I agree with the other MT on this matter
Posted By: mt50 on 2005-11-04
In Reply to: Struck a nerve, huh? - Yeah
Wow, is this ridiculous, or what? I have been an MT for 5 years, and I enjoy every single minute of it, even if I always get the hard work that no one wants, or seems to be able to do, for some reason! I also get the less than 1 minute cherry-picked jobs from my "SO-CALLED MANAGER," who does give a rats ____ if you get your quota, or NOT !! They send all of the bigger jobs to people in India, etc, and MTs like myself get all the small, small, almost nonexistent jobs, and that is every single day!! I am switching to another company with much better pay, and much better respect for MY HARD WORK!! I am, basically, MY OWN QA person, as MOST OF MY work needs NO editing by QA people !! You had your vent, now I had mine, so let's get to work, already!
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Agree, it really doesn't matter what anyone else does.
IF you are happy with your line count and paycheck, who cares what anyone else produces........I don't. I am quite happy in my little bubble.
It doesn't matter to me if you agree with all of my posts or none of them.
Not trying to hurt your feelings or anything, but that's just the way it is. 
I agree...verbatim is not a laughing matter
I am a grammar geek. I was an English major in college and actually once upon a time wanted to be an English teacher. I've been an MT for 22+ years now, and one of the hardest things for me to do is to type verbatim when all I want to do is correct the grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, etc., of a dictator who has neither the knowledge of proper English grammar nor the time to care.
Sometimes it's not just a matter of being grammatically correct but a matter of being accurate. For instance, if a dictator says under a review of systems, *No history of chest pain, palpitations,* and I type it that way (verbatim), it could be construed to mean that there is no history of chest pain but there IS a history of palpitations, when the dictator most probably meant no history of chest pain OR palpitations; that is, NO history of chest pain AND NO history of palpitations. Now, I realize *verbatim* transcription doesn't take a Transcriptionist off the hook for not using common sense, but if you tell people *verbatim means verbatim,* then you will more than likely get finished reports with verbiage similar to the above example. My trouble is that some days I can't find a happy medium--I either want to fix it all or leave it all and blame bad sentence structure on the dictator. Of course, I do neither, since wholesale editing is not appropriate and *verbatim* does not mean incomprehensible. One of my pet peeves is when a dictator says something on the order of *The patient was explained the risks and benefits of the procedure.* What? I think the dictator means that the risks and benefits of the procedure were explained to the patient. Do I dare edit? Of course, I make just as much money if I leave it, right? Plus, I can fall back on *verbatim,* LOL. What about when a dictator says something like this: *The patient was taken to the operating room by Dr. Smith after he was hit by a car and suffered multiple orthopedic injuries*? I actually did laugh out loud when I heard this sentence recently in an actual dictation. Poor Dr. Smith, performing surgery right after being struck by a car!
I dont agree with any of the things you are saying here but I moved on so it doesnt matter.
Doesn't matter, IF you are not paid an hourly wage, i.e. a set amount no matter - sm
how much or how little you type, say $12.00/hour, you do not get OT. As someone mentioned here, certain jobs are exempt, and as most of us are paid a flat rate of .08 cpl or .09 or .10, whatever it is, that is all we get regardless of how many hours under or over 40 hours we go. If you want OT then go get an in-house job or get a job doing something else.
Agree, agree, agree! Just listen to Benny Hinn..
he speaks perfect English, especially when asking for money! Also, in my opinion, blanks should be left in the doc's dictation if not able to be transcribed, maybe then they will know that are NOT understood. With QA fixing them, what need is there for them to care if we understand them or not?
I did say that there are some that no matter what
will still be on the streets. In Houston though, our mental health resources/job training/etc. are severely lacking.
I think that no matter how much
They will always need US MTs because they will always have clients who will refuse to allow their work to be done by overseas MTs.
I think that everyone should be allowed to further their education if they so desire. I am studying for the LSAT and hope to be in law shcool by next year. But, this is really something that must be worked out between the two of you. Luckily, I don't have a husband to tell me what I can and cannot do. I'll only get married when I am truly financially secure, so that I'll have the means to leave him if need be.
Does it matter?
nm
I am a CMT and it does matter
to me, as a professional MT for my own satisfaction.
The English language is ever-changing. It has changed significantly since I was in high school and college. The BOS changes, technology changes, everything changes (except God). In healthcare, we learn to adjust to change or change professions.
I work for a large healthcare corporation/satellite facility, and CMT is not even recognized of any importance in regards to pay. The fastest MT at the keyboard wins -- quantity outweighs quality. As a CMT, I do not make "one penny" more than anyone else on my team. Since I am home-based, earn excellent benefits, and the pay isn't too bad, I continue to work for this corporation.
My supervisor's (a non-MT)philosphy is the more experience one has the more money one will make (ha!)
Again, I am thankful I took the extra step to become a CMT -- I strive for the highest quality for patient safety, my initials are on every report, and each report is a portrait of my professionalism.
She even made the comment that anyone, anywhere could be certified in anything. I encouraged her to take the CMT exam, but so far she has not attempted.
Does not matter in the least
about if you even have a job. If you have anything in your name, a house, carr, checking acct, whatever, you can have a garnishment. The company that now wants to garnish your wages probably has sent you duns and they want their money. More than this, I have worked for a company before (do not know how yours is) but only one (1) garnishment and you no longer had a job. Places you work really do not like to put up with this kind of stuff.
no matter if you are an IC...
you have to commit to something be it hours per day or lines per day. I am an IC and I commit to 500 lines a day. My day is from 12 am to 12 pm. Anytime in there, all I have to do is 500. I can do more if I want, I can work on the weekends if I want, but I have to do my 500 lines a day M-F. I don't see how so many can be confused by this. Seems so simple. Everyone of us that takes a job with somebody be it IC or employee has to make some kind of commitment.
No matter
I don't agree with that. As an English speaker I could communicate well enough with another American to get a history. They may be difficult but I could get it. I mean I haven't met another American yet who I have not been able to understand at all.
I would think you could ask, but no matter
what the "average" for a specific account it, an MTSO has a right to require a certain line count of its transcriptionists to maintain employment.
I did/do this, too. It's a matter of..
constantly re-directing yourself to the dictation/transcription in real time. What I did when I found my mind wandering: I would rewind the dictation to the beginning and force myself to relisten through it (to be sure I didn't omit anything). The problem I noticed more than leaving out dictation was duplicating it, i.e. typing the same phrase or sentence twice. It takes a day or two of this method, but that's what it took to keep me focused.
Hope this helps.
Yes, it could matter a lot sm
My company decided to make me PT and IC and stopped taxes. When spring came around I didn't have the $to pay and had to cash in my 401K. Wonder what they'll do to me next spring, as I've paid PART of the taxes as I go along, but am not up to date..........
I don't think you are going to have much say in the matter - sm
other than thanks or no thanks.
In my state in the So West, 13.oo - 15.00.
Try looking in your local newspaper, in the want ads, to get a handle on the going rate.
3 cpl no matter what
which is why VR is so problematic....if the starting document has to be heavily edited you are getting peanuts for having to take alot of time fixing it. AND you still have to listen to the whole thing so if it is a long long recording (with lots of dead air space) you really are taking a hit. Many times I find I can type it quicker from scratch. VR is just not there yet, or should I say the line rates for VR are just not there yet. Companies have no way of guaranteeing that the starting document will be good, so it's like playing Russian roulette--you never know what you are going to get.
I would think it's a matter of
servers are set up to reject attachments due to spam, viruses, etc. They probably figured if you couldn't follow the application instructions how would you follow the account instructions?
what does it matter to u
hi what does it matter to you, yes im not from US and if you dont like c my posts, please do not. I dont care if the english is broken. The subject matters.
No matter what anyone says, somehow
I think reverse 'cherry-picking' or whatever you call it goes on a lot more than the other way around. This is one MT who NEVER ever catches a break, no matter what time of day, what day of the week I consistently get the worst most difficult dictators, and the more I have complained the worse it gets. My pay is so low it is indicative of how desperate I am for money, perhaps another reason I get the bottom of the barrel. If in my queue an 'easy' dictator appears, it is about 85% of the time pushed down the list as the more difficult dictators pop up in their place, consistently, over and over, all day long such that I never do get those easier dictations. Continually I am told no one is assigning my work but as I mentioned, 18 years experience, that is not a reasonable answer because the odds would be all wrong...
Somebody gets those easier reports, every day, all day, but most never me. For my own sanity I sign off here and there just to take a break from the abuse but no matter what I do the only work I get is the bottom.
Not sure what causes it and frankly I do not know how anyone would know someone else is picking work unless they are doing it themselves or those people who are in charge who are specifically assigning bad work and then sitting back to see if you do it (?).
We are all vulnerable because there is no accountability and everything is covered and managed and the bottom line is there are people who somehow know how to makes umteel zillion lines but a bigger percentage of MTs like myself who struggle every day just to make minimum...
what the matter with you?
There is ONLY
1 TYPO 'bookd' instead of books !
Is English your 1st language?
Because you see mistakes where there are none!
Either you need a new pair of eyeglasses or a book about grammar and spelling.
Go to bed, it's late!
If it is a good buy, it should not matter! Go for it. sm
I would not care if the street was named Poop! If it is a good buy, I'd go for it. Who cares what the street name is. You are being silly about this.
well it doesn't matter
that's for sure....
Well I Just Got fired so it does not matter !!!!
Back to the office for me thank god I had a plan B !!!!
It doesn't matter if he did it before; he WILL do it again. Get out now.
The man who hit me hadn't done it before, but once he started, it didn't stop. Several police officers at various times all told me the same thing--it doesn't stop, it progressively gets worse. I chose not to listen. Get out while you can. Beg, borrow or steal the money for a lawyer. Call a women's shelter; they can give you advice on legal help. Just do it now.
spaces do not matter
If there is 1 character on a line, it counts as a line.
No matter what some people think,
animals are very smart. The dog probably really needed someone with a big heart and chose you, obviously with good reason. 
It doesn't matter
It doesn't matter HOW time consuming running spell check is - it's something you do, or should do, to ensure an accurate work product period.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I did and I do.
nm
Best of luck to you, no matter what. sm
The smaller MTSOs are really struggling now with the offshoring going on. I can only pray that changes. My daughter has been an MT for 12 years. She has two children, 9 and 17. Two years ago she started pursuing a criminal justice degree and will work as a victim's advocate when she is done, which will be two more years. I am so glad she got out of this field. No matter what, though, as I said, best of luck to you!
This is a matter between this person and
It would be different if he were not trying to get his job back. I agree with you in that I think people should post both negative and positive experiences here. This person is in an appeals process to get his/her job back. If you were the owner of Keystrokes and came here and saw this person's post...would you consider giving them their job back?
doesn't matter-
Professionalism is a state of mind. If you bring pride and caring to your work thats profressionalism. Doesn't matter what you do. I've met very unprofessional lawyers and very professional, honest plumbers who bring dignity and perfection to their work. Do the best job you can do no matter what you do and don't let any elistist snob tell you otherwise.
font does matter
if you are on a gross line account, like me, font does matter. I am "required" to use a 12 point font and no more or less, and it does make a difference in the line count...but then again, gross line ends up paying more than 65 character lines!
fonts most certainly do matter and do....sm
I remember having a private neurologist who wanted Ariel 11 and at that time I only had access to 10 point fonts.....Fonts take up space in a line, and if you use Ariel 11 or 12, you are getting more characters into an inch of space.
Courier 10 or any other font #10 is the standard and customary font in my area for nearly 3 decades...outside of that one neurologist, who then demanded a 5 line credit on every report (for one year that I kept her as one of my accounts). By the end of the year, I figured it out and I lost $1000 with that 5-line credit for each report. The following year I gave her 3 options......One was to keep her at 12 cpl but with no 5-line per report credit, the second was to up her to 13 CPL with the 5-line per report credit, and the third option I gave her (and secretly hoped she would take, which she did) was to PULL THE ACCOUNT! She was such a nasty, negative, young WITCH that I couldn't wait to give up that account....and today I make sure to tell the public NEVER to see her as a neurologist and refer to other neurologists in the community. (payback is a *ITCH, now isn't it?) 
as a matter of fact, ...
I have worked as an I.C. and have had my own business for the last 15+ years and presently charge 14 cents a line. I have made a very nice living, thank you very much. But recently, thanks to all the outsourcing, the work I might have prevously gotten is now being sent elsewhere at 3 and 5 cents a line. So I am now forced to seek additional work with nationals. Believe me, I am aware of making a profit but at the same time I paid my subcontractors 9 cents because they were worth every penny. I am not going to spend the day arguing with anyone. I just wanted to make a statement that MTs are NOT being paid what they are worth and they should take a stand and fight for that! Until they do, they will continue to get paid a meager rate.
Shouldn't matter.....sm
Your macro will open the original template each time. If you need changes to it, make the changes and save it as a different template and link your macro to it. I'm not a macro expert, but I've made a few and it really isn't hard. There's info in Word's help files.
doesn't matter to me either what U think..LOL
 just seeing a political lucid moment from you blew me away, for a split second   
welcome.. doesn't matter what you do around here - sm
someone will jump on you for it. LOL
As a matter of fact
I started taking the medication because I told the doctor that working afternoons was nearly impossible for me, as I constantly needed to nap for at least a couple of hours. Since I started taking the medication I don't feel the need to nap and I can also stay more focused and less inclined to be distracted but things.I'm currently on 300 mg, which is the maximum dosage, and I take it around 10 a.m. every day, including weekends.
For me, it's a wonderful drug.
Yes, it does matter where you live.
Does Accreditation matter?
I currently work at an on-site technical school and have recently decided to make a career change from my general office position. Upon the start of my searching for on-line schools, I was told by many coworkers to make sure the the school was accreditted by the DETC. Are the "top three schools" accreditted by this body, or any other sort of board of education, other than just being affiliated to AAMT? Does this matter? Is it just as easy/difficult to find an on-site job as it is a home-based job with these "top three schools?" Alot of questions, I know. But I am so excited to start learning transcription, but all the choices out there are slowing down my process.
It's not a matter of "getting through" to her...sm
Everyone who smokes KNOWS it's dumb, it stinks, and is possibly going to kill us. All the negatives have been pounded in our heads for many years. It is just a matter of "deciding" to quit. Noone is going to talk someone into it. Probably when her health gets bad enough, she'll do it.
...or anywhere else offshore for that matter? (sm)
Cost cannot be allowed to be the sole driving factor when private information is involved. It seems that companies that store private records just will not learn this lesson. So, every other day we hear about another million credit card records compromised, laptops stolen with the files of half the Navy personnel on them, etc., etc.
Now we're sending both medical and credit records overseas to be processed (yes, the Big Three credit agencies now have offshore companies handling inquiries). The security issues with all of this are simply enormous...but hey, we're saving money!
It was not that long ago that an offshore worker threatened to post medical records on the Internet if the American MTSO she was working for didn't pay her more money.
What's really funny about all of this is that the poor schmucks overseas don't seem to realize that they're just the step-down along the path from hands-on American transcription to speech rec. It's as if Indian companies had suddenly discovered in 1900 that there was a thriving U.S. market for buggy whips and spent enormous sums to build whip factories...just in time to watch the Model T to come rolling off the assembly line.
mind over matter
I'm no Supergal, but I think it is a case of talking yourself down.
I used to wake up in the wee hours and then my mind would start thinking about all of the embarassing things that have happened to me in my life. It would start to feel like a panic attack, a loss of control. I did that for a while until I got tired of feeling bad. I just talk myself out of it now. I tell myself to stay in the present moment, and I breathe deep and slow. It works for me. I just say "STOP" to myself when it happens.
I think about something pleasant to take over the bad thoughts. The deep breathing helps to go back to sleep, too. You have to concentrate just on the breathing and let nothing upsetting creep back in. I like the feeling of control this gives me. I am not a slave to my past life embarrassments anymore.
Hope this helps someone.
I think that is a matter of opinion.
It is not a dead-end job to me. I work a total of 48 hours a week which is less than either of my supervisors work and I make more money than they do. I don't want to go to their type of work or any other.
I'm making great money. When you work production, it is usually incentivised and that is in place of annual raises for hourly or salaried individuals who have no other means to increase their income.
You can't have it all. Just have to make a choice of what works best for you.
No matter when you file, they sm
won't start processing any returns until at least feb 11, something to do with new software for new tax laws.
It is not a matter of believing her.
I didnt say that at all. I just think it's funny that she goes on and on about how great she is and it has absolutely nothing to do with what the OP is asking as far as advancement. I am not saying that someone with 12 years of experience cannot be a high producer, but it MUST BE A PRETTY SMALL COMPANY!!!!
Why would it matter if she's 'hard to get along with' if
I mean, once the interview is over and the MT is up & running on the accounts, they usually never hear a word (or even an email) from the owner/recruiter/supervisor again. We're pretty much an 'invisible' workforce, who why should our personality (or lack thereof) have anything to do with the kind of work we put out?
PS - It does matter if they are lying to you sm
It matters very much if they are "using" you and cherry picking to others. Trust a thief before you trust a liar. Either it is your account exclusively or they have to own up that they are getting cheap, not frugal, CHEAP! Not to mention sneaky liars that they are. At the time it goes to court, they will say they gave it to you and you "lost" it or you made that horrible mistake that made the patient sicker or killed them. I don't share my toys, that way they don't get dirty unless it's my own dirt.
Companies will do what they want, no matter
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