Happy for you, but give us the ins and outs of your current job. SM
Posted By: MissouriMT on 2007-09-10
In Reply to: I am in #5. I started the poll. Just curious what others think is good. - Please see inside
Do you have your own accounts? How many hours a day do you work? How many days of the week do you work?
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I'm not happy with my current position, but I've interviewed
tested and me offered positions with at least 12 other companies and none of them have anything better to offer, all less money, all set schedules, etc. Read the job boards and see what is out there and if you want to test the waters take on a PT IC position - of you can test and interview with multiple companies without making a committment.
Yeah, I am happy there too. Give it a try!!! nm
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Give QT Medical a try; www.qtmedical.com; am very happy x4 yrs. nm
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Don't cap happy holiday season. Cap the others and Happy Holidays alone. nm
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The girl was 13, the rapist a distant relative they took in. Give money, give food and your time, b
you don't put your family at risk by taking in strangers. That's just plain foolish. There were over 3300 registered sex offenders in NO. Where are they now. In your community? Perhaps in your house? Good luck.
oh our lovely government does give illegals medicaid, foodstamps, and housing so in term we give tha
i have been through some rough times lately and had to apply for some help. there are signs, big signs, all over our offices saying "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LEGAL TO GET HELP". so we and our government do give them our benefits whether they are legal here or not. now that is messed up. i am helping to support them so they can take away my jobs and i can't even support my kids and yes i get benefits, wow $75 a month in food stamps which lasts not even a week in a household of 6. don't get me wrong, i am thankful for any help at the moment, but i get penalized for trying to work my tail off and still can't survive.
there was recently an article in our local newspaper where one of our local school districts tried to charge $1000 a year for each illegal student enrolled. it was bulked and the illegals got a lawyer to sue for discrimination. the school district merely stated that they had to HIRE extra teachers that could speak the foreign language just to teach these children and were trying to offset some of the expenses. ridicilous!! so again our taxpayers money is paying to educate illegals as well.
Aw come one give her a break. She said she was sorry and is willing to refund. Give her a chance to
do what is right. If she fails to do what is right, then go about this in an adult way and not act like such a child. "you suck" That is so immature.
She is responding to you and you are eating her alive. Why would she put herself out there to be treated like this if she didnt mean it.
I am really astonished at how people can act on here. Would you treat people like this in person? If you do, I cant imagine you having very many friends.
Remember we are all "HUMAN."
Current says:
q.i.d. is fine
q.8 h. is preferred, for clarity and ease of reading the number.
Don't eliminate the periods, don't use dangerous abbreviations, and don't use illegal abbreviations such as q.a.m. because they are Latin and English mixed.
Does that help?
Yes put current job. If it is your first
job you will need to show the experience to get another job. You don't have the give another company any particulars about why you are looking for another position/more work. Most just want to know when can you start and the hours you can work.
Nothing will ever be more current than SM
the Monthly Prescribing Reference. Google it and the link comes up. It's updated as soon as a drug is FDA approved.
My current favorite....
revises every sentence at least 3 times without fail. My first runner up dictates on a cell phone, drops every other call, and spells out every other word in case I don't know how to spell anything with more than 6 letters.
any other current nyers on here - I went to the
state board out of curiousity and there are very few. Does New York have a shortage of transcriptionists???
Just curious - if there are NY'ers - where in NY do you live? 
What is your current screensaver?
Mine's a beautiful aquarium (XP Plus!) except I only have three fish - you have to pay for more and I just don't wanna. 
are you current with your dues?
'Nuff said.
Not really. Why don't you ask for a raise at your current
employer if you're happy there? How long have you been there?
Current Breitner MTs.
Are there are any CURRENT Breitner MTs out there? Would like to talk. Please reply. Thanks.
Poll: Age/Sex of current MTs
My theory is that the majority of MTs working today are in their 40s or 50s and are female.
Am I correct? We shall see....
RE: Poll: Age/Sex of current MTs
Divorced, age 52, male, long-time Transcriptionist (>15 years)
Not with current gas prices ...
I wouldn't. And you are talking about a total of 4 hours of driving per day, 20 hours per week, that you don't get paid for. You don't say where you live, but do you get snow, ice, etc. in the winter? That would be a nightmare.
It's good money, but personally I don't think it's worth it.
I have current QA contractors.
It would be cheaper still yet to give them a good raise and let the offshore MTs do the work, or so it looks on paper.
Just weighs heavy on the mind.
Current Listings
Does anyone use these boards anymore? The most current post I see is 3/22/07.
More yrs in than you & I get 8.5 w/current employer. Have gotten 9 cpl in
,
Probably so. And my current one. And past one, too.
They might as well - they don't seem to have anything more productive with the time they spend in their plush offices behind closed doors. Unless maybe it's napping.
With our current administration, just about anywhere
Except the middle east, of course. We shoulda' nuked it all off the map on 9/12/01.
Not me. I was actually intimidated by my current
company. They haven't laid down a lot of the rules in writing, or even verbally, but several other MTs have told me how it is. They are very strict and I got fussed out because I didn't respond to an IM immediately. I'm still on probation for another 2 weeks and I'm curious if I'm doing what they except of me (my QA scores are great so I know I'm doing quality work) and they have nothing to say to me, or they are waiting until probation is over and then will lay everything on the line.
I think maybe most companies seem strict at first because they want you to understand you can't have 24 hour TAT. Some companies allow a long TAT, most don't. I know a lot of MTs who work for spending money and aren't interested in FT work, yet they take FT positions and then don't work a required schedule.
I also think that if you produce a minimun line requirement, produce a good product, aren't constantly taking time off, etc. that the company will cut you some slack. Good reliable MTs are scarce these days.
Any current info on SS?
I read a lot of bad about SoftScript on here, but all of it was 2 or 3 years old. I'm wondering if anybody has any current information about the company they'd be willing to share. I've been talking to them about a job doing editing work and am curious to know if their reputation has improved at all. Thanks.
current pay scale
I am an IC with 30 years experience. I am currently making 12 cents a 65 character line with no benefits, no time off, no taxes taken out, which is nothing compared to what I used to make in the hospital with all benefits.
None of us make enough, nor are we appreciated for our speed, knowledge and hard work.
Good luck! I hope you get your raise. You deserve it.
Current screen saver
Mine is a black background with floating bananas...yes really, floating bananas. heehee
not at my current line rate nm
Axolotl? Any current employees?
Of course, I see mixed reviews on them. Just looking for a good company for full-time bennies.
Q&A, editing - what is current pay rate for this?
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Does your current company also have employees?
If so, no matter what, those people will get work first because of the benefits they receive as their total package. They want those people working first and foremost.
I have also been times without work, though not for weeks on end or anything. I used that time to clean, organize, run errands, that kind of thing. Sorry I cannot offer you anything else. It will hopefully pick up soon for you! :-)
My current transcriber I bought from
this site. It appeared brand new, and I paid about half of what a new one costs at an office supply store. I'm sure they are available on e-bay as well. Mine is a Panasonic minicassette, which is my brand of choice (more control over the dictation than some of the others I've tried), although I've seen it posted more than once on this site that Lanier is the best, but way more expensive.
For those who started a new job before leaving current job - sm
Any pointers on how you did this? I'm sure the answer is plain as day, but I can't figure it out...do you call in sick on the first day of the new account training and see how it goes? And if you're not sure after that, and keep working at the new account until you are sure, how do you handle both jobs? I don't mean to be dense, but this has always been a puzzle to me how you do it. Any tips? TIA
Got that my very first day with current company. I'm not a newbie, though
had almost no experience with ESL dictators. Samples help a bunch. After having a sample to look at and listening to the dictation it was very clear and I couldn't believe I didn't get it before.
The Amazon one appears to be a current
edition and the CD that comes with it is an outdated spellchecker and not the dictionary on CD-ROM. The Stedman's one is just the CD and they are always more than the book. The have more detailed info on the CD. I have an older version of the book and I think I've used it 2 times in 10 years. When I update my Stedman's now I buy the CD and I might use it more if I had it on CD versus the book, though with their CDs now you can only install it twice. They also have the book, but it is about $50.
Check the classified board here and check half.com. You can most likely find it cheaper at either place.
Current ADVANCE issue is MT pay
Cover story: Are MTs Paid Fairly. This story needs rebuttals. (I don't know if I spelled that right -- too mad to look it up.) There is another article about MTing as well as some good letters to the editor. No, I didn't write them. Not promoting self.
Look, this magazine wants feedback. Controversy creates publicity which creates readership. Please think about sending your own letters to the editor. Write what you write here. Let more people involved in our field know your thoughts whether they be MTs or not.
No, I don't work for ADVANCE. I'm just an MT just like most of you. I just want our voices to be heard by more people who call the shots that affect us. This is one venue. Even if you don't like the publication, fight back and make your voices heard!!! What a lot of you write here would be fantastic letters to the Editor which would reach a wider spectrum of our associates than this forum for MTs. We've got to keep the topic of the MT situation HOT in the media. You can submit articles to them as well. Get busy, PLEASE!!
Ask if you can contact some current employees for
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listing current employer
You might be better off to put current job on resume. Have been out of school for a long time, but was always told to be up front and list all jobs from present back a few years. I think when asked for a reference, most places say, "Yes, the person worked here", blah, blah, blah. I have had four MT jobs, along with a time of being self-employed, and have had no trouble - did have one "suit" that I absolutely did not get along with, but listed the hospital anyway. Go with the truth. You can sleep with a clear conscience that way.
Revealing current employer
I have always put my current employer on a resume and never had any problems.
What I do is take off the current position and put a note there...sm
that says "current position information will be revealed at interview." That way if they call and want to know, we can discuss it. If not mentioned or get no call, then my information is lying around in somebody's messy and disorganized desk open to others' eyes.
Current Employees of CBAY?
I know that a lot of you guys are anti-CBay because they outsource but I've got to go where the money is instead of sitting here posting on forums while I wait for some work to come in. My question is....Anyone currently working for Cbay as QA? I've done my interview and tests and the pay/benefits are very alluring. I'm tired of MT work and want to move up/on without having to work 12 hours a day. I've read all the other posts "hating" on them but is there anyone out there that has had a positive experience??? Aside from sending work overseas, how are they really?
We stay current, never hear about TAT
so don’t think that is the reason, in fact here lately have been too caught up, have ran out of work some days.
My current employer insisted I buy BOS
Because the clients don't want to go by the BOS rules. Therefore I am not going to bust a gut to memorize BOS rules if I'll just get scolded for using them because they go against account specifics! My employer tells me an account is VERBATIM - but I have to use BOS rules. OK, it can't be both - many clients are either not aware of or not interested in BOS rules.
In this industry they want us to know EVERYTHING, ALL the time, yet treat us and pay us like trained monkeys. So go ahead and stuff the newbie's heads full of BOS rules, hire those newbies, then tell them to scrap the rules. Makes sense - why? For each client you have new rules or just flat verbatim. Just let us concentrate on our account specifics - please!
Ascend Current Information
Does anyone have current, up-to-date information on working at Ascend? Good company? Pay promptly?
Yes. My current employer and previous
I am a current MTSO and would be willing to share. sm
email me. I don't bite but don't want to be flamed. If you can keep it confidential, I am willing to mentor. I keep all work in the U.S., treat people fairly and have learned the ups and downs by trial and error. I would welcome another MTSO start up if you are U.S. only.
I don't have a current version of Word, so I don't know if -- sm
...there's an option in the settings there, but I'm assuming it's taking one of the standard Windows sounds for that "ding" you're hearing (perhaps the sound Microsoft calls "Asterisk"?).
There are probably other methods, but you could try going into your Control Panel, then Sounds and Audio Devices, then the Sounds tab and change that Asterisk (or whatever it turns out to be -- you can listen to the sounds on that tab) to something more to your liking, or to No Sound. (Of course, that may prevent Windows from alerting you in whatever programs or routines may use that same Asterisk sound, but it would get rid of it, anyway.)
What is the current pay rate per report for Rad?
I checked archeives, and in 2006 an average rate was $1.10....is this still the case? That seems low. What if the client does MRI, CT, PET, USD and Xrays. Need help! Thanks!!
Heck, I did not say not to wish her a happy birthday! She deserves a happy birthday.
I was just saying her birthday was on Sunday!! :) Why does everyone always want to read something negative into everything on this board. I certainly did not mean anything negative by it! I was just makin' it known WHEN her birthday was!!
:)
Looks to me like this is the current policy, approved 10/2004, and
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