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Well, define "normal"? lol

Posted By: for me ... on 2006-01-18
In Reply to: QUESTION (Please read) - Inquiring Mind

single parent, head of household, own a house, itemize ... around $4800 usually.


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I used "normal" multiple times only because the post I responded to used "normal" as the

By normal I meant NOT sexually perverted, NOT socially inept, NOT desperate, etc.


I also posted later that maybe I misunderstood what the original poster was talking about. I originally thought she meant internet dating in general, but now it seems more like she means married men looking for "friends" online, which is totally different and not at all anything I have any knowledge of.


I have no idea, though, what your comment about "DC" is regarding. I didn't say anything at all about a "DC."


If 200 lph is "normal"
without interruptions, it would take 5 hours to do 1000 lpd. Throw in a 4 yo and of course it is going to take longer.


I understand your situation. I have a 3-1/2 yo at home full time, but no other family, which means no one to entertain her but me. I've been doing this for almost as long as you. My production was much higher when I worked in DOS WP and every report was included in a single file. When I moved into a Windows environment with starting a new report with new demographics as a new file, my production slowed.

I plan my work time around play activities, videos and naps and that helps me to better manage my time, but still it does feel like it takes forever to meet my production quota.
Normally, if reslts are not "normal" they
do not want to give them over the phone, they want to discuss them with you in person, as maybe a phone call would not be sufficient, especially if they want to actually show you the films.
I know they're probably not "normal." The
diagnosis for the MRI was AVN of the hip, so I'm pretty sure the report is not normal.  I live about 1-1/2 hours from this doctor's office and was not happy with the whole situation in the office.  They changed my appointment once, then called and informed me that I needed to be there an hour earlier than planned.  I had to take off work earlier than planned for this.  When I got to the office,  I had to sit and wait to see the doctor until the original appointment time anyway.  So, I'm not sure I even want to go back to home.  If the MRI shows something that can be handled locally, I would much rather go to the local orthopedist as to travel 1-1/2 hours to see him. 
It MIGHT be stored somewhere in your "normal" template...
... but I don't have time to research that right now. Try clearing out the address, and then try re-saving your normal template. If you are not familiar with how to do that, check the "help" files, or you can always post a question (or search the topics) on the Productivity Talk board. (I don't have the URL handy; you can Google it.)

I know I've done this very thing but I'll be darned if I can remember exactly how I did it... it was long ago... :)
Hubs was wheeled out of his colonoscopy & they handed me his canned "normal" report, with pict
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just did it.. it's CTL-10 and then define macro (nm)
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How do you define a Hero?

WARNING:  Tissue alert, rememberance, reflection page.


There is no good place to post this, not comedy, not of true political material, just heros that need a few prayers for them and their family.


http://patriotfiles.org/HallOfHeroes.htm


I think you have to define Mother's Day for yourself...
to escape from the expectations. I doubt anyone really has that day where they are treated like a queen, but somehow it lurks in us that "that's the way it's supposed to be." In order to be spared this disappointment, why not define mother's day yourself?  After some deliberate thought, I decided Mother's Day-- for me-- was going to be about celebrating the fact that I have two kids. I usually will do a picnic lunch for us (if the weather holds) or else we go out for lunch.  I tell my husband in advance what I would like (usually some flowers to plant around the house or some slippers and a nightie or something) and then ask him to take the kids shopping so they have an opportunity to learn how to give gifts, and how to give gifts with some ceremony to it too (not just "I didn't get you a card but I could get you one.") My kids are 10 and 14, so hopefully by the time they are in their 20's they will kinda know how to do it! Sorry for your disappointment but instead of expecting them to make your day special, think of how you could make your day special 
Define pricey-sm
If you don't mind my asking, what would one treatment cost? Thanks.
Define a line please. sm
I have worked with someone who adds my pay per gross line and pays me $5 per 1000 words, and 1 line equals 14 words. You will need to provide more details on how your pay is calculated because most places pay on a 65 character line.
Define "whining"
You left out a lot there.  Just what are your QA people whining about? 
Define professional
Do you mean somebody that does a report accurately, with proper attention to detail, creating a report that serves as a helpful adjunct to patient care? Guess what, cupcake? Locking someone in a chamber of solitude does not guarantee that. Since we became predominantly home employees, the only way to judge our work is based on the finished product, and if you're good, you can do that anywhere.
Define reasonable
I've gotten all of my equipment from Transcriptiongear.com and have never had problems with the quality.  Reasonable depends on your definition, though.  I never thought their prices were outrageous.
I found a website that may help define IC

I am searching myself for a clear definition, but I did find this site.  I wonder if there are other sites that specifically state what an independent contractor really is especially in this field. 


http://jobsearchtech.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/article.cfm/objectid/4A2EDAAE%2D21E0%2D458D%2DB0099737751F4CA1/catID/0D973BC0%2D3287%2D4CA1%2D944DC75DE82DC59F


YOU ARE RIGHT - But define "trade secrets."
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It depends on what you define as "good money". sm
I do acute care, part time, no more than 24 hours a week and made 56K for the year.

Everyone's definition of good money is different - I think.


I thought so do, hubby wanted me to define a cycle so he could use that Rx! nm
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Well, you have to define what makes you happy. I personally don't want to be chained to a chair a
so that is the reason I won't take the hospital MT job locally they phoned me about with all the perks and bennies, ability to work from home, etc. They wanted in writing that I would either work 8-5, 7-3, etc. I just can't and won't do that right now, so thus I pay the price of not making as much because of the flexibility my job with MQ has to offer me!
I charge the same amount for a "normal" report as for any other report.
You still have to listen to the dictation and change anything that's different.  I had one woman try to pull this on me.  She'd dictate, "Just pull up my normal, but change this, change that, switch that around, move that, add this, delete that, and change the other."  Then she'd only want to pay me what equated to $.03 per line.  She wanted 1:1 on her dictation to transcription ratios.  I told her to take her cheap account down the road because I'm worth more than that.
How do they define a word? Is it characters? Is it the MS Word definition
of a word? You can fit approximately 500 words on one page of typing. It's about $.055 per line, or $2.75 per page. It's up to you. It's not great, but you are a newbie. If you don't have any other offers out there, try it for a while to gain some experience.