I'm tired - typos ... (sm)

• Let's Talk - Tired MT
  • Disgruntled - TiredMT2
  • I don't know if it is the Companies trying to rip off MT's but - MTSO seeing it 2
  • One thing I have realized since I left MT....sm - Marie
    • I think one reason MTs find it hard to have diverse skills (s/m) - Burned
  • As long as this country allows greedy companies (s/m) - Burned, 2
    • To the poster below who equates the BIble Belt with political views - it has nothing to do with religion - see message
    • Wrong - if you had gone to college you wouldn't be having this conversation. - Bad choices = no options.
      • Sounds like all the doublespeak inflicted on us at our employee meetings. Finger-pointing, no const - Burned
      • So how many years of college do you have, and why do you still transcribe? (n/m) - ??
        • I am working towards my master's and I don't transcribe any longer. - nm
          • What field? (nm) - ??
            • Working towards my MBA (business) - nm
      • Eewwww... you don't talk like an MT, you talk like mangement. Ick. (n/m) - Burned
        • Oh, God forbid anyone talk like *gasp* management! - We don't actually WANT to be smart,do we?
          • Have you ever known anyone in mgmt. with ANY basic intelligence? (nm) - Burned
            • Apparently management is smarter than you - they're your boss! - LOL
          • No matter what the intellect, or the job or pay, management SUX!! - Yada
            • that's what all unsuccessful resentful people say - nm
              • So what is it that you do that you're so successful at, & how much do you make? (nm) - Yada
                • I own several rental properties, buy houses and flip them and - sm
                  • are/were u an MT/ME? *curious*...sm - jes wonderin' why you're here ...curious
      • Going to college does not change things - sm
        • You are so wrong! (see m) - Unbelievable
          • college or not - deb
          • the people who really make BIG BUCKS are business owners - my take on it
          • Absolutely correct! - sm
        • certainly going back to college doesn't protect from outsourcing.. - JoV
          • College is sometimes nothing more than a 4-year babysitting service. (n/m) - N.K.
            • That's what all jealous uneducated people say - nm
              • you need an education cuz you're lacking - see inside for an important lesson on same..sm
              • you sound completely narrow minded....nm - so much for all YOUR education!! *lol*
              • there's all kinds of *education* and education - does not stop until we die.....nm
                • that's another thing uneducated people say - nm
                  • evidently you have no clarity about all....nm - education and where all is gleaned from..nm
          • College education and outsourcing - Hot and sunny
            • I doubt that any radiologists here are sweatin' bullets, hon - they are educated professionals
              • Ours do - hosp. is considering having our x-rays done here, but READ in India! (nm) - B.K.
                • Maybe that's a good thing - it's a reason for the Indian docs to GO HOME - buh-bye
          • But it does open our options to move on to careers rather than joe-jobs - college degrees open doors
      • And we were supposed to finish school and work FT (sm) - Retired MT
        • You're supposed to go back to school because of this government??? - Are you serious???
          • Yes, quite serious (sm) - Retired MT
            • Retired or retarded? Anyone can retire if they set their life standards low enough - I don't plan on watching TV in my sunset years
              • All you fans of the government must be from one o' them RED states.......... - Blu State
                • Same reason you do, except I don't have anything to complain about! - LOL
                  • Actually LIFE is very fulfilling. It's working that sux! (sm) - Blu State
                    • Does working interfere with your incessant TV watching? - such a wonderful fulfilling life you lead
                    • I'm not in the Bible Belt, o judgmental one, unless you don't know geography either. Another r - Roll over on the couch and check out COLLEGE on Go
                      • I don't recall mentioning couches or TV-watching! Net-surfing is okay if one can't sleep, bu - Blu State
  • I understand your frustration but this is happening in all fields. - It's called change and evolution.
    • Exactly! How many blacksmiths do you know? - nm
      • Four. And they make very good money. - :-)
        • and how many IT technicians, how many programmers, how many help desk people? - HUNDREDS is a lot more than four
  • Back in 1983, there was an article - none
    • I was making 6 cpl back in 1975! There is DEFINITELY something wrong! (s/m) - Burned, 2
      • In 1989 I was making 6 CPL..now 9 CPL - for nat'l and 12 CPL privately...nm
      • there's no stopping outsourcing now - Around the World in 80 days
        • There's more than one job path so the best thing to do is - get an education & do something else
      • I'm tired - typos ... (sm) - Burned, 2
        • AAMT didn't cause conditions to plummet BUT - Mary-Land

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I probably QA where you work..hmmmmm

horrible dictation/dictators and not able to produce lines, which directly affects my paycheck.  I don't mind doing the difficult stuff, and I pretty good at it, but it is stressful and I find it very hard to budget when you never know what your paycheck is going to be.   I hate being tied to having earphones on all day.   I have children at home (I homeschool and don't have toddlers running around) and my DH works third shift so he is home during the day.  I try to work around all this, but can't always.  If I had a "desk" job I could be part of conversations at least, but having to have the earphones on you can't do that.   I get tired of being sedentary, my feet swell, my shoulders are tired, my elbows hurt, etc.  

I stick with it because of my children, and also because I like the flexibility.  I don't have to be up at 5:30 to get the kids up and ready for school, I don't have to fight traffic to get to work at 8:00.  It is a trade-off.   Sounds like you just need a break.  

Yeah, the ditmo that typed the cover spelled it wrong, what is priceless, they fixed the cover of the book, but they left the webpage incorrect. 

Typos are everywhere.  You will love this one.  At the corner store where I live there is a plastic sign that has been there for years.  The sign reads, "Florida Lottory" and it has a pink flamingo on it.  It was made by the Florida Lottery Commission.

Right next to the incorrectly spelled, "Lottory,"  they have a poster plastered in the window that reads, "The Florida Lottery has provided over 10 Billion dollars towards education."

Now either that money was not put to good use . . . or someone is lying.    oh boy.

~ Mari

Now what were you saying about "simple typos?"

proof.   My post is a bit disjointed, but I think I got my point across.  I tried to represent both sides fairly. 

Yes, I used to work in a docs office doing this as well as other things and but never had this problem.That is why I am frustrated.  My question was whether or not there was a curve for MT'ing or not.  I guess I just was not clear on exactly what editors/QA were really meant for.  I thought they were more of a saftey net for a TX company to ensure that everythign that goes out is what it should be.  But I guess I was mistaken.

Anyway, I was thinking that maybe there was something else similar in this field that would be an option for me to do.  Since I actually like this line of work, I don't see why I should give up so easily.

Lastly, its just me, but I actually think staying at home with my kids is a perfect reason to do this for a living.  I mean seeing as though I actually do want to earn a honest living doing something that I have experience doing ...why not?  It's better than relying the government for money to support my family isn't it? 

However, please understand that requires diligence in working within yourself and many cannot or will not and therefore continue in their addiction.  You need to consult medical data and psychology before claiming there is a cure, because I do believe if you have one there are many people who would give their left arm to know it.