have read the help, but don't understand a lot of it.
Posted By: know nothing on 2005-12-24
In Reply to: I'm always stunned when people are surprised about this (sm) - MT
It just seems very confusing. But I plan on reading it again. Thanks everyone for all your help on these boards re shorthand. Merry Christmas to all.
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do you understand what you read?
Of course we WILL be hit again! I said that before!! No, of course I'm not him...what does that mean? That I should walk a mile in his shoes? Give me a break! HE is president for Pete's sake.. He is supposed to be leading our country, and he led us right into a HUGE MESS that didn't need to be, that he doesn't have a clue on how to manage! Those are the FACTS, not just heresay, and not BASHING. You follow him around like a puppy with no thought of your own, just that he is president and he should be respected. Well I don't have respect for anyone who runs this country in the ground for so-called "spreading freedom around the world." What kind of rhetoric is that!? If you believe that, then you're dumber than he is! There have been at least four reasons for us to go into Iraq, none of which that makes any sense or warrants invading a country that had nothing to do with us getting hit.
They understand what they read and they aren't going to....
That's the whole problem. They believe what they want to believe and NOTHING is going to dissuade them, not even the facts. It has been documented over and over again that our President is out of touch with the facts of the world situation, the Iraq war is a mess and is inciting the terrorists even more, and Iraq was never who we needed to "go after" as far as "getting the terrorists."
Read carefully to understand ...
I work at MQ and Spheris both. Work PT at each.
Spheris: I make 10.67 cpl...BECAUSE I make my base of 8.67 cpl; I work at night and get 0.5 cpl shift diff; I produce more than 7000 lines a week and get 1.5 cpl production incentive.
MQ: I make 10.75 cpl...BECAUSE I make my base of 8.75 cpl; I do my weekend requirement to QUALIFY for produc incentive; I reach the minumum for the highest produc of 16,000 lines/pp giving me 2.0 cpl extra.
HINT: Spheris offers base rates up to 10 cpl but it is really difficult and challenging work and I don't want to work that hard! LOL
MY OPINION: Stop pitying yourself for your base rate...it's average and above compared to many. You will make your money with high production, high QA, and working evenings/weekends.
You need to read this website to understand.
It has to do with expanded memory.
Here's a quote: "A small percentage of Windows 2000-based and XP-based computers (including some popular Dell models) do not support Expanded (EMS) Memory even after you follow the procedures for enabling EMS described elsewhere on this site. On such machines, abbreviation-expander software like Smartype and PRD+ will not load and function correctly, and WPDOS 5.1 will have less memory to work with than it needs. With some (probably not all) of these computers, you can enable EMS by making changes in the BIOS ("firmware") of your computer. The BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) settings are the hardware settings that control the way Windows works with your machine; the settings cannot be changed from inside Windows, but must be accessed during bootup by pressing a key that opens up a special BIOS menu."
Oops, meant they DON'T understand what they read....nm
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I agree - easier to read and understand, looks more professional to me
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Read the WHOLE THREAD, from the begnning,then you'll understand!...sm
It is very wrong to jump in right in the middle of a thread!
You have to read what lead to this particular comment.
In 12 years of MT'ing I've never re-read an entire chart. Edit/read as I type. nm
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Yes, I read your post, and I just re-read it, and I've copied and pasted for you in case
you've forgotten your own words! Your post above is 100% different "flavor" to it, now all positive and cheery! Your first post was 100% doom and gloom every which way, including "raining on your parade", and "if you want to go forward"...God, sounds like she's talking about jumping into oncoming traffic! Here is your quote:
My first boss (the one who hired me as a new grad) gave me some words of wisdom that I haven't forgotten. She said that transcribing at home with small children NEVER works under any circumstance. Either the work will suffer or the parenting will suffer.
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How can the word "NEVER" in caps be interpreted in any positive way? You took about 8 paragraphs to cover every aspect and completely dash this poor woman's dream. I'm not blind, I'm not talking about day care at all, I'm talking about the total negativity of your original post! You know exactly what I'm talking about, cause you added some sugar to your second version! And that's much nicer than the first!
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.
Who had time to read?LOL I only get a chance to read This Old House once in a while. (nm)
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I didn't read the other posts but just read this
My daughter got pregnant at 17, said she wanted an abortion but BF didn't. I have a wonderful 2-1/2 yo grand daughter that I don't think I could live without...and now, guess what? I don't. I have custody of her. She was dropped off on my door, I got court ordered temporary custody and final custody hearing in a month.
I'm single with no family support. I had just taken a new MT job one month before this happened and they have been wonderful during my adjusting to being a mom again and I hope I can resume a normal schedule by next week.
I'm passing no moral judgments or giving moral advice. The situation is what it is. My prayers are with everyone involved.
Definitely an eye-opening read. Having my teens read it, too. nm
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I would be over there too.....but I also understand where
people are coming from when they say she is criticizing their gov't, etc. I can't say what I would do because I don't know what she is going through, but you can't just assume someone is guilty when there is no evidence to that. Those 2 brothers were held way too long and think about how their parents are feeling. There is no evidence that they did anything and we wouldn't be able to hold them like that over here w/ no evidence.
Don't understand
 I love it when I hear that an MT, at whatever company, is doing 2000, 3000, or more lines a day. I love to hear that because I am trying to increase my line count and this gives me encouragement. I love to hear how they do it and try to take their advice. I don't understand why some get so upset when they hear that an MT has a great line count. Why do they automatically have to be liars or cherry pickers? I think we should be picking their brains to find out how they are accomplishing this so that we can benefit from it.
So I say, keep on talking about your line counts for those of us who want to improve ourselves, please!
what if you can't understand the
customer service rep.....I've had many,many instances while dealing with CS reps from India where I was completely at a loss to understand what they were saying. I say, I you can't speak clearly get out of the field!
Understand
Hope it makes you feel better to know that not all of us out here expect you to keep it to yourself. It gets kind of lonely, and bad days are the worst for that. I have relatively good accounts also, working for a small MTSO, but some days it is all I can do not to come on here and whine. I say, if it makes you feel better, that is all that counts.
Here's what I don't understand - sm
Say we use a template and end up having to delete a lot of unused headings. How is that calculated into the line count? I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if we are typing to make up for the deleted headings, if this makes sense.
And, yeah, I suppose I could ask a company representative but I wouldn't really expect an answer and don't want to rock the boat.
SS is my 1st MT job and while it never quite passed the smell test to me, it was easy to get and quick to get started and is certainly giving me invaluable experience with ESLs, if nothing else. Yeah, the money stinks and I could certainly do without the nasty emails, but the thing is what it is: A foot in the door. And I may even try to keep SS as a backup if my new job turns out to be slow.
as i understand it,
QA addresses the body of the report or dictation, and QC's job is making sure the patient information or ADT is correct.
I understand what you mean sm
I definitely think people who get off on being rude, hateful and just plain nasty to others are not happy people. A happy person is usually cheerful, pleasant and helpful and that isn't always because they live in a bed of roses. I've known people who were always cheerful, pleasant and helpful even when they were dying inside. I guess their attitude gives them a serenity that makes them able to cope, I dunno but I would wish I could be more like those people. Some of them have had problems that would have, seems to me, weighted down a saint.
Hope your editor is in a better mood; meantime, just feel sorry for her/him, I'm betting he/she is way more miserable than he/she tried to make you. 
I understand thanks
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I can certainly understand, been
there myself, but I am currently working on an account that the second shift person does 5 to my 1, not because I pick or choose when I work or what dictations I transcribe but because of the difference in hours we work I get the responsibility handed to me to take care of things like corrections, researching problem dictations etc, that take away from my production but the other MT thinks I am also a cherry picker but I cannot do anything about what people think, so I do not complain either but rather just do what is required and I know more about the system we work in than anyone else on this account and still produce enough lines to make a good paycheck.
I don't understand. Why should they have to? Maybe they-sm
do a lot of it in-house, or maybe they use a smaller service. I don't know the answer, though. :)
UNDERSTAND
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I just don't understand....
How people get off demonstrating such grossly childish and rude behavior.  Something's making you unhappy honey--you really should do something about it. 
I understand now.
been working so long my eyes are crossing
I understand what you are saying
I was on one account that I always had to fill in some of the info in order to have the ADT do the search to fill it in completely. Most of those reports were short ones as well. The account I currently work on, fortunately, almost always has the ADT filled in and are longer reports. However, you are correct, we do not get paid for the cc info and that can be time consuming when the doc/address is not in their drop-down list and you have to type all the info in yourself. You made a very good point about not getting paid for this.
I don't understand why someone
who has a 4 year degree would be a manager for K-Mart. It seems weird to me.
I don't understand
Well now, call me crazy, but I didn't respond to you yet. There must be an imposter out there.
don't understand
I must be dense but don't understand your question, do you mean how much does this equal if you were to get paid for spaces? Also how many characters in a line or is this a gross line? A simple test would be to check a document you had typed, using Word, see what your character count is with and without spaces divide by whatever your line count is and see the difference. Also see what your gross line is. Again, my brain could be dead on a Saturday after a very busy week but I don't understand what you are looking for as you don't give enough info.
Yes, I understand both of those
what if there are words following the quantity and unit of measure that make it end up sounding more like a sentence? Here is another example:
ANESTHESIA: 50 mg of Demerol were given along with 75 mcg of fentanyl.
It just looks wrong to me. Most of the time I end up flipping it around to say ANESTHESIA: Demerol 50 mg... etc., but I'm still wondering if it's okay to just leave it the original way.
Try to understand.
There are are three MTs scheduled to work 8-5 and 200 jobs to type. A fourth MT comes on at 8:00 A.M. because he sees a high volume of work. He/she sits down and begins typing for two hours at the end of which time there is no work. The three MTs who should have had 200 divided by 3 work to do for the morning have had 200 divided by 4 work and now have nothing left to do but sit and wait for the next flow of work. The fourth MT goes to have lunch, nap or play with the kids. (His/her schedule does not start until 3:00 PM. But at noon, she/he sees another drop of work, and she/he sits down and types for an hour. Then, the initial three MTs finish up their shift and the fourth MT comes on to begin a shift by clocking in.
Do you see where I am going with this?
When there is an unusually high number of reports, and TAT is threatened, calling for help is necessary but otherwise, I just do not see it as anything but intrusion and theft.
I think I understand her. Unfortunately, when there is
no required signature, people feel free to say what they wouldn't if they had to sign. If the negative posts could just be ignored, that'd be great, but you really have to see both to know which not to click on. Even people trying to be helpful here get attacked. It's very strange.
don't quite understand
I've usually worked at in-house jobs, so am clueless about this stuff....what do you mean by "double-dip"??
I'm not sure I understand this.
So you're saying we're all capable of murder, rape, etc. if that's what we want? I'm certainly not! We're all capable of desiring the same sex if we choose to? I don't think so.
I don't understand....
Do you live in a small town or something, and that's why you feel finding your own accounts are few and far between?
It is and has been my experience that clinics/doctors are SCREAMING to find good MTs,but that's the key - GOOD MTs. There are tons of them who claim to be good, but - well, uhm ..... never mind - we won't go there!
There's a LOT of work out there - a lot of it, but you have to do mass marketing and mailing and stay on top of it like a bird on a worm to find them. After all, you know,they're not going to come knocking on your door, right? Good luck.
I understand....
Don't let some of the posters on this board hurt you. In an abusive relationshup, you do what you have to do. You cover your bases, which is what I think you are suggesting. Different people have different experiences and you are just relating your experience! If she is not careful and has no documentation of abuse, her husband COULD convince the courts that SHE is making things up and HE is the better half !! Yes, you are probably sorry for your choice of the words *push his buttons* But you are just telling it like it is/was in your reality. You need to get proof to establish credibility. Probably, the better way to state it is...the NEXT time he is physically abusive...call 911 IMMEDIATELY!!!!! No bargaining, no questioning.
i don't understand
what your problem is. I don't mean to sound mean, but really 350 LPH, I wish I could do that. I type, at best, 250 LPH.
Sure, I do understand that, but there should be a way to (sm)
meet in the middle or something. For Pete's sake, SHE is the MTSO. She should be using a professional line count program. I understand that the Word count system is cheaper for her, but it isn't intended for medical transcription, it's intended for the kids writing their history paper to know if they've gotten to 500 words yet, you know? I should be paid for indents and returns just as I would be for the letter "p" or the number "5". I do totally understand your point, though. Do you think there is any way around it? Like perhaps that she needs to get on a professional line counting software and have us use it? I will not switch to the Word method without an increase in basic cpl pay.
Any ideas on how to phrase the conversation?
Exactly but I understand men can sometimes be such big ?!!?!
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I sometimes get that. I understand
that magnesium can help. It is a natural muscle relaxer. Do a search on www.fatflush.com as they discuss achy legs there. Take care.
I understand that -
I admire someone who does not let themselves get distracted! I bet your boss likes it too!
I understand what an SE is. I am saying that if the
IRS has audited you and says you owe $$$, you for darn sure are probably going to have to pay them that $$. They don't just pull stuff out of the air, and they are, unfortunately, more powerful than our government. Sure, one can fight them, but you need to shell out big $$ for the tax attorneys.
maybe you can understand..
It can be done - it has been done.
There is a balance between MT and kids, it's the reason I took this job.
My kids do not suffer and my work does not suffer.
I never said it was a crime to put your child in daycare, and I never will say that.
My only point is to say that the attitude of "it can't be done" will get you nowhere.
I might add - I have only asked for one weekend off - it was for my brother's wedding, I had to go out of state.
From what I understand, it's all about the...sm
What I do understand about scientology, which is not a lot, is that if you follow the *practice*, you are supposed to become wealthy (I think, don't quote me)!
I did attend a small conference at church where the guest speaker was a former scientologist, and she had horror stories to tell. The people in *management* were not allowed to have their own money or babies! They lived on a compound, no TV, no personal items of their own. Not even a washing machine or dryer in their apartment...they had to go to a laundry mat! It's so sad that people get caught up in these so-called religions just because they think they'll get rich, when everyone knows the real treasure is in Heaven! Amen...
I don't understand...
 I'm not trying to be mean here, but I would think that after 17 years of working as a Transcriptionist for other services, you would know what type of equipment you'd need and where to go/who to target to find accounts.
From what I understand
Microsoft has complete instructions for this in their FAQ forums on their website, but from what I understand, you must locate your normal.dot file and save it to your desktop. Then the transfer should go smoothly. At least that was how I understood it. Good luck
i don't understand this?
what do u mean stop complaining on the board?
What I don't understand
is what's the big deal about candles? They're useless unless the power's out, then some plain old candles from the dollar store will do fine, or better yet, a wind-up or batter-powered lantern. We're constantly reading about house fires caused by careless handling of fancy candles, often with tragic consequences. I have no use for the things and refuse to attend those parties, no matter how pushy the "hostess" is.
Believe me I do understand that very well.
I know that they are counting on me to be there and do the work and I am there and working my shift. The only thing is was that in the beginning they seemed much more willing to work with me through this than they are now. I understand that they have obligations and deadlines and only a certain amount of time to return the work back to the facility. I just feel frustrated because they are acting like I am just doing this to get out of work when I am not. I need the money.
Oh, I understand exactly...sm
I realize they care as human beings, but are sick to death of constant reasons and/or excuses why someone can't get their work done. What I mean is they don't care in the sense that all they want is the work so they can meet their requirements from the client. Sure you can over hire to cover for such times, but how many would give up their regular routine work to immediately cover for you. Those are the MT's you see here looking for work because they aren't getting enough work from some MTSO who is just trying to keep them on the string for emergencies. Oh, man I could go on and on, bringing back too many memories! It is especially frustrating when it is someone new wanting time off because you can't help but think, here we go again. I was extremely compassionate with my employees, even paid their health insurance, let them bring infants to work so they could nurse, etc., etc., but always there are the ones who take advantage, are incompetent, undependable, blah, blah, blah. When you have someone just starting who wants to take off for a move, it makes you wonder if you have hired another one, and it is frustrating.
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