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I agree. I was shocked too. Laurie seems irritated; thought a little

Posted By: MomMT on 2005-07-20
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mothering might help calm her down.

I'm raising my children alone. I know how it is.


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You just said you were writing to ME cause you thought I was irritated!
Yet another post that spins totally into a rabbit trail! Hop, hop, hop...Is there a rabbit face thingie? I would prefer animal thingies!
LOL -- that's what I thought and AGREE 100%!

nm


To Laurie....

Just wanted to let you know that I am STILL laughing over your post about BP pills even today.  I laughed all through work last night.  I thought maybe it was too funny because I was so tired.  But NOPE, I still thought it was just as funny today!!!!


Thanks for the GREAT laugh.      


to laurie and everyone else.....sm
I do agree with you Laurie. This is our fault. I see what you see too. However, I can't sit back and accept that the only way to make a difference is by letting things be as they are and work our rear ends off for 4 cpl or less. If we do this, I don't see the future getting better for us.

I can't speak for anyone else about how often they post or what their reasons are for posting, but I speak for myself. I happened upon MTStars because I was job hunting. I found information about what is going on and I am upset by it and trying to do something. I feel there is a strong cause here. I have since found work and by next week you won't see me post as often as I do now.

If nothing else, I think there should be a new association specifically for American MTs.

I don't know what else to say on the subject. I have been successfully shut down.
I so agree, last night I thought she was.....nm

Irritated
I have a physician that is saying the patient nephrologist- I have heard him say this before - I thought it would be patient's nephrologist, JMO. Drives me nutty.
Do you know why you are irritated?
IMHO, because you apparently assume there can only be *legitimate* language barrier if the "problem speaker" is the one who does not speak English.

Furthermore, you are choosing to be offended. There can be a language barrier *any* time there are two people who don't speak the same language -

In this case, the doctor was simply stating that fact - regardless of who or why, there was a language barrier between himself and his patient. And please don't assume it's the doctor's fault just because he/she is ESL: tons of Americans are poor communicators.


Irritated with QA
I've been getting marked down for "not being consistent with other MTs". For instance: D: "q. 4 hours" so I type "every 4 hours" as per AAMT, but QA wants me to type q.4h. to "be consistent with other MTs".  That just sounds stupid to me, as if they're just looking for ways to cut my lines, even a measly 3 characters.  ARRGH! I'm been soo frustrated with them lately, picking at every single little thing to doc me for.  I've been doing this for 12 years and suddenly I'm an id**t!  (FYI-did you know you can't use the word i-d-i-o-t on here? Wouldn't let me post until I changed it, lol)
Now, Laurie --- if what the others say is what they WANT to, same for you dear...
you're seeing what YOU want to. You're not the authority to say you see him for "what he is". You see him the same as others -- for what you WANT to see in him.

You're no more superior in knowledge than anyone else. It's your opinion versus theirs. LOL
Who the hell's Laurie?
See, you don't know everything. Thanks for the belly laugh! You have no idea who I am.
in reply to laurie....sm
"You know, I used to be very, very opposed to offshoring. Then I started doing some research on it. Do you know the primary reason why MTSOs would dare upset their MLS staff by offshoring? Because this is a 24/7 business and we won't work overnight and we won't do anything "difficult" like ESL docs or harder worktypes. It's as simple as that."

It isn't really as simple as that, at least not for me. I do work overnight. I do work the hard reports. I do work the difficult ESLs. I haven't been an MT for as long as the majority of people on this forum. I have only been working for 4 years, so I take what I can get.

"Before you start protesting, ask yourself these questions: Do I work overnight? Am I willing to work overnight? Would I be willing to take on an overnight shift if it meant the difference between working or losing my job to offshore?"

I work overnight, as stated above. Yes, if I was settled in a day shift position and switching to overnight would save my job from being outsourced, I would do it. I have a 5-year-old daughter and am a single parent. I have to do what I can to get the money I need to raise my daughter. There are many MTs in the same boat I am.

"I'm sure by now, you're saying, "No way - I have (kids/family/another job/a life) that I don't want to interrupt for work." Well, I"m sorry then. Until we remember the basic reason we're in this situation, we'll never get anywhere."

I agree with you on these aspects because there are MTs out there who would not work overnight and try to avoid the difficult dictators. I think they need to take a step back and think about whether or not they really want this line of work.

"Do you want to make a difference in whether or not your company offshores? Volunteer to change your shift to the overnight. Often times, you can get an overnight shift differential, which means not only will you have more work available but you'll also make more money doing it! Look - the industry is changing; it has to. We're the ones responsible for making it this way because we won't do things that are uncomfortable or the slightest bit difficult - Do you do ESL docs? What about hard worktypes? No? Then look in the mirror before you start spouting out about offshore."

I wouldn't have posted my ideas if I didn't feel strongly about the situation. If I didn't do ESL docs, didn't work overnight and avoided the hard worktypes, I would only be reading the posts of others. I sure as heck would not offer to take a stand with anyone else willing to do the same.

I know there are MTs out there not willing to do the above, but how many out there are? I have a feeling there are more than you and I could imagine. The majority of the reason for outsourcing to another country is to eliminate costs.

I don't know about anyone else, but I feel I am worthless. When I first started, I felt that I had somewhat of an important job. I don't feel that way anymore and that makes me sad. I like being an MT. It is an interesting profession and I learn something new everyday. Now, it just doesn't feel the same anymore.
To Laurie.....Again Bravo!
I agree!

How much time do MTs dedicate to their job, who are willing to start a big, revolutionary campaign regarding the MT business to stop offshoring?

Maybe they should really work in another industry.

People who are not even ready to pay for a mentoring program? Come on! And refuse to give back the computer that was provided by the company because they worked so 'hard' and do not think that they were compensated enough? Where is their integrity?

It is a business and a f r e e market. Don't these people ever get it?

LOLOLOL, I agree. I read the first one and thought *what*....
hahahahaha
I agree. Just thought someone might have been similar situation before. nm
:+
I agree - thought the show was borning - NM
NM
I agree Patti, I thought so too when I read--sm
the OP in the very beginning. She just took bits and pieces from the previous posts on this board and put it all into her own, just to see what and who would respond. I thought alot of the posters below really got sucked in. Guess they cannot tell Kikki is at it again, like we can.
Very irritated and frustated
You know they lead you to believe how wonderful they are in a 3 hour phone call on your dime and then you get going they slam everything and anything you do.  They claim you are not completing notes and give you no credit for the job whatsoever when in fact I have total proof jobs were complete someone needs to open her eyes not to mention names Joann.....They steal you blind of lines.  Sure hope they can pay for all of their medical needs because I couldn't afford my children's health insurance premiums this month thanks to SoftScript.  I have since filed a claim with the labor standards board and the Federal Government due to the fact that you work over 40 hours a week and you get a whole whopping $3.66/hour is what it came out to.  They are crooked what it newbies.....
Hugs to you, Laurie...What the world needs now
is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of.


LOL This IS funny. So YOU are the REAL LAURIE and the
other is an IMposter?! RRROOFFFLLLL
Me, irritated?! Hmmm...didn't think I was. But I must be if you say I am!
Just been browsing the boards, seeing what I've been missing! But not irritated...yet! Give it time, though, right?
I'm not irritated at all. Of course you're not the same poster

backing up the same posts with the same style down to the caps on words you want to emphasize.  It's mere coincidence that you and whoever backs your posts seem to use the same style.  Right!   LOL.  Good try. 


Gotcha! 


 


I would!!! I get so irritated at irresponsible dog owners (sm)
I hope you file a complaint. As someone else said, at least it will be on file.

I second the pepper spray!!! We have dogs in our neighborhood whose owners let them use others yards at their litter boxes, so to speak. I don't have dogs but have a yard full of dog doo. With kids who like to play outside, or even when MOWING! that is nasty!!!
Irritated at my MTSO - Venting! (LM)

I am SO irritated.  Would you be irritated, too?  Just looking for some input, here. 


I am an independent contractor.  When I was hired, I made it very clear to the potential employer that I work on a 24-hour turnaround, less if told in advance that I am needed, but that I do not sit at my computer all day from 8-5.  I get my work done whether I work 8-3 or 10 PM until 4 AM.  (I work from home with children, and I do MT rather than use my degrees so that I can be with them.  This is why that was made VERY clear before I accepted the position.  I am not just sitting there waiting for work to come in.) If it comes in by 7 PM on Monday, it is back by 8 AM on Tuesday. That's my contract.


These are some things that have happened:


1.  The MTSO got mad at me one day because she emailed me in the morning telling me about some STAT jobs she needed done RIGHT AWAY.  Well, I had turned in my work from the previous day the night before, and I had signed up to be a chaperone on my child's field trip that morning. I was not on my computer until the afternoon.  That is what she understood when she hired me.


However, when I got on to work that afternoon, I had these angry emails from her wondering where her STAT work was.  When I told her why it was not done, she told me that I was EXPECTED to check my email every morning before I "go anywhere". I told her that would not have mattered, because even if I had checked my email, I would not have done the STAT work until I got back because of my obligation to my previously made plans.  That made her mad.  Frankly, my opinion is "tough noogies". My contract is my contract, and if I have no other obligations I will be happy to do STAT work.  But no, I am not going to put my child second to do a favor for her.  It's like the poster says, "A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."  She's mad.


2.  I have a 99% accuracy rate. I consistently work weekends when the MTSO is behind.  I am an outstanding MT.  I work when I am sick, when my kids are sick, no matter what... I work.  Well, one day the workers in the street cut a cable, which took out my internet connection and my DSL phone. I did the transcription using my home phone line, which cost me an arm and a leg in LD charges, but I then had no way to securely email the files.  I let the MTSO know the problem and scrambled around calling until I found a friend not in my neighborhood who had Winzip and who had time to let me come to her house, use her Winzip and computer,and send my files.  My work was 3 hours late.  MTSO told me, "It's in your contract. It's not my problem what technical issues you have.  I need your work ON TIME.  Read your contract!"


How about my paycheck, which is CONSISTENTLY late because the MTSO doesn't get paid by the doctors on time?  I hear things like, "I can't pay you if I don't get paid." How about next time I say, "It's not my problem what financial inflow problems you have.  I need my paycheck ON TIME. Go take out a business loan using your phone system as collateral so that you have some operating capital, I don't care, but I need my check. The pay dates are in my contract. READ your OWN contract!" 


3.  Last thing I need to rant about today....  She called me one Friday saying that one of her MTs quit (shocking) and she needed help on another account.  I went into the account. No templates, no samples, totally flying blind.  I struggled through dictation for an hour with this doctor in a specialty I have no experience in at all, he has an accent I've not had to work on in years, it's totally new to me. In the meantime, my own accounts are stacking up.  I emailed her and basically said, very professionally, that I'd be happy to keep working on this other account, but my own are stacking up. Would she like me to put in my regular amount of hours on this account and then catch up on my regular accounts next week, would she like me to do my regular accounts first and then put whatever time I have left to the new account, etc.  She said that I needed to do the new account and then catch my accounts up over the weekend!


I told her that I was not available to work that weekend, so what would she like me to do as far as the options I had given her previously.  She was mad.  She said that for the good of the company, we all have to sacrifice, she will be working all weekend as well, etc.  Excuse me. The "good of the company"?  I have no benefits.  I have no 401K. I have no vested interest in the business besides the fact that I make a per line rate.  Sure, if she loses her business, I would lose my job... I would also have another one very quickly given my resume.  If SHE has to work all weekend so that the docs don't get mad, she should.  It's HER business.  What part of that is hard for her to understand?  Sure, if she had asked me ahead of time and said, "I really need your help. Do you have any time this weekend to work on this account?", she would have had a different response from me. But to tell me, "You have all weekend to catch up..."  I DON'T think so.  I am not a robot, I am a person with a husband and four children.  I told her I could give her three hours on the weekend put toward any account she chooses, but that no, I would not be working until it was all caught up. She was mad.


Needless to say, I am looking for another job.  But what is wrong with this woman?


I needed to vent.  If you've made it this far, thank you for listening!


 


 


Who's Laurie? The single mom post was mine
HI
Laurie De Jaen of Seattle, WA! You've won the MTStars
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You proof read signs and get irritated when there are mistakes.
 
you get irritated because you can't spell check your handwritten letters
lol
Good girl Laurie...now you'll have a nice night
and the evil doers can spread their evil elsewhere!
Well I have a chronically stuffed up head, irritated throat and headache and I am getting sick of
it. Dont know if it is allergies or sinuses. I dont want to be taking antibiotics because mostly they dont help but I wish I knew what to use to help this. It gets old and tiresome. My throat feels sore and hurts. I always sound like I have a cold and I dont.
I'm shocked as well ... here's where ...
Look at the recipe thread here on page 1 of the Main Forum.

Open the post by "Just Observing".

There are ads displayed on the right, down the page where the "latest" posts are listed.

One of them is for BPO Experts. It is an ad for Indian offshoring of MT, coding, different types of HIM work.

I am quite shocked myself to see this ad on this website.

I am shocked
I still can't believe it. I did a search for MT companies and came upon Zydoc. Searched here but found only one person asking a question. Started filling out the form on their website and got to the last page and it asked me to enter my CC info!!!
I was shocked!
Ace really deserved to go home last night. I can't even believe that it was Bucky.
I am shocked!
What a jerk that doctor was! I am sorry you got in trouble for that, but I am sure you flagged it and did not just send it in as a final.

You go, girl!
I was so shocked!
I could not believe it when I read what was on this web site.
http://infiya.blogspot.com/2007/02/spheris-medical-transcription-company.html
I am shocked that.....
companies even use PayPal to pay.  PayPal is not a very legitimate company and is KNOW for freezing funds, over-charging fees, etc.  Years ago, Paypal decided to freeze $3,000 that I had in an account to "investigate" it, although it was clearly shown where the money came from.  It took me a year to get my money back.  I found out that they do this sometimes to invest different monies I guess.  Crazy company, I wouldn't use them!
I was shocked too. Are there that many pedophiles?
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You're welcome. I was shocked at some of it too. You know, there are
in stores and bakeries now too!!!!  Lots more opportunities to be sitting in a danger zone in case you happen to be called in to be tested out of the blue and there you stand with you teeth in your mouth (and a few muffin crumbs on your blouse)...failing a drug screen.. yikes.
Yes, shocked here, too. As my 3 teens have
pointed out, dear Cat is sure strutting her you-know-whats. Yuck. Chris was absolutely stunned, and so were a lot of viewers. We're not even gonna bother - the remaining 3 are nice enough, but talented enough? No way!!
Very true...I was shocked as well
at least we can take comfort in knowing that SOMEONE will give him a recording contract.
I am shocked you would even question. sm
Your job is to transcribe the dictation.  It is not your report - it belongs to who signs it.  And unless you cannot understand a phrase or word - you blank it.  Sounds like that was a clear sentence.  Shaking my head. 
The more I read, the more shocked I am
Your pharmacy cannot tell your husband your prescription is ready. Where does this madness end? People on here are paranoid, the whole world seems like going in the same direction. You cannot call someone's name in a physician's office, your next of kin cannot be told your prescription is ready- on and on and on. All this political correctness is just a bunch of bunk. I could use a lot more words to describe but not allowed to do so here.
I am shocked at how some people responded to this.....
Everyone has their bad days....that doesn't mean you throw your marriage away and decide you are better off w/o them. I know where you're coming from having a husband of my own that some days I could just kill but most days I love him to death and don't know what I would do w/o him. Don't pay these people any attention or let them get you down. Vent when you need to...
I for one was shocked at the line rate
When I first started out.  They start some at 5 cpl, are you kidding me?  10 years ago I started at 0.0775 cpl.  How can they do this and get away with it?  Why are people signing up to do this?
I'm shocked. Sherrie come on out and talk to us
Dont you owe us that much?? We have supported this site for years.. Talk to us.
I wouldn't trust this at all! I'm shocked you do!
Talk about inviting trouble in the door!

I am shocked too! And the way that Ryan Seacrest just blurted it out...sm
I did not like that one bit!  That was so mean how he told him he was the one going home!  It was a shocker, but he will be one getting a contract sometime in the near future.  I hope Taylor wins!  I will for sure be keeping my phone lines busy next time - just goes to show that you better be calling and voting for the one you like most.  Never would have thought Chris would have gotten voted off tonight....
Who's laughing? I'm just shocked that you take offense to the person who is correcting
YOUR mistakes, rather than the morons who are making these ridiculous errors, making the MT profession look silly.  These mistakes should not have been made.  I'm embarrassed for you my dear, not laughing at you. 
I believe the original poster is the one doing the scoring, and she is SHOCKED at how low the score
is for the MT, and she doesn't even know what to say to the MT under comments. I can certainly relate - lately, its abysmal in my company.  How, oh how, do these MTs get hired?  To me, that is the BIGGEST mystery. 
I'm shocked that they are still in business. Why haven't they been prosecuted and/or shut dow
nm
I received an invitation to a baby shower that shocked me....sm

It was for a friend having her second baby...already strange because I thought baby showers were only for the first baby, when you don't have any of the necessary items. The worst part, though, was that printed on the invitation was the ADMISSION PRICE to the party! It was a tea party at a tea room of some sort. It also was printed on the invitation what gift to bring! 


I chose not to go to the party. I politely declined and gave an appropriate gift of my own choosing at a later date.


 


 


Wow..I'm so shocked. I didnt know this happened. I know the clients pay the MTSO owners so why ca
the MTs who do the work. Is this the same person. It sounds like she is a nice person but nice does not pay the bills. Anyone care to give initials of the company as I have been looking for a IC job and obviously with these people having a huge turnover due to nonpayment, I do not want to fall into that trap. How awful!!!