My boss routinely gets drunk during holidays and fires
Posted By: oh, you too on 2005-12-08
In Reply to: $100 and letter of appreciation - wispy
everyone. She needs a membership to AA so she can get off the beer.
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No, as an IC, I am my own boss. I contract out my transcribing services, but I am my own boss.
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My husband and I routinely pick up RXs for each other...
He picked up my Demerol the other day. I thought it was strange, given that I can't get a refill and the pharmacy won't take a faxed script, it must be written and hand-signed, but they will let just anyone pick it up without even checking ID.
Fires
We had an extremely wet winter, which means the weeds and brush grew, well, like weeds. Now that the temp is over 100, everything is dried up and looks like straw, making for a giant tinderbox.
Yes, and so have the fires
I am so tired of looking out my front door and seeing some mountains on fire. There were another batch of lightning caused fires near my house yesterday. I want RAIN and not all the nonsense with the wind, lightning, hail, etc. For all of that, we get 3 drops of rain. It's time for me to get out of here.
Arizona fires
You all have probably seen the horrible Arizona fires on TV. I can see the smoke and flames from my house-- and could be in its path if the wind changes. There is a meeting at the high school tonight regarding fire info. Even though I am SO tired of doing transcription, I would much rather be home doing it than attending a fire meeting-- .
depends on your area. I am routinely outbid as an MTSO on 11 cpl.
I don't agree that MTSO's can get 15-20 cpl any more. I have a solid company, well liked by my clients, who are paying anywhere from 14-19 but I can't get any new work anymore. Even if I bid down to 11 cents per line, there are others who bid lower. I feel MT rates are dropping because MTSO can't get the rates they need. On my 19 cpl, my people make plenty good, but if I get another account at 11, I will only pay 7 tops.
Cataract surgery routinely does not "go bad" these days.
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I routinely type over 300 lines an hour, so even if I could do 300 LPH in VR, I would be taking a hu
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I feel so bad for those who are going through the floods and fires.
It doesn't have to be a huge disaster to reek havoc on someone's life and if you are affected by these disasters, my prayers are with you.
Not just fires. Remember Katrina?
There could be a tornado. Yes, records are sometimes lost but that is NO REASON to send PHI to a stinking place like India or Pakistan or wherever. I could give a rip less whether an MT in India has ANY job or not and certainly not mine.
My sis routinely makes the 6 hr car ride home to visit with her three kids and has since they
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Fire patrol means putting out FIRES, you dum-dum. LOL
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Glad you're both okay! They say X-mas lights are a cause of lots of fires.
Guess I'll keep better watch on mine!
Drunk idiot at that!!! LOL
I didn't say who GETS DRUNK
Take a chill pill!
Who needs an excuse to get drunk?
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no, Star got drunk on herself........nm
Heck, I'm drunk now!
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Laura w/drunk huby
 Get a voice activated one,keep it in a central spot where he's usually starting his crap. My ex had total amnesia the next day after his drunken rants...one night, he got so vicious, he started spewing how he was going to kill me..a long slow death...my DD had the wisdom to turn the recorder on...he never touched me, but I got us OUT before he could...That tape sealed my case on domestic violence charge AND the subsequent divorce....you could have heard a pin drop in that courtroom. Again, did not touch me "that night" but it was his thought that counted, against him LOL
Best thing - I am my own boss and my own emloyee, worse thing - I am my own boss and my own
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Dimwit post regarding drunk driver
If nothing else, that should tell you what effects bad decisions have. If you read my post you would have gotten that I suffered but more importantly, my children did. Belive me, I'm not bitter. I am sorry that my children had to live without a father, but I am grateful that they learned about alcohol and loss of control. As for me, I supported my children very well, and we survived as a family and no one had to hang their head. I'm extremely grafteful that no innocent person was killed. And yes, I thought I could change an alcoholic. Bad choice. I'm willing to accept my bad choices, what's YOUR excuse for bad manners and you are also a DIMWit who probably "teaches" her children the right way to drink. What an assine post you put on the board. Anyone who has had a loved one killed by someone else's bad choice probably wouldn't appreciate your post, but I do. I appreciate the fact that you need help.
Poor Kaysar...and Beau is a bad drunk!
I felt so sorry for Kaysar last night - that @!## Jennifer and her backstabbing! And BEAU - Wow. He does not hold his liquor well, does he? That entire HOUSE is nutso now - they are soooo hateful!
In my family, ANY day is an excuse to get drunk, and get-togethers
just make it more so. Used to hate it when I was a kid, and still hate it today. 
I suppose given a choice I'll take DRUNK!
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Holidays
As an IC, can the company require you to work Thanksgiving and Christmas, I though IC set their own schedule?
Holidays
You would rather ruin their holiday than to tell what this man has done, I don't understand. Do you really want your mother married to a man like this? Your excused for putting your head in the sand and ignoring this situation I cannot comprehend. If you had daughters and their stepfather was doing this to them would you not want to know?
Alone on the holidays
I spend most of my holidays alone. Since I'm divorced, and kids are grown and married they have to divide time between Mom, Dad, and in-laws (some in-laws are married, some are divorced). It just makes it all easier. I have Christmas with my kids a week before, or a week after, the important thing is we ALL respect each other's space.
I won't say its always easy being alone, but its ok. Sometimes I have the big "dinner" with my best friends family, sometimes not. Several times, I've thought about cooking the whole meal and inviting a homeless family or something, but so far, haven't done that (visitors traumatize my dogs, they rule the roost here).
One way or another, Thanksgiving and Christmas are about giving thanks in my book, we don't all have to sit in one room for that to happen. Also, its a good time to reflect and get to watch what you want on TV!!
One way or the other, I hope you (and anyone else who's alone for the holidays) find happiness and peace.
If you want turkey/ham and the fixin's, give me a call!! LOL
To alone for the holidays
If you mean COMPLETELY alone, there are probably some things you could do - and I don't mean transcribing!!! Does your area have a meal for the homeless where you could volunteer? What about at a nursing home, or maybe a childrens' hospital, or a hospice. Check and see if you could bring baked goods, and spend time with people who don't have a choice about being alone. Giving of yourself will make you feel great!
Holidays
Every business has rules about working holidays. If you are an employee, you have to follow the rules to keep the peace. Face it - we are medical workers, and hospitals and some offices like urgent cares stay open. I have put in many holiday hours myself, but usually the manager was flexible and could allow a few people to work 4 hours on either Christmas or Thanksgiving. You take turns. Now I work for an outpatient radiology office, and we close for holidays. With my sister in town, I was able to take off Wed, Thurs, Fri, and then the office was closed on Monday for Christmas. It's my first ever real Christmas vacation from work since 1983.
Holidays...
I've worked many of them for years and still do; in fact, now I volunteer for it. I'm second shift, which makes it easier all the way around, and it's and no big deal. I just get through my shift and tell myself it's just another night, which, frankly, it is. I know I'm truly not missing out on much of anything at this stage of my life and frankly, for holidays like xmass, I actually welcome having to go home and work my shift to get away from family, ha-ha. For my sake, the relatives fix it so we can all have a meal together, then I just go on home. Those nights are usually slow, but you do get through them.
Me too. Plus, sometimes those holidays are
very interesting. Unfortunately for the people who are sick or the accidents that happen, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are the ones where the trauma notes and regular notes seem more interesting. Anyway, for me, it is a good way to get away and tune out the loudness and extremeness of the holiday. Too much food, too much noise. Put the head phones on and either veg (waiting for reports) or type and make money.
Anyone getting "Hung For The Holidays?"
U know, by American Idol's bad singer William Hung?
me too! as if the holidays aren't
stressfull enough, throw in the slap in the face thing called a pay check to ice the cake! I'm looking for other avenues to take....
Happy holidays to you all! :)
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Over-commercialized like the other holidays. sm
A lot of guys hate to shop and feel pressured into doing so. Don't know what to buy, etc. Then, there are always other women who brag about what they got just to stress out everyone else. If he buys a card, fine. If not, big deal.
What other companies actually pay for holidays?
It seems that Keystrokes or Webmedx does, or is it someone else.
I do know that are some who pay for holidays. Can someone help out on this question, please.
I work holidays and I am an IC
dont blame it on that
I take my job very seriously and worked all Thanksgiving week, the day of, the day after, and will work all Christmas week, the night before, the day of, the night after, ETc etc etc
I value my job and I do a good job, it just sucks that there is no loyalty or respect for that from some companies.
We rotate holidays among all the
MTs.
I used to work all holidays but came
up with an idea that has worked for several years now. Even though I am on an account with only one other person, I was stuck with all the holidays. I now work Thanksgiving and have Christmas off. All the other holidays we take turns rotating. Good luck to you!
the holidays and working extra
... it happens every year, people want extra money for the holidays and so everyone is working a little bit extra and in the end, we run out of work. AND THEN we sit around during our own shifts waiting for work to file in.
I can understand the Happy Holidays (sm)
If an individual wants to say Merry Christmas because that's their holiday, then I can understand that. However, I also understand sales people saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. In the case of retailers, I think they're simply trying to be inclusive rather than exclusive or politically correct. After all, there are many gifts being bought in the stores for the other holidays, too.
You said something to the effect of after all, it IS, Christmas. Yes and no. It is Christmas AND Hanukkah AND Kwanzaa and others. When people try to claim the entire holiday season as theirs, that only creates problems. I think one of the issues non-Christian folks take with this is the arrogance, the attitude that it IS Christmas and I'm going to cram it down your throat whether you like it or not, so there!
It is silly to me that employers of private businesses are telling their people they can't have a "Christmas" party or whatever. If they insist on calling it that, though, I think they should be ready to also have a Hanukkah party and a party for employees of any other religion that wish to have one.
Chrismukwanzika? *lol* but happy holidays nm
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM RADGUY!
May 2006 bring you nothing but plentiful work, easy dictators and lots 'o money! Thanx for listening 2 me this year! 
Well, we have to "volunteer" for 3 holidays a year
I would rather be off, but at least my kids are grown now, so it's not so bad. When they were little, I would not work a holiday, but things were different back then. Oh, well at least it's time and a half.
Slow for me this a.m., too. Happy Holidays !
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Holidays and days-off are there for a reason.
Even the strongest-work-ethic people need a rest and a break, in order to not burn out. This is true in all professions, so why should MT be different? The reason we work weekends & holidays, never taking a break, is because MTSOs DO NOT PAY ENOUGH.
Are you getting extra for weekend work and holidays.
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Yup. Sun-Thurs. I do the Monday holidays. It's fine with me.
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Yes, holidays are notoriously stress-inducing
I'm the opposite of you; I have 4 brothers, no sisters. Guess who does 95% of the cooking and prep? Not that I mind really, but I guess it would be nice if someone actually VOLUNTEERED to do a little more without being asked. Last year my husband and I did all the cleanup after the meal while my sister-in-law parked her fat butt on the couch. One jerk brother and his equally insensitive wife are not invited 'cause they treat all of us poorly, including my elderly mother to whom he owes a substantial amount of money (talk about some bad karma...long story). So, yes, one's baggage and anxieties seem to come bubbling to the surface at this time of year...why else would suicide rates be at their highest during the holidays? My advice is to concentrate on what you are grateful for and focus less on the negativity....that's all I have found I can do personally. You might offer to help with something and ease someone else's stress a bit. Just try to smile and be a compassionate brother/son/whatever.
If everybody in the office got off for the Jewish holidays, there would be no reason SM
for this person not to get the day off too. You're splitting hairs here because you're intolerant of another person's beliefs.
Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays. :)
Thank you Sheri.
I want to work at your cmopany!
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