You sound like me! We just returned not too long ago and it was the vacation of a lifetime for us! W
Posted By: Dancin Shoes on 2005-07-28
In Reply to: Absolutely! - Tanya
stayed in Kissimmee (sp) and I am STILL talking about that place! The parks! the food! the area! I loved it ALL! I didn't want to leave! It was an amazing experience. I didn't have enough time to do all the shopping that I was dying to do! Did you see those designer outlet malls?? Next time.
I'm glad you had fun! Hey, who said Disney is just for kids???
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the president's vacation isn't long enough. needs to be permanent.
as for brain surgeons, they may be making enough money to pay the rent AND take a vacation; I'm not.
It won't take long to brush up on BOS. You sound
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your welcome! make them sound like chipmunks as long as you still are 100% sm
accurate on what they are saying and if you have done this particular doc for 2-3 years i am sure you will be able to understand. start out at 120%, work there for a few days, increase to 150% and so on. i bypass all the wasted time with hmm, hmm, flip the page, hmm, etc. simply by speeding up the dictation and my fingers fly right along with their words. just FYI, don't immediately jump it too fast where you will spend more time slowing it back down to figure out a word here and there as that defeats your purpose and is more time consuming. adjust the speed periodically where you are comfortable hearing 99% of the words with 100% accuracy and build on that speed.
Oh golly, take the kids on a vacation later. They need this vacation alone Sm
and there is not one thing on earth wrong about their taking it.
Lifetime TV
http://www.lifetimetv.com/movies/originals/augustagone.php
This is on tomorrow night. It looks good, although, Lifetime Movies are not everyone's cup of tea! 
Not in my lifetime...
You won't get paid any more than maybe half a cent, and even then you have to pay, pay, and pay some more to keep it up; it's a money pit... It's not like you can put it on your reports XX/xxx, CMT, so no one knows that you are certified but you and the money grubbers at AHDI... So sad...
Will & Grace is on Lifetime!!! sm
Just thought I'd let everyone that loves this show know, which everyone probably already knows, but hey, I'm excited. I love the show and am so glad Lifetime is finally getting some new shows for their morning TV. 
I was told exactly like you, not in your lifetime
that was approximately 1992 and I am using VR each and every day now. My pay has skyrocketed downward from then to $20,000 less now. Pretty soon I guess I will have to start paying a company just so I can work??
not waste a lifetime babying an....sm
Not waste a lifetime babying a (supposed-to-be) grown man........
like I always say, it's all about choices......best of luck.....
I just checked my lifetime IT productivity sm
which is about four years, and it says 2.63 characters per keystroke. For the first year or so I was not using it to it's fullest potential so who knows. I haven't worked yet tonight, but I might come back with some of tonight's stats if I remember.
Chance of a lifetime - take this advice
IMHO you *always* give a break/lower rate to your first clients... You have to get your foot in the door.
Take .12/line and consider youself LUCKY.
As this poster says, be sure to spell out exactly what you will do for this rate - other services can be billed extra. I would ask for reevaluation in 6 months but offer them .12 to start.
If you don't want to *always* be looking over your shoulder at competitors who will steal your accounts for a fraction of a cent! bid low. You can afford the lower rate because of the overhead you won't have to pay that the bigger companies do...
I returned to MT from QA (SM)
I too am very good at QA and all of the MTs I worked with appeared to appreciate the assistance. Perhaps you have a particular group of unpleasant individuals, and another job site would improve the situation. I really enjoy QA. But I returned to MT because I found that I was so obsessive-compulsive, that QA became "painful" to me. I thought it best to just transcribe in peace, rather than be frustrated with the appearance of reports that would cross my desk, and upset my OCD ways.
I just returned something and
got my refund back in my account within a week. They are pretty good about returns. Try it!
Report not returned
They'll catch errors at Spheris. You can bet on that. Some very good editors there. You won't get "punished" though, the edited report will just be returned to you via e-mail or through their edited report system. I think they realize not everyone is perfect. Sometimes the docs are pretty tolerable too, as long as it doesn't happen that often.
returned check
i had a friend who worked for them and one of her checks was returned by the bank for insufficient funds.
I give a statement w/every job returned..sm
I only want to be paid once a month from every office, less paperwork. I submit a statement (not to be paid) with every job returned during the week(s) and bill out those statements once monthly the very last day of the month. I have NEVER been paid late by any office, and I get paid within 15 days of the monthly bill submitted. And if I were to be paid late and I wanted to keep the account(s), I would NOT charge them a late fee. Stuff happens. (I remember one office being late due to the fact the office was ROBBED of a lot of $$.)
HTH (hope that helps).
I left for 3 months and returned
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Medtronic pacemakers recalled......boy! have I typed on a bunch of those in my lifetime. It was
I guess if you know anybody who has one - tell them to double check to see if it was one of their models. :(
Diskriter pays to have equipment returned to them - sm
They call UPS and have it picked up and UPS has the stickers already for you
Just because you haven't had a report returned, doesn't mean
it is error-free, it just might mean it didn't get caught. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night, realizing that I typed the wrong word in a report, but it passed spellcheck and I may or may not have proofed it, but it also passes QA and the hospital, even though I know it is not correct.
Yes, helped for about 1 year, then same symptoms returned.
Just had hysterectomy last year. Never felt better. No pain, no cramps, no heavy bleeding and I can leave the house and not have to worry about blood running down my legs any more. The ablation worked in decreasing the heavy menstrual flow for about a year. Then it returned with the pain, etc. I have had endometriosis and ovarian cysts since I was 13, with many laparoscopic cystectomies, etc. I am now 38. I finally know what a normal pain-free life is like.
If you do decide to go with the ablation, get the NovaSure - it takes less than 5 minutes to perform and better results than ThermaChoice.
Good luck.
I returned her phone call and she never called me back either..sm
As a matter of fact, when I returned her call, the person answering the phone, didn't even want to take my number. I suggested that it might be a good idea.... what's up with that
I just bought one and returned it! Headachy. I think more vertical length would be better for our pr
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OKAY! I need a vacation. Frank and fans of Frank/MQ who won the Hawaiian vacation?
Does anyone know?
Has anyone disconnected the internal sound card and replace with another sound card?
I am having problems with my sound on one of my computers. Several different ExText program have been on it so I don't think it is the program and the sound is just now as clear as on my other computer. Has anyone switched (disconnected the internal sound care and replaced) to a new sound card? Did it make a difference.
Everyone on this board is so knowledgeable, I really appreciate you. You have helped me many times.
You do sound FAT, but you don't sound RICh.
Go live in Iraq or something.
I hate Instant Text. It is expensive, long long learning
curve, and too much distraction for me.
How long should I wait after applying for a position before I follow-up. It has been as long as two
without hearing from some. Just wondering if I should send an e-mail to follow-up to see if they received my resume or not. I don't want to offend anyone but feel two weeks should be long enough for someone to at least acknowledge my resume and that I have applied for a position. Right now I would accept anything even a note saying no thanks. Any advice would be appreciated. I haven't had to apply for a job for the past 10 years so I am a bit rusty at this. Thanks again for any advice.
Is it possible that everyone was on vacation
due to the holiday? Also, you do need to be pretty aggressive if you really want the job. Call them, don't just email. Show them that not only are you experience, but you're also interested in working for them.
Vacation
Find where you want to go and look for an Embassy Suites. They seem like a little more cash, but it includes a happy hours at night with free drinks and snacks and an excellent free breakfast in the morning. They have a pool and 2 rooms with a fridge and sink. This is great if you have kids and actually pretty economical. We have stayed in several different ones around the country and my husband won't stay anywhere else.
PT VACATION
Try Transolutions! They pay vacation time to part time, I believe, over 20 hours -- have to check my employee manual. They also give yearly bonuses on anniversaries and have numerous incentives for overtime. Very professional company. I switched from MQ, best decision I made in 20+ years of MT'ing!
What's a vacation????
It's been so long since I have had one, I can't remember what one is. I am too busy working and trying to survive.
Vacation
We just got back from California and Las Vegas. Didn't care much for Disneyland, but the Disneyland California Adventure and Universal Studios Park were great! My son is 13 and my girls are 10, and they all loved the trip!
What's a vacation?
I would just like some time off to get caught up on everything around the house. I am so overwhelmed by it all right now. The clutter is piling up again. The garden has been ripening before my eyes, so everything needs to be picked and put up for winter. Instead, I've been giving it away because I don't have time to deal with it. We're building an addition to give me my own private office, so I spend my weekends at the hardware store, holding boards, and cooking for our construction helpers.
As for money, I stash money from selling stuff on ebay and from a little side job in my checking account to have a cushion in there. I need to get more stuff listed on ebay because I just bought a new computer, which has been sitting behind me still in boxes for nearly two weeks now. What's that saying? The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.
At least I have a messy house to gripe about, right?
Vacation
I started doing this three years ago when I got divorced and at first it was only change in a jar, then I would add $5 out of every paycheck from my accounts, then it was $10 a paycheck (have 4 accounts). This was hard as I was going through a very expensive nmasty divorce but I did it. So I wouldn't spend it when I deposited my checks I would buy a roll of quarters or dimes and put it in my change jar. This year I was actually able to start putting aside more and I took my 17 year old nephew with me to San Francisco for 5 nights, 6 days, all paid with my little slow savings. My accounts are good to me and let me know ahead when they will be on vacation and so I was able to plan it when three out of six docs were gone so I would have missed out on that money anyway. The other three held the dictation until I came back and gave me a week to get caught up. But you can do it, just gotta plan. I did work many extra hours before and after though but it was worth it and the vacation was paid in full, no credit card bills coming in.
You need a vacation ALONE.
I've taken those occassionally. You fend for yourselves, I'm outta here for a week. Go visit family or friends that live away. Totally enjoy yourself. Maybe if you blow up before they leave and tell them why you're going, you won't come back to an even bigger mess. Best of luck.
If you visit family or friends you can always take your computer with you and have a working vacation. Thank God for a job that travels with me!
On vacation
Hi, I'm a beginner home based MT. I'm gonna be out of town for 2 weeks and was just wondering if anybody would know if I have to notify anybody about my absence? Thx for the reply.
Vacation, what's that?
Vacation? What's that?
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What's a vacation?
Any Vacation?
Do the kids get any type of vacation? Around here I think they get too much time off in between and then two months of summer vacation on top of that.
Vacation Pay
I am thinking about quitting my job with a national but wondered about sick/personal/vacation time that I have earned. Does anyone know if any or all of this will be paid with my last paycheck, as I have almost 150 hours coming. Is this different from one company to the next, or are there federal or state laws that govern this?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
I used a lap top on vacation -
I went to the local library and got horrible reception and was so slow I could not work. I ended up having internet installed at my father-in-law's home for the 2 weeks I was there.
There never was a Hawaiian vacation!!
Frank just told us he was giving away Hawaiian vacation to pacify us for the chapstick/keyring we got for MT week.
Can I come live with you? We need a vacation! LOL
We like to ski, swim and golf.
Or did somebody or on vacation, or did somebody get sick, or
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On vacation last year (sm)
two of the places I had reserved didn't have internet access as advertised. "Oh, our server is down and I think someone has called it in." The next time I went I purchased a wireless card and subscribed to Verizon broadband and had internet access when I needed it.
Is the Administrator on Vacation??
It used to be that any post mentioning MQ was deleted, because all MQ related issues are to be discussed on the MQ board, thus, a seperate MQ board.
In addition, one of the moderators says it's ok to post and post and post about pets, when there is a Pet board under the 'General' boards tab.
Vacation coverage
I have five accounts and two I have IC's who work for them -- psych accounts no problem when I leave town. But my other three, have asked that I have NO ONE work on the account but me and they hold the tapes and I do them when I come back as fast as I can and sometimes wishing I had not taken time off. No they work with me but then I don't take off much time and when I do it is usually a couple of days and the weekend so we are all not stressed. If I were to have surgery or something I have friends that would help out and the accounts realize that it would be necessary. That is one of the drawbacks of having your own accounts. No work --no money. But it does make you appreciate your time off.
re: Really needing a vacation
I'm in WV too. We generally went to either Cape Hatteras, NC or Myrtle Beach for vacations, but Myrtle has gotten so commercialized it's pretty expensive. Hatteras is really nice, quiet, super clean and really not that expensive.
Vacation and benefits - really!
Is there really a company out there that provides long-term benefits such as insurance AND VACATION and that will be around when we get ready to use it Just wondering if anyone out there really has any benefits doing at home MT work.
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