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need to consolidate some bills, 

surgery.  It sounds pretty interesting--a lot less invasive than gastric bypass surgery.

Has anyone here ever had it done?  I wonder how expensive it is since I'm sure most insurance companies won't pay for it and whether or not it really works.

Chickadee

I want to sell a DeBeers' diamond that will get me out of a tight financial bind.  However, an ad in the the newspaper made me think of how easy it would be to knock my over and steal my ring.   The jewelry stores said that it would sit on their shelf possibly for a few months.  My dog is requiring emergency vet care and it is going to total much money.  I know the pawn shop is a possibility.  Any ideas?  I hate this idea because I know I will not get what it is worth but it is the one thing I have that would bring me hard cold cash.  Thanks!

I am starting a job search and hope to test with a few companies. It has been a while since I have done this so I need your input.

When transcribing a file, should it just be typed verbatim or should I expand the abbreviations? 

TIA :)

Isn't it considered a breach of contract for them to state certain things in their job ad and training session but not follow through on those certain things?  I heard such great things about this company.  The reality is just not what I was told.  The account is easy and I got to pick my own schedule.  Those are about the only positives.

Certain things about this company are so much worse than anything I ever complained about.  I can't go into details or they'll know who I am.  I know they lurk on this board because that's how I got the job to begin with.  The office staff is so short-tempered and rude.  They pass the buck and blame everyone else for everything.  We get daily group e-mails ranting about quality and production but we were dropped into the job with no account specs or QA feedback.  You follow the BOS, then you get chewed out for not psychically determining account style preferences that weren't provided to begin with.  It's impossible to get decent lines there due to the lousy platform, daily faxes, and patient lists to enter MR info from.  It takes 20 minutes each morning to weed through emails and download faxes.  They run out of work all the time.

I haven't been able to sleep for a week now.  I'm feeling really depressed.  I told myself this would be my last MT job ever or I'd get out of the field because I've been reamed over too many times.  Christmas is less than a month away.  I can't even find another job.  I can't just quit either with a mortgage to pay and their contract I was dumb enough to sign.  Why would people say this company is so great if it's not?  I can't be the only one having problems with them.

It seems like there is more work on the weekends, and I guess this question is for SE/IC, more than employees, though it may apply to employees too.

Lots of companies seem to be advertising for mainly weekend and evenings, or shifts over the weekend, or actually giving preference on a bigger workload to people who do decide to work weekends every week.  Who has decided to go for that, since the work is there and so is the money? With the economy the way it is, this MT was just wondering if it makes sense to just grab the work when it comes in and less worry about the bills and the holidays. 

Thanks in advance for your conversation on this topic.  This MT wonders because it is hard to get a gauge what is going on outside of this MT's company and wants to see how people are handling their workloads/wallets.

I thought that it would be good if we use each week as a chance to improve ourselves.  We can each set a goal (it doesn't matter if it is big or small) and then we will share it with everyone to get us more motivation to complete it.

Here is my goal for this week:
I will do the dishes at least once this week.


A little background on this goal:  I hate housework.  I don't want SO to feel like I take advantage of him so I am going to try to make more of an effort around the house.

Anyone else with a goal and background for it?

Provided by a fellow member,,,,This is great. Thank you so much for sending it to me...Last time I bother you I have to start my shift now...

http://www.ericacodes.com/camio.html

Article in CareerBuilders

This was one of a few clerical positions that were listed as the tope 10 dead end jobs.  I really am thinking of doing something else now.

Word Processors and Data-Entry Keyers
This sector of workers is expected to decline due to the proliferation of personal computers. Employment growth of data entry keyers will still be dampened by productivity gains, as various data-capturing technologies, such as bar code scanners, voice recognition technologies and sophisticated character recognition readers become more prevalent. In addition, employment of these workers will be adversely affected by businesses that are increasingly contracting out their work.

Well, it's time to put the old one out to pasture and get a new one.  Computer, that is.  I really want a laptop so I may travel with husband to clinics and now follow games and a daughter (cheerleader) going to college.  But my primary use will be at home.  Do any of you laptop users have any trouble with the monitor going out from over use?  I was told it would be best to hook up to another monitor (already going to hook up another keyboard) for everyday use at home. 

Any feedback on this would be great!  Thanks

Anybody currently using Wild Blue satellite internet?  Any responses good or bad would be greatly appreciated.

Other projections include:

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  10 percent of U.S. technology jobs will have moved offshore by 2005 (Gartner Group)
  
  
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  up to 25 percent of traditional IT jobs will be relocated from developed to developing countries by 2010 (Gartner Group)
  
  
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  500,000 financial services jobs (8 percent of all U.S. jobs in banking, brokerage and insurance) will be shipped overseas by May 2008 (AT Kearney)
  
  

I've been trying to enter bolded headings into my Expander but for some reason, it will not longer let me do that!  It just BEEPS when I tried to click the CTR B to bold in the expander box.  The ones I've established are there and work, but the new ones will only beep.

Ideas?  THANKS!

I got hired FT with a local large hospital today, working from HOME. I was PT with them and got the go ahead today that I am now FT. Yeaaaaa! 

Just had to share.

Saying Good-bye to Nat'l that I work PT for. That will be nice. WIll only have 2 jobs instead of 3!

I have 15 years of experience at home transcribing for family practice and currently work part-time at home as an IC.  I would like to keep the account I have but perhaps add another to bump up my hours a bit.  Almost every job I see posted requires acute care experience.  Does anyone have input as to whether it is possible to obtain work without the acute care experience?  I love the work I have done.  Yes, it is probably easier than ESL or acute care but it does require attention to detail and accuracy just like everything else. 

Please advise what someone in my position should do.  I am sure these jobs do not appreciate people posting without the experience listed so I have not done so. 

My current work is local and is on tapes but I am willing to learn a new system or possibly obtain different equipment.  Any input will be appreciated!  Thanks in advance.

stethoscope type.  Just wondered if anyone else has this or just lucky me?

Hi! I am testing for a job and I understand the dictation as I did medical transcription for 2 years but this is a telephone interview with a person (insurance type deal) I believe. I have no idea how to format. Can anyone out there point me in the direction of samples for this sort of thing? Do I just keep switching paragraphs for each person talking in the conversation? Rules and regulations for this please.

Thank you!

Lisa

Has anyone worked for SPI Healthcare Documentation?  If so any type of feedback would be extremely helpful.

TIA