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your situation, I would agree with MT2RN above that maybe she is being enabled to behave the way she behaves.  She is getting exactly the reaction she wants.  It's hard to do, but if she refuses to get help from trained professionals, then you shouldn't be there to take care of her.  My ex-husband refused and I stayed for a long time, taking care of him.  He had employment issues and drinking issues and spending issues and legal issues and I just enabled him.  I made the money and cleaned up his messes, paid off his debts, bailed him out of jail.  It is an endless cycle that can only be broken by the stable person saying "I won't help you anymore, unless you help yourself first." 

Again I apologize for offending you.  My initial post was in response to your post chronicling what seemed to me to be depression without mania and you made no mention of her being diagnosed as bipolar, so I just simply was curious.  I thank you for clarifying and I wish you well.  It's really tough situation to be in.

Especially, after hearing them over and over again from people who think they're being "clever".  In addition, I don't know how many times people have told me to prove that I'm a real blonde.  Like they can't tell from my eyebrows.  Duh, really funny and so original.  I've never heard that one before.

We blondes do have to overcome the stereotype.  People think we're stupid or promiscuous just because we're blonde.  Scoff all you want to, but it's true.  No, we don't have it as tough as minorities do at all, but nobody ever takes us seriously either.  I'd give examples of real life discrimination and harrassment in the workplace, but why bother?  Everyone just thinks they're being funny or clever.

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If a boss were in the office should they put the BOS on the desk? (BOS = Bible of MTing).  I am really being silly here, but there is another conversation elsewhere about the pros and cons of putting a Bible on a desk in the school.  The BOS is getting about as controversial these days.  I don't think it is to the point where it is used to intimidate totally, but there are certainly some mixed feelings about this thing.  Do clients come before BOS... is the BOS the final word, or does JACHO have the final word.  Do we put the JACHO guidelines on the boss' desk.  Or what about the company manifesto (the MTSO we work for) which clearly does not state how they count our lines exactly and how benefits can be lost if not enough lines are accomplished. Now that is one book that would have to be banned from the boss' desktop.

Of course this is all moot.  Most of us are remote. There is, however, the boss' desk in OUR MIND which is there in our subconscious day after day.  We often wonder how that book changes, and if it is used for good or to intimidate.  Just IMHO. As anything else power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, whether it be the BOS "bible," the JACHO quiz on site at the hospital about to pop any time on the employees, or the boss' ability to take away health or other benefits. Stinks in my opinion, but the way of the world. 

Thanks for listening to my rambling. Just a little ditty from an armchair philosopher! 

You know how sometimes there are strange postings on the job board?  This MT feels like (but won't do it, just suggesting it) putting an ad on the job board which reads the following. Thank you in advance, by the way for your time in reading this. Time is money, after all, and this MT is appreciative of any and all of your time.

FAKE POSTING (do not attempt this at home, this is done by a professional, albeit uncredentialed MT)

MT-At-YOUR-Service.... MTSOs: Sign up now! This MT cannot be beat!

She will cook, clean, AND type any and all medical language specialty work you have AT THE SAME TIME.  Grab this offer now. Just send your name, phone number, and 3 personal and professional references and a resume of your MTSO proving that you will provide: Free food (because she is cooking for you); Free cleaning supplies (she cannot afford her own garbage bags), and a decent line rate, just because when she types, she needs to send the whole check to her family, not overseas, but to her starving family here in the USA.  Act now... the first 10 responses will be given Immediate consideration!  And if you call in the next 15 minutes, you will be given twice as much free cooking and cleaning, and this MT will even type at half the going line rate. Act now! Offshores need not apply.

wouldn't it be wild if there was a Tourette's syndrome for transcriptionists, and we could just insert whatever random thought or opinion we had on the patient/dictator.

I'm in the middle of a patient's social history and the doc dictates his occupation, and then in the PE he says he's dignified looking.  I mean he's obvious very impressed by his social stature and I would love to say that!

  Funny how we all think here posting away *giggles* - I  thought the poster might be in Connecticut at the (Firefox or some name like that - foxfire? can't remember *L*) casino up there or might be in Florida and perhaps the Tampa area I was thinking....as the last things the Seminoles built by me was the Hard Rock Casino Resort and Hotel which opened in 2004. 

There are so many tribes, tho not a HUGE amount opening up casinos I do not think.  Perhaps the Miccosukee (sp?) in S. Miami.  :)

And when you think of $28 grand along with full benefits - it becomes probably closer to a $40 grand salary which is not bad for Florida IF poster is in Florida.

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Have you checked into seeing what is required of someone to become a fellow of the AAMT?  It is a lot of work, believe you me.  And, it is not just the education--it's community service, holding offices in the organization, as well as the continuing education part of it. 

I work for a surgeon who is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.  It works basically the same way---they have to prove that they have completed so much continuing education, hold offices in organizations, community-type services, etc.

Basically, just being a "fellow" just means that you've gone above and beyond what an ordinary person in your organization does.  Honestly, I think it is an honor; a matter of distinction, even if it is just AAMT.  It just sets yourself apart from everyone else; says that you are a hard worker.

 That was not my intention and I see in another thread you defended my post about eTime....da DE dum dum is what I said about the web clock question.  So I want to thank you for the defense....on the eTime and apologize if I insulted you about the gift-giving recognition for MT Week.....

Have a nice weekend!!! 

I would check out the posts made by MQMT under "Straw that broke the camel's back".  Maybe I'm seeing double....who knows anymore at this stage of the game!!  Have a good day. 

By the way, I did have a complete burnout on MTing after about 30 years so took a two year break; Glad I'm back now but the break was a "good thing"!!