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ok, I apologize. I do sympathize with and understand with you seansoned MTs but...sm

Posted By: Tracey on 2008-10-24
In Reply to: Mine is less than it was 10 years ago nm - True

in the economy today I just can't see why the newbies or fairly new MTs have to complain all of the time. It seems to me that if they were working instead of complaining on this board they would be more productive.

Also, my husband does not do road construction but my friends in this area do make that doing road construction. But they are only home 1-2 days a week from April-May until November. So, you take what you can get and make it work.

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I don't know what everybody has to complain about. sm - Tracey
- bless your heart for thinking $10-12/hour is good money - nm - Deb
  - My thoughts exactly... - nm
  - pay - tryinghard
  - did you ever notice - I need to get one of those (husband)
    - I'm the "bread winner" in my family - Not necessarily
- I just would like sm - CrispyCritterMT
- How on earth do you make $10-$12 - Tellme
- To all the whiners, this is sm - Food for thought
  - But we're not paid by bytes anymore..sm - mt
  - about themselves? Help the rest of us - Sombody feels good
    - take Amanda's challenge. it's down a lot of posts with a fire tag.NM - mt2
      - I'd gladly take the challenge if there was any freaking WORK to do..! - Idle MT looking for more work nm
  - I'm sorry, but am I the only one... - MT
    - lol--no. I didn't get it either. Thought my brain was fried.. - mt
      - I thought it might have been - MT
  - do you know how rare 9.3 cpl is? - moon1010
- I guess if I was married - Jodi
  - You ask anybody in any profession - mtmt
    - couldnt agree with you more - MT55
- REALLY? - still typing
  - May be so but don't forget they don't work all year - Backwards typist
  - Let's all ditch our keyboards and go pave some roads?..nm - HeidiHo
- Ask yourself this.... - mt
  - My DH is a programmer and was making $200k in the 90s, now at $85k. sm - NeutralObserver
    - That was my whole point! I was not trying to offend anyone. nm - Tracey
  - I kind of have to agree here. - Love working from home, but there are no
  - Mine is less than it was 10 years ago nm - True
    - ok, I apologize. I do sympathize with and understand with you seansoned MTs but...sm - Tracey
      - You're right, i spend way too much time on this board when should be working, I am just so burned - just chilling
      - The construction workers are not all - uneducated either. Not to be unkind.

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I apologize..you did say that!
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No need to apologize. . . .sm

I have (had) one woman ESL that speaks very, very softly with a very, very heavy accent and there is always a huge HUM in the background. If you turn up the volume to actually HEAR her, the HUM just get's louder. She never does shy of at least 40 lines per patient which would take me at least a half hour and would be sent with at least 5 QA markers.

I reported her to my super and haven't had her for over 2 weeks. Whether or not they are "fixing" the problem or sending it to India, I hope I'll never know, but she honestly was next to impossible.

How can you apologize for something other's did?
Your post is sickening. Close the site down? Teach manners to those who hate? Manners?

Don't apologize . .

I rather enjoy the husband rants

No need to apologize...
We all get just as frustrated with dictators who eat while dictating. It's extremely rude. Then too, some docs have absolutely no idea how horrible it sounds on the other end -- until they hear it for themselves! LOL

For example, I used to transcribe for a university president who chewed (smacked) on his gum during every single dictation. He was a precious man and I never had the nerve to tell him that it bothered me so much. I would literally cringe when I heard this. One day, he went through my office and saw my body language, which must have been quite a sight because I was totally and completely past the point of being able to control or concele my contorted face, the hairs on my neck standing straight up, or my huffing and puffing while typing. I did not hear him walk through and he stopped by my desk to ask me what was wrong. Well, what could I do? I took out my earphones and let him hear it for himself. He was completely shocked and embarrassed.

I felt HORRIBLE about bringing this to his attention because he was the best boss and the sweetest person I knew but he never did it again.

then I apologize
to you and wish you and your family good health. don't forget to vote!

I apologize!
I am sorry. I must have offended you in some way. I guess it is unreasonable for me to need some time off for rest, time with my family, or even for medical leave. Yes, I am very grateful to have a job to return to. I am blessed. Everyone needsa break some time. I just don't want to be the type of wife/mother that teaches her family that money and a job is all there is to life. Maybe I am wrong. Perhaps I should not be seeking advice on this site if I am going to offend others.

I must apologize
I am the OP and did not intend to offend any particular group of people. Did I mention I am not white? As far as I could �hear� the dictator was not black. For the sake of being PC can any one give me the right term to describe Ebonics? Where I was raised �Pijun� was the spoken language, and I would agree with anyone who would think that should be considered ESL as well.

OP, I don't see any need to apologize!

To me anyway, you described a type of language being used and that language is known as Ebonics. To me it's kinda like "pig Latin."

People take offense to the darndest things these days it's not funny. Ever visit the comedy section of this board? I posted maybe 3 or 4 blonde jokes and no one's crawled up my butt complaining racism or whatever. Sigh. It's hard to have any sort of dialogue without offending someone on some level, so just be yourself and if someone has a problem with something you said, it's their problem to deal with, not yours.

"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." ~Eleanor Roosevelt

I apologize for not
reading your post carefully. I see that you realize you will need an editor. If you hire an Editor and pay them what they are worth to proof your work right out of school, they will be making more than you, and you will probably be making less than with S*is or M*qst. Doesn't make sense and I can't imagine it being worth it. To sum it up, yes, your idea sounds nuts. Again, JMO. I'm sure there are people who have done it. Doesn't make it a good idea.

Dang, don't apologize ;-)

Like far out, man..LOL. Awesome resolution on both of them (of course I had to save them to my docs, too) The second one looks like a Peter Maxx drawing, dontcha think?

Thanks for sharing...really need a peace sign here, dang it...oh, no wink either *sigh*

I apologize for obviously offending you.
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I agree - and apologize. (nm)
nm

Heck, don't apologize
They don't deserve it. If they have one ounce of sense in their heads, they will do what they can to accommodate you. If they don't, there are plenty of companies out there who would be happy to hire the talented and witty Hayseed. Seriously.

Well, on the other hand, I would like to apologize.
I have been at this since 1979. The changes that have occurred over the last 25 years have been dramatic and mostly, they have been oppressive. Now, I know I will see e-mails stating that this is the greatest job in the world and who could ask for more than being able to stay at home and make a living.

It is more than that. This is the only field where the wickedness comes out of coworkers to the point of disdain toward their comrades. I don't understand it. It is not like this in any other field. Mostly, the team work that is necessary for feel like there is a common goal (giving the client a perfect report in a timely fashion)and a common enemy (QA which dissect our reports, turning even the most seasoned MTs into self-doubting, defensive and trembling people who, of course, realize they are on the brink of losing their jobs). The past performance however perfect is wiped clean with one bad QA result. Supervision becomes god-like, determine how much income we will make, how well we will enjoy our work and how we feel about ourselves depending on their feedback and encouragement.

There isn't much more to say about this job - it does pay well but comparatively speaking, after 25 years in the same field, you could say, we have not had a raise. Speed typing engines keep our production up to a level that gives us a decent wage.

Say what you will about this job, but it is always going to have good and bad days. Over the years, our hearing will diminish, tinnitus from noise exposure, carpal tunnel from repetitive movements, the innumerable physical conditions which result from sitting still for such a long time (heart attacks at 50 have occurred to two of my comrades), isolation, depression.

And it is not going to get any better.

Trying to consider that I am working to help a physician perform his duties as he treats his patients is what I personally focus on. It helps to be fascinated by medicine.

But, to the new MTs - I apologize for the bad and hope that the good makes up for it. I hope you realize that the patient is why we are here, so be sure that our report is accurate so that proper care is provided.

The personalities in this field can be abrasive, and it may be that reason why they turn to solo work but again, that goes with it. Best advice is to keep to yourself, not gossip nor listen to gossip, type every report like it is the only one, and realize that the money, even 60 thousand a year, is far from enough to compensate us for doing a job that is so rarely appreciated by the CEOs, that our line count and bad QA score over a 30 day period can take us out of a job we have been in for 20 years.

Just had a doctor apologize to the
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Yes, it is SHUT UP or APOLOGIZE!...nm
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Okay, I apologize ahead of time for this
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Apologize for the mistake...meant sm, not nm.
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You are right, Dano. I apologize for sounding
so critical.

Yes, QA can have problems getting their act together. Most of time, however, I see MTs who absolutely feel they should never be corrected nor forced to follow the client preferences because they have a zillion years of experience.

No one knows it all. It doesn't matter if you have 1 year of experience or 25 years of experience; if the client wants it a certain way, they want it that way, period.

I should have tempered the tone of my post and I am going to ask Admin if they will make a change to it.

MT-NY, I apologize for sounding so critical.
This is a touchy subject, as you can well see.

You're correct - I don't know it all! I have over 20 years of experience but when a client wants it a certain way, they just do.

If it is just one QA person who is doing this, I would take that up with a supervisor. I think I might have responded differently had I known it was just one QA person doing this and not all of the QA department.

In any event, I apologize.

Simon did apologize, he said so last night. nm
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Yes. this post is a bit out of control, and I apologize--sm
I also thank you for your words. I overreacted and I will be the first to admit that. I know she was trying to be *funny* with her comment about shooting herself, and I was trying to be *funny* back, but I didn't call her a nit wit. I am sensitive today because it is my youngest son's birthday and he misses his dad, and it showed today. My son's found their father dead and they are having a difficult time in dealing with it. I guess I am too. I HAVE sought counseling, but I have not found one that was not more interested in money than in trying to help. Thank you again...and to you and the OP....I apologize. I DO know when I am wrong. but I am not a nit wit.

oops - I APOLOGIZE TO SM - you didn't...sm
Sorry to sm....you DID NOT type *slow typers* - Please forgive me for typing that - I was incorrect on that. Really sorry :)

Just apologize for the email and start looking
Unless you have no choice, I strongly suspect you can find a normal job - sounds like they are taking HUGE advantage of you.

It is NOT worth getting sick over.

Oops, apologize for the spelling errors, bad day....nm
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Of course, I apologize for placing my post in the wrong spot!! :)
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Geez this, you should apologize because the innuendo was there. Nice try at covering yourself tho.
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I apologize if I offended you, that wasn't my intention at all. As far as any suggestions for SM

your situation, I would agree with MT2RN above that maybe she is being enabled to behave the way she behaves. She is getting exactly the reaction she wants. It's hard to do, but if she refuses to get help from trained professionals, then you shouldn't be there to take care of her. My ex-husband refused and I stayed for a long time, taking care of him. He had employment issues and drinking issues and spending issues and legal issues and I just enabled him. I made the money and cleaned up his messes, paid off his debts, bailed him out of jail. It is an endless cycle that can only be broken by the stable person saying "I won't help you anymore, unless you help yourself first."

Again I apologize for offending you. My initial post was in response to your post chronicling what seemed to me to be depression without mania and you made no mention of her being diagnosed as bipolar, so I just simply was curious. I thank you for clarifying and I wish you well. It's really tough situation to be in.

uhhhh, well I um apologize. I uh didn't mean to um take away from you uh rant. And uh yeah, 100

a little um, ya know, excessive. But ya know, some of us, uh aren't quick thinkers like um, ya know, you. Just havin' a little fun.

I worked with an older lady who got sick of hearing all the ums, sniffles, coughs, crunching from a certain dictator. She was one to tell it like it is no matter who you thought you were, co-worker, supervisor, doctor, administrator. She had been at the hospital for nearly 30 years and was nearing retirement. I loved her! So she typed a report of his verbatim and I mean VERBATIM. With every grunt, snort, and nonsensical word he made. She, then of course transcribed it correctly. She sent in the verbatim report just to show him and his staff what he sounded like. Long story short, he didn't have a sense of humor at all and he couldn't take a very large boulder of a hint. He called our supervisor ranted to her about this transcription and said that our department had better not be disprespectful to him like that again. He never changed his dictating style either.

Anyway, there's my story. I always have one.

I can't help, but I can sympathize.
Mine did it too several months ago. I blamed it on the cat stepping on something on the keyboard. It lasted a week or so, then one day I turned it on and it was back to normal. Go figure. Good luck.

I have to sympathize
with BOTH of you. It is hard when you are the only one cleaning/taking care of the household (been there, done that). My hubby helps out way more now than in the early years of our marriage. In fact, he takes on more of the chores these days than I do, which I need more now since it can be very difficult to make a living in this business.

I too, though, cannot think straight when I start getting very hungry. It is hard to even come up with what to eat. It goes on too long and it is impossible. Granted, he should not let it go on that long, but sometimes the one-thing-after-the-other takes hold and before you know it, there you are -- in an impossible situation.

I sympathize with you sm
MTing is a tough job, especially at home, and even harder with depression. Concentration is one of the key ingredients to making line count and if you don't have the concentration, you can't get the work done. I don't take depression meds, but my husband does and when he took them, it took about 3 weeks for them to kick in. They helped his concentration immensely. I think more support from your husband is order in this situation. Yelling at you and cussing at you is not going to help the situation. In my books, maybe he SHOULD get a job where he makes more money so you won't have so much pressure to achieve that line count. Your office manager probably feels like you need people around you to help you stay focused and maybe you perform better in the company of others. No, MTing at home is not for everybody but that in no way means you are a failure. If you work better in the office setting, go back. If your OM didn't think you were working out in the job, period, she would have let you go. Sounds like she is there to help you. And give those meds time to work. It does take awhile. Sit your husband down and ask him to be a little more understanding of the situation. He's only making it worse. Not only do you feel like a failure in your job, you probably feel like a failure in your home life as well. Not a good combination with someone with depression. I am sure others on this board can also give some good advice. Hang in there.

I sympathize with you, but from their
point of view they probably are looking at the premise that you were out of "acute care" for 8 years and with all the changes that have taken place within that length of time you would not be "up to speed." Keep looking, I am sure you will find something out there.

While I can sympathize with your
involves more than just "typing." In fact, medical transcription requires approximately 90% research. Had you adequately researched "CMT" you would have realized exactly what it was and what was involved in it. Unfortunately, it's a lesson learned. The tip-off to a new employer was - new MT graduate toting a CMT credential.