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And she actually seemed offended when I politely declined...geeeesh! nm

Posted By: not in a million years! on 2009-08-15
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    I beg to differ, politely though :-)
    No, the work at MDI-MD has gone from slow to non-existent in the past couple of months.

    If it was not going to Transcend, pray tell, where WAS it going? Straight to India?

    Perhaps YOU did not work on an MDI-MD account, but SOMEONE there was. That work did not just evaporate into thin air.
    I know you said you already declined but
    did you try to negotiate at all? Could you maybe work every other full weekend? One place I worked for awhile back wanted one weekend day, and I worked it out with them for 10 days in a row and 4 days off in a row. Just hate to see you lose out on a wonderful position (few and far between it seems these days from reading here) without throwing something out there as a compromise that the company might consider. Bset of luck to you!
    I declined it. Thanks guys. sm
    I just can't survive on $10 less an hour.
    glad your declined. More MTs need to do this too, 4,5,6,7,8,9 etc sm
    all below federal poverty level.
    I have been offered 2 positions but declined both.
    They offshore, sound quality is very poor, pay is low, lots of work because no one will work there for long due to the above.  The owner seems very nice and upfront, but seems to be in a constant transition mode, changing the way lines are counted, pay rates, etc.   All this is current and in the archives. 
    Do you still have to use MQ's computer. I know in the past you did and that is why I declined the
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    I would be cautious. I declined their offer because I couldn't get
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    I just declined a position with a wonderful company due to
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    I have recently declined to accept VR rates as low as 1.5 cpl. What a flipping joke
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    Not offended
    Just do not know what original post was in regards to. 
    you should be offended

    Just because your white ancestors had a heart does not negate or excuse what has happened to your native ancestors.  Do you speak for all native persons?  Do you have to be a native person in order for that remark is offensive to you? 


     


    Indian giver (or Indian gift) is a North American English expression used to describe a person who gives something and later wants it back, or something equivalent in return.


    The term Indian gift was first referenced in 1765 by Thomas Hutchinson,[1] and Indian giver was first cited in John Russell Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms (1860)[2] as Indian giver. When an Indian gives any thing, he expects to receive an equivalent, or to have his gift returned.


    The phrase is considered a racial stereotype and is often offensive, as it implies that Native Americans commonly practiced this behavior.


     


    I would have been very offended if I had been
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    Re above. Sorry to offended MT, but OP is prime
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    I was not offended by the comment
    I have a child who stutters, and I know the problems faced with that difficulty.  For her it hasn't been a disability so much    I have had stuttering dictators.  Some were great  -  one I had on a clinic I LOVED b/c he took his time and didn't get rushed.  However, I have one on my account now who slurs, whispers, never corrects and is nearly impossible to understand.  I know there are issues w/ stuttering and I admire those who have overcome them to become doctors.  However, I don't think that gives them any more leeway to be bad dictators than those who don't stutter.  As far as being offended, I wasn't - i totally understand the frustration!
    I'm more offended by the typos in the ad. nm


    No Im not offended at all. Just dont want to start a war
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    I wasn't offended, please do not feel bad. sm
    I rarely post here because of the nay-sayers and bashers and get a little defensive when I think someone is about to react that way.

    If I were you, I would go to the lead directly and ask if you can either go to another ER account or work with you on this. Not every account is for every MT and vice versa. There is a perfect fit for everyone, and Keystrokes works with everyone to find it. Also, I heard there is another ER account about to start, might get your name on their list if you want!
    I was not offended or feeling superior.
    you meant by your question? Did you mean that you did not know what MTIA was and were asking if DSG made up an organization or if you meant that DSG was pretending to be a member of MTIA and intentionally misdirected people to a different website? Or did you mean something else entirely? Without knowing what you meant by the use of is it a scam, it was difficult to formulate an appropriate response. I am sorry if my reply made you feel inferior. That was not at all my intent, I was simply asking for clarification so as to better address the inquiry.

    It is far more likely that whoever designed the website used MTIA.org instead of MTIA.com when creating the link, which I am sure you could have figured out for yourself.
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    a neurosurgeon.  Shame on you!!  Janitor is derogatory - custodian is respectful and also the politically-correct term these days! 
    I'm offended by the Rude TUDE
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    I'm sure Anne, Sue and Mary are very offended by your comments...NOT!
    x
    I am offended by your "nonsense about no work" comment.
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    Not being in the 'inner elite circle' I used to be offended
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    People should not be forced to be social on the job. If you had a private site somewhere for those who do then you would not be offending anyone. Then you could all go warm and fuzzy over each other.

    This business is cut-throat in reality, and it seems to me there are always a certain group of MTs who get all the good meaty work, but you always have the people to clean up the garbage.

    Not nice to have it thrown in your face.
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    The people at CardioScribes called us transcribers. I wasn't offended, sm
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