The other poster was not rude - she was right s/m
Posted By: flaphillygirl on 2008-08-26
In Reply to: some people....not nice! - anon
It DOES make a difference what school she went to and if she cannot find a job, it can certainly be related to the school. Sad but true that a lot of people spend - waste - money on 'MT certificates' that are not worth the paper they are written on.
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RUDE
Sounds like you have been at your computer for way too long. Get up and move a little, it will unwad your undies.
so not necessary to be rude
rude
I wasn't asking to be told that its rip off and if I dont believe folks I need to go find out for myself. Im new at this and was simply asking a question. I was/am unsure what makes them a 'rip off'. I simply need to gain experience and their name seems to be on every board all over the web. I was only asking a question and was hoping for some actual help, not a rude response.
Wow..how rude!
FYI, I put more effort into my tests than I do a quick response on a forum. I have to say, I am shocked by how snotty some of the responses are on this board. I thought people would pull together and help each other out, but some people can't resist making snippy comments. Guess that's just my naive viewpoint. Seems there are a lot of people ready to jump down someone's throat at any opportunity. I would say more, but I have more tact than that and will refrain from further comment. FYI...got a job offer today too.
Rude?
Well, it may seem rude, but you have to remember that you're posting on a board used by people who take great care with spelling and grammar and make a living doing just that. Don't take it personally. Sure, everyone makes mistakes, but accuracy with words is what makes a good MT. By the way, I've never corrected anyone on this board for spelling errors; this is just an opinion from an interested observer.
you did mean this for the other poster RIGHT?!
cause you aint saying nothing that pertains to my comment to the other poster.
When did the poster say THAT????
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not the poster who said this but.....sm
Any company that does refer to them does get commission....and all kinds of other info at the link provided below
http://www.careerstep.com/site/type=af/page=faq-af
nm=rude comments
From what I can tell all you do is make rude comments on here toward other people. I suggest yoga or pilates, it will help you get rid of unwanted stress in you life. Stop being hateful!!
that is rude of you to type that.
I'm sure that is why you did not post a screen name. Worried people may start screening your typos too.
As I sad you are extremely rude
You're not talking to a mom of a 2 yo. I have 3 children, 2 in college and 1 in high school, so if you think for a minute you can tell me how to raise a child, you are very mistaken. All three are scholar athletes with consistent high honor roll grades. You obviously spend a lot of time alone or with your 2 yo by the way you "talk" to adults on this forum. You really do need to get out of the house and interact in an office where you can learn some social skills.
You are the One Coming Off as Rude.
How do you think it feels to mothers who work in-house to see you saying there's no way you'll work out of the house, your real job is a mom, blah, blah, blah?? You don't think they feel guilty at times because they can't find an at-home position or they can't afford to give up the in-house job and benefits?
That's what irked me about your post.
She wasn't being rude in any way. Perhaps
Or learn to ask the Administrator or Moderators if you don't know what a board is for.
I'm not trying to sound rude, but
are you sure that you have applied with them all? There are thousands of companies out there, and testing takes some time. Every time I thought I'd applied to them all, I found several dozen more. From what the woman who hired me said, getting a job has a lot more to do with timing than just about anything else. She says when she has an openning and receives a resume that day, she is more likely to hire them then sift through her file of resumes. I am just trying to encourage you to keep trying if you want it. Just remember that searching for an MT job is a full-time job.
poster clearly said what client wants.....NM
I agree with the poster sm
It took me five years to be "good" and I worked for a multispecialty service. I took all the work no one else wanted, as I came in later because I had kids, so they took all the good work and left me the ESL's. I didn't like it, but I tried hard and then I moved on to be self-employed. Those years of blood, sweat and tears paid off. Later when I had enough work to hire people, it was amazing how many thought they could just walk in off the street with a few courses under their belt. It just is not going to happen without the hard work first, they don't teach you enough in school to fit on the head of a pin. You have to walk the walk first, believe me, grab what you can and learn from it, you will NOT handle it right out of school unless you tough it out with someone else for several years. You will sweat it out, just keep learning. Take what you can and learn from it. School alone won't do it.
I agree with this poster
Try coding
I agree with poster.
You are right. Ideally, only those with excellent grammatical skills will enter this profession. When I was hiring in-house transcriptionists, I gave them an untimed typing test. I knew I could train them in the terminology; it was the English/grammatical skills I was looking for. If it is not brought into the field, it will never be learned. Good posts, both of you, and great advice to all - including experienced transcriptionists.
Sorry the first poster felt she had to
It isn't MY problem that you want to vent on me, so take it elsewhere. I didn't pick and chose an account, obviously. I had asked to have a certain type of backup account, they said yes, then gave me something completely different. Tell me how that entitles them to "knock me down a notch". If they didn't have anything they could have just told me, but they didn't; they put me on something completely opposite of what I asked for. I didn't bust my butt going to school to just sit here and do nothing because there is no work. I worked to get my education to put it towards working. If I wanted to sit around and do nothing I would not have gone to college.
Thanks to mt45 for understanding what I meant. I only have certain hours that I can work, and when I am on time coming into work at those hours and I have nothing to do because there is nothing there I get ticked off. I do not plan on taking time away from my kids to complete work when it does finally roll in. As for the other account, I have begged and pleaded and had been told I would be put on a certain account and was not. I am upset because of this. I would have rather had a "no" than what happened. At least I would have been able to start looking for other work sooner! As for anyone else who might reply, please do not take my first post out of context as the OP did; I am not trying to put anyone down or be condescending, I am simply explaining my situation.
pet peeve but it's incredibly rude
to judge someone's command of English by one mistake in a short paragraph. I know it is a common mistake (I see it all the time) but it really was a typo. There is no need to insult people.
construcftive criticism, not rude
I would call it constructive criticism. Spelling correctly should be second nature for an mt, whether it is an email or a quick response to a post.
Nothing wrong with preschool. I think what the poster was saying is...
That there is a difference between preschool (two or three hours a day two or three days a week) is not daycare (six to twelve hours a day monday through Friday). There is nothing wrong with preschool. I am also someone who agrees that daycare is a necessity for some parents, it certainly does not have to be for the creative MT!
I also agree with the poster who wrote that people are kidding themselves by using "daycare" and "preschool" interchangeably because one sounds better. My daughter goes to preschool at our church two days a week for two hours. Daycare kids go in the morning and are picked up after six hours or so. There is a huge difference. One is primarily for "social skills" (preschool)and one is a place for the kids to go while Mom and Dad work (daycare).
As a former teacher who did work in daycare in college, I agree with "No Way, No How". I would not put my child in daycare unless I HAD to, and that would never, ever be if I were at home!
I expressed my sadness about the poster's overall
attitude, not just about her attitude about her kids. I have a right to my opinion, she to hers and you to yours. My 2 yo only goes 3 days a week for a limited number of hours...it isn't just _daycare_. I still work on the 2 days she is at home and I manage to produce 12,000 to 15,000 lines on those days, and yes, part of it is while she is in front of the TV but most of it is while she is asleep or playing at her different learning stations I have set up around the house. Why is TV the ONLY choice or why is putting a child in daycare a bad choice? If you don't know how to set up learning stations, LEARN! Dexterity skills are crucial at the ages of the children mentioned. Sorting and stringing buttons can keep a child happy for an hour at a time. I stand by my original post. I have a good balance of all worlds and it is working well for me but the focus of raising my child is not dependent upon developing a TV zombie and I don't believe that should be the attitude of any newbie starting out. That makes me sad for the newbie and the kids.
I posted it AFTER she told another poster to (sm)
kiss her, well, you know. That has been removed now though.
I agree with above poster/CAI grad also
I graduated from the course in 2004 and have been working since. I have nothing whatsoever to say negative about CAI. I researched beforehand and found it to be affordable, thorough, and yes, the director is great at communicating quickly and answering questions.
Agree with poster below. And we have way too many MTs and not enough jobs, especially for at-home
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I agree with other poster, M-Tec, Andrews, or Career Step (sm)
I have seen it happen many times when someone takes another course because it is cheaper and then cannot get a job. I had a couple relatives that took a local course because it was cheaper and they told them that they would be able to get a job and guess what? Neither can get a job.
I think most MT companies will not even let you take their test if you did not graduate from an accredited school or have experience. I know the big 3 are expensive, but you will save yourself from a big headache in the end. I did Career Step and it was expensive, but I think it was the least expensive of the 3.
Take our advice, do one of the 3. I think Career Step has a payment plan and probably the others do as well. I hope I have answered some of your questions.
Good Luck!
MTStudent, the person who was quite rude to you has been banned. MTStars encourages new MTs to ask
questions and without being viciously attacked the way you were. There are a lot of very nice, helpful people here and will answer your questions.
Administrator
I had a post pulled once for mentioning my school because another poster had mentioned it (sm)
over and over again. When I emailed the other poster, she forwarded me an email from a moderator saying that the mention school we were discussing WOULD get our posts pulled because it was "not up to the standards" of this forum or something, no matter that we both managed to get jobs just fine working for them. I just thought that was stupid and it's no skin off my nose, but it did get posts pulled. That was at least eight months ago now, so if things have changed now, good, and they should have. But I still won't risk saying where I went to school. I don't rock boats.
I didn't find it rude that you didn't agree with me. That doesn't
matter. We don't have to agree. What I found rude and condescending was the way you hammered away at how you had to have training, saying that anybody with common sense would know that you had to go to school to be an MT; things like that are what I found rude. Some of us did just what you said couldn't be done. Like I said, it doesn't matter if we agree or not. We all have our opinions and are entitled to them. Just don't try to tell me that what I, and others, have already done is not possible. 
re this poster's response consider the bad response
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