So if someone isn't rolling in money, they have made a life choice mistake
Posted By: What?!?! on 2005-09-17
In Reply to: Find a better-paying career - sm
and are living in squallor? Uh, I don't think so. If you're not an MT, why are you even here? You certainly aren't a very helpful or happy little elf.
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This is the stupidest con I have ever heard of on MT world.
Look, you made a mistake.....
no need to go on the defensive and start calling people fanatics. Just because someone loves their dog like their child doesnt make them fanatical. It also does not mean that because their pet is treated like a child that their pet is not trained. Are your children untrained? My goodness! My children behave very well. Treating a pet like a loved child, in my opinion, would mean they are treated with a lot of love tempered with discipline and boundaries. I think that you are fanatical in that you cannot seem to have a normal middle ground when it comes to these two issues.
I made a mistake....
For my hard hyphen I assigned Alt + H, not Ctrl H as I had posted.
I do remember (sort of) trying the hard space and I couldn't get it to work. I believe it put in an extra space. I'm sure I tried the backspace and pause features without luck, got frustrated and quit. I should try playing around with it again because that would be a great time saver. I know I have Dr. in my ESP as dr....but closing up that space would be better.
I believe it put in an extra space. I'm pretty sure I tried several combinationns
I made the mistake of falling for that
pitch in 2004 when I applied at TRS. When I left one month later because they kept running out of work and bouncing me around, I learned to disregard any endorsements.
As it was later explained to me, the award is based on employee votes. Depending on how many people vote, it can be determined by just a handful of people. Hardly a ringing endorsement...
I agree...unless it is something that would likely be a mistake made by everyone...
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the guy who posted it obviously made a mistake
because you're right - it shouldn't have been posted here.
Tired of being an MT - Made a mistake.
I have been transcribing over 20 years. All different kinds of specialties. I've had good jobs and bad jobs. Jobs I'm sorry I quit. Anyway, my son works at a gas station that has freshly baked goods and had a job opening for doing the baking there. In a moment of acute hate for my job I jumped at grabbing that one. Now I'm sorry I accepted the job, it involves standing for 8 hours, the pay is about the same as what I'm making now (that's why I want out of MT), but I can't stand for 8 hours a day. I haven't given notice yet to my MT job and I don't want to have this shed a bad light on my son at his job. I just don't think I could be on my feet 8 hours a day. Now I am in a mess. How can I not take the job and not have this reflect on him?
As a side note. I think I don't make enough money as an MT because I spend all my time looking for another job while I'm working, or supposed to be working. HELP!
Wondering
Oopsie. QA lady. I made a mistake.
You were not on the GAB Board but here on the 4th. I was reading all of the craziness yesterday.
You would think, coming on an MT site, she would not have made a mistake as basic as that.
:p
I'm just waiting 'til the time a mistake is made - SM
in my own healthcare as a result of the doc typing theire own note and messing up, or worse - the work getting messed up offshore. OR my identity getting stolen as a result of offshoring. Then it'll be lawyer-time, and hopefully then my 'ship will come in', and I can retire if I win my case.
All patients should have this in the backs of their minds.
Please tell me I am not alone. Just got a report back where I made a MAJOR mistake. (sm)
I normally try to be very, very careful, but I don't know what happened, but it did.
Feeling a little shaken regarding my skills and attention span right now.
Please tell me I am not the only one who has made an error and had the client send the report back.
Been there, doing that, wish I had made a better choice.
My personal experience with the good captain has also been unsettling. I have been with them for almost a year and it has been bad for half of that. Man am I tired of bounced checks, late checks, no work, and ridiculous reasoning. I have been appling with other companies but have not found anything yet. Good luck and lets hope the ship doesn't sink until we get off!!!
Yep I made the choice
I would much rather be "an indian than a chief" Being in this biz for almost 30 years, I could have chosen to "hunt accounts", etc., but I chose not to do so -- not out of fear of failure, but of having a life outside of MT and knowing first hand how the corporate world can be. I can schedule my day now, to take phone calls, IMs etc and believe me -- today has been heck with the storm we are having and friend in a panic mode, but I can stil work and not ignore her on top of not having to have a work wardrobe, worry about gas, tolls, etc.
you're welcome. You made a wise choice--sm
but also realize that our words are not just for us, they are for everyone reading this, who may be in the same situation and who do not have the courage to make a change in their lives. What we say to each other may just give someone else the courage to live a good decent life, without the need for drugs or alcohol, or someone in our lives who uses them. I am happy for you. I am happy for me. We are free. Good luck to you.
My mistake, I am not thinking tonight, I actually make 11.5 cpl, clinic notes. I earn my money thou
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I know why I am transcribing (a few bad choices I made early in life) - sm
But I did not lie about my IQ when I replied. There are genuine circumstances that prevent potential from being realized. I don't think I would have ever had the mentality to hold up a job more suited to my potential, though, and would have probably fallen on my face, had I been a doctor or a lawyer or such. I do know I would be dead now (long story). The direction I took was what seems now like a bad choice in life that lead to MT'ing to make a living, but in talking with my friends, they think it was providential.
MT'ing is easy because I remember everything without references. It helps me feel better about myself, and I make easy money.
Maybe this is what was intended.
I would be 43 and have no life at this time and wish I was making decent money, but not ;0( ...NM
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really? made more money as an MT?
Wow, you must have had your own accounts independently then, right? It seems with some of today's trends in the MT field, that the pay will be not as good as it was, or harder to make equal to or close to what an RN would make.
I have made SO much money doing MT,
if I were doing it over again I would have finished my degree (which I am doing now). I have been an MT for 25 years, as a hospital MT and an MTSO. The money has been very good. Being able to be home with my kids through the years was good. But in other ways being home has been bad - for one not being able to walk away from work and leave it at the office. I feel like I should always be working because there's always more money to be made. I know over the years I have thrown 100% into my business and home/family have suffered. I really think that other than being physically available for my kids, my home life was better when I worked in a hospital - because then when I was off work, I was off. I came home and started dinner and cleaned the house while it was cooking and settled in for a relaxing evening. Now I am often still working at 6 or 7 p.m., fast food dinners, house not cleaned, etc. Yes, it's POSSIBLE to organize yourself so that you take care of those things too when you work at home, but I think for a lot of us we get into a rut. I feel psychologically healthier getting out of the house, etc. Which I am doing now that I am back in college and I will never go back to just being at home full time again.
Another downside - weight gain from being sedentary!
there is still money to be made in this sm
business. But, after over 30 years as an MT, I would suggest that you PLEASE work in-house in a hospital for 2-3 years before you ever come home to work on production. The schools are not telling the students this information and they are doing their students a great disservice.
I made my best money doing ER. Granted,
I got 13 cpl. But the doctors said the same things over and over and there were I think only 6 or 7 ER doctors for that hospital. I worked 4 hours a day, 7 days a week, and made $1000 a week. Loved it!
T-chart changed all that. 
While I have made great money doing MT,
if I had it do over, no I would not go into MT. I would have finished college and gotten my degree instead. I am back in college now to get my degree, but it would have been so much better if I had done it years ago.
I agree with the MT who says after 25 years she is working harder and making less. It's the same for me. I am getting burned out after all these years, I can't type the long hours I once did, I can't see doing this for another 20 years. If the money was there like it used to be, that might be different.
made more money 15 years ago than I do now. nm.
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Is there "bad" money to be made?
Just wondering in this economy if anyone would say, "Oh no, sorry, that's bad money." Unless, of course, it's the world's oldest profession which sometimes I think pays way higher!
Oh my goodness! They should quit then - if no money is to be made.
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I did secret shopping......made some money but it
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The most & easiest money I ever made typin'
was for a hospital that had all these kickass "normals" for OP notes. The docs would say, "Please use my _____ template" and that was it. Some ortho templates were an instant 100+ lines and they took mere seconds to zap in! Those days are long gone for me but I remember them fondly.
I knew they made good money...
I used to work for Kaiser in California. I really wanted to get on with the transcription department but there was NEVER an opening. I really miss working for Kaiser. I have not been able to find a hospital like that since I left. I now live in GA. The Kaiser here is not the same -- much smaller operation here. But I knew it, I knew it!
:)
I charged by the gross line and made more money that way.
Sickest thing, I made more money my first year as MT as I do now, for working
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Their skin is not a choice. To commit sodomy with a man is a choice.
I don't care if they are attracted to men or dogs or goats. I care that they act upon it.
Money, money, money, mmonnneyyy. Singing the Apprentice song.
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No, not rolling in it.
I've always been a fast, accurate transcriptionist. We have ESL's, it's a teaching hospital. I don't have just certain doctors that I do with templates, etc., I am in the pool with the rest of the dept. I've just always "gotten it". I researched eScription before our company went with it, got a part-time job doing it so I could hit the ground running and not lose so much cash (no more incentive pay - that was the gravy for this job, but when you're getting paid very, very well, why would I tell them that it's pretty stupid!). I rode that gravy train and I'm not complaining that they lowered our pay; I'm thankful I still have a job, insurance and seniority. I've learned to now live within my means with the evolution of eScription.
E. It is not my choice to make, it is their choice.
Every job has its pros and cons. The more US MTs we can bring in is that many fewer jobs going overseas. Besides, I like my job.
rolling stones still have it
I saw them on their Steele Wheels tour. They were ossum, absolutely worth every penny. Fantastic performance!!!
Yay mon! Got any rolling papers? LOL! nm
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Oh man! I'm rolling on the floor here! Tooooooooo
funny!!!! Isn't that the truth though about the name spelling? I have one that says, "Last name is Doe. Now let me spell that for you, D-O-E," but if the last name is Tatarczuk, you should be able to figure that one out on your own.
I have one that actually takes time out once in a while to spell a medication and he screws it up every single time. He's very condescending and his attitude is like, "Here little uneducated typist, this is how you spell doxicyclene."
I should keep a log of is misspellings just for giggles, but who has time?
Anyone seeing the Rolling Stones on tour?
I've always wanted to see 'em in concert - can't believe they are all in their 60s....but Mick Jagger still knows how to shake it!
Trying to contact Rolling Eyes
I am trying to get an email address for someone who regularly posts at "Rolling Eyes" e.g. Rolling Eyes on Sun, etc. If have a question about a prior post and want to send a private email. Thanks
I use a small rolling desk as well
At first, I didn't think it would be large enough, but with a little organization, I find it holds my cable modem, a Lanier system, my 20-inch monitor (I put the tower on the shelf underneath the desk top), and still has room to comfortably put my coffee, notebook, etc.
We're in a small 1/1 waiting for a 2/2 to open up so I can use the extra bedroom and bathroom as my office area. I'll probably upgrade to an armoire when I have the space, but I've actually enjoyed my little cubby in the living room with my rolling desk.
Life is life....the haven't bonded the same as if it were a 2-year-old!
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yes eye rolling but mostly the "shaddup" - pretty rude
response for just asking a simple question.
Well, get started. YOU can start the ball rolling.
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Are you doing acute care with ESLs? You must be rolling in it.
Oh my gosh. Went to Rolling Stones about 8 years ago (I'm 55 and as straight as they come). SM
We jumped up and down and hollered and smoked pot and just went crazy. It was so much fun!
incident involved Rolling Stones concert...NM
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The Rolling Stones? You mean The Strolling Bones? Mick wasn't hot b4 and still isn't! But hey,
big lips and pretzels for legs then hey, more power to ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't know I need to post EVERY reason I got into MT...Good God! **rolling eyes***
I stand by my posts as well. YES I did say my children, but pardon me for not listing EVERY SINGLE REASON I got into MT. My children are always number one at the top of my priority list as they should be and that's why I mentioned them. And no, I'm having a good day, but I am astounded with the nastiness on these boards. I've never seen such unahppy people. Is this was MT does to a person?
i made $15/hr before and didn't stay long because i made so much more on production. sm
that was with full benes too. i wouldn't do it for less than $20, but i think even with $20, i'd want benes. are you in-house?
Make money? I'm not making any money because of my decision. You read my reasoning
You can agree with me or not, but don't make false assumptions please.
You're working to make money, not to spend money.
These people should be ashamed of themselves taking advantage of people this way!
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