of that income. I also increased my pay (production) with my first employer so that a large portion of it is saved as well. I need 4 years of living expenses in cash before starting next year. My parents and sisters are very supportive. After being in school my first year, my middle sister (I am the oldest of 3 girls) quit her job and is living off her savings while she pursues her Ph.D. in psychology!! Though I am going into emergency/trauma, we make jokes about my going into orthopedics and sharing an office with her, the psychologist, and calling our clinic "Head and Shoulders, Knees, and Toes"! HAHAHAHA

    I can say I have truly had prayers answered ... my family and their churches have all prayed consistently for me that I would have door of opportunity opened for me and they have been. I can see it in my job opportunities and educational opportunities. I also prayed to have the emotional capacity to handle the challenges I would face and God has seen fit to provide for me in that way. When I had first started praying about this change, I "asked" if this was the direction I was supposed to take. Then, I began praying with the mindset of "okay, I take it this is right", and then ended up being so absolutely positively sure that I said, "Okay, if this is NOT it, You are going to have to stop me because I'm doing this" and I've not found resistance yet! Trials sometimes yes, but always have found a way around it -- letting me know that I am in the right direction.

    There are so many advancing opportunities in medicine today; tomorrow will only hold more. Therapists, med techs, APNs, any of those fields are on the rise and will continue to be in high demand.

    Get an undergraduate bulletin from your local university. Even if you don't start full-time, like I did, try a course or two. Make a plan...make a study schedule..hahaha. Trust me, the real-life-don't-kid-yourself study schedule will help you more than anything! Fill out a FASFA and see what opportunities your U can offer you for financial aid.

    You'll NEVER feel like you wasted your time, energy, intellect, money on an education. Never.

    Let me know if I can help you in anyway. You can do this!!

    Where is ALS when we need answers
    Just wondering where your info comes from (since you seem so confident and say AAMT BOS is incorrect)?!?!
    thanks for all your answers
    I went with crepitance.  I guess if it's not acceptable, they will let me know.
    Some answers.
    Demographics: It's a field where, if the MD puts in the correct number, is wonderful. Everything autopopulates by itself. You just have to check it to be sure it's correct (correct admission, patient, etc.). Then you just get out of it in one keystroke.

    If it does not autopopulate, you have to do a search, either by patient name or number (if dictated). If you have high-speed connection, this just takes a second. BUT, you run into problems if the patient's name is unclear, not spelled, or other things that come up. Also, some patients have multiple admissions and you have to decipher which is correct. Like everything else in MT world, this can slow you down at first, but it gets better later. But I must admit... there are days...

    Change: I was a basket case for months before switching over. They kept pushing back my start date, so that made it worse. It was not worth the worry, though. It is pretty easy to learn, but again, takes a little time to become second nature.

    I've always used the built-in expander, so I can't really compare it to Smartype. I did use PRD way back, and loved it. But this is just your basic expander. The expander is also where you save your "normals" and no, unfortunately you cannot transfer them into DQS. But IMO, the expander is just fine, but I'm sure that's because it's all I've ever used and probably you'll get some different opinions here. But be sure you can't transfer it. I thought I read somewhere that you can.

    The text field is easy to maneuver and has some pretty nifty features.

    I am also the sole supporter of my family and I did have to work longer at first to make my personal quota. I'm basically up to what I was doing on the old platform, but I did not exceed my previous production. I'm assuming it's because of the demo field and the fact I used to get paid for those characters.

    I think the majority of MTs who switch to this platform like it and find is easy to learn. However, it is also true that we all stress like mad beforehand!!

    Good luck! :o)
    a few answers

    No, you don't need a regular modem/phone line if you have wireless internet and are only going to be working on DQS.  No, you don't have to rent their computer.  Just tell tell them you don't feel comfortable using or renting their computer and that you will be sending it back.  You don't need to explain working for other clients, etc.  Tech support will help you get DQS installed on your computer through the internet.  DQS looks intimidating by the manual, but the manual is extremely detailed and there mostly to help you in case you forget something later on.  DQS is fairly easy to learn and use, so don't worry.


     


    Looking for answers

    Can someone with a Lanier LX230 help me out?  I have the quick reference card to program the machine but I need the instruction manual.  Does anyone have this?  Is it small enough to fax me a copy?  I would like to see if this thing is working or not but I don't know how to hook it up.


    Thank you so much


    Tabatha in Charleston, SC


    Answers.
    I am 52. I have been a Transcriptionist for 10 years. I actually was an RN and decided that I pretty much just wanted to be at home. I got tired of being an RN. The hours got to me. Now I can make my own schedule and do things when I would like to do them. It just worked out great for me.
    Answers

    First thing - DON'T MOVE, let him move. 

    Can't he owns this house I live in. I have to do the moving. That is why I want to buy. Sick of putting time, energy and money into something and having it taken, so to speak.

    Second thing - WAIT FOR THE FT JOB.

    One parttime I work for now is with the hospital. They are 1 1/2 hours away from me. I go in once a month for meetings. I work from home with them. I do not need daycare. They just opened a specialty clinic and this full time position is not promised of course, but I have a good chance.

    Third thing - Be getting that child support coming in.


    Going to court over child support or placement of the kids is not additional stress I need right now. If we can work it out ..out of court we will. If he starts having fits, I told him I will be in that courthouse so fast his head will spin.


    And, a 2 bedroom is not an option. Must be a 3 bedroom. I would need to have my own room to do my typing if anything. With a 1 and 2 year old, typing in the living room will not work and I will not even try it. Thank you for your post.


    Answers for you....sm

    1.  Usually yes they can, but there wouldn't be any real reason to do this  unless you're one of the people that downloads work and sits on it for several hours without returning it, and don't answer the phone if someone calls looking for the reports you have.


    2.  There are at times ISP or phone line connection disruptions (depending on how you obtain your work) so you shouldn't assume that it's the company kicking you off on purpose, especially claiming that they want the work to go to certain people without having facts to prove this.  I'm not going to say that it can't happen but if you believe this to be true then keep a log of how much you lose your connections and whether or not you get any of the reports you had previously downloaded back when you reconnect, and take it to the higher powers in the company if  you're confident that you smell a rat so to speak.


    Answers 4-U, not OP though

    Hi -


    My husband is Bipolar and we've been married 15 years.  The only times he gets really manicky or depressed is when his medications have been changed or when he doesn't take them regularly (not often).  Once he was at a meeting for a week and by the time he got back (he was out of state and didn't pack his meds) he was in a phase of increased mania and "off".  Please remember Bipolar is a real "medical" problem affecting brain chemistry and be supportive of your friend.  If you are close enough friends for her to reveal her Bipolar, you should be close enough to tell her you'll help her through this. You should feel comfortable voicing your concerns to her about the safety of your children.  You should also be firm and insistent (but not pushy or rude) that she should see her Psychiatrist or MD regarding her meds, as she obviously recognizes she is "not making any sense".  A simple med change may be in order.  Sometimes Bipolar people don't think they have a problem (especially when they are in the manic phase and are "invinceable") and will refuse to take their meds because there is nothing wrong with them.  Since she obviously knows she is not making any sense, she should be open to discussion and maybe your support is what she needs.  Bipolar is a terrible burden to those who carry it, because they cannot fix it and it involves medications for the rest of their lives.  However, Bipolar people can be extremely successful in whatever they do, as long as their meds are working and they are taking them as prescribed. I hope this helps answer your questions. 


    answers

    ok.  I don't have to look up patient information.  I do have to look up physicians if they are cc'd on report, names not addresses.  work 2 main accounts.  work 5 other accounts as a backup.  been an MT over 15 years, at this job 6 months.  was not looking for a job but got "head-hunted" and switched.  employee.  took 2 weeks to get to speed.  not sure what you mean by platform.  worktype I like best is ops, but I do H&Ps, discharges, consults, etc. etc.  no radiology.  acute only.  line rate .09.  type whatever comes. 


    the point I'm trying to make with this is that no matter what you type, you can use your shortcuts to the max.  I think most people have never had anyone show them how to make shortcuts that will work for them. 


    answers
    sorry, but i don't know what a proxy is. Using IE, and same on both machines -- with qvc switch to toggle between...
    PLEASE I NEED ANSWERS!!
    I have been offered employment by this company called Entente Health Care. They are a software company that is into transcription. Has anyone ever heard anything about them or had any experiences, good or bad with them?  I am new to this forum so I am not sure if this is the right place to be asking a question like this.  Please I really need feedback, because so far from what I have seen I don't think they have thier act very together, but then I could be wrong.
    Many thanks for the answers (nm)

    Many thanks!


    answers
    I cannot remember the whole story about Jill and Katherine as I do not watch it every day. My grandma could tell you. I will ask her later about it. Somehow she found it out though I just do not remember details. As far as the baby it is biologically Victor's but Brad has raised the girl. For a while there was a fight so to speak as Ashley would take her to Victor's to ride horses and such but now that I have been watching it I see they have calmed down on the fighting on that issue.
    Maybe some answers?
    If you type up "pled" in Merriam-Webster's, it takes you right to "plead." Pled is really not a word, but has become acceptable in America.

    As far as "went missing," from what I can find, it's an acceptable phrase used in England. I got this info from: http://crofsblogs.typepad.com/english/2005/08/went_missing.html.

    The one that always drove me batty was "an historic event." What's with the "an," since "H" was not a vowel the last I checked. Anyhow, I answered my own question if you would like to check it out: http://www.jimloy.com/language/historic.htm

    In short, it sounds like these newscasters are trying to sound like they're from jolly old England, as this is where all these phrases originated. Have a good one!
    Thanks for all the answers!
    I recently started working for some local docs. My best friend told me that she would rather me do her reports than anyone else. I was checking a patient list one day and noticed a family member name on it, so I thought I would see what everyone else thought
    THANKS TO ALL ANSWERS
    THANKS ALL!
    Answers

    1)  He does not hold any taxes.


    2)  NO benefits.


    3)  Same salary regardless, but I do transcribe everday of the week except Saturday. 


    Thanks - It helps to get some input from you'll. I feel totally embrassed to ask for a raise.