that is pretty much how I feel, just wondered if I was wasting time. nm
Posted By: Aunt Bea on 2006-01-11
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- that is pretty much how I feel, just wondered if I was wasting time. nm - Aunt Bea
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Right with you but you are wasting your time here. sm
Some of this thinking is too twisted for words.
oh please - stop wasting my time
you sound like a child
I think you'd be wasting your time and energy and
If you're hanging around waiting on work, you're the one deciding to do so.
When you run out of work, go file unemployment if you are working as an employee. Tell them immediately you are filing for unemployment since they are out of work and also looking for another position ... and then go do it.
You can't force companies to provide you with work if they don't have any. I don't think your argument holds any water at all. You're the one sitting around waiting on it.
a break as in wasting our time witht the BS and tell the truth.
blah, blah, blah, it's so hard with lying MTs and picking up the extra work and loads of e-mails and not much pay blah, blah, blah. You read the posts. You need a break from BS?
I'm not wasting 45 minutes of my time for a 2 minute voice file.
I'm not wasting my time on a physician who can't or won't speak half way decently, English born or not. I don't have to work for crappy doctors. I found ones who are willing to make an effort if they can't speak English, they try and spell things as do my English docs. I've been an MT for a VERY long time. I'm an excellent MT and have nothing to prove to you. Have a wonderful holiday season filled with KINDNESS. Try being a little less judgmental. Sounds like you ride atop a very high horse.
Two jobs don't equal one when it comes to making money and not wasting time. sm
Recommend looking for one good job.
it is some type of time clock application..just wondered if anyone used it.
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That's pretty funny because i feel sorry for you too. Sorry that you won't be in this career
because you have no clue!! For your information..i don't sit in the house alone..i actually go out and get drunk and have fun A LOT! The drinking part comes from dumb MTs i'm sure! You are very very sad person! Take a course in transcription or at least get yourself a text book. Learn how to do your job before you cut down someone elses!!
Wow. After reading all of these sad situations and posts I actually feel pretty blessed. I did sm
Have my car repoed about 8 years ago and it was the most embarrassing moment of my life. I've since come out of a rut with me working and having a husband who works FT. We are blessed. We have definitely struggled with our bank acct. being overdrawn to the tune of 700.00 before, but we luckily came out of that and it only happened once. To everyone who is in a dire situation, may you find grace and peace in God. Believe in miracles. Don't give up. Good luck to you and I mean that in all sincerity.
Your time will come and it won't be pretty. nm
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I use Bayscribe and I'm pretty sure it IS real time.
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Thank you! That's pretty handy and saves time! nt
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Samtel does this all the time. Pretty sure she/he is foreign because of the plain stupidity in it a
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I work for a national. Most of the time the voices are pretty good, but
I have been getting some of late that have background noices, door slamming, people talking, Sometimes the doc will stop talking but the noices sound so close to him that it is annoying. Do you think the sound card would interfere with my company's computer? It sounds nice to have even though it does not help the background stuff. I guess that is a good question for tech. Thanks again!
Thanks, just trying to get a feel if it is worth my time or not.
Some platforms are money makers, and others are not. This one may not be.
Don't feel bad. For the first time in 2 years,
I didn't get my lines or hours. Work has been low lately. I've usually been way above the required production.
I feel like I work all the time too and my kids- sm
are always asking me if I have to work (usually I do). Lately though I have started trying to go to bed by 10 and get up at 3, work from 3am-6:30am, get them off to school, then I have all day from 8-3:30 available to work. Then be free for them after school and work again after they go to bed if necessary. I am still not disciplined enough though and work more than I should, i.e. surf the internet, come here, etc. Waste time in other words. So if I can "stay" on my butt and work consistently I can average 16 minutes of dictation an hour, which is good for me. All I can say is try to set up a schedule adn stick to it. I keep meaning to write one up, but have not as yet myself (did this for college and hung it on my wall), so maybe your post will inspire me. Good luck.
Bravo! I guarantee you will feel better in time
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I feel your pain! This is the time of year sm
when I take advantage of my Netflix subscription, having movies delivered to my home. Also, there is PLENTY of great entertaining, informative stuff on the "cable" channels (I have a dish). I'm hooked on HGTV and DIY. The Food channel makes me way too hungry so I avoid that one. You can take a "mini vacation" just by watching the Travel Channel. Even the Weather Channel has some interesting shows.
Don't feel ill - it look me a very long time to find it and you can too.
Search, search and search some more. You will be surprised what you can find. It takes time, but those accounts are out there. How do you think MTSO and large MT companies get accounts? A little research and many phone calls.
want to take the time to mention how hopeful I feel...
reading a lot of the posts regarding the AHDI issue I see so many impressive, educated, eloquent posts that I am feeling confident again that our profession can be saved from being swallowed up like so many other professions that have fallen away. We need more people like you to stand up for the little guy (no offense intended).
i feel disbelief/wonder. been at it a long time
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You have some issues...if you feel YOUR time is being wasted then don't reply
GEESH!
anyone feel weird working at home all the time?
Who smiles at everyone way too much and tries too hard to make conversation?
You would just be wasting money SM
My advice, adjust the line rate you are charging to accommodate their line counting method. Be prepared to lose the client, though. The problem you are having now is one the MTs working for large services fought and lost 7 or 8 years ago...just be glad you had a good run as far as money and welcome to our club.
Do you ever feel as though this job takes over your life and you have to work all the time in case
 there wont be work and you just keeping working and you cant get away from it and it gets to be no fun anymore. I am having a problem with that. Is it from working at home or just getting obsessed or what. I hate this. I feel like I am losing my life to it.
If I were going to Honolulu, I sure wouldn't be wasting my
Can anyone say worthless?
you're wasting your life being an MT
Get that monkey outta there.
you're the one wasting bandwidth.
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Fill in the blank time! Today I feel ______ (for me it's good)...sm
Good work day so far, kids will be home from school in a couple of hours and the weather is nice outside.
Especially for Iowa, that is pretty good. UI can get good over time, but that's because of the u
I think I'm pretty bright and pretty good, too, but
I am not a CMT. I am a medical transcriptionist who enjoys her job very much (most days). I have chosen not to pursue certification simply because I cannot afford to do so. I believe the certification is a nice thing to have, but I don't believe it is necessary for employment or for excellence in my job. If you can afford it, go for it. If you can't, don't feel too bad. You can still take pride in and do a very good job without it. 
Wondered about this myself
I have wondered if Dragon Naturally Speaking for Medical Transcription is a way to increase overall line count...I seriously want to know how is it that some MTs can type up to 2000 lines a day! That is phenomenal! Is there a secret? Please share!
Just wondered
Am actually right up the expressway in northern Pasco, needs a few cosmetic things I didn't really want to mess with and would like to get out before the holidays so thought about going with someone who would purchase it as is, quickly.
I have wondered that myself also!
I was born in 1980 and let me tell you when I turned five, I don't ever remember writing my name in Kindergarten or numbers. All I remember about it was the socialization through play time with the other kids, NAP TIME, and learning to tie my shoes!
Now, they have the kids (my son is in Kindergarten this year) writing their full name and writing their numbers to 100, colors, shapes, etc.
They don't even teach tying shoes anymore because their curriculum is so full (per my son's teacher) that they just don't have time.
Once a child hits the age of being diagnosed with a problem whether it be PDD, ADHD, speech delay, etc. every move you make as a parent is scrutinized by every educator involved in your child's life.
Honestly, it is awful the amount of stress involved in it. You find yourself battling with the CSE committee, teachers, etc. so that they will listen to YOU so that what you feel is appropriate can be done for your child. Of course, they don't listen half the time and then mistakes are made and they wonder why.
Half the time, I think they should listen to the parents of the children more and their books a little bit less and maybe those children with difficulties including my own son would be better off.
The educational standards have increased and therefore, it puts increased demands on the child so you see a lot more children being diagnosed with things or lagging behind when if they were born when we were it probably would have been overlooked as "Oh so and so will catch up, don't worry"
I am not so sure if that is a good or bad thing at this point but I can tell you that it does put added stress into your life when you have to deal with constant battle for the right thing on a regular basis.
Ok, I get it. Thanks! I wondered!
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I always wondered who did this for
law enforcement. Is it 911 calls? surely not all calls?
How do you get into this? Does it help if 2 sons are cops?! In Texas. and you have my full admiration. I have heard pieces of those calls and I don't know how you are doing it. I thought the background was bad in medical dictation, but at least they are not screaming and sirens blasting.
I have wondered
It's always bothered me when a company offering an "IC" position presents me with a contract. It seems so backward. Shouldn't I be providing a contract? One company's owner became totally irate when I wanted to add codicils to her contract. Weird. Again, it's a matter of companies wanting to save $$$ by classifying us as IC's, but controlling us like employees. As long as some MTs agree to this program, it will continue.
I have often wondered
If lines are counted differently in various accounts (within the same company). It sure seems like one particular account I do just doesn't add up to what it seems like it should.
I'm afraid to ask, because I always get the feeling they want us to be compliant or else.
I think it's worse when no one is actually working in an office. We are all on our own, and no one knows what's actually going on with anyone else or the company.
I have wondered that...
and I appreciate hearing it can be done. Will come in handy on the days of my worst backache.
I have often wondered about this
By the time we get our quality check documents (or a facility sends back an error), so much time has gone by it's hard to remember if something was left blank, but one time I had a report come back with a drug name spelled wrong and not capped when it should have been. I had an Expander for this drug which was correct, so I was pretty sure it had been a blank.
When I asked my supervisor to check into it, he finally e-mailed me back saying that once the document is finished (blanks filled) and sent, there is no way to tell what was what. I then e-mailed back and asked if they pull our quality docs in the middle of working then (?); otherwise how would they know who made the mistake if they can't tell after a blank has been filled? He never responded back.
I'm sure QA would not want to take the blame for a mistake they weren't sure was not theirs, why should we?
Does anyone know anything about this? Anyone in QA maybe? I'd really like to know for future reference as I am sure something like that will happen to me again eventually.
I used to work there and wondered if anyone
What their platform is, do they have all three shifts, can we still work in-house. I would just like to go back to being in-house and I remember this company being very nice to work for as well as a lot of the women were wonderful to work with. Do you work there too?
Cute! I wondered what that was. :)
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I wondered that myself. How can you make a
normal for a doc and then take it with you. If a new doc would you not need a new normal considering the majority of them all dictate differently?
I have wondered about accupuncture sm
and wanted to try it. How do you know when you find a good one? What do you look for?
I always wondered that as well - how do they know if you do/do not use dial-up?? (nm)
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I wondered what you thought :-)
Me thinks Clay has had ~some work done~. Good for him. He was great!
Congrats on the win. Taylor is a fantastic entertainer and will go far.
I'm considering getting tickets (if any are still available) for the AI tour.
I've wondered about her too.
I've wondered why we can't have... sm
A grammar check program along with spell check in MT software. (Or does someone have that?) Wouldn't a grammar check catch things like those pesky missing words?
Of course, it would take a little longer to run a grammar check than spell check, and we wouldn't want to change a dictator's style just because grammar check might suggest something, but wouldn't it be nice to have?
I wondered if it would be effective
To train a voice recognition to your voice, listen to the dictation and just restate it into your VR. Seems if the software learns you well, there'd be very little keyboarding needed. No more carpal tunnel, and typing speed would be irrelevant.
Anyone use this method?
I've often wondered too
how ads can ask for ~full-time~ contractors, seems like a contradiction to me as far as definition of IC status and looks kind of silly in an ad in my opinion, besides thinking that someday this could cause a little bit of a problem with IRS.
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