agree! and when you point the finger at others? time for therapy.
Posted By: anon on 2008-07-20
In Reply to: sheri get a life - sheri get a life
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do you mean part time or physical therapy. nm
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Ya know wat? At this point in time, I would rather
see the ENTIRE MT INDUSTRY crumble and cease to exist, which would mean losing my job and having to change careers, than see it continue on for even one more year the way it's been going. It's shady, it's ruthless, and it takes advantage of not only its workers, but the patients who have no clue what is happening to their private medical information.
Agree to a point
I agree to a point people should follow their dreams, but it is the opinion of many that is when this company went downhill. Are we owed anything? Of course not. But there are responsibilities in owning a business and providing for others, and then there are just downright morals. You don't blame your loyal MTs for bad quality when we know if it is a quality issue I would put out a guess that it is the overseas work. I do not want to work for a person that outsourced our livelihood and also outsourced important documents that are vital to life and I personally take very seriously to a foreign country to return subpar work. It is bad judgment, in my opinion UnAmerican, and irresponsible. This company has not had a new account in years. So I am glad you feel loyal. I am glad to have had a lucrative paycheck too, but I don't want that paycheck, as hard as it may be financially, based on it costing someone their life because of negligence. Sorry I just can't give her kudos or my respect for that. Too bad she did not value people such as yourself more who have stood by her, I admire your loyalty, she lost mine a long time ago.
Agree to a point...
I think some amount of delay is to be expected, regardless of what company or what field.
Whether it's a cashier position at Wal-Mart or an executive position at Microsoft, there are other aps that have to be sifted through. It's just not realistic to expect super-fast responses.
But at the same time, I think there's only so much time that can pass before it's just considered 'bad business.' If I put in an ap and don't hear from the recruiter for 2 weeks, then I have to wonder if that company is even organized enough for me to consider any further...
I agree to a point, but...
Much of the information that can be obtained from the archives is from last year, or 2 or 3 years ago. Companies change regularly--benefits packages, pay and incentive schedules, and even management.
So while I agree that it is helpful to search the archives, sometimes that information is outdated. Isn't it better to ask for current information, rather than try to rely on outdated information?
Agree with you on nearly every point; however,
I know from painful personal experience that many of the MTSOs right now, several mentioned repeatedly on this board, are hiring MTs, PROMISING work, denying that there is no work, making false promises about how they will handle any POTENTIAL work shortages, etc., only to have us accept the positions, and get financially crushed with NO WORK. That's the only picky requirement this professional MT has - I NEED WORK. I tell each recruiter that I need a minimum, bare minimum of 1000 lines per day to survive, 5 days a week. I wish I had a dollar for how many times recruiters laughed at that and said OF COURSE WE HAVE THAT MUCH WORK. Ooops.... that is until I start working. So many times the accounts have run dry, and there is NO work. No work is something I cannot handle, and will not. So, while I have not done any of the issues you were addressing, like hiring onto multiple companies, I have encountered many recruiters and supervisors and team leads or whatever each company calls them, who guarantee work, only to have little to none. Its a big problem right now, and I suspect its hiring done in anticipation of accounts, rather than accounts. Something is wrong, and its terrible. No way to justify no work.
I agree with you to a point ....
I have to keep hope that there is that perfect job out there so I am always looking, will even interview but so far have come up wayyyy short. Gotta have hope though. 
While I agree to a point...
Telling a possible client that you think it might be too hard and will charge more is kind of giving them the impression that you're not too good of an MT.
What you can do is give the typical rate and then once you have had the account and you think it might be just not worth your time, you either raise the rate to make up for lost time or you drop the account.
But, to come right at a client with I think you might be too difficult will scare them into thinking you really don't know what you're doing. JMO.
I agree with you to a point, but sm
think back to the beginning when it was really hard as you say and looking in books, etc. etc. The other poster is trying to make this job sound like it is so easy just anyone off the street can walk right into it.
I agree on the 30 year thing about the OP reports and EEGs that is ridiculous. After that many years an MT should be able to do anything, but to say this is an easy job is kind of silly.
If you have the brains AND EXPERIENCE! That is why it is not difficult for you or I anymore because we have the experience. The OP is trying to make it sound just like anybody at anytime can do this job and make lots of money. Not so! Gotta do you time in the field and get your experience. That is JMO!
At that point in time they didn't have a
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I agree with every point you made, D.
And I love the jagged little pill reference.
The "Bigot"
ahhh, I see your point now, agree with that..NM
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I agree with your post, but I still want to point out
that it is me (and the ones who stood with me) who came out as the winners in this argument.
I corrected definitely wrong grammar (10 times the same mistake in 1 post) and I was NOT nit-picking, whereas I was consequently singled out and nit-picked on by questioning my style, whereas BOTH versions are acceptable.
I can with certainty say that posters who are 100% against me and even started bad-mouthing me, although I corrected righfully wrong grammar, are the MTs with the bad grammar and spelling, refusing to admit their mistakes and should therefore NOT be MTs, because they have generally bad morals.
Well there will come a point in time and it may have already happened that New Jersey gets so many
complaints and so many MTs quit that these 2 ladies may have gone as far as they can. I think it is already getting there. No one wants to work with them anymore or cares if the works is done or not. You can only push people so far and that is all they will take and it is obvious that has already happened with Amherst.
Going from MQ at this point in time to Spheris is like jumping from the sm
frying pain into the fire. Don't go there!!!!!!!
I wonder how other companies' plans compare at this point in time? sm
Not sure how long you've been with Wbx but this plan seems comparable to what we had previously; however, I know we are all paying more out of pocket - probably for every single plan at every company -in the last 1-2 years.
Dental - I still think it is a good plan but then I haven't needed a root canal.
Unfortunately I have to agree about Warminster. I am not even sure it is stay open at this point in
time. It seems very uncertain the way things are going and I have also heard that the accounts will be going to New York Amherst.
Agree to point, but people need samples and also ability
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Physical Therapy
I have to beg to differ with your last paragraph. I work for a small owned company and I am assigned all of the physical therapists, (speech and one OT is included in this group) and I have no problem making money in this field. As a matter of fact, I asked for part time but the way these PT's talk, I'm almost full time with my line count. I'm sorry you aren't having a good experience, maybe it's just not a properly run situation?
Have you look into Respiratory Therapy? - SM
Yesterday I visit the website of what seems to be a very reputable Online University (located in CA) that offers a variety of degrees in many business and health care fields, including either a AAS or BS in Respiratory Therapy. It really caught my interest. It's hard work, just like getting a nursing degree -- but pay seems to be pretty good. You can start any time - no semesters, will refer you for financial/scholarship aid. All study and tests are done online with the exception of your clinicals, which have to be done in a local hospital, just like with the nursing degrees. I saw that the field also appealed to a lot of men, many of these were military service connected, others worked with advanced EMS after graduation. Seems like a bright light at the end of a dark (MT) tunnel - I'm just a few years short of retirement age - but what the heck - I don't want to retire in dead-end poverty in this MT h****. If you're interested, I'll give you the name of the college - I think it's the only one that gives a 2-year degree in RT - the others all require 4.
Have you look into Respiratory Therapy? - SM
Yesterday I visit the website of what seems to be a very reputable Online University (located in CA) that offers a variety of degrees in many business and health care fields, including either a AAS or BS in Respiratory Therapy. It really caught my interest. It's hard work, just like getting a nursing degree -- but pay seems to be pretty good. You can start any time - no semesters, will refer you for financial/scholarship aid. All study and tests are done online with the exception of your clinicals, which have to be done in a local hospital, just like with the nursing degrees. I saw that the field also appealed to a lot of men, many of these were military service connected, others worked with advanced EMS after graduation. Seems like a bright light at the end of a dark (MT) tunnel - I'm just a few years short of retirement age - but what the heck - I don't want to retire in dead-end poverty in this MT h****. If you're interested, I'll give you the name of the college - I think it's the only one that gives a 2-year degree in RT - the others all require 4.
A slip of the finger? sm
It required thought to ocopy and paste a resume and personal information. That's no slip of the finger; it was irresponsible.
Nope. I'm thru with this thread. I made my point. We all just need to agree to disagree with b
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Giggling at middle finger LOL
Ever consider going to a cognitive therapy counselor? nm
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Hey - pull my finger... there's YOUR bonus. ha nm
.APRIL FOOLS! Just kidding - really I don't care what you think. All I did was answer some basic questions, not offer a blooming thing in regards to using me as an MT bonus reference.
Clinic notes or physical therapy?
Hello,
Does anyone have suggestions for companies that hire for physical therapy or just general transcription/clinic work? I've tested at several companies and did not score high enough apparently to do acute care, even though I did not leave so many blanks, I thought. My problem was with the actual transcription; passed the other part of tests. Really discouraged right now. TIA--
Just be sure to also get therapy for your cold and thoughtless nature. nm
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Oops! That's "its" middle finger - nm
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Are there companies that hire for physical or occupational therapy?
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oops.... meant Transcription (slip of the finger!) nm
oh, I thought it was the air sound the middle finger makes
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Save your finger pointing and tongue wagging.
be defending a company you don't even know, and judging those of us who have no work during training. Shame on you. Karma comes around. No one was telling the OP not to work for MDI-MD, quite the contrary. We were trying to warn her that she might not want to purchase a new computer til she checks the waters at this company. No work anytime is not a good thing, no matter how many smiley faces come in the emails. If you have the luxury of making $10 a day and being happy with that, great, but lots of us support households, and no work is no work is no work. Not a lot of ways to slice it, and judging US because we have no work is just plain old ignorant. 
80,000 characters a day is equal to half a ton of weight on finger muscles. . .
So, why no spaces paid? The left thumb takes a major beating, and your spine, eyes, hearing, circulation. We were not even made to type all day!
A wax doll, a long straight pin, and a lock of hair - great therapy. nm
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It is a SUPER FINGER reference .. DANE COOK PEOPLE... good grief.
Amazing you wasted those brain cells analyzing what didn't need analyzed. TIME WELL SPENT! geesh.
I agree. Pay always on time.
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I agree. And when it comes my time to die and I have to
at least I will have tried my best here on this earth. Wondering if some people plan to tell God that He needed to suck it up too... Can you imagine if God said that to us? He had the right to tell us to suck it up and go to Hades!
I agree 100%! I definitely think it's time to break them down! nm
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I agree 10 minutes isn't much time. You never
know what might be THE job. Precyse lied to me too and did the IM thing the whole time, which I felt was very unprofessional. Fortunately for me I found out they lied to me very quickly and turned down their offer, though was so unimpressed with them I'm sure I would have turned them down even before I found out they were lying to me. The fact that they offshore was also a major factor.
Agree, everyone should keep appointments on time. nm
Have to agree. Tax time hits companies, too.
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Agree! Been around a long time, and the work I see SM
coming in from overseas (in general,any foreign country)needs extensive editing. The medical terminology is not so much the issue, but rather the poor grasp of our language. The reports produced from my experience are quite an embarrassment to those in this profession who have worked very hard over the years. I can decipher a report typed by an ILP vs. an American MT the second I look at it. I have quit editing and refuse to edit reports typed by overseas MTs in the future. I decided that I will not be an enabler to fix the mess that comes in so a company can come out smelling like a rose. Give the work to those of us who have the years of experience and education in MT at a fair wage, and in the long run it will be cheaper, with little to no editing would be necessary. Hello? It does not take a rocket scientist to figure this out. I know, it never will be like the good old days, but we can only hope that some form of restriction will be implemented to keep companies from outsourcing our citizens' personal medical information overseas. We can only hope!
I agree...if they can't even tell you what you are producing every day time to move on...
good luck...
I so agree. Worked w/them for short time sm
and one of the worst experiences of my career. Too many things to list. Horrid.
Agree. Don't waste your time buying
Word 2003 if you don't have it. They say lots of work and then there is nothing. Also check any QA you get back very carefully as I don't think the QA lady knows what she is doing and she also has an extremely condescending attitude if you have a question. I learned quickly to not ask since I didn't appreciate being talked to like I was 10 years old. I wasted my money on Word 2003 and I wished I hadn't.
Agree. Don't waste your time buying
Word 2003 if you don't have it. They say lots of work and then there is nothing. Also check any QA you get back very carefully as I don't think the QA lady knows what she is doing and she also has an extremely condescending attitude if you have a question. I learned quickly to not ask since I didn't appreciate being talked to like I was 10 years old. I wasted my money on Word 2003 and I wished I hadn't.
Agree with above poster, time to move on. sm
If they aren't returning your calls now and ignoring you, imagine what it would be like if you worked for them?
I agree - mine used to be on Yahoo IM all the time (sm)
my supervisor AND team lead, plus a couple QA people....now, NONE of them are on or at least they are not showing....guess they are hiding from all the questions.
I'll agree with Gourdpainter any old time
going to tell me what to say, or where I can say it. If they don't like our American freedoms, they should pack up and move the whole operation to India, Iran, Pakistan, or mainland China, where they belong.
I have to agree. I have been with MQ for a very long time and things just keep getting worse and
worse. I can imaging this new pay plan that is such a guarded secret will not be to our advantage that is for sure unless you are willing to work 24/7/365 which is what they expect now to make money. You are constantly jumping from account to account and ASR has picked the good dictators out so it is a constant string of mushmouths left that ASR cant understand, etc. etc.
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