I know this sounds harsh and probably will get slammed by this board, but I would tell him that if

• Need opinion on family issue - at wits end
  • when you "take care of his kids" to try to keep them away, you are enabling him to escape - sm
  • Somthing you can do - in the know
  • Where is wife/mother - Patti
  • I know this sounds harsh and probably will get slammed by this board, but I would tell him that if - memt
    • No doesnt sound harsh - at wits end
      • Hurting the kids... - steph
      • Dont want people to think - at wits end
        • Thanks for the replies - at wits end
          • Drinking - no name

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Study time can be a wonderful bonding time.  If you take the time to sit down with a child/teen, it shows you are interested in their progress and you may give them study ideas they didn't think of.  To just tell them to do it on their own I think is rather harsh and gives the impression that you aren't interested.  When mine ask me questions, even if it's something I don't know anything about, like calculus, I'll tell them to pull up a chair and then research it and do my best to come up with an answer.  It's just invaluable time you can spend with a child.  Mine always had chores from the time they could walk, like putting up their clothes, and all 4 know how to cook, clean, do laundry, and each gets a specific job each day.  Education has always been #1 - studying and learning before anything else but not made to be like a punishment.

My third son, a senior now, had an assignment in physics.  I rented physics videos from netflix and we watched those and discussed them and looked up stuff on the net and most importantly, we talked the whole time.  They constantly come in to where I work and talk to me, about anything and everything, to share something they learned at school, something they found out on wikipedia, etc.  If they come to you for help, take the time to give it, it's not just helping with homework, it's giving them a feeling that what they do matters.

Even if you are an employee for a company, they can't guarantee work.  The work comes from the dictating arena.  The MTSO doesn't have any control over that!!!  LOL

Yes, it was harsh.  Better to leave a blank than make a mistake.

PS - I have been transcribing on and off for 10 years and I don't think I have ever typed "ov" - ever.

if you are one who has problems tolerating Atkins.  I got severe migraines and had to quite for a while, but then I started SouthBeach and did much better on it.

Best of luck whichever way you decide to go!

Jojo

I need opinions please...I work on a very small account with just a handful of ladies.  Because of the nature of the software (trying not to get too specific here) we can see who is working online and what reports they are working on in real-time...

We have one cherrypicker on the account.  Instead of using FIFO method, she retrieves the reports by author ID - usually picking the better dictators of course.  She knows I busted her and she did admit to it in on our work e-mail (not too bright) which I am saving just in case she gets out of hand - so far I'm still able to make money since really most of the dictators aren't bad. 

But every night it's starting to wear on me since she's screwing up turnaround time.  I don't really want to cause a big uproar being that it is such a small account and I need to work with her almost every night usually one on one.

What would you all do?  I want to handle this as delicate and professional as possible because we can't really afford to lose anyone on this account.  In other words, I refuse to stoop to her level by cherrypicking right back.

My boss has asked me several times why so-and-so does so much more than I do...I just bite my lip at that point but one of these days I think I might explode and just open up a can of worms....

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