consider it a well-timed experiment ...

Posted By: Susan on 2008-06-03
In Reply to: Thank you all SO much for the input! sm - Original Poster

give yourself a few months to decide ... unless it's really dreadful, of course.

It's a good way to ease into at least some co-worker type sociability ... and a 5 mile commute is nothing.

During my brief in-house (training to go home) sojourn, I found the distractions crazy making -- however -- I was being paid by the hour. No one else seemed to mind that the backlog was gigantic. I had previously supervised a small office doing transcription and was used to working my butt off to get caught up. Time proved that office to be a very very emotionally toxic zone.

I say -- Go for it! Think about having days when you don't work at all --- gosh!

Best wishes.

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Need some input from MTs who transitioned - from at home to in hospital positions.
- Thank you all SO much for the input! sm - Original Poster
  - consider it a well-timed experiment ... - Susan
- Going to work inhouse again - grasshopper
  - but, but, but... - Original Poster
- Hospital work - tt
- What I miss and what I don't - after 2 years at home
- I've tried to go back to the office a number of times and - SM
  - Are you my twin? - marilyn
  - Those are all very good reasons why I left the office, - sm - LowlyMT
- I'd say go for it! If you don't like it, you can - sm - LowlyMT
  - Leaving work at work is nice,but - unless you are working in a large
    - There's a way to get around all that stuff - - it's called LYING. ;) - sm
      - Hahhaha. YOU are my new best friend! - Dazey
    - office politics - ugh
      - I totally agree with you, but as much as I value my - sm - Lowly MT
        I make more now at home than - I ever did or ever would on-site.
  - Do it and don't hesitate. - MSMT
    - me too - Sue
      - Aaaahhhh! That's the best of both worlds! - nm - Lowly MT

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Thanks everyone...I'll experiment with SM

meds and gentle stretching exercising. If it doesn't respond, I'll ask my doc about a steroid shot (ugh...sounds scary...but I gave birth to 3 kids so a little shot should be no big dea, right?? LOL).

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Thanks. I'll experiment with your ideas. nm
nm

Timed test
I really hate the idea of timed tests - Speed is not as important as accuracy - with so many companies hiring and then docking for errors- MTs do not know which way to go - speed up or take the time to do it right. With accuracy comes speed - not the other way around.

I've have taken some that were timed.
I think they all are by the test sites, but it is usually not part of decision making for hire (I was once told).

One actually cut off on me when "time was up" but I had finished and was double checking all when it ran out.

Timed test the norm for IC job hunting?
I had a response to a job that had a specified time frame for testing. It had to be done withing 2hrs of getting the passcoded from them via email. I got the email 30 after they sent it and it took forever to do it becuase you couldn't use express scribe/foot pedal. I had to go between word and media player.....and in doing so went over the 2hr limit. Is this normal for them to do this?

But it's a timed test to determine your production speed. nm
nm

I don't understand what your post has to do with original post of TIMED tests. NM
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