Hayseed, take a deep breath...
Posted By: AnMT on 2007-09-21
In Reply to: I think I am having a mental breakdown. - Hayseed
You've just reached the boiling point. How have you put up with this as long as you have? Yes, you'll still have your job. I think some companies like to see how far they can push someone, and the more you do, the more they want you to do. But they do not want to lose a great employee such as you.
I seldom post here but I always look for your posts because you're entertaining and enlightening. That may not mean much to you right now but I know you're going to get a lot of responses saying the same thing.
So take that deep breath. If necessary, maybe send a more calmly worded email to your boss stating things much as you did in your post here, especially the 2nd paragraph. It's very succinct and gets your points across. Now you hang in there. It's going to be okay.
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Take a deep breath
and go in and be completely honest about the situation. Perhaps asking your boss for a little help with a note about how important you are on the job, blah, blah, might help if possible. I don't think all is lost - a jurist who is so worried about work that she/he cannot concentrate on the matter at hand is not really helpful to the system. If you get to the place where you are questioned, you may be asked if there is anything that would influence how you might interpret the case, or some other question that may open the door for an honest statement about the situation. Also, if there is a good reason (other than plain old procrastination) why you did not respond to the JD notice earlier, you should absolutely pursue this avenue as well. Good luck.
Take a deep breath
An apology would be nice, but for now, isn't it obvious (and enough) that she knows she messed up? You know it, she knows it, she knows you know it, & you know she knows it.
You may never get a flat-out apology, but who cares? She did the next best thing, considering she was probably pretty embarrassed. Not everyone is able to articulate remorse at the same moment they are feeling humiliated. Maybe later, or not. Move on.
I just take a deep breath and get through it. I have a high
percentage of ESL dictators, though most are very good. I have one American born dictator who is horrendous and he will dictate 15+ minute reports and yawns all the way through them, but he keeps dictating as he is yawning. He also can't figure out what to say and just keeps dictating so trying to figure out what is good dictation and what isn't is a job. If I have him first thing it can ruin my whole day, so I have just gotten where I take a deep breath, tell myself I have to get through it to go to the next one and it usually goes quickly once I adjust my attitude.
Take a deep breath and relax!!!!!
You are feeling what every MT feels, newbie, experienced or old-timer. I have been doing MT for 8 years and still crack myself up with some of the mistakes I make. The fact that you are rereading and finding your mistakes is good. In time you will start to not make as many mistakes and your speed will improve. Quality over quanitity was what I was always told. Unless you are working for a company that is pushing you for turnaround time, just relax and you will be fine. If you are working for a company that is pushing for turnaround time and not as worried about quality, I would begin looking for a better company. MTs need time to build their skill and no company can expect you to know everything in only two years of experience.
Heck, in my 8 years, I still look things up, read, re-read and still sometimes have to leave a blank or ask the doc for clarification. That does not make me a bad MI but in most cases a better MT because in this business, we can not afford to guess what the answer is.
God Bless.
Took deep breath, several, now feeling faint!
Just kidding but am getting weary of thinking today. I was wrong at first- all need to underline this- husband says I never say I was wrong but anyway I have Infinity foot pedal, only 1 port to hook up monitor and no other port for my foot pedal. I got splitter today, will not work as had 2 female ends and I need 1 female and 1 male. This might be a repeat but again, old folks do this. Thanks everyone for all you have written, really appreciate all and still searching in case anyone else knows something different.
Wow, that's deep.
soup line, cut-throat, etc.....
But you have to look deep down within you and ask why you are even in this field and
why being an SE is so important to you? To be honest, I've been an MT for quite a while and an SE MT for MQ for over 6 years now. The flexibility has been, well, too good to be true. I, too, can say that I haven't been a perfect MT because I havent keep to my "schedule" even though I have on as an SE. I just pretty much come and go as I please. Can you honestly say you do the same with your company? And are you with MQ? Well, that is just not really fair to them, if you really want to dig down and get honest here. They need to know that their clients will be covered all around the clock and their SEs just really are not consistent and I think all companies need consistency. It's funny, I am in the process of looking for another job, and have interviewed with quite a few folks and once they decide they want me - it's all about - hours, hours, hours. When can you work, what time of day can you start, can you work weekends, can we have that in writing?
Ok, I just had an ENTIRE post of great advice on 401 K programs for part-timers and it got deleted in this very post! That stinks!!!!!
Bottom line is: If you are an SE MT you have nothing invested and when you want to retire you will have nothing. It is sad. No one in my family who is retired or going to be retired have 401 KS and they will be living off the govt. or me, or other working family members. I don't want to be them in 20-30 years. Don't count on Social Security ladies! (and gents).
My husband works for a large corporation and they project when he retires (they send us followups monthly) that when he retires we will be millionares. Well, that sounds great, but what if leaves me for another woman? It happens everyday. And then where will that leave me and my kids? We are devout Christians and I know he is committed, but you just never know. I've seen church members leave their spouses before. I ain't takin the chance! Hence, I will seriously consider investing in 401 as a part time employee (first time in my life) just so that I can have some kind of cushion when I retire, even if its just 30, 40, or 50,000! Hey, if MQ is willing to match earnings, etc, why not? Why just take them for a paycheck? You should seriously, seriously consider all your options if you are an SE, which is what I am right now, and start protecting your future. Especially if you are stay at home mom with little kids. I am a Christian and I feel really led to start doing this. Don't just transcribe your little heart out so that in 20 years you have nothing to show for it.
SE is GREAT for flexibility. But it is NOT a great long-term thing to do to ourselves.
For PT MQers to qualify for 401 k, you have to work a minimum of 1,000 hours a year. You figure out the math. I don't have the time right now! Keep on keeping on girls.
that's deep--As ye reap, so shall ye sow.... nm
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that's deep. can i quote your brilliance?
so good with words. i bet you work for mq.
It's not deep at all. It's a trend and I am glad to see it go away with Jude Law's
movies miserably failing at the box office. There's nothing deep about that. Just the facts maam.
Deep muscle massage every other Friday-
Deep south, educated, experienced too
I think the $12 is very low wages. Would make more than I do now except most hospitals outsourced now and nationals have taken over. I do fine with mine, though. Oh. we are well rounded here in the south.
No.. breath the same air you say!
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"There was no evidence of a deep vein thromposis"
How do these RN's get out of HIGH SCHOOL without being able to read?
Don't hold your breath
Never has for anyone I know anyway (myself included)
I'm holding my breath!
I want Taylor to win so badly!!!! He even looked adorable in that awful jacket he had on for his first song. Can't wait to hear his last song--on the edge of my seat. Breathe, breathe, breathe. I think I may hyperventilate!
Again...you are a breath of fresh air
A breath of fresh air. Thank you.
Now, no more odors from the mushroom house, please.
Breath of fresh air?
Working under these circumstances will not give you time to breathe!
You're turning this lighthearted thread into something entirely too deep. Lighten up.
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I like a chair with arms, deep seat and high back (sm)
so I bought a leather chair from Costco about a year ago and have never regretted it. Think it is made by Lane. It was a little expensive but since I'm in it for hours a day - sometimes 12 - I figure it was an important investment... plus it is so good looking we often wheel into other parts of house when we need extra seating :)
You probably shouldn't waste your breath
You are so right.
How one finds themselves in a desperate situation like this is irrelevant.
I just can't help but think people who have the mentality of the poster to whom you responded are the same who claim to be Christians and Right-To-Lifers. I guess you only have the right to live if you're in the womb and not a sinner.
These people were totally disregarded as human. Make your bed mentality, have versus have not mentality, and as the poster below said, plantation mentality.
Yes, he was out of breath - could hardly get words out - it was disgusting
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yeah, shall we hold our breath? *lol*..sm
it said there - they would be choosing only TWO winners.....*lol* - we probably were NOT the first two to do the test, eh? *giggles*
You are welcome - you are like a breath of fresh,unpolluted air! (nm)
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you obviously can't type and breath at the same time???
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I wouldn't hold my breath waiting on their
I have a glitch with mine and waited a month and a half, not wanting to be pushy. This was after I telephoned and spoke with the girl from Textware that posts here sometimes, told her what my problem was and that I had sent an e-mail through their website and not heard back within a few days. She told me to send her the glossary I was having trouble with, and I e-mailed it both as a reply to her, in accordance with her instructions for sending, and also e-mailed again to tech support through my own e-mail provider. Anyway, I finally contacted again and she was going to be out for a couple of days, and though another person did try to help, I have been too busy to mess with it, but was irritated that I was told they did not receive my e-mails (I still have them in my box) and Kristen did not bother to call and let me know they did not receive it, even though I had taken the time to call her and explain my problem after the first unsuccessful e-mail. Sorry, I guess I needed to vent about that . . .
Anyway, if you have your glossaries saved and are sure you won't lose anything, I would uninstall and reinstall if it were me.
Will not hold my breath on being acknowledged for the years
and really I am to the age where I really don’t mind, just the money I make is fine. My hubby works union for a company and has some seniority so that is a good thing, at least does not have to buy his gas nor pay for repairs, etc. on his vehicle. At my present job if the work is down low, I am at a point where now I can take off some and usually do, knowing there are people like me who in the past really needed to work and I defer to their needs. Like I said, been there. One difference I see with these jobs now is in the past we did not run out of work all the time but now these companies do. I would never enter a business like this now because so iffy. Took a while for my training and glad I made living at it but it is not really good now. I probably would have 6 or 7 jobs going now to make what I did with full and part in the past.
Jewelsy, you're a breath of fresh air (sm)
I appreciate your experience and insight! I agree about clinic work being boring; so is radiology. And VR/speech rec has really taken over radiology and clinic, the same for EMR. I know it's going to be a huge challenge for a few months, but I'm up for the challenge! Plus I've done interventional radiology-type transcription (minimally invasive procedures) with really tough dictators, so I have a bit of a heads up.
Thanks again! I'd like to update you in my transition late this summer.
Got my chuckle for the night, doc talking about breath sounds - sm
and how the lungs were clear, etc. then the next sentence is "the patient is currently not breathing", just funny after the previous sentences on his lung sounds. Also diagnosed at age 2, however the child is only 14 months old, hmmm, nice trick there! Presume he means 2-months but will have to question it though since he did not say!
Possibly your autorecovery file, but I would not hold my breath unless -
you have it set up to do auto saves every few minutes or so. This feature has saved my butt a few times.
I agree. I found him to be very sexy. He'd always take my breath completely away!
Hayseed; I luv ya!
Hayseed! You are my kinda gal! I am in just about the same situation; plunked into a small, rural town with NO job opportunities available, hit rock bottom, etc. I answered an ad, like you did, scored an interview, aced the test, and they told me, like I said, that I'm the only person without "experience" they have ever hired, but, my background, determination and fortitude impressed them. Did you have to buy your own equipment and resource books to get started, too? By the way, I have a friend who moved to Bangor. I was her secretary for two years before they moved from here. She's a psy nurse, her hubby's a child psychiatrist. If I ever get there, I'd love to meet you! (love your picture!)
Hayseed
Good for you. I don't think I could live so isolated, but you seem to do just fine with a lot of humor. I love reading your posts, and I love your piggy.
You said it Hayseed!!!
I agree as well. Sure, it would be great if I got paid more, but for me it's the unpaid benefits that are worth their weight in gold. I save money on clothes (not too many people can say their work clothes are comft PJs), gas for my car, and child care for my children. I get frustrated like everyone else, but I think of all the good things I have going for me working at home, step back, and then jump right back into it.
Well said Hayseed!!!
Hayseed
Most, if not all of your posts, make me giggle! Honestly though, I've thought of doing the same thing from time to time...
Hayseed
I like the way you think!
You go Hayseed!
Things would be different for me, too, if I had a "hubby" to bring home a paycheck and bennies and stuff. I am an excellent MT, too, BTW!
Hey Hayseed
Just wanted to mention to you about dentalplans.com. I had not been to the dentist for some time because of the insurance issue, so went looking and found these guys. It is NOT insurance, but the dental plans offer a range of pricing and covered services (plan fees are one annual payment of about $159, more or less). The hygienist was amazed at what the plan covered for me, as was I. I had to have the deep cleaning done (which was charged at about $1,200 per quad, but my cost was about $300 per quad with the plan -- not to mention the savings on the root canal with crown/crown extension that I had to have -- BIG bucks, but I saved quite a bit there too.)
Anyway, you can get a plan where you get free cleanings and x-rays, I believe, but then the more extensive work is not covered as well as with the plan that I chose (Presidential, I think). You also have a 90-day period of time during which you may change from one of their offered plans to another (like if you choose the free cleanings plan and then discover you have a lot of work that would be better covered by another plan).
I know . . . I'm starting to sound like a commercial or like I work for dentalplans.com, but I was just really glad to find them and I felt like it was as good as having actual dental insurance, since most of the insurance plans I have had or reviewed are not that great anyway, and usually only cover 25% of the costs involved with seeing a specialist.
Hayseed
Are you a Steeler fan??????
Yay, it's HAYSEED!
So glad Hayseed responded! I couldn't help but write too. I have been lurking the last day, and have to admit I have missed this place. All I had to do when it was down was go on smaller MT boards and lurk, but still had too much time for e bay and working! (Note to boss: Sorry ,just kidding, I do work all the time and am only on here when I have my break, really! Note to husband: Sorry about my paycheck going to e bay rather than auctions, it was not my fault, really!)
But real reason for writing. Glad to see hayseed is here! Hayseed you really cheer this MT up lots and glad you are here still. You have fans you know, and if you disappear, it won't be the same! :) You have cheered this HolidayMT up on more than one occasion and wanted to thank you for that. When this place was gone, thought there was no chance to let you know, so here it is in case this place disappears again.
Well, that's it for now, cheers to all from the HolidayMT.
Hayseed....
Do you still work for Deventure?
Hayseed... I e-mailed ya'
re: cropping avatar.... Thanks. 
agree with Hayseed. nm
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Agree with Hayseed.
Although I sort of like the "grey" spelling. :-)
I'd definitely put in the hyphen though.
To my way of thinking, Patti,the commas are needed--it IS a list.
I beg to differ Hayseed
Ebonics is a term coined, originally intended and sometimes used for the language of all people of African ancestry, or for that of Black North American and West African people, emphasizing the African roots of the former; since 1996 it has been largely used to refer to African American Vernacular English (distinctively nonstandard Black United States English), emphasizing the independence of the latter from (standard) English.
The original poster most definitely was referring to a particular race here in her commentary.
You missed the point entirely.
Hayseed....I did see a post about you...
Setting up a webcam. Well, I have always been large busted and now wear a 48I, so now that I am in my 40s the girls have drooped to the point they are to my waist, so not sure setting up a web cam would make me any money, lol. Unless it was a horror cam. HA HA HA!!!
Hayseed, Jamie - thank you!
I got it! Frankly, I agree!! PTO sounds good to me, too.
Hayseed, you should check out
the AlphaGrip . . . I have had mine for a little over a month, and I am doing pretty well with it. While it looks like a game controller, the key layout is called an "enhanced QWERTY", so a lot of the keys are hit with the same finger you would use on a regular keyboard. I do not use it exclusively yet, but I use it for ALL mousing, saving and zipping my files, posting here, and have used some of the free learning programs to which AGs web site offers links. I have gotten to where I can work with it and not get frustrated, but my speed tested only at 24 wpm a couple of days ago, but the pain I was in before I probably was not going much faster on the old keyboard.
It is cheaper than the Kinesis (if memory serves), with the AlphaGrip a reasonable (IMO) $99.00. I love mine, and my kids love it too!
Hope the link posts . . . I have trouble with that for some reason.
Hayseed I know just where you are coming from
I have been in that position myself. Not so much with the "pager" thing, but getting calls at different times and with the company for example being on the West Coast and me being 3 hours ahead and them not forgetting the time difference. It truly is "between a rock and hard place" because these companies KNOW who their "good and dedicated employees" are and will frequently use it to their advantage and forgetting that we are also human. I for one too, have a hard time with companies that utilize an "instant messenger program" with their MTs, because as you mentioned, when you are constantly receiving an IM, it cuts way down on productivity. Hope your day gets better as it progresses.
Hayseed, I don't know you but your posts
indicate a person with a great sense of humor, and very intelligent. Surely with your experience, you know there are jobs out there that won't make you crazy, right? :)
With 20 years in the biz myself, I'm definitely coo coo for coconuts from listening to voices in my ears for all this time, but I do choose my level of insanity by refusing to work for companies that abuse/don't support or train/don't pay on time.
You'll find a better fit because you've taken the proactive step of putting yourself first, i.e., self respect.
Good luck.
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