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She has to be the dumbest person alive to have stayed

Posted By: Not me on 2006-06-14
In Reply to: Laura Bush. Not to start an argument, LOL, I really do. nm - KB

married to an alcoholic and drug user, and to have had children by him. She endangered the lives of those children. She is blind, says she never sees anything bad that the press reports. Maybe that is because they are sheltered and protected from any protesters so they can continue to think they are the king and queen of the world.


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not using expanders is one of the dumbest things I can think of..
and a company penalizing an employee for using one is even dumber than the misguided "rule."
Let them be alive and let them know help is on the way.
You never met a person who is working at a miserable job until you have met a coal miner. I grew up in a coal mining town with company houses, a company store, the "circle" (where the company bosses lived in their McMansions). These men came home and simply sat there, staring into space. Some drank too much beer, many actually. They made good money but I really do not think they felt well after 10 years in those mines as they never did anything but sleep and work and just sit there at the kitchen table or where ever their favorite place to sit was. I thought that they probably did not feel very well. Of course, this was back in the 1960s and 1970s. Maybe things have changed. Working conditions were very bad. I felt sorry for these men. They rarely talked much at all. Most seemed to end up with black lung.
Moderator still alive?
Indians wanting jobs on job seeker board too.
I can't think. I mean to finish: wish everyone there was alive and well and the tragedy was just
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Finding Your Friend Alive

It is very possible your friend is still alive, as they are still finding people alive every day and if he is still in the area, unfortunately there is not much in the way of any phones working in these hard hit areas, so it wouldn't surprise me if he is still alive.  Have you searched all of the Red Cross Shelter lists?  Everyone who is at a shelter has to have their names put on a list and there are new names being added everyday.


 


Let's keep the misogyny alive! Yeah!
And Eve got us kicked out of the Garden of Eden because she used her "feminine wiles" on Adam and he was older than her but couldn't make his own decisions because she FORCED him to eat the apple. Take it to the religion boards.
The patient lives with her parents, who are both alive and well.
I would hope they'd be alive. 
12 FOUND ALIVE - THE MIRACLE DID HAPPEN.
 
Sorry, I think you're all wrong. This is the sexiest man alive...!
http://newwoman.ru/pic24/antonio_sabato.jpg

Antonio!
POLL: Sexiest Male Celebrity Alive?
I still go for Tom Cruise everytime! I know, he's weird, but I simply can't help it!
Open your eyes. Poverty is very much alive in our own country.

in the old days, most animals raised for consumption at least got a life while they were alive.
not anymore.

Not only are they treated with unbelieveable barbarity, the producers are destroying irreplaceable GOVERNMENT (meaning, it's OURS) owned forests and range for feed - more and more each year...not to mention the absolute filth rampant in the industry - they have them so crowded and unclean that it's a wonder MORE e.coli and other diseases aren't pandemic.

Go visit a slaughter house - any slaughter house. Yep, it's not that hard to give up meat. It is totally unnecessary in anybody's diet.

I have to admit though, when the neighbors are barbecuing a slab of pork, my mouth waters and my brain goes into DESIRE!!!
Yes, it eats the brain and body alive trying to get back to your lines that you did on the old
platforms. After while you just disintegrate in a little heap.
Numerology, astrology, elvis is alive, space aliens:
Stuff made up by not-too-bright people with too much time on their hands.
Why I stayed
Because I believed the BS/lies/contradictions until I was literally choking on them. I don't have people like that around me.

Dano, you're right about a good MT having options. So keep that good advice coming and thank you! I was so into the psychological abuse, I lost sight of that fact.

I'm sure you've heard of the battered wife syndrome. It happens gradually, not overnight. Well...I guess there's such a thing as battered MT syndrome. Hopefully, this site will put an end to it.

I'm not a war monger. Just trying to help MTs make an informed decision based on the facts of what happened to me and not to be as stupid as I was to buy into all of it. I don't have an axe to grind either. She's the loser. She can do whatever she wants now. I don't work for her!

Here's something for everyone to chuckle about. The coordinator told me I was greedy. Not productive, not fast, not you know your stuff, not you work smart, but greedy! I'm LOL now, but I was speechless then. Don't any of you tell me that was her euphemism for productive. My production went into the toilet after that. That is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God. Have a great evening!


why, then, have you stayed for

Why would ANYONE with half a brain stay somewhere so terrible for 9 years?


Can you not find another job? What's the deal? I wanna know!


There's no way I would have stayed...
After being treated like that. The first time I don't get paid on time, bye bye! The doctors don't work for free, and I don't either.
I work for the person. I know. Very excellent person, personally and business-sense.
It is an INSULT to have QA hovering over seasoned MTs who know what they are doing. She trusts her MTs and again if there are questions there is one person, a trainer, who can answer them via phone, e-mail or instant message or you can send the whole report to them if you choose.
guess she is alive and kicking, quite hard at that! how is it we follow her books so religiously??
she designs MT pretty much as it is today, then blows it off as not cost-effective etc etc?
Will be a nurse-practitioner...but I'll keep my MTSO as long as it stays alive...
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I improved on it after a while, but then stayed the same.
When I first started on VR I had a really hard time because we don't have an expander on our program. I was so accustomed to typing shortcuts that I typed them when I was editing and ended up having to edit my editing.  But I've been doing it for a few months now and got used to the program, and my line production picked up a little.  I'll never be able to double or even get 60% to 70% above my usual typing rate though because I can produce a lot with typing (about 1600 lines a day).  I haven't heard of anyone producing 3200 lines a day when 100% editing. It would be different if it was like QA editing and just filling in the blanks, but sometimes this takes longer to do this than it does to type it.
The fact that you have stayed with them
for so long amazes me. You must be a saint! Good luck to you. I hope you find what you are looking for.
i stayed for 10 years...
Until I started experiencing the same problems that everyone  complains about on this board... low work, no work, constant account switches, mysterious messages from corporate about new pay plans, etc., then I was out the door. I have more  respect for myself than to put up with that!
I think I stayed with it too long, too. Unfortunately, (sm)
most other jobs don't really suit my personality. I like transription cuz I don't have to deal directly with people that much. I'm not much of a people-person. I would HATE a front-office job! I'm concerned that MT may be dying out (mainly due to greed & dishonesty in the industry, not to mention in the Healthcare industry). I looked into court-reporting, but I think it's too late for that. Shoulda' done it 30 years ago while I still lived for free with mom & dad, and could go to school full-time! Getting a degree at night school is brutal. I have a friend who started working on getting her Master's back in the late 1960's, while working full-time. She's still working on it, and still going to school. Still isn't there yet, and she'll be retirement age in 3 more years!

Nope, I stupidly allowed myself to get stuck in a dead-end profession, that now shows signs of passing on, itself. So I figure I'll just ride it out to the end, and after that, so on public assistance and live in a cardboard box on the sidewalk somewhere. Either that, or go on the "Smith & Wesson Retirement Plan". hee!
No, stayed at hotel right near it, though.
Most of the places in M. Beach offer a package deal such as the one you describe. We have stayed at Compass Cove and Caravelle and both offered family value packages that include the suite, buffet breakfast daily, and tickets to local attractions. We are going back to Compass Cove this year, in fact. Both Caravelle and Compass Cove also renovated over the last year. Have you checked sites like Travelocity? Sometimes they have customer reviews that can be very helpful. Are you taking children? If so, I would recommend Compass Cove or Caravelle, either one. However, Monterey looks like a very nice place from the outside, at least!

Hope you have fun! :) When are you planning to go? We usually go towards the end of August. Rates are even better then. ;)
Thanks, I've done that too, stayed
in motels that had internet service, in fact many of them don't charge, although recently I had to pay 10 bucks a day for it. I was just wondering about the Spring broadband card that you can put in your computer and use where there is Sprint service and if anybody has used it up and down the interstate system, not just in major cities.
yep, 2 different companies, stayed with 1 - sm
quit the other eventually they had gone from being pretty good to pretty bad and I was not able to meet production (the ESLs were really, really bad) and I "left" at mutual agreement; like the platform and all but rarely got good dictators. As for the other company, I quit due to being stretched too thin, then went back to them when things did not work out with my "new" job (had 3 at the time). Always leaving on good terms helps, work notice, etc. then approach and asked if you can come back as things are not working out for you and you liked working for them, etc. Good luck.
Point was is the person willing to make up for the slack of the person who types 1 job when there is

if that is all they WANT to type.   Is the person who wants to be a supervisor willing to make up for those people?


You have crap supervisors, editors and mts in the business like you have good ones.   Sadly, the really good ones of all of them are few and far between. 


Uh, probably for the same reasons YOU stayed for 10 years? nm
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I recently stayed at the Flamingo (sm)
it was very nice - they have a beautiful pool area, really tropical.  In fact, there was a wedding there when we were there and I noticed how nice it was.  If you sign up for their "card" they will give you a better rate. 
Just stayed at Drury, they allow pets.
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also use a KVM switch but stayed wired
for security reasons, and ..

I don't want kids to have internet their rooms. Mean mama that I am. LOL

:P
Maybe you are just uptight about one night stands? You should have stayed to the end.
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I wore a Spanish mantilla - it stayed out of the way and was still fun.

We stayed at the CalNeva at Stateline last month
and there was no way I could have worked - had my laptop and wondered if I should try to set up but gave up.  They must have had dial-up but electrical outlets were pathetic, lighting was horrible and noise from room beside us was horrible and room above us was horrible - I finally realize it was a 'fun' hotel and not a travelers hotel - and not one that was set up for business people.  Glad you had great experience though!!  Oh - and only 10 channels on the television - they obviously wanted everyone down stairs in the casino spending money!!
Atkins Diet - Has anyone stayed on this program for the long run?
I've tried it a couple of times, did well, lost weight, but never really got going with the maintenance program.  Has anyone done so?  If so, I would appreciate any advice, hints, etc.  Thanks!!
Had pay cut in half, stayed because of "Loyalty", big mistake. Pay went up 1/2 c, still waitin
:P
Maybe she should have stayed in America where Americans look for drunken teens everyday.
If you go to a foreign country, you are under their laws and their policing.  If you don't like it, DON'T TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY!  In the meantime, TEXAS TEAM IS SEARCHING IN ARUBA WITH PERMISSION AND ARE VERY HAPPY WITH COOPERATION FROM ARUBAN GOVERNMENT!  
Great city; I stayed in Dunlaoghaire (sp?) and visited Dublin. nm
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Stayed at Vistana time share resort and it was EXCELLENT 5-6 years ago.
I don't know what kind of prices you are going to get at the height of the season but phone Vistana and see what a weekly rate is. They do have shuttle service and lots of activities within the resort itself. There are lots of time shares that have been built since then so check into time share rental. Vistana had two bedrooms and sleeping room in the living area plus kitchen. Whirlpool bath in master. Tennis, swimming, etc. Great place to stay, highly recommend.

PS: I went in the late summer and price for a week was approximately $700.
Quit after 2 years. If I wanted to work 8 hours a day, I would have stayed in the hospital. Seemed
to be working all day long just to make a decent living.  Although, I wanted to be home with my kids until the baby was at least 5, had to breakdown and return to working outside the home, to make ends meet. Just to stressfull trying to make a good living with the rates they are paying now. 
When you have a QA person that is picky and another QA person that is very lenient where does that
leave the MTs because some are getting a lenient reviewer and others are getting one that picks at everything. How do you reconcile that issue with the difference in QA mentality. Some people make out well and the other people could be just as good but dont. I wonder about that.
The person MTSO pays is the person who
dsf
One person's "custom" is another person's
"house arrest". I'd never go to the Middle East because of how they treat women. I don't agree with their laws or "justice" system. For example, the woman who was gang raped as punishment for the actions of her 12-year-old brother, a boy who wasn't even an adult. How's that for a "custom"? Let's not forget bride burning. Burqas.

Besides, foreigners don't follow our "customs" when they come to this country. Half of them don't even bother learning English. Instead, we're expected to pay for healthcare and foodstamps for illegals and print everything in Spanish.

I won't be oppressed or treated as a second class citizen, and I wouldn't treat others like that either. A "custom" is more like putting up a Christmas tree, not being abused based on your gender.
i'm sure it will vary from person to person.
I recently did the same thing and am loving it! The freedom from time clocks, the better company, make losing the benefits well worth it to me. You need to set up a plan to have $ set aside for taxes though. I should have done this years ago!
Wrong person. I'm not the person you were
any money.  You have a sucky attitude, a "poor me" attitude.  Get off your lazy whiny a$$ and work instead of complaining and you will make money.  I have one account at 10.5 cpl, two at 14 cpl and one at 15 cpl.  I make a lot of money, even on the 10.5 cpl.  But I'm not sitting around whining either.  And I didn't whine when I made $6 an hour.
Stayed "because of the kids?" I say "leave because of the kids"
You're in no position to buy right now. Keep saving, keep paying down your bills, and for heaven's sake get rid of that dead weight of a BF you're living with. You can do better.
I stayed for many reasons and while those reasons have changed - sm

I loved MT because I was good at it and it came naturally to me.  Typing, language, etc.  The perks of working from home and being able to raise my family were a huge plus.  I stayed because in the hayday of MT you could make really good money really fast (2500 lpd @ $0.15 cpl). 


I stayed while my children were young and I could be available for them.  I stayed so I could return to school and have that flexible schedule to juggle everything once the kids grew  older.  I stayed full-time and cut school back to half time so I could take care of my ailing parents and inlaws when the time arose.   


I continue to stay because I still need to finish school (3 semesters to go) and unfortunately my DH is ill and needs someone to care for him now.  I stay because it is convenient, but I do not plan to stay forever. 


I sure miss the big money days, but what money I make now is sufficient enough to pay my bills.  It is a means to an end so to speak and it has been a godsend along the way.  But I in no way plan to stay at it forever.  It served and continues to serve a purpose, but it is no longer what I "love" to do. 


The one person I know who his doing VR....
isn't filling in words, she's having to reconfigure and restructure to the entire report, to the point it would be much easier and faster to just transcribe it.  And over several months' time, it hasn't gotten one iota better.  I'll believe the "fill in the word" editing when I see it.
like the person below said------

no friend of medical transcriptionists for one thing


and when I met her my only thought was well that must have been


the personification of Marian the Librarian.


I would have thought she'd have retired to a garden pruning weeds by now and gotten her extremism out of our lives.  But no such luck.


This person cannot
do anything unless he has a document that was signed by your daughter indicating that he loaned her money using the motorcycle as collateral.  To get this person to leave you alone, you may want to have an attorney give this person a call to pose this question (regarding signed doc).  I have had a situation occur, not necessarily like yours, but I needed an attorney to write a letter in order to cease the situation and the attorney only charged my $50.  The letter took care of the problem.