Aw, thanks. I've been in the biz forEVER and in order to learn, you HAVE to be priased...

• ** RANT!! ** I hate QA people! - Those who can, transcribe. Those who CAN'T, edi
  • Outsmart them - Cindy M
  • Turn down - Miss understood
  • to "rant on hating QA" - just an MT
  • Hey Einstein, you'd be out of a job with your plan. SM - what??
    • There must have been 2 fair to excellent MTs.. - Weren't you an MT once?
      • What will haappen when Dr says U made - mistake? Would love to see your attitude then.
      • Get your own accts. When approach Dr with - your attitude, wont have own acct for long. nm
      • If you work for MTSO, you usually dont have - access to the doctor. Get your own accts,please
    • I rather doubt that, but if that's what you - want to make yourself believe,
  • Define "whining" - me
    • They whine when I send them a blank, and tell me - I should've 'just sent it through'.
  • I, as well as many others here, understand your ... - sm
    • Here's the truth--SM - QA person
      • No one said you have to train them. You just have to grow up and be above the bullstuff. - A good QA
      • The above post proves my point. _sm_ - MTs who can, transcribe; those who CAN'T edit.
        • You CAN research what you "cant hear."Google - sentence with blank &will often fill in blank. nm
          • You said it - Cindy M
          • Do it all the time, honeybunch. - sheesh
            • "You can't look something up if you can't even - tell for sure what the word SOUNDS like.)"
              • You BET you can! sm - Lyndia
                • That's exactly how I - wvm
                • I do all that stuff too. But sometimes you just don't - get results.
                • Did you not read post about "you CAN - research.." You basically repeated that post.
              • Huh? -nm - missed your point
                • This is sentence I responded to about googling - sentece with blank to find what blank is. nm
      • Here's more truth for YOU ... - sm
  • Grain of salt - Tired&CrankyMT
    • Wait'll you've been in it for THREE decades, - THEN tell us ya still luv your QAers.
      • At 3 decades in, I'd more than likely - Tired&CrankyMT
        • I appreciate your post - Cindy M
        • I'm over the 3rd decade and counting - Thinking
          • Well over third decade and loving it - Thinking…again
      • you sound more than ready for retirement! - ;)
        • I've been wishing I could retire since I was still - in high school! ha ha
    • Although I understand the basic premise of your post ... - sm
      • I am on production too s/m - production QA
        • Nah, I'll bet most of you get paid - PER CORRECTION, the root of the problem.
          • U make no sense. If paid per correction, why - would we complain about multimistake jobs?
          • Nope. We get paid production too. Unfortunately, hourly QA is out the door. - A good QA
          • Learn what you speak of. Paid line count - here, just like MT. nm
            • So: it's ok for MTs to lose time/$ on researching, - but not for QAs to fill them in?
              • I get paid less to edit than to MT. I shouldnt - have to do MT research. How will MT learn?
                • If we've researched our brains out, and STILL - can't find the answer, if QA -sm
                  • Dont mean this situation. Mean repeat blanks, - correcting same mistakes over & over. nm
                    • THAT is when constructive feedback helps, not being a jerk about it. - A good QA
                      • Yeah, I'll bet some MTs with bad QAs reach the - point where they just tune them out,
                        • Could be...but if the lines of communicaton are not blurred with a negative QA, then you can have a - A good QA
                          • Of course. Unfortunately a good QA - is the exception, not the rule.
              • I think you should stop now. You s/m - production QA
                • Couldn't be anything NEAR how a 20-blank report - would hold up OUR production!
                  • If you dont try to fill in blank or research, dont - expect it holds you up at all. nm
                    • I don't recall saying I 'don't research' blanks. - In fact, the time we take to research
  • I edited MT with mistakes in template,told bout - them but she never bothered to fix them. nm
  • I'm tired of MTs who cannot SM - QA person
    • 20 or 30 blanks in a report is a NEWBIE. - That's a whole different thing.
    • This type of arrogance and presumption ... - sm
      • I have been on both sides and recently sm - Lyndia
        • EXACTLY! Constructive input is always welcome; - constant little put-downs are NOT.
      • I agree with this post. - I think that QA are not necessarily more skilled.
        • Right on. Here's another thing that really _sm_ - Those who can, transcribe, and who CAN'T, edit
          • I feel your pain, believe me... - I think you have every right to question these
    • Blanks in a report - I feel better now
      • I think sometimes it's the only way to get - one of the higher-ups to do -sm
    • I agree. When hear/research blank, it is SOOO - obvious they didnt even try. nm
  • They do seem to have a lot of rules. - I think their heads get a little swollen.
    • That's exactly what happens ... - sm
      • Not only that, but lots of MTs get a little - 'black mark' on their reviews
  • I'm sorry that you have crappy QA. I wish I had you to edit. sm - A good QA
    • I must say that you do indeed sound like you're one of the 'good guys'... - sm
      • Aw, thanks. I've been in the biz forEVER and in order to learn, you HAVE to be priased... - A good QA
        • People (& animals, too) will work harder to get - praised than they will to avoid a beating.
    • Mentors? - Curious
      • Definition here - Miss understood
      • Where I work it's the 'nice' name they give the - QA's. Sorta like 'sanitation engineers'.
      • At 1 co. was told I had mentor, never heard - from her, even when ?s. I didnt stay there long.

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dictators and YOU ARE DOING THE OTHER WORK THAT IS LEFT OVER.  FOREVER IS A LONG TIME. 

CONSIDER THIS:  Your source and your manager don't like you and are going to let you stew by feeding you information about this Indian person doing all the easy work and letting you pick up the crummy work done by Indian dictators.  And as long as you keep doing this, they have no motivation to change and the Indian MT walks away with your money. 

Have a nice day indeed.  Sounds like you have had a rotten couple of months and you are wasting your have a nice day on me.  I'm doing great dictation, picked up a huge bonus this pay period.  Don't waste wishing nice days on me.   I make my own thank you.

People are crazy this time of year.  Hello chronic anxiety.

Hello everyone,

I have finally quit medical transription once and for all.  It has been a roller coaster for the last eight years.  I finally found something that is so much better.  I will be making my own hours and deciding exactly how much money I want to make.  I got so tired of begging for enough work.  I was tired of seeing everything going to India.  I also got tired of making less and less money.  This is the only industry where you have to have more and more experience and knowledge, but you do not get paid more for it.  I am just happy that I found an out for myself.  Now, with EMRs there will be very little transcription work left.  I hope the best for all of you!

Take care

The fine print on my Magic Jack indicates that if I use it for more than 20 percent more than the average person (whatever that means), they may discontinue my service.  I am not familiar with the MT jobs that require unlimited phone service or the C-phone, but I imagine that those minutes would add up rather fast.

As far as using the Magic Jack for long-distance calls to family and friends, it seems to work great.  It just doesn't seem like a good choice for MT work, IMHO.

used DocQscribe, but I have used Meditech, Cerner, Vianeta, the Precyse platform (I can't remember the name), Dolbey, and  Lanier platform I think was called Cequence (?). 

Out of all the different platforms I have typed on, I have liked EXText the best.  In my opinion, it's very user friendly, easy to learn, and I really like ESP which is the built in abbreviation expander.  Plus it is very easy to create your own normals which I love.  My fingers literally never leave the keyboard because there are macro keys for everything.  You can use your mouse if you prefer or learn the function macros.  I love it.  I think I'm more productive on EXText than with any other platform.

I ordered an XPS400, over $1,000, with extras.  I was assured this had a 15-pin game port for transcription, did not need to have it added on.  Get it in the mail today and no game port.  There is a 15-pin port, but the monitor is on it.  They said it included a DVI adaptor for the monitor, said it was included, but it is not.  So I tried Delll Chat and was not able to get through, was told I was not a customer. 

He just came to get the rest of his belongings!  Two police officers were with him.  It's snowing here, but I put everything and I mean EVERYTHING of his outside.  He took his dog and off he went.  I watched all of it from my livingroom window. 

On a personal note, today is his 28th birthday!  I say Happy Freakin' Birthday and GOOOOOOD RIDDANCE!!!!

Here is a list of emoticons to demonstrate how I'm feeling...  It's the beginning of the end of my marriage and I love it.  Whooooooppppeeeeee!!!!!  Congratulate me!!!!!

to desposit an unexpected load in my shorts at winning!  Holy crap that is awesome for you!   I can squeeze the living daylights out of a dollar, and with that kind of cash I'd most definitely put myself down for a sabattacle from the danged keyboard!  I'd invest it, just because I've always wanted to do that but never had nuthin' to work with.  Lame, I know, but I don't call myself "hayseed" for nuthin'! 

Congratulations again!!  Wow!!   

I AM SORRY TO PUT THIS HERE, BUT I CANNOT GET A REPLY FROM MT STARS.  CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THIS BOARD.  THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

ALSO, I KNOW GATEWAY WILL SELL YOU DESKTOP WITH XP, BUT IF YOU WANT A LAPTOP, YOU HAVE TO BUY A REFURBISHED ONE TO GET XP.  THERE IS NO EXTRA CHARGE TO PUT XP ON.

From the company board...  Is this legal? To have a gag order on employees?

Here is the link:  http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/4575.html

Call a recruiter. No new employee can tell you this and let me tell you why...

There is a very specific, fairly new paragraph in the information that new hires are sent: If you talk about your salary, you can be terminated.

Salary is dependent on your test scores, your interview, the account you'll be on, and your experience. It differs for everyone, and it is competitve with other MTSOs. Your best bet is to call, or email, a recruiter. Their information can be found on MT Jobs, MT Stars, and MT Desk in their weekly ads.

Best of luck in your job search!

for a home office deduction you have to meet the following criteria.   Don't overdecorate or they may get you...

Had ordered several from them before on line because I like their keyboards.

Went to their site, tried to pull up my order history, but it didn't work, so I called.  I wound up with someone SOMEWHERE in the world (not the USA), explained that I needed to order the same keyboard I ordered before.  (They had added new ones, so I wasn't sure which one I had ordered, and I couldn't pull up my past order history.)

Anyway, she kept asking me if I was using my business or personal credit card.  I explained my situation to her, that it was just a keyboard, and I wanted to put it on my credit card, but she still kept asking if it was business or personal, so much, in fact, that I became very leery of dealing with her, wound up telling her so and HUNG UP.

Turns out I had to buy a new computer in the last couple of weeks.  My choice WOULD have been Dell, but after my previous experience, I bought an Acer instead and LOVE it.  It's a LOT cheaper and works just fine.

I sometimes feel like the "queen" of on-line ordering, and I've never, ever had an experience with ordering on line that gave me such a negative "gut feeling" as I had with Dell.

All I can say is be very, very careful.