Annoying, Condescending, Uppity Snakes in Suits
Posted By: LOL! on 2009-09-01
In Reply to: gets my vote for best so far!! - NM
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I think she said we are SNAKES, not that we're
causing workflow problems! What a hoot! Talk about small-minded people, eh? This Ex-MQ professional top of the line MT didn't fall for MDI-MD's games for more than 1 day. Liars, liars, pants on fires! I got a line of spin on technical issues, followed by a line of spin on no work for my 5 piddly jobs, talked to a few of my friends and said Later! Never even opened the box their equipment came in - just shipped it back. Seriously, to blame it on MQ MTs is beyond sad. Snakes! Cast off MQ MTs! The smart ones are the ones who left, not the cast offs. Karma, people, karma.
The main problem with snakes is that they
Not unlike when big MTSOs gobble up little ones.
Condescending AC?
Got any initials??? Please????
you sound condescending
If you feel you are so right what is the purpose of this board that is provided for us? I grant you should have open communication with your supervisors, but in the past this board has helped tremendously with some issues. there's nothing wrong with asking more than 1 person until you can get your supervisor to answer. you may get some insight from someone as a MT. You just never know the reason why that person may be asking here. Try to be positive!
There was nothing snide or condescending in her remark.
If you're that hypersensitive, please seek help for your disorder instead of reading between the lines and trying to censor other people.
You 'had' condescending people???
You may also want to look up the meaning of condescending. There is nothing condescending about my post.
Offered you a job but was hateful and condescending?
About what?!?!? Details! Details! LOL! This is too good.
I honestly think you're being condescending and
rude about the comfy jammies statement. This career and its earning implications is so more vast than women wanting to stay home in their jammies. Please don't be so ignorant. Of course the MTSOs played on our desire to stay home and raise our families, but lots of other factors played into our pay rates plummeting - offshoring and competition among the big nationals. I've been in this career, working from home, my entire adult life, nearly 27 years now, and my choices were not based on my desire to - stay home in my jammies - as you succinctly put it. Even now as I look at new companies - the bottom line average offer is 8 cpl - period I have great credentials and experiences, but that is it. Will I sacrifice my entire life style for 27 years or accept the 8 cpl eventually? I'll not toss my lifestyle to the wind - my family is too important to me. Not my jammies...
That was annoying to me.
Too many emails, too many documents. Just leave me alone and let me do my job. I only need to know about QA feedback. The rest of it is a time stealer.
Other companies use instant messaging, but I'd rather do my own research than rely on someone else. I don't mean that as an insult. I think it's great that people help each other out and share information. I've been burned by it, though.
BUT did you PAY her, annoying or not
you should pay your workers
annoying
What things do you find annoying when transcribing (ex. docs spelling out wrong words, telling you where to put commas)?
What's annoying about it is (sm)
My company gave us what she would probably consider a cheesy gift. I don't consider it cheesy, and I love the company I work for, whether they give us a bonus or not. I can't stand braggarts. It's low class.
Wow. You thought that was rude? I didn't see any name calling or condescending
attitude like a lot of other people's posts. No, Sara Beth and Billy Bob did not ask a legitimate question. It was a flame attempt and you're helping to fuel the fire.
Fun with Annoying Callers!
I've got a plan for those annoying telemarketers, and bill collector calls that we all hate getting. Actually, I have several schpiels I use randomly for my own amusement, but this was one of my favorites.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiing. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiing.
Hello. I said answering the phone.
Hi. My name is Mitzi and I'm calling on behalf of the Disabled Fish of America. We are an organization for Crippled, Finless Fish who have ick disease. We would like to know if we can count on your support for a donation?
B 9.
What was that? She asked.
I said, Bee NINE.
Ma'am did you hear what I said? It's not a benign condition, seriously ick is a deadly condition and these fish are finless.
Yes, I heard you. Eye Two Seven.
I'm sorry what did you say?
I-27. Now, try to pay attention.
What are you talking about? She said.
N Fourty Five.
Is this 555-1212?
Yes it is. Please ma'am, don't interrupt me. G Fifty Eight.
Gee what?
G-FIVE EIGHT.
You are crazy.
O-80.
Ate who? She asked.
I said, 0-Eight Zero.
Oh, this is such bull!
Bingo! Hold your cards people, we have a winner!!
&$*# \%*((?#! She said.
Thanks you for playing. Better luck next time!
Annoying our former company------
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...and did you know another for Spanish moss is hanging lichen? I had condescending people. nm
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Very stupid and very annoying - ARE YOU FOR REAL - sm
It is Diskriter's equipment. What if you go onto a website that is not related to work, and it ends up infecting THEIR computer with a virus? Did you ever think of that?? Did you ever think about how long you would be out of work because of it? It's not that they are being nosy, it is more or less for your protection and their protection. What if your kids or partner get on the computer and play around and go onto sites that bring on a virus. How would you feel about not being able to work for a few days while the computer is being repaired?
There is nothing annoying or stupid about it. Just think about it!
Why on earth would you call it annoying?!
I'd call it being tenacious and knowing exactly and getting exactly what you want. I'd go full on balls-to-the-wall! Are you a mouse or an MT?!
 (This is so not right, but it's the only warrior image I could find!)
Then why keep b*tching about it? you guys are annoying. sm
Either IMPROVE YOUR SITUATION BY GOING WHERE THERE IS WORK or shut up about it. It's simple.
I feel like I had my life sucked away sorting through this condescending, judgmental post. sm
While I do not disagree with some of your points, I am not sure what you hoped to gain by posting all of this. The ones you address almost certainly will not recognize themselves, and even if they do, they will not change. And for those of us who are NOT that way and do strive to be the best we can be in all respects, it is just a stating of the obvious.
I am an old timer too, although I hate to think of myself in such unflattering terms. I started with carbon paper and a Selectric typewriter, transcribing dictation from vinyl belts. I do NOT long for the good old days in that respect, although I do miss the days when line rates were higher and being paid by the gross line was the norm ... sigh.
As we all know, the times are tough now in the MT industry, and it seems we would be best served to help and support one another rather than chastising and scolding others for their posts. Of course, as I type this, I realize my post could be seen that way as well, and for that I apologize. I very much believe in the laws of attraction and the power of positive thinking, and I have never seen negative energy attract anything other than more negative energy.
I cannot seem to sleep tonight, so I guess I might as well transcribe a bit more and make my insomnia profitable. 
I agree-team mail is very annoying
I had to keep mine turned off--too distracting...
Yeah, Instant Messenger is very annoying
I would go crazy too. Thanks!
Sounds like Futurenet. I find it rather annoying.
NM
You know, you do not have to respond to these posts if you find them annoying!
What are you, the post police? If these posts annoy you so much, why do you feel a responsibility to respond? **I'm telling**?? Control issues maybe? No one is making you read them or participate you know.
Sure. To the suits but not to the MTs.
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I liked the suits at first -
until I found out what monsters they were.
that's right, the Suits
I meant my company's top executives, who think we should be able to produce 60% more, and were probably told this by other Suits. I'm sure none of them have any transcription experience.
No suits here....
... I don't even own a suit. Well, actually I do, but I've outgrown them, if you know what I mean.... But I'm just a minion and proud of it. I've been a manager and a supervisor. No thanks. The money was nice but it cost me too much.
I only post what I've been told by people I trust, and based on my own experience. And, as I always say, others' mileage may vary....
Dont you just love how these offices screw around with your income. It is very annoying and I
sometimes wonder if they get the full implication of what they are doing to our paychecks because they are stupid enough to believe you can do all hospitals exactly the same which of course you cant.
I think most here would agree that going to the suits with any of our (sm)
problems ends up being useless. However, these boards are a good place to vent a little steam. If it weren't for a little venting once in a while, I reckon it'd be fairly easy for many of us to finally lose our cool, go Postal on our supes, and end up on the 6:00 news getting dragged off in handcuffs.
I believe it was actually a big meeting of suits,
ya know, the real thinkers and shakers, at some annual meeting or something. I know of one manager who had to slink back to the office - there were offices in those days - with his tail between his legs, as the word beat of the monkeys beat him back to the office. It was horrible. Happened probably a good 10 years ago, though, so its been their mentality for a long time.
Suits, I hope you know
how serious this is, and how profoundly you are impacting the lives of many hardworking MTs and their families. You are going to have a very unhappy workforce. Not a good thing.
Suits Salaries and Perks
What someone said on another thread got me to wondering about the salaries of those at the top. I googled the head of Transcend and came up with this on a Forbes article. Not too shabby. This was for 2007.
Salary |
$250,000.00 |
Bonus |
$0.00 |
Other Annual Compensation |
$0.00 |
Long term incentive plan payouts |
$0.00 |
Restricted stock awards |
$0.00 |
Security underlying options |
$0.00 |
All other compensation |
$0.00 |
Option awards $ |
$55,250.00 |
Non-equity incentive plan compensation |
$87,500.00 |
Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings |
$0.00 |
Total Compensation |
$392,750.00 |
Drs probably dont know. Suits arrange and pay for
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Webmedx SUITS, read this
We know you read the boards. During the call tomorrow when you tell everyone just how much pay is cut we want to hear how much you've cut your own pay.
You've told us how efficient and productive this ISR technology makes us. So as we're getting more efficient and productive, you must certainly be getting more efficient and productive. Therefore, we'll want you to tell us about your own pay cut on the phone call on September 22.
Also, we want an answer as to why we never get annual raises BEFORE this economy went to pot. What was your excuse then when you talked about how business was booming and you went and bought a transcription school? Why didn't you give your employees a raise?
You market yourself as the REMARKABLE leader in the industry, touting your status as hiring only domestic workers. Well, wouldn't it be remarkable to give your employees regular raises? What's remarkable about yet another company who pays MTs crap wages, doesn't regularly give raises, has low work volumes, and is cutting pay? That's pretty run-of-the-mill in my opinion.
Are you making what you made 10 years ago? No? Then why should we be making what me made 10 years ago? Remember, we're working for the REMARKABLE Webmedx. Do something remarkable to earn that adjective, please.
Check the Laws and lost suits
Anything you post on a public chatboard or in a chatroom can be used against you by your employer as reason for termination if they so desire, and you will lose in court if you try to sue them. Plenty of these suits lost since the Internet started.
I worked for a bad legal transcription firm for 3 wks - fired after I posted on a legal chatboard (along with tons of others) - within hrs of posting some stuff. Definitely was why - no doubt. I then began researching whether this is legal - and by god it is. I used an anon name and no email. This co later had all neg posts regarding his co removed from the site.
As to this chatboard - the co I just left had many, many posts removed because they did not like their content.
Fortunately most cos recognize the need of folks to vent and don't want to be bothered. But some of these smaller cos really monitor posts, and mgmt posts as if they were MTs in response to neg posts or just to toot their own horn.
The suits and facilities often control dictation, not
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MQ good until Jan. 2006, when the devils in suits took over. nm
That's the attitude that keeps the suits rolling in cash.
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It's not law, but it's usual general policy to avoid law suits. nm
nm
good, let them do all the India work, and take all the hits for law suits...
I wish they would monopolize the India market and totally stick with that...
I also posted an article about this a few weeks back, even with pictures of the offices in India (lot nicer than here).
hope they put all their money into it and then when technology takes all our jobs, they will have nothing.
Medquist, hate it or not, has invested rather in the technology, thereby will be the leaders in that. if I worked there I would train and learn everything I could about working with that technology because that eventually, in my opinion, will drive even Indian MTs into unemployment.
WHy should I care if you are impressed or not. It it suits me, I don't give a darn if anyone
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It is the real deal. Back to not every company suits every one.
I have been there 2+ years and never had any problems. I make good money, have a good account, don't get bounced around, and have good management. The recruiter is very good to try and answer your questions or you can email me and I will tell you what I know.
"The Suits" is the proper term for these people.
There are Suits in every industry. They are the MBAs and they consider business a giant chess board. So much fun to move all the little pieces around and see what happens. Don't be afraid to sacrifice your pawns.
They're always slipping these things in casually at the end of the day. Stupid suits.
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Are you the same condescending person the word board? I thought this was called "Company Board.&#
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Yep. It's the greed of the suits and the greed of the
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