"Listen" to the resident authority editor? That really says a lot about the pompous attitude
Posted By: As If. on 2005-08-07
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Editor here stunned by new MT's attitude
I am almost speechless. A new MT was told to read a manual before typing. She did not read the our instruction manual. She typed a mess and when I asked her to read it and pointed out errors she attacked me and was extremely rude. I am just stunned here. What is up with people?
And much less pompous.
However, maybe more money or respect goes with that mouthful title? I wonder if administrative assistants have to fetch coffee, go to the post office or pick up dry cleaning? Doing errands outside the office was always great for me, because I could manage to work in some personal business along with it. Yes, I dawdled. Especially on a nice spring day. What TOOK you so long? Huge line at the PO!
I've also found it varies from editor to editor -
In one case I researched it fully, and found that both of them were wrong, and I had been right all along.
[Sigh........]
It's silly and pompous to be putting FAAMT behind one's name.
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I personally don't. I think she's arrogant, pompous, and in general, a big mouth who's ful
Aren't you sorry you asked? (LOL!)
Why don't you contact an authority? Like your
It is amazing to see such serious questions posed here.
JMO
Honestly ... no one here is an authority on
You would be best served by contacting the Superintendent of your school system to discuss this. Escalate it further to one of the government offices that handle HIPAA issues.
The "credentialing authority" is bogus, sm
and b.s. It is a private organization, looking for mo' money, mo' money, with no standing of any kind. They will not get a dime from me, for anything. They are anti-MT to say the least.
no misunderstanding at all. you want things your way and you run crying to "mom" or authority
I don't really mind your posts, but what you are doing now makes me wonder about your sanity. It's like my kids when they don't get their way. They come crying to me and want me to intervene and they try to cause trouble for the person who won't give in. That's what you are doing. You lost me on this battle Dano.
I think any woman who needs reinforcement from an authority figure such as a supervisor is insecure.
I don't give a care what any Manager/CEO/Supervisor says to me regarding good job, show me the money is all I care about. Talk is sometimes cheaper than actually giving a raise (as evident with MQ) so save the talk and give me the pay I am entitled to. Less e-mail, talk, chatter from managment, hopefully more money for me.
Agreed -- Bear is pretty much THE authority on accreditation and distance learning (NM)
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Resident....
I have worked in/around hospitals for over 40 years and your situation is different. Most places consider any MS of any year a student - that is why they are called Medical Student. They are in school, have not received a degree. Most go for 4 years. In the 3rd year, they start doing internships to get them ready for Residency, but they are still called MS3 and MS4.
After they get their MD, then most go on to Residencies and then they are called doctor.
I had a resident the other day who kept saying
P-tosis. He didn't sound much older than my 20 YO DS.
I agree with the cadiac docs though. I think they are some of the worst.
Student vs Resident
I think you guys are confusing a 4th year medical student with a 4th year resident - only the resident is a doctor.
Former Myrtle Resident
Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas have to be the most wonderful areas to live ever...unfortunately two years ago I had to leave the area due to my hubby's company transferring us. When you get to go to Myrtle savor every minute of my "home" for me. Its wonderful...take in the fresh salt air and know you are in a little part of heaven.
Okay, so I've got this resident
on the line dictating and I'm actually thinking to myself - wow if he's this bad now, what's he going to be like when he's the doc and has no one telling him how to do it.
He's trying to dictate in that choppy style  (cutting out the words that help to make things understandable). I'm guessing he thinks it's saving someone money.
He wouldn't be half-bad to understand, if he would just open his mouth a little bit wider when he speaks. It's like he's purposely trying to see if he can "throw his voice". Maybe he secretly wants to be a ventriloquist.
Seriously, I think the part of the resident's rotation should be in the transcription department. If they spent even 1 day doing nothing but transcribing, maybe they'd try to be a little bit clearer when they're dictating.
Okay - done complaining - back to work! 
I have a resident this morning
who is literally spelling everything under the sun. All medications, the word "supple", etc. He is driving me absolutely mad.
Resident dictates at end of report...
"Note to transcriptionist...thank you for your time, thank you for your service, and have a great day."
WOW, that doesn't happen often, and when it does, it sure feels nice to know we are considered colleagues and not just a typewriter on the other end of the telephone line!
I have a resident who keeps saying, "Acephalic, normotraumatic" and ... sm
...lemme tell ya, after hearing that a couple of dozen times it is SO tempting to just give it to her (perhaps in quotes, but give it just the same), but so far I have resisted temptation.
Resident of Louisiana and all of the United States
PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!
As a resident of Louisiana, I ask that you all pray not only for those poor souls in New Orleans but for the whole state and surrounding areas. The aftermath effect is going to be widespread. PRAY! We are already experiencing food supply shortages. Woman fighting over a loaf of bread in a Wal-Mart. PRAY! Our kids may not be able to start school because there is no diesel or gas for the buses. PRAY! For this I urge all you have enormous SUVs just to ride around in to get rid of them. The worst is yet to come. PRAY! There are reports of the centers having out breaks of riots not only in New Orleans but in the other areas housing the displaced people. PRAY! Also, help any way you can. If you can not afford monetary donations, please give your time at one of the shelters.
All our lives have and/or will change from this tragedy no matter where you live.
I agree. Can't believe that no one else isn't looking up addresses, resident's names, new m
s
You honestly think an MT has an education equivalent to a RESIDENT?!?
Oh PUULLEEEEZZZ.
Get over yourself!
LOL!
Had a resident who practically giggled through his entire dictation....
because his psych patient kept asking him if he wanted to see her underwear (she was in her 70s). I didn't find the woman's comment so funny, but this doc had the weirdest laugh...it was like Ernie from Bert & Ernie on Sesame Street. Weird.
No - fourth year resident, still in medical school - no MD degree yet. nm
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LOL LOL LOL? What do you know about my attitude? LOL
I know you are management and you know what? You can't put out this fire. Attitude? Why I'll just tell my mortgage company that my attitude was bad, I got a bad QA report because I couldn't interpret ESL dictator and could I please not have them foreclose on my house. Attitude indeed. Check own queenly gotta be right I'm better than you lowly MT attitude yourself.
you can keep your attitude to yourself
The information I got was in the email, not on actual paperwork. If you don't want to answer, then go but somebody else. I understand the concept of work more, get more, DUH yourself.
Attitude
I am truly sorry if I offended. The question itself sounded kinda "duh" to me. Again, I apologize. I've been 46 hours with no sleep and okay, so my brain is not on it's best functional mode.
I am utterly at a loss for words now as I honestly meant no offense.
wow, what an attitude he has!
Well, I am sure glad that I do not work for THAT company! Seems this outsourcing thing is getting WAY out of hand. He moans about not having enough MTs in this country - I think that they just need to get the pay per line rate up some (pay us what WE are actually worth for once, and quit sending it ALL overseas so that these companies can "SAVE MONEY??"). I would like HIM to live on what WE have to live on!!
i like your attitude
excellent point
Someone with her attitude needs to
go elsewhere. With her around, I was almost dreading coming on the board sometimes. She is always looking to start an argument or putting somebody down. I, for one, am glad to see her go, and only pray she stays gone. What a drag!!!
Attitude is everything.
My impression of your post is that management never gets it right; only you do. I wonder if they could ever do anything right in your eyes.
It's too bad that there are so many people out there with the attitude that the company is "out to get them". There are a lot of good companies and people running them out there--just as there are good MTs.
If I work with someone like you, I'm sure I already avoid you because I don't want to be around such a negative attitude; if you work at home, I'd like to say "thanks for staying home".
With your attitude you should do the same
Since the only thing you can come away with from this discussion is "give up and do something else"!
Certainly, with that attitude...
You will have a difficult time achieving anything positive in life, connections or not.
Are you serious? The only attitude so far has been yours! nm
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just me and my attitude?
apparently not.
Editor Pay??
I've seen quite a few posts on here about pay being horrible...just wondering if I'm getting paid right. I've been editing now for two years, started at .02/line and now am getting paid .03/line (65 character line with spaces). I've been in the MT business for 4 years total. Does this sound right or should I ask for more??
bad editor
I think you are the editor that was making so many mistakes and had such poor quality, And you are the first to cast stones??? SoftScript has always paid for all their lines if there was a problem. You just didn't like getting caught doing poor work issues, All of us MTs know who you are.
QA Editor Pay?
I've just been offered a QA editor position with the pay being .05 cpl.....Is this average pay or below average? Thanks!
Very well said and I am not an editor. I am MT
working hard and trying my hardest to do my job well. Both jobs are tough and we all need to be working together. While it not's always comfortable to have my errors pointed out to me, you can be sure that I probably will not make the same error again. As far as getting feedback, well as the old saying goes, "No news is good news." If one works in DocQ, one can go back and pull up the "finished" product that has been corrected if blanks were left in it; so, that's good enough feedback right there. You can read the report as it was sent to the client after it has been through QA.
BUT I am not an editor
I was offered 2 cpl.
Editor
What is the standard "going" rate for an Editor position? 
Thanks in advance for the info.
Editor pay
I've worked for 5 a line and 4 a line.
Becoming an Editor/QA
Can anyone tell me how you go about becoming an Editor or Q/A person. It seems like every job opening wants experienced editors but where do you get the experience from. I would work for a lot less if I could get experience editing. I have been an MT for over 20 years, so you would think that would count for something.
QA editor pay
Wondering about what a fair hourly pay rate would be for QA Editor position? Is there such a thing as a line rate for that job? Also curious about how ASR is paid...by the hour? By the line? How much?
editor for 15 or ???
THAT WOULD DEPEND ON HOW MUCH YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL, FIGURE INCOST OF WARDROBE, GAS, DAYCARE IF YOU NEED IT. DO THEY OFFER BENEFITS AND ARE THEY REASONABLE?
Editor Pay
It would be wonderful if MTSO's hiring editors would state if they're paying by the line or per hour/salary. It's a huge waste of time testing for a position only to find that the position is paid per line. A quality Editor would do better working at McDonald's.
You OBVIOUSLY are not an editor.
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QA/Editor/MT
Whomever has never made a mistake raise your hand? I've worked as a Supervisor/QA/Editor/MT and I'll be the first to admit I've made mistakes. I'd rather learn from my mistakes. Laugh off the I can't believe I did that ones and chalk up it all up to learning. I've had moments where I would sit at my pc and think why can't I find this or that? Also, the ones where you know the answer but for some reason you left your brain somewhere and forgot to pick it back up. We all have good and bad days. I decided to go back to being a Editor/MT. I wasn't demoted or fired from a job. I like what I'm doing now and of course I have those days where I want to pull my hair out. I'm grateful that I'm able to use my skills where they are needed. I don't knock anyone for their efforts and sometimes just saying a kind word or encouraging someone who makes mistakes won't discourage them. No one is superior here. We all start somewhere and helping one another out can establish good working relationships and even good friendships. Try to look at things in a different light next time. Getting angry and having a tantrum won't get you anywhere. I have worked in situations where I couldn't believe how they treated the MT staff and even the QA staff. I would shake my head and think that person needs a prayer. I hope that all the experiences we have make us stronger and don't discourage any of us. Remember that this too shall pass and it will soon be a distant memory. Big huge hugs to all the QA/Editors/MTs out there. Let's work together and the results will be phenomenal. =)
Unfortunately, I see this a lot as an editor
Quite a few MTs seem to have trouble with constructing proper sentences. I do remember one sentence that did clearly need a comma, but it was still a complete sentence. The sentence with "however" in it was a run on, but I don't remember any of the others.
I wasn't criticising your skills as an MT. I was just stating that you may need to brush up on proper English/grammar/sentence structure, as people tend to get into the groove of things and forget the proper rules.
I'm an editor, not an MT and...
I proof/correct/often re-do things that were transcribed in India.
The company has things set up like a pie - part of the pie goes to the transcriptionist, part of the pie goes to the editor, and the rest of it goes to the owner of the company.
Since she's already paying the overseas MTs a pittance, what better way for her to get an even bigger piece of the pie than to eliminate the pesky editors who have the audacity to expect to be paid to fix the junk work turned out by the overseas MTs.
So, sure - the work is still being transcribed. Only a select few accounts that the boss can't afford to lose are still being edited by anyone other than the owner herself - if at all.
There is no other reason. She told me what she was doing and why!
Maybe it's your attitude to begin with.
Change your tune. Be sugary sweet when you think someone is being rude to you and see what happens. Pay it forward. Give someone a smile or a kind word. Let someone in line in front of you. Just do one little nice thing per day and it will multiply. People are never rude to me. Everywhere I go, they know me by name because I take the time to be kind to them. Gas station, grocery store, bank, school, doctor's office. You might have to fake it 'til you make it, but you can change your outlook and how you perceive the world treats you. If someone is "rude" to you, blow it off. Maybe they're having a bad day and it's nothing personal.
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