The same exact thing happened to me and the seller refunded my money. He had done a horrible job

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It was the strangest thing!  I cannot for the life of me figure out why she would invest so much time and effort, tell me she wanted me to start ASAP, and then never contact me again.  I refused to give her the satisfaction, though, of calling HER back!

Where I trained (OJT training) it was always disc.  The second job I had, my primary used disc and all the secondaries wanted disk.  At my current job every client (so far) uses disk.  It can drive you crazy learning to do something a different way for each client and trying to remember it all, switching between them all day!

This is why flexibility is key.  AAMT rules don't mean squat to many doctors, and some insist on their eccentricities so THEY can tell its their own report and not someone else dictating under their name (which happens plenty, and isn't always caught).  I've had many literally make up words which cannot be found in any dictionary, but they insist you put them in their reports because its their product and up to them what they want it to say.

So I'd say if you want to blame anybody for any bad habits MTs have picked up in their years of experience - point the finger straight at the clients!  With effort we CAN unlearn bad habits, but who's to say the next client won't insist we learn a few more?

I've been with this current company for over a year now, and suddenly I have been having a lot of 'strange' things happening lately.  The queues seem manipulated, I get jobs pulled back when I'm more than halfway through, my pay has been short, etc.  They say these are all mistakes or accidents, so they're making me feel like it's all in my imagination.  Can you tell me through email the name of the company he was talking about?  I would really, really appreciate it just for some peace of mind that I'm not totally paranoid here.

Just like the other poster suggested - I got another wrist gel pad and put it on the floor in front of my pedal - WORKED GREAT!  My heel was simply sore from rubbing on the hard floor and this has worked wonders for me.

I actually bought the long one, the one that goes in front of my keyboard so I don't have to worry about the little one sliding around and it has been one of the best things I've done.  No more heel pain for me!

If she is your boss, you really do not have much choice if you want to continue to work for her.  I subcontracted for an IC for 6 months and also used my Instant Text line counter, and she used the Word character count.  I had a rude awakening when I got my paycheck.  I really did not have a choice, and my opinion did not matter, as she was my boss, and I needed the experience.  I now have my own accounts, and use my Instant Text word counter.  I agree with you, a keystroke is a keystroke.

set up the outside company since you know the most about the work and supervisors, management, etc. do not.  Then, they outsource it all and that outsourced company offers you a job.  It happens time and time again. 

The problem with in-house typists is that they must give you sick time, vacation, etc., and then the work does not get done.  So, by outsourcing, they have no need to worry about the overhead of these problems.  Sad, but true!

I was smarter and resigned before they used me up.  But of course, I was right, they outsourced it all, but I wasn't there to give it to C-Bay on a silver platter, so now the C-Bay has my in-house account and are doing a horrible job.  The techs are having to proof the work, and they certainly are not providing 24-hour turnaround.  Phewee on them..... 

I worked in-house for a while and the files were clear as a bell. About a year after I left, I did some work for the same hospital and the files I received were staticky and distorted.

I didn't work with them long enough to figure out the problem (there was a reason I left the hospital in the first place LOL) but one thing I found was that if I listened to the files directly from the folder in my transcription program instead of using the little "mini-control bar," the sound was MUCH clearer.

Hope I'm making sense. I use Olympus DSS. You can leave the main program on and listen to the files from there or you can click and icon and get the "mini bar."

Good luck!

Although, I do use digital, and unknown to the doctors, I save their dictations on my external hard drive.  I was accused recently of typing a note, but not delivering it. The doc said that she knows she dictated it, but she never received it.  Well, I looked back on my hand written list and there was the patient's name, but it had a NO CHARGE next to it, which means I did not type that note for some reason.  I then relistened to her dictation from that date, and guess what?  Yes, the doc had said that it did not need to be completed.  I called her back to let her know what I found.  No apology, no thanks, she just said, "Oh, I guess I will have to dictate that to you and send it." 

Of course, they forget that while you are searching for these notes, etc., you are not being paid.  I have lost too many hours of pay due to their negligence. 

I would see if you can change to digital, this way you can save every dictation and note from the past very easily.