Really a nightmare. How awful.

• My best friend and fellow editor laid off this close to Christmas! sm - NCQA
  • Thread locked; see my post "MONEY". NM - Goldbird (Moderator)
  • Sorry to hear that - xcopper3
  • This happened to a group of us - Winnie
  • Check out the COBRA - jude
    • jude is right. Cobra may not be cheap, but it's cheaper than the surgery. - Cobra should pay if not cosmetic. nm
  • things sometimes work for a reason; maybe surgery would have gone bad - - NM
    • I completely concur. - TIMING is EVERYTHING.
      • yes it is. - no msg
    • Cataract surgery routinely does not "go bad" these days. - In the know
      • I think the difference here is surgeon quality - Me
        • He is a Mayo Clinic doctor - he does a ton... - She is in good hands.
      • I transcribe about 30 of these a week sm - OphthoMT
        • this is interesting and good to know - NM
  • While I am sorry for your friend's situation... - ...
    • Spoken from the true heart of a company owner (inside) - Piedmont
      • so true - jlynn
      • No, you just make YOUR attacks and then say - don't respond. What is that about???? nm
        • Look, I am as tired of everything as everyone. My heart breaks for MTs who cannot buy present for t - Piedmont
          • Enabling so oftened masked as helping. Dont - hurt your elbow patting self on back. nm
            • Enabling post not meant for OP, just Peidmont. - nm
              • You are certainly entitled to your opinion, no one would accuse you of enabling. - Piedmont
          • But just because people are not willing to financially help doesn't make them any less helpful th - MtMom30
            • No, no, I didn't mean that, please, I did not mean that. MTs are the most generous people in the - Piedmont
              • Oh please. - NM
          • "take one line from a post and use it against the person" - read your own quote - you are doing this - no msg
            • off on a tangent huh company owner? - Piedmont
  • Are you talking about MK? If so, - Country MT
    • Never mind, Sorry, just saw - Country MT
      • Yes, MK and I work together. - In the know
        • Really really stinks to fire someone in a conference call for gosh sakes. nm - anon
  • Really a nightmare. How awful. - Could be any of us.
  • What bums!! - wvm
    • What a kind person your are. - Piedmont
    • see inside - the company
    • Yes, it is just awful. Someone did the same to me last year. - NCQA
      • Happened to U but are you now employed, - better company, better situation? nm
      • The one lesson from this is - wvm

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tragedy. I read on a website 2 seperate stories of how the Amish are dealing with this. Yes, they are sad, but they believe that they will (and I do too) see their children again and that they are in a much better place. They have reached out to the gunman's family, visiting the killer's wife and children and offering them forgiveness. I also read that they want to "help" the gunman's family monetarily through a Mennonite fund if they need help! The article contrasted the Amish to other school tragedies where lawsuits were filed and death threats were made against the family members of the ones who committed the murders!

They are such graceful, loving people. Different, yet. Weird? In a way. But you have to admit that without electricity or vehicles to get them around, they obviously live a faith that most of us could only wish we had inside of us. I am a Christian. If a madman entered my children's school and killed them, could I offer forgiveness to their family? I doubt it. Could I weep in peace and silence knowing that I would someday see my children again? Maybe. But I would be a wretched mess and everyone around me would KNOW my suffering.

I am learning a great deal about the Amish through this. I used to live near PA where seeing the Amish was a regular occurrence. I thought they were so crazy and weird.....But, it was my own ignorance that made those judgments. They are wonderful, Godly people. I admire them more and more as I continue to read how they are dealing with this awful event!

I was surfing the web late one night and found these two, oh-so-true paragraphs that sum up managed health care in a nutshell, so I thought I'd share:

"Mangled care" was supposed to be the solution to rising health costs. HMOs would cut out the waste and keep an eye on doctors who ordered unnecessary tests and procedures, saving consumers big money. But it was the HMOs that made the big money--by restricting care.

Their philosophy was summed up by Richard Rainwater, cofounder of the for-profit HMO Columbia-HCA: "The day has come when somebody has to do in the hospital business what McDonald’s has done in the fast-food business and what Wal-Mart has done in the retailing business."

That is so very true.  I just dealt with the Hellish Malpractice Organization this past week.  My kid had a thumb pointing toward his elbow after a football accident.  Well, the thumb wasn't fractured and we knew that meant ligament damage, but we didn't know if it was a complete tear or just a partial tear; therefore, we didn't know if he needed surgery or just a cast for six weeks.  The ortho ordered an MRI and my HMO absolutely refused.  They said to cast his hand for three weeks and then if the thumb ROM is not improved, they "might" approve the MRI at that time.  I am still furious over them practicing medicine on my kid without physically examining him.  The ortho told me it has become such a nightmare that he has considered changing professions (boy, did I tell him another nightmare or two about medical transcription). 

Well, just to be a butt, my son started having sharp pains shooting up his arm, so I called my lovely HMO and asked the representative what she thought the diagnosis might be.  She sounded totally shocked that I was asking her this and said there was no way she could tell me such.  I think I made my point to her when I said, "Well, you guys decided to treat my child, sight unseen, in spite of the professional opinion of his ortho, so I thought I'd just see if you could R/O a clot or other major complication via telephone."  Believe it or not, I got a call about forty minutes later telling me his MRI had been approved.

I just wanted to share my experience with etranz in the hope that no one else will be caught in their trap.  This company is very unprofessional in their business dealings.  The management will send out payroll checks sometimes as much as 2 weeks late.  There are several former MTs how have had checks bounce and are still holding the money.  Personally, I have had no checks bounce but I believe it is only because I am in the state of GA where the eTranz office is. I informed the owner that if my check bounced I would be coming to Gwinette County to file charges and lo and behold my check cleared.  When I tried to terminate my employment, I was told that if I did not work out my 14 day notice that half of my final paycheck would be held as per contract.  When I tried to get a guarantee from the owner that I would be paid for this work, all she could do was scream at me over the phone and she refused to answer my questions concerning payroll.  Finally, what I had to do was force her to lock me out of the system so that I could start  new contract that I had.  I kept calling her regarding payroll, leaving message after message.  If I did get her on the phone, she still refused to answer my question, yelled at me, and would hang up on me.

Please stay away from this company.  I have found out since resigning that this company has a track record for very unethical business practices. 

I think it is awful that you were treated this way.  I know how it feels to be treated as if I am no more important than the next best piece of equipment.  The thing is, they did it because they could.  This is a learning experience for all of us; whenever we make any agreements for extra help, then we must have solid written contracts to indicate the limitations.  I wonder if it would also be a good idea to insert a clause into an original contract with the client (or for the next client) that indicates that you require a minimum of work before they go and hire additional help on the accoun?.  Give them the out of "negotiable", but they will have to discuss any changes with you before adding more MTs to the account for which you have a binding contract. 

I am not a lawyer, but this is my 2 cents.

but NOTHING like what you experienced (maybe 3-5 minutes instead of almost immediately for me). 

So it probably really depends on where you live, etc., and no good way to predict just how bad it would really be. 

Were your ADT searches really bad too?  Probably took me twice as long as usual, so pretty frustrating, but not totally unbearable.  And the fact that the other reports were downloading in the background while I was working on the current one did make things go smoother than I had expected for the short period of time I lost my DSL and had to use dial-up. 

1.  First I tried a new skin cream to "firm" up. My face turned cherry red, burned, and itched. Nothing helped. My skin now feels like sandpaper.

2. The water pump went in the car.

3. My son was taken to the hospital and has developed a heart problem. He's only 38.

4. My phone-in dictation machine died today. Can't afford the high prices they're asking for another one. I only have 1 doctor and don't know what to do. Any ideas?

5. My husband is still not back to work.

Wish I could retire today!

If you think about how much money they spend on computers and equipment, shipment, they need to make sure they are not just hiring any joe who does not know what they are doing and can walk away with a free computer.  That explains the testing that goes on to get hired on with these companies. 

Not only that, being so remote, having so many MTs, they have no time to check references, or to know whether or not you are seasoned or how much experience you might have.  You could lie your way all the way into becoming an MT, they lose clients because of the lousy work from inexperienced MTs, lose money because of the thieves who just want a free pc. 

We seasoned MTs get lost in the blizzard of this.  They are just looking out for themselves, for good reason if you look at it from their perspective. 

to be this way.  I only wish your yard would have been dog proofed and this wouldn't have happened to your dog.  I know you tried to fix the fence, but apparently it wasn't fixed.  I would hire someone to fix it once and for all or dig down a couple feet and put chicken wire or plywood to stop them from digging and going under.  My sister did this around her chicken coop to keep the coyotes out and it worked.  I have two labs and I would never ever allow them to get out. 

I really am sorry for your loss and it is horrible.  I do feel, though, as responsible pet owners that we all should keep our animals in our own yards whether it is a lab or a pit bull.  I'm very sorry.