It seems there are differing

Posted By: me on 2005-11-06
In Reply to: My point exactly. It's still wrong. Don't we want to do this stuff correctly? I do. SM - HS

views here. I have always typed nitroglycerin patch, but am constantly hearing nitropatch, so I decided to do some research. I am curious what AAMT guidelines would be on this.

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Okay, another one, nitropatch - me
- If verbatim, would go with nitro patch. If not, then nitroglycerine patch nm - Don't believe Nitropatch is name brand
  - Nitroglycerine. No "e" on the end. - do you really type that?
    - No, seriously don't. Posted in haste. and FYI - post to whom you are responding
      - On this format, no need to specify to whom you respond, as the setup shows you. nm - Helpful smile.
    - Nitroglycerin - the way it is spelled
      - Researched on Google - me
        Yes. But per Vera, that's wrong, if I recall correctly. SM - Helpful smile.
        Can be spelled either way. Has been for years. nm - MT
        My point exactly. It's still wrong. Don't we want to do this stuff correctly? I do. SM - HS
        I doubt there are many who are going to care. SM - MT
        It seems there are differing - me
        memyselfandI - nitro patch

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I like differing views and opinions...

It would be a very dull and uninteresting world (and bb) if everyone thought the came way.

I believe discussion and hearing what others think is a GOOD thing.

MQLover gives her opinion. What's wrong with that???

It's YOUR truth. Others may have differing experience. sm
This is your unique experience with one unique company, and not everyone has had the same experience with ASR/VR. Not every company even does ASR/VR, so for many, it's a moot point because they will never do it even if it is offered.

You are just figuring out what others have known about MQ for years. If ASR doesn't work for you, that's fine. But it's insulting to ask if she's a slow typist - maybe she's just a faster editor! That's possible. If someone is able to edit faster than transcribe (and one should be able to) and make money at it, that's their choice. You are delusional if you think these companies will never find anyone to do it.

Hate to burst your bubble, but in spite of all your yelling here, there will always be some person willing to take pennies to edit and/or transcribe. Always. Yes, even Americans! None of us are irreplaceable. No one produces 100% perfect reports 100% of the time as fast as the doctor dictates, and if they did, they'd have companies courting them for high rates all the time and never accept ASR to begin with (and the moment you start believing you are perfect is the moment you stop growing/learning anyway.)

ASR/VR is the least of my worries, and I'm really not afraid of offshoring, either, but then I make my own way and don't go to work for nationals that sell their souls so the fat cats get higher salaries. MQ isn't BY FAR the only team in this ballgame.

I won't accept low line rates to do ASR or otherwise, never have, but I don't begrudge someone else who does what works for them in their life. In a perfect world, everyone would turn down the low-rate offers and rates would go up industry-wide, but that's just not going to happen. Maybe if all the fly-by-night or fairweather workers (foreign or not) would leave the industry. As long as there's someone out there who wants to jump on the MT bandwagon and feels the need to "gain experience" or "be at home with the babies" and is willing to take 6 cpl to make that dream happen, our rates will continue to tank even further, even if ASR and offshoring problems vanish into thin air.

Act professional, separate family/work, concentrate on producing quality work, and maintain (or obtain) a good work ethic. If you can do that, you should not have any trouble finding work at decent rates, despite ASR and offshoring. It's worked for me for years now, as I'm sure it has for plenty of other quality MTs.