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That explains a great deal. Thanks for the heads up.

Posted By: -Me on 2007-12-18
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I unsure what the rambling incoherence was due to, but that makes more sense than just her being off her meds or something.


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    Stay where you are - it is a great deal. sm
    You may see other line rates posted here, but with little to no work and other variables. You have a great company - be happy and keep on transcribing!

    Best of luck to you and keep it up!
    I do ESLs a very great deal sm
    The job I just dumped was about 80% ESLs. Some were barely accented at all, some were fairly accented and a little challenging the first couple of times, and then there were those that absolutely incomprehensible. Honestly, after about 2 months, many of the incomprehensibles moves to the a little bit challenging category. At the end, I had one I simple could not do, not yet, but I had only had about 6 of his reports. I had one where I did fairly well and he never complained about his reports. One who complained constantly and bitterly called the office to compliment a very long report that had been done to complete satisfaction. The cardiologist who had been the bane of my existence became extremely easy for me, and I don't know cardiology all that well.

    What I am going to tell you is, no I don't think that those who cannot speak English properly should be allowed to practice. The question is, how does one set that standard? When comes to MT, I am convinced that some of us have "the ear" for ESLs and that many of us do not. Even amongst those with "the ear" certain accents are still very difficult. One might be able to do Spanish speakers and East Indians well, but have trouble with Asians. Even a good "ear" is not perfect and 100% flexible.

    I also believe that more and more it will be ESLs that are physically transcribed and that many of the native English speakers will go to speech recognition. This means, if you stay in this business and refuse to edit SR (I am currently one of these, but I think that will change), ESLs will compromise most of the work one sees. On the other hand, if one has a very good "ear" all of this will be fine and I am quite sure that when that time comes, the line rates for transcribing ESLs will be out of sight, relatively speaking.

    By the way, ask an Englishman what language an American speaks and he will tell you "American." I am not sure who said it, perhaps FDR...We (Americans and the English) are one people divided by a common language.
    Yes, this is true, the posters are given a great deal
    of freedom of speech on this forum, expecially on the 'Politics Board'.


    Hey, out of curiosity what kind did you get. I bought a E1505 laptop on there. Great Deal


    I just bought a pair of Able Planet (Lynx) NC Headphones I'll give you a great deal on! SM
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    If you'd like to contact me, I'll give you an offer you can't refuse!
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    IV Fluids:
    Anesthesia:
    etc.

    It probably is comparable to 9 cpl with a larger font.

    Good luck in whatever you decide.


    Good Luck!
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    x
    Wow this explains it ....
    I was hired by a very nice woman a while ago who has great accounts. I had to also sign a non-compete form. I had no clue exactly why they would ask me to do that and asked them to explain exactly what this clause meant. They explained it and I was left with my mouth hanging open that somebody would really do something as low as stealing an account from somebody who was willing to give you a chance. After reading these other posts "WoW" I had no idea some people were really that low and greedy. But like one poster said, "What goes around comes around." I would not even want to work for somebody so unethical !!! It goes to show how trustworthy that person really is.
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    LOL...
    thank you - that explains a lot
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    Wow! That certainly explains some things..
    x
    Hmm, guess that explains
    why Hollywood is so wacky.
    I think you're right, that explains it! lol :)
    x
    well i guess that explains it
    People come on here saying they make upwards of 50k a year but never say how they do it. I suppose they are IC and work all the dang time. I'll take my peanuts and benefits and enjoy my time with my family :D
    That explains ALL your childish behavior.
    .
    Completely different state, so that explains it!
    There is often no work, and lots of posts in the archives about people who have gone there and had no work at all. We are not talking about the same place. I didn't think so. Its a shame. It would be nice for those I know who work there if there was lots of work. Funny that both with the same name don't pay for spaces.
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    See the Shorthand Commands forum for instructions.
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    trailertips.com
    Barbara Walters explains today (see clip inside)
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    heads up on X-mas

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    That is because men have 2 HEADS! nm
    x
    What fun. Thanks for the heads-up. nm
    nm
    Thanks for the heads-up.....sm

    I have to tell you that I grew up in Scarsdale NY also (like Linda McCartney) and the rumor was she was an Eastman.  So, I thank you for the heads-up and I just did my own research and came up with this paragraph:


    It is often stated that Linda McCartney is related to the Eastman Kodak dynasty. This is a myth and McCartney had no connection with the family, as she herself explained in an interview. Her maiden name of Eastman was an anglicised version of her family's original name, Epstein, coincidentally the same surname as the Beatles' long-time manager Brian.


    thanks for the heads up

    I'll definitely be watching with my box of tissues by my side.   


    thanks for the heads up
    I appreciate it. This will be parttime work for me as I have a fulltime job too so at least I have something to fall back on if it doesnt work out. It sounds like the hot keys are where it's at!

    Thanks again
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    thanks for the heads up!
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    Can you go over both of their heads to the department
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    I have been hesitant as well, not only here, but at other MT sites also. 


    Are the other MT sites particular about who views the resumes as well? 


    Are offshore companies allowed to view them? 


    TIA


    Have you tried cleaning the heads?
    Check the printer software for an option to do that and/or diagnostic tool.
    PA Sales Tax - HEADS UP PA MTs

    Everyone has to know about this. I posted this on the tax board, too.


    How desperate are the governors getting? PA sent out tax forms to everyone that bought cigarettes from a Native American reservation and they want their tax money. One woman in PA was hit up for over $4,800 and last week, they slapped a Sheriff's Sale sign on her property.


    Now, my DH received a letter today. They want anyone in business who bought anything from out-of-state companies (office supplies, equipment, tools, etc.) that don't reciprocate taxes to PA, to pay up. This doesn't just apply to last year. This goes all the way back to 1981!!! Since when, since records do not have to be kept after a certain amount of years, how can they do this?  DH doesn't have to worry about it that much. He usually always buys in PA.


    I certainly do not have any receipts back to 1981 when I was an IC!


    It's bad enough the governor is "threatening" to raise property taxes if he can't pass the higher income tax, but now this. I think our state government should stop the spending like he's always done. We're broke, yet he keeps handing out money.


    I will. Just wanted to give a heads up about this

    thanks for the heads up..i'll stick with MPI
    /
    excellent news!! thanks for the heads up! nm
    nm
    I do have deer heads in my den but at least I don't have a Volvo
    with GreenPeace bumper stickers on it in the garage.
    Wowzer! Thank you so much for the heads up on this company.

    p


    Oooh, thanks for the heads up- I can't wait to see it! nm
    x
    We all start "over our heads" (sm)
    I remember thinking my first day on the job "well, here is something I know I'll never be able to do!" - That was 23 years ago and I love transcription. If time flies while you are transcribing, then it could still be the thing for you.
    You can try cleaning the heads or changing out the
    ink cartridge, especially if you have one of the trial or low capacity ink cartridges.

    Go to your Start Menu, Control Panel, Printers and Faxes, right click on Dell Printer 720, Properties, General, Printing Preferences, Options pulldown menu in the top right hand corner of that screen. Then you go to Troubleshooting and you can check your ink cartridge levels. Cleaning is under the little ink drop menu tab on the left hand side under maintenance tool.
    Thanks for the heads up on the Belkin. I'm crossing
    this one off my list for sure...I've had to use that type of keyboard before where you have to push too hard on the keys - not good!
    Thx for the heads-up! I haven't been in there enough to find that out yet. nm
    x
    Thanks for the heads-up. You are 2nd person I've heard that from

    holding "outsourcing" over the MT employees' heads.


    So I guess hospitals by and large still have not learned the lesson quite yet.


    Sit back, they will. 


    They haven't heard the "sucking" noise of their money going out the mail shute yet.  When they still have to hire people to CLEAN UP what comes back to them after spending wads of money TO BUY OR LEASE THE EQUIPMENT TO HAVE VR...and the finance and accounting man comes to the staff meeting and says WE ARE SPENDING MORE ON MEDICAL RECORDS AND TRANSCRIPTION  THAN ON THE WHOLE HEART DIVISION !!!! there will be a clanging of the doors to nationals.  (stay tuned )


    clean the heads with an alcohol prep, if
    you have one, or take out the ink jet cartridge and using a gentle wrist motion, turn it up and down a few times and replace. 
    Don't lay down to read to them at night, do everyone's sheets, and your shampoo your heads, to
    ,
    That's called "doctor swapping" and yes I would give the doc the heads-up
    .