Thanks for the wake up call

• Finally - people who know what I'm talking about - Renee
  • ESL and such - blondie
    • Good board for sharing sm - Anon
  • Being out of touch is a hazard of our job, but one reason you touched a nerve SM - MissIndigo
    • ESL is not code for bigotry. It is used in my SM - gm
    • Thanks for the wake up call - Renee
      • Hi, Renee. Welcome to Georgia. SM - MissIndigo
        • Thanks for the welcome - Renee
          • Oh, my!. I HAVE been there, desk in kitchen while dishes pile up and so on. - MsIndigo
      • ESL just means English as second language. - Bigotry is its own issue. nm
    • Disagree. ESL is just what it is. Bigotry term - used to pull attention away from raping of USA.
      • Then called me a bigot... - ESLs
        • What??? Above post meant to convey no - connection between ESL & bigotry. They are
          • their own issue. A lot of people claim bigotry to - distract from issue of illegals raping US system.
            • The bigotry I see claimed is not that but - tnmt
              • bigotry - blondie
                • true, blondie, & you are no bigot for saying so - vicki
                  • sad - blondie
                • Tsk, Tsk, Tsk - CeeCee2
                  • such things.... - blondie
                    • blondie a bigot? - Jay
                      • You think I am ignorant?!.... - blondie
                        • opinions based on the negative - Jay
                          • opinion - blondie
                      • illegals - blondie
                    • The disclaimer "in my experience" is important - tnmt
                  • Public board, she can post her opinion. Illegal - aliens need to go back home. nm
              • Hhmm, what I saw were people talking about - illegal aliens stealing services from USA. nm
  • What is really a shame is - ESLs
    • most bosses are afraid to stand up to the....sm - I totally agree
      • I would tell them to pack sand - Renee
        • LOL it's POUND sand... nm - Scribbles
          • Best if - nana
          • It's a seafaring insult, though both are similar - Renee
          • Ah, reminds me of a friend who said, "I'll be all over you like cheese soup!" - Instead of "cheap suit." I actually like so
            • - soup better - NM
              • My housekeeper telling me cake from strap?? - Get this
                • Are you sure she didnt mean strap, like black - strap molasses? nm
                  • She probably would not even know black strap as in - Get this
                • I do my own housework - only ESL comes from me after a long day - oooy ! - Anon
                  • She is not ESL, African American female - Get this
                  • I like that! Same here. - Renee
          • If you aren't paying me to do 100% accuracy - here, don't edit me. nm
          • Maybe it's not where OP is from. Who cares - anyway. Knew what she meant. nm
        • Not difficult at all. You dont want to do ESL, - dont. There will always be someone who will.
    • One surgeon - mt
    • Guess I'm pretty lucky - lindabel
      • If the doctors actually change their ways, - then yes, you are lucky.
      • Who do you work for & are they hiring? - Renee
    • We should call the doctors - Renee
      • Last word on this subject, promise! - CeeCee2
      • No one is going to make the dr change style of - dictating. Either learn to to him or move on. nm

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Just not wanting to deal with the constant worry of feast or famine.  Companies which treat the MT as a big zero if he/she does their job well, although when needed extra, the MT is made to feel guilty if they do not do 10,000 percent in spite of the fact they are previously treated like zero.  Sometimes the paycheck although small, does not seem worth it compared to the quality or lack of quality of life.

No, I am not depressed.  I think this MT has finally wished for some time off to go outside, see the clouds, smell the fresh air, and consider the life passing by.  As well, this MT would like to remember what it was like to have the security of a job which paid halfway decently, actually a boss who showed just a tiny bit of appreciation once in a while for doing a difficult job well, and the days when a person did not flinch when looking at the computer wondering what the day would bring.  Silence, more silence, or an even smaller paycheck.

I tell you, if I were to take 2 weeks off, nobody in my household would even notice the difference in budget, the pay has gotten so low from lack of work.  Used to be a person could make a difference with this job. Wondering if it is time for a change.

Do you ever feel that way?

I can hardly stand getting up every day and looking for a job in this industry.  Now GM wants to make its cars in China and then sell them back here.  HELLO?! What in heavens name is going on?

I think if our grandparents and their grandparents were faced with what we are now, they never would have immigrated here.  We are going backwards. 

I am tired, getting older by the minute.  Somebody wake me when it's over. 

Exactly how long does it take for Americans to realize the only benefit in outsourcing is the benefit the fellow in India (or elsewhere) receives when he/she snatches your job!!    

Of course there are factions in our government that want to keep us ignorant and keep us suffering from chronic disease. For one, the pharmaceutical industry has a lot of clout in government, especially with regards to financially supporting medical schools, politicians, etc.

Thank about it.  For instance, why do you think they keep telling diabetics that it's okay to keep eating a little sugar?  Because diabetes is a big industry!!  They need for the diabetics to keep taking SOME medication; what would the industry do if the diabetics no longer needed medication, glucometers, test strips, nutritional counseling, blood tests, etc., etc.???  THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE...

I can't sleep in if I know I can, but wish I could when I can't. I set my alarm (which I never have to do) for 8:30 this morning and got up at 5:20. If I hadn't set it, I might have slept until 7:00, but I highly doubt it.

Funny thing is it never matters what time I go to bed, whether it's 8:00 p.m. or 1:00 a.m

Hubby was born around midnight and has worked the graveyard shift for nearly a decade, as he could never get out of bed in the morning for work. He goes to bed between 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. and sleeps until dinner.

Two sons, both born at night who would sleep until 4:00 p.m. if they could.

Two daughters, both born in the a.m. that "sleep in" when they can, but never past 9:00 a.m.

This is too weird. Now I'm thinking I should have been born around 9:30 a.m. Then I could sleep until 7:30.

I can, however, nap on demand. I say to myself, "Okay, time to sleep for an hour now" and I'm zonked out for an hour, never longer, no alarm clock. Weird.

Ever since managed care came into being here, the doctors have been moaning and groaning...and less and less folks are actually entering the medical field today.....becauise nobody is earning the money they were 15-20 plus years ago.....There is a huge shortage of nurses also in this country - it's not profitable enough for anyone today...not like it used to be prior to managed care.....

I have been treated overseas and it IS better.....and I recently read an article that folks here, the elderly, are now relocating to India for long-term care at home....it's nearly free over there....if I ever find that article, I will repost here.....the couple the article was about are in their 80s and they get all their rxs, aides in the home (home health care), and treatment for a miniscule amount compared to here......the article showed pictures too.....all nice and clean and very efficient looking.  Plus, an added benefit is they are just more respectful of the elderly overseas.....in general and everywhere.....whether it be Europe or Asia.....while here, all they seem to be interested in in this country is YOUTH - a youth-oriented society it has been for a couple of generations now.

You *think* we have the best......but it might not always be as it seems and think of *down the road* - while less folks are entering the field(s) here - you'll find there will be less and less *the best*.....

we received our "incentive packet."  They don't even have the wherewithall to contact us personally.   These are temp-agency hired telemarketers sitting around a boiler room making sure we're reading our mail.... told him it don't pertain to me because I've been demoted from FT to SE.... He said, "yes, the letter is vague, but it does pertain to FT as well as SE...." yeah right, we'll see.

I would contact Hotels.com first to see why they only reimbursed partial.  That is ridiculous.  I would be upset.  How long ago did they bill your credit card?  I'd call your credit card company and dispute the charge.  Most credit card companies will fight it for you.

Good Luck!!

the point is how this person has attacked the OP.  They were rude and it was uncalled for.  so the next time you have a concern and bring it here, we can rip you apart instead of give support and you can chalk it up to it being a different POV.

I get so SICK of some people trying to make excuses for bad behavior. 

was very friendly. Medquist will now offer:

1.  15 cpl/line for each and every MT regardless of ASL or regular transcription.

2.  If work runs out each MT will be guaranteed compensation at their average hourly salary until work does come in.

3.  All offices will be run exactly the same way.

4.  If U believe all this, I do have a rather nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell...

...if it were me I would tell them to STICK IT!  There are better jobs elsewhere!

Refuse to be treated like a doormat.  You're far better than that.

When I have a medical transcriptionist transcribe for my clients, they are subcontractors. 

When I transcribe for a clinic or hospital, I am the independent contractor. 

Now, you can refer to those positions in whatever form you wish and in the way that makes you happiest, but those, ma'am, are the facts, so I'm through going 'round the rosie with you about this.