Why is this so upsetting to you? He sounds very responsible and aware to me. sm
Posted By: R on 2005-08-22
In Reply to: To all you parents of student athletes - sm - Heartbroken!
I don't think he is "throwing away opportunity" by quitting football, he's just venturing in another direction....his academics! I can't believe you're not happy about him WANTING to focus on his academics, which he obviously already has since he has a 4.0. He's extremely likely to get scholarships for that. I would be proud that he was mature enough to not only know himself well enough to know when something is not satisfying to him anymore, but to quit it in a responsible way, by telling you about it, by going to his coach about it. I understand the team mentality, and the importance of being responsible to your team, etc., but you shouldn't be forced to be loyal to something you don't believe in anymore, and certainly not guilted into it. Let the boy concentrate on math and physics! He can be smart for a lifetime, he can only play football for a limited number of years. Academics never gave anyone a concussion.
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Sounds fraudulent but the doctor who signs it is responsible.
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Didn't anyone find it kind of upsetting that
they described the MT as a "typist" and that they showed the substitute wife and the hubby just sitting down and "taking over" her MT job as if anyone could do it without any training or expertise at all??? Also, I was highly irked when they described the other wife who was a car salesman as a "high-powered executive" and the MT as a "stay at home mom" even though she works in a demanding career requiring great expertise 7 to 8 hours a night!!! Maybe I'm overly sensitive but we MTs definitely deserve more respect!!!!! 
No, just what he's responsible for
Oh, but you/we ARE responsible ... sm
Whose name/id number goes at the bottom of a report, the MT or QA? In my company, we do have access to viewing past reports, but only that. We do not have access to the sound file on that report; QA does. We cannot change anything on an uploaded report (before it is signed by the dictator); the QA can. I have looked up past reports I have done for the purpose of reference, maybe, a medication or a doc's name. I have seen things changed around which I know I did not put in there, which I know is not correct and against the acct. specifics for that account, but its MY id # beside the doc's signature line, not the QAs.
The responsible thing to do...
if you believe in the bad seed (which I do, but not in this case, sounds like abuse/neglect to me) is to place the child in a home for troubled children where she can be treated and kept away from innocent people who she might hurt. Some of these kids can become homicidal. I've heard of people waking up to a 6-year-old standing over their bed with a knife, stuff like that. You can't as a parent just send her back to her mother just to get her out of your hair. If she's that dysfunctional, she needs to be in a residential facility where she can either receive help or be monitored. Sounds like her mother will only contribute to the problem.
I was responsible for BC for years. After having #2 I was
unable to take BCP and refused to use other methods, which left him in charge. He didn't like his main option so opted for the vasectomy. It was $350, a 45 minute procedure done in the doctor's office, a day of pain and a couple more of discomfort, but he never missed a day of work or had any issues afterwards. The weird thing is that our insurance would not pay for it, but willing to pay 3 times that for me to have my tubes tied.
This is very true. They are not responsible
I know it sounds harsh. Late checks and no checks at all are two different stories. I've learned the hard way with direct deposit as well. This is not a sure thing either. Sometimes due to holidays or weekend days, it can go in late.
MTs have been responsible for their own DEMISE. (sm)
By allowing people to do piecemeal transcription at below livable wages, and them thinking it is a GOOD tradeoff -- it has diluted our profession down to nothing livable.
When it was considered a livelihood and it was something we did to have as a job, we were paid decently.
We were taken seriously. It was a skill that had respect.
MTs are just a bunch of women working from home (out of sight out of mind), somebody to be ridiculed, with nobody out there representing us to legitimize us. When we worked in offices and hospitals we were THERE - we were REAL - they had to deal with us. Now we are a mirage, they can talk bad about us and have no repercussion. We are not there to defend ourselves. You yourselves know how much easier it is to talk about somebody who isn't there than it is to talk about them to their face or to talk about your friend.
When so many are allowed to just drop in an hour or two a day for spending money, with a second person picking up the overhead expenses (living with hubby, etc) - it messes it up for this ever being able to demand a REALISTIC pay for the skill.
Just a reminder of why we have to accept things like 6.5 cents a line as an INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
Do you think my son with his PhD and who acts as a consultant has to take a reduction in his fee because he works out of his home. HECK NO! A skill is a skill. He charges and gets paid for his value, not for whether he wears blue jeans or a suit to provide his expertiese which it took him years to learn.
It took us years to get these skills -- and now we are having to give it away basically because we work in PJs and can go to the store when we want to?????  THAT'S HOGWASH, but it's exactly what is happening. Think about it the next time you are asked to provide a skill you paid dearly to learn - and you are asked to do it for less than minimum wage.
As an IC do you feel responsible...
As an IC, is it my responsibility to contact the doctors offices to notify them that I may be gone for half the day due to a personal appointment. Is this necessary? Is this something IC's do normally? I feel obligated, in case someone calls for an urgent report or something else related to a past report.  I somehow feel on the other hand, that I am my own boss, I make my own hours, so I should not have to notify them.
What is your perspective?
TIA
Keep in mind QA also is responsible sm
for 30 or 40 different accounts at a large company. I get account specifics at mine, but they change at least once a week, constant emails to us about how this facility wants this and this one wants that. I am getting hammered to produce so many jobs per hour too and 40 accounts is a little much to keep track of.
Kids might still be responsible...sm
Something has changed in your computer system to cause this to start happening. I assume you haven't added or removed any hardware, so that leaves software as the potential culprit.
Among the possibilities for such software changes are:
1. Malware (viruses, etc.).
2. Web page scripts and applets.
3. Operating system updates.
4. New installs - games and other applications.
The information you provide is insufficient to offer anything more than very general advice, but that might not matter if you can find out what's changed.
Check first to make sure that no one has installed anything on the system since before you first noticed this happening. Then, find out what everyone is doing on line that has anything to do with viewing or listening to media (internet radio, etc.), playing games or instant messaging with audio/video features, as these sometimes install their own "players" that have been known to play havoc with sound card drivers.
The best idea of all, of course, is that no one but you ever touches your work computer. You run a lot of different kinds of risks when kids (and even other adults) use your work system.
RESPONSIBLE? FEEL SORRY FOR THESE COMPANIES?
Well, aren't you just grand! Wow! You have three whole years in at your company! Boy! I have about 20 at mine - does that make me grander than you? Or at least MORE responsible?? Or fabulous? Your post makes no sense - why am I answering? Who knows! If conditions are deplorable at a new job, shall MTs stay to cover the cost of our training? Feel sorry for the poor company? That's what you are saying, and I think you are TOTALLY WRONG. I think most MTs would agree with me. An IC can't try out a job with a doctors' office to see if its a "fit"??? She'll be IRRESPONSIBLE? Talk about sounding like you're management. Is this Lee??? Since you are now calling me on my character, I can assure you that the company I was trained for totally misrepresented the job to me on hiring me. Had I known the truth, I would NEVER have accepted their offer. You are calling me irresponsible - I assure you, I am the complete opposite, though shall I debate it with you? I'm so responsible, I'm boring. But I am also learning to stand up for myself, INTERVIEW THESE COMPANIES BACK, asking everything from A-to-Z upfront (which still doesn't help), and NOT stick with a creepy new job more than a few months because it cost THEM $$ to hire/train me. What about the MTs??? So many of us lose big $$ by trying a new job. Read the posts on here daily - companies that promise to pay training pay, and then don't. Or they word it ever so cautiously, so you THINK you're gonna get paid X amount, but you don't. Or the companies like a large national who FAIL to mention that you might not get your computer set up (provided by them) and actually running for a week or two, waiting for techies to get their act together, while the poor MT sits there INCOMELESS. Or the companies who fail to mention that for the first solid 2 weeks of employ, you will be on 100% QA hold with a maximum of 5 jobs per day. Nothing based on quality or experience - no exceptions - just "the rules". Wow! I can really feed my kids on that $$! Or the account they promise will be like 50% ESLs and a "great one" turns out to be the squat account from you-no-where that NOBODY will type. Or they hire you at 9 cpl, with bennies at certain production, and you find later that NO ONE EVER meets the line counts, thus, no bennies! Which is why you took the job!! And, by the way, did you NOT read the fine print that says your cpl rate plummets if you DON'T hit 2000 lines per day? Gee, didn't the recruiter mention that??? Please. I could go on and on, and we're supposed to be RESPONSIBLE and worry about the company's costs?? Give me a break! Spend the months and months on end literally that I have interviewing, testing, and being hired by several of these companies NOW and then you'll more than understand why my attitude is not sympathetic to those who hire us. I've been told I'm the best thing since apple pie, a shining example of what an MT should be, and offered 6 cpl!! Ha! Unreal. I am responsible, and would like the same from these potential employers. I also would expect a modicum of respect from my fellow MTs, even those with "fabulous" jobs. I can assure you - fabulous jobs can disappear literally OVERNIGHT. Happened to me and about 10,000 other MTs, or rather 9,9999. Thanks for the support. If you ever hit the job market, save me email and write me. I can save you the time and effort by steering you clear of at least a dozen companies.
under a rock....BUSH is responsible....sm
Your president Bush, whom you *sound* like you voted for...is most definitely responsible for fulfilling his family's nearly 30-year pact with the Saudi's at ALL AMERICAN WORKERS expense. They had a deal from nearly 30 years ago and now the Bush dynasty is paying them (the Saudi's) back by selling ALL OF US OUT, including our PORTS!!! He has jeopardized ALL OF US due to his NEED/WANT for global acceptance of HIM.
If you cannot *see* this - time for you to get some serious help.
Responsible? No. Want/intend to? ABSOLUTELY
JMHO
Yes very spoiled but very responsible and do chores. sm
Most kids are "spoiled" in some way or another. I have two teens who do not ask for any material things. They do not care about name brand clothing or shoes, etc. They are leaders - not followers.
They keep their rooms clean, help out around the house, clean the kitchen, bathrooms, help me do the laundry. Now that school is back in - homework and school work come first. My husband and I spoil our kids on our own just because they are "good kids."
Wrong. MT wont be responsible for anything.
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executor is responsible for filing the return.
As far as taxes due, no one else is responsible for those taxes - it should come out of the estate. I don't know how much money is involved, but if it is in any way significant, I would hire myself a tax attorney post haste.
however, and you didn't hear this from me...I wouldn't give Bush one more red cent.
People like you are responsible for dumbing-down our "profession". If...sm
I were hiring and you applied, I would say get lost. As a professional, if you expect a professional's pay per line, you need to be able to transcribe ESLs, period. Suck it up and learn to understand.
We are not involved in "patient care". The dictator is responsible for that.
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good luck to you!! Do something about that truck..you are responsible for any damages unless you
it taken without permission (different than stolen).
Agree wholeheartedly - have to learn to be responsible someday - hopefully already know
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Ad-Aware SE
I have XP sp2 and have no problem using this.
What would you do if you are aware of a
already brought it to the Docs attention, but he doesn't care as long as he is making money (and he makes it hand over fist). Without going into detail....should I report him?
Are any also aware that--sm
In doing my taxes this year with an electronic program, and a feature to find more deductions, I clicked on a few of these added deductions and I was extremely surprised to find one that actually gives a deduction for people with their own home businesses if they use India personnel to do business with. Now how many people would take advantage of a deduction on their taxes if they outsourced to India? Quite a few, I would say, if all they thought about was the bottom line! In my view, it is pretty sad when our own government is undermining its own American jobs and population to third world countries! JMO
Perhaps you are not aware sm
of how much grammar rules have changed over the years, particularly when it comes to punctuation. As I said, I learned this long ago. And you are right in saying that the method I was taught is British, although I grew up in a small town in the U.S. Here is a quote from a British grammar site:
There are peculiar typographical reasons why the period and comma go inside the quotation mark in the United States. The following explanation comes from the "Frequently Asked Questions" file of alt.english.usage: "In the days when printing used raised bits of metal, "." and "," were the most delicate, and were in danger of damage (the face of the piece of type might break off from the body, or be bent or dented from above) if they had a '"' on one side and a blank space on the other. Hence the convention arose of always using '."' and ',"' rather than '".' and '",', regardless of logic." This seems to be an argument to return to something more logical, but there is little impetus to do so within the United States.
Ad-Aware
Also my neighbor who is a computer whiz and qeek put Ad-Aware on my computer and I run it once a week.
I am aware of that. I even have
2 acute care accounts that do not follow JHACO recommendations. All of our accounts specs are essentially to BOS standards with exceptions for the facility or specific dictators requested noted.
I was simply curious what other companies that use the BOS as were doing and that is why I asked specifically about companies that use the BOS as a guide.
No not that I am aware of...sm
They are a small company. I don't think they have enough work to outsource.
Yes, I am aware...
that they are 2 different features. I generally use AutoCorrect, sometimes AutoText. My files are saved in a different location than normal for Word 2003. I had an issue with this a long time ago when I was trying to move them to a different program, but I was able to find them eventually. As I said above, adding entries directly into my main Word program saved them into EXText, maybe that will help OP as well.
I'm aware of that but - sm
wasn't aware that it wouldn't show up on the pay stub. It was for this reason I wanted to verify that I was covered ... you never know with these companies, especially if you live in 1 state and the MTSO is located in another and the payroll office is in a third state. 
i know, i'm aware of these things, but don't you think too
that the aggressiveness, persistence of the family of the victim makes a HUGE difference as to the continued media play?
Something all MQers need to be aware of -- why
 Here is a post buried deep down the page here. (I'm going to repost it here for us to re-read)
I too am refusing to move over to ASR. and I too run out of work all the time
yet I can dial in and find work later - that was actually on the system for hours
before when I had dialed in earlier and been told NO JOBS!
SO WHERE HAD THAT JOB BEEN? WHY DID I GET A MSG THAT THERE WAS NO WORK? ..
The work room has obviously been not truthful with me - and probably others. Whitewashing it.
So, here it is. And I agree - Ain't that a great thing for patient care - let the report sit there and "cook" while people decide whether they will do it or not on ASR - then if nobody is going to do it - throw the left-overs to those of us out here starving to death - dialing in for hours finding no work. 
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I don't know about that, but I do know that towards the end of pay period...
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Posted By: MQite (sm) on 2005-09-17
In Reply to: An MQ recruiter told me yesterday if work is low they "cut off" the work - to SEs. And don't tell the
when we run out of work, I have to call in and have them special-assign me the ASR reports that just sit there like a lump and can't come to me automatically anymore since I don't (and won't) do ASR. Getting sick of it, too.
At least I do know what's going on now, after researching it via various sources. I pity the others who don't know and just assume there's totally no more work on the account at that point without checking. Those ASR reports do "turn over" at some point and go automatically to whoever's on, but they have to just sit there for awhile first, waiting for an ASR MT to come and do them. Isn't that just GREAT for patient care, too?
Post QUICK reply
i am sure you are aware that there are still hospitals out there
that have not yet adopted these rules. I type for one major hospital that still wants the patient's name typed in the report. Another still wants cc instead of mL. Had this person tested and changed it to the "correct" form, who is to say that she wouldn't have gotten marked off for changed verbatim. Nervous MT2, hang in there, and if you test again make sure you ask up front whether they want you to follow BOS or type it verbatim that way you know ahead of time.
Be aware that your benefits will SM
likely be less than what you are getting now and more importantly, THEY WILL BE TIED TO WHETHER YOU MAKE PRODUCTION QUOTAS OR NOT. Spheris has a rule where if you are not making your production quota for whatever reason you are placed on PART-TIME status and are not eligible for full-time benefits for something like 3 months.
Yes, I am aware they are messy
My cockatiels were very messy with food, etc thrown everywhere. I'm sure a bigger bird will make a bigger mess. Are there problems with feather "dust" with Greys too? Cockatiels give off this white dust constantly. We kept them sprayed with water and that helped. How often do Greys molt?
its called being aware of where we are
Its just another point at which we are compromising our personal confidential information and opening ourselves up for identity theft, etc. I don't care if the government is spying on me - i'm sure that they would be bored to tears and giggle at my net worth if they care to see my tax return or other financial info. It is the HUGE possibility of hackers bleeding me dry that worries me - ya think theres no such thing as hackers or identity theft? Just the same, talk about lemmings running off a cliff-- saying everything George does is okay he has out nation's best interest at heart - we'll go where ever he leads without question and with utter blind willingness and trust. Sounds kinda like misplaced trust to me
I'm sure she's aware of that mistake! nm
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People are already aware of this and
people are starting to realize that it's not such a great idea to send certain kinds of work overseas. I just saw an article about this recently, here's a link:
http://www.aamt.org/smf/index.php?topic=3342.0
You apparently are not aware of
in this business for 25 years. Used to be able to charge higher rates, but partly because of offshoring, that is no longer possible. Raise your rates, and the work will be sent offshore instead. I see a lot of MTs on this board proclaiming what how much they should get and how much the MTSO should charge, but reality is different. My accounts are all 14 and 15 cpl. I pay my MTs 10, 11 and 12 cpl depending on the account.
Even a hospital MT supervisor told me that their MT department was getting 18 cpl for their MTs to do clinic work for the doctors at the hospital and the doctors decided they didn't want to pay that much and went with a cheaper company rather than paying 18 cpl.
What you say sounds good; but it's not reality.
Be aware that this work is also
being sent to other countries, believe it or not.
Just like MT, the quality isn't as high, but it is cheaper. That's not to say there aren't still jobs available, but they pay could have gone down quite a bit. We know how that goes!
If the patients were aware of that, they could
nm
You probably have more than you're aware of.
You are permitted to take a percentage of your utilities if you work from a home office. The percentage is determined by dividing the square footage of your home by the square footage of your office. If you don't have an office, make one, even if it is just a closet.
Education costs associated with your business, advertising, and travel are just a few more areas where you'll find deductions. You should talk with a tax professional for a better overall picture of your situation, both pros and cons.
I always assumed they were aware
They know they're a PITA and I'd bet if cherrypicking is possible on their account, their reports get typed last because nobody wants to do them. So by making their reports stat they shove themselves to the front of the line to ensure their reports get typed within a certain time frame. That's the feeling I always got about it, they get tired of waiting around for their reports to get typed so they can sign them off and go home, so this is their way of ensuring they get typed. I have several that make anything they do stat, and have complained to no avail. It stinks because they ruin the TAT for everyone else and you're forced to type their crap first while the good jobs sit and wait for hours.
I'm well aware we edit..but someone on here stated
Thank you, but I'm quite aware what HIPAA stands for.
That's why it bothers me is because so many people have it wrong. Obviously, the MTSO doesn't care about quality if she can't even get it right. What's the skin off your nose if it bothers me? Why does it bother you that it bothers me? I don't need to get over it. I'm quite happy being bothered by it. Bother, bother, bother.
Yes, I am aware but there are other places he expresses himself
on this board. I could be wrong, though, it wouldn't be the first time.
Be aware before you purchase online sm
I've never ordered any of my pets' meds online but my friend has. One of her dogs was found to have heart worms and the guarantee was not honored because the product was purchased from a website which does not guarantee its products. I can't remember which site it was; you may want to inquire before you purchase. (She ended up paying $700 for treatment.)
Please overlook any typos, it's been a LONG day.
Being aware of level of concentration
Have learned to be sort of aware of when not really paying attention, rechecking those more carefully. When I'm at my best, just a 10/20 second scroll down page eyeballing it. On the medications/dosages though, I try to get it right the first time/pay attention. Problem area used to be putting off researching something til the end & forgetting, now either do right away or in some cases mark out a bolded section to go back to if waiting for question to become clear later on, so will catch bolded area on 10-second proof scroll.
I try to be aware of this kind of thing...
and make sure to attend all family functions of this sort, just so no one can say the same thing about me! But, I agree with you, I wouldn't go to the shower either. Just curious, is your mom going? How about your sister? (Yes, I'm nosy!)
Lou Dobbs should be made aware of this - it's exactly
what he describes in one of his TV videos where he's talking about American workers' wages going down, and the fact that all these H1B'ers entering the country working for much less, even though they live here. This whole situation is a travesty, and I think all MTs, not just MQ-MTs, should be screaming loudly about this.
Yes, Ad-Aware is a good one, and so is SpyBot
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