i.e. Resistance is futile. Assimilate. Resistance is futile.

Posted By: We are the BORG. Resistance is futile. on 2009-06-01
In Reply to: So why don't you switch to VR? Don't - fight it. You'll lose.

Become a drone or die.

(on that note, my preference would be die... maybe there ain't no beer in heaven, but I am sure there is no poverty there or droning either!)

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Question for current TT employees....sm - bt
- You should worry. As more and more SM - the bell tolls
  - So why don't you switch to VR? Don't - fight it. You'll lose.
    - i.e. Resistance is futile. Assimilate. Resistance is futile. - We are the BORG. Resistance is futile.
- I responded for more VR and am getting less work sm - mlstoo
- I have not responded yet. It was suggested that - TTMT
  - I don't think I would do that if I were you. If you are not getting - ndmt
    - You hit the nail on the head. - Newer TT'r
      - What irritates me is that when I calculate my - gross pay sm
        Are you employee or independent? - Questions
        Minimum wage - Long-Time MT-NY
        Thanks-I'll have to seriously look into that nm - gross pay
        I'm not that bad yet but I was making - Newer TT'r
- I was doing VR way before the email and - VR
  - So was I and I was happy when I would - Newer TT'r
  - I was doing VR, too. For me, the work is just harder to come by. - ndmt

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Resistance is futile...
...you WILL be assimilated!

"Resistance is futile"
Bwahhahhahahah.

Amen to that...Assimilate or become obsolete
Every large, reputable company will be going to VR eventually. We either have to learn to roll with it and adapt or seek careers elsewhere.

As the poster below said, this is the era of electronics and technology, and we can only hope for the best during the transition.

When so many MTs posting are without a job and desperately seeking any halfway decent, paying job they can find, I'm not going to complain.

MDI-MD has always been good to me, and I'll give this a fair shot before hitting the panic button.

What are we, machines?!?!?! Assimilate or become obsolete, BAH!

MTs should realize medical transcription is a speciality field. Some of us can be considered as experts in intrepreting and understanding the medical language. We are also grammatical experts as well, masters of the English language as well. Yet this trend to VR is completely degrading to our skill level and our dedication to this profession. Some of us have been MTs for 20 or more years. We have taken pride in work, our knowledge, and our expertise. Now, here we are being totally disrespected after all our hard work and years of service. We are being replaced by a software program that lacks the ability to think! Apparently, 4 cpl is the going rate for the ability to think.

Personally, I think the physicians and administrators at the medical facilities should see a VR report without the benefit of human editing. Let some reports go through the VR server and directly to the facility. Let the dictators take the time to correct their VR reports themselves. See how time consuming it is, how much work goes into producing a coherent, professional document. Maybe they'll realize what we do is worth far more than 4 cpl. Heck, it's worth far more than 8 cpl in my opinion!

Assimilate? What are we worker drones. Next thing you know
will only be given time to regenerate at the hive before we continue to assimilate others and continue to do the Queen's bidding. Is this perfection?

MDI like the Borg-assimilate or else-be glad you didn't. nm
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