RIU or RUI let's you type in a raw document, but their pay stinks! nm
Posted By: wanderer on 2006-08-10
In Reply to: If there is a company out there that let's you type on a blank page, I haven't found it. I - MissouriMT
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It stinks. You can type it faster, it's tedious, it's tiring, and it's
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Why don't you still just type 1 document - sm
then when done with all the sound files, then upload that 1 document? I do short little blips for a doctor, and she sends me 30 or so voice files and I type them up in one document for her unless it is a letter, then that is its own file. The then cut/paste the correct paragraph into the patients file at their end. (each blip has the patient's name and visit date). Did your doctor decide to change things from how you were doing it before?
Is there any way to type in microsoft word and then get the document into wordperfect?
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open a word document, under help type in auto text--sm
and you can learn how to create, save, delete, edit entries.
Can you save the document as a Word document? nm
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At ease, soldier! This isn't a medical document. I repeat, this isn't a medical document. nm
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And we all think our pay stinks -- nm
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That really stinks...sm
That supervisor doesn't have a clue about her job! You didn't do anything wrong, and you definitely don't deserve to be removed from the account. But, I've been right in your spot, which is against a brick wall, and my experience has been that you can try to make them see the facts, and they may even agree, but you still will not win.
I'm sorry you have to experience such unfairness, but MTs are often used as scapegoats, most times without their even knowing about it!
Really though, a team leader removing someone without having all the details? ?Without even asking questions of you, and then tell you to "hold tight." It's not worth it to even wait for her to find the facts because they won't be about you anyway. There are MT companies that value their MTs. Find another job ASAP. Kindergardeners need to "hold tight," but where does that fit in at all here? Maybe the supervisor can "hold tight" while you find a better company to work for!!!!
Good luck to you!
One job yes! The other no, and it stinks!
And it takes a very long time for that check to arrive by mail! Why don't all do DD? Just wondering...
Well that just stinks :(
I'm so sorry that happened to you. At least you tried to communicate with them to find out what went wrong...seems like they are the ones being rude and inconsiderate with not even responding. Even though I'd say just try to forget it and move on, I can understand how it would be very hard to let something like that just roll off your shoulders, you know? I'd want to know if it was personal or if they over hired or what...just tell me so I can start to heal! I hope you either get an answer or are able to come away from this unscathed. Best wishes and hang in there!
That stinks!
Something similar happened to me. I started work at the end of March and didn't see a paycheck until mid-May - AFTER I had quit. Got in a HUGE fight with my boss. It's such a risk when you go with a small mom-n-pop company.
I do hope it all resolves for you.
Hi, EL. That stinks! SM
I'd strongly suggest taking advice only from those doing quite well overall with MTSOs. There are reasons why they are, and you want to be in that group.
Seriously, whatever you do, don't avoid VR. Go specifically for it, perhaps looking for accounts that are going to it but still mostly transcription. It's here now and will be the future, and you're already behind the curve. It requires a somewhat different skill set than transcribing, but plenty of people love it and make more at it. Like me. Mine that old can-do spirit and continue developing the skills to continue in this field until retirement if you wish.
Doing well with editing, as well as transcribing, is highly dependent on extensive Expander use.
Regarding MTSOs, lots of people have all the work they can handle, with no bottoming out, but getting that steadiness and having it continue can't be depended on. Just in case, expect to occasionally have to flex somewhat with the work flow just in case.
Webmedx is a good company that specializes in medium-sized regional medical centers/hospitals. Lots of ESL, but higher pay rates balance it out. Expander provided, and classes in its use and other productivity-raising techniques. Good health insurance. Very good incentive pay scale.
Best wishes.
Yep, that stinks, I have one like that - sm
she will do a 17 min consult, I will be lucky if it is 80 lines....stinks, I also have an "ummer"....he will ummmmmmmm for a minute or two, on a 12 minute report, though he redeems himself when he has me "send it in letter format" as well as the report, sometimes to 3 or 4 different doctors, no cc notes for him, so that is quite nice, I can make $25 in 5-10 minutes that way sometimes. He doesn't do it all the time, but still it is a nice perk.
VR pay stinks
I just don't get it and never will. You still have to listen to a whole file to edit, and usually at regular or slower pace to VR which is just another job description for traditional VR which also sucks pay wise. Either way, you still listen to the whole file, and usually the docs put on VR are the better dictators, so you could type them as fast as you listen. The crap docs are the ones that don't make it onto VR, but if you can type as fast as the good ones are speaking in VR, which I have happened upon more than once, then with a good expander, etc., I could be making twice as much just typing their butts. Sorry, this whole VR crap situation is just that, CRAP, and another reason to pay us less than we are worth.
I REFUSE to do this crap work for 3 cpl, and I was shocked as a student at what my mentor made editing my work and giving me invaluable feedback.
Editors in general should be paid hourly and that's a fact. We need to really consider the crap rates we are offered while the middle/man/woman makes the other half of our pay and say enough is enough. Rates are simply pathetic knowing what the middle person is ACTUALLY making!! PLZ............
If no spaces, it is more like 5.75 which stinks! - nm
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yeah that stinks
Its not like with a car where you have a choice whether to drive or not.
They should make an affordable plan scaled to income available to anyone who cannot get coverage otherwise and set criteria like - if you have to pay more than 10% (or whatever is fair) of your income for insurance, you are eligible for the plan. Cutting it off at 4X poverty level screws the middle class family, again. Just like for financial aid for school.
JMO. TG we have good insurance. (military)
that really stinks, BIG TIME !!
here is the other web site that goes into more detail,
http://www.programmersguild.org/RIR/
Comcast really stinks.........
I used to have their cable internet here in Cresson, PA, but I have switched to Verizon high-speed DSL, and I absolutely love it. They do have special sign ups, which you can you lock in at that rate, I did! Sure hope you get rid of Comcast! 
No pay for spaces, which stinks. Your
I have heard low work volumes if full time. Not getting paid for spaces was a deal breaker for me.
The new BOS perpetuates this and it stinks. It is
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That stinks. Must be the office you work for because
I had nothing but STAT reports for 5 hours straight this a.m. and then reports went back to last Friday's dictation. I wish there were some way I could send some out to you.
Weird thing is that in the last couple of weeks I have logged on to find no work, but within an hour, I have plenty of work. Uh oh. Is it my turn? 
Oh that stinks-LOL!! Sounds like my luck.
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That really stinks! Guess I should feel lucky.
Now I feel foolish for complaining without thinking there were others worse off. Sorry.
Well that stinks, my vet just built an addition onto the "house" she was using - sm
It is now basically 2 houses connected with a wide hallway. She has 1 partner, who she has had for the last few years, and has not changed her services/prices at all. She now does have a $25 visit fee but you only have to pay it once a year, if you are regular customer she won't charge you for it everytime you come in. She does not charge for putting an pet to sleep either, as long as you are a regular (She knows us pretty well, I was there a lot with my old dog). She is very helpful to me, recently boarded our 16-y/o schipperke though she has not had her shots this year (my normal kennel would not take her since she was not current on her shots -- was due in 9/05) but as she is on her last legs I see no point in getting her vaccines. The dog is deaf and blind, having kidney failure very slowly but seems happy and my DH can't bring himself to put her to sleep yet. Our vet agrees with us on this point too.
Yeah and it pretty much stinks so far this season.
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Agree---and work on those expansions..it stinks at first
but it WILL pay off in the long run. Especially once you're familiar with the doctors and you can *almost* type what they're going to say before they say it. When you're that familiar, it makes for a fabulous line count:-)
How is the health insurance? Mine stinks.
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Thanks for your replies. I like my account alot but I don't like the pay so that stinks!!
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It depends entirely on the company you work for. If their tech support stinks, then
the program will not do well, but if they have good tech support, they can tweak it to work just fine.
GearPlayer customer service stinks - if you need to reload onto another computer (i.e. you get a new
You have to call them to get a new install code,but first they have to fax you a request sheet to be completed and faxed back,then they have to okay the reinstall and give you a new code. They are NOT available after hours or on weekends, so if you have an emergency such a computer crash,you are out of luck.
Verbatim stinks! As a MLS, you're educated and trained to edit
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Really really stinks to fire someone in a conference call for gosh sakes. nm
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and accrording to my physical therapist whose company uses them, the quality stinks royal
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don't type double spaces. Type single. Then no one will be cheated.
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I can type with wine, can't type with coffee, though...too jittery.
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That is, type the code above before and after what you want bolded in the text-to-type box. nm
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What Document is that?
FootOnmyNeck?
Is your document (sm)
going "full screen" when you do this? If so, use Alt-V to pull the View menu and change the view back to normal. I'm guessing you are hitting Alt-V instead of Ctrl-V for pasting. If you are in full screen mode, there should be a little box floating that says "close full screen." Clicking that will change it back too.
Do you want a new document to...
to show the template or the new blank page within the current document to show the template? In other words, is every report created in a document of its own or are all the reports created in one document containing several reports? Either way, I would think a macro would be very useful. You could use a macro to insert the template on the blank page of new document or, if several reports are joined together to form a document, you could make a macro that would create section break at the end of the current report and insert the template on a new page.
Don't get mad, just document.
Save QA e-mails in an e-mail folder. Then when you get conflicting messages, simply forward the conflict to the QA and very respectfully say that this feedback seems to be conflicting, so there must be something you don't understand.
If for some reason they do this over the phone, I'd ask if you could get that in writing so you'll be able to keep the rules straight.
Don't get mad, just document
The corrections go into an on-line type folder. I have e-mailed the person in charge stating that feedback seems to be conflicting. The response? There wasn't any. One Editor correcting the work will say "good report" while the next will do just the opposite even though you set up/type basically the same way. Some days I get so upset I could literally cry. I love the work but how can one please when the editors are not on the same page? Really broken at heart over the whole thing. :-(
So I can see the document (sm)
otherwise, it runs off to the right of the page.
Did you try it elsewhere in the document?
When I entered the cm2 as a formatted auto correct, it did make everything suprascript; however, go to another line and type the cm2 there. It should work correctly. Just don't know why it won't on the original. Let us know if you're successful.
Maybe it has to do with how you have your document set up?
did you try to hit F11 anyway? Usually you cannot see them after you save the document.. but they a
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How do you move from one document
to another in the WordPerfect program without stopping to reach for the mouse. I'm guessing there is a certain key(s) such as F1 or something like that that does it but I haven't been able to find it. Thanks!
document where the IRS states this please? nm
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document is a template
I am using a different computer in my house because my main one crashed. I had new templates sent to me, but when I open them to use them they have all of these arrows and paragraph symbols everywhere! Thanks for any help
I believe it is document preparation..nm
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Word document
Here is what I do . . . sort of the same thing. I sometimes work on temp jobs and if I think I know how the client wants something, but I am not 100% sure I highlight the area. The MTSO will then return my work -- if she makes a change she will highlight so I can find it easily and if what I did was okay she simply will remove the highlighted area and the report is good to go on to the doctor. It is very simple to highlight an area and just as easy to remove it. It won't exactly show what your MT did wrong, but the MT will know that you changed something that is hightlighted and see the correct way of typing. If she has her original she can match your highlighted area with her original to compare.
Make sure you are at the top of the document
It has been a while for me, but I still have the function key template card that goes overtop of the F keys.
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