Airport greeting gift for hubby returning from the Middle East?
Posted By: janeT on 2006-07-24
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He has been gone for a year, working as a contractor. What type of gift might a man like at our airport greeting (besides me)? He is getting back in the evening, so I have really nice breakfast planned for the next day, but am wondering if he might like something special at the airport? Do you get men flowers, balloons, what? We have been married 23 years, but I am finding myself really nervous about this! You all have the best ideas, so please pass them on! 
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Greeting Gift
She's right, you'll be all he'll want to see after being gone so long. Welcome back to your husband. Maybe a few balloons would be a nice touch, though.
Are you hourly? Benefits? Pay? East/West/middle?nm
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That's not right. Usually people think when 'Orient' is mentioned of the Middle East,
teh Middle East, also called Minor Asia, and the Arab countries in Northern Africa, like Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Tunesia, Algeria etc.....
Don't you?
Instead of 'oriental' one can say 'from the Orient.' also for persons. But one can say 'oriental', nothing wrong with that.
A poster mentioned China, Japan, Philippines, Korea etc...yes, this is Asia, also called the 'Far East'.
I want our brave men and women fighting in the Middle East to come home safe and sound. sm
Imagine the Christmas their families are having. I am so grateful to them all.
ANY GOOD IDEAS FOR VALENTINES DAY GIFT FOR HUBBY - BESIDES ME!
I love flowers and he surprised me tonight (since he is working tomorrow) with a beautiful plantar full of different plants and flowers I can keep inside and transplant outside this spring. Would like to surprise him as well but stumped as to what to get? What do you get a man who has everything?
Darling hubby, dumb hubby, dufus hubby. Take your pick. I have been known to use all three--
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evacuated from Newark Airport 9 a.m.
I was on my way home and it took me an additional week to get there :(
hence, like most of the USA, I'm not the same person I was on 9/10/2001......that's a given :(
Holiday Greeting Capitalization Question.
I need help with capitalization! In letters, should I capitalize it when the doc says, "I hope you have a happy holiday season." Happy Holiday Season instead? or if they say, "I hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year." Should I capitalize Merry Christmas and Happy New Year? I couldn't find anything on this in the AAMT BOS. 
Gift of gab is a gift in deed. Not having it has cost me dearly.
I became an MT because of my interest in medical field, fascination with the work and yes, a lack of social skills. I really did think that my work would speak for me.
Had some, returning them.
I bought them and had an allergic reaction to the plastic used on the earpieces. I am shipping them back tomorrow. I bought them from TranscriptionGear and they were $49.99. They would have been great - barring the reaction. If you decide to buy them, try the Noisebuster brand. Good luck.
Returning to MT
Hi, all,
Just needed some opinions. I've been out of MT for almost three years now. I do some transcription in my job as a project specialist at a medical school - interviews for research studies and the like - but I have been considering returning to medical transcription full-time. I enjoy the job I have but financially, I'm making less money than I was as an MT. (I decided to change careers as, in general, the medical transcription field has been so volatile in the past several years.
Has the field stabilized any? Are the work-at-home transcription companies paying more fairly? Are there still tons of problems with getting paid or getting decent benefits or getting a preferred shift? I need all opinions one could possibly think of (more than the questions I asked even), so feel free to let me know the good, bad, and indifference about being an MT in today's market.
I'd really appreciate it!
Returning to MT field
I went through a training program and then worked one year for a national - Spheris. Had some health issues (and a young son paying daycare for) so gave my notice and got done. That was several years ago. My son is now in kindergarten and want to do medical transcription again.
What is IC and how does that work? Do all nationals have this? How does part time work for most of these companies?
Any hints on brushing up on my skills before I return.
Thank you for your help,
Hopeful MT
returning work
I would not assume if I were you to know why work is returned. One frustration going on right now that I can fully understand is the fact that too many people are on the same accounts and when you are typing your 4th, 5th or even 6th back up account almost all day and getting very frustrated, one might feel like send the report back. I am sure most of us have worked very hard on learning our own account doctors but there is lots of frustration right now and everyone has a breaking point. Then to add salt to the wound we are being told no samples will be send out, us the self help approach and look at your own archives. These doctors on secondary accounts are NOT in the archives if you have never done them before.
Thinking about returning to MT
I was an MT back in the late 90s. I stopped working in 2000 because my husband was making plenty of money. It's a different world now of course, so I'm thinking about going back to work.
When I was working everything was still on cassettes. Now it looks like most things are digital, which I know nothing about. So that worries me a little.
I've actually been toying with the idea of going back and re-doing an MT course just so I can gain confidence after being a SAHM for all these years. But I know that's probably not necessary and I'm just being overly nervous about returning to the workforce.
I'm also wondering if MT is as booming a business as it was when I was working. I had more work than I knew what to do with, and I couldn't find a decent subcontractor to save my life. I had planned on subbing out a couple of accounts when I stopped working, but I couldn't find anyone who actually wanted to work for a living. The few subs I was able to find either wanted to work whenever they wanted (like all the advertisements say) or just didn't care at all about the quality of their work. I finally gave up and just closed up shop.
I would love to start out like I did back in the 90s. Subcontracting and filling in for people on vacation. For people who hire subcontractors, do you hire subs locally or do you look for people online? Just wondering how wide to cast my net once I'm ready to start looking.
Thanks for any help or advice.
Nancy
Returning to MT work
You might want to think twice about it now. You probably made good money in the 90's but now the pay is miserable. I was a full-time employee for a group of orthopedic docs for over 26 years (plus did hospital work also) and finally retired. I wanted something part-time again and worked for several companies that only paid 8 or 9 cents a line. (I was salaried and made very good money at the group.) Working for these companies is a horse of a different color! Not to mention everything has not only gone digital but many companies merely want you to edit the work as now voice recognition and electronic medical records has replaced the Transcriptionist as we knew it. Yes, there are still some jobs out there but the pay is not good and frankly, I wouldn't advise getting back in it again unless you know a few docs locally where you could sub for vacations, etc. I miss doing the work but after my two "trials" it just wasn't worth it any longer. I spent more time looking up the patient numbers, etc., trying to figure out the company's platform to use, etc., etc. I felt like a beginner even though I have done this work for 30+ years. Frustrating to say the least. Good luck to you, though, if you do decide to return to the field. :(
Returning to school later in life.
http://video.msn.com/v/us/msnbc.htm?g=e771ecd5-47a0-4e12-8cc1-dcc90926da81&f=00&fg=copy
You may have to copy and paste this address but the subject of going back to school comes up often here so I thought this article would help. It seems to be a new trend.
me
Actually, returning to school is contantly on my mind
I think of a profession and try to realistically consider how long it would take to gain the training/credentials, how much I would make on the bottom floor and if I could compete with the younger generation on the entry level (I am 47).
It is something I must consider as I imagine I will be fending for myself for the next 20 yrs.
I must say this, I talked with an AOL tech from India and asked her describe the conditions in India where she was. She described the AOL job as in a new, state-of-the-art building with 5,000 employees who are bused into work and home each day. The pay is 10-15 dollars a week which provides her with a comfortable living. She was only 20 but sounded intelligent, professional and seemed to know her stuff. Her grandfather was an English man who had settled in India when it was colonized by the English way back when. Credit card companies and banks are popping up in their world, as well. No surprise there.
As you imagine, I pictured the future for remote jobs in a new way. How could we ever compete with their salary.
Your hubby must my hubby's twin. sm
He can't find anything or put anything away either. He did learn a long, long time ago to empty his pockets, though. I have a nice big doghouse where he spends with his dog with things get too hot. Or, he can sleep in his corvette, but it gets a little cramped in there!
It is not hubby, is her father, but not hubby. nm
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I am in East Tx and the best I can get is 10 cpl and
East Indians
Tell me about their arrogance! The apartment house I live in is loaded with them. They are dirty, they are loud and arrogant. It's terrible.
I know the feeling. I am in East Tx. I want
cold!!!!! :)
East Indian . . and they are
If you work from a pool, it's onlyl a matter of returning a dictation to the pool for the poor sucke
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If they just add an E, they can be the East Asian Association for MT. nm
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ECU-East Carolina Univ.
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You must live on the east coast..sm
I used to live there too and it was either rain, humidity or hurricanes. I feel your pain, and I am so glad I moved back to the midwest. I wish you luck. Keep your powder dry!.
The East Coast is a big place.
The going line rate in NYC or Boston would probably not fly in SC or FL. Your best bet is to call around to some clinics in your area and see what they're paying. Also, I would bill by character line, not report. JMO
I'm in East Central Indiana and
have Comcast. When we first had it, it was down all the time. It turned out to be a faulty modem, which they had supplied. Once they changed that out, they have been incredibly reliable. It is very, very rare that they are down, and if they are it is usually less than an hour.
they're back east... thank you for the info nm
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Come back east, I'm making 17 per hour and for 300,000 you get a
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East coast will pay that amount and even go higher
Hey! I'm having a good time. Jade East
men's cologne? Anyone remember that? I remember buying my first boyfriend some for Christmas (1966). The bottle was a special edition, shaped like a pagoda!
11 to midnite East coast time
is when they'll be watching it.
Two of them are metro one Midwest and one East Coast so....
that means many, many physicians, probably hard to get used to them, probably teaching hospital, so many residents? Many ESL's??? Probably huh? Hmmmm. Scary!
Yawan East is US citizen? Name makes me
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When I go back East to visit relatives
I am shocked that some things are a lot cheaper and briefly consider a move, but I adore the weather here. I also don't get why they send all the good veggies/fruits back there and we get left with the icky ones (unless you go to a farmer's market - which is what I try to do). Maybe the good ones survive the trip better and they figure we can deal with the shopworn ones locally.
You are talking about the 'FAR EAST', NOT the ORIENT....sm.
and the expression'oriental' is not meant derogatory, at all.
I meant South Asian, of course, not East.
OK, I'll bite -what on earth does the East Coast have to do with it?
Please enlighten me!
I tested at a local hospital on the East Coast...
The pay was $14.82 per hour to start. They were paying medical unit secretaries $14.60. Also the job was per diem, needless to say I didn't take it.
I miss the food on the East Coast totally. sm
Love Colorado to live, but really miss the culture and the food on the East Coast. I stop at a simple diner on the PA Turnpike in New Stanton, and a cheeseburger and cole slaw is better than any dinner I could get in Colorado to me.
East Coast NYC area 18 cents a line, if ur a CMT
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I do ER charts for East Jefferson, but of course those stopped yesterday, been worried about them nm
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East Islip High School, Long Island. ..nm
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On east coast, paid $2.87/gal for regular unleaded today.nm
Dr. wants to cut out middle man and keep
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Middle GA
Hey Mina! We are neighbors. I am in Byron.
No, out east ... lots of rude people running the show, it seems ... sigh. nm
probably floats in the middle
back stroke ...
middle-aged MT
What do you consider middle-aged?
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