I guess I didn't realize we worked

• Grrr...cherrypickers - MJ
  • Where I am, using Winscribe, the supervisor on duty routine gives updates (sm) - Thank you supervisor!
    • Where do you work that you use Winscribe?--nm - Debra
      • I am not allowed to say where I work on this board. - Take a guess. (nm)
  • I guess I didn't realize we worked - for "authors."
    • Heehee - MJ
  • How do you know how many MT's had skipped - Let this MT know
    • sm - MT
      • And supposedly they are to be fired for that on DQS. I bet they are. They break the report and skip - nm
    • Because... - MJ
      • Completely understand now -- wish - You obviously work in house
        • Nope! At home. :) NM - MJ
          • Working from home -- - How do you see your queue?
            • It's the way our system is set up.. - MJ
        • There are plenty of online companies set up this way also-nm - MT
  • I'm with you! - MT
    • I beg to differ - just my lil ol opinion
      • I agree with you, been there, done that, and they told me which made it worth my while in the end. - Le
      • Not only that....sm - another 2 cents
      • Well... - MJ
        • You both are right! - MQ Mt
    • Woohoo! - MJ
      • Don't you love when that happens? - MQ MT

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I'm sorry because I didn't realize until this thread that we can only enter ONE time.  I entered a couple of contests over a couple of days.  Sorry.  Will up my reading comprehension for next year's MT Week.

Thanks again, MTStars, for making it a very special week for all of us!!!

In that case, it doesn't matter what school you choose because you'll always be able to get a job.  Medical transcription is a bed of roses right now.  Offshoring is just a myth and you can make at 25 cpl with any of the MTSOs out there.  They are all completely reputable, always honest, and totally respect every MT that they have ever employed.  Why, most MTSOs adhere to a strict policy of keeping their MTs happy and helping them be productive, they actually solicit their MTs opinions in an effort to better the profession and working conditions.

Now that you've had your little fantasy, maybe you can face reality!  THE MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION INDUSTRY SUCKS RIGHT NOW.  Unless you are an experienced MT who owns your own service or has your own accounts, you absolutely cannot earn a decent living.  The only way to eek out a living as an employee or IC of a service, is to chain yourself to your PC and work 12 hours a day or more.  Forget you have kids, forget you have a husband, forget that there is a world outside your front door.  Just type, type, type until your fingers bleed and then, MAYBE you can pay your bills and buy groceries at the end of the month!

That is reality!  That is the way it is and if you don't like it, tough!  I'm not someone who sugar coats and coddles.  I tell it like it is.  Don't waste your money on an MT school.  Look into medical coding.  Becaise of the EMR, more and more facilities are letting their coders work from home.  Not to mention that medical coding has a wonderful advocate in the AHIMA.  You have the backing and protecion of a wonderful association that works toward elevating the coding profession and protecting salary ranges.  AHIMA commands respect for the coders and the HIM professionals. 

needed clarification!

I don't really know what a TL does at your company, but where I used to work, a TL just wrote a bunch of useless e-mails and was actually the liaison betewen the company and the MTs - not for the benefit of the MTs but so the company wouldn't have to mess with all the "little people." That was not my favorite job, I'm sure you can tell.

I'd probably have to go over her head if she were making me feel uncomfortable for asking questions - give her one chance: "Would you please tell me which issues I should bring to you and which should go to QA?" and then if she shoots you down again, write the bigwigs and tell them they're wasting the big bucks on a useless person who won't do her job.

I would guess the poster meant that newbies always feel they have a high accuracy. 

Don't be offended....if that is what was meant.

Ask your QA or supervisor where you stand.  At least you care !!! 

You have to be disciplined to make yourself work when baby is napping instead of maybe watching TV or doing housework, etc.   

I might also go the route of having a teen come into your home, or either trying a mother's morning out program at a local church/daycare.   I've been home since my youngest was born and he has never been in all-day daycare, but I did have him in a mother's morning out program 15 hours a week at a local church.   It didn't help a lot with my work schedule because I had an older son in school and was a room mom and tutored other kids, but that might be an option.  The only problem with the mother's morning out program is they are around other kids and tend to pick up every germ.  I finally took my DS out of the program because he stayed sick.  You were supposed to keep them off if they had green nasal discharge and I did, but no one else did.  Every time I got him well after 2 to 3 days back he would be sick again.  Other than that it was very good for him because he would not have had a chance to be around kids his age otherwise. 

don't have to hide behind some facade just to please inferior people. 

Superiority is a threat to mediocrity. 

Just because someone is not a sheep and does not follow the crowd makes some sheep nervous!

... mistakes, too.  I'm far from perfect!  This just goes against my grain, I've stated the reasons in the original post, and I'm not happy at all working there. 

They pay $3.50 per report.  Some are short procedures and others longer initial evals that take me 20-25 minutes, so it might even out in the end--I've only been doing this a month or so.  This is a good part-time job, but I need another job where I feel appreciated and not referred to as the "typist."  Someone mentioned spelling out conditions in the contract and that is a good idea.

Thanks to all--

How cruel you are.  I AM not a crack addict - I have NEVER done drugs.  I don't drink.  I don't even smoke.  I do have a child that was involved in this tragedy.  Actually I had two - the one that I lost.  So I am sorry if I was "weak" for the tragedies that I did go through but I am learning to cope with life.  Life is hard and apparently it is sunshiney everyday at your house - and good for you - I don't want to wish anything bad on anyone - even when they have no lack of respect for others.  You should watch what you say - things could turn around on you in your happy life in an instant - and then what would you do.  Would you be considered lazy, worthless or something else that is an undeserving gesture of who you really are?  Maybe someone will say "they are just on crack - they deserve what they are getting.  Maybe that just goes to show what laziness will do to you.  They don't deserve anything better."  I was not asking for sympathy.  I was pointing out how fast things CAN turn around when you are off track.  Merely using my fall to try to prevent someone else's.

I do thank all of the wonderful remarks prior to the rude post.  I am healing but it takes times.  I am actually able to get up and not be sad about what I have lost and I have been able to THANK GOD every day for letting me grow through certain things in my life and that I know they happened for a reason.  The reason will be a brighter future!