It is what it is

Posted By: Fingers on 2009-04-16
In Reply to: then read what I said, this may be sm - long time MTr

I have been an MT more years than I care to admit. Yes, I agree that it has come to cpl, spaces, line counts, production requirements, etc. And yes, there was a time when there was no need for editors. But now it is what it is. Therefore, at some point an MT can not tolerate horrible dictators and ESLs who can not dictate a quality medical report to interfere with what they earn. This business is now production and that is here to stay. I love doing medical transcription but I am not volunteering. It is a job just like any other- and most people will not do jobs that are not profitable to them. I think I am glad I tested with that particular ESL because if that is the best they have to use for testing, that is a JOB I do not want. Now if we were not talking pay by the line - that's a whole different story. If I earned a decent wage to decipher that garbage I would be only to happy to do it. Unfortunately such is not the case. That changes old MTs like me.

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Is it fair to use ESLs on testing - Fingers
- No. That's a company who won't spend the time it - anon
- but if the company has dictators sm - long time MTr
  - I beg to differ - Accept?uh-uh
    - because you have never "accepted" sm - Oh for crying out loud!
    - Maybe I should not even use the term ESL - Fingers
      - yes there are many "non ESL" sm - long time MTr
      - True, ESLs are not the only horrible - kt
    - If you are in this profession you have to - SM
  - I do accept ESL as part of the profession - Fingers
    - then read what I said, this may be sm - long time MTr
      - It is what it is - Fingers
        your original post about is it fair sm - long time MTr
- Most of the time you do end - catsxoxo
- Yep, yep - RanAwayFast
- Sometimes failure is a good thing - sm - mav
- Maybe they want to see how well you - SM
- But if that is the type of dictator that you will be doing, isn't it best for both of you sm - LTMT
  - OMG - Yes - Fingers
- you probably wouldn't want that job anyway. - steady eddie

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