Hey Gloria - you go girl!!

• I need help finding a good company with steady work..sm - good MT
  • All I know is I can bid 11 cpl for an account and get underbid... - MTSO
    • Thank you! - Lourdes
      • No . . everyone came down on her because of her rude and condescending - attitude, much like yours.
  • Oh my..I'm afraid my original post started a flame I did not anticipate...sm - Good MT/OP Girl
    • A flame only means it's been viewed over 200 times - nothing more.
      • The flame wasn't there when she made her statement - she was referring to the - rather inflammatory responses. - nm
    • Well then... - Gloria
      • Gloria, you have had your say and everyone has heard you...now will you please go away? I for one w - Good MT
        • SM - Gloria
          • Hey Gloria - you go girl!! - me2again
  • DSG offered me 10 to start. BUT they are on DQS and I hated that, so left after sm - JL
  • DRC - DRC-MT
  • You better get with reality!! - Gloria
    • I get 14 cpl with my hospital accounts and - small MTSO
    • Hormones flaring????? - Babe
    • 10 per line - CaliGirl
    • 10 cpl is not unreasonable as a subcontractor - mt
      • Groan - kerri
        • Are you paying me? - Gloria
          • Hisssssss! Meow! - kerri
      • I don't think 10 cpl is too much or sm - former 23 Y MQr no more
    • I am glad you had such a belly laugh, but the fact is...sm - Op Girl
      • Back to reality!! - Gloria
        • Dear, I'm wondering if the economy has effected your paycheck... - nt
          • That would be "affected" - Hey
            • Thank you dear, however, I disagree...maybe you can dock my pay!! - look it up
              • That should say, "Thank you, dear; however," - semicolon in front of however. And affected.
              • She's right, it's "affected." Also, there should - be a semicolon before
              • She's right, it's "affected." Also, there should - be a semicolon before
              • Affected my paycheck - a verb - No dear, YOU LOOK IT UP
                • Isn't this fun? (sm) - happy lady
                • I feel like I'm back in high school again! - Innocent Bystander
        • Give it up......Gloria - CanadianMT
          • SM - Gloria
        • If you can't afford to pay a transcriptionist 10 cents a line then obviously you're part of th - problem in this profession.
          • Then go for it! - Gloria
            • Gloria, do not speak for me. I never said I wanted bennies, and other perks a corporate executive e - Good MT/OP Girl
              • I highly recommend - Gloria
                • Yes, that's what we make, executive wages....finally... - mt
          • So true. We should be getting paid MORE as the years go by! sm - I love it
            • You've missed the entire point! - Gloria
          • Six Feet Under... - Gloria
            • As a company, I have no problem paying 10 cents a line. Why is it that you do? - nm
              • That's wonderful news! - Gloria
              • What's wonderful. Perhaps you should open up your wallet a bit wider and pay more then! HA! - Gloria
        • Canada? When did Canada become a third world country? - nm
          • Time for glasses. - Gloria
            • Americans should be so lucky as to be paid what some Canadian transcriptionists are. - sm
              • $1.29 to our dollar so if the Canadian MTs...sm - Canada's dollar is something like
              • Oh really? Can you give me a link to this info. - I am Canadian.
              • yeah but - me
                • Well... - sm
              • That's not the issue.. - Gloria
                • You're absolutely right that we are worth more, so when are you going to stop - being part of the problem? - nm
                  • Part of the Problem? - Gloria
        • Since you are an MTSO, all I can say is I hope I never have the misfortune to apply to your company. - OP Girl
          • You'd consider yourself lucky! - Gloria
    • I currently get 10 cpl and have been offered 1 other - me
      • I wouldn't work for less. What's the deal with this woman and where does she work? - Notsayin

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As a medical secretary of 10 years, I moved from Massachusetts to central Maine and found a dirty surprise waiting for me....absolutely NO work, not even as a cashier! 

I scoured the paper every week looking for something, anything, and then I found an ad for a local transcription company that was actively hiring transcriptionists.  I had done odd typing jobs in all the doctor's offices (multiple specialties, so that helped me), just letters and SOAP notes, but certainly not a ton of them, but I had nothing to lose, so I sent in my resume and scored an interview.  They set me down at a PC and Dictaphone and gave me a typing test, and I didn't do all that bad at all.  They said they were willing to train me if I was willing to sit down with an AAMT book and learn all that I could, and you bet your bippie that is just what I did!  After about 2 weeks of training, the company owner handed me a little book called "Medical Abbreviations" and said "Let's get you started working at home."  My jaw dropped and I said, "You mean your actually going to hire me?!"  She laughed and said I was hired two weeks ago!  I could've hugged her I was so happy. 

My husband and I were flat broke, eating ramen noodles, and buying home heating oil a few gallons at a time down at the local gas station.  We were in a sad, sad state.  I have never been so grateful for a chance in my life. 

Companies like that are rare, but they are out there, and if you are willing to learn, admit to mistakes, fix them and learn from them, you can do it!  This sounds gay, but "I'm living proof!" 

Best of luck OP! 

GURL - YOU SAID IT ALL!!!  STANDING OVATION TO YOU!!!

I just went on a rampage about these "wonderful moms" badgering a single mom about putting her kid in daycare so she could work... WHO CARES?!?!?  Why do they think their aggressive is worth so much -

I agree - UNITE...  CARE...  REASSURE...  We are all familiar with at lease one aspect of every ONE of our lives...   BE CONSIDERATE FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE...  Just because someone doesn't live their life like YOU do does NOT mean they are doing it WRONG....  Doesn't the BIBLE say to LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR....  we are ALL neighbors here, and I would lend a helping hand to anyone who asked it of me... 

GEEZ - if you need a hormone adjustment, PLEASE get HELP... if it is the HEAT, GET IN A POOL!!!  There are some of THE most nasty replies on this board for NO REAL REASON except for those whose lives are miserable, so they wish to pass it on and create TURMOIL!!!  Just STOP!!!    Realize it is OKAY to be different, and to live different lives... and if someone comes to this board for empathy, those who wish to give it - please give it... those who have NO empathy... SHUT UP!!! 

I totally agree with you!!!  In my town, a LOT of the trailers are so much nicer than any of the homes.  When my husband and I first got married, we lived in a crappy apartment.  I would have so much rather lived in a nice trailer where I felt safe.  However, we live in Missouri, where it is tornado heaven in the springtime and I am a huge freak when it comes to tornados. 

You shouldn't call someone a skank just because of where they live.  I would bet that some of the women living in the $300,000 houses are cheating wifes who actually deserve the word skank. 

Keep up wtih good work, you should be proud of your family!!!

It was almost a year ago that I sat my family down and told them that I wanted to come home.  I had picked up a "side" account while working a full time job. I did the "side" account for 6 months and then gave my notice to the hospital I was working at as I found enough work to do at home.

It is the best thing I ever did and I actually make more money than I did in house because I'm happy and motivated.  I don't have to deal with the office witch, a run in my nylons, forgetting my lunch or having to drive the 45 miles round trip every morning.  I can stop what I'm doing and spend time with my kids or my grandbabies and I can get by on 5 gallons of gasoline a week at the very most.

Good luck!

We're proud of you.  I've been there, done that, exactly, a few years back.  This is one thing I leanred --  once things start going badly for him, and they will, he will shift his focus back to you -- everything going wrong for him will be YOUR fault.  If only you hadn't done this or that.... yada yada.  That way he doesn't have to take any responsiblity.  Please don't fall into this trap of even listening to it !!  Listening to it only feeds into him being more convinced of it !  Just remember you were smart enough to get rid of him, so go live the life you were meant to have!  If you don't do it for yourself, nobody else will do it for you !  Congrats. 

Misha,

I'm still laughing so forgive me if I make a few "typos" o.k.? 

Having taken a break from MT and working in a law firm for about four years in the mid-1980s, knowing what I know about attorneys, I think you should send it.  Lawyers, as much as doctors, have a great rivalry and there's nothing like publicity to whet a lawyer's appetite!  I say YOU GO GIRL.....

choices to you and your kids. 

Girls are so easy to shop for b/c we love everything! lol

Yes, bath & body works are great but if you are like me, then you already have a year's supply left over from previous gifts so i would actually pass on the bath sets.

I think that every girl, no matter what type of personality, loves being pampered at the spa. A nice massage or mani/pedi combo is best. I wouldn't give a facial though b/c some women don't like them (they are not good for sensitive skin) Or if you don't want to do the spa, how about a gift cert to her favorite hair salon?

Then of course, every gal loves any type of jewelry! Or if they already have a lot of jewelry, how about a new jewelry box or stand?

And don't forget technology! A new cell phone or a digi cam. Or if they already have both, new accessories for the phone or digi cam.

Want more ideas? How about a movie-themed gift? you could do a gift card for the local cinema, or buy some of their fav movies on DVD and include a small throw blanket & some microwave popcorn so they will have everthing they need to snuggle up this winter & watch a nice movie.

Then there are always gift cards to their fav restaurants, or you could get them tickets to a local theater show, or tickets to a wine-tasting event.  as i mentioned earlier, girls are easy to shop for! i am sure they will love anything you get them this holiday!

happy holiday shopping!!

by pit bulls. All they did was knock on the door to sell girl scout cookies and the dogs (who had a good reputation) went ballistic. They attacked the boy and literally ripped the muscles from his arm and leg bones. He is still in therapy to this day, a year later.

"Three pit bulls rampaged through a McHenry County neighborhood Saturday, mauling six people, including a 10-year-old boy listed in "very critical condition," the county sheriff said.

The dogs were pets in a home in the 6700 block of Hawthorne, in an unincorporated area near Cary. A door to the home was propped open with a box, allowing the dogs to come and go, Sheriff Keith Nygren said.

"They were marauding in the neighborhood," he said. "If you were out and they came after you, you were going to be a victim."

Just before 5 p.m., all three dogs left the home and mauled 10-year-old Nick Foley. His father, Harold, 37, came to his aid and was also attacked, Nygren said.

The boy was severely mauled and taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Nygren said. Fog kept rescue workers from airlifting the boy. "I can't imagine what it's like to have one, let alone three, dogs intent on dismembering you," the sheriff said.

The dogs' owner, Scott Sword, heard screams and ran out of his garage to try to stop the attacks, Nygren said. The dogs turned on him, and he, too, was mauled, the sheriff said. Three other people were attacked -- Gerd Gerdes, 42, James Dunne, 48, and Jordan Lamarde, 10, he said.

The victims, some lying in the street, were found in a two-block area, said Cary Fire Protection District Lt. Michael D. Douglass. "It was a chaotic scene," he said.

One neighbor drove his truck at the dogs, trying to force them back into their home. One of the dogs jumped on the hood.

Firefighters couldn't reach some of the injured because of the animals, which tried to attack them. Officers shot and killed two dogs. The third was hit and briefly got away but was fatally shot by Cary Police Sgt. Jim Fillmore, who was blocking off a street. "He looked pretty wild-eyed," Fillmore said.

It was unclear what set off the dogs, which Nygren estimated to weigh 80, 60 and 45 pounds. He knew of no past incidents with the dogs, and said his officers were collecting evidence and would talk with prosecutors Monday about the case. "This is a crime scene."

Can you imagine!  What the neighbors needed was a .357 with hollow points...