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Why do you continue to call

Posted By: why on 2005-09-17
In Reply to: Get used to it. - Yuck!

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    I have always said and will continue

    to say that you can take all the classes you want for this job, but it's on the job training that is best.  I have seen the on line course that our local college offers, and it makes no sense to me.  Yeh, you have to know grammar, etc., but the in depth English course that you have to take is crazy!  You have to understand the doc, know terminology for sure, have lots of referrences and definitely know where a period and comma goes, but ultimately, isn't it up to the person dictating to be clear and know how they want the report to go.  It's not a job everyone can do that's for sure, but it's definitely a job that requires you to gain experience by actually doing it. 


    I was thrown into transcription at age 18 at a clinic that I worked for, didn't know anything about it, and it showed in the reports...I stuck in there though because I had no choice, and when I think back to all the crap I took from docs because I really didn't have a clue...I feel lucky, but that feeling is slowly going away becasue of all the new rules, technology, etc., but I guess that's the way it goes, things evolve, times change.   That's why anyone who comes to me for advice about this type of job, I say, now especially, always have a plan B. 


     


    If you continue to work for them under these
    circumstances and accept their policies by continuing to work there, why would they change. 
    They are getting away with it because you continue to work

    for them, even though they are cheating you.  


    There should be clear written guidelines as to how they count lines and you should have a system to keep track of lines independently of SS.  If there  is a discrepancy it needs to be addressed.   You can file a complaint with the labor board if you can document discrepancy, also file with Attorney General.


    If you know there is a problem and you continue to work there you basically say it is okay for them to screw you.  


    Not really trying to continue stirring the pot, but...

    it really does seem that those with a negative view just LOVE to post here.  Honestly, that fact doesn't mean a whole lot, since I agree that there are probably many, many MTs with positive viewpoints on most any subject here...they just don't post.  Who knows why?  Not me.  Maybe they are positive people who want to stay feeling that way and don't want to get slammed, so they don't post. 


    I know, someone will now tell me that I can't speak for others.  I'm not.  I'm just pondering the reasons for the ABUNDANT negative posts vs. the piddly amount of positive posts on most every subject. 


    My point is I'm sure HappyMQ'r is not alone in her happiness with MQ.  She's just more verbal than some. 


    If you continue to speak to me
    like that I will ban you from my site.  Now, I'm trying to relate to you guys by being honest. You should appreciate that.
    are not that nice, but they continue....sm

    to take classes and learn even if they are OLD MDs.  I have been treated in France and England and yes, their offices are not SPECTACULAR AND FANCY like most of ours in the USA....but they treat people really nice and are very thorough.....esp in American Hospital in France.


    I have spent YEARS in Europe.........and prefer the medical system there than here.


    If we built and continue...

    ....to build corporations in Mexico, they why in the world do they keep coming over here for work? 


    I totally understand where you're coming from.  I have had many family members and friends lose jobs they have worked at for 25+ years.  It's a shame this continues to go on.  Maybe our political postions should be outsourced to the American people, not the high-rollers who are put there because of WHO they know and NOT because they care about us! 


    I am bilingual. Please continue SM
    thinking that you should not have to learn another language, you will be one less person I will have to compete with in the global economy. 
    want to continue using her service. If he says
    x
    If IC could continue to do p.r.n. stats, but I
    x
    Well, for example- I want to continue to work
    Who told you your full retirement is age 70?? On my papers from social security (and the person there told me same plus another person I spoke with from social security) that full retirement is for me age 66, last year it was 65. Who in the world told you full retirement was 70? Do this, just call social security on Monday and ask them. Simple. What you started off saying and the reason people talked about behind bars and the like, sounds like you wanted to be "employee" of husband, he could pay you, sounds totally underhanded- that is what I thought as well as others on here. I work as independent and pay my own taxes, nothing to do with husband's during the year.
    I feel the same way. If we continue to use VR, then
    our typing skills will get weak and thus if and when we do need to do straight transcription, we will be a low slower because we are not typing every day. I love to type and that is one of the main reasons I became a medical transcriptionist.
    Why do continue to work as an MT then?
    I work for 8 cpl and earn approximately $4000 a month working an easy clinic account like the OP. Even setting aside a generous 30% for taxes and paying for insurance, my take home pay is around $2500. Not bad for an easy clinic job with little stress. If I was working acute care or a lot of difficult ESLs, then yes, I would expect to be paid more.
    How long would you continue to do work for someone sm
    when your check didn't come when it was supposed to?  It is a week late now, saying it was mailed when supposed to be mailed to the correct address but i have not received it yet.  I now already have 2 weeks worth of pay supposed to be on next check.  At what point would you not do any more work until receiving payment?  I have worked for this small MTSO for about 10 months now and never a problem before.  Just leiry as the more I type, the more income i am wondering if i will receive.  Not idea if it truly wasn't mailed or if lost somewhere in the mail. 
    It was so good. I was thinking they were going to continue it
    again.  I just love George, Patrick Dempsey ain't bad to look at either.  What did Izzy used to be in?.  She looks so familiar but I don't recognize her name. 
    I will no longer continue to bicker with you...
    I mentioned one word being misspelled, as I stated above, not the typos. It was the most important word of the post N-I-E-C-E. Relax.
    I'm not a national MT service but I will continue to use IC's

    as I believe I can meet the burden of proof required by IDES and IRS.


    they will continue to offer low wages because there is always SOMEONE who will take it!
    nm
    Ice first, heat later. Continue to move around some.
    Bed rest is not actually recommended anymore. Avoid riding in moving vehicles as that will be the most painful time, trust me.
    Okay, just for grins and giggles, to continue

    I just brought up that document from last night that I had in Word - and this is what I came up with:


     


    5889 characters w/o spaces divided by 65 gives you 90.6 lines


     


    6959 characters w/spaces divided by 65 gives you 107.06 lines


     


    6959 characters w/spaces divided by 55 gives you 126.5 lines


     


    Anyway, I am no math genius - and my husband helped me last night to figure out the percentage - but there was a 15.4% difference between 65 character line with and w/o - you will have to do the math yourself to figure out the % difference between your 55 character line - but w/o spaces you definitely lose and looks to be substantial difference when you factor in your 55 character line.  Good luck!!  It sure made our decision easier! :))


    What is worse are companies that continue to use
    sdf
    Why in the world would you continue to work
    out there?   Are you mentally challenged???
    I would advise you to continue teaching! nm
    x
    Word ? DO NOT go on this board, but people continue
    to post them.  Administrators have continuously posted DO NOT post word questions here.  Most everything else is allowed unless people get ugly and then they are told to take it elsewhere.  If you want to play you need to follow the rules. 
    patience prudence..keep notes and continue to try.

    I have 26 years experience, continue to learn every day. nm
    nm
    Thank you. As long as we accept payment like that, they will continue to do it.
    If we do not accept jobs that pay without spaces, then they will realize that we are not going to continue to do something for nothing. How many of you do several things throughout the day at no charge? Now this...
    Anybody go south for winter and continue working?

    Hubby and I are thinking of going south for the first time this coming winter.  I've found some sublets with internet access, mostly wireless, one wired.  My work uses DocQScribe and internet based.   I use a desktop computer for work but have a laptop capable of the job. 


    Have any of you done this?  If so, what was your experience?  Any tips or precautions as far as wireless internet security?  At home we have a wired network with a hardware firewall/router so no experience with wireless.  I'm not high tech but not a complete novice either.


    As for paying bills and accessing cash in a different locale, did you use online banking and ATMs or some other method?  I confess some hesitation about online banking even though most of my friends and neighbors have used it for years!


    Thanks to anyone who can help. 


    got the "phone call" -- get this, MQ has hired a bunch of telemarketers to call all of us to

    we received our "incentive packet."  They don't even have the wherewithall to contact us personally.   These are temp-agency hired telemarketers sitting around a boiler room making sure we're reading our mail.... told him it don't pertain to me because I've been demoted from FT to SE.... He said, "yes, the letter is vague, but it does pertain to FT as well as SE...." yeah right, we'll see.


    just wondering - but why do people continue to work for a company - sm
    that has no work or keeps running out? I'm not asking this in a sarcastic tone, I'm actually being very serious. When I posted my resume on MTstars bank, I was FLOODED with calls from transcription companies. Might I suggest, if people are not happy where they are currently working, to just post your resume on MTstars and wait for the calls to come in.

    It's just a thought. And again, I am not being sarcastic, I'm being serious!
    It amazes me that places can continue to get new accounts when they do not pay their employees and h
    x
    INDIA WILL CONTINUE LEADING US-BEEN OVERSEAS AND SEEN POVERTY!!!!!
    So many of us do not know what it is like to live in poverty.  India is still divided between the rich and poor.  Consequently, that leaves the so many of the poor to work like dogs just to support themselves and their extended family members.  I am tired of everyone talking about the Indian MTs.  We need to be in their shoes also.  All and all, AMERICA IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE!!!!!  THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY!!!!
    Instant Text can import your SH entries so you can continue
    to use those shortcuts you are used to. IT can also import AutoCorrect and AutoText.

    I used SH for a whole lot of years and switched to IT and have never looked back!
    *70 will disable call waiting unless you are expecting a call and want it on (nm)
    x
    On-call requires on-call compensation by law
    This field gets more disgustingly grotesque daily.
    Call me, call me anytime.
    I'm waiting to hear back on a job.  Call me!
    Call KS and call your bank. Why ask here?
    .
    If they don't call you within 15 minutes, you should call them. There
    is no excuse for leaving you sitting by a phone all day. At the very least, an e-mail explaining why the delay. If this is the way they train, how do they pay. Do you really want to work for a company who thinks so little of your time?
    Unfortunately it is legal..so yes it is business and they will continue with bad business practices
    x
    Oh I've read that site and continue to read it...sm
    I agree...much motivation there. I have tried to quit numerous times in the past and did successfully quit when I was pregnant for the first time many years ago but I have never managed to summon up the strength or resolve to stay quit. Thus the "need" for a financial investment in my efforts. It somehow makes it more motivational to know that I have $$$ invested in this effort over and above the $$$ saved on cigarettes.
    continue your goal; he'll/they'll get used to it/over it
    nm
    Call the doc and get an Rx....sm
    My 3 kids had hand, foot, and mouth disease and the lesions in their mouths was just awful!! When they got chicken pox about a year after that one of my kids had them in her mouth and the doctor prescribed the same mouth rinse. They swished it around and spit it out and they stayed numb for hours! They finally got rest that way and so did I!! Go luck to you and hope all is well soon.!
    you may need to call the doc (sm)
    cause when I had the chicken pox, the same think happened to me and they did spread to my throat and became infected.  I had to take antibiotics...I remember so well cause I was 13 YO when I had them.  Also, it is Maalox and Benadryl, and viscus lidocaine, but I think that is Rx only.  I'd call the doc if it were my child.   give them a hug for me, I know how they feel!
    I would call
    your local humane society first and speak to them about the matter.  First, do a little investigation while your neighbors are gone.....does the dog have fresh water and food during the day?  Does he have shelter at all times from the sun or from storms?  It is totally a bad thing for any animal to be kept on a chain.  Look real hard and try to find out anything they are doing wrong with that poor pup.  Actually just calling the humane society or animal control about his constant barking should bring them out to talk with the owners.  Let us know how it goes for you.  I know it has been unpleasant for you but, as you apparently realize, it is even worse for that dog.  This is your chance to help him. 
    call first

    I would contact Hotels.com first to see why they only reimbursed partial.  That is ridiculous.  I would be upset.  How long ago did they bill your credit card?  I'd call your credit card company and dispute the charge.  Most credit card companies will fight it for you.


    Good Luck!!


    You call that a different POV?

    the point is how this person has attacked the OP.  They were rude and it was uncalled for.  so the next time you have a concern and bring it here, we can rip you apart instead of give support and you can chalk it up to it being a different POV.


    I get so SICK of some people trying to make excuses for bad behavior. 


    We call them
    PIG NUTS up here!  LOL  They are good, though.
    call in 1-800
    MedT:

    idigital through transcriptiongear.com is very very reliable. You pay for what you use. I have been with them for over four years now and you dont worry about anything.. Check out the website and give them a call.
    On Call Pay..
    I know someone who works as a computer tech. When she is on call for a weekend, she gets paid $3 an hour for every hour she is given "on call" duty, so basically from 5 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday, she is paid $3 an hour, whether she has a "trouble" call or not. When she does get a call it is usually 15-30 minutes to deal with it, and it rarely happens. I think she has a great deal. She is not a transcriptionist, but is employed by a hospital.
    On Call Pay
    Thanks Pam. That gives me an idea of price range.
    I can see why you call yourself that!
    Spheris is hiring over 1500 US MTs THIS YEAR ALONE, you idiot. It's laughingly obvious that you're a disgruntled worker or EX. LMAO I hear McDonalds is hiring. LOL

    Everything in your post is bogus. Just an angry dissidence. LMAO