Arrogance, not arrogancy - nm

Posted By: looftm on 2007-06-18
In Reply to: Maybe you're too sensitive - looftm

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All our jobs, not just MT's are in jeopardy.. - dinosaur
- All About Offshore - AnnieK
  - show me an offshore MT/QA that can do correct grammar and I will eat my hat and yours!!! nm - old ears
    - You would have to do a lot of hat-eating ... - AnnieK
  - It is because the US wants it handed to them. Nobody wants to work 3rd shift. - lazy US (hear me out)
  - As editor, I have yet to see offshore work with correct - grammar and sentence structure. Hi IQ doesnt = goo
    - High IQ doesnt = good MT. - nm
      - Grammar & Other Things - AnnieK
        Oh really, now, then how - edit
        Possibly, but they are the exception, - not the rule!
  - Annie K-I take issue with your comments...sm - dinosaur
    - Offshore Can Work - AnnieK
      - To AnnieK - looftm
        My hospital sends their work to a company - that offshores to S. Africa -sm
        My involvement in this discussion ... - AnnieK
        Of Course You Can ... - AnnieK
        Maybe you're too sensitive - looftm
        Play The Ball, Not The Man - AnnieK
        Arrogance, not arrogancy - nm - looftm
        To Annie K - anon
      - Offshore can work? Obviously it can and does....sm - dinosaur
        I think mismanagement is a HUGE factor, here! - no mssg
        Thanks Dinosaur, I Do Understand - AnnieK
        If you get more per line in your own country, then - why even ACCEPT American work?
      - Oops - horrid typo - AnnieK
        Don't worry-I'm not the grammar police...(sm) - dinosaur
- Get the facts - Debbie
  - Hold on before you take that survey! - Anon
    - I took it - magsMT
    - Umm, I took the survey and it had no questions that - asked for personal info. (nm)
- Good post! What I find especially ironic - Margaret
- Well-said! You are a good spokesperson for - - sm
- People are already aware of this and - happy MT
  - If you can't outsource, then bring them here - Glory1863
    - I think some of that is due to lack of training as well- - Margaret
      - About 5 or so years ago, India was using American MTs to train them! - sm
        As well it SHOULD! 'Bout TIME, too! - NoMsg
    - The point of the article was that outsourcing isn't working - happy MT
      - sorry, meant offshoring isn't working, not outsourcing - happy MT nm
        I think it is important to point out that offshoring isn't just a MT problem... - Tinks
        The linked article is about offshoring more than MT - sm
        If there will always be work, why are the unemployment and - S-msg
        There will always be work for MTs in the US. Just think, - sm
        But the problem is, as long as the offshores - sm

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Oh! The arrogance!
I've been in the medical industry just as long as you have. Try that on for size!

I have done QA but the other posts have it - QA is nothing more than an MT who watch dogs other MTs. QA is not more important, or critical in the trancription process . . . but they definitely are more full of their own puff and stuff. PFFTT!

humility is more of an attribute than arrogance...sm
pride goeth before a fall.

chew on that for a bit.

This type of arrogance and presumption ...

is exactly the type of attitude that motivated the post by the OP. Most times when an MT is forced to leave a number of blanks that high in a document it's not because they didn't research the item; it's because they couldn't understand what the physician said despite repeated attempts at listening. In short, their 'ear' isn't as developed as yours.

QA people are in QA without question because their skill level is higher than the rest of the MT population in the company. They get compensated on a different level, and justifiably so, than everybody else because of it. You SHOULD be able to hear things that other MT's don't, and you aren't doing the MT a favor by filling in the blanks. YOU GET PAID TO DO IT.

It's no wonder that as more and more time passes there exists more and more of an adversarial relationship between MT and QA. Most MT's welcome constructive feedback on their work as they continue to learn and refine their ear. What they DON'T appreciate is nastiness and having to bear the brunt of YOUR frustration in doing the job that you're getting paid to do. Sure, there are bad apples in the bunch who simply rush through and pass the work on, but I sincerely doubt that the number of MT's who do that is as high as some would have us believe.

true, true - but what you see as arrogance...sm

I think a lot of people go the extreme -

so, if I had to be one way or the other (being a humble extremist myself...*LOL*), I'd rather have too much self-esteem than not enough (been there, done that the first 30 years!!! *L*). And I am a truly humble person, been recognized for just that.....but because of *been there, done that* - and all sorts of therapies (not drug therapies), some end up the other way. Oh well, this was a fun couple of posts - so I thought.

Gave me much to chew on :) Have fun!