Well, all decisions should be so simple! SM
Posted By: MissIndigo on 2008-04-16
In Reply to: decision made - tarah
The very best of wishes to you. It can work great--The key to making it work great is organization and self discipline. I presume like almost all of us you'll be paid on a production basis instead of the salary you were used to?
You may find it works best to split your workday into blocks, with the assistance of your husband, of course. An hour before the babies wake (if there IS one!), 3 hours while a babysitter watches them, 2 hours at night. That sort of thing.
Interruptions absolutely kill production and turn workdays from 6 hours of intensive work into those 12-hour marathons people complain about.
Let us know how it's going for you.
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Decisions, decisions, decisions
Hi. I work at a large national company and have a certain quota I must reach each pay period. If that quota is met, then I am reimbursed for my phone line, or actually in my case, DSL service. However, I have seen companies looking to hire and it is emphasized that DSL or phone lines are the responsibility of the Transcriptionist working at home. With that being said, I don't think there is a "right" or "wrong" way to go about this. For obvious reasons, the transcriptionist will be delighed to have you pay for it though:)
decisions decisions
I understand your fear. You would be leaving a very secure position and heading somewhat into the "unknown" of working at home, but overall in my opinion, I'd take the home job. Your office sounds lovely! However, I feel that way because I have chosen to work at home to be with my 3 kids and have never regretted my decision. I wouldn't have missed a minute, even on the days when I had little or no work, the system was down, etc. Just my personal choice I guess. I think you have to decide which is more important to you - being with your family, or a very secure job. Just follow your "gut" on this one.
decisions, decisions
These are hard decisions, aren't they? Take a few minutes (or a few hours if necessary) and do the math. Get the numbers in front of you on paper. Exactly how much more money is it? Is that the bottom line? What is really most important to you? This can be a very high stress job. If you make less, but enough, and the stress is a lot less, that is valuable in itself.
Decisions and Consequences
We each made our own decisions to get us into our current situation - in every aspect of our life...married, single, living together, divorced. Only those who have lost their loved one had no hand in that particular situation. We each made our own decisions to get us into our current job. We each make our own decisions to stay in our jobs or move. We each make our own decisions how to spend our money, how much to make (yes, you can make more with more work or better paying jobs, etc.), how much to save or not. We each decide what kind of personality we want to have, how we want to treat others and sometimes we even learn how we want others to treat us. We know exactly what we are doing when we make decisions on actions ... Let's stop knocking each other's decisions.
Consequences - We each DID in fact choose our consequences by our actions or lack of .. but sometimes we did not know exactly the consequences we would get, for whatever reason. Let's be compassionate toward each others consequences.
Every single one of us makes mistakes -- have, do, and will. Let's be supportive and compassionate and tolerant -- doesn't mean we have to jump for joy or be falsly nice, but be compassionate and show tolerance for opinions and situations that we are not familiar with (and sometimes that we, in fact, ARE familiar with).
There's too much stress in this world for us to be in such a hyperexcitable state, ready to jump to conclusions, willing to inflict insults and wound others.
I, for one, will certainly start by apologizing for anything on these boards that I have personally written that personally insulted anyone. It was never my intention to do that.
Let's be a more refreshing, energizing place to visit instead of what we have been over the last few days and/or posts!!?!?!??!!?! 
Well, everyone has to make their own decisions.
I know I could not live with myself if I put a stranger's needs before the welfare of my family. It's right to help the unfortunate in whatever way you can, but there are other ways than inviting possible tragedy into your own home.
Judges who can't make decisions to (sm)
save their rears really bug me. The judge (a female) assigned to my divorce and subsequent custody battles, etc., could not ever make a firm decision....continuations, etc. What a joke. I'm right there with ya. And people, for the record, lie out the wazoo in court.
results/decisions/outcome
Okay so my curiosity gets the best of me and when everyone receives our opinions whether good, bad or indifferent I would sometimes like to know what you decided and what the outcome is -- i.e. rural hospital -- let us know what you decidied and if you take it a month or so later how it goes -- but that is me, I always like to know the outcome. Patti
People get killed EVERYDAY by making bad decisions. If you go to work
driving while you are intoxicated or sleepy you are more likely to get in an accident. Do you deserve it? I dunno. Maybe people should just use their brains and they would not become victims or killed. Your logic is flawed and you are comparing apples to oranges. How about this? If you wear skimpy clothes and get drunk and hang out with drunk people instead of dressing a little more modestly and keeping your mind sober, who is more likely to be raped? It is logical that consequences of your behavior will decide your fate.
8 and 9 year olds do not have the maturity to make decisions like this. That's why they have pare
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Simple as this!
 Then you absolutely must stay where USA has jurisdiction and that is absolutely not in a foreign country. Those are the rules and laws and everyone knows that up front. The troops, the FBI, the CIA, the US police do not help you when you get drunk and/or lost in a foreign country. But you know that don't you?
It is really quite simple. sm
If you are a good MT, which most of us are, and all of a sudden you start getting a bunch of crap. I was very happy to be with a company that afforded you the luxury of being an MT, but yet a "hospital employee". This was a very innovative thing and I jumped on the band wagon. All the money is in ops, surgeons, they are predictable, macro-friendly, organized, don't flip through the charts and make me the most money. After being with this company for over 3 months, at my skill level, and only to get cued 10 ops, most of which were rejected and cherry picked, that is a HUGE sign. I did not tell "them" that is why I quit, they need to figure it out for themselves. I personally liked the team leader, but she is obviously pooling work out to her favorites, and not giving new MTs a chance - hence they will still "be with the original team", not realizing that people unfortunately get sick, die, move on, and the "original team" will not last forever. I am so glad to be out of there. Don't know if new company is going to be any better, have to wait and see.
I think both, but not as simple as that.
We do all make choices, but in some instances there are very few choices. Yes, we should first avail ourselves of education. Basic education is available to everyone in this country. After high school, education becomes harder to obtain, but it is available to everyone. You do have to have either transportation or a computer, and you have to have time to participate, but if you want it bad enough you can find a way. All that being said, if the company you work for suddenly closes, and there are few jobs available where you live, you can find yourself in a bad situation that you did not create. I think government assistance is important for people that find themselves in a temporary bad situation, but should not be allowed to be a way of life, except in the case of disability.
Very simple....
You tell them you're going digital, and they can either join you in the 21st century or be left behind.
well that seems simple enough! thanks
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Might try Simple FTP....sm
They have an option where you can log on as a guest and try out.
So simple, when you know what to do!
Thanks, that worked by just turning off and back on. I am so techology challenged!
simple
It is not your chair, keyboard, et cetera causing you to be so uncomfortable...getting up at least every 2 hours and walking the floors for 5 minutes works wonders in rejuvenating the body back to comfort level. It works for me and I didn't have to spend any more on equipment, hmmmm, not sure about the carpet yet though...LOL
Hi - I wish it were that simple. sm
I'm not able to use Express Scribe due to company policy against outside players. The player is the one that is built in to InScribe. The sound quality is excellent, but there's no way to access the player that I can see, except as mentioned above, and those options have been turned off.
Thanks for your input. :)
Also may be something as simple as
if an injection is needed into the arm, for influenza, tetanus, whatever, that could cause soreness, they might look to see which is dominant and inject into the opposite.
Seems simple. Look for co. that will allow U to
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Simple as that then.
If you can't make enough money to even survive as a speech rec editor, then you should choose option C. That is the point.
But, the big nationals, or should I say big globals, are not the only game in town, and if you choose option A and learn how to edit efficiently and improve your production then good for you. Editing and straight transcription require different skill sets some folks just simply cannot make the transition.
Simple explanation
The industry is in tremendous flux, and with so many unstable companies job hopping by transcriptionists is normal. Nobody is nearly organized enough to keep a blacklist. More simple explanation is that every ad generates 1000s of resumes. I once got a reply two months after the fact. Not rude, nor anything to be paranoid about, though certainly not a pleasant experience.
Simple answer:
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Find someone you can just "unload on" - a sounding board - we can do it if you want.
Hunker down.
Your first goal should be to GET HIM OUT. You don't move. You GET HIM OUT. You may be able to get legal advice on how to do that from counselors at any abused wife shelters or community police officer. (of course do that on the sly)
Find out where you stand legally on getting him out with the least amount of hassle and start getting legitimate CHILD SUPPORT from him. That means $$ to pay for day care. None of this 50/50 stuff. You are giving him an easy way out and you are still going to be in a bind. DON'T DO IT.
Forget about buying the house.
More AND cheaper ones are on the horizon, trust me.
This way you will still have your "downpayment" that will be growing interest - and it will be tucked away and you will still have your IRA for emergencies.
One thing that bothers me - you said YOU WORK NIGHTS and HE WORKS DAYS. So he gets to sleep/while the kids are sleeping- at night, right? But you have to take care of the toddlers all day and try to grab naps, right? Do you get this uneven picture here?
That's what "working from home" turns out to be - you get to work all night and odd times during the day, but never get to sleep. Between doing housework, tending babies, dealing with angry men, there is no life. And MTing is stressful.
Forget the house.
Get him out.
Get childsupport started. You don't need him there to babysit - he's sleeping while he is "babysitting"! 
Save your money.
There, is that a plan? 
All things will fall into place after that. Who knows, maybe you can be director of medical records instead of MTing at the hospital with your schooling. 
Just a simple question
Don't get yourself all worked up here, or you might just find yourself hitting the bottle soon! LOL!
simple MD error
They forgot to turn off the microphone before they said the words, OR they forgot to use the proper commands to direct you up to the location they wanted.
Had they done either, the words never would have appeared in the first place.
simple answer to
They think that typing medical reports make them as smart as doctors.
Simple solution
Keep the door closed and the cat out! Cats CAN indeed be trained that certain areas are off limits, but nothing works better than a keeping the cat out of the room. Problem solved, yes?
The solution is simple
Report that MT to your boss. If the MT continues then report to your boss again along with your boss's boss. Keep climbing the chain of command until SOMEONE does something about this MT.
simple question but here goes...
why do some messages have those yellow markers in front of them, they seem to have a lot more views than the other messages..can't figure it out...and it's probably something simple..thx.
simple question
I'm relatively new to transcription, so this is probably a dumb question, but here goes...
How does a C-phone work? Is this live dictation?
you sound new and simple
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Simple -- do the math
Pull up one of your old documents and figure out your gross line count and then divide characters by 70. See how the totals compare. Do not know what your margins are in your gross line, if they are longer with margins at .5 and .5 versus then you could come out ahead but if they are at 1. and 1. then you will be close to even with an increase of 1.5. But again would be simple to figure out from one of your old documents. Just me 2 cents worth. Patti
I think the answer is simple
some people are just faster typists than others. I had 2 bosses that both typed circles around me and yet I average 130-140 wpm. I think you could have all kinds of macros, etc. and still if your speed is slower, well that says it all.
Very simple procedure
Download your voice files from the email to directory (folder) on your hard drive (usually should create special one just for this) you know you will always use for docking these recordings. Then open ES and click on the Load square at top of program. This will open the directories on your computer. Go find the one where you just downloaded the email recordings to, click on the one you want to bring into ES (one by one or batch). Then click the "load" key at the bottom of that screen and you should see them coming into the ES window. Takes a while for them to install if they're long. It's only complicated the first time!
Keep it simple - make it fun
I wouldn't get too much into the nitty gritty, but just give them an idea of what it is about. Most people don't know that transcription means listening to doctors and typing. Something simple as that can go a long way.
It is very simple to understand...
She most likely has never heard this dictated before. She is probably unsure if she is hearing it correctly. She is questioning it, which is her right.
Probably a simple mistake...sm
You know this is not supposed to be perfect. We are posting on here on free time when we let our guard down. Sometimes we don't go back and proofread our posts. When we are working we proofread and make sure things are right. I assume you never make mistakes?
You can't-- simple answer-- I use my - sm
autotext for that.
This may sound like a simple
question, but can you run both Microsoft Word and WordPerfect on the same computer??? My kids have my old one and I have recently bought a lap tap and MS Word to install on it. Since they have to use my new computer for school work as the computers/teacher's programs all have MS Word, can I install the Word and keep the WP, or do I need to unstall WP first???
Simple enough question
I know exactly what happened on the boards last week with a company going to VR and the hysteria that followed. I saw you there several times and know your feelings about VR. My question was valid and think it deserves an answer.
And a simple Google said nothing
about the lung. End of comments.
a beautiful man! plain and simple.
and a great actor.
Simple, I'm fed up with all the crap and I'm not going to allow it to start up again.
Here's the deal...if you're unhappy at MQ because you're not getting what you want, find another job and quit. If you think MQ is oh so wonderful, fabulous, but keep in mind that other people don't agree with you and can post their opinions. If your main beef is to just come here and whine about it, get lost because it's tiresome. Administrator
Simple - Relocate where he will NOT find you!
Good luck!
I don't return....plain and simple....and if someone ask about their
When you do not return...that's where it hurts the business. They NEED our business in order to stay afloat!!
Simple keyboard question
I've been using a new keyboard and there are no guiding bumps on the keys to tell you that your fingers are placed in the proper row and on the right letters (F and J).
Anybody have creative ideas of what I can do/add to the keyboard to remedy this?
then why don't YOU go out and get your own accounts and charge 45 -- if it's that simple...
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I just asked a simple questions...thanks SO much for your help
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It's very simple...you click on File, then...
Import and Export. You just follow the instructions from there. I think there are maybe 2-3 steps, and that's it! I export mine to a CD. Then you just reverse the process by using import to get them to your new computer.
simple - thanks - question about using computer to fax
have you had experience using a computer to fax documents and whether come out looking like a printed document or 2-3 pages long like the attachment situation you described? I don't have a standalone fax but a "fax console" program came on my Dell PC. I have used it to fax things successfully, but not sure about an Excel document.
Plain and simple answer: No.
That is ridiculously low pay. Even if you are the fastest Transcriptionist in the world and you work 16 hours a day, you still would barely be able to make ends meet. Do you really want to live like that?
If you can do this job part-time so that you will have the experience to put on your resume, go for it. But constantly be on the lookout for something that pays better and when you find it, grab it.
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