This, in my opinion, ranks right up there with the illegals using....
Posted By: Not trying to be "nasty" but.... on 2008-02-25
In Reply to: Geez people! Why are some of you so nasty all of the time? SM - MissouriMT
your Soc Security number to work under. It's an illegal act, no matter which way you look at it. And, when "they" are tested on the phone for an interview, how is that going to fly? This whole reeks of illegality and purely a *wrong* thing to do.
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Illegals
You must live up north somewhere-- they are always climbing over the fences, running across the desert, etc., and you can see where they've been by the trail of dirty diapers, trash, cut water lines, using cattle watering holes for bathing, etc. I live in Arizona, too, and whenever there is any crime here, shootings, child kidnappings, etc., the first place they head is back across the border. Our car insurance rates are ridiculously high because they pick out a model they want to steal and across the border it goes-- especially if you have a 4 X 4, SUV, etc. The Mexican police use them for their patrol vehicles. I also worked for a local hospital and when they get sick, they flood the ERs with no insurance, of course, and the ERs are obligated to treat them. Everybody else has to sit for hours because they can't get in. Then of course, the "bleeding hearts" sign them all up for AHCCCS, which is the state welfare for health care, and they get everything for free-- while we have to pay higher health care costs to cover it. I could go on and on. I am not against people coming here LEGALLY, but the word here is LEGAL. I don't care if they are from India, China, Mexico, or where-- the word here is LEGAL. This country is just like Rome being overrun by all the barbarians, and we all know what happened to Rome. The same thing is going to happen here-- just wait.
illegals
Ok if I must I will go in to detail here for you, Jay. And anyone else who must know. I only know about 3 LEGAL folks that are Mexican immigrants. BUT I have met MANY illegals and I will tell you why. I live in Southern Mississippi. As I am sure you know Hurricane Katrina hit this area dead center. It was indescribable. Well A LOT of illegals saw an opportunity to work and they came to this area. Well my father does disaster cleanup. He had a lot of equipment and crews who did cleanup for the state. Well he did even though it is wrong hire many illegals to work for him. I know other people too who did the cleanup who also had a whole bunch of them living on their property also and I mean a lot of them. I have met many, many illegals during that time. Not just ones who worked for my dad but others. My dad has now realized he made a mistake letting them work which is a whole other subject. He knows it is better to leave them alone let them find work elsewhere. But he learned the hard way you can't help them. I have also. But that is how I have come to say it is from exp. Experience with many of them. They seem so humble and pitiful at first. But they aren't what they seem. Most anyway. They begin to expect more and more money. They will steal you blind. The many I have met yes. Dad lost every piece of tools that weren't too large for them to fit in a vehicle. He has a 500 sq. ft. metal building that was stock full of every kind of tool and equipment you can think of he had gotten over the years. EVERY tool down to his screwdrivers were stolen little by little and no one but these illegals working had access to these tools and other things. He is having to start all over buying these things. Do you see now why I feel this way. I have known so many. I am not someone who runs their mouth without knowing what I am talking about. Oh and when I say they don't have good hygiene these people would work all day in the hot sun and you can imagine how bad they would smell and come home and have access to showers and many wouldn't take them. THAT is disgusting. I'm sorry. So yes Mr. Jay I have known quite a few illegals. How many do have YOU know?
Illegals
They don't care who they live down the road from --- they have more rights than the cop does.
I called a local hospital and was told that all illegal immigrants have FREE unlimited medical care, covered under a government program called Trailblazer. The hospital representative told me that they are not allowed to turn anyone away, so the government set up this program to partially compensate the hospital for the care of these illegal freaks. The rest of their care is passed along to private pay patients and insurances companies. The insurance companies then raise their rates to cover their losses, and fewer Americans can afford insurance. God Bless the USA --- at least if you are a foreigner. In my area, it is Arabs. They (even the illegals) free education, free medical care, free social social services, food stamps, free legal services, free housing, etc., etc., etc. Of course, we are all paying for these "free" services with our tax dollars.
I agree on the illegals but .....
they're not the only ones sucking our system dry. I live in a state where 10% of the working class pay for 90% of those freebies on the government payroll.
My mother raised two children on her own. She had a high school education, worked her butt off for everything she had, sometimes working two jobs. She NEVER asked the welfare dept for a dime. If we didn't have the money, we didn't buy it.
But no, I see those beautiful cars sitting in front of the projects. Thought they couldn't have all these expensive things and still get all the freebies. My brother and I didn't get free healthcare, free dental care, free vision care. No one came out to make sure our home was UP TO SNUFF.
Heck, we got million dollar NEW homes going up in our town, single family homes. Tearing down the OLD single dwelling homes and putting up new homes, all for the taking of those who have some reason they can't do anything for themselves, while my mom watches this all happening, knowing she didn't get the freebies and the help. She doesn't say much but BOY AM I PISSED OFF!!!!
My husband and I work for everything we have. Our kids have better than we did, some would call them spoiled I'm sure.
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind helping any in real need, that's why God put us here.
But you know the old saying, give a man a fish he'll eat for a day, teach him how to fish he'll eat for a lifetime. Of course, I've seen many who don't want to learn how to fish either, they just want it at their doorstep.
I will state also that the illegals I know ARE..sm
They are paying taxes so they don't get caught....albeit some of their papers in order to pay taxes are fake. They also work 2-3 jobs per person and are contributing greatly to the economic success of this country and are slowly but surely TRYING to get legal.
And you can take that to the bank!
illegals and jobs
My 2 cents. They should throw the book at anyone hiring illegals in the first place. Fine any business tremendously!
If they allow these illegals to work as citizens, they are not going to work for peanuts anymore! They will want as much as everyone else makes! There go all those jobs that we need!
Yes, America was made by immigrants but this is too many people! Why can't they allow so many people from each country?
One last thing, there are many corrupt border control guys on OUR side of the fence receiving money for allowing illegals to cross. That is the truth!
The illegals also can work at these low wages because
they live 5 or 6 families to a house. Every time you hire illegals (and if a job is bid at half what an American can do it, they ARE illegal) you are contributing to the destruction of America. Have you ever read any reports of what its like to live in a neighborhood with illegals? It rapidly declines into garbage and filth. This is the only way these people know to live. They do not care to assimilate into our society. They would rather we degrade down to their level. Enjoy that money you save. May you also enjoy a few of these families coming to YOUR neighborhood.
Oh, and don't think they just live in low income areas any more. Nah, they are spreading into the McMansion neighborhoods. 7 or 8 families per house can afford to live there, and Bank of American is oh so happy to loan them the money. Ain't American great?
Your reasoning does not make illegals ok, still
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k, that is your opinion, i stated mine. poor quality in my opinion shows bad work ethics if they do
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I'm with you on the illegals, but paying taxes is not an insurance policy.
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Puhleez, what exactly is the government doing about illegals crossing the border?
Absolutely nothing. NOTHING! The government sanctions sending American jobs oversees, puting thousands of American workers on unemployment! So why should I or anyone else feel guilty about trying to get what we rightfully deserve?
As far as testing on the phone goes, doxie, you can be listening on an extension and write the answers down for your husband. Don't feel guilty. You're going to pay your taxes.
Frank still loves the ranks even if you are rankled by Frank.
Frank cares. Didn't you get your chapstick? He doesn't want you to get chapped lips. Now that beats a raise doesn't it. Money is so impersonal. MQ chapsticks mean so much more. Lots of thought went into bypassing raises and just mailing those chapsticks that are clever enough to fit on a keychain that Frank including. That's big!
oh our lovely government does give illegals medicaid, foodstamps, and housing so in term we give tha
i have been through some rough times lately and had to apply for some help. there are signs, big signs, all over our offices saying "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LEGAL TO GET HELP". so we and our government do give them our benefits whether they are legal here or not. now that is messed up. i am helping to support them so they can take away my jobs and i can't even support my kids and yes i get benefits, wow $75 a month in food stamps which lasts not even a week in a household of 6. don't get me wrong, i am thankful for any help at the moment, but i get penalized for trying to work my tail off and still can't survive.
there was recently an article in our local newspaper where one of our local school districts tried to charge $1000 a year for each illegal student enrolled. it was bulked and the illegals got a lawyer to sue for discrimination. the school district merely stated that they had to HIRE extra teachers that could speak the foreign language just to teach these children and were trying to offset some of the expenses. ridicilous!! so again our taxpayers money is paying to educate illegals as well.
Why not? I have a right to an opinion and it is what it is. (nm)
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Ah, of course, an OPINION. Uh-huh.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. However, the statement "it is what it is" indicates that you don't truly consider it your opinion. You have decided that's the way it is and your mind is closed.
I strongly object to the sweeping across-the-board statements from you and the OP that MTs working for large national companies are either clueless or gutless.
There are many MTs working for large national companies that are paid well, treated well, and have no complaints. That does not make us "gutless." That makes us productive members of society.
What do YOU suggest? What are you doing to show YOUR guts? What is your plan for change? Where do you think all these MTs should go to work? You and the OP are very quick to say what YOU would do instead - but that's a solution YOU find acceptable and/or workable. Personally, I would NEVER work as a telemarketer again unless I was truly desperate.
Working outside the home also isn't a feasible option for me and many others. What is your solution in that situation? Stop working altogether?
My opinion.........sm
I believe many MTs stay with these Nazi-like companies* because their self-confidance has been pummeled into the ground by the abusive, demoralizing treatment they are subjected to every day. It's like the well known pattern of an abused child who clings to the abusive parent. What they don't realize, or refuse to see is that more and more MTs are putting their foot down and refusing to stay with companies that offshore, cut our pay, treat us like dogs, and then have the audacity to use us to help them achieve their ultimate goal of eradicating our profession. Why is VR technology becoming more and more sophisticated with each passing day? Because we're helping them do it!! Kind of like digging your own grave.
I truly believe that if enough of us take matters into our own hands by showing them that "We're mad as hell, and we're not taking this anymore" we can together turn the tables on these money hungry vermin. Do the math. We are "still" the backbone of the industry. We need to take action NOW while we still have the power.
* No ethnically based offense intended. Just trying to make a point.
opinion
Figure out your pros and cons to keeping your current job and the pros and cons to having a home-based job -- consider your need for medical insurance, gas money, clothing allowance for work outside of the home, eating out for lunch, not having to deal with co-workers on their crabby days, et cetera. Most likely you will not start at $15/hour but with saving money elsewhere while being home-based it might make it worth the loss of a few bucks to be home. I do have two children (7 & 10) whom are very active in extracurricular activities and it is a huge bonus to be able to split my shift when needed with no questions asked. My employer is very flexible. When school is out for the summer, it does slow down my production...but children aren't home forever...so I'll deal with it. There are a lot of jobs available but only half of them are worth the time...be choosy and check them out thoroughly before deciding. Good luck with your decision.
So your opinion is okay,
but no one else can give theirs. Yeah. Wrong. 
Want my opinion - here it is anyway
You wany my opinion, either way, here it is. Yes, for all of those that CONSTANTLY, AND I MEAN CONSTANTLY bash Medquist - find another hobby. You have already done and beat the darn horse dead - let it alone. Personally, I cannot wait for the phone call to tell me what changes they have made. Already the bashers are criticizing their plan and yet no one knows what it is. On the other hand, if there was no plan established, the complainers would be at it again - COMPLAINING THAT THERE IS NO PLAN. What is it going to take for you unhappy MTs to just quit already - I mean both quit your job and your complaining?
To all you complainers take my advice and "just zip it already"
I am always right and here is my opinion
Why, Dr. Phil here. Is there a problem. These people are living life to the fullest, something we ALL need to do. If you die tomorrow, can you say your last day on earth was spent having fun - probably not. GO HAVE FUN AND LOVE LIFE AND LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST.
I say HOORAY to these nasty posters for having fun!
My opinion
I apologize to you then MQx4 if all these posts were not yours. It is very difficult to determine who is who anymore.
Although, in those crazy people's defense, I actually did find those posters rather hillarious! I am just your average MT and no I am not disturbed in any way, just enjoy a raw sense of humor now and then. Please don't bash me for saying that, it is just my opinion. A raw sense of humor is not grounds for being in the psyhiatric ward. A good laugh every now and then does wonders for the body (burns lots and lots of calories you know). With that being said, we should welcome everyone here and as long as I am personally not being threatened, then I really am up for any conversation and/or jokes or whatever.
It's nice to know who you are talking with, so MQx4 thanks for being consistent with your name. Sorry if I addressed some of those posts to you!
Opinion of what
UH OH - Just watched FOX News and they indicate that Rita may become a category 4 or perhaps even a 5 once she hits the warm waters. From what I heard, it is heading for Texas - how awful considering that there are hundreds of thousands of evacuees already there from Katrina. Any thoughts or has anyone heard anything different of what could or might happen in the upcoming days?
Share your thoughts with us.
My opinion
To me, it is like watching a good movie, however we have no video to go with the audio. I am not so much for the swearing, but c'mon it is hillarious to hear people's reactions and comebacks.
my opinion
In my opinion, if you do not need to make a certain amount of money each week and you have another source of income, i.e. spouse, then going the IC route may be for you.
But if you depend on the benefits, certain pay amount, dependability in that pay, etc., then stay at the hospital. All the MTSOs can tell you "oh we have benefits and plenty of work, blah blah blah..." but guess what?? You do not know what is going to happen to that account you start out on. You could end up sharing it with 10 other MTs, then all of a sudden, 10 more MTs jump on that account because the MTSO lost a particular account or has no work on other accounts, etc. That changes your pay. I could go on and on about the ups and downs of working full time for an MTSO, but I would be here all day typing.
But one thing is this - very rarely do you get to "set your own hours" as a full time MT with an MTSO.
My opinion.....
If you want to be proficient in MT'g, you can't unless you know business English inside and out. Check out your local community college. It will be time and $$$ well spent, and remember, knowlege is power.
Also remember, grammar is very important in this business. A simple hyphen can completely change the meaning of a sentence.....
Case in point:
I saw a man eating shark.
I saw a man-eating shark.
See what I mean?
My opinion...
What your step-father is doing is horrible, but I don't understand your reaction towards your mother.
You expect your mother to "see" what is going on without directly telling her. If she has no idea what's going on, how could she possibly understand why you are treating him the way you are?
Do you think it is fair to end your relationship with your mother over something that she has no idea about? If you are going to end your relationship with her, she at least has the right to know why. You are not "saving her the embarrassment." You are taking the easy way out. I think it is mean to do this to her.
It is not fair how your step-father is treating you. It is wrong. But 10% of life is what happens to you and 90% is how you respond to it. Do the right thing. Tell your mother and everyone else what is going on. Keeping silent only protects him.
Personally, if my daughter ever told me what you just said about someone I was with, he'd get the boot right out the door. I don't think I would even wait for an explanation from him. Give your mother an opportunity to do just that.
My opinion is....
Go for it, just say you were wondering if they got your email, as you haven't heard back from them. That gives you the excuse to get one on the phone, then maybe you could get down to the nitty gritty of what positions they have open, what shifts, what are they willing or planning to pay, etc.
Please help! Really REALLY need your opinion SM
I have been asked to transcribe some training material for my brother-in-law. He puts together training manuals for addiction medicine counselors and has a lot of things that he needs transcribed into Word. (They are on tapes, VHS, DVD, etc., but he is going to put them all in a wav file format for me to transcribe.) He wants to pay me the normal going rate.
He wants to know how I would charge (word, line, job, etc.). I have decided to do 65 character lines including spaces, but need to know how much per line would be appropriate.
I don't know if this makes a difference, but he's in Minnesota. I am leaning toward 14 cents per line, but wonder if that is too much?
Please let me know what you think.
Chickadee
I did it, here's my opinion.
I was in QA/QA management for many years. I lost touch with what being an MT was about. It happens.
I regret many things I corrected while in QA because, quite frankly, being an MT is a very hard job and QA shouldn't sweat the small stuff. Anyway, I went back into transcription part time and felt as if the weight of the world was lifted from my shoulders. I enjoyed working again.
Now I have the fun of laughing over the tiny **** that QA finds to pick on in order to find errors on a review (hyphens, commas). Heck, I got a major error for not putting a capital letter in the middle of a drug name! Yikes! Did the patient die? No! But it's a major error. lol.....
I hope that someday the person who is QAing me will have the same "a-ha!" moment I did, but in the meantime I'll just smile and be grateful I'm not in her shoes. Or working for the manager who insists on such silly scoring.
I've gone back to transcribing full time with a hospital (yes!), and I'm making more money than I ever have in my life--even more than as a QA manager.
Do it! Go back to your roots, your first love, and enjoy the PEACE that transcribing brings.
My opinion is that you should
Go visit the family and come back. I think this is a great opportunity for you to be able, somewhere down the line, to have a lot of freedom in your life. When you finally get the house and aren't taking care of this person anymore, you will have the freedom to go visit them whenever you want and even stay there for long periods of time and still have the peace of mind that you have a home to live in that is paid for and that is a major expense that you won't have. Lets face it, not a lot of us have a retirement and most of us will work until die just trying to keep up the house payment. That is a real load lifter you've been offered.
My opinion
I know that what's one man's poison is another man's feast, but I wouldn't give you two cents for the Bahamas - the natives are ruder than heck and everything is priced beyond belief. UGH! If I'm going to see water and beaches, I want to go where it's worth looking at; i.e., the Pacific Ocean - The Oregon Coast and/or Southern California! Now THAT's a BEACH, and the food? Oooh LA la!
it is my opinion that you are very ill....sm
do you need any one of us to make an appointment with the nearest psych MD? Maybe we can book you a room in Bellevue Hospital.....
just my opinion
First off, let me say how sorry I am that you and your children are going through this horrible experience. I completely understand your range of emotions. I left an abusive alcoholic many years ago with 4 children under the age of 9. At that time I did not have any means of income, so I went on welfare. After the kids and I settled into being a "family" without a father figure, I got three jobs and went to college to be a paralegal. Let me tell you it was far from easy, but well worth it! I refused to allow my children to think that his way of "love" of normal or appropiate. I also did not have family or friends to lean on, I only had myself and my children. You need to find the strength and resove in yourself to do what you know is right (if you didn't think leaving was right, you wouldn't have posted). You need to lay out a plan, and then outline steps needed to fulfill this plan (make a real budget, find housing, etc..) Also you need the abuse documented in case child custody is an issue. Next file for FULL custody and child support. Please go talk to an attorney, many offer first consults free. I wish you courage through this.
Just my opinion, but
it sounds like you are bragging.
my opinion
really ask yourself how badly you want to do this. Read this board carefully and know where the MT field is headed and all the pros and cons- then decide.
my personal thought is go back to school to do something else
I would like to add - those asking for it, in my opinion,
are lazy and don't want to do the footwork themselves. No time for those who sit back and want things handed to them!
Just an opinion
Does anyone else think that all dictators should have to listen to their own dictation once in a while - I am so tired already this morning of dictators on cell phones that are so muffled you cannot understand them, horns blowing in the background and the dictation coming and going because of losing the signal. I think the physicians should periodically have to listen to some of their own dictation.
Need opinion...
I am currently a newbie doing transcription for a very high volume acute care hospital. I am having a hard time meeting production, and they are opening a position with a psych hospital. To be honest, I am bored with what I am doing now. I am wondering if I decide to take the psych position that maybe it might give me a chance to improve on my production and mix up my day a little better. Since I have such a wide range of doctors right now and such a wide range of reports, it is hard for me to make any templates or anything that can help with my production. Any advice would be much appreciated.
opinion
I would think that if you are bored with your current job, getting a different one would be the thing to do. I am a newbie to,working for one specialty, and I am very glad that I started this way first - not quite as overwhelming as to take on so many terms at once.
My opinion...
Find one that will work with you and treat you good!!
A small MTSO is what works best for me personally for those very same reasons!
Let us know what your opinion is!
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My opinion
Chris rocks the house and is soooo consistent week after week. However, I enjoy Kellie Pickler and Paris as well.
Personally, I think this is the toughest season yet....in other words, lots of excellent singers and performers.
I enjoy listening to Taylor, but I have to say that looking at him just throws me for a loop. So darn hard to believe he is only 29 years old. Even his demeanor and personality seems more like 40s.
I just hope Kevin goes home tonight. If not Kevin, then Ace!
My opinion...
Love is a choice. We choose to make the effort, and it goes both ways. He is obviously not making much effort. The fact that he is willing to go to counseling is a good sign though. Be sure and tell your counselor the reality of it all.
Would and could you get a housekeeper? That would take a lot of stress off of you - even though he really should help.
This is not much in the way of advice. Just hang in there. I am sorry you are going through this. You must feel the weight of the world on your shoulders.
My opinion
It is impossible to "spot reduce" one area of your body, but doing resistance training and building muscle helps to burn fat more quickly than aerobic exercise alone.
I need your opinion, please.
If you were given the option of either working at home on a schedule with a little flexibility for production with benefits or working outside the home on an hourly rate which is reasonable with benefits, which would you choose and why? Please give feedback as to why you would choose one over the other, pros and cons. I really need your opinions as you all know what is involved in this type of job. You may think of something I haven't already thought of and I value your opinions. Do you prefer to know your doctors personally so that you can get personal feedback from them or are you comfortable just knowing them as a "voice" and getting feedback from QA? Thanks in advance for your responses.
In my opinion....
..I think they are pretty good to work for. They don't really bother you, so you're just left to work in peace. They have several platforms, so what platform you use will be dependent on what account you're assigned to. The people are very nice. Pay is pretty decent and always on time. They can come across as a little disorganized in the beginning, but all-in-all I'm happy with them.
Hope this helps! 
In my opinion......
It sounds like arthritis.
Here's my opinion....sm
- They support off-shore transcription.
- A lot of employers don't pay a CMT differential, and if they do it's generally not enough to cover the costs of being certified or keeping it, much less the yearly membership.
- If you like to meet and talk with other transcriptionists then you might like it.
- A lot of their meetings are held on Saturdays, so you'd need to plan for that if you joined.
my opinion
I like both of them, but I am a CY fan myself. CR was awesome last night for sure! I think that both will end up with contracts, but I do think CY will win it. I didn't really care for MM or NJ, but I sure couldn't believe NJ lasted longer!
Just my opinion, but.......
I have worked out of my home for over 20 years as an MT. Of course, I had to attend to my children, school, outside activities, etc., but when we get home, they would know that after playtime, homework, dinner, baths, etc., mom may have more work to do. Most I would do while they are at school, but if extracurricular activities took me out, I had to make it up when I got back in. They understood this, but the clincher a lot of times is the hubby.
Unfortunately, mine seemed to think if he was done for the day, everyone else should be too. And, if the other parent doesn't make any comments to the children such as "mom is really busy right now", "please play quietly for a little while", and by the way, that means him making an effort to not play with the dog LOUDLY, decide to play a harmonica LOUDLY, move something in the attic LOUDLY, turn the TV up loud enough to be heard throughout the entire house, etc., then what does that really tell the children....if dad doesn't show respect for mom's job, why should they?
I truly believe if dad is in the home, his responsibility is to also convey to the children how important mother's job is, not just his. I've heard this same complaint from many friends who do this work at home...they feel as if their own husband doesn't think what they do is a "real job" and, therefore, doesn't deserve true respect, though hubby doesn't complain when the paycheck comes in and pays the bills, kid's activities, car notes, vacations, etc.
Some of my own family members, after all these years, still think what I do is just "type" at home, and call whenever they want (especially mother) for 1-2 hours, as if I can just make it up some other time. Heck, I have a niece who works 3 days a week cleaning teeth, no children to come home and take care of, no other responsibilities, and you would think, according to mother, she works hard labor and is "exhausted". I just can't make sense of it.
Long story short, you need to set the boundaries and keep them. I told my husband if there couldn't be quiet once in a while, there will be no paycheck and he can bring home ALL the bacon. That got his attention. Sometimes I wonder if we bring this on ourselves by not putting our foot down earlier on, setting boundaries, and making sure they are understood.
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