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You give your notice TODAY ... OR ...

Posted By: DP on 2005-10-03
In Reply to: Tiny statements from a tiny mind. - Why don't you move on.

you just pack up the computer TODAY, call your supervisor TODAY and tell her you quit TODAY.

That is how you get out of this "screwy place".

It's not rocket science, ya know!


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    Does it pay to give notice?

    Please allow me to vent here.  I was the lead on 2 accounts at one of the nationals that is spoken of highly on this board.  I gave my notice.  I also agreed to train 3 people on both of my accounts before I left.  I got very few lines my last week because I was busy training, answering questions, filling in blanks, etc.  The company thanked me when I left and told me they would reimburse me for the training I provided.  I sent an email to the head of transcription and told her how many hours I spent training.


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    I notice today, the same thing is happening

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    You should always give at least two week's notice!!
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    No reasons. Give 2 weeks notice.
    They will probably let you go immediately anyway.

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    But if you want the contract renewed or you want continued employment, common decency is called for.
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    x
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    I am really astonished at how people can act on here.  Would you treat people like this in person?  If you do, I cant imagine you having very many friends. 


    Remember we are all "HUMAN." 


     


    Blasted cold out today. It was 104 degrees last week, but it's 40 degrees today with rain.
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    I did not notice the OP asking you about what to do.

    Mind your business if you have no answers to the question OK?


     


    Bye now! 


     


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    or did anyone else notice that
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    I am trying to tell her right. If you will notice
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    Nationals usually pay .07 to .09 for clinic work on a 65-character line. I think that acute care probably pay would start around .09 or .10 and go up depending on experience, etc.

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    Acute
    Yes and without notice

    Notice
    It depends on what your contract calls for, but if no stipulation then most only give 30 days. That should be more than enough time for them to find someone else.
    notice
    My contract stated 30 days.  I gave a 30-day notice but I did not have any work in my pool after only 3-4 days after giving notice.  I would have gladly worked for those 30 days.
    Anyone notice...
    These new "changes" take away quite a few characters for us? Not the hyphen thing; that's probably because they are tired of some people not "getting" when to use hyphens and they just said "screw it!" but the i.e., etc., Mr., Mrs., Dr., etc. How dumb does "John H Smith III" look? Throw some punctuation back in there! Although it wouldn't surprise me if the companies are the ones saying that they don't REALLY need all of those periods and commas, after all...

    It's just like some new dictionaries; can't spell a word right, change it! (I've read where judgement is becoming more and more acceptable because a lot of people can't seem to drop the e.)
    Did you notice that those
    who claim that they are able to do key commands to make speed, so that they are making $20 an hour doing editing, also more than not are trainers in a position where they can pick their own work, knowing which doctors the VR actually does well with... And who have also been with the company itself over 10 years? Basically VR is designed so that the company gets more for the report and the editor/transcriptionist actually gets less. IF they want me to edit again, its only going to be for the same rate as the transcription work pays.

    Yup, quit the company I worked for that used it about a month ago and I am still steaming out the ears from it.
    Notice
    Always - it's the professional thing to do.  Easy for me to say because I'm not in your shoes, but we've probably all been in a position at one time or another where we couldn't wait to move on to greener pastures.  If you've been able to stay this long, you can probably do 2 more weeks.  Best of luck.
    Did you notice?
    She tells how much it costs an Indian MT to be a member, but not how much it costs to test.
    Anyone every notice...
    When you put your notice in (2 weeks or not) at any of the MT companies out there they suddenly have had problems with your work recently and some even accuse the MT of doing malicious things in the system?

    Just wondering if I'm alone with that.
    did you ever notice
    the ones on here who wonder why we complain about working so hard for so little are the ones with husbands paying all the bills?  Sorry if I offended anyone but the above poster just proved it to me once again.
    Is it me or does anyone else notice...sm

    Ever notice that most of these platforms/programs that we work on make it very difficult to keep track of lines, view how many lines in a given time period etc...seems that is the last consideration... for us to see how much we make. 


    Just had to vent, thanks! :)


    A simple google search will give you your answer...I'd give you the answer,
    but how would that help you learn to research on your own...and I'm in a rush to get to the next post. 
    Tell him you'll give him your macros if he'll give you his Lexus, his ski cabin, and (nm)
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    What is the difference that you notice mostly.
    :
    Oh, and I notice you have posted ONCE as JK???...

    Lost job without notice
    I worked for over a year at a company called New England Transcription. It is in Connecticut. They found out today that the hospital dropped their account. It is not associated with New England Medical Transcription.
    No notice required
    Since you are still in the learning the job stage just inform them that you are resigning effective immediately. Usually the first 90 days are a trial with employee and employer and no one should take offense. They could let you go with no reason either.
    giving notice
    Depends - either wait until you have a new job, if that's what you want; or, just tell them you quit and do they want you to finish out the week or? I guess I don't see the problem. If they wanted to fire you, it would be "bye bye now."
    You've got that right. NO NOTICE at all.
    They just wake you up one morning with a 5:00 a.m. phone call and tell you that your account is gone.
    Giving Notice
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    benefits after notice

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    I used to notice that, but strangely...
    with my new MTSO, all of the PAs are very good, most of them better than many of the doctors.  And this is also the first place where nearly all of the women dictators are my favorites.  Strange, like I said, and certainly not my usual experience, but I like it.
    Yeah, and did ya ever notice, (sm)
    that lots of the stuff in their nit-picky book is WRONG?

    (Or else totally irrelevant to a properly transcribed medical document.)

    Oy!
    Where I have been, you have to work out your notice
    to get it back. My last company had a policy that you could only be paid for a certain number of hours, but they must have had enough people quit without notice that they changed it so you could receive everything if you worked your notice. Check on the policy, and if your company does have this rule, state in your very professional letter of termination that you are willing to work out the notice.