That DOES sound strange, I'd call back
Posted By: nss on 2005-08-23
In Reply to: Speaking of information... - don't mind a background check but....
and try to find out what was going on if it was me. I try to remember whenever I have to call an entity like that to make a note of who I am talking to so if I have to call back I have it available.
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Strange though this may sound.....sm
Your persistent encouragement, although admirable, could be perceived by him as a type of nagging. I hope you don't take offense to this, but I can tell you that is exactly how I took all my well-meaning friends' and family's encouragement to stop smoking. As bizarre as it may sound, I would continue to smoke in spite of their encouragement and sometimes even more heavily. A "I'll show them" attitude.
A different approach you might take is to back off of the subject of smoking and, if hubby should ask you why, just tell him that you realize that he will make the decision to quit when he is ready and that you will be there for him when he does make that decision. Just a thought. I hope he does stop smoking because that "enjoyment" just is not worth risking the enjoyment of watching your kids grow up, reaching your golden years together and then seeing your grandchildren come into the world.
Call me strange, but I'd trade a little toot with a "sorry"
over two of my guys. One of them loudly masticates his chewing gum daily into my ear. He can't pronounce clearly because he's rolling the wad of gum around in his mouth so much. The other guy must need to be on Aciphex or something because he does that hiccup, belch, exhale thing. Both just grate on my nerves.
This is strange. I just discussed a flexible on-call person
for radiology with the owner of Keystrokes, where I have worked for 4 years. We were discussing the feasibility of having someone trained on a few accounts, ready to do "x" number of reports a day without a fixed schedule, floating on a few different accounts.
If anyone is interested, please email the office. You can do so through the ads on the job seekers board.
I had a call-in sytem that used sound files (wasted money)
I spent several hundred dollars trying to clean up voice files, both with an expensive external sound card system and very expensive computer speakers with a pod for a headset. I finally ditched the system and purchased a call-in system accessed by a C-phone. Be weery of those sound files. The clear ones do go overseas while us Americans get the worst of the batch.
Why would you not call them back?
Don't you want to know what the plan is about considering nobody knows anything at all about it?
Call the company back now that DSL is
available, and get that job! Tell them you thought you'd contact them again since you now have DSL. MT companies always have openings. Sometimes you have to do a little chasing down to land a job.
Call back and ask a few questions sm
Find out which classification they have given it. Each time I had an abnormal Pap, it was only ASCUS and went away on its own. Did they do a ThinPrep Pap? Also, did they test it for HPV (the virus)? You can be harboring HPV in your body for years and it can show up at a later time, so it's worth sending your Pap for viral typing to see if anything shows up.
In the meantime, if you can get on a good vitamin regimen and bolster your immune system, the changes can actually reverse. My Paps have been fine except during pregnancy (when the immune system is lowered).
E-mail me if you need more help/reassurance.
Left a message, still no call back.
Will call again today.
can't you just hang up on a report and call back in?
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don't worry, you may end up getting a call from the hospital to come back - sm
it has been happening a lot lately. Hospitals are getting rid of certain services and taking the work back inhouse and local.
back again after my 7th call to the tech support
Thanks for the warranty/technician advice...
Our initial impression too was that it was so great having this satellite internet (compared to our only other option dial-up). We first had the DW6000, and decided to upgrade because of our extreme satisfaction with the system (especially my husband who has been trying to convert to Linux and has been downloading big software files for that purpose).
I just talked to the Advanced Support personnel (that was after 25 minutes of talking to the lower support), and all he could say was that they were still trying to resolve the issue and could not give me a timeframe, that if I wanted to use the net I would just have to check from time to time.
I hate being able to work for 5-20 minutes, only to get no connection again and make the 30-minute call again, and have the internet working again for several minutes (the longest it was probably continuously working was three hours last night, when DH dl'ed 100 MB of software). I decided to just have the day off (again).
I hope that this issue would resolve very soon. I pay their service using my MT income. Now I am losing income yet I still have to pay them monthly.
I wonder if I could try to use the DW6000 (we still have the modem) and see if it will have the same issues...I will ask DH about it when he comes home...
Meantime, I will do some chores. I have lost the gumption to work today...
Whole point...Told you have the job...Call back, oh sorry, I guess not
You just don't tell someone they have the job, then call back and say, oh I didn't check your test, you didn't do good enough for the job. Sorry.
I returned her phone call and she never called me back either..sm
As a matter of fact, when I returned her call, the person answering the phone, didn't even want to take my number. I suggested that it might be a good idea.... what's up with that
Strange, really strange response. NM
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got the "phone call" -- get this, MQ has hired a bunch of telemarketers to call all of us to
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.
*70 will disable call waiting unless you are expecting a call and want it on (nm)
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strange...
I have to say I go with the rudeness. This industry is falling apart. Poor management runs rampant. I have encountered the same thing as you have. Once in a blue moon, I will run in a recruiter or manager who is on the ball and actually returns phone calls. Most of the time, they act like you should feel blessed if they deign to call you back.
I too am in search of intelligent management/MTSO.
Do you think it is strange that
a father would take a bath with his 2 year old daughter and not see anything wrong with that? Or is it me?
Yes! Very strange! and even if it were the other way around
a mom and her 2-year-old son it would be just as strange.
There is just no need and absolutely no reason for it other than...well you know the answer to that...it's in your gut instinct already.
That's strange...
I don't see where anyone was rude to her. Everyone has given her excellent advice!
That is strange
Patti, I wonder if that MT might be just using all letterhead so that is all that needs to be ordered, so they do not have to order matching paper for second pages. However, IF that were the case, I would assume the letterhead page would cost the doctor more, so that may be a way to present it as well to the doctor once you take over the account completely since $ talks for most of these docs. :D Also, if I understand you correctly, some reports are being done on letterhead that should be on plain paper and, if so, that is a real waste of money for the docs! I am with you - I have never seen anyone do that in my life. It is not only incorrect but, as I said, may actually cost more for the letterhead paper.
I was told on one account I work for that there are a couple words that I should divide/hyphenate that technically are one word. I was told that they wanted all the words consistent that begin with this same prefix as some are divided/separated; however, some are not, and it is not correct, and I just can't force myself to do what I know is wrong! I guess if I were to told "do it my way or else", then I would. Otherwise, I am doing it correctly. :)
BTW, congrats on landing the new account and best wishes!
I don't think that is strange at all....
the harder the work, the more money it pays. That makes sense to me, if you have work that you HAVE to get done.
No, there's others. But it's strange, I almost took a job there too.
Wow, I guess I'm just destined to have to put up with it. I'm so scared about it though.
Strange
That is really strange. I have no idea why that would be happening. They must not pay for spaces or something. I would ask the company she works for. Sorry, I'm not much help.
Very strange
I just began filling out an application to a transcription service advertising on another MT forum. Halfway down the application page it is asking for my social security number. There is no way in (you know where) I am giving that out. I find this a bit shady if you ask me. Why do they need my SS#?
strange
Well I have to agree with you there. That was strange. That is so rude to start firing questions off at you when she is the one that should be answering the questions. I mean I could understand after you were done with your questions her asking a couple things she was interested in knoweing. But that is strange. And then tell YOU I will let you know in a couple days. I think you made a wise decision against using her to fill the position.
That would be really strange
I can't imagine any computer sold now that didn't have more than 1 USB port; Looking at all the old computers laying around here, I've got an old laptop that's about 10 years old that only has 1. Are you sure there isn't a batch of USB ports on the front? If you really are total computer newbie, you might be mistaking the internet input for a USB port. If you truly only have 1 USB port, I suggest you immediately invest in a hub. Speaking for myself, I use a port for my keyboard, a port for my mouse, and a port for my footpedal. Then you get into accessories- my camera requires a port, my printer needs a port, and my jump drive gets a port. There's other stuff that I don't use quite as regularly. I can't imagine a new computer with less than 4 ports.
I think it is strange
that dictators don't ask for feedback. If I were dictating, I would let the transcription company know that I wanted feedback regarding anything I could to to be more effective. And there are those who HAVE to know that they make it very difficult. That's pathetic if you ask me.
Is it just me, or is this strange?
Today, I had a doc, under family history, include the medical history of the family dog. It wasn't anything contagious or anything like that. He even reported on when the dog gets his yearly physical exam and immunizations. Strange..
A little strange, yes...
... I had an overly-detail-oriented dictator once who discussed the bowel habits of the patient's dog.
Only thing I could think of was, if it was on the patient's mind, then the doc figured it was part of the entire "holistic" picture, if you will. And since I was being paid on production, I wasn't gonna argue that it was a waste of time.... Although I once asked him, to his face, why use one word when ten will do? (He didn't quite get it.)
you are asking strange questions
I don't post anything that is not true! Guess I'll have to sound like it was back in the 60's with Nixon......I have a very reliable, high level source in the company, that is all I can say.... PLUS the account is small enough, and the number of transcriptionists covering the account is small enough that when your job numbers jump by over 100 from one report to the next and all you get are the "bad" dictators I would hope even you would realize that something is going on, don't you?
Seems kinda strange,
if it is just for 911 purposes, it could be so that emergency personnel could have several contact numbers in case of an emergency. However, I've moved 6 times in the past 8 years, and I've never had to give that info out for any of my utilities.
Strange but true:
You may want to be careful when you criticize a company, because your remarks may have the opposite effect from what you intended. I work for a relatively small MT service. Some time ago, we had a lady work for us who, for whatever reason, was angry when she left and said whenever she saw our company name mentioned on any of the message boards, she would say negative things about us... and she did. But here's the interesting part - inevitably, shortly after each time she has flamed us, we've had an increase in job applicants - people saying they've heard of us on whatever message board her remarks have appeared on. As a result, we've hired several really good transcriptionists. Not exactly the effect she intended, but we're all pleased with the way this has turned out.
Strange but true - NOT
Could it be that after someone posts something negative the owner of the "small company" comes on and posts how great the company is to work for posing as one of the MTs. I would believe that before believing your story.
You are undoubtedly strange indeed
What the heck are you smoking? You are a total whack job! Actually, you are making me a bit uneasy with your wierd thoughts and comments. You are very contradicting - go re-read your posts?!?!?!
Seriously, did I do something personal or what? Please, don't act like little miss nicey-nice - I am not alone on picking up your strange comments. I want clarity - and by that I mean, what are you implying by saying multiple, welcome back everybody, we missed you all, etc! No time for games, cut to the chase and tell me exactly what you are talking about!
T-shirts el al will be strange to him to and in trying to get those off, he could still get at
:i
It is strange to me that one of the criteria
is whether the company made money. Gosh.
It sounds to me like they are copping out on paying you period. Especially if by your calculations you earned the bonus.
No communication; no bonus payout ... for me, I'd never type another minute for them again.
Bless your heart.
Their hours are strange. SM
One by me was opened and hour and a half in the morning, closed for "lunch", then reopened for another hour and a half. I thought I would be able to fit time in, being MT and all, but whenever I went, they were always closed. I would strongly consider asking about hours and really thinking about it. Actually, program is lots of fun, when able to get to it.
Yes, but here is a strange thing. SM
A friend of mine hired on with MDI-FL and when she got her material overnighted, the Fed-Ex slip had Transcend on it. She called Transcend and MDI-FL called her back. What's up with that?
I also thought it was strange.
The tone of this sounds off somehow. I found the 'copy' part strange also and it almost felt confrontational. Maybe I read too much between the lines...it just felt strange.
strange posts
Has anyone else noticed there are some very strange posts today? I'm wondering if it is the Internet Trolls or what.
This is strange, why would the tax place ask you
about your hours?? I am independent and one of the most known places is where I have my taxes done year after year and they asked no such question. I am sorta scratching my head on this one as seems like an hmmmm.
This was the strange part...
Immediately after I submitted my testing, I received an email with all of the contracts to sign etc.. which I did and faxed back..but nothing since then. I will say, however, that we are 2 hours behind them and by the time I did get them sent back it was later in the day which was probably way later there...So, I guess I will hear if they got them back or not on Monday.
Very strange behavior...
Were cherrypicking work, or calling in sick...or anything else going on? I ask because that's just crazy for a high quality producer to be treated that way.
strange wording
"The patient is doing well from his colon cancer point of view."
Colons have opinions? Oh yeah, that's right. Everyone has one, opinions and colons, and the other part of the anatomy which shall remain nameless, from which originates some people's opinions.
Has anyone disconnected the internal sound card and replace with another sound card?
I am having problems with my sound on one of my computers. Several different ExText program have been on it so I don't think it is the program and the sound is just now as clear as on my other computer. Has anyone switched (disconnected the internal sound care and replaced) to a new sound card? Did it make a difference.
Everyone on this board is so knowledgeable, I really appreciate you. You have helped me many times.
Reply to strange but true
Assuming this story is true, then companies should be glad for all the flaming they can get -- yet routinely, one of their reps gets on here and gets defensive -- why is that? They're messing up our plot to send them workers -- dammit! Surely our negative remarks have ABSOLUTELY NO effect, and we are no threat whatsoever, so why do they still yet feel they must get defensive? Sorry, I just don't get the problem -- there isn't one. You said so.
I seems strange that clients would be jumping
ship when the TAT time is pretty much up to the minute. You would think transcriptionists would be jumping ship instead. I don't believe the clients are jumping ship.
It's really strange that you post this when there is no negativity here,
as I perceive it anyway, for the recent posts. Why bother when the recent posts seem so positive and helpful? And, as I scan down through all of today's posts I guess I missed the negative ones, cuz it all looked pretty positive and helpful to me.
You want strange movies - check out the
Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn was really a good one. Also, I happened to come across a movie about 3 or 4 years ago that turned out to be one of my favorites - Last of the Dogmen with Tom Berringer and Barbara Hersey - I HIGHLY recommend this movie - It's not a war movie but I don't want to tell you what it's about because it would ruin the surprise.
This whole JonBenet thing is really strange...sm
I've been reading about the suspect and it's really strange. He's lived virtually all over the world...teaching, tutoring, and being primary caregiver to many, many children. Check out his resume...pretty impressive! Still don't know if he's guilty or just plain obsessed with the whole thing...what's your take on this? 
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