What's the point of workign at home if there is no flexibilty?
Posted By: Frustrated on 2007-09-11
In Reply to: Companies have to be sure they are covered for specific times, many - j
Oh geesh, the level of understanding on this board is always nil. Don't you work in the same profession as I? I NEVER SAID I WANTED TO WORK WHENEVER I FEEL LIKE IT. However, a split shift or something of that nature would help me tremendously. Let's get this straight--I have a BA in business from an accredited university. I had a child, and knew that I couldn't be away from home working. I wanted to work from home and I was a great fit for MT, so I took the job. I told my managers TIME AND TIME again that I needed a job where I could work and take care of my small children at the same time and they said GREAT, but a year later I get in my home and I have to adhere to 8 hours of working like I did in-house. Furthermore, I didn't take a lower paying job and to work at home to put my child in daycare so I can type. That's ridiculous.
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I use it for home and work at one point... but sm
It is cheap for home and if you can use a speed dial type phone works great, for work some systems would not stay connected, and others would... like Dictaphone etc.
Who said it could? That IS the point and the reason a lot of moms do this from home!
We are happy doing it all from home! Why do YOU have a problem when our families and employers do not? Move on and attack your next post, please!
Forced to work scheduled shifts..no flexibilty..what gives??? So frustrated.
I started MT two years ago for a medical clinic of about 100 doctors. I am now working at home. I get paid hourly 10.50/hour. My employer will NOT let us work flexible shifts. I have to work a standard 8 hour shift with a one-hour lunch break that is unpaid.
I got into this field because I wanted to work from home and have FLEXIBILITY. I have a toddler under the age of 4 and when I interviewed and shared my reasons for wanting to work at home (my children) I was told I was a "great fit" and then I get in my home and am told there is ZERO flexibiity and I have to work 8 hours straight just like in-house people! This is extremely stressful for me having a small child and I don't make enough money to afford daycare.
I started working with Medquist part-time for extra money and AGAIN I was told I would have to work a set shift, with no flexibility.
Where are the jobs that you guys have where I can work my own hours? Sitting here typing 8 hours straight everyday with a demanding toddler is starting to wear on me, but I need this job badly.
What gives? I thought the nature of working at home with MT is flexiblity and every job I've applied for in MT has given me NONE. 
Becoming a recluse happens much too often when working at home, sometimes to the point of agoraphobi
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I didn't apply, so that's a moot point. The point I was making is that
she's ranting here about something that doesn't even pertain to most of us. You can't come to a MT message board railing at MTs without getting a response. That's why it's not called MTSOstars. Also, it's unprofessional of a business owner to let her emotions overrule her common sense. As for the newbies, they'll learn. We were all newbies at one time or another. None of us was born perfect, not even the MTSO.
You missed my point. My point wasn't perks but prestige...nm
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The point wasn't that it was copyrighted. The point the poster tried to make
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That's not my point. My point is previous owner hired
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My kids have suffered greatly from me working at home with them home. SM
I have been working at home as an MT since my two kids were born. They are now 4 and 5. In the first few years, I had no help whatsoever. Their father was a bum who didnt work or take care of them while I worked. Your children get neglected while you work basically. And babies and young children desperately need your attention while they are home with you.
My kids have so many behavioral problems right now because of their neglect. I would try to set them up with things to occupy themselves, like coloring or a movie, etc.
I finally put them in day care and things have improved, but there are still a lot of issues because of the damage that was done. They still try to seek attention by doing bad things and they dont listen to me because they are so used to me letting them get away with a lot of stuff because I was too busy typing to discipline them in their early years.
If I could do it all over again, I would definitely have put them into day care from the very beginning.
My advice would be to seek PT care for your baby. Maybe you can do some work around her schedule a little when she is home, like when she takes a nap, and then bang out a bunch of work while she is in day care.
I enjoy being alone at home, but I've got one home sick from school already.
One on one with a kid is nice, too.
This summer has been absolutely crazy. I haven't had a moment to myself for three months because all of my kids were home traipsing their friends through the house and yard. My husband switched his work schedule, too, so he's around more than usual. However, I like not having to do two loads of dishes and four loads of laundry a day. There are no toys or clutter dragged out everywhere. I can clean the house first thing in the morning, and it stays clean until everyone gets home at night.
I even got to relax with a cup of coffee and watch TV for half an hour this morning, something I liked for a change instead of cartoons or kids' movies. I signed up for an online class that I've been wanting to take. I can exercise without being interrupted. Yesterday, I went to the mall and spent all my saved up gift cards. I got some clothes, books, bath stuff, and a new coffee mug. My work gets done a lot faster, too. Call me nuts, but I've never had the luxury of being alone in the house for 14 years. It's kinda nice. I love my family with all my heart, but I love having a few hours to myself each week, too.
Except now the cat and dogs have been acting weird since the kids went back to school. They must think that I need someone or something to clean up after and correct behavior on. They're getting into everything and racing around the house behind me.
my take is that she worked inhouse, not at home, and now wants to find out how to work at home. nm
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Forget "per line." Your take-home pay should be taking home SM
roughly what it was before. If it is not, is it because your current pay rate for editing (which in many companies keeps changing as the VR system is developed) is too low or is it because your talents and skills are more for speed typing than speed editing?
If the first, discuss it with higherups, and go get a new job if you don't get the response you need. My last MTSO was secretly refiguring how production was counted to pay us less. I can accept hard reality, it was the secrecy that burned. Sometimes, though, it's just that the learning curves of individual editors and that of the system aren't in sync, and you end up temporarily making less.
If the second, though, recognize it as soon as possible and change to straight transcription work, in your company or a new one, for as long as you can find it.
As for why we aren't paid more for a higher skill, that's just the way the labor supply ball bounces. Best wishes.
not my point, actually. My point was the bigotry is the same.
The bigotry's always there. Not all "Mexicans" are Mexican, nor are they all illegal. My point is, though, people used to make remarks about cabbage smell about the Irish just like comments are made now about how nasty Mexicans are.
Every time somebody says something about "those people," something bigoted is coming out. That's all I'm saying.
I think she means she has wireless TO her home, not IN her home..nm
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hospital at-home -vs- national at home
I have an interview today with a hospital...work in-house for 3 months, then go home, paid on production. I don't know as of yet what they pay production, so my question is to anyone who works for a hospital at home AND has also worked for a national at home...
Which would be the best to choose? The hospital offers great benefits, but the national I work for now also has benefits, not as good as the hospital, though. Any input would be most appreciated!
Ditto for me. Have done both outside the home and in the home. We all have
bad days, but I sure would not want to trade working at home for anything. Just being here for my kids is worth every bad day!
A point well taken. However.....sm
...on the other hand the June Cleavers of the past had no alternatives. The liberation of women over the past half-century has given us the strength and self-reliance to walk away from an abusive or dead relationship or marriage.
I see your point quite clearly.
The FBI has consultants over there. There have been search teams from day 1 and also a search team from Texas. These people have cooperated with US government. They are also conducting an investigation of one of their citizens who more than likely has rights not to be interogated by a foreign government. You seem to think these people are illiterate and stupid. You have preconceived notions from the media and Mrs. Twitty that the Arubans are protesting, which is this country is like a third-world country run by idiots and keystone cops.  So open your mind and think things thru. Our government has messed up so many things in its own right (sex offfenders lost in the system or set free for example) why would you think they could get this right?
The point is?
"Can you believe there is trainee from India, living here in the U.S., who has been training on my primary account for the past TWO months at least....the problem is all she wants to do are the good American dictators and she is ALLOWED to skip, pass over, cherry pick past her own countrymen's bad dictations."
You have a high up source in your company who told you this? Why? And this issue has not been discussed with those in charge? Why?
What platform is this Indian in America working on that she can cherry pick past her "countrymen's bad dictations"
The only reason I question this is because it would be very ethical for this high up source to be telling you this and if you get mad enough you could blow the whistle. But since I have no dim-witted unethical high sources in my company who will actually tell me there is an Indian MT who is living in America and for two months has been "allowed" to cherry pick I couldn't fathom how you could possibly have this info.
So you knowing this is probably not good for your blood pressure or your high souce informant's job security. What's the point in you having this info?
another point sm
we have failed to mention that working at home can be VERY isolating. Sometimes I go for days and the only other adult I talk to is my husband. If you're on your own, you need to make sure that you stay in touch with friends and family, or else you can become very isolated before you know it! There's a lot to think about when it comes to working at home, these are just a few of the issues being discussed here! 
I see your point.
I'm not afraid of my kids, and I am their parent, not friend. I just don't want to completely isolate them from the world. I don't think controlling behavior is healthy because it can backfire and cause rebellion. (Personal experience.) There comes a point when you have to turn your kids loose in the world and hope that all of your parenting sticks with them. Meanwhile, I was just wondering if there were any nice kids left in the world, or if I'm just overly anal or judgmental.
I let these kids on my property, but I'll admit that I'm tired of having to watch them so closely. I correct their bad language, call them on their lies, check pockets before they leave, or hide things so nothing gets stolen. My kids aren't the Hitlers, but I don't see why I have to be so diligent with other peoples' kids. And no, my kids and I are not perfect. I just don't know where to find "nice" friends.
your point
I'm not. Only 3 more days to go....
exactly the point
It they want to honestly get a picture of the procedure increase/decrease since the induction of DEP/ASR they need to look at an ENTIRE QUARTER BEFORE these were institued and then compare it to the most recent completed quarter(or any quarter since that time). I come up at a 10% deficit, not at the 50% increase as they say. Yes, they are taking only one week and comparing the MT week from that week with the ME work from that week to decide that ASR has increased us which is bogus! Don't just believe me, prove it for yourself and call the help desk phone number on your letter.
Well you do have a point about that..
but I think another requirement at the Wal-mart here is that you have to hate life and everything about it. I swear it seems like it would kill these people to smile. When they hand my kids the sticker I wanna hand it back and tell them they apparently need it more than we do.
Come to think of it though...I think that's a requirement for alot of jobs..fast food places..customer service...the DMV. Go figure
and your point is?
You're a college drop-out doing MT?
Yes, I see your point too.
We are going to consult a behavior therapist. Some of it also is that kids are exposed to so much violence and bad habits that my son tends to be a follower. Apparently, a child hit him in the privates and he turned around and did it to someone else. He has never done that before, but guess who gets sent to the principal's office. my child..the "problem child".
So what is your point
Are you saying that they never fill the positions or what? When you make a statement like this, can you please explain what you're talking about?
the point is for her to do it on her own.
research yes. ask others, no.
that's exactly my point
why CAN'T you remember what you named his physical exam? because you have no system. it doesn't matter how much time passes before I get that same doc again. I know what I named his physical exam, his review of systems, whatever.
What's the point
in punching a time clock when there is no work to be done? That is... unless you get paid for that time that you are clocked in? Our time is worth money too. Right? But in this case it is my understanding that you must clock in; however, no work = no pay. What gives?
And my point is this.....
This is very similar to what is going on in the MT world. Hospitals are cutting costs by shipping the work overseas and Americans are losing jobs. Wal-Mart does business the way they are doing and they are taking jobs from Americans by forcing companies to lower their prices and then they can't afford to make those products in the US anymore. The two industries are very similar--am I the only one seeing this????
I have friends who work at Wal-Mart, too, and I also have friends who work at another local grocery store, Kroger. The difference is that the Kroger employees make a LIVING WAGE. That's why I shop there. Sure, I'd like to save money and not pay a little bit higher prices, but I choose to support a store that actually pays the majority of their employees a living wage ($9 or $10 as a bagger, $10-12 as a check-out person vs. minimum wage) and doesn't force companies to rockbottom their prices so low that they have to have their products made outside the country.
Honestly, we can't solve all the world's problems on this forum and I understand that. The problems with outsourcing and what is going on in corporate America are so much deeper than this issue with Wal-Mart. Everybody is free to shop wherever they want, but I just want to try to make my point as to why I choose NOT to.
That was my point, thank you. sm
Nursing, x-ray techs, nuclear medicine and ultrasound techs, respiratory therapists, physician's assistants, paralegals, the list goes on, and not all are even Ph.Ds. Well, anyway, if I were way younger, and the industry was looking then like it looks now, I believe I would be considering my options very closely.
You have a point there
Well, I guess our leaders are either plain stupid for allowing it to go on or have there hands out somewhere along the line.
So, what's your point? - sm
How is it her fault that you are single? I really don't think the point of her post was so that anyone would feel sorry for her situation. Sorry, I just don't quite understand your bitterness.
That's exactly my point. Nothing gets done
because when it comes down to it - they just hire, hire, hire and re-hire until the MTs remain quiet. Well, I for one am not going to be quiet anymore. Here's a sample - "The patient has be on a wheelchair for 3 months." If the doc doesn't know the difference between "be and been" and "in and on" - that's not my problem anymore!! It's insane. Outta here.
Wish me luck - going to fill out an application this afternoon!
And your point? nm
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what her point was.......probably....sm
if you don't GET it....you probably aren't even an MT and probably don't even belong here, and if you are an MT or in this biz, then obviously and evidently you DON'T GET it.
Didn't your mother/father ever teach you that if you've nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all?
I can certainly see your point on that....
I am not the kind of person to take advantage of anyone or get out of work at all life just happened for me this way and I am doing the best I can to work through it, keep my job, and still get moved. I wish that I could do things differenly than I am but there is just not enough time in the day for everything. I think the only thing I can do is do the best I can with it all and go from there. 
point taken
I apologize for that - sorry. I will do as you suggested in the future.
Can anyone point me in the
I am looking to get into the coding field and would like some information about companies that hire for this. Can anyone help? Thanks So MUCH!!!
Point taken sm
And I totally get what you're saying.
I didn't meant to start an argument either, as there are certainly enough of those on the boards (especially recently).
The point is that
she would go on and on that she lost through diet and exercise and NOT mention the gastric bypass. I'm happy for her for losing the weight, but call it what it is..... Surgery, diet and exercise.
you have a point....sm
it might not be her. I try not to let her get to me, but there are times when I just want to shake her until her empty head rattles. There are a few posters on this board that I have been carefully watching and reading the advice and help they give to others. Patti is one of them, and you are another. You are both good people and I guess I get riled when someone tries to make you both look otherwise. Guess I will try to go back to ignoring it/her. Thanks again.
Well, you have a point, and I think the
benefit of the AAMT if it had stayed true to its course would be to provide MTs with stronger education, higher salaries, and help us gain licensure by the state. But, unfortunately, they took a wrong turn and became greedy.
If we can get state licensure, then we would have to have an organization backing us as the nurses and others do.
At this point (sm)
you could stop the relistening as long as you are familiar with the dictators. The other possibility is a word Expander (which I do not use) or use auto correct if you are using word (I use this) for repetitive terms or phrases that your dictator uses so often. This cuts down on errors as well. I am no expert, but it sounds like you could gain more line count if you did not relisten. 
I see your point, BUT
The learning curve is a little longer, but once you get it down, you can use it forever! I have had the software for almost 3 years and have customized it for every specialty with ease. It helps tremendously with ESL dictators. Plus, so far, it has worked with every platform I have been on. I like the flexibility. I like the fact too, that I can get other's glossaries and plug them right in. That helps a lot when you start a new job.
My point was we don't know anything about all
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Just go to the point
in your document/template where you want to go each time and type Alt F9. Then, when you want to actually go to that spot in theument, just hit F11. The Alt F9 will result in a {} but will not be visible when the templates are used thereafter. 
And that's my point. sm
I have had only ONE supervisor who ever was an MT. The rest have been coders, RHITs (whatever that is), once even a court reporter (!!), one librarian, you get the picture. Then they hire whomever thinking if you can type, you can transcribe. Then they pay you for cr@p when you're in house and nobody will fill the open positions because the pay is so lousy and they force you to work in house for 3 months (like their work is so hard? I don't think so!) then the ones that can't type their way out of a paper bag don't type and bam, there goes the whole department. Oh, and once the coder/librarian gets behind the big desk MTs are no longer people, we're some sort of subhuman beings that have to be dealt with. I have heard this straight from a soop's mouth, though I refer to her as an evil witch.
Those of us who stink don't mind because they don't care; those of us who are truly good DO care because it's not just a job, it's a passion that we happen to depend on to pay the bills and feed our families. But the librarian or whoever the supervisor du jour may be doesn't care or have any idea about MT, so "Well, I guess we'll just let you all go." Single parent? They don't care. No insurance and can't go to the doctor and can't get your Rx filled? Sucks to be you. Bills to pay? They don't care. Worked over and above the call of duty? You're a sucker AND you're out of a job.
Where are the good MTs? They're here, they're just all being paid peanuts while they who must be obeyed expect perfection and those providing the perfection (and keeping within appropriate TAT) should just be GLAD you have a JOB no matter how badly it's being managed and messed up.
Oh yes, I'm in this mood because last night I ran into the supervisor for whom I bent over backwards, worked weird shifts, fixed other reports MQ had done and messed up, and here I sit hoping for another fraction of a cent and waiting for scraps while SHE is livin' the good life (she got a big fat promotion and raise when she canned us). I am going to our community college tomorrow and I am going to get myself out of this mess. I will not be at the mercy of people like that again in my life, even if I have to take one course a semester.
Sorry this is so long. Back to work. Thank you for listening.
Just don't want to do that at this point
I've spent way too much money between the school, equipment, books, etc. I'm just going to cut my losses and chalk this up to a lesson learned. Always, always do your homework before jumping into something head first.
But my point is...
The majority of VR companies I have checked with pay only 0.03 up to 0.045 per line. So when multiplied by even a 3000 per day line count, it's not a good wage and seems to be the direction that transcription is heading. You apparently make more and so do I in my job (when I even get VR) so obviously the drop in pay hasn't hit us yet.
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