I second that.. That's what makes America so great... vibrant, spirited, even heated debate.
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Other related messages found in our database GEEZZZZ!!!! What a heated debate about homeschooling!...
Man, this is surely a hot topic! Everyone certainly has their own opinion. In the end, you just have to do for your child what you feel is right. Each child is so different, and you are the only one who REALLY knows YOUR child. Some children flourish in the public school system. Some do not for whatever reason. My first two childen went to public school.
My third (ADHD) WANTED to go to public school, but just couldn't handle it, no matter how much medication and how much counseling, and ended up being homeschooled through the internet for 6,7,8, and begged to try the 2,000 kid high school, so she did. Total disaster. Constant phone calls from the school (same as in grade school) and a 1.6 GPA. She then went back to homeschool through the local alternative school, got a 4.0 GPA. Begged to try the high school again for Junior year. Even worst disaster. 0.6 GPA. She flunked everything she couldn't bring HOME to do. Flunked floral design, basketball, swimming, ceramics, band. Passed all the academics, English, history, science. She is now back to homeschooling through the alternative school, but is allowed to go to the high school dances and walk down the isle for graduation, so she is not too unhappy with that. Good luck to you, whatever you choose.
It's not a supper, but makes a great snack or
Meat Dip
Take a 16 oz. package of Velveta cheese and melt it in your crock pot. Add to that one 16 oz. jar of salsa (I usually use mild, but you can use whatever you like) and 1 pound of browned ground beef. Stir it all together and let it sit in the crock pot for five minutes or so just to make sure the salsa gets good and warm.
The best thing to eat it with is Tostitos Scoops. I'm telling you it's addictive!! I usually make it for family functions and take it in the crock pot and plug it in on warm when we get there. In no time it's gone, so I've started making a double batch.
This is probably something that shouldn't bug me, but for some reason, it really has for a few days now...
I work for one of the big nationals and had one of the dictators make a pretty nasty comment at the end of one of his notes. It was nothing profane or even specific--just a really sarcastic comment about what a "great" job we do. In fact, what made the comment bad was his tone, not even the words that were said.
I know that his comment wasn't directed personally at me, and that the anonymity that we feel working from home works the same way on their end, as well and makes it easy to be rude. However, this has really stuck with me and kind of depressed me for the last few days. Anyone else have something like this happen to them? I'm trying to just have a thick skin, but it's still bothering me.
your a very mean spirited person aren't you???
Are you a medica professional? Are you a psychologist? If the answer is NO, then you don't have any clue what you are talking about. Peope will millions of dollars are depressed. Money does not buy happiness. Don't you get it, this young man is asking for help. He is ALONE. Wow, so glad you are not on the other end of a suicide hotline. This poster seems to be either gifted as he is extremely talented but he obviously has psychological issues that are getting in the way of him acheiving his goals and dreams. To talk to a person in that way is cold and heartless and you should be ashamed of yourself. I pray your children never become depressed. GOD BLESS YOU.
Absolutely - MIL just awful and mean-spirited woman. sm
I just gave my hubby an ultimatum - either cut the strings or me and the kids are gone! I couldn't take it any more. Needless to say, he finally cut the strings, and we have been happily married now for 20 years. My MIL was soo mean to our 2 beautiful children, he finally realized we were not going to live with this. Our 2 kids are, get this, afraid of her.
There were many things that led to this - we won't get into that, however, he has not spoken to his family for about 6 years now. I am not sure that is healthy, but we are living in peace and harmony without the chaos, interference and mean people in our lives.
Anyone try heated socks?
I have alot of trouble with arthritis and stiffness in my ankles probably from years of pressing a foot pedal and was thinking of trying battery operated heated socks, like they sell for hunters, fishermen, etc. Just wondered if anyone else has ever tried them and how they work. My poor feet hurt so bad tonight, I wish I had a pair here now.
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I'm afraid I haven't seen any ergonomic heated keyboards. In fact, I think there is only one heated style that's really out so far. I think there will be more soon though. Between cold offices, Raynaud's and more people using keyboards, something better should be along soon. In the meantime, the heated wrist rest http://www.raynauds.org/offers/ThermalRest.cfm looks like a possible alternative.
Leftover delivery pizza from last night, heated in sm
microwave. Sausage, mushroom, fresh tomatoes. Such a good place I found locally. Can't resist them.
Not biting ... it's been discussed in heated detail on about pg 3 of this board. haha
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Hot debate....I have been using disc for everything....
for over 10 months now and my main account does nothing but spine injections.....either a HUGE lack of communication (MQ?) or disc is just fine by them...not a word from QA or my accounts!! In fact, if you do a Google search for 'spinal disk' you come up with sites with both 'spinal disc' and 'spinal disk', every other one. Better ask you accounts.
obviously you have never participated in a debate.
you have to make an argument for your side. you can't just call people names and win anything but the argument in your own mind.
obvious you have no education beyond 10th grade.
Ah a good debate going like that.
Lemme finish up work and check your link and I as well can find the ones that support my side. No wonder I never make any money at this job, this is way too much fun. Medical transcription is not for those of us that are ADD...LOL
Now that I'm on the other side of the QA debate
I can totally understand why so many people gripe about QA on these boards.
When I was doing QA, I tried really hard to be fair, and to not nitpick every little thing.
Now that I'm back to just doing MT, I am really starting to dislike some QA people. So I just wanted to say I'm sorry for all the stuff I said before, sticking up for QA in general because I see now that there are a lot of horrid QA people.
This whole debate is kind of interesting
I can see the point of both sides but I think that you have to go with what you feel is the right thing to do and what you do really shouldn't have any bearing on what other people, the doctors or whoever are doing. Your decision should be based on what you know to be right and you'll come out way ahead in the long run by building a reputation of fairness and honesty and integrity. Congratulations on even wondering about it anyway and not just saying YEEHAW off to the bank I go!!
So annoying to get a good debate going, and then it's gone.
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Wow! Big debate, reading the replies to this. I believe most....
This was a very interesting query with very interesting responses. I believe most who replied with their numbers. They look in the ball park to me, and the ones who posted sarcastic remarks either don't know what their IQ's are or theirs are low?
Having a high IQ definitely DOES NOT mean that you are superior or well adjusted or happy. Probably the opposite. Personally, I view myself as a (somewhat) total misfit. I say somewhat because I fool a lot of people (including my loved ones) into thinking I am totally normal, when, in fact, I have lots of hang-ups. Then again, maybe other people have similar or worse hang-ups and are not aware of them or have such a high ego they don't care! In other words, people with high IQs can be oversensitive and look for perfection while others with more normal IQs really don't care what everyone else thinks.
Some asked where we came up with our IQ score. I am in my 50s and, back then, the schools tested IQ scores. They would keep the score secret, but my teacher leaked my score out to my parents, he was so excited. It was 137 then. And, with the internet, you can now take a standard IQ test online. My score was still 137 at age 46, but was lower a couple of years ago.
My firstborn, also, has a high IQ at 139, but my two other children with more normal IQs as well as my husband have higher self-esteem. Also, I am an ABSOLUTE TOTAL IDIOT MECHANICALLY. WE ARE TALKING TOTAL NO LOGIC HERE. CAN NOT TURN ON THE TV(digital with black box), OR OPEN ANYTHING WITHOUT THINKING *LEFTY, LOOSY, RIGHTY TIGHTY.* And I only learned that recently. What a blessing.
Seriously, even Einstein couldn't remember the way to get home and forget to..like..put on his socks or bring his lunch. Help! No, I am not comparing myself or other posters to Einstein! Just stating that a high IQ does not, in any fashion, spell success or personal happiness. But, yes, it figures to me that MTs, in general, might have higher IQs and want to hide out at home typing technical reports.
Bologna. There wasn't a debate
until you started one. I questioned putting in a note that a patient smelled like manure. I have nothing against manure or farming or anything of the like, but I had a *gut reaction* it shouldn't be in here because it had NOTHING to do with the medical note. I asked, and the doc said leave it in. Point is...I don't question manure but I questioned whether it belonged in the note.
Digging a little deeper into the CMT debate -
- I think 'CMT preferred' is ALSO another way of saying, 'MT's over 45 need not apply'. Sounds like age-discrimination to me, since most MTs who don't feel the need for a CMT were transcribing as a profession when the CMTs were still wearing Pampers.
I don't understand this whole QA debate in the first place...
or why so many people dislike QA....I do both MT and QA...I just don't get it...
Out sourcing...long debate sm
Oh, and yes, outsourcing will collapse in times to come when the financial divide reduces among nations, especially once major unions like the EU are formed. Moreover, research indicates that it's more of a hassle to manage and offers only marginal cost reduction.
DM
November 11, 2008 09:02 PM
Outsourcing is what caused the demise of the United States economy, in my opinion. The rest of the world depends on the U.S. economy; listen to the news. Multilingual for the U.S.? Realize we are from different backgrounds, but in the U.S. English is the official, unofficial language. In the U.S., learn the language. Reap the benefits but can't speak the language? Automate Spanish and French for our bordering countries but beyond that? I have had very bad experience dealing with customer service reps from another country. You can't even understand each other some of the time. Ask them where they are from and they mispronounce the name of the city and state. Ask them their name. Fake one given. Very misleading. Our country in the last few years has gone downhill economically--lost jobs, lost homes, medicines unavailable for those who need it, because they cannot afford it, etc. Keep people in jobs in the U.S., and the U.S. will do better economically, hence the world would do better economically. Worldwide recession did not start until after U.S. failed--the trickle effect. 24/7 coverage? Pay people enough, and they will work. Heck, at this point, pay them anything and they will work the off shifts. Some people want the graveyard shifts. Americans working in America who aren't bilingual in certain areas (Texas, for example) can't even get a job at Wal-Mart. Think about it. Outsourcing was our demise.
julia
November 11, 2008 09:06 PM
I agree that stopping the outsourcing would be better for the economy since Japan blamed its problems on outsourcing and temp agencies 2008.
Gail
November 11, 2008 09:59 PM
In our big publishing company, help desk and infrastructure support have been consolidated and outsourced several years ago, with disastrous results. Since then, we have had to deal with extended production-critical outages, with CSRs who don't understand simple technical words that everyone in U.S. knows, and with CSRs whose heavy English accent is no good for any kind of customer support.
Observer
November 11, 2008 10:45 PM
It is of course expected that someone from Nuance Communications, which makes IVR software, would be in favor of automated response systems, which drive their revenue. And of course Nick Sharma would prefer outsourcing to India. What are needed are neutral viewpoints. If customers could get a choice of country (Press 1 for U.S., Press 2 for India), when they call their support line, this would make clear what customers prefer.
My issue with outsourcing has nothing to do with the call center agents themselves. My issue is with the executives who implement this solution without thinking it all the way through. They are puppet masters, walking off with all the money on the backs of their employees. Their only concern is the bottom line, the shareholders, and their yearly bonuses. Customer satisfaction seems to have taken a back seat to greed long ago, and outsourcing is merely one facet of this big picture. Don't blame the tech in India who's busting his ass for next to no money to feed his family, just like us "high-and-mighty" Americans do. Blame the executive who hasn't spent enough time and money on training these people, sending them to English class to speak and write clearly, and not paying them enough to get the high quality people that they need to man the call center.
you were rude, crude, and obnoxious, I could see where you might feel defensive and take it personally. I think the harshest thing I've said to you so far is that you were "stretching the truth" and that you were "misleading people" when you failed to divulge that you work 12 hour days and count gross lines.
Quit being such a cry baby.
Just skip over it.. A little lively debate spices things up.
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I totally agree with you. Had a long debate on this this morning.
being forced to carry the financial "responsibility" for those who can be responsible for themselves! Not to even account for the lives of the rescuers that they put at risk. Get the HECK out of Dodge!
Uh yeah, in a debate there's usually defense and an offense. Hence someone is always "on the
defensive." I simply posted my opinion about non-compete clauses and my experience with an untrustworthy service and how I handled it and then I'm called unethical and unprofessional. That kind of puts me on the defensive, dontcha think? Kind of begs me to defend my actions... I think America....
is getting tired of the political correctness gone amok. While I'm all for separation of church and state, as the original forefathers intended it to be, which is that the government shall not establish a religion and then force the citizens to BE that religion (as it was with the Church of England), I don't think they intended for us to be afraid to say Merry Christmas. As much as some may not like it, this country is overwhelmingly Judeochristian, and most Christian. I'm sick and tired of all the time, money, and energy spent on making sure a school calls the Christmas Holiday "Winter Break."
DTS America
Has anyone worked for DTS America?
DTS AMERICA
Thanks for the info.
DTS America
Has anyone had experience working for DTS America? Are they okay? Any problems? Just wondering. Thank you for your kind information.
Anyone know how many MTs are in America?
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DTS America? I know a DTS Inc. nm
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America
This is America. Last I checked we speak English here unless you are gifted enough to speak more than 1 language or you are a native of another country that does not speak English. If I went to France I would not expect them to know English, I would learn their language, French. This is America. We speak English as far as I know. If you are born here chances are you will learn English as your language unless your parents are immigrants then you might learn English and some other language. What language do they use in the schools? ENGLISH!!! I am not learning another language here in my own country. If I want to learn another language I will go to another country. Don't get me wrong I would not mind knowing another language but I get fustrated when people come here and think we should learn their language when in fact they need to learn English.
DTS America
I am thinking of possible employment with this company. Has anyone ever worked for them or know anything about this company called DTS America from Tennessee?DTS AMERICA
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE WORKING FOR DTS, BRENTWOOD BRANCH?
DTS America
Anybody out there getting a hard time at the Brentwood Branch by a certain manager? I have gone to management, but nobody listens. Seems this company doesn't care how many experienced MTs they lose. They seem to think we are "disposable". Don't question a thing, your're job/life will only be made miserable. I am leaving as soon as I find another company to work for. Great accounts, lousy company, lousy management. No communication with employees whatsoever.
MedTrans of America
Does anyone presently, or in the past, work for MedTrans of America?
America's Got Talent
Anyone watch last night? Who won? We saw All That at Carolina Opry in Myrtle Beach and they were awesome!! Just watched video on internet and they were GREAT last night.
America's Talent
Thanks. I will have to watch tonight. Granny is a HOOT also!! For her age she is a spunky person with a great personality:)
Talk America
I live in North Carolina and cannot find Talk America in my area for $49.95. Someone else also told me about them. Where are you?
Professionalism in America...
What happened to professionalism in America? Have I been at home in my pajamas too long? Everywhere I go, every business, etc. I have come across people who are just so unprofessional looking. Dropping my child off at school the other day, a delivery man got out of his truck looking sloppily dressed. Uniform shirt was dirty, untucked with belly hanging out. This is not seen only in men in delivery positions or blue collar workers. It is seen everywhere. Offices have gone to casual wear. What happened to the crisp clean uniforms and nice dressed women in offices? When I worked outside the house, even when we did have a "casual day" it still was somewhat professional looking (no athletic shoes). Don't you think this contributes to laziness on the job? Wouldn't you rather be served by someone clean looking and bright than not? Do supervisers of these positions accept this look?
Only in North America
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You should all be ashamed of yourselves. No job is worth this wage.
When I was a new grad in 2005 I was offered 7 cents per line for every single company I was offered a position with and that was a good bit of companies, btw. That was employee status and that was IC position too. Even now with 1-2 years experience I get offers of 8.5-9 cents a line.
Now MTSOs are profiting off of slave labor. How can you sleep at night knowing that you are paying your MTs HALF of what they should be making? I cannot wait til their doctors make it impossible for them to profit too. Happy day.
All I can say is everyone has to start somewhere and just becuase you are a new grad from college doesnt mean you are paid half of what you should be paid.
PATHETIC.
I get making an MT prove themselves for a few weeks at a lower rate (until off of QA) and then up it to 6-7 cents. If they aren't worth it.. DROP THEM.
My MTSO was so honest and fair. She would NEVER EVER think of paying that crap. We need more people like her. Out for her employees and not herself.
You know, maybe it's just my PMS speaking today, but I plan on getting my own accounts and I will NEVER EVER treat my employees like crap and pay them like that.
For 2 weeks of full time work (which for us MTs just starting out is OVER 40 hours) you pay them (based on 12,000 lines a payperiod) 360 (.03) without taxes taken out?? When they should be making $720 (.06) on the low end of the totem pole?
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