"Back in the day"...............
Posted By: see msg on 2009-06-18
In Reply to: Why Things Have Changed for MTs - Fingers
I moved to a new town in 1979, and one afternoon soon after, went looking for transcription work. I wrote down the names of the 4 nearest hospitals to where I was living. I went to all of them cold -- didn't even call first, or see if they had ads in the paper. Just went. In one afternoon, I got offers from all four.
The first one I went to was a VA hospital. It had by far the nicest people there, and happy-looking MTs. But their pay offer was the lowest, and they were still working on old dictaphones that recorded onto belts.
One, which had a small transcription department, and really hadn't been looking to hire, was so thrilled that the computer I'd been using at my previous job was exactly the same kind they had (Lexitron) that they offered to knock out a wall and construct the space for me, if I was willing to wait about 2 weeks!
The next was a huge hospital. I filled out an application and stood in line. The person taking the applications was turning the nurses ahead of me in line away, saying they weren't hiring at the moment, so I just handed them my application, turned on my heel and walked away. That same person came literally running after me out in the lobby saying, 'Wait! Wait! You're a medical transcriber? When can you start?'
The last hospital, which had offered the same pay as the previous one, basically sat me down then and there, handed me a bunch of work, and I started transcribing. We worked out the 'details' (official hire, interview, etc.) about a week later.
Fast-forward to 2009: The pay is less than it was back in 1979. We work far longer hours. Instead of competing in any way, shape or form for the services of experienced, proven MT's, instead we're repeatedly told we're 'lucky to have a job at all.'
Thank you, AHDI. Now why don't you go pick on some OTHER American industry (say, banking or the stock market?) and leave those of us who have always worked hard, and truly DO deserve a job, and better pay, the heck alone!
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No - "back-end" is redictating...sm
...and in that case, you would be using a microphone headset and could possibly create a voice command that would restore your volume quickly.
As much as I hate referring you back to your tech department, I'm afraid that this is one of those situations that they really should handle. I'm sorry that they make it so unpleasant to deal with them - but it's not the first time I've heard THAT story, believe me. I've no idea why tech people seem to act that way, but it's a very common complaint.
Good luck!
maybe not "back to school", but maybe a class or something sm
like a training/refresher course! Sheesh, I was just askin'! 
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