Why is there nothing but negativity on this board?
Posted By: sm on 2008-07-01
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Do all of you hate your jobs? Does anyone actually enjoy and like medical transcription? With every post I read, all I see is complaining about how horrible this field is and that it is getting worse and worse. All of you make me feel like suicide. I can be in the best mood ever and then come to this depressing board and feel so depressed b/c of all the negativity. If you hate MTing so bad, then do something else. Quit complaining! Does anyone agree with me on this? 
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A lot of negativity here
Newbies can get jobs..it's not impossible. I was taking the Andrews course, ended up applying for a job through an ad on the school board before I even finished Module I! I passed the test, got the position at .05/line, which was quickly raised to .06, then .07, and finally .08 within a few months. I watched the job boards and inquired and passed the test with 2 more companies, one who paid me .09/line. That has been almost 3 years ago now. I've moved around a little bit and for the last couple of years have settled in to where I feel at home where I am. (I've actually been so busy working that I haven't even finished my course with Andrews!) I'm an employee with one company making .0085 for acute care work, and work with three other smaller to medium MTSOs making .08 to .095 a line. One of those MTSOs is one of the first ones I started with with. I started this before my daughter turned 2. I was able to work and care for her at home and I've never regretted it. She has hydrocephalus, and I couldn't bring myself to put her in daycare. Now, I help babysit my 5-month-old grandson as well. It can be done if you have the right combination of skills, and are willing to put a lot of time in front of your desk. Yes, it's hard, but everyone has been so negative here and so discouraging, and I just wanted to say that it's really only one side of the story. There's always more negativity here than there are positive thoughts.
Negativity
I'll second that.
Negativity
I too am also tired of the rude remarks/answers given by some. The midset here is sometimes extremely juvenile. Some of you lash out, making a fool out of the person who asked an honest question....then, you MAYBE apologize because you've had a bad day, had a headache, etc, etc. The fact of the matter is, you need to THINK before you answer in a rude fashion. Just because you apologized many times doesn't make it better for the person you lashed out at.
sorry about the negativity--sm
I answered below as to what and how much. In my defense, after working 7 days straight and some at 14 hours, one can tend to be a little irritable when first getting on line at 6:30 a.m. Guess I am crabby and easily irritated. again, I apologize. nothing personal.
RE:Negativity
I agree with the negativity about the MT profession and people should get a new profession if they are no longer happy with it. But this board is nowhere NEAR as negative as another popular MT board! In a LOT of jobs, people are being laid-off because of cheaper labor, not just MT. Maybe it's time to go back to school for some people who aren't making enough. I mean, complaining really isn't going to solve your problem, so do something about it. 
Negativity and reality......
are 2 different things. We all have difference endurance and tolerances for things. It's like my 30-year-old nephew. He got his girlfriend pregnant when he was 16. They married 3 years later, have had 2 more kids, and are still happily married 11 yrs later. It that the norm for a couple of teenagers? No way. It works out occasionally, but it's definitely the exception and not the rule.
Sorry negativity and honesty are same in this
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Truly WELL said. Negativity can be contageous but it
doesn't have to be.
Just don't hold that quicksand against the board as a whole.
Such negativity....how pitiful. Too bad you can't...
be happy for someone once in a while. Well, misery loves company, guess that's why you all stick together. It is a 'tude honey...a GOOD one...not one that wallows in self-pity. If a job doesn't fill your monetary needs get a different one, find a differnt line of work. No one said this life was easy or fair...you go around once, why be so miserable? Yeah, I have a great DH who provides for me, something wrong with that? Kind of feel sorry for you!
Brace yourself for a lot of negativity...nm
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It's really strange that you post this when there is no negativity here,
as I perceive it anyway, for the recent posts. Why bother when the recent posts seem so positive and helpful? And, as I scan down through all of today's posts I guess I missed the negative ones, cuz it all looked pretty positive and helpful to me.
Does anybody else get tired of the rude negativity on these boards?
Do your research. open your mind. Get a clue. Hello, McFly! It's always the same old people spouting the same old nonsense with nothing to back their statements except unsubstantiated personal opinions. No facts, just blowhard opinions. I've had it with the constant negativity. I'm not helping anybody any more on the Word, Drug or Style boards. I'm not helping newbies or the technically challenged. YOU WIN, TROLLS! You can have the boards because I quit coming here PERIOD.
Poor thing, your negativity is showing
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Keep in mind you will find lots of negativity here
Take it all as a whole. Don't put too much stock into just a few negative people. I've gotta tell you, there are a lot of bitter people here. Sure, I understand that MT wages have gone down over the years, according to the long-timers. However, I quit a very good paying job 5 years ago as a government employee to stay at home with my daughter. After about a year, I decided to pursue MT, researched all over the place, and eventually started the Andrews School course. About 3 months after starting the course, I replied to an ad for a student to do SOAP notes. I got the job, and long story short, I never did finish the course because I've been too busy working the last 4 or so years. I now make about $22-$25 an hour. If I have really quiet, uninterrupted time, I can make more than that. I work as both an employee and as an IC. I'm a team leader and an account manager. If I was only making $10/hour after 3 or 4 years, I'd consider switching fields because that's just not good, but if you have the right combination of skills, i.e. excellent grammar, fast typist, good researcher, good memory, ability to roll with the punches, then it may be an option for you. I guess my point is, the MTs at this particular site can be very negative, so look around before you just say forget it. The old "I could make more working at Walmart" argument is one of their favorites.
You are the one who started this negativity calling people fools. You are the one
who started this whole discussion. Now you are surprised someone disputes you? OMG! If this wasn't so funny I would be genuinely concerned about your mental health.
Previous posts seem to have generated a lot of negativity about these companies.
Also, on one previous post, it stated that Transform wants you to purchase some "error" insurance of some kind. I am not even sure what this is, but someone stated there was a lot of fine print and told not to sign their contract. It would really be scary if they actually wanted MTs to purchase insurance to cover any mistakes/errors they make.. Obviously, I am perfect and that would not apply to me...NOT... I just do not get the concept and maybe it is not true. Anyone else out there with anything more to add.. 
And its gonna kill you to post on the Company board rather than the main board?
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This post should be made on the Company board. See that board. Thread locked.
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This post should be made on the Company board. See that board. Thread locked.
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This post should be made on the Ask the Dr. board. OP please repost on that board. Thread locked.
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Post belongs on Ask the Dr. board. OP, respost on that board. Thread locked.
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cherrypicking co-worker issue (meant to post it on this board instead of MQ board) sm...
I need opinions please...I work on a very small account with just a handful of ladies. Because of the nature of the software (trying not to get too specific here) we can see who is working online and what reports they are working on in real-time...
We have one cherrypicker on the account. Instead of using FIFO method, she retrieves the reports by author ID - usually picking the better dictators of course. She knows I busted her and she did admit to it in on our work e-mail (not too bright) which I am saving just in case she gets out of hand - so far I'm still able to make money since really most of the dictators aren't bad.
But every night it's starting to wear on me since she's screwing up turnaround time. I don't really want to cause a big uproar being that it is such a small account and I need to work with her almost every night usually one on one.
What would you all do? I want to handle this as delicate and professional as possible because we can't really afford to lose anyone on this account. In other words, I refuse to stoop to her level by cherrypicking right back.
My boss has asked me several times why so-and-so does so much more than I do...I just bite my lip at that point but one of these days I think I might explode and just open up a can of worms....
Definitely one of the other board's people who refer to those on this board as "holy rollers,&
Now go ahead and post your reply - I know you're dyin' to!
LOL
Please see my question on company board -posted on wrong board
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read recent posts on this board and on the company board
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Post belongs on Ask the Dr. board. See that board. Thread locked.
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Word Board=Help Board. NOT a do the math = figure it out yourself=GOOGLE IT!
What is the Main Board for? All general topics seem to get moved to the new gab board.
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wrong board - rules are pls use WORD board
I meant to say Job-Seekers Board, not Company Board.
No mssg.
When I go to New MT/Students board I am taken to the Abbreviations board. NM
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You put them on the company board, not the main board. They are still there.
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Main board is for MT topics. Non-MT goes to the Gab board! nm
Goldbird
wrong board - try word board
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go to the HOME board and then to Career board on the --sm
left hand side. Inside that is the resume posting site.
here is a link from the New MT board-you might want to read a bit on this board
http://forum.mtstars.com/medical_transcription/v/3/7497.html
All word questions need to be posted on the Word board. Please use the correct board to post.
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All word questions need to be posted on the Word board. Please use the correct board to post.
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Post word questions on the Word board NOT the Main board.
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Post about Companys on the Company board, post job ads on the Job Seeker board
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What? State board? This board?
every board is a "communication board" - you are looking at one now!
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you have no time to switch from board to board? how can you have time to look for the drug?
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Job Board ???
What happened to the Job Board that was at the top of the Job Seeker's Board? I have not been able to find it for several days. HELP!
It has been said MQ has own board here,
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new to the board
Just wanted some insight I guess on what the whole field is about, i.e. hospitals versus working at home, etc. I know that sounds broad, but there is so much info on here, it's hard to grasp it all.
On this board is the first I have ever
heard of this ASR. So, everybody will be doing this?
You will never believe it according to this board
but I am out of Amherst. Obviously, if you run out of work, it is not the MTs fault, but if the work is there and you can't be productive, I think there is a problem with the MT. I do run out of work as well, but I have never been on this board complaining about it. I find different times to work when the work is there to get my lines in. It is as simple as that.
See job board
There was a job for veterinary ophthalmology listed on the job board late last week, but I think they required a fair amount of experience...
Welcome to the board! nm
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Sorry if on this board you can't say
you've missed people. I will be back on later and I am sure, Happy MQer, one of you will too. I look forward to it! xx oo
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