taking all into consideration, they both suck.
Posted By: fg on 2005-07-08
In Reply to: who is the worst dictator, male or female? IYHO, of course nm - my vote goes to female!
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You have to take into consideration that a lot of
people did not have a way to leave. If the evacuation were so manditory, how come they did not evacuate the hospitals? There are just way too many sides to all this. I think the blame is in everyone's court.
For me, a major consideration is, would you be
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Another consideration with children....
I mostly agree with you. I think one has to also consider one's own working habits along with the child's personality. Some kids just require more attention than others and I think they suffer if they don't get it, and one can't work and actively mother at the same time. In my case, I get focused and react irritably when drawn off task; it's okay now when I can post a sign up that I'm busy and on deadline, but it wasn't fair to them when they were small, and so they were in daycare at least part of the time as second shift was not an option for me. Also, my youngest was much more independent than my oldest and needed less one-on-one interaction (so long as he had those tinkertoys around!).
It's such an individual choice; I don't think anyone can say daycare is always better or at home is always better. I think as long as people take everyone's needs into consideration (including mommy's needs, which too often get shortchanged!) and act on that, then everyone will benefit.
Do you give your employees that same consideration?
If they log onto your system in the morning during their scheduled hours and there is no work or the system is down, do you pay them anyways? Do you require them to check in every 15 minutes without pay to see if the work is there? Or do you expect them to take less pay or work extra hours to make up the difference?
Good points, another consideration is (sm)
whether or not a service does correspondence work. I worked for a small MTSO that began doing a 65-char line before most of the others, and she chose to do it because we had clients who were requesting certain fonts and type sizes. Going to a 65-char and adjusting rates meant that she could offer different fonts and styles and the pay would be fair across the board.
It was funny, though, we always had certain clients who wanted tiny little type fonts no matter how many times we explained to them that it wasn't saving them any money. Didn't matter to us typing it; we were in WP51 and so it looked the same, the only difference being it "ran off" the right side of the page and made proofing harder!
One consideration is health insurance and lack thereof because
1 major illness and the money would be yesterday. It seems like a huge amount but really not in this age and time, good but still not what I call huge. I am older and I think wiser when it comes to money issues because I first would want to ensure the most important things covered- you could retire, I wouldn’t on this amount- if retiring you would have to pay out of pocket for really big expenses such as health care. I saw a program 1 day on winners of huge amounts, millions to be exact, and only 1 could account for any money and their spending it wisely - all the others squandered and had really nothing to show. Take your time and think it through clearly before quitting, retiring, spending it all, blowing it, investing, etc.
Suck it up...
You are getting priceless experience, which you badly need, since you do not want to invest in any more training. Ignore the rudeness the best you can and learn, learn, learn. Realize that you will not be working with this woman forever. Remember this experience for when you are in her place (training a newbie in the future).
Suck up?
I do have a student loan to pay off. The fact that you do not does not surprise me. It shows in the superficiality and lack of logic in your post.
My original post was tongue in cheek - that means humorous - and the fact that you didn't get that tells me everything I need to know about you. As far as your comments about your kid, I disregard that completely because you obviously have a huge ego and of course your kid is perfect. I bet the office staff has another version.
I've been in this job a long time and I know how things have changed. I have seen the dumbing down of America, including its medical practitioners. These dictators are not just too fast, they stutter, they lose their place, they can't even get the patient gender correct - because they aren't paying attention to what they are doing. IMO, that means their patients don't mean much to them. If you care about something, you pay attention to it.
When I started this job long ago, a bad dictator was a rarity - that has been turned on its head and now the good dictator is a rarity. Those are the facts and if you don't like them, too bad, but it doesn't change the facts.
By the way, well-educated by definition means articulate. Going through school for a number of years does not necessarily translate into well educated.
People like you are part of the reason our wages are down - you're so busy basking in the glory of the doctors you worship that you can't see reality.
I'd tell him to suck it up and go back
And this situtation is not unusual. A friend of mine was phased out of a 75 grand a year job and when they called her back several months later she said she wouldn't work for them anymore. I said - Hey, Gerri - what's their number? I'll take that friggin job if you don't want it!
husbands suck
it sounds to me like you have a husband problem not a transcription problem. my first husband was like that too, his days off were his, I took care of all of everything else 7 days a week. Am divorced now and much happier, as I am not dealing with that pig anymore. My work is going great, I make $35 to $40 per hr, put in 6 hours a day and support myself and kids well. Think about dumping him, he sounds like a jerk. Don't give up! Your speed will increase, and as far as looking up every out of state school, employer, etc. DON"T DO IT. they will learn to spell them if there is a blank every time.
dang I suck!
LOL. I have only had a job for the last 3.5 weeks. Yesterday I hit 700 lines in a day. Thank goodness I have no minimum. But the first day I actually worked, I only hit 279 lines. I get faster and faster everyday. I also learned how to add things into the AutoCorrect option in MicroSoft Word, so that helped too. I expect to be able to hit 1000 lines per day in another 3 weeks. I also can only get in 5 hours during the day while the kiddos are at school. If I choose to work in the evening I have to stop A LOT. Part of the reason it takes me all day to hit 700 lines is that I hear words I am not familair with. Or meds I have to look up. I also go back and proofread all documents twice. Seem I have no minimum requirement I can truly spend a little extra time on each document and be sure it the best I can do. I know, over time, I will not to proofread every document over and over, but I am still learning.
The reason I said suck it up, is because you are new to the industry...
and have to put your dues in...we all have had to do that...I care about my work also and obviously not in it just for the money..
Fat can be lost but ugly is forever. It must suck
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I hate the ones that suck their snot up through their nose! UGH!...NM
NM
Anyone suck at tests and do great transcription?
I absolutely SUCK at taking transcription tests yet my work is always 99%+ correct. I think I just choke on them. 
I don't. Have the unlined version, they suck too. I use reading glasses that
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I hear mine suck hard candy all day. LOL sm
He's also done a few of those breathier burps. Yuck You'd think with his ability to edit over the dictation, he'd want to get rid of them, or at least say excuse me. LOL
No actually I plan to suck everything out of them at my line rate this year and then quit in January
when they start the new pay plan. Yep, that is exactly what I plan to do. Yep, I have it all planned out. This sick sick lady has it all planned out. The best of MQ is over.
recommend the newbie MT join AAMT online chapter and suck the SM
dickens out of their "We Ment Well" (play on We Mentor Well) forum, to which non-newbies are excluded, and for which there is a plethora of talented folks of all types of persuasions more than willing to help.
LOL Thank you for taking that well -- I think
after I posted that I realized it might have sounded uptight. LOLOLOL
I just meant it to be a little more information than what the other person was giving -- which really gives an unfair picture!
Thanks!
Why are they taking anything? nm
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Yes, I will be taking him to the Dr.
tomorrow. He still has a couple more warts on his foot that the burning didn't seem to do anything to. I'm sure the doc will want to go ahead and remove them now. As for his toe, I'm sure it will have to heal before they can do anything to treat the wart..if it still remains. I want to make sure that the wound that was caused gets the proper treatment as I am quite concerned about infection at this point. Thank you for your advice. He's a real winner, eh?
I am taking out 20% of my pay
This is my first year being an IC. My accountant told me this should be enough based on what my husband's salary is. I will find out at the end of the year if I need to take more, less or the same. Good Luck.
What are you taking
Whatever it is, I want to ask my doctor about getting some. Its hard to be optimistic when you have to work so darn hard to make a living. I currently work two of these jobs just to make one decent living. Companies make it awfully hard to make more than 15.00/hr. I can't make it on that.
Could you try just taking on one to see how you like it?
Maybe do the part time vet so the work load wouldn't be too bad right away. I think it sounds like a great change of pace!
When I was still taking my course...
we only had one computer so I did all my practice reports on that one. I had made up a few shortcuts in word and one was *be* for barium enema. Didn't give it a thought until I was reading a paper my son had written and gotten back from the teacher and the phrase *barium enema* caught my eye. No remarks from the teacher, so I don't know if she caught it or not. BTW, the paper was on torture in the Middle Ages, so maybe the whole thing wasn't so far fetched!
not taking job seriously
I guess we all must have that problem. You know what is bad? When your husband doesn't even take your job seriously. My husband makes me feel like this isn't a real job. I am called lazy on a regular basis because all I do is sit at a computer and type all the time. That isn't work according to him. Well I told him you sit there for hours and type and see if you don't get tired. Plus not only do I do the MT work but all the housework because my husband thinks my job is so easy that he shouldn't have to help with anything. So tell me how some of your husbands take your job?
who's taking over?
I wonder if that is what the Native People said when the white man came and took over their country.
Taking job no
So if we announce the name, dozens of people apply to our company. Our company overhires (mine does). Then we are all fighting for work, there's not enough to go around, and I can't make money there any more. We are sabotaging ourselves when we announce where the work is.
I did not say they were taking MTs to
I said they only hire QA from within the company. Therefore, QA candidates are hired to work MT then promoted once their skills are proven. Just because you have years of Quality Assurance experience with one company or even multiple companies, it does not automatically make you a good QA person. It could just mean that you are the best they could find at time that they had a position to fill.
I have seen people that held QA positions at nationals make atrocious mistakes because they had no concept of context or proper grammar or were lacking research skills.
Our QA department is exemplary with virtually no turnover, and I believe it is because they evaluate the knowledge of the prospective candidate through practical experience prior to placing them in a QA position.
You're taking this way, way too personally.
If you don't like it, ignore it. People always criticize the mother. Hey, at least she's not some bug-eyed  psycho broad lying to the authorities about being kidnapped by Hispanics.
Thank you for taking the time....
to share such good tips with all of us. 
Do it anyway. I have not had a break either, but am taking off 18-23 - sm
my mental health is more important than $. Going up to my dad's for a few days to celebrate Jen's last chemo (8/17), have her rest by the pool at his house, visit the Herr's plant, go to Dutch Wonderland, Philly zoo, etc. Just me and my 2 girls to have a little fun together...and for me to see my dad and my friends up in PA. Shouldn't be doing it money-wise, but tough, I know I deserve it and my kids too. We couldn't take a formal vacation due to Jen's chemo and some restrictions, so this is the next best thing. -- If you feel you can't take 5+ days off then do 2-3 and go out and do something. It will make you feel better.
Thank you for taking the time to do that!
That is hilarious. These girls go into so much detail in their posts. I could read their stuff all night instead of watching TV. I don't know how they make this stuff up. This is great!
thanks for taking the time
For these tips. I really need to buckle down and get my lines up, there IS money to be made but being at home and having the pain makes me slack lately.  But if you're doing as much as you are, then it makes me think its possible. Thanks again! have a good night
Try taking Fish oil
Try taking fish oil but make sure it molecularly distilled to get all the impurities out of it like mercury. That really does a lot for depression and anxiety and try to cut caffeine and sugar out of your diet. I notice a huge difference with it. It's hard to believe but its true.
You'd be better off just taking most of the "stuff" to
Goodwill or similar store and taking a tax deduction. I spent 2 days sorting, cleaning, and pricing items, had name brand children's clothes in like new condition and I made a total of $6.00. If I paid myself minimum wage for my time I came about about $100.00 in the whole, plus my DH and children helped some. I have one box that I allow myself for e-bay items, the rest I take to a charity resale store and take a tax credit. I don't have to sort, price, and it is gone, gone, gone and I feel so much better. We still have so much clutter in my house and it makes it much harder to clean. I don't let anyone in my house and I have put off having some repairs done because I have such much clutter. I'm getting there and not adding to the clutter, but I'm not at the point yet that I can make a definitive decision about some items. I have several boxes that I label, a trash box, a pieces box for all those game pieces and legos in hopes of trying to complete them, a charity box, a keep box, and the I can't decide box. I still have way too much stuff that goes in the keep box and the I can't decide box. I do sort through them again eventually and narrow stuff down, but still can't find a place for some of the things/paperwork and end up throwing them back in the box until next go round.
I don't do Flylady because I don't have time for all those e-mails and I can't work with shoes on, but I do feel much better when my bed is made and my sink is shiny. Once a week I have everyone take 15 minutes and go through their rooms with a trash bag, but my DH is the absolute worst and he puts everything in a bag and sticks it in the closest, under the bed, on the bookcase, etc. and never gets rid of anything. We have VHS movies that he taped junk off TV that is nearly 20 years old. He has restaurant receipts that are probably 5 years old. He wants me to just throw all my stuff away, but he isn't willing to throw anything away.
You guys are actually taking this???????
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Decision on taking a job
I took 3 documents in Word and the program calculated the amount of characters with spaces and without spaces. I divided the character counts by 65 to get a line count. I then multiplied the line count with spaces by 8 cents per line and the one without spaces by 9 cents per line. In all 3 cases, you are better off taking the job at the lower rate counting spaces.
Example: 1 document 4339 characters without spaces, 5179 with spaces. Divide each by 65 comes out to be 67 lines without spaces, 80 lines with spaces.
65 lines x 9 cents = $6.03
80 lines x 8 cents = $6.40
The others came out with a discrepancy of 78 cents and $2.16.
I did other size documents and none of them came out where you were getting a better deal by being paid the higher line rate with no spaces.
I hope this helps.
Question about taking HRT. sm
I had a TVH/BSO in Sept and was put on a HRT patch. I now do not have insurance for 90 days and am going to have to discontinue the patch until I get my insurance back. It was a $40 co-pay when I did have insurance, and there's no telling what it will be without coverage. Can anyone tell me what effects this will have on me? Will I just maybe get hot flashes? I'm thinking that will be all, or maybe mood swings, and it won't hurt me just for this temporary basis.
Along the same lines, the doctor really did not discuss this with me at all, and I'm confused about what I read. Does the HRT protect me against osteoporosis and heart disease, or does it contribute to it?
Thanks all!
Well then, you will be an IC. Are they taking away your benefits? nm
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Sometimes - and taking a class
Maybe a computer class a little more advance than you are used to or a pick up one of the classes meant for LPNs or RNs (maybe just to sit in), a lecture from someone in the field, etc.
not *taking up for her* quote - just....sm
stating facts, she is 19 and she is an adult and it is her body and ultimately her decision. Those 4 things happen to be factual (reality). Can you not face reality?
Nobody is *taking up for her* as you so stated......
taking the bad with the good sm
I see a lot of posts complaining about hospitals with many specialties and many different dictators and not wanting to do ESLs etc. I have got to voice my opinion about this.
While most folks don't like to do ESLs/bad dictators (myself included) it is a PART of the job! If you have many different departments/specialties/ESLs you are probably doing a teaching hospital. If you are doing a large teaching hospital usually that is the "bread and butter" of the company that you work for. Being in this business for so many years, I hear MTs, new and long time MTs, complain about their accounts. When I get complaints about large teaching hospitals, if possible I take that person off that account, BUT I also warn them that while I can NEVER guarantee the workload it makes it harder when folks don't want to do certain accounts or certain dictators. It is a part of the job. Most of the ti these same people are the ones who are screaming first if the work is slow.
After almost 30 years, there are dictators I despise just like anybody else, but I take the good with the bad. My opinon is that any MT should make it their plan to learn how to do every type of MT, not just certain kinds of reports or dictators. It saddens me when I hear folks who do not know how to do operative reports or some other kind of dictation and don't want to learn. You will never be a successful MT or feel completely comfortable if you are not willing to learn everything you can. Besides if you are willing to learn everything and can do any type of transcription you make yourself a more valuable MT! To do that it takes years of experience.
MT is a continuous learning experience. No one EVER knows EVERYTHING about this profession as medicine changes at an unbelievable rate. MTs should be continuously learning. In my opinion, a good MT always wants to be learning.
This is my opinion and I hope I didn't get anyone ticked off.
Taking on newbies.
The company I worked for took on newbies who had completed an MT course or had experience in an associated field. They were hired on at a slightly lower rate. Some were raised up in about a month when they proved to be good transcriptionists, and went on to become excellent employees. Some realized very soon that they could not cut it, and usually quit on their own. They were given only as much work as they could complete, and only were let go if their quality was awful and they did not improve over a few weeks time. It can be done and is often very much worth the money and time spent.
Kudos to you for taking her in and
caring for her and her babies! And kudos for having them all spayed when the time is right!
just our way of not taking the Lord's...sm
A way of not taking the Lord's name in vain.........My religious studies raised us this way. It's done merely out of respect.
Hope that answers your question. 
I just started taking....
Detoxatrim that has hoodia in it. It seems to help as an appetite suppressant, but like I said, I just started taking it.
I appreciate you taking the time here
I do know that not everyone involved with the church is a hypocrite, and that according to the faith all of us are sinners (I try to bear that in mind through my struggle in learning and understanding the religion). I just feel like for many people church is nothing more than a social event on their calendar, not to be thought of throughout the rest of the week. I believe that it would be more in line with Christianity to focus on God and what he does/would want all the time, and that not going to church does not disqualify one from being a Christian. Not saying it is not good to go to church either, just that you don't have to attend to be a true Christian.
Thanks again, I do appreciate insight from those who share it.
What do you wish you had asked before taking your job?
Hindsight is 20/20. We all know the basic questions about line rate and so on. Now that you're in your current job, what questions do you REALLY wish you had asked before taking it? (please, I'm looking for some serious specifics about numbers and hours and ASR-related questions).
I know nothing about ASR and am wondering what questions are important to ask a recruiter. So please share!
One important question I've learned to ask is whether I'm switched to part time status if I can't meet the line requirement. That's a biggie!
Thanks, :)
yes..they are taking out for SS and Medicare...
a friend of mine said when she wasn't making that much money she had them withold an extra 10.00 for federal so i may have to do that...
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