I got the impression
Posted By: anon on 2006-02-04
In Reply to: Oh, someone benefits from AAMT - AAMT DOES! - Biggest scam on the face of the earth!
that they are a self-serving group when I belonged to them. A few of the people in the administration seem to be okay, but mostly the top dogs have a "How can you dare to question me because I know what is good for you" attitude.
Been there, done that, and left a group because of that attitude.
Not much we can do about the AAMT since they seem to have the power because nobody else is trying to get our interest. The AAMT will have us all working for a nickel a line soon. Once that apprenticeship proposal becomes law, we will sink to the bottom of the pool.
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I was under the same impression...
When I started with MQ about 4 years ago, I asked the difference between SE and employee; I was told that if the work was low, the SE would not get any, the employee would. 
This is my understanding of their policy. Sorry, but can't remember the recruiter's name I talked with. Good day!
I was under the same impression, but (sm)
vet told me just last week that the only stipulation was they had to be 2 pounds.
Yea, I get the impression they know
they try to overcome their English language incompetence by being demanding with ridiculous commas, semicolons, period, run-on sentences and sentences that basically make absolutely no sense at all. I get one guy who drives me nuts....he repeats himself every third sentence or so, but I just keep putting the same stuff down..after all, I get paid for those ridiculous grammatical errors.
I think you have the impression
with getting rid of someone who is not doing their job, which is not at all what I was saying.. even re-read what you responded to in order to be sure I didn't put something in there that sounded nasty. lol. Actually I suggested to her if she is having to proof all that work, then she may as well hire someone else and proof them with the hope they will work out.
I totally agree with getting rid of someone if they are not producing quality work. I have 10+ years experience and I learn something new every day and I'm sure I will continue to. I think there are other factors that should be considered too. I know there are some doctors who are easy to pick up and others who take much longer. I edited when I worked in a hospital setting and there were times when someone, who had typed a certain doctor for six months daily, would have a difficult time picking up a certain phrase on occasion but was easy for ME to get because I was way more familiar with that doctor. I would rather have an MT send a blank to me than to guess. Every account I have worked on has different requirements. I will say after years of working on one account and having that in my head, it is hard to just flip the switch automatically when changing to another.
I completely understand you wanting work that is perfected. I would think there would have to be a happy medium to all of it as far as employers who need to be more communicative with what they need from their MTs and employers who don't take into consideration why there is a problem.
There are some MTs out there, I do not care how often you show them mistakes, are either just not going to get it or just don't care and there are others who, if you communicate to them what it is you need, may end up being just what you need.
I also agree with whoever posted that in order to run a good business, you need to have quality work going out and if someone is consistently making errors, something should be done to correct the situation, whether it be get rid of the person or put them on some sort of probation period.
I also agree with testing before hiring. I have worked with plenty of MTs who have plenty of experience but do shoddy work.
no shrug, JMO
Do you get the impression..
That the former AAMT is trying to dumb down the English language for the foreign MT? Sheesh, what happened to just plain old good English and grammer skills. They are getting thrown out with the wash.
Same impression I got
I get the feeling the doctor's office might have been trying to save a few bucks and having staff multitask or something.
I thought about giving some small advice til I saw the 'government assistance' comment. I figure that's likely where she's heading anyway.
Actually I get the impression that they think they are NOTHING and have to make something up
sad, sad, sad
IMPRESSION(S): heading
I was told this morning by QA that if there are multiple listings under the 'IMPRESSION' heading, it should be changed to 'IMPRESSIONS'....does this sound weird to anyone else? I can understand DIAGNOSES, but I thought the 'impression' was THE impression of the doctor...? I cannot find this in the AAMT BOS. Please help....blonde MT here, LOL.
No, I didn't get that impression..sm
from you at all. Sorry if it sounded like that. I was just giving my POV on the topic.
It's every bit as important that the MTSO communicates the problem, and as far as the dictation, yes, some people just aren't a good fit for some types. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
That's why feedback from the MTSO is important and necessary for the MT to learn. I dislike when MTSOs do not take the time to provide it, which is why I do. It's something that benefits all in the long run, even if it takes more time in the short run.
I don’t think she gave the impression
of working for a MTSO. I personally thought the amount she was saying was that she did have her own accts. The question was how much you make, not whether you were your own boss or working for others.
Wow - I think she's wrong. It is an impression whether there are multiple
I didn't find it in my BOS-2E...I don't think you will.
Sounds like you need to get another 1-2 QA opinions and then to the QA manager.
I didn't get that impression; just thought you were
trying to be helpful on your own free time which is a very thoughtful gesture. :)
Very sorry if I'm creating the wrong impression...sm
This post will be a little long - my apologies in advance.
First, I wasn't "discounting" the dslextreme suggestion per se. However, the OP had already indicated that her phone company couldn't provide DSL, and if the phone company can't physically configure a line for DSL no other company like dslextreme, which has to rely on the phone company provisioning the line, can provide it either. I should have been more explanatory in my response, but then I suppose I would have been "preachy".
As for whole "preachy" thing and the "belarc" post sounding like a magazine article, I write the way I write. It's true that I've written many articles on technical subjects, so perhaps that style has crept into my forum posts as well. What I'm trying to do is to include as much information as possible in my posts so that I'm not just leaving everyone with more questions than answers. Sometimes, a little information just confuses people while a little more information would have made it clearer.
In other words, I'll plead guilty to sometimes trying to teach, but I have no gospel that I'm trying to preach. Perhaps you'll make that distinction in the future.
Maybe it would help if you knew a little about me. I've been in the transciption industry for over 25 years, and in that time I've sat in most of the "seats", including production, QA, supervision, management and tech support. The latter is most relevant here, so I'll go further to explain that I've always had an interest in the technologies that we use and have invested literally $tens of thousands in taking everything from college courses to certification "bootcamps" to seminars having to do with telecommunications, networking, operating systems, PC maintenance, computer security and even digital forensics. I've also done quite a bit of HIPAA training. If you'd care for a list of the training I've had, I'll be happy to provide it if you reply by email.
I don't say this for any other reason than to point out that I don't come on this forum for any other reason than to share what I've learned with the members of the forum. If it's not helpful to post on the forum, I have other things to do than posting and I'm sure members have other things to do than reading the posts.
Personally, I think it's a shame when anyone who has something of value to offer and does so voluntarily finds that they're being attacked on "style points". When you commented on my Belarc post, my only thought was, "Yes, but did you download and run it, or did you let all that other junk get in your way?" If it's the latter, you're the loser, not me.
...and now, as I said, I have other things to do. Have a nice day!
Why does the admin of this board leave the impression that I
I replied to the post above that says I have lied.
My post where I replied with information to show I had not lied was removed - I figured because I put the recruiter's name and phone number (which the rude poster had requested) so I reposted and gave directions on how to reach that same information/recruiter I received the information from.
Now that second post has been removed where I reposted and only put that it was a specific state recruiter of MQ who told me such information.
So why is MTStars administrator wanting to give the readers of this board the impression that it is a lie that MQ cuts off work to SE when work is low, yet does not tell the SEs?
I have not lied. It is what I was told when I called. I think it's information people considering that company should know and probably do not know.
I have not been ugly to MQ and I have not been inappropriate. I merely shared a policy I found quite interesting and important.
I hope you give explanation here for your action. I thought this board was for transcriptionists.
Thank you.
I was under the impression that a floppy can't hold much. I like the thought ...sm
that I can take this with me. Has anyone here been able to put all their expansions on just a floppy? Thank you once again. Also, the price I read is about 199.00 for shorthand. Is there anywhere where I could be buy this for less? thanks.
You've still got that junior high school impression
that K-Mart is beneath anyone with any social status or money, hmmm? Retail managers make pretty good money. K-Mart was a booming retail store until Sam's Club and WalMart came to town, and Martha Stewart started her insider trading. They still pay decent money to their management.
I use ASS for Assessment, and wimp for Impression for one hosp that starts with a "w".
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I use ASS for Assessment, and WIMP for Impression for one hosp that starts with a "w".
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