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Thanks, MOMT. I have been known to sometimes get caught up trying to make my point, but... SM

Posted By: Tinks on 2007-01-10
In Reply to: Hey Tinks...... - MOMT

I didn't think I was being rude.  Thanks again, I was starting to take it a little personal, but some people are just sensitive, I guess.


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    The point wasn't that it was copyrighted. The point the poster tried to make
    :(
    Thanks, MOMT!

    That was the point I was trying to make
    Maybe I just didn't say it the correct way. I can't imagine what I would want to hide from anyone besides an abortion or a mental problem, depending on what it was.
    That's the point - you CAN'T make
    decent money on VR. They cut the line rate to 1/2 or 1/3 of regular, and it takes just as long as regular. We've already taken a hit in this industry & are barely surviving, and now we have to make 1/3 to 1/2 of that?! This industry will fail at this rate. Maybe that's a good thing because then we can start over without the huge corporations in the middle of it ruining it for everyone. Have you read the MQ board? Many of the ones doing VR have been getting paid minimum wage because they're making less than that on VR! It can't continue like this.
    Thanks all for helping me make my point.
    nm
    And? Your point? It is a business. If they don't make
    money, they won't have investors, and no investors means no backup,....no business. No work.

    You show me a BUSINESS that is open just to have employees and give them their every want, and I'll show you an entity that failed as a business, and could not even survive as a charitable organization because of the lack of structure and standard.

    If their business tactics and their employment package does not suit you, leave.
    Thanks for responding! Will definitely make a point to see it. - nm
    zzz
    You make a good point
    Keeping track was doable but you have to keep track. I still am not making that much hourly counting lines though. I'd better invest in some new tools.
    To MOMT-to me *normal* does not exist

    *normal* means one has a preconceived idea of what *sanity* is....


    Everyone has got a story - there is not a family out there that does not have some kind of *story* - crosses all socioeconomic levels too......it's not just an urban blight thing - it has crossed all levels of society/cultures/religions et cetera......I don't need to tell any of you, I'm sure you are all seeing the changes from decade to decade just like the rest of us!  Sad world, indeed. 


    The Amish are the most peaceful.....they keep their doors unlocked.  THIS last thing was THE STRAW BREAKING THE CAMEL'S BACK in my mind!!!  Geesh....and a milkman no less.....an area where milk is still delivered to people's doorsteps (I grew up with that happening but haven't seen THAT in decades).  Terrible world, little optimism (what with all these *politics*), very sad, indeed.



    Lisa, you make a very good point. sm
    I guess I should have been a little more specific. If ALL MTs were to go on "strike" and not accept the low wages these MTSO's are offering, they eventually would HAVE to offer a decent wage we can live on. But, the other side of the coin is, if the MTS WOULD STRIKE, then the MTSO's would no doubt just hire those non-U.S. MTs anyway, because that is the reason in the first place they are paying so little. The U.S. MTs have no support, that's for sure. (and I apologize for the misspelling of a word in my previous post.)
    don't worry about frantic people who try to make a point by calling names.
    They are immediate losers when it comes down to winning any sort of valid logical argument and you can see this person is a LOSER because they did not mention any companies to support their argument and instead lashed out at you. HOW SMART IS THAT?
    I agree with MOMT, but be careful not to print company names or you'll

    p


    Point was is the person willing to make up for the slack of the person who types 1 job when there is

    if that is all they WANT to type.   Is the person who wants to be a supervisor willing to make up for those people?


    You have crap supervisors, editors and mts in the business like you have good ones.   Sadly, the really good ones of all of them are few and far between. 


    I didn't apply, so that's a moot point. The point I was making is that
    she's ranting here about something that doesn't even pertain to most of us. You can't come to a MT message board railing at MTs without getting a response. That's why it's not called MTSOstars. Also, it's unprofessional of a business owner to let her emotions overrule her common sense. As for the newbies, they'll learn. We were all newbies at one time or another. None of us was born perfect, not even the MTSO.
    You missed my point. My point wasn't perks but prestige...nm
    nm
    I see you are caught in

    already.


    In some offices you continually run out of work - and MQ gives you


    no policy in writing as to what your rights are or what they will


    provide in the way of "buffer".  All they do is say "we can give you more


    accounts".


    Well, sitting in front of a computer 24 hours a day and still not finding


    enough work on dozens of accounts is not being a good business


    person.


    Having an account or else built in protection for times when there is no work


    is BEING A GOOD BUSINESS PERSON.


    Even if you are an employee, and there is no work, suddenly you find you


    are RESPONSIBLE for the huge medical insurance bill - for several pay periods "because you didn't meet your line requirement"


    I'm telling you, this company needs to either standardize it's politicies and


    be up front with what they do, or forever go through the system as being


    utterly slippery and underhanded, and deserve the reputation they so


    deservedly have right now.  Of course they have their own agenda and could


    care less about posters like me who have been through the drill until I was ground


    down into the ground and broke, because they are "using" MTs to position themselves into the world of VR.  And it will have been done on the backs


    of many MTs who lost it all thinking at some point MQ would finally "do right"


    They haven't and probably will never.


    So my advice is, if you can't get some policies in writing from whereever possible


    (New Jersey just flips you off, so don't waste your time there), don't invest too


    much in this company as you will be at their mercy and feel like you are never on solid ground financially.  It is not a company to work for if you need the


    money for a living.  It is merely to pick up pocket change.



    What caught my eye was sm
    "it's a teaching hospital". Been there, done that. Get ready for ESLs that change every year. You might like it, but you'll earn every cent. On the plus side, you'll learn so much more than with a nonteaching hospital, which is good. Let us know what you decide.
    AVG has caught several
    viruses. I also run online scans on sites like Trend Micro, Panda, etc., on occasion just to double-check the effectiveness of AVG & make sure it hasn't missed anything. I've been using AVG free for about 10 years I guess and, like I said, AVG has caught several viruses and I've never once had a crash or lost anything in all these years due to viruses, and I've turned all my friends and family onto AVG free & they've never had any issues with viruses, so I have to say that I'm extremely happy with it, especially considering it's free... Doesn't get any better than that! ;)
    That's not my point. My point is previous owner hired
    nm
    Absolutely, because if they are caught twice, they've probably done it
    x
    Maybe I caught him at a bad time or maybe he is
    going through some personal problems in his life that he is carrying over into the workplace.  In any event, I could not foresee a good working relationship with this individual in the future.
    You are offshore and got caught.
    /
    Missed most of it but what I caught was fun!!
    t
    My son is only 7, so he hasn't caught on yet
    that I'm not talking to him. He still says "what" all the time...lol. So, I'll look at him and say, "do you know what flagginationalization means?" Cracks him up every time.
    caught off gaurd

    I started with a new company about 40 days ago - I trained on one account for about three days and the was given two docs to do with really no training only a manual.   I have been doing them for about 35 days.  My first QA score about ten days or so after the start of these docs was 96%,  my second on 5/20 was 98%.  I really have not gotten any negative feed back other than some format issues which were worked out quickly.  I have been meeting my TAT, proofing and covering what they asked.  There has not been any complaint that has been brought to my attention that I can pinpiont.  This past weekend, I got sent a whole bunch of work to help cover someone on vacation, my work was pushed back by my QA and supervisor.   Needless to say my accounts were not very happy and were not told in advance.  This evening I get a call from the supervisor saying that due to a call from the docs office about poor TAT and quality she was removing me from the account.  I have an email this same supervisor sent me from the docs office dated June 5 saying the account was finally looking up.   I asked the supervisor to pinpoint the issues but she was not able to at this time and told me to hold tight until she gets some more info.   I don't know what to think. Any opinions or suggestions???


     


     


    Okay, I'm caught up to the posts below
    .
    I have no idea about his being caught but
    working from home I kept my eye peeled for the report and checked every so often. You know the time frame as far as dictating- what 24 hours? This was 8 months later. If he did to me, well you know the rest. Like I said, he personally called me from another sister hospital 2 times and very incensed that I would even approach mediation at the hospital. Of course when I took my story there along with the documentation, he refused to comment on it, denying all. I at that time could not afford to lose my job so I could not press on with it. Called several attorneys and each one said no one would be on my side being as this was an elective procedure I chose and a face lift at the same time so dead end for me.
    I don't think everything is caught - like the job resumes
    with addresses like Mumbai, Hawaii.  Could it be a name, not a place?
    Sweet. Someone caught it ;-)
    All is write with the world now.

    Seriously, though, can we let the poor woman vent without picking on her grammar?
    Thank goodness you caught it and not QA
     thanks for the chuckle
    LOL.... caught me off guard...
    nm
    I hope she's caught too...
    I'm also 40-50 miles from this woman. I hope she's caught and put away for this. Thanks so much for warning us that this is going on.
    It just caught me off guard. I really wasn't trying to
    criticize. Sorry!
    I only caught bits and pieces of it, but sm

    I didn't see anything offensive that should generate such a stink.  My BIGGEST gripe is with people who come out hating something, expressing an opinion about something they have never even SEEN!


    The little bit I saw, it looked like a man dealing with "normal" family situations -- let's face it, it is not unusual nowadays to have a gay son, or become addicted to prescription meds, etc. -- ministers are not immune.   I am a Christian and love the Lord, and I was not offended by anything on the show.  And even if I was, it is not my place to tell others what they can and cannot watch.  We all get to "vote" with the flick of a channel.


    Thanks, will do. About 3 nights ago my Norton caught
    Did you notice the Feb 3 date?  That would be this coming Friday.  Wonder how our various transcription companies are going to fare?  ugh.  I hope they don't crash. 
    My husband caught a doctor...sm

    actually dictating in a hospital and heard him say at the end to scratch all that and started over! He felt so bad for the poor MT who would be doing him. He also was an extremely slow dictator, so it probably took her forever! He's also heard some fast dictators and would let them know after they finished that someone has to actually transcribe that. Go hubby!


    Like a good MT, I caught MY mistake and
    x
    She took the safe way out. Rocky was fake and got caught
    while the average joe is head over heels for this girl.  Could go either way, he might enlighten her in that a good guy doesn't have to be a total hunk.  Then again, she may be so shallow not to see that.  I think her mom did make an impression on her decision though.
    hahaha! I've been caught red handed!! lol
    NM
    Caught a bit of it on Fox ticker but no live coverage..
    yet.   Where do you live?  How horrible for you and all the kids to have to go through a nightmare like this :(  Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
    Food/medicine caught in throat
    This very thing happened to me while eating pizza one day - I ended up in the ER because I could not get it out or to go down.  The ER doc ordered a chest x-ray (do not know why) and then sent me home with some Prilosec saying that I had esophagitis.  It was a rainy day - two dogs chased my car home and I was afraid to get out - plus I had my sister's four children that week, besides my own two.  I took a Prilosec and then had to have my husband rush to the pharmacy for some Benadryl - I was allergic to the dye - then, and I don't recommend this, I got a long-handled teaspoon - bent it and stuck it down my throat - retrieving the pizza dough.  I still had esophagitis because my throat was now inflamed from the pizza and the spoon handle - I put the chewed up dough in a ziploc and returned it to the ER for an explanation - of course they thought I was crazy - but you do what you have to do.  I have found that many doctors are either incompetent or on drugs (cocaine, meth, and others that they either sniff or smoke).  That is why there is such a high malpractice rate (but that's another story).  In fact, I see a doctor now who is a drug-abuser - but he prescribes what me or my family needs when we go to see him and we get well - but boy is he high - nice, though.  That's my take on the ibuprofen in your throat.
    There is a $150 fine if caught working at home-sm
    w/o business license. From 2002-2005 the fee was $50. Then city changed it and now have to take copy of tax return to City Hall and the fee is based on previous year's income. Woman in my Chamber of Commerce group was turned into the city by a rival and was fined.
    If your child was caught cheating at school,
    x
    Out of her dress today (instead of out of her dressing) but I caught it when proofing.
    .
    Same here. Do a load a day. Wash in the morning. Dry it after dinner. Always caught
    s
    My line count went from 1200+ to <800 and I never caught up. I did change jobs ;) nm
    x
    I have had pills get caught going down from not enough water and they have left a residue that burne
    //
    One time I typed "Tp and his wife are retired and travel in their rectovaginal." Caught it tho
    x
    LOL! Hush woman, I caught myself typing "the incision was thoroughly irrigated with normal swelli

    when I'm just too pooped to type everyone gets "prepped and raped in a sterile fashion" (that one I already got on autocorrect just in case!



     


    not my point, actually. My point was the bigotry is the same.
    The bigotry's always there. Not all "Mexicans" are Mexican, nor are they all illegal. My point is, though, people used to make remarks about cabbage smell about the Irish just like comments are made now about how nasty Mexicans are.

    Every time somebody says something about "those people," something bigoted is coming out. That's all I'm saying.
    Same thing with nationals. You work all the time to keep the account caught up when others dont work
    and then when they decide to put a whole lot of extra people on your accounts and run you out they could care less about how much you worked.