I feel like I had my life sucked away sorting through this condescending, judgmental post. sm
Posted By: ugh on 2007-11-02
In Reply to: Long, but just had to say it ..sm - Maggie M
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. 
Complete Discussion Below:  marks the location of current message within thread
The messages you are viewing
are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select
the boards given in left menu
Other related messages found in our database
Sounds like she has no life... I feel sorry for her. - n/m
.
man, how judgmental
I cannot believe that you would post that about this person. She didn't do anything to you. WHY are people on this board so vindictive? And how do you know she cannot raise 2 children and type at the same time? Many, many MTs have been doing just this for years in their homes. I am one of them. I have 3 children who have been right here the whole time I have been typing. I have been an MT for 10 years and I do a great job. I score 99% quality scores and make good money. My children have never been in daycare. We go swimming everyday in the summer, go to church, have family time together, even with me working at home.
I am sure that lots of other MTs are able to do the same. Maybe she wasn't saying that everyone should love being out of work, those days it happens to us, but to try to find something good in your day anyway.
What a judgmental statement!!
Sounds to me like you could use some help with your manners too, Miss Southern Politeness! I'm willing to bet you've never even been to Pittsburgh but you seem to know how RUDE everyone is there.
What makes you an expert on regional manners and attitudes?
and you feel the need to post why?
Chronicle sucked when I worked for them. Steve particularly.
nm
GREAT post. I feel the same way. nm
nm
I gave 2 wks notice as IC and I had to work to the very last minute. It sucked.
Yes, had that same problem. Acct was great, but platform sucked.nm
nm
You silly, closed-minded, judgmental woman...
I am part of the MDI/Transcend merger, so if I choose to laugh at the irony of the entire MESS we are ALL involved with, I will.
Who made YOU the LOL police, or did you self-appoint yourself to that all-important position?
Get a grip. You're not the only one stuck in this crisis so climb off of that cross you're dangling from and save a tree, mmmkay???
I'm sure I'll love having YOU as a new co-worker *eye roll*
Thanks so much! I feel better since reading your post. I have had experience with
unreasonable QA in the past so it is nice to have a heads up in that regard. Like you, my primary interest is paid on time, good accounts and plenty of work. Sounds like OSi meets those basic requirements and that is all I need. Thanks again!
no email came through, but feel free to post ?'s here
x
Feel free to post here or email Natalie as well. nm
xx
What a good post MTIM - Feel your pain
We all feel like that from time to time, but it doesn't matter whether you are an MT or working in any other profession - some days a job is just a job. You sound like you work for a company like I did. Too much management getting in the way. That said, look at it this way. At one point in my career I made 0.075 cpl for many years (raises unheard of). I took that rate and turned it into $40,000 a year because I typed by fingers to the bone. Minimum line count of 1,200 was not enough for me, but some people will only type the minimum and then quit. This is where their problem is. It's called ambition. Of course the pay will be low if you quit at 1,200 lines. Being an MT for 5-10-15 years you certainly should be typing more than that. If you are not, and it is not YOUR fault, but because of company dynamics, it is time to find a company and account that helps you reach your full potential. Please do not cheat yourself. The first thing I would do is not answer phone calls or e mail during your shift (do this before or after) because you are going to have enough to deal with to slow you down while you are working as you described.
I do not move from company to company, never have, but I certainly would if I felt like I could do better than what is being offered to me, for whatever reason. Again, no one is going to take care of you - except you, so don't cheat yourself. Since you already have a job - go with the flow until you find what is absolutely perfect for you and you can make lots of $$ no matter what the rate ( to a degree of course). It would be nice if we could all make 11 cpl or better. I never have. I have found a company and account that is perfect for me, making good money and love the work. The kicker is, I would have taken that job for 7 cpl and because I am very good in that specialty - I could still make a decent living with it. Don't go jumping at the first thing offered to you. Think about it - and yourself. What is it that you do best as an MT. That's what you look for. Being at this for 15 years, maybe you should just throw in the towel where you are but I think you do have the potential for something else. Go for it - and good luck to you.
What a hateful post. Hope your rant made you feel better. nm
x
Merry Christmas mlstoo!! & All! Beautiful post, feel the same!!! nm
nm
Well, I fall above the average I guess. Would rather not post as not to make others feel bad or thin
x
Feel free to post your questions here. The only criteria we ask that posters follow
is not to post other people's personal names, email addresses, telephone numbers, and no client specific information. Regarding crass posts by others, this is an anonymous board, which means anyone can post without identifying themselves. We do moderate the site for content, but I would advise ignoring the trolls and negative information and zone in on the positive.
Thanks,
Administrator
MTStars
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...
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.
Annoying, Condescending, Uppity Snakes in Suits
...and did you know another for Spanish moss is hanging lichen? I had condescending people. nm
x
I feel the same way...I love working for Keystrokes and feel blessed that I have such a wonderful jo
nm
Do you feel better now? !! Business is business, most of it should be confidential. Why post on a
x
Are you the same condescending person the word board? I thought this was called "Company Board.&#
x
I feel the same way. I'm irritable because I feel
and that my years of experience overall, and past few years of busting my @$$ for them hasn't been appreciated or noticed in the least.
We're all just cogs in the wheel.
My post should say the post above not the post below, Sheryl's post to be specific. nm
nm
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Nasty, rude, unprofessional.
I spent most days watching TV because there was supposedly no work, and when I quit they screwed me out of the money that they agreed to pay to ship their equipment back.
EVIL
You need to get a life.....
I guess you had a bad experience, but that says nothing for the more than 400 MTs who are happy at OSi. I don't understand why you spend so much time running down a company instead of being a productive citizen. What you give comes back to you in the future. NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE.....I hope you are happy in your life because the reflection here shows some real issues you probably need to work on.
Get a life.
I too have "worked" for them, as a slave I might add. I work my tail off and do not get paid what I should. You, apparently a company suck up, get paid what you deserve. Some of us do not. You are not in the know. I am looking elsewhere as we speak because I cannot and WILL NOT take it any more. Get a life. It is not just me as other people have the same complaints. Unless you WALK in our shoes just SHUT UP.
You must have no life. No wonder lol
/
me get a life?
ha ha ha ha. That's original!! Spelling police?? You have such an original way with words!!!! Things that make you go hmm? What year was that? I am so laughing and laughing.
Sure, but I have a life too..
get a life
.
You are the one with no life
I have not been on this site cheerleading for this lousy company for the past year.
Get a life...
You don't know me from a can of paint. You don't know the OP either, so get over yourself. CHEERS!
you think i have a life?
hah!, work, eat, walk 2 miles and do it again :) but really, its fun still. i never even filled out any 'stuff' about me really. but when you get 30 or more people on there that have a little something to share, it doesn't feel like we're boring !!
Run for your life!
The cornerstone platform is the worst I have ever worked on. I have just found another job and will be leaving in about 2 weeks. Keep looking, you will find a better company.
set for life
Wow, I know that when I went to school and got started doing this job, I didn't think I wouldn't being doing it for a good company. I wasn't educated on scam artists, and thief's in this business. I never start any job thinking I am going to do a half XXX job, and leave work undone and so yeah, I put in all the hours that it required to get the job done, I didn't get paid for my work, I got ripped off. I am not a negative person, I set out to be successful, happy, and yes SET for life. I'm sorry that you don't agree with that, but that is why people have 401K plans,and retirement funds and buy a house.
take over your life is right.
I spend most of my day doing this work. They say come back later in the day when there is work. You get a few hours off, but you can't plan anything.
Oh, I DO have a life
A quite wonderful life, because I do WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO EARN AN INCOME TO KEEP MY FAMILY AFLOAT.
I don't post on here to complain that wow, my job is so wonderful that I just HAD to waste interviewers' time and perhaps push another NEEDY MT out of the running but I had to turn down a job because it required I work a weekend day.
Get a grip. The post was complaining/whining/whatever you choose to call it. If you're in a position to turn down a 'wonderful' job, more power to you, but don't get on here and complain about having to do so.
The only objection I have is that she should have put the name of the 'wonderful' company so someone willing to work and put in the hours and schedule could have applied.
Perhaps YOU need to get a life...a life where you have bills to pay, are the sole breadwinner, and don't waste the time of MTSOs and try to push other MTs out of the running for apparently kicks and giggles, since she's so happy at her current job.
Sometimes I'm totally amazed by the ignorance on this board and whom people choose to side with or against. Guess it must depend on the lunar cycle or something.
*Eye roll*
That is exactly where I am at with my NO life. Thinking about what to do now.
:
To: Get a life, at Transcend.
Not sure if you saw the post below or not, but I'm looking for extra pointers on how to make the 20K lines per pay period when the work load is low. I'm a fast typist, have lots of entries in my expander and even have a lot of files already formatted with jumps in them to save time. I work during my regular schedule leave the downloads on automatic so that I can type when the work comes in. I've been working different shifts at different times, but still can't do it. How do you do it? Do you have to work more than your 8-hour shift to get the 20K when the work load is low?
Ummmm...a life maybe???????
dd
Welcome to REAL life!
Working 40 hours for benefits is not a NEW concept. MTs have long done themselves a great disservice by balking at change.
You still have the benefit of earning more dollars, but MTs are FINALLY become like REAL employees. You know where you have to work the hours to get the perks???
If you're doing 30 hours, slow down and do 39. Problem solved.
OR
Go to school to become a P.A. where, I hate to tell ya, they're going to want you to work 40 hours.
Story of my life
ESL city!!! I got to the point where I just couldn't take any more. Other than Bonnie Monico who is top notch and a sweetie, it was a rather horrible little experience for me.
live s/b life (nm)
|
