They find it more productive to complain on anonymous message boards
Posted By: go figure on 2005-09-24
In Reply to: Question about MQ - XQ
I don't get it either.
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Supervisors aren't reachable through anonymous message boards. You have to actually write them or
call them at work.
Good one. An anonymous poster blows another anonymous poster's head off. Great win for MQ?
 I guess that is a small pleasure for those of you who have lowered your expectations for the company you work for. 
Bet you're married to a fat bald guy too.
other MT message boards
 I was just wondering how many of you go to other MT message boards and if this is your favorite. I have lots of them posted on my favorites but this is the only one I check every day. Once in a while I might check the others but I'm usually bored after a few minutes. How about the rest of you?
staying away from message boards
Two years into MT I found message boards. I had some small complaints about my job and was kind of in a love/hate stage of my relationship with MT. Reading the boards with people complaining so much really put me more in that frame of mind to the point where I started hating my company and hating transcription in general. When I left the job I had at the time and started a new one I vowed no more message boards because I felt they had poisoned my attitude, which was easily influenced at that time. I stayed completely off message boards for the next five years and now am back (obviously), but that gave me enough time to get more established with my company and actually know and like my career enough that reading a lot of MT complaints doesn't bother me now.
I think it's because most of the ones who post to the message boards
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FYI on links from message boards
Please be careful when opening links from anyone on the MT boards. I had a word question and posted it to XXXXX (this is the board that the company I work for prefers us to use). Instead of answering my question, someone posted to look at the link that they listed. This link had the answer to my question, but it also transmitted spyware/problem to my computer. Just a warning, especially for new MTs - I had to learn the hard way - and am going back to my books instead of searching the internet or message boards for answers to my questions. 
Shorthand works for me on message boards. nm
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This is why I basically stay away from the message boards :(
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Have you tried the state boards here to find other ICs in your area?
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Read these boards, & you'll find 'rude & inconsiderate'
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I am sorry. I meant boards not broads. Now those darn boards have disappeared again.
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Anonymous
Wrong! Not a Spheris employee. Blank is a deficiency no matter how you look at it. Supervisors are just that, almighty and then some. It was just strange that all of the sudden she totally stopped emailing any and all of us with the corrected report and went through the supeeee. All I can figure is someone didn't like what she did or had to say and reported her to the supeeeee. With that said, I can comment that in rec'g her corrected copies, I did notice some areas where it's that situation where you need to be flexible. She used, yes, believe it or not, a : (colon) for military time......not! She would actually change this on our reports. I don't think so. There is your way, my way, the correct way, and the flexible way. Military time does not have a colon, nor does it have a.m., p.m. or o'clock following that time. So yes, I did question that and of course, no response from the per say, QAer, but the super said most do not. Most? What do you mean most? No colons whatsoever. Am I wrong here or is this a preference?
right, but everyone on here is ANONYMOUS
I don't know you, you don't know me, I thought this board was about helping others.
I don't know what the big deal is. I guess people either get irritated if someone is making more than them? I don't mind at all, I want everyone to get what they deserve while also loving their job.
I don't want to get screwed, however, and have no one else to ask! and I didn't ask anyone else's salary, I just asked if mine was appropriate to ask for!!!
I'm not anonymous, I named myself.
I just want my post removed.
ummm, the anonymous post below
gives her actual instructions. I tried them and they worked. Thanks!
Jealousy, bitterness over an anonymous MT poster who SAYS
they are going to be a friggin doctor but has time to post here? Hardly. Let's keep it real here. How does one develop "doctor envy" for an MT who posts on MT Stars or who SAYS they are successful. That's just plain BS and you know it doncha? Who are you trying to kid. Bwaaaaahaaaaaa
Picture this. A doctor wannabe who obviously should be in pre med classes and at the very least making money for her education is on MT Stars posting. Yeah right. And I am jealous? What planet do you spend most of your time on?
You're anonymous and demanding to know? Who cares? We come
to chat and get advice and these boards are made available to us at no charge. Who cares who "owns" it?
sticking your neck out? i'm alone? your a friggin anonymous poster on an MT board not CIA.
How do you know I am STILL (caps lady MQ apologist strikes again?) alone? Truth be told, you don't know anything and are whistling in the dark using bunches of words that say nothing and pretending you know something, which you obviously do not. You are scary.
Cute. Now you have taken to analyzing people as an anonymous poster on a MT board.
On a Sunday morning, doncha have something better to add to the world?
but boards will be dano's boards and that's the issue. no one dare disagree with dano.
yes the boards will be boring with just one-sided opinions but we need to please dano. isn't that the purpose of MT Stars?
productive day
Hello to Everyone in MT Land:
I pray that everyone will have a productive and fulfilling day. Please know that your work is important, and you are helping countless people. I encourage you to become better and better at what you do. Have a great day!
But as soon as I get productive
That's the part I hate about drinking coffee - as soon as I get in the groove my kidneys wake up right along with the rest of me!
This is the process I use and seems the most productive
When I get a bad dictator, which is 70% of the time, whether it be one who rushes, one who mumbles, an ESL, or one with a bad phone line, i'll type the report quickly, leaving blanks, just to give it a dry run and an overall feel for what its about. Then I go back and listen carefully, research if needed, and fill in the blanks. With this, about 75% of the time I can get ALL the blanks. I don't obsess over something too much the second time around. If its an easy dictator, I'll go through it slowly and carefully one time and send it on its way without rereading.
being productive with an infant...?
Hi everyone!! I have a 6-week-old beautiful baby girl who LOVES to be held all of the time (she is breastfed). I've really been struggling with making production, and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or advice on this. I do not want to have to pay a sitter, as I feel I can work this out. Sometimes she is content to lay across my lap, propped against the arm of the couch. This works pretty well (although I'm at a funky angle and make more typing errors)...since she doesn't tolerate the swing or the bouncy seat for very long....
Yeah, have a productive day.......
and let's hope the children are well behaved today! LOL!
Sorry that I'm happier and more productive than you are!
This is the BEST way to work, most productive etc. I
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VR using EXText -- is it productive? SM
Getting ready to start doing VR through EXText. I watched a demonstration of the VR editing process and it looks horrible! From what I saw, it is not as simple as listening to the report, taking your foot of the pedal, and making a change. There is a process of alt+s and then highlight the word to correct, etc... It just looked very VERY tedious and unproductive. I currently transcribe using EXText and have used EXText since it was first marketed, so I'm very familiary with it. The VR portion of it is very new to me and seems like more of a burden than anything.
Then I was told that iChart will make the VR process much simplier and I'm wondering if this is true?
I have experience with VR using Escription and with the FutureNet program and both are so simple to use. The Dictaphone software just looks completely complicated and I can't see making any money using it.
Anybody who has experience with iChart, Dictaphone VR and EXText and would like to share their opinions and give me some more info, would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Is ABCZ the most productive?
I am just curious. Do you all productive MTs feel that the abcz method/system is more productive than other systems? I need to double my production. I am only getting 800 lines a day and I need 2000, but I cannot work 24 hours a day!
Thanks
ChartScript- is it productive software?
As far as easy to get line counts. Is is already loaded with spellcheck and can you use your own abbreviation expander.
very user friendly, productive ...
i was disappointed my lines didn't increase more dramatically over old system -- but there was an increase. I like it well enough i hope i never have to use another system. Maybe the 'decrease' in lines others report is due to messing around on the internet instead of working, as 2 minutes here and there really can add up...
For you happy highly productive MQ MTs
 Help those of us who are struggling by giving us some pointers on what you are doing to be so successful and happy. I am very discouraged. I do not want to have to start over with a new company. I have 15 years experience, 8 of those with MQ. Since DQS, I cannot get quota. Never had a problem before, so I am not understanding.
Please give me any suggestions that might increase my productivity. And before all the comments of "stay off the board" begin - I am not working today. I do have some self discipline.
what shift are you guys more productive
I'm thinking of switching to split, so I can get my brain and hands away to rest, but I dont know if i'll just dread working the rest of my shift all day. I've been doing straight first shift for over 10 years and its taken a toll on my mind and body, I figure I could get stuff done during the day, and come back to it. But again, the dread of working still scares me. Anyone find they are more productive on a certain shift and why? First, Second, third or split?
Most productive work type?
What is the most productive work type? Radiology, OP, etc? Which one can you really make the money on?
Bebo
I work on Scribe and think it is very productive...JMO
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If you are productive at both jobs and are able to both at the same time, why...
is it criminal?
Help staying awake and productive
I have real problems staying awake, focused and productive. I am alone all day, I think I get enough sleep, and I keep the TV on in the other room for another voice, but I get bored and can't keep my concentration and then I start web surfing and my productivity goes in the hopper. Any suggestions on staying awake and focused? 
I am productive, but I am for 15 mins/2 hours sm
and truly, this does not drop my productivity any. I have an AI where I have rheumatoid-type symptoms. If I don't get up every couple of hours, I won't be able to get up. With this AI comes issues with energy, vision, hearing and vertigo...and pain, chronic constant pain. I find that work helps get my mind off of these things, but I have to take breaks.
I have been a power napper at my desk too, but that was when I was up at 2 a.m. to work, something I can no longer do because I can't sleep before 10 p.m. and that is only 4 hours. I find I focus better with at least 7 hours' sleep, better still with more like 8 to 9 hours' sleep. When I am working I DO NOT forget to eat, but I eat lightly, shun sugar, fat and starches which make me more tired and I lose focus. I munch veggies, rice cakes, bean spreads. I will start the day with fruit, followed by coffee which seems to get me up and running. I eat when I am up every couple of hours, but it is a small light snack. Sleep and food seem to be the clues to my being able to sit for those 8 hours.
I would also tell you that taking a day off on a Friday or Monday (or both) and having a long week filled with sleep, good food, being warm, comfortable and doing as little as possible can help burn out. I take bubble baths, sip a bit of brandy, snuggle in my bed with hot tea and reset myself.
I think being home working with the dishes and the laundry and the dust all calling your name causes work stress, a sort of dread and in the end, depression. If your family is around you too with noise, mess and friends, it creates more stress, dread and depression. Then, the cost of living goes up and up and up, but our line rates do not, so you find yourself pushing harder for less and less, more stress, dread and depression. In the end, you are probably like many of us, we don't remember to take care of ourselves!
So please, make time to take time for yourself. It doesn't have to cost...I use nice teas, bubble baths, body sprays, long walks, a small coffee at the coffee shop, giving myself a pedicure, putting linen spray on my pillowcases...creature comforts that lift the spirits. I can tell when I have been forgetting to take care of myself, I am down and a little sad, definitely tired.
The other thing I do is set aside $5 to spend on myself, frivolously, every paycheck. I work hard (as you do) and I deserve something for my efforts besides paid up bills. These are my incentive to work more and make more...I'd like a $10 goodie!
Definitely one who is productive and quality conscious.
It does not matter if you are an MT or editor.
I was very productive on straight and don't know where people
get this idea that only nonproductive people prefer VR. I was very fast on straight, still am but I happen to love VR, still have occasional straight. I totally disagree with you on this. I did over 2000 lines on straight but on my VR platform do around 3000 or better, never double and certainly not triple. I especially like because ESLs are much easier to edit than to straight type those now as we have so many more to do than in years past. People used to ask to see me type I would be so fast, clocked at 145 WPM and love, love VR.
shouldn't you be studying or working or something productive?
Geez Busy, you been on these boards under one name or another all the live long day. Lonely? Crack those premed books. hahahaha
Then the co. should hire more techies. Not productive for the MTs or the co., to have things
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If you could share one thing that made you more productive
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Need tips on being productive with cardiology procedures
Thanks
how do you stay consistent and productive working at home?
Just wondering. I have a hard time lately with being disciplined enough to sit and do what I am supposed to. What do you guys do if that happens to you?
You'd be even more productive if you used marker keys instead of the spacebar. Using the spaceba
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Personally, I am more productive with OPs because much of OP notes are repetitive and it is easy
create abbreviation expanders. I like radiology too for the same reason, but I'm not quite as productive with radiology because the reports are so short.
Which way do you want it. You complain that he did nothing and you complain when he does something.
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We can all sit here and complain.....sm
"OR" we can do something about it. I voiced my opinion to the editor of Advance. Web Address below. They really need a wake-up call, and I think together, we have the power to do it.
http://health-information.advanceweb.com//common/survey/surveyform.aspx?sid=561
$40,000+ any you complain? About what
If some of you want to complain
Why the hell don't you get out of the MT field? All of the new people are trying to get help and encouragement here. I am sure all they need to hear is all of this nonsense. Others like me come to head about MT news, MT companies, and stay up with the times, and maybe get some advise here and there, and then I have to skim through this crap. If you don't want to be put down, then stop putting the MT field down...okay? Pfft, and you think I am going to stay away just because you said too..HA! Get over yourself.
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