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The main reason we're in that pickle today is

Posted By: s/m on 2009-04-29
In Reply to: food for thought - jd

the very fact that MT's WON'T 'stick together' on just about anything. MTSOs know that, and have been easily and profitably taking advantage of that fact.


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re: Today I had pickle impaction

I bet that eneded on a sour note!!


                   


sorry......couldn't resist!! 


Today I had pickle impaction (fecal impaction)...ouch!..nm
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Yes, after all this is the main reason
Staying at home is not just to take care of kids, but to maybe take care of an elderly parent or for that matter a disabled family member, which could include a spouse.  When I chose this profession, I was on-site and spent 17 years there putting my children in daycare.  You really do not know anything about me and are entitled to feel how you want.  I just don't think everyone should be so negative about someone wanting to stay home, supplement their husband's income, while being with their children.  Different strokes for different folks.  I wanted to simply say that the time you spend with your children can never be replaced.  This is after all a job that can be done at home.  Transcriptionists are not the only ones with at-home businesses. 
A-M-E-N! The main reason women in all careers - sm
earn less than men (and employers get away with paying them less) is that it's impossible to get groups of women to stick together on ANYTHING, let alone anything that might involve a little initial personal risk before things are ultimately straightened out and this archaic pay disparity between men & women in the US workforce is resolved. Can you imagine the kind of clout MTs in this country would have if they all stood firm together and demanded that they be paid fairly for a job that not just anyone with a PC and a set of headphones can do? A few years ago when HIPAA first came about, we should have taken that and run with it, when it comes to securing our profession on US soil. We didn't do it then, but I think if we were to dig our heels in, and start writing and talking to the right media, we could still use HIPAA to our advantage. Think about it.
To the service who posted a job ad on the Main board, the reason your post
was removed is because all job ads are to be posted on the Job Seeker's board. Any "well-deserving MT" knows to look at that forum for that "chance to work for an excellent company and make an excellent line rate". Feel free to post your ad there.

Thank you.
You're not losing it, you're burned out on your main job.
I feel for you... I am having my own "version" ;-) of these kinds of struggles. Lots of recent changes at the admin level have made my job do a 180, going from a really great one to a really crappy one.

For me, it's a struggle to get through the day with a shred of motivation. I get distracted in the way you discuss as well.

I just try to make my environment as comfortable as possible and make the best of it while I decide what the best way is to deal with the burnout... I figure if I can't change my inner brain workings so that I still like this job, I need to find another one, or this feeling will possibly get worse!

I hope it works out for you. Wish I had some better advice for you, but this really does look like burnout and extreme job dissatisfaction to me. We all wear it differently. Try to be good to yourself while you figure out a solution.


For some reason, the newbies of today seem real cocky.
The ones I have mentored do not take criticism very well and are quite nasty sometimes, and the work quality is terrible.

I don't remember honestly since I've been in it for over 30 years, but I guarantee I didnt act as uppity as ome of the newbies I've seen....and for the record, newbies SHOULD start inhouse before coming home to work.
you're welcome; use Main board for general MT questions
nm
For some reason some races get a pass when they're racists.
and she's well aware of that
Gas prices today? We're at $3.19

Because you're all over this board today
on a beautiful Sunday attacking all the "bitter" MTs with bad attitudes.  However, you are the epitome of bitterness.  You're starting arguments and justifying your own bad behavior.  Have you ever heard the saying that when you're angry at someone, you're really angry at yourself?  Are you having a bad day, hon?  Home life got you down?  Stressed out?  All alone and lonely?  Do you just need a hug?  We're here for you if you'd like to open up about what's really bothering you. 
We're cooking out today....sm
went to the zoo yesterday and did yard chores. 
Sure, come on over. We're getting a break in the heat today.
nm
HELP with Shorthand. Suddenly today when I tried to start work today.sm

my ShortHand would type only the first letter of an expansion and then take all the letters away!  I checked and the Type It button is grayed out!  I have restarted the computer and looked on the Shorthand Help menu but can find nothing that applies.  Can anyone please help me ASAP?  I am lost without it!  TIA


Perhaps you are right. This one is dated today. The original article was on Yahoo today also with

But this article states it would only affect new customers right now.  So I am upset over nothing.  I went through heck with BellSouth when they charged me a surcharge of an extra 50 a month and then would write a letter saying I had to switch to a long distance service and pay by the minute because of my "excessive" use. They told me the unlimited charge was for an average of an hour a day not somebody who worked out of their home and I needed to switch a business plan at over 200 a month charge.  I switched over to cable because of that and then to read that cable was going to charging on a per use fee and not a flat monthly fee it upset me.  It is the nature of our work, VR, only paying for VBC, having headers and footers taken away, now being charged for being on line, etc.  It just seems that everything is done to keep to insure less money.


Blasted cold out today. It was 104 degrees last week, but it's 40 degrees today with rain.
However, I do like cozy days like today when I don't have to go anywhere.  I'm done working, the house is clean, there's chili on the stove for dinner already, and I'm just putzing around.  I think I'll go bake some jalapeno cheese bread to go with the chili.
At least you know. You are the main one doing it. DUH
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See the Main page...
for a brief history of MTStars, see the main page.

http://www.mtstars.com

Sheri Steadman runs her own little company, USAType, Inc.
(Scroll this page to bottom to read last two lines).

Forget the affiliation with MQ or anyother company involved in offshoring "MTStars is staunchly against the offshoring of American Private Health Information".

Many companies like MQ, Cymed, Spheris etc etc. are banned on MTStars to post any jobs as well for advertising and sponsorships.

I love to visit these boards because I know I am on 100% US MTs site.

http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/2147.html


it's the same main page, but when I go to look
up something and get results, it is the results page that is really different.
this should be on the main board, because
nm
It's the MAIN BOARD
I thought we could gather as MTs at the main board and discuss pets, TV, etc. if we wanted to. This was more a comment on the show rather than an attempt to open up a discussion about sex change anyway.

FWIW, I thought the show was funny last night. I did feel a little squeamish when Zachary was on, though. He seemed to come away with the impression that he was being discriminated against because of his look, or the way he? is, and didn't seem to understand that he can't sing. What's new, though. I think my favorite so far, though, has been the "I shot the sheriff" guy.
What is the main board for?

A week or so ago, I responded to a post from someone who was asking about Files To Go. My message was wiped from the board after a very short time. This morning in my email box was a digest from MT Stars by a person asking where her post went...she was asking about keyboard trays. I can't find either one of her messages on the board.


Why are our messages being deleted from the system?


Main Board

I'd like to thank the administrator for helping me with my question about the main board. Being new here, I looked around for "instructions" but must have overlooked them. It's nice to see the administrative message at the top of the main board explaining how to use it -- I took the word "main" litearlly, as others new to this board possibly have.


I do have a question. When I signed up at Yahoo-Groups , I signed up to receive daily digests, which are digests of the main board. Is there a way to receive digests of the boards listed on the left?


Main Board

Does the active topics selection at the top of the page show all active topics for each category at left or just certain ones?  Thanks.l


Go to the IT main forum sm
it states there is a work around until the next revision comes out, right there under announcements.
http://textware.com/board/itmainforum/index.html
Yes I did but I am missing the main
xx
I keep a main glossary
for english phrases like "There was no" and phrases that would be used in any medical report like "The patient was". I keep a separate glossary for each medical specialty. I put each docs phrases into their specialty glossary rather than giving each doc their own glossary. So all ortho docs phrases go into my ortho glossary, etc. Then I just include my main glossary and my drug glossary with the specialty glossary. I do one doctor who repeats the same sentences in each report, so I do have a glossary just for him, but he is an exception. I can usually do a 40 line report for him and never had to type a complete sentence. He is awesome!
I think the main point...

we need to understand as transcriptionists is that EMR does not necessarily mean the end of traditional transcription.  We need to make a serious effort to educate ourselves about the changes that are happening and try to find a way for MT to grow with expanding technology.


Word expansions ... that is the MAIN
help for me. I do have good accounts but they have ESLs and some non-ESLs who are even worse. I have to slow down for them but then try to make up my speed with the next good dictation.

I put EVERYTHING into word expanders...words, phrases, etc. EVERYTHING. I couldn't do half my line counts probably if I didn't use my expanders so well.

Don't answer the phone. Don't check email or forums until I take a break. Don't eat or drink while working.
why are you posting on the main board ??
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DirecWay and Starband are the 2 main

dealers.  Depending on your ISP you may be able to get it through your ISP.  I use Earthlink and they offer satellite through DirecWay.  I used to have DW satellite and equipment was about $800.00 and monthly service $69.


Satellite can be as slow as dial-up depending on how good your dish is sighted, if the weather is clear, no wind blowing to either blow the dish or blow tree limbs into the field, etc.  Download is faster than upload, although upload files tend to be much smaller that it isn't much of an issue.


Lots of companies will not allow satellite as it isn't secure.


You can Google DirecWay and Starband and find their websites that should tell you dealers in your area.  If you have DirectTv they can change out the dish so that you can use the internet dish as the TV dish too.  The internet dish is much larger than the TV dish and probably cannot be mounted on the house. 


 


of the Main Board here??? huh? hmmm....nm
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Satellite isn't secure I think is the main

reason companies don't allow it and another is because the download speed is not consistent.  It can be as slow as dial-up at times.  There are also a lot of factors that can knock out your service, at least temporarily.   I had satellite for a year and overall it was okay, but if it snowed or rain hard I either had decreased signal or no signal, if the wind blew hard I might get tree limbs in the way of the signal or the signal was so sporadic that I couldn't download.  


 


Wonderful low-fat main dish

Here is one that I have used for years and it is wonderful.  It does not sound too great, but in the end, it is melt in your mouth good.


2 lb.  pork tenderloin roast


1/4 tsp. of each of these spices:  marjoram, tyme, garlic salt, onion powder.


1/2 tsp.  rubbed sage


1 tbs. worcesteshire sauce


2 tbs. soy sauce.


Mix all spices and sauces together.  Pierce roast in several places and put in bowl with marinade.  Put in fridge for at least 2 hours, turning roast to keep covered.


Place roast in oven safe dish with marinade and bake at 325 degrees until done.  Check with meat thermometer.  This is a great low-cal, low-fat dish. 


Again, the Main board is for anything that would not be a topic that should

be posted on any of the boards in the left column.  If your post is about equipment questions, then that should be posted on either the Equipment or Technical boards.  If a new MT has questions, posts should be made on the New MT board.  Questions about a particular company?  Post is on the Company board. 


We receive well over 5 million hits to this site per month.  If everything was posted on the Main board we would have a major problem on our hands.  That is why posts are deleted. 


Please repost that question on Main. (NM)
Goldbird
Main Message Board
This is the main message board. If you notice, not much on this page is directly related to MT. This is where we go to talk about anything else non-MT related.
Thank you. I moved it to this Main board. (nm)
Goldbird
My main reasons for looking to enter any job are:
First the ability to care for my family, which would mean money. Second, the ability to schedule around my children’s' needs.

But...I do like caring for people. I actually thrive in environments that are stressful and that I have to be on my toes. The drawback to nursing for me is the idea that someone's life is in my hands and that I could make a potentially fatal mistake.

sigh - main not mail - just got up lol
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I am the main breadwinner in my house, and if

I had to I could support my family should something happen to DH - it would be difficult but it could be done.   I have nearly 20 years of experience though.  When I first started I couldn't have done it.  I got into the business when most MTs still worked in-house and you didn't need a certificate or even any experience - I had neither, so I had not $$ investment to start with.  Gradually I was working at home over the weekend and got my own computer and started to build my references.   What I'm trying to get out is how much are you going to have to put out to get your education?  Are you going to have some type of employment while you pursue this business?  What type of $$ do you need to support your household next year and can you do it making minimum wage because unless you are really gifted and have no difficult dictators you'll not make much more than that your first year.   If you read the boards there are dozens of new MTs who can't get a job, and unless there is a radical turn around in this business it will be harder next year to get a job than this year and line rates will not be any better. 


Put it all down on paper and look at it and I think the answer will be clear.   I wish you luck. 


Keep all posts/topics about this on Main, please. NM
Goldbird
update to main message
jUST SOME MORE INFORMATION IF HELPFUL, I NEED TO CONVERT dvf FILES TO DSS BECAUSE I AM USING OLYMPUN DSS PLAYER 2002 TO DO AUDIO WORK AND THIS PROGRAME DOES NOT RUN DVF.  HOPE THIS IS HELPFULL, ALL YOUR SUGGESTIONS ARE GREAT, THANKS VERY MUCH
Did you link it to your main dictionary?
xx
do a search on Main Board
nm
Moved to main board for more to see...sm
We are not endorsing nor advertising this product. This post was on the New MT/Student board and is a nice discount for all of our MTStars posters, so I thought I'd bring it out for everyone to see.

Thank you Danny!
The main thing is you have to set goals...
for yourself. My goal is to focus on nothing but transcribing for at least 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Then I allow myself a 15 to 20-minute break. I found by doing this I get SO much more done. I am NOT on any medication so yes, this can be done without it. I had ADHD as a child, which changed to ADD as an adult. You also need to set a minimum line count goal for yourself and basically focus on making that line count goal daily/weekly. I started doing this back in October/November with a goal of a minimum of 1025/lpd--5125/lpw, and then increased my minumum goal about every 2 to 3 weeks as I consistently made each goal that I had set for myself for the day/week. I am now currently at 1150+/lpd--5750+/lpw. I also find that MT work is the BEST type of work I have EVER had with having ADHD/ADD, because of the fact that I learn something new everyday, and with doing acute care, my mind is a LOT more challenged, which is definitely what I needed to keep my ADHD/ADD under control.
What EXACTLY are we ALLOWED to post on the MAIN board?
Just about every other post has been saying post this on this board or that board....well what goes here?
It is 9 in the morning and my main is out and secondary going out from Amherst. No wonder everyone

is leaving. How can you be paid on incentive with the new pay plan and be out of work and stuck in accounts you never heard of. That has to be the most ignorant stupid thing I have ever heard of. Totally ignorant.


Considering, one of the main reasons to work at home
is to avoid having to put your child or children in DayCare. Don't you get it! Obviously, you have no children or you would not make such a comment.
as far as I know, main problem with auto-correct
than Shortcuts/Shorthand, for example.  So would depend on your number of expansions and how many more you're planning to put in, I would say.  I don't know what the maximum limits are, but you can probably find that info on Google or here: