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yeah tough crowd. makes or breaks a comedian. don't quit your day job andromeda

Posted By: just sayin on 2005-07-28
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no one is bent out of shape. it is what it is and the people bent out of shape are those who want everyone to laugh generically without any thought to the content.


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    That makes sense, taking frequent breaks,
    plus you would only have to work 3 days a week to be full-time. Wow! I seldom get OPs, think the editors cherry-pick them off system because OPs are very repetitive and easy to expand. Thanks for input, will leave you alone now so you can stay busy. I need to stay off this board during working hours. Would definitely help my line count.
    nope...makes it tough.
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    Yeah, that's why I quit, too.
    No flipping way I'm working for $5 an hour doing ESL garbage when I used to make $30/hour or more. Let them send it overseas or to newbies or voice recognition because I won't do the ESLs all day long any more. I don't mind doing my fair share, but not 100% ESLs because they found a way to cut corners and outsource all the good work. I'd rather work at WalMart. I'd certainly make more money.
    yeah quit...

    If they've gotten away with not paying 3, they'll never pay ya...  dump 'em...


    This happened to me and it's not worth the aggravation; you've obviously been played like a fiddle just like I was... 


    Yeah, my strategy was to quit.
    They won.  I just sent off my letter of resignation.  I have the pleasure of looking forward to a whole 'nother day/week of this shiznit and I just had to take a lorazepam.  Imagine?!  Having to drug yourself up just to get through a day of work?  That's never a good sign and I will not drug myself to work, or drug myself  to fall asleep from said work, which is what I have had to do--that just ain't right.  You are looking at a morally defeated Transcriptionist whose sense of self-pride has just been flushed down the john.  I never would have, in a million years, that a job choice like this could do this to a person. 
    you should be a comedian
    Don't know why but you just tickled my funnybone! Thx, I needed that! Vampire slayer--hah!
    To: Andromeda
    That is a really good idea.  I think I will do that for Taffy.  We have had so many cats and dogs both, who have passed, and that would have been really nice to have, but there is no time like the present.  Thank you for the idea.  You know, my sister recently died from breast cancer.  Her cat (really her baby) Opie was in fine health until she got sick.   He died several months before she did, and we felt so bad because it was just one more thing for her to have to deal with, and she was already going through enough.  But several weeks after Opie died, I had a thought, and I really think I'm right, that he just did not want to live here without her, and so he decided he would go first and wait for her there, cause he know she would be coming soon.  I'm just sitting here crying as I write this, so many emotions come to the surface.  Thanks again for sharing your idea. 
    Andromeda
    Funny, you don't look a day over 29 :)
    Or a comedian. If dont want to waste time,
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    so much in common, Andromeda
    Besides our love of animals.  I raised my 3 without ever one penny from my now dead ex.  In 1977, (the laws were very different then), he had them for a few months in the summer, and he went to court in Florida, where he lived, claimed that I abandoned them, and got legal custody (which I already had in my own state).  He refused to return them, and with God's help, and something that would have appeared like an episode of Starsky and Hutch, I "kidnapped" them  back because there was nothing I could do legally.  Thank goodness the laws have changed since.   Yes, he had the pool, the motorcycles, the money, the boat, etc.etc. and tried to turn mine against me -- but it didn't work.
    So, you have to be in the "in crowd"
    to get an invitation???  It seems to me that it would be polite to not talk about The Other Board if it is private.  Very bad manners.
    Yeah, our choc. lab does that from time to time - makes it interesting!- nm
    x
    Yep. Pitching to the wrong crowd here. nm
    s
    You do have only one crowd to please. The facility. All this other baloney is
    x
    We have a lot of seasoned MTs interested; it is the newbie crowd that wants to be
    at home only. I have to admit that was the biggest shock to all of us that are working on the set up of this. There are a lot of experienced MTs that like the socialization and structure of working in an office or hospital, as long as the pay, benefits and conditions are good. We are going to make it as close to (or better) working in a hospital so that it is appealing to all.
    Join the crowd. No it isnt just you. Is that what they tell you. That seems to be MQ favorite line
    that they tell their robots to tell us. Its just you. Bull. You aint alone my dear. Just cant figure where the lines went.
    Always fresh, the baby spinach. Need a few bags to serve a crowd, though. nm
    s
    I quit once for 3 years, but then started again. (Quit cold turkey when I did)


    I quit two months ago. I tried to quit for over a year, but I just had to be ready.
    I tried the patch, NRT gum, Zyban, everything. One morning, I woke up and just quit cold turkey. There are some good online support groups out there that can help you when you're ready.
    ALSO IF THEY WERE GOING TO QUIT SE, THEY WOULD QUIT ADVERTISING TO HIRE SE
    And I have seen a new ad in the magazine Advance that has a sign on bonus for SE's, maybe just better pay, let's think positive!!
    She's get BIG tax breaks by doing that, not...sm
    so much here. She can be a cheerleader for everybody else to be helping US citizens, especially during the hurricane, but MOST of her donations go overseas. I'm sick of her high-falooting ways and uppity attitude! I liked her at first, but now she just reeks of "I'm bigger and better." Not allowed on my TV anymore! JUST MY OPINION!!!!!
    yes of course I do, I eat, drink, take breaks
    40k a year now.  Work your shifts guys.
    oh my heart breaks for these
    families -- to be told they are alive and now that they are not -- please pray for these families, as only God can provide them any level of comfort now.
    are working 24/7/365 and no breaks...sm

    All these people, if they were making the BIG BUCKS that they claim to be making, would have absolutely NO TIME WHATSOEVER to be on forum boards posting 24/7.


    Most posters embellish and most are full of it!!!


    So, yep, I agree totally with your post. 


    Kenmore - never breaks
    nm
    breaks and lunch

    I think the way it goes is that you must be allowed to take breaks and lunch.  I was an employee for a company that did not care when you worked, as long as you met turnaround time. 


    frequent breaks? nm
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    WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service on Friday advised taxpayers on how to file for deductions passed by Congress too late to be included in 2006 forms.


    Nearly 1 million taxpayers may not have their returns processed until early February, the agency warned.


    The instructions involve three deductions renewed by Congress just before it adjourned two weeks ago and signed into law by President Bush this week: for state and local sales taxes in states that don't have income taxes, for higher tuition costs and for educator expenses.


    The tax agency urged taxpayers seeking the three deductions to file electronically. Software will be updated to include the three tax provisions and taxpayers "will get their refunds faster through e-file," said IRS Commissioner Mark W. Everson. "Even more importantly, e-file will greatly reduce the chances of making an error compared to claiming the deductions on the paper 1040."


    The IRS said that some 6 million taxpayers in states without state income taxes who receive Form 1040 will by mid-January get a special mailing of Publication 600, which will include tables and instructions for claiming the sales tax deduction.


    Publication 600 was also posted Friday to the IRS web site, http://www.irs.gov/.


    Form 1040 will not be updated and the higher education and educator expense deductions cannot be claimed on Form 1040A.


    The IRS said the deduction for tuition and fees can be claimed on Form 1040, line 35, "Domestic production activities deduction," by entering "T on the dotted line to the left of that line. Similarly, the educator expense adjustment can be claimed on line 23, "Archer MSA Deduction," by entering "E" on the dotted line to the left of that line entry.


    The sales tax deduction was claimed on about 11.2 million tax returns filed for tax year 2005. It applies to nine states: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.


    The higher education provision, which allows deductions for up to $4,000 of tuition and fee costs, was claimed on about 4.7 million returns.


    The educator expense provision, allowing teachers to deduct up to $250 for personal expenditures on school supplies, was claimed on 3.5 million returns.


    The tax agency said it will not be able to process tax returns claiming these deductions until early February. It said that based on filings earlier this year, about 930,000 tax returns claimed any of the three provisions by Feb. 1. This year, the IRS expects to receive about 136 million tax returns.


    The three tax breaks expired on Jan. 1 this year, and thus were no longer part of tax law when the main IRS forms went to print in early November.


    page breaks
    I just press "control" enter and this gives me a good page break.
    If you are FT employee, must take two 15 min breaks and 30 min lunch
    But, I am sure, many MTs do not do this and say they do.
    Working 40 hrs. with lunches/breaks..how do you sm
    I have to set up my schedule with my company.  I have to work 35-40/week to be considered full time.  When I log off the system during my workday to eat or take a quick break, I don't believe that it is considered part of my 35-40 hrs; I have to be logged in and at the computer for the hours to count.  Just wondering if you schedule yourselves a lunch or always work through an 8-hr shift, or schedule yourself a 9-hr shift minus your lunch, or how you do things....I can't see how I can work 40/week (35 maybe) without scheduling myself for 9-hr days unless I don't plan to stop and refuel somehow!  thanks
    Take breaks, though! You'll regret it if you don't!
    NM
    I have to take lots of breaks. I work a little then

    cook breakfast and load the dishwasher.  I work some more and then do some more chores.  Sometimes I do a hobby for about 15 minutes, or I prep dinner, work in the yard if the weather is nice.  It seems like I'm working 12 hours/day that way, but I'm not and I'm getting housework done too, which tended to pile up when I tried working in 4 hour stretches. 


    I also try to make a game out of it sometimes.  I reward myself for working 2 hours straight - maybe read, work on hobby, something just for me, not something that needs doing. 


     


    I do the exact same thing... take breaks often..nm
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    ...and then we'd be on a clock, taking breaks and lunches just like SM
    we were sitting in an office slashing throats over the thermostat.
    Do you work an actual 8 hrs a day if hired for such or is it more like 7 with your breaks, etc. nm
    s
    Feeling too guilty to work after son breaks down.
    My son is 9 years old and I love him very much.  The very reason I started doing transcription was to be home with him.  Where we live we have no family nearby so it is just me, my husband and my son.  I recently lost the account I had been on for 6 years and was moved to a new account that is 3 times bigger with 3 times more doctors and all new way of doing transcription.  Needless to say, this has slowed me down work wise a lot.  I am slowly learning the new account but now I just don't have the get up and go to work.  My son just broke down in tears before going to bed, telling me he feels like all I do is work anymore and don't have time for him.  The sad part is that I feel the same way but I am having to work more hours to keep full time on new account.  I love my son more than anything.  He is my life.  I really need to find a better balance between work and home but this seems impossible.  All I can do now is sit and cry myself, knowing my son feels this sad and upset.  If anyone has had similar situation and has any advice, I'll take it.
    Completely addicted, do them on breaks from work and before bed.nm
    x
    Just be thankful that you don't actually see the person, I did. Your heart breaks for them. Goo
    nm
    Look, I am as tired of everything as everyone. My heart breaks for MTs who cannot buy present for t
    and it breaks my heart for people not helping other people. I don't know what your point is. I just don't want to be attacked and it seems we get off the subject and take one line from a post and use it against the person.

    I have given people money that came to me door saying they couldn't pay their rent when I didn't really have it, not the whole rent but what I could give. It wasn't important that I knew if they were telling the truth or not, it was important to me I could help. I took 2 cats to help a woman who was evicted from her apartment or she was going to leave them there. I already had 2 cats. I am not religious but it seems strange I was taking my trash out and commented to her about moving when she told me she had been evicted, and about the 2 cats. She was not able to get them back and now I have 4 cats. I gave her money during this time and I did not even have a car. I gave her money on several occasions and I did not put retrictions on where it went. I gave her what I could without going hungry or my cats going hungry and I know she appreciated it. My new neighbors borrowed over 100.00 from me and 2 months later I asked them when they could repay it and it made them mad. They didn't speak to me the rest of the time I lived in that apartment. So what I am saying about that is don't loan money you cannot afford to get back, I already knew that but I was going through a bad time with a company I was working for and needed it. Some people are users but I would rather believe and do, if I help someone it helps me more. The woman with the cats stayed in that apartment for 3 nights with no electricity because she had nowhere to go. The people who borrowed the money from me had a little girl and they said they needed it for a drug prescription. I could have said no I didn't have it, and no I didn't have so much money I could throw it away but even though it made them mad at me, I know that little girl got her medicine. Maybe it was all a lie, I don't really know, but in my mind she got the medicine.

    I don't know why it offended you that I said don't attack me, you don't know my situation and I don't know yours. I have no family, just my pets and if someone showed up at my door I would give them what I could, I am just built that way. If I said no, I would shut the door, and then probably run down the street to find them. I have a roof over my head, doesn't mean I will in 2 months, but so many people don't. I am sorry but I really hurt over this.
    Tax breaks to companies that outsource overseas... tic tic tic
    Apparently, the President has vowed to stop giving tax breaks to companies that outsource jobs overseas.  That is a GREAT thing for MT's!  Woohoo!  Can't happen soon enough. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/15/obama.taxes/?iref=mpstoryview
    I use the same - Love oil of Olay! Mary Kay breaks my face out. nm
    x
    I had 439 for an hour yesterday, 1800+ if I don't take breaks in 7 to 9 hours.nm
    nm
    I think is called preferred vendor? Facility gets certain monetary breaks to only use one

    :+


    Wow, that is a tough job, but it can be done
    Thank you for caring AND for having that cat fixed. He sounds like a great pet! Making him an indoor cat is going to be difficult, but here is what I have done...Make sure he has something high he can sit on, preferably by the window. Get stuff to detract him - my cats like those cardboard scratching things REAL WELL - they aren't expensive and they last a long time. My cats also like catnip (which I put on the scratching thing) little balls of yarn or sparkly stuff that they can bat around the house (usually at night when I'm trying to sleep). I know all cats are different and it may take awhile (but not as long as your think) and be very frustrating, but you can do it. You have a lot of love in your heart. Extra attention and extra treats when he wants to go out. Good luck to you!!! Come back and tell us how it works out.
    Boy that is tough

    Avrage would have to be between 10 and 15 but in some of mine in a 30 minute tape I get over 1000 lines as there are a lot of consults and letter.  But in acute care gotta be close to 10 to 15 depending on how many times they cough, huh, clear their throat and start over.  Then sometimes on a 10 minute dictation I get only 50 lines.  But I would feel safe saying an averge is 10 to 15 lines.


    This is a tough one...sm
    since the ports still work with your printer, then it has to be something with your foot pedal. Some foot pedals do not come with software, but mine came with the software for the digital player. perhaps, if that is the same with yours, you would have to uninstall your digital player, reboot, reinstall, reboot, and then try the foot pedal again. for some reason, your computer is not recognizing the footpedal any longer. I really don't think it is a port problem anymore because of the printer working from it. wow! I feel bad for you. the reason why I think it might be the software for your digital player is that NO foot pedal works. if it was just the footpedal itself, one of the others should work. does that make sense? my software for my digital player has to be able to recognize the foot pedal in order for it to work, so that would be my next suggestion is to uninstall and reinstall...don't forget to reboot. my son says reboot is your best friend. keep us advised. but I would be on the phone to the local computer guru for a housecall right about now. good luck.
    Even if he's tough, if you keep getting him
    often, you should be able to train your ear or make normals to help you. Do keep a notebook where you list his favorite drugs. When I was learning a Korean doctor, if I got her first thing, there were certain words she'd say that could stop me in my tracks. I wrote them on a board, a phonic spelling and then the word she meant. It cracked me up, but it also helped me in the early morning before I had my ears on.
    It is a tough one for me. sm

    I have a toddler who wakes early.  I usually get to bed around 2-3am, sleep till 6am, then when daughter takes her nap from 1-3pm I just lay down and nap with her.  I've been known to nap on the couch too while my daughter plays in the living room.  Everything is kid proof and I just put up the baby gate so she has to stay in the room and she can easily wake me if she needs to. 


    I'm luckily usually pretty good with 4-6 hours of sleep though so it isn't so bad.  It is hard some days when the neighbors all decide to mow lawn exactly at the time we usually take a nap. 


    I know it can be tough, but
    don't live paycheck to paycheck .  I've learned the hard way that if 2-3 days will kill your budget and/or cause you not to pay your creditors, then it's time to rethink your pay, how you manage money, and/or your career.  I had to rethink all three and am resolving the issues so that even if my employer pays me a week late - which is illegal anyway - it won't kill my budget.  Doing a little extra work on the side helps too.
    That is a tough one....sm
    He should have more consideration for you than that. That is really inconsiderate. I was under the impression that it was the office's responsibility to load the reports on the computer and all that. Which I have never done tapes that is just what I assumed. I would charge him extra for that. Figure what you are worth per hour and however long it takes you to do this figure how much that would be. If 30 minutes half of what you are worth an hour. As far as turning around, no, gas is too high for all that. As far as waiting you have other things to do I am sure. Maybe he should spell out the doctor's names so you don't have to go back and correct them. I would wait in his office if he didn't take too long I guess. But he is expecting a little much. I think maybe I would mail a letter with updated price changes and say something like due to the time it is taking out of my day to do other work I am going to be charging a fee for loading work on the computer and such. It may only be a $5-10 fee but let them know there will be a charge. Let them know you will wait in the office for a certain amount of time. Say 15-20 minutes. If he doesn't come in by then you have to go because you have other work to do.