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Is there any such thing as health insurance for "home workers" that is a good plan?  Thanks for any information you might have!

I sold my Herman Miller as it was simply not comfortable to me so am very cautious about spending that much money again for a chair.  I think I would like one that has a high back and a neck support.  I definitely need one with arms that adjust in so that I can rest my arms while typing.  Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated as I am sitting on a dining room chair now! 

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um..she is presenting...uh..I mean....strike that..she presents..ur no, wait, yeah presents with.. or here, or I mean WITH symptoms of.........anxiety...................................................................................................................and depression.  Period.  Make that major depression....no, just depression.

I want to jab my temple with my pen...

I am considering bankruptcy but know that there is quite a stigma that goes with this.  I am IC status right now.  Have any of you ever been turned down for a MT job because of a bankruptcy.  I have heard from many people that is a question that employers often ask but just wondering how other MTs have faired after bankrupcy??  Is find an employee status job harder?

Thanks for any advice.

Just wondering what your base pay is, and how your incentive program works.  If you would like to give your city or geographic area that would be nice, but not necessary.  I'm just hoping to get an idea.

Also, what benefits does your hospital offer?  I'm specifically wondering about 401K and whether any hospitals match the employee's 401K contribution.

I do not know what I did, but everytime I type b.i.d., my word automatically capitalizes the I so it looks like b.I.d.  It is such a pain because I have to go back and fix it.  does any know what I did to change this?  and how can I fix it?  thanks.

My headset seems to be muffling the voice lately. Should I try the earbud style?

Are the ear buds comfortable?  My current headset (Dictaphone round type) hurts my ears and I would rather do without, but need to blank out noise around the house.

Any other ideas?

TIA

All you MTs who are wondering why it's so hard to get work and decent pay check out these websites:   Spheris India Pvt Ltd  and Indiadaily.com

Spheris says it doesn't outsource to India but guess where a lot of the old accounts have disappeared to.  When they say there is no work, they mean for USA MTs.

business and just interviewed them before you applied so they could interview you?  Does that make sense.?   I may have an in-house transcription job.  They told me that everything was looking in my favor, but they are still interviewing and will let me know for sure Friday.  They offered a pretty good wage and I would take it but if I can find something closer to home even if a little less pay I would go for that too.   I have been looking into businesses that have nothing to do with transcription.  I am thinking about calling the local banks and seeing if there are any entry-level positions available for data entry, administrative assisting, clerk.  I don't have an accounting degree of business degree, just extensive computer knowledge that transcription requires. I really don't know what to ask for to tell the truth.  The local banks never advertise for help but I do see new people in there from time to time. 

I have also been looking to get my CNA certificate renewed which I may just do.  I was going to call the nursing homes here and see what the starting pay would be, what the patient/aide ratio is, what the hours would be like. 

To tell the truth, I am not making it with these home jobs.  I have already been through 3 companies.  I never had a work history like that before.  Before I came home, I stayed with 1 place for 8 years, then another place for 6 years before that.  I hate jumping around and most of all, I hate babysitting my computer for work.  I want 8 hours then be done. 

We just bought a house and moved out of a renal townhome that is owned by a huge property management company.  I always always go the extra mile to make sure I leave a place clean, way more than a lot of people.  I spent hours cleaning and we didn't leave a single speck of anything in that house.  The carpets were immaculate because we had plastic runns in the high traffic areas, etc.  I scrubbed baseboards, window sills, floors, painted over all the scratches and nail holes (same paint), everything.  Got our refund yesterday on the deposit and they charged us for ELEVEN HOURS of cleaning.  In the description they said that this that and the other thing was VERY dirty, counter tops being one thing.  I swear I scoured the counters with cleanser not long before I finished the job.  I find it very offensive to have all these things listed as VERY dirty.  They're full of you know what.  Do you think it's just a racket to ding you for more money?  They also charged us 160 dollars to shampoo those perfectly clean carpets. It seems like cleaning that is not beyond the usual amount should be THEIR responsibility as part of the business of renting out their units.  They just want to pass on everything including routine maintenence onto their tenants.  Just had to vent. 

I am working for a company that has good dictators, but their foot pedals do not speed up or slow down.  I have several dictators that talk so fast, it is unproductive for me to continue to transcribe for them unless I find a way to slow down my foot pedal.  I need to slow down the dictation, any suggestions?  Is there anything I can do on my computer to change to functions.

Thanks

Okay.  I just got laid off.  I've been using Meditech server macros for years.  I doubt that they will let us copy the macros off their server, so I have three questions.

How long did it take you to get up to speed loading your Expander from scratch,

and

if you could take your macros with you, is there some way to import them into any expander brand available, and

is/are there brand/s that are more universal than others?

I know from experience that autocorrect is less than easy to export, at least in my personal experience.

Thanks for your help.

Is everyone just using spellex or stedmans or are there lower cost alternatives? 

How did you find them in the first place?  Just curious because I don't want a cheaper product to act cheap also.

Any ideas?

TIA 

Look at the model they used...that's sure what the average MT looks like!  LOL

http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/work-from-home-jobs-that-pay?ncid=AOLCOMMjobsDYNLprim0001

If you had the choice between a shift lead type position at somewhere between $14 to $16 an hour or production on an account with a lot of normals.  The shift lead gets you experience editing, supervising, etc., but the production account you are just transcribing. You can make a lot more money at the production job, but the shift lead will get you started in a more management type of position, which would you choose? You will be stuck at that hourly wage with the lead position, but there are possiblities of moving up with the company.  But, the money on the other account is quite good, as there are a lot of free lines.  I am just so confused and have to make a decision, as I cannot work them both at the same time.   Any suggestions, comments, or feedback?  Thanks.

I've been an MT typing for 20+ years.  Lately, have been contemplating a position doing QA instead of typing all the time.  My wrists and fingers just don't wanna move fast sometimes!  My question is, do you make as much $$ doing QA compared to typing?  And, what is a good rate per line for doing QA?  Any info and all info. would be much appreciated. 

Thanks,
Renee

This should end all "3 Bears Stories"

what type of transcription software do you use if you are planning on sending work over the internet.  I currently am working where I have to pick up a tape from a docs office every night.  I would like to pick up another account and would prefer to do it over the internet, but am not sure what company to use?  What type of recorders would the docs need, how do they get their voice files onto their system, send it to a server for me to pick up, etc.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Cheryl

worked on one about 5 years ago. Can't for the life of me figure out out to plug the telephone line in the Dictaphone!!! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. TIA.

good, clear dictators, easy work, good work flow, interesting work (nothing boring now), a good attitude, excellent focus as my mind is wandering tonight,  no mistakes, 200 lines per hour, no distractions or interruptions, motivations to reach my goal, etc, etc, etc. 

As you can see, finding it hard to work tonight. Feel free to add to the list.  I wish the transcrition fairy really existed, don't you?