Yes, venting generalizations on a message board is about as unprofessional
Posted By: can't get honey from vinegar on 2005-12-04
In Reply to: There are almost NO reputable MTs who would sm - No, YOU miss the point
as a business owner can get. I'm glad I DID NOT apply with this company! Sounds too high maintenance, high stress, negative, dictatorial and critical for me.
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Venting-why do people keep putting nm and THEN writing a message?? nm means no message - sm
Please put sm if you have a message and NM if there is no message other than your subject line. It makes it easier when reading these messages. thanks so much and have a nice day everyone.
do not be sorry friend.. this place is chock full of generalizations.. and some of them are mostly
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Thank you, I will check the board.
Then why are you on this message board?
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Is this the same message board that did not want to talk about
Take this to Pressure Valve is an idea. Or create a new board "Roe vs Wade" or "Why Young People do Dumb Things."
Main Message Board
This is the main message board. If you notice, not much on this page is directly related to MT. This is where we go to talk about anything else non-MT related.
One guy posted on message board, saying he was on his laptop in the car.
He said they are doomed if they do not open up the highway going the opposite direction, as you said. And, fuel is an issue, needless to say.
Mandatory evacuation should have been ordered soon, they are saying, as opposed to voluntary.
Use the Post a New Message box next to the Search box, top of board. nm
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New message on New Mexico state board nm
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A message on the Phillips board of Yahoo
I'm trying to get a feel for who they are and if they would be a good employer if I worked for MQ, and then MQ sold to Nuance. This is PURE SPECULATION on my part.
Inside is a great web site/message board
http://www.power-surge.com/php/forums/index.php?showtopic=8087
Re above message - just posted on technical board. Need help badly.
Thanks.
oh wow, so that makes you smarter than me because you corrected an error on a message board???
Congrats...how have I not been supportive? I never called you anything nasty or said anything negative...I merely stated sometimes you have to suck it up...ESLs are never going to get any easier...you just have to adapt...and the pay will get better once you prove yourself...I think you just don't like the reality of the situation...sorry for being honest...
Whining incessantly anonymously on a message board is far from "fighting back and standing up for
your rights". Sheesh. That's how silly you all are. Blah, blah, blah on here 24/7 and I guarantee you that's the extent of your yaw. Otherwise, you'd be sharing some pertinent communications you've had with the people who MATTER - like your supervisors, managers, etc. And I don't like change? Sweetie, I go with the flow and have changed with this career every step of the way - starting back typing on a manual typewriter with 8 colored carbon copies and matching colors of "liquid paper" and listening to tapes, and now using state-of-the-art platforms with voice recognition as well. I'm happy, and still love my job. Thank you for your unstated concern! You have a problem with your work flow, dictators, you call your superiors and have it taken care of. If they don't "change" it to your liking, that's your answer - the handwriting is on the wall, so to speak! You're getting what they want to give you regarding work! Pounding your chest in words on this message board under an assumed name is nothing short of ludicrous. and over and over and over and over and over again....ya, ya, ya, cherry pickers, Indians, cherry pickers, Indians....yawn yawn. Ya take up good board space and don't realize how totally FOOLISH you look... snore.... But its your "breath", and your precious energy wasted, so go for it!! Heavens you should direct your complaints to the proper channel!!!!
Not funny. Just soo unprofessional.
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Spheris is most unprofessional.
The recruiter had a barking dog in the background and was not very open about answering my questions. Sorry to say, but in my opinion, they are very, very last on my list. 
Very unprofessional IMO to question this.
Just because you dont hear it often doesn't mean you need to find a rule in order not to transcribe it. Totally ridiculous.
No, what is unprofessional is not questioning...
something you are unsure about.
Unprofessional but funny thought, sm
wouldn't it be wild if there was a Tourette's syndrome for transcriptionists, and we could just insert whatever random thought or opinion we had on the patient/dictator.
I'm in the middle of a patient's social history and the doc dictates his occupation, and then in the PE he says he's dignified looking. I mean he's obvious very impressed by his social stature and I would love to say that!
That woman is unprofessional & hopefully she won't be there long (sm)
Since she was hired as a temp and is obviously very unprofessional, sounds like maybe she won't be there for long. Hopefully, for you anyway! It sounds like you have a nice job that you like so don't let someone like that ruin a good thing for you. What goes around comes around, so my bet is she'll be gone before you know it. Best of luck to you!
Another silly, unprofessional response.
What does this prove except that you, as an employee, are small-minded and mean-tempered. I'm betting with an attidue like that, you don't get the raises you "think" you deserve.
The offer is what it is and the poster has to either decide to take it or leave it. Your response is just ridiculous.
Personal insults are unprofessional. nm
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I think that is very unprofessional for a medical record. nm
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I too think this is very unprofessional. We at MDI-MD may be a littleon edge to be out of work..sm
to say the least and many of us are probably going to be forced to leave a company we have enjoyed due to that fact, but never at any time have I been treated unfairly or unkindly there. We should all act like the professionals we claim to be.
it WAS unprofessional; probably meant as a cliche, but still offensive to some - nm
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I find a lot of UNPROFESSIONAL people in this profession..
This has happened to me several times. Going so far as to send me programs and such and when contacting them that I am ready to go, never hear from them again.
Management is ridiculous, extremely unprofessional s/m
in my opinion. There are many places out there that are better than this one. The manager is rude and has no idea how to manage or motivate. As for the accounts, I had a ton of ESL, but ESL doesn't bother me at all, so I can't help you there.
I agree. I think it shows compassion and nothing unprofessional about that. nm
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It was very unprofessional for the dictating physician to include that statement.
I have never come across such a thing myself, but I wouldn't hesitate to type it.
venting
You are right in the way you feel. It hurts. I know, it happened with my mom. There was no real money, but it was more in the way she treats me and my child versus my other sisters and their children. I have to take care of her needs because they refuse, but she always seems to lean toward them when wanting to give them something or do something for someone. I finally broke down and told her exactly how I felt and what I thought. Although it didn't change anything, I have limited my contact with her. It made me feel better to let her know how wrong she was.
Venting
Things like this happen because companies/people do not have to be accountable for their actions anymore. I wonder how these big companies would feel if it were the employer who made decisions like that (put the shoe on the other foot, so to speak)?
I am with you on this--those people who will be displaced (to include you and your family) are going to have a struggle when it comes to finding other employment.
Doesn't make much sense to me anymore...
Venting
I am originally from the midwest and on February 14 Electrolux announces it is laying off 700 people over the next 2 years in a community of about 9000 in Webster City, Iowa!!! Ouch!!! Not only that the company is building a new plant in Mexico (imagine that). The supposed reason is the plant is not big enough to meet demand. Ha!! Then why not build a new plant there??? This country is going to be so sorry some day. We are moving our companies to Mexico and Mexico wants to live here. I wonder when the US workers will lower their paychecks, etc. to keep their jobs.
VENTING
I'm glad you are so very eager. That is a wonderful attitude. This is a wonderful profession, but like all professions there are bad and good companies. Unfortunately, the MT world is in the center of a debate now with offshoring and cutting costs, which puts more pressure on the American MT. Fortunately, I work at home for a hospital, good money, good benefits, great grreat job. I wish all MTs had a job like mine. I understand completely how the MTs feel who are venting. That is what this forum is for. But, at the same time, you have made a good career choice.
RE: Venting about
By any chance would the doctor have to report this as an incident to children's services?
Have you given your son a broad-spectrum antibiotic as a prophylaxis? A lot of junk can form in there as it is warm and moist, just the living quarters a bug would love to call home
Good luck! Sounds like you did the correct thing by kicking his lazzy butt out of the house!
Venting, venting, venting...
I have had this same ESL female for the last 90 minutes. She obviously doesn't want to disturb anyone because she is talking so quietly. I have the ear pieces of my head set shoved so hard in my ears they almost meet in the middle, which also means I can hear her clicking her hard candy against her teeth really well.
Okay, venting over! Have a good one!  
Venting
I need to vent !!!!! I am currently a full time student, work a full time job, and I am pregnant. Why do people say stuff behind your back and go to your manager!!! Why can't people in today's world just say things to your face !!!! You see I work a customer service job at an airport and I wait on people all day and if someone does not like you than they try to get you fired or a customer does not like you then they try to get you fired. I am ready to dig a hole and stay in it and stop working !!!! IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD IT !!!!
Does anyone ever wonder why we even get out of bed in the morning and why we even try to get along with all of the back stabbers in this world !!!!!!!!!
Hopefully my MT career will be a better experience !!!!
Just venting!!!
I am bored!! I have a line count to make today and there are NO jobs available to do!! Days like today make me wonder what I am doing!!! Thanks for letting me blow off some steam!
venting
I sure can sympathize with you !!!! Been there, done that. I don't know why medical transcription companies/hospitals allow these dictators to get away with it. Been putting up with this for 20 years, and it never seems to get any better !!!!
just venting
This doctor I transcribe for almost always dictates the patient's age incorrectly. In fact, in the subjective she will dictate one age and in the plan she will dictate a year or two difference than what she dictated in the subjective. Thankfully I have the DOBs on the patient list, so I can figure out the true age, but, in my opinion, I don't think I should have to calculate the age. Don't you think the office staff should do that for me and write it on the list beside the patient's name? Mind you, I'm not lazy, I just don't feel like that is my responsibility. I do it, however, because I want the report to be accurate, and it should be accurate. Just wondering how you all feel about this. Of course, I'll keep doing what I need to do. Like I said, just venting.
What a day--NOT-venting
Why do doctors, NPs, PAs, etc. decide to dictate without being prepared? I did a 14 minute report with 7 minutes of dead space while the dictator looked through the records to decide what they wanted to say.
This isn't the first time it has happened. Last week, EVERY dictator did it. Of course, the reports weren't 14 minutes long, more like 5-7 minutes, but it gets frustrating.
Do they just pick up a report and sign on the line? Why can't they look at the reports FIRST, then sign on? 
I don't mind if they have a 30 second (yeah,right) pause to chose the right word, but holy bananas, sometimes it just drags on and on. Then there are the doctors that answer phone calls, doctors who talk to the nurses, PAs who can't find a report that they need for lab data or vital signs, and on and on and on.
I think part of their training should be a chapter on HOW TO DICTATE.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Just Venting
An emergency room physician assistant repeatedly dictates "thenar emesis." 
Venting a little.
Surely, we all get those dictators who have clear voices but are halting and hesitant, change their minds frequently in the body of the report without TELLING us they want the text changed; sometimes it's obvious/sometimes it's questionable as to what they mean/want. I've been running across this a lot today and it's really very trying!  Thanks for listening to me vent.
Venting
I definitely understand.
The only thing I can suggest it talk to your supervisor or MTSO.
Technology sometimes works against us. We have one MT who is forced to use dial-up in her area and we accomodate that by getting her work offloaded to an FTP for download rather than her calling into the system. There might be something your service can do.
Communication is vital.
Best of luck to you.
Just venting about TAT....
If these hospitals are so picky about turnaround time...These docs come in on Saturday night and dictate 50 charts from the last 6 months that they haven't done, every report is 15-20 minutes long, and by cracky, they had better be typed and on the chart within 48 hours, or the transcription company gets a fine.
OK. I feel better now.
RE: Venting
AMEN
QA Venting
I've been transcribing for almost 20 years. There isn't a medical specialty,ESL accent or work type I haven't done. If I could stand the sight of blood, I could probably do the diagnoses and surgeries myself!
I believe that a lot of these MT's are fresh out of school, or nowadays just finished their on-line, home study course! I think that because some of these dummies at the transcription companies see that they have passed the CMT exam, so they must know it all, but over the years I have had to QA the QA's work many times.
Now, I am by no means perfect, I have made my share of mistakes and have tried to learn from them. I have also come across some wonderful QA people that have taught me a lot, but for the most part it's the other way around!
Nope, I never got my CMT, but have no doubt I would pass it without any problems. I have also never bought the AAMT Book of Style, because it changes every year that it comes out and the wonderful people at AAMT have done everything possible to make this a profession that not many people want to get into anymore.
Sure, it was great when my girls were babies and I had a lot of flexibility in my job, but I could also put in about 6 hours a day way back then and still pull in over $40,000 a year. For the past 5 years I have been working all kinds of crazy shifts for pennies less than what I used to make!
Even though in being an MT you do learn something new everyday and there are a FEW good QA people out there who are very helpful without being condescending!
Although most everything I have learned over the past 5 years I have learned from Google!! LOL!
Basically, it all comes down to what the client wants, and that is what I do.
Sorry this is so long, but I also needed to vent! QA people, think about who you are dealing with! - Real people with real families. We also have feelings, but for the most part QA people NEVER let you know if you are doing something right. I'm sure if I could QA 12 hours straight of your transcription, then I could find a few mistakes and then I could E-mail you and make you feel stupid and question your skills as an MT!
I welcome any feedback, both good or bad, to this post. I could care less, I am getting out of this profession because it is going nowhere, but overseas!
Anyway, Ms. Venting, hang in there, have some beer or wine and just relax before you call the moron on the phone and give her your opinion of her! For the rest of you poor MTs who choose to stay in this profession, I wish you luck! Really I do - because God knows your going to need it!
Venting on job interviews - sm
I'm so disgusted and discouraged. I've had three interviews in the last week, about three more in the last month, and ALL of the recruiters I spoke with had absolutely NO clue. After listening to their canned speech about their company, they invite my questions. My main concerns are the platform, how a line is defined (with or without spaces), headers and footers included, progam compatible with Expander that I have (IT or Shorthand), do they take out MY state taxes, (some don't), how is PTO paid, and a few more, but for each interview, but the time I got to this point in my list of questions, I'm totally disgusted because the recruiters cannot or won't answer my questions.(They are good about skirting the major points of things). They have to contact someone else, who is not available at this time, etc...and will get back to me - yea, right. WHAT is wrong with these people? Can't they answer simple questions? I don't feel that my list of questions is that outrageous, do you? Am I out of line for even asking these things? I've been burned too many times to agree to a job without asking these, and quite a few more questions, but can't get past first base with these recruiters. Are they so far removed from the actual transcription aspect of their companies that they can't find these things out beforehand and be ready for an appplicant's basic questions? The recruiter makes the first impression for a company, and if they are so far out in left field, what is the rest of the company like? ANYONE else have this experience?
Venting session
ROFL! I am so there. I went to interview at a warehouse driving forklifts this past week. They said "have you ever had to work at a place where you had a certain production or deadline to meet?" and didn't understand why I started laughing. I probably won't get it, but I am ready to do ANYTHING that doesn't include sitting in front of computer for hours at a time listening to somebody sleep dictating while eating Cheetos at 3 a.m. I bet I could paint some houses, too.
Grrrrrrr! Venting!
This doctor is particularly annoying in that while she is looking for information, she repeats the last word she just said. Add to that her nasally voice and I am ready to rip my hair out!
Lab reports revealed that...that...that...that...that...
The patient....patient.....patient.....patient.....patient also had....had....had...had
period....period....period.....period.
Stop the madness!!! (Okay, I'm done. Back to work.)
Venting is allowed. :o}
You go right ahead. I had a sweet ESL lady today. I actually liked her accent because she at least said all the syllables for me, but I could tell she was putting in an extra effort with certain words to help. It was so sweet of her. Wish the spanish accent dictators would do that for me, LOL.
venting/advice
I have a scenario at work that I would love to solicit opinions on & see if anyone is on the same page as me. I am a Transcriptionist with 25+ years experience and considered quite good, and I currently am the sole transcriptionist for a very high volume cardiology practice. A co-worker of mine, who is over the billing dept, has a daughter who is taking an at-home transcription course (At-Home Professions), has not finished it, and in her own words "is not doing too bad at it". Whatever that means. My coworker has been trying to push her daughter off on me for a long time, but I've always side-stepped the issue because the girl is not qualified. Well, last Friday I was off work having a cervical nerve root injection, and she chose this time to bring her daughter to the office and pitch her to our administrator, who, by the way, is a jerk for one thing and knows nothing about transcription either. He hired her on the spot as a part-time prn transcriptionist and I knew nothing about it until I got to work Monday morning and there she was. I am livid at the both of them. For one, my coworker had no business taking it upon herself to decide who should be hired to help ME, and the administrator should have never, in my opinion, hired her without at least getting my input. The cardiologist and I have a very good relationship; in fact, he worked on me for 3 months, convincing me to come work for him, and I know he is very happy with me, and my inclination is to go to him and tell him exactly what went down. I've been told I will incur the wrath of the administrator if I go over his head and directly to the doc, but that would be pointless because he's part of the problem! I'm probably going to have to have surgery (and I'd also like to have a vacation this summer) so I know I need help, but I'm actually in the process of trying to solicit help from a pool of qualified people, transcriptionists from our local hospitals who might be interested in filling in for me from time to time. I want to know that whoever sits in my chair while I'm out will be able to handle it, and this girl has NO experience whatsoever - she didn't even know how to address a cover letter yesterday. I know that no mattter who I get, I will have to show them the ropes, show them our system, etc., and that's fine, but I do NOT have the time to train someone from the ground up, which is basically what I would be doing. Cardiology, in my opinion, is too hard a specialty to start off with, and our volume is so massive that I can barely keep my head above water myself, and I'm fast. I simply do not have time to train anyone. I'm so offended over this. Should I go to the doc or just let things ride and let her work speak for itself? I'm not sure the most diplomatic way to handle this, though I'm leaning toward talking to the doctor. What would you guys do? All opinions will be appreciated and considered, and thanks for taking the time.
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