Wow! I really respect your post. You really sound like you have the kids' interests as #1, and th
Posted By: Laurie on 2005-07-21
In Reply to: I didn't WANT any child support - Agred to 50/50 custody
you and your ex are mature enough to handle sharing custody and expenses - well, that is just so refreshingly cool these days! I'm not putting it well, but its a compliment! I admire your choices.
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Your post re. DOCTORS HAVE NO RESPECT...SM
 for us MTs because we have sunk to the lowest of low"? SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. The majority of MTs are reputable, honorable in their work practices and only trying to do for pennies what the MDs get $000,000 (6 figure-salary) to do. You seem like one of 2 individuals: The _ _ _-kissing MTSO who'll sell themselves and their employes to the small minority of "holier than thou" docs who are allowed to get by with whatever just because they can, or the MT who does not respect him-/herself. At any rate, it's attitudes like yours that would tend to make a doctor disrespect us and our profession. The majority of MDs DO have a respect for us and the work we do...we are the mainstay of medical records, and they know it.
Even if I had two things, I would not post about them. I respect my husband too much!
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You sound VERY down, which is why kids are walking all over you..
If mine don't do what is expected of them, they don't get what is expected of me. All 3 of mine know that if their clothes don't find their way into the laundry room, I don't wash them. If they don't bring their clean folded clothes up from the laundry each day, I bring it up and deliver it via "air mail" which means I carry them up and toss them 3 feet into the air and let them rain down onto the floor of their rooms. If they don't care, neither do I. They can let their rooms be pig pens all week long, but then they will spent hours cleaning it up on the weekend including changing sheets and vacuuming the carpet, OR, they can keep it neat, put some clean sheets on once a week, and be on their way. You gotta be stronger and tougher than them, otherwise they're walking all over you.
Like customer service everywhere - people don't care, no self-respect, no respect for.
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I respect YOUR opinion. Please respect mine!
I don't think there is any need for mud-slinging. The ONLY thing I contribute to AHDI is the recertification fee. The rest are expenses that are deductible to keep me recertified. Again, that's MY choice.
You sound like somebody who had their post erased
She just said she would post pix and made it sound so attractive.
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Dunno.... the QA's who post on here sound pretty
Reading about how perfect they all say they are, how they never make a mistake, and all the rest of us are bastically illiterate, ou'd think they invented medical transcription, and possibly even the English language.
If you are making it sound worse than it is, don't be surprised that we believe you and post
:+
No kids? So how do you dare even post here
when you have no idea how hard it is to be a mother? You can never imagine until you've been in our shoes. And I suppose you have a unique ability to spot a loser right away? Well you are unique then, because it happens over and over again that the men we fell in love with don't always stay the same. And it has nothing to do with being a loser. They don't have to be losers to not be able to make a relationship work. If you're sick of the single mother issue, then stay away from posts like this that will only upset your childless cold life.
Where does it state in her post that she and her kids don't go to church?
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Your post should be required reading for anyone wanting to do at-home MT to be with kids...SM
I just don't get why people think that just because MT *can* be done at home that it's appropriate to try to do it with babies or small children in your care. It's no different from any other kind of on-site job...you couldn't very well take a baby to any other kind of job, so why is MT any different? It's not, and I wish people (mostly women) would lose the notion that MT is a good option for them *just because* they happen to have little kids.
What a great post! I have 3 kids and my oldest just started college ...
I miss him like crazy even though he comes home every weekend with his laundry! He is also a drummer in a band and for some reason, their new drum set is at my house. But, I realize that soon enough my house will stay clean and the noise (i.e. - drums, guitars, laughing, fighting - not sure I'll miss the fighting!) will quiet, so I try to enjoy it all as much as possible. (excuse me while I go have a quick cry and then get back to work! )
Happy New Year, everyone!
interests
It's not like I'm the one that gets the 11.95 a month. Why do you work? To make money, duh? I personally think this is a very good program and wanted to share it with others like myself. What part of that do you not understand? I'll be happy to share other thoughts and ideas also about being a medical Transcriptionist at home. What would you like to know?
INTERESTS OTHER THAN MT
You go girl!!! I enjoy hearing what other transcriptionists like to do off work, have no opinion as to what one does, just like to share.
I say go with what interests you
I have typed Rad for about 7 years. During that time I have also been fortunate enough to do basic 4, ER, and prior to that clinic. I always come back to Rad...I just prefer it.
Just ask for payment - with interests
1 .If you have no contracts - you have been doped.
2. If you have a contract -
Use it legally.
3. Stop all transcriptions at once until they have paid.
4. Report to the AAMT the incident with the contract, work loads, time and date.
What are you passionate about? What interests you more than anything else?
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Hard to say without knowing your interests.
Try to find a site that helps you determine a good fit for your likes and skills. You may also want to consider some community college course(s) in subjects of interest to you to help determine where you want to go. Look at this as an opportunity to try something completely different if you're so inclined.
new owner, new interests in site now perhaps. NM
out with old, in with the new. Personally I think the new ads are refreshing.
Congrats on your decision. Develop some outside interests or hobbies
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Do little kids like caramel? My big kids won't even eat it! We make the basic Baker's chocolat
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I never said you shouldn't have kids! Feeling guilty? I asked WHY you had kids.
You clearly stated in your post that you ship the kids off to camp all day, and they're TIRED AT NIGHT!! You know exactly what you said. You said it as a PERK - AS IN GREAT! They're gone all day, it wears them out, and so I shovel dinner in their mouths and off to bed! You can try to paint it any way you want, but YOU SAID IT. Again, I only hope your kids never hear you speak that way or write that way. Shame on you. Why have kids at all? Just another parent who has them, gets rid of them for day AND night, BRAGS ABOUT IT, and then calls ME wicked! Give me a break! Camp is fine - its WHAT YOU SAID AND YOU KNOW IT. Your own words showed your heart. Period.
Kids are demanding and so is MT work. My question is how CAN you do this with kids, rather than how
When you have two young kids, 11 months apart, (like I stated they are now 4 and 5) and have been doing this since they were born with no help from their father and no family around, YES, the kids get neglected. Part time might work but living on one salary, part time, is not an option. How can you possible tell me that anyone with two young kids can stay at home and work a full-time, 8-hour shift, and still give their kids the attention they NEED. I dont care how good you are at multitasking and how great your organizational skills are. It is a very difficult thing to do. And I am offended by your post making it sound as if it is easy to do.
I do agree that it can depend on how well your kids behave and how well they are able to play on their own. But my kids were not able to play well on their own. They needed constant attention.
So please take the time to realize that there are people out there in different situations than your own.
Reading our posts should help you to understand that everyone has a different situation. I believe everyone should have the right to shares their experiences as it might benefit the original poster in her questions and concerns.
I dont think anyone should be bashed for taking the time out to write about their experiences. I dont usually come on here to argue but you really ticked me off with your post. And try reading the post correctly. I said next time around I would have put them in day care. What I DID do with them was set them up to an activity like art or put on a movie for them. Geez.
Stayed "because of the kids?" I say "leave because of the kids"
You're in no position to buy right now. Keep saving, keep paying down your bills, and for heaven's sake get rid of that dead weight of a BF you're living with. You can do better.
So, should I return the $75 (x2 kids) in music cards I got the kids for x-mas...sm
My son has been telling me about free music sites and I was very leary. How do they skirt the law Radguy?
I don't have kids, but my Mom was from the "old school," and still had everyone, kids inclu
call her by her first name. The little neighbor girl next door from the time she could speak called her Aggie (my mom's first name), and they were great buddies until the day my mom pased away.
I don't think there really is much in a name, but more in the respect you are given and the way you are treated. Personally, I kind of cringe inside when someone calls me Ms. Anything or God forbid, "maam" (makes me feel like Methuselah!) ... I'm always just plain Merrie. :-)
But, as someone pointed out, to each his own. If you want to be addressed a certain way, you have that right, and people should respect that. I'm glad you corrected the child ... hope it "sticks." 
With all due respect..
Situations are different for everyone. My kids are practically grown now, but I did stay home with them for the first years of their lives and then went back to work, your way is not the only way and you really should not be so judgmental.
Yep, I used to listen to Dr. Laura also. Thing is, Dr. Laura sometimes preaches one thing and does the other.. divorce... taking her kids to work with her and using "hired help" when SHE needed to, to WORK. In other words: Dr. Laura is not a saint. (I do understand her child advocacy stances though..) it's just that things are different for everyone, not so black and white, cut and dry. It really isnt nice to "preach" to others about how they should live their lives.
Women have a lot on their plate these days. Live and let live for goodness sake, intead of trying to make people feel guilty about their choices. 
It gets about as much respect as being an MT!
I wonder what computer crash course they had to take to be "professionals!"
LOL!
Now I know why MT's will never get the respect...sm
they deserve. Reviewing a job description at work for a transcriptionist, not medical but still a position that requires "extensive knowledge of procedures and complicated data". The job is basically considered a data entry clerk and the pay level is the lowest-graded job I have seen out of the 5000 jobs here. Exactly why I left MT, truth is the government, as well as many/most industries, consider the work nothing more than data entry.
Sorry, just ranting, but it ticked me off when I saw that.
With all due respect...
going to one of "the AAMT-approved schools" won't get you more money. As far as I'm concerned, it's how you do on the screening tests and your first few samples. You could have gone to school in an outhouse for all I care but if you can do well on the screening transcriptions, I'll hire.
no respect
DIL,neighbors,etc. think this is NOT WORK - pffffft to them!
LOL - home + $$$ = good job!
You have my respect
Thank you for making us aware of this situation. You have a lot of integrity, obviously. We wish all companies felt this way. Good luck to you in your search for USA-based employees. We value companies like you as well!
Huh? With all due respect, I think you are... sm
Confused/mistaken. I've never heard anything like that before. Sounds a little bizarre. You might want to look it up on a grammer site. Here's one:
http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/quotes.asp
Note the first sentence:
*Rule 1 - Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes.*
Maybe you're confusing quotation mark use with commas and periods vs. their use with question marks, exclamation points, etc. where it depends on the material being quoted. That's where most people get confused. But with commas and periods, they always go *inside* the quotation marks. Always.
I've heard that the British quotation mark rules are the opposite of ours (meaning they put commas and periods *outside* of the ending quotation marks), but that's not the English rule, and I don't *think* it ever has been. So unless you went to school in England... ;o)
respect yourself, and GO
Your job sounds like prison, or the military. There are good jobs out there. I've worked jobs that have a 12-hour frame to get 8 hr in; currently i have 24 hours to get 8 in. You deserve better mom!!
We MTs get NO respect.
We're a dime a dozen. We're not paid what we're worth, we're expected to sit and wait for work, and we're expected to adjust our schedules according to the work. What about our families? What about any semblance of a social life that we (used to!) have? I'm looking to get out of this field altogether. Those of you who still love it, I envy you. I've fallen out of love with this industry long ago, but kept chugging along because I thought there was nothing else I was qualified to do that would make me any money. Well, I'm at the point that I'll work 2 jobs if I have to, as long as I enjoy them and they pay well. I need benefits, so 1 job will have to provide health insurance....other than that, I'm open to new horizons.
With all due respect - I go to several web boards, SMT, and SM
the AOL boards. This is the only one where I read so much about dissatisfied MTs. Oh, once in a week or so you'll hear something about VR or EMR, but mostly, the people in other places are still excited about being MTs, proud of what they do, certainly not talking about working fast food.
There's lively discussion about home stuff, hobbies, and kids, but I don't hear many people at all saying they can't make a living at this.
I wonder why that is? Serious question.
Maybe if they shows some respect
There are plenty of good MTs out there who are constantly getting robbed by the poor pitful management people you are defending. They ship our work overseas, leaving me without work which takes money out of my hands. They force us to take on bad accounts that they committed to and have to lie about because they are so bad (bait and switch) and I can't get my lines strictly because of poor management, unsympathetic management, unprofessional management. I would love to stay with the same company, but I'm forced to leave because I have bills to pay and management does not give a xxxxx about that.
Upmost respect for MTs...
After being a nurse for 13 years, I thought being an MT would be easy. I thought I would just listen and type what was being said. Ha! Well, I was sooo wrong. Even though I loved it, I found out that being a good MT is extremely difficult. The words, grammar, procedures, accents, mumbling, yawning, instruments, tests, meds, etc... It's like being a specialist in every field. Please, please don't ever sell yourself short. Even though the field is changing, and I understand your fear and desire to go into another field, at least give yourself the respect that you deserve. Your family has probably never actually attempted to do your job. I admire anyone who can make a good living in this field. I sure was not one of them..... (I do make a pretty good living at being a nurse, however).
Best wishes.... 
Lynn
In all due respect, not really a good
comparison. Dogs are certainly not the only carriers of rabies - unless my memory fails me, all mammals would be potential carriers. Definitely different butchering peoples' domestic pets, seizing them all against their will, and taken from their homes as compared to poultry and cows being raised for food consumption. If you don't see the difference, well, I feel sorry for you and yours.
I would and have out of respect and to use as a reference, but...
I'm sure there are exceptions. I don't know your situation. Put yourself on the side of the MTSO and it sure would be nice to have two weeks to replace you.
I will respect the man in the office
when my nephew, who is currently a part of the Marne Torch fighting the worst fight of this "war" since 2003, is home safe and sound along with all of his comrades in arms.
I respect the OFFICE of the president every day.
Since when does anybody get respect for their brain?
I have always "felt unappreciated, underpaid, misunderstood, disrespected, ignored, or taken advantage of as a medical transcriptionist", AND as a typist or clerical staff. Its the way the cookie crumbles since I'm not a VIP with a suit on and a bunch of fancy letters after my name.
Oh, yeah, I've also felt all that as a wife or girlfriend, because I didn't have the wonderful appendage that causes one to think they're automatically entitled to the best of everything.
On the other hand, I always felt relieved that I didn't have the stress of being as high profile as the more important folk out there. Like, I'm not the first one they want to sue or pick a fight with, you see.
I don't mind being one of the powers behind the throne. When I first got into the medical field, it put me in mind of those birds that get on large animals like hippos and pick off their parasites and eat them. The hippo probably doesn't like carrying a bird on its back all day, but that bird improves its general situation, so it stays. I suppose that's how all the doctors and CEOs see us, as a necessary evil. These days, the hippos want to try electronic flea collars (think VR) and other methods to see if they can get the bird off their back. Sooner or later they will find that the bird isn't so bad, after all.
Once upon a time I thought there was an advocate for MTs - known as AAMT. They got greedy and bailed, huh?. Unions are greedy. Everyone is greedy. 
In another incarnation, I had a high-paying job where I was a unionized clerical worker. I paid big dues to the UAW. When I needed them, they pretty much bailed, just like an insurance company or the government will do. They want to take from the group, but they don't want to give to the individual. I don't really believe in any organization any more, they've never done diddly for me but made a bunch of empty promises and found loopholes when it was time to make good on them. I'd rather just be a free bird, flying to the hippo that can feed me best.
Utmost respect for you!
Wow - That was thinking on your feet! How crafty! I am saving this for future reference. I have been getting junk faxes today. Those and any call from anyone with whom you do not do business is illegal. Since you have an account, that is out. For those who do get those and junk faxes go to junkfaxes.org and .com (could be junkfax.org and .com, but right now I'm falling asleep and can't remember. They have places where others have left numbers (fax and callback numbers) and listed their problems. There are fines applicable to these and I understand that unsolicited calls are punishable by 2,000.00. Faxes are only 500.00. There is really a guy who has collected over 12,000.00 this way. I thought it was bogus, but I guess not. Man, I can't get over your fast thinking and resourcefulness. Someone (can't remember who) has called here too wanting early payment by check card and have called twice in one day, the same guy even, with a Spanish accent. I told him no thanks and he told me I would receive a "discount" if I paid early. I think it was for a cell phone bill cable bill or something like that. I told him no thanks that he could keep his discount. Are these people being instructed to do this in some kind of sales meetings? Look at all the interest they are getting from all of us. They are all stinkers as far as I am concerned. I should have him call himself next time - I could tell him that if he calls that phone number they will pay him early! Thanks!
with all due respect, that is my point,
that sometimes the dictator is essentially the background sound, as the intruding 'noise' is louder sometimes.
We certainly deserve more respect than that!
If most doctors do respect us, then why
With all due respect, I must disagree with you..SM
Many of the transcription companies who contract with the larger facilities throughout the U.S. have a "home front" office in the U.S. with a corresponding U.S. address and 800 or 866 number. The hospital administrators, physicians, or OM's have absolutely no clue after speaking to that U.S. contact that their patients' medical records are leaving te country. Trust me, they only see the cost savings. Unfortunately, they have too much on their plate with operating a practice or medical facility. This in turns makes them vulnerable to such manipulation. It has been going on as long as the age of the internet has been booming!
Please do not simply give up, kids or no kids!
Talk with a professional. This can be worked through if he really puts forth the effort and you participate. The right counseling can truly make your marriage even better than it was before, if BOTH parties are willing to be honest. Give it a try. Nothing to lose at this point and everything to gain!
It's his decision to make so you have to respect that.
:)
You have my respect, I was that way for years, but got burned out! nm
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