shame on those greedy union workers sm
Posted By: mamadog on 2008-12-09
In Reply to: against unions - Long time MT-NY
They just HAVE to eat every day now, don't they. Why the nerve of them...to think they want health care benefits and retirement pensions.
n the meantime,the poor CEOs and board members are going broke with no $$$ left to fuel their private jets so they can go beg for a tax payer bale out.
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Unions may be good for workers short-term, but look what has happened to American car union workers.
They priced themselves out of the market while making an inferior product. Ford and GM are now junk bonds. I'm driving a Toyota. So if that's un-American just like shopping at a non-union store like Walmart, well you can talk to whoever is in charge of wages and taxes who have created this monster where even middle-class has very little extra money to support a union store where the employees are paid well and you pay the price in the product they sell. I can't afford it.
Greedy MT is right
I totally disagree. The reason that half of them cannot get their line count in is because there are probably several of you working "off schedule" and it makes it impossible. I run a small MTSO and if I knew that some of my IC's were doing what you do, they would be out without a second glance. That is why the accounts run short and it is hard to balance the amount of MT's with the accounts. But I think you are wrong and selfish to not care about anyone else but yourself. Whatever your money buys you won't help you at the day of revelation.
greedy.
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Gosh, you must be one of the greedy MTs
As you said, greedy MTSO's usually end up...
out of the business. Or, at least, we transcriptionists warn each other about business owners like that one. I have had the same experience as has so many MT's who have been doing this for some time. Yes, I hope that I can both pay experienced transcriptionists well, add a few of the many benefit requests that have been posted here, and also make a profit. I certainly intend to try! 
Greedy Ins. Compaines
<<(especially with my disgust at the way greedy insurance companies treat our citizens..especially the elderly)..>>
Jennifer,
Unfortunately, the hospitals (and doctors) also treat their patients the same way. The "padding" of bills has been ongoing for years.
I use to pay medical claims and had to go through the hospital charges with a fine tooth comb.
And, yes, some do charge for a Band-Aid, aspirin, etc!
Thankfully, this practice was seen in only one or two doctor charges but nevertheless, it was present.
Please, don't take this post as pro-insurance companies, as I'm not. But, neither am I pro-hospital billing depts.
Greedy companies.
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If greedy MTs would work their schedule...
management would not have to remind them to stop stealing work from another MTs schedule.
So you are angry at Indian MTs and not the greedy
xx
you seem like a greedy uncaring person, so I wouldnt
But for how long, pretty greedy folks there!!! NM
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As long as this country allows greedy companies (s/m)
so send good U.S. jobs to people in other countries with a lower standard of living who will happily work for far less than a person could ever support themselves on here in the U.S., transcription and other good jobs will go down the toilet. I'm still glad I didn't waste my time in college, because nowadays that's no protection, either. The short-sightedness of offshoring U.S. work is the same as hiring illegal immigrants - except the workers stay in their own countries. I guess in the future, the only way to compete will be to MOVE to India, Pakistan, etc., and work THERE for American companies.
Lots of greedy MTSOs started out as MTs.
It's about money. Always it. How much you guys can stuff into your own pockets, and how little you can pay the people who make your income possible.
My heart bleeds.
i'm neither greedy or uncaring. i just have so much time in the day and to get atta girls and no
is a waste of my time. i use my money to help others who are not as fortunate as i am so it's not about stock piling cash for myself. you are a very poor judge of character and in the meantime, for every supportive e-mail you get from a supervisor who gets paid to send you the e-mail, we are that much further from getting a raise. they pay some dumba$$ to tell you are doing fine and don't give you a raise cause they have to pay a dumba$$ to tell you that you are doing fine. how much sense does that make? don't you have family and friends to reinforce you - for free?
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THOSE GREEDY MTSOS AND THE BEATING OF DEAD HORSE BY QADRAGONLADY
Yes they are greedy and hire the cheapest they can get by with. They are the ones who took over what used to be transcription companies owned by women. They saw a chance to make some easy money and that is the bottom line. They checked us all out, moved in like vultures and offered our clients free equipment, discounted work for a year, and then it has turned into this mess that we see now with offshoring, bickering, low wages, and on and on. Now they are overcharging the clients that were unfortunate enough to fall for the line of garbage when theyear switched over to the "bigger techno MTSO" who really were unprepared, as far as I am concerned, for what they took on. Look where we are now, offshoring, and on and on and on. Sigh.
Another thing I would like to see is QA departments policing themselves. I pulled out 22 binders filled with templates, samples, etc. from 10 different sources and guess what I found? Mistakes by the boatload. These are samples that were sent out to MTs by QA departments to "go by" - how hilarious. These were companies with great reputations and some are currently in business using the same templates, the same samples, etc. The temples were to be used "verbatim" and the MT is to insert any changers by the dictator, but all else was to be left. One had cc as cc's (gasp) and wrong tenses (gasp), 7.0 instead of 7, and on and on. Some were horrendous and beyond belief and were handed out by QA departments.
One client that I do business with has five QA people and none of them agree with the other. They all have their own "style" as they put it. So, it just depends on who is on if they pull your report for a once-over or you have a blank. Then,, the politics goes like this: They all want the MTs to send the QAs you got from other QA people to THEM (the QA person who did not QA that report). That is like QA doing QA on QA. Sounds like maybe extra careful? No, they then send it to their supervisor trying to get the other QA persons fired. Nice colleague interaction going there, right?
I only go by BOS almost completely if the work is hospital because of the audits that go on with JCAH or whatever they call themselves these days. Then, sometimes the doctors don't agree with JCAH and want it their own way, which may not be the way some QA wants it. The bottom line is I tell them from the outset that I do it the right way, the way the one who signs the document wants it. That is the bottom line. If the hospital complaints I refer them back to the dictator. When I have one of those I put comments on the page for my future reference and that of QA. I only violate the dictators wishes when he or she wants me to transcribe against HIPAA regulations (like the patient's name, address, and phone number, etc.) I then comment that the information was dictated, but not transcribable due to HIPAA regulations.
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It's a shame that.....sm
these folks manage to get out of jail by promising to behave and their lawyers fight to get them out on "good behavior." Statistics show that 95% of them are never cured of their disease, even with intensive counseling/psychotherapy and yet we let them back onto the streets to hurt another person.
I know someone in Georgia who is serving a life sentence over a sex crime and each time they come up for parole the parole board gets a lot of letters reminding them why they shouldn't ever let this person back on the streets - because if they do they will commit another sex crime against a child or another adult. So far they keep denying parole but of course the fears are that eventually they'll give in and let this monster back on the streets.
As far as I'm concerned these folks should be locked up for life, period.
What a shame... nm
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shame....
I agree with your last statement. When MT switched to a production pay scale, everyone's attitudes went into the toilet - ours and the management. Speaking for myself, I resent being paid by the line, especially now that the majority of the dictation being done is by people who do not have a command of the English language. I include those whose primary language is English. I do not know how these people got out of high school much less through college, medical school and a residency program with such poor communication skills. The issue of the ESLs has been beat to death and we have only our government to thank for that situation.
However, I have been in MT for almost 30 years, in every aspect of it, have worked with doctors and nurses in all settings. What we do does NOT impact patient care. No nurse, doctor, respiratory therapist, or any other health care professional, is going to take orders from a transcribed report. They may read that report to gain some information, but they will take orders from written physicians' orders or phone orders.
Transcribed reports are there for CYA for the physicians and the hospitals. Most of the time, what we type are works of fiction anyway - particularly in the OPs where they all say all they did everything perfectly, then the next day the patient comes back for a second procedure because they left in a sponge, put the tube in the wrong place, etc.
I think we all would be happier, more productive and more secure if we were paid by the hour with incentive bonuses based on QA and/or production. However, those days seem to be long gone and will not be coming back in this greedy, money-grubbing world that American Health Care has become.
Just my opinion.
Its a shame
To see what goes on with our animals. I volunteer at a shelter, so I feel i'm giving back "somewhat" but its still not enough in my opinion. Sometimes I watch animal planet and happen to catch an episode of animal precinct, and OH my gosh, the way these animals are treated will give you a stomach ache, leaving them tied up so tight that the chain gets lodged in their skin, you can count each rib. One dog the chain went all the way to his spinal cord, major infection. He lived, but he did not trust people anymore so they had to put him down. I have cried so many times but sit through it hoping there will be a happy ending, which there usually is. I always call my dog in to hug him after watching. I can't believe how people can not feel for these little innocent creatures.
Shame on you!
How DARE you assume that all of these unfortunate people are on welfare? (And if they are SO WHAT???) I guess it really is too cold where you live (and I'm not talking about the weather!). You should be ashamed for making a statement like that in the midst of all this human suffering.
No, shame on you for....
insulting an entire segment of society who for whatever bigoted reason in your mind believes that these people can do no better for themselves than to live off the govt. If they stop having babies at 14, dropping out of school, and working hard to become something (like many poor people have done in spite of much adversity in their lives), they wouldn't be living the meager existence that they do. The vicious cycle begins at birth with they are born to a young teenage mother and have no father and no money. Until that stops, poverty will remain in spite of a zillion dollars pumped into social programs. Just listen to what Bill Cosby has been saying lately. He speaks the truth.
What a shame
I am NOT homeschooling to keep my children away from other children. Rather, it is because of the lack of fundamental education the public school systems. Currently, teachers are not teaching subject material, rather, the current focus is on test-taking. I am homeschooling for the first few years, at least, to ensure that my children get a solid reading and spelling base, as well as math. Perfect examples ... I have a nephew in 2nd grade, struggling with reading, and getting 3 hours of homework per night - so there is no time to even practice reading after doing all of that. This is SO unnecessary, to me.
However, more importantly, please do not criticize this choice in education. I respect everyone's choice to select what is best for their family, their home, family and economic situations. So, please, could we all just support the poor children in this country trying to REMAIN children in this crazy mixed up world of ours? None of them are perfect, homeschooled, public schooled or private schooled, but they are the future of this country and they deserve our attention, which unfortunately, many of them do not get on a regular basis.
Oh, what a shame. LOL. You know,
there was probably an MT in India who could have used that piece of junk if you would have donated it! ROFL!!! Just kidding.
It's a shame
There's a disturbing trend in news lately to report company adverts, word for word, as news. PR companies send out releases, sometimes with accompanying video, and the news reports it, word for word, as if they've investigated it thoroughly and are presenting their viewers an unbiased report. It's unethical in my opinion, and this piece sounds just like that. At least in magazines, they have to include a disclaimer saying "This is an advertisement."
No - shame on you!!
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What is really a shame is
no one will stand up for the MTs and let the dictators know things just are not acceptable, not only the ESLs but what about all the background noise? It makes no sense for us to strain to get a report correct when all you hear is either things dropping in the background or being close to a nursing station with all the laughter and talking. No one stands up for us. No one talks with the dictators and asks them to clean up their conversation so we can understand. It is really a shame but has always been like this, no one stands up against these dictators and tells them this or that, too afraid the hospitals, clinics, etc. would lose money/clients/patients.
It is a shame
 This is the first time I have posted. It is mainly because so many people are just so rude to others. The whole site is just full of people being rude to one another. Time after time, all I see is rude comments to one another. Why is everyone so happy. We choose what we do. We can choose to be happy or just choose to be an angry person. This site is worthless in my opinion. If anyone tries to find help or support, they get torn down by rude comments. It is a shame.. and I am a full blooded american before someone accuses me of being an Indian..
Have a great day and smile for a change...
But what a shame that the right to discipline has more or less
I was actually investigated by child protection because a teacher reported me for washing my 11 year old daughter's mouth out with soap because she called me a f'ing b****. All I did was put a spot of dishsoap on her tongue and told her that if she used those words in our house again or if I heard of her using those words again she would get the same. Those words are not spoken in my home, but they're heard daily by the kids walking by my house on their way to and from school. The only thing she learned from the whole lesson is that I have no authority and now she can threaten ME.
It is a horrible shame
because I have loved my job at the hospital and I still do love my work there, but MQ has put us in a position where we really have little choice, but to take a tremendous cut in pay or leave and if we leave, our options are limited.... no benefits (IC) or less money with fewer benefits.
Oh what a shame they aren't.
God Bless Everyone!
That's a shame, feel bad for you.
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That's a shame. We get a 10% bonus for CMT.
We're paid hourly with no production bonus (minimum expectations, but no bonus for going over), but with CMT, the hourly rate and benefits are superb. So yeah, it *can* make a huge difference.
For shame! Why not try to be helpful?
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Those colonoscopies are also templated I am sure. SHAME ON YOU.
xx
No work so far this a.m. and I am glad (shame on me). sm
Had a lot of family over and grandkids yesterday and an old cocker spaniel that sheds like crazy. My living room carpet is green and looks like it has angel hair spread lightly all over it. Me thinks I could stand to do some housework.
I am sure there will be work later, but in the meantime I can play around here and then hit the floors at least.
Have a good day.
Buy him some diapers, doubt it would shame
him into trying to stop drinking, but it might. I guess your DD is learning my example. So sad. Alcoholism runs in my family, though neither of my parents were, and I just don't have any sympathy at all for alcoholics.
Uh-oh ... hanging my head in shame now. :( nm
Hospitals in my area pay MTs $7.50 - $8.50/hr. It's a shame. ..sm
xx
It's a shame that you have no tech support
when you need it. Situations like this take away from your line count because it takes time to explore and find out the problem.
It is a shame, but I totally agree. nm
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It is a shame that it takes such a skilled..sm
person to be a MT yet the jobs are just pitiful. The companies can't provide enough work. The pay is pitiful. Why isn't this profession looked at with more prestige? I mean it is sad when you have been an MT for years and can't make a living doing this even with 2 jobs.
Like most of the MQ workers lately.
One of my co-workers had a (sm)
similar situation, only it involved her entire family. She was adopted as an infant by these people and they never let her forget it. It finally got to the point that she told a dear friend that she was planning to cut off all contact because she couldn't see putting herself or her children through it anymore. That dear friend and his wife adopted her at the age of 40!!
are you with a union?
Union -YES
NM
union
yes
union
YES!!!!!
Even the grocery baggers have a union
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