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Or.... how about the famous line "we're growing!!!"

Posted By: anon on 2007-04-23
In Reply to: Just Say No: Five Reasons to Turn Down a Job Offer - Red Sox

and you see the same ad week after week after week after week. I can think of 3 places that continuously have ads out. I have worked all 3. I now know firsthand why they advertise all the time, they probably can't keep anybody more than a month or two.


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Just because someone dislikes a famous person

due to their looks or lifestyle does NOT mean they are jealous.  I'm sorry, but I totally dislike Angelina Jolie.  She's a bad actress, a tramp, a husband stealer, and butt ugly with a bad personality.  Am I jealous of her?  NO!!!  I just can't stand her.  I don't envy any aspect of her life at all.  I don't want to be her.  She has portrayed herself in the public as a person with whom I would never associate.  I think she's a pathetic attention seeker.  I am not a person to read rag mags, watch celebrity TV, or anything.  I don't idolize celebrities whatsoever.  Everyone has different likes and dislikes, and everyone is entitled to their opinion.  I am not the OP, but I still don't like A.J.  As stated before, it has nothing to do with jealousy, pettiness, bitterness, or negativity.  As humans, we seek out people who are similar to ourselves.  She is completely opposite from me in regard to personality, looks, morals, everything.  I got blasted for saying the same thing about Drew Barrymore, but nobody's going to make me like the little druggie dingbat.  I don't ENVY either of them.  I'm happy with who I am.


A famous quote comes to mind...

"Arguing with a fool is like arguing with a drunkard."


'Nuff said. 


the dance that was made famous
in Dirty Dancing, one of my favorite all time movies.... sorry, just couldn't pass this up. 
And then went to court with the editor and said her famous sm

*people who do bad things get breast cancer*, talking about the editor.  Rose is not a nice person.   In fact, she said *the (expletive omitted) ain't so nice anymore* or something to that effect.  Yep, what a role model.


Sorry... "WE"...
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"we" ???
are you schizophrenic with multiple personalities?
so what can "we" do about this?
Not just "we" as in MTs, but "we" as Americans.....The Americans and US citizens whether from afar or born and raised here (those of us who currently live here and are citizens). This includes doctors, patients, families of patients, nurses, people in the military....absolutely everyone.

Does anyone think it would be wrong to send a letter to every hospital and clinic (and every single place has any type of dictations that may end up being sent overseas) notifying doctors and those in administration of the gigantic risks being taken when their clients' SSN and other pertinent information is offshored to other countries?

It is just an idea. I don't mean to offend anyone by asking that question. I just thought maybe it might make a difference. We could all get together and make a letter stating what is happening, what could happen(and may already have happened), and the ramifications it will have. Then, we could designate a few people for each state (depending on the size of each state) and get the letters mailed to every cinic, hospital, military clinics, military hospitals, and so on.

Am I way off base on this idea?

Any feedback and opinions would be great.

I know this stuff is all in the news and everyone (including the clinics and hospitals) should know by now but some don't know. Some people just don't pay attention or believe too much of it.
"We" don't need a new career
but it sounds like you sure do. You are so full of a negative attitude. Time for YOU to move on, for sure.
Who is "we" - more than one person???
.. Interesting, that's a lot of lines, was it transcription they could get reimbursed for? Was it presented as a "test" - not too clear.
What is this "we," kemosabe?
''It does not matter if **we** are all remote or not.''

''Example... until **we** get benefits and a fair pay scale we do not work... PERIOD!''

''**We** that are CMTs or qualified MTs are going to cease all work functions until **we** have a standardized package. **We** are expected to have all this knowledge and keep up all these credentials... and **we** demand to be compensated with a benefit package and fair pay scale.''

Were you originally trying to pass yourself off as an MT?? And then changed your mind and decided to admit you aren't but are a ''consultant'' why?


She's tiny, cute, rich, famous, drug free, and a great singer.
Oh, what a horrible person!  (sarcasm)
what feature have "we" been handed back?

Pretty sure "we" are an Indian company.
This is what the company I used to work for did, they would send 2000 or so lines to a company for a trial and then gradually increase the work they sent to them, if it worked out.
We're usually paid by the line SM
I think MTEC is worth it, at least from what I hear.
If you're paid by the hour, and not by the line, YES.
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I had a very very mean dad growing up,
by the laws today he'd have been in jail for abuse.  Outside the home, people knew he was a rough guy, but he was a good guy, always helping people with their cars, not normally losing his temper, etc.  As he aged, he mellowed.  My oldest son know what an SOB grandpa could be.  My youngest son (10 years difference) NEVER understood or believed when we all said how mean grandpa could be.  Grandpa and my youngest son were best buddies.  My dad passed away almost 5 years ago and it hurt really bad.  He and I had become so close after he got over the mean stage and we spent a lot of time together.  I was the one he counted on when he was ill to take him to the doctors or hospital, and he knew I'd do ABSOLUTELY anything for him.  I even talked with him about salvation before he died, as I really wasn't sure and wanted to know for a fact that even though he was a good guy, that he was saved and going to Heaven.  That was really important for me to be able to deal with his death.  So, when he died, I did lose a friend as well as a father and my children their friend as well as grandpa.  Life is short, life is tough, but God is good.
Per report if they're short, per line if take too much time. nm
:)
If you're so brilliant then, why aren't you in a better line of work?
1. Surgeon.

2. Attorney.

3. College professor.

oh, and yes, my brilliant one - what year exactly did you graduate with your Ph.D. from Harvard?

LMBO
This is part of growing up
I believe they have to start making their own decisions at some point in their life and living with the consequences.  Same as we all do.  I'm not saying he will regret it or not regret it, one way or the other, but either way, it should be his decision.  Take it easy, Mom. 
Growing Companies
Well I know of one company that I worked for an never paid.  How do they get more business?  Well they can undercut everyone else on the playing field because they get newbie MTs to do the work for free.   They charge the doctors less per line and make nearly 100% profit.   It is a win/win situation for the company.  I do not believe doctors check these boards and look for negative feedback.  They just go to the company who offers them the best deal, but that is just my thought on the subject . . .
Not dying, just growing!
First of all, HIPAA does not require EMR for all records by 2009. If that were the case, you would have known about it several years ago, because most physicians do not use EMR and have no plans to use EMR at this point. Most HOSPITALS don't use them, either. Even if they wanted to, there aren't that many viable products they could use!

He may be thinking of other HIPAA requirements which have affected his practice and which he doesn't like. HIPAA did require some privacy and security things which he no doubt found irritating. He now has a need to transmit his claims electronically, which probably annoys him.

I would guess that the concept of paying an MT annoys him, too, so he took it out on you by terrorizing you during your recent visit.

Second, nothing about an EMR means you can't dictate and transcribe.

If you're currently doing only small-office dictation, you might want to expand your capabilities so that you can do hospital acute care. I think that job prospects have been better there since internet-based voice file transfers became possible. There are a lot of jobs available with national services and even with large employers who will let you work from home.




Line check, anyone care to share where you're at this morning.

OMG, I never made the connection but I think you're right - sugar = big line counts = $$$$$ Than

Geez, you're really getting close to the line of sounding bitter.
May I suggest some counseling? The OP asked an innocent question and you took it like a personal attack against you.

I've been a single parent and mind you I know how hard it is to be in that situation, but if someone asks a simple question like "what does your spouse do" most people who don't have a SO at the moment would have moved on to another thread and never given it a second thought.

Seriously, time to do some self-searching.
If you can't afford to pay a transcriptionist 10 cents a line then obviously you're part of th

The reality of the situation might be, Gloria, that no one is willing to pay your business more than the "going rate" because they just don't think you're worth it.


It probably means you're not Indian and won't work for 2 cents a line.
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Yes, and also what did HE do about the growing threat of islamofascism?
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Hiring because they are growing, have some hard
left (with the company's blessing). Now they are much stronger and better and in my experience, the most professional company I have dealt with in 10 years.
No extensions..he's been growing out his hair

I've seen other pictures of him on some of his Unicef trips and he's been growing it out. I just wanna get my fingers in there...looks so silky and smooth.


Oh, your poor baby! I had one of those growing up
even with a DOCTOR performing the excision. I can't even imagine -- nor do I want to -- what your poor little guy went through. I'd tie your ex down and burn the soles of his feet to let him see how he likes it! Grr!

Okay, on a less violent note, I agree that your ex had no business taking this into his own hands. I would definitely get something in writing legally saying he can't do anything like this in the future. That's just horrific to me. I can't believe he actually thought this was a good idea!

I've had some experience over the years with plantar warts and will tell you that sometimes they even disappear on their own (my son and I both had a couple after a vacation that just went away on their own). The doctor only treated that one of mine because it had gotten too deep and was hurting when I walked. Otherwise, he would've used treatments, probably similar to what you're doing, and just monitored. I recommend getting something in writing because plantar warts usually will recur (not always) and your son may get another later after these are cleared. I'd be darn sure you have some kind of recourse if the "genius" tries this again.

I realize he thought he was doing a "good" thing for his son, but in any other circumstance, that would be considered abuse! Yikes! I hope your little guy is feeling better and that his foot heals up soon.
No way. It's a huge wave that's just going to keep growing
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the reason it is the fastest growing sm
industry is because of the schools out there selling MT training! The schools don't know what they are doing, they are just ripping prospective MTs off.

This profession will NEVER be something that can be learned totally in a classroom setting. If you go to school then you have to be willing to work in a facility for several years. you ahve to be willing to learn to transcribe any and everything and the worst of the worst before you EVER EVER go home to work especially on a production basis.

I don't care who it ticks off but at least it can't be said I didn't tell you the way it was.

The poster "hot pink" is telling it EXACTLY how it is but she words it better than I do. Im sorry for the folks who are losing their jobs (especially the MQ folks) to VR and India etc. But I think alot of the MQ employees used MQ as their very first job and didn't get the experience they really need. MQ should have been after you have worked for several years in a facility. With the training in every kind of work type and every foreign accent, etc. etc you wouldn't have a hard time finding a job now. They are still out there.
Whisperers. Ugh. I can do any accent thanks to growing up (sm)

with my mom who had a cleft palate AND a very strong Brooklyn accent!  But why do they whisper?  Like they are embarrassed someone might hear how badly they dictate? And why can't ESL's at least TRY to improve their speech pattern?  Like the poster below who had the dictator making everything plural except when it really was plural, then suddenly it is singular.  I mean come ON. 


Good venting post Wannie.


You're expected quota depends on whether you are paid hourly or per line. SM

I'm paid hourly and I was told the requirement was 50 or more reports per day.  I've never worked QA per line, but I'm sure their line quota is pretty high, at least 2000 or better per day, as you get credit for every line in every report you QA.


Hope this was the answer you were looking for.


Wow! You and I have a lot in common! Growing up in HI and having a Japanese grandmother who
practically raised me, I learned soo much on how to cook oriental and my "American" family loves it!
I can teach you all kinds of tricks - though you sound like you know most of them. Fried rice and fried noodles are super easy.

For anyone interested: Just boil 3-4 Ramen noodles for about 6-7 minutes. While that is cooking, combine 9-5-1

9 T of soy sauce
5 T sugar
1 teaspoon of fresh garlic
Mix all together. Mix may have too much sugar, in which case add more soy sauce or use less sugar.
Then add strained noodles to frying pan and the sauce - after stir frying for about 5 min. add frozen mixed veggies. You can also add a cooked meat such as chicken too! Family's fav.

Fried rice is super easy too. Cook 3-4 cups of white rice or brown rice. Let it sit overnight. When you are ready to fry them for lunch or dinner, use 2 T oil, 2-3 eggs scrambled and then cold rice - to this add approximately 5-6 T of soy sauce, cook, and then add frozen mixed veggies and fry for about 10 min.

I can make home-made sushi WITHOUT the raw fish and we love that. I can also make homemade beef broccoli.

I have tons of super easy oriental recipes. Cheaper too!

Neat sharing recipes like this...
We only have one go around in this life, don't spend it growing roots
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The service area is limited, though growing.
I don't know if they are talking about WiFi or an Air Card.   WiFi connectivity is cheap, but unless you live in a large city you'll find limited access.  An Air Card (called different names depending on the company selling them) I then they start at about $249.00 and the fees are pretty hefty.  Not sure how good it works though I've heard people who loved theirs and they traveled a lot and said they never were unable to get a signal. 
It's the "fastest growing" industry in the THIRD WORLD,
And a low-paying one, at that, with few to no benefits.
Fast growing does not mean high paying nm

A lot of girls growing up with privilege like she had turned skank.

If your definition of skank is a female who is openly promiscuous with no regard for others, low morals, and is proud of it, there are a lot of them.  Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchey, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson (claims to be a religious girl -yeah right), Jenna Jamison, etc...there are a lot of them out there. 


Considering all that you mentioned, the fact that the economy is growing is amazing. But,
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You're supposed to plant them in beds and line the bed with chicken wire and then place the bulbs

on top of the wire and cover.  This keeps the critters from getting to them, but is a lot of work. 


A gross line is anything on a line is a line. A line set at 65 characters means it sm
has 1-inch margins on each side. The maximum number of characters on that line would be 65 and that includes spaces. If there is 1 character on that line it is a line.

A standard 65-character line usually consists of 65 characters with spaces unless, of course, the employer does not pay for spaces and then it would be 65-characters without spaces.
Anything on the line makes up a line even if just one letter or number. Every line of print is a
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Gross line = each line on page counts as a line, even if it's only 1 word. nm
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Gross line means anything on a line is counted as a line.

You can get an idea in the difference using documents you have already created, assuming you're working in Word. Simply open a document and check the properties. Click on the statistics tab and you will see the number of lines as well as characters with and without spaces. If you're currently getting paid by the line and a line is 65-characters with spaces, do the math and see how that number of lines compares with the number of lines in your stats.


One thing to keep in mind: if you have a blank line between paragraphs, instead of hitting the enter key twice, format your document to give the appearance of blank lines between paragraphs.


Hey New Yorker! I am a former Yorker myself growing up in Rome, NY! So, how is it UP there?? sm
Man, I sure do miss that place!!!! I graduated from high school in Rome, worked in Utica, shopped in Utica (Sangertown mall - ring a bell??) and basically have the GREATEST memories of that place. I then attended college in Syracuse where I lived for 3 years, met a guy from a military base in Watertown, NY, and left the area.

I'm remarried now (haha) and would absolutely love to bring my family up there - especially in the fall. I've been living in the south for over 10 years now and let me say this: THE LEAVES NEVER CHANGE COLOR DOWN HERE!! :( They turn ugly brown and then just fall on the ground the die!

My husband, who is from GA, has never left the area and has no desire to drive to upstate NY or VT where my grandparents live. My kids want to go really bad..

Anyways, I loved Syracuse and would love to come back one day.....
For Pete's sake, you're not terminating a pregnancy, you're just typing a report after the
It's already been done before you even hear about it, and NOTHING changes regardless of whether you or someone else types it. Sheesh.
It's not funny when you're on a board where language is one skill you're selling.
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Hope you're gonna have a glass of wine while you're relaxing

in your spa goodies. Congrats!