true, blondie, & you are no bigot for saying so
Posted By: vicki on 2008-01-20
In Reply to: bigotry - blondie
A neighbor from Middle Eastern said that in her country, they do not have bathroom/kitchen facilities like in this country. People walk every day to common areas to shower & bring home enough water for that day's use. She said the even the poorest people here are living in luxury in comparison--just because water/baths/showers are so available. So you are no ''bigot'' for stating the obvious.
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blondie a bigot?
and how many of these "illegals" do you come in contact with. I should hope it is more than 2 (the number of "legals" yoy know), very small numbers to base such opinions on. Maybe you are not a bigot, but certainly ignorant, sheltered, naive.....
Nope - you are still a bigot with a low IQ.
Now THAT'S the end of the story!
Then called me a bigot...
…Does not matter that my grandparents Italian, that I have a mixed marriage but I really get tired of hearing crap that is so very hard to decipher. I started out MTing at a teaching hospital almost 30 years ago and we had scores of non-English people dictating but I do not remember it ever being this difficult as today. I work 1 day on the weekend and it seems the ESLs are all over the place then.
This is not being a bigot! Simply stating fact of
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i know the price and value of most things. i am NOT a bigot. i know if you live in a place that is
Because a trailer park is cheaper housing you get a lot of uneducated people living there who make trailer park living undesirable for most. That is why people make fun of trailer park trash. I am not tearing down anyone. You live where you are comfortable but I would not be comfortable in a trailer park having to defend my style of life and along with my lifestyle, I would be defending the whole trailer park whose lifestyle I may not admire. Bigot schmigot. Trailer park quality of life and conditions in many trailer parks are fact and you choose to ignore it or call people bigots who bring it to others attention.
I'm with Blondie on this...
They do smell, I've been behind them in the grocery store and actually have become nauseated with the stink! Whereever you are, they'll eventually be there. And just wait until one of them runs over you with a grocery cart a few times and then laughs and see how you feel. Wait until one of them literally pushes you with their hand because they're trying to get in line before you. Wait until their American-born kids (who are legal citizens) take over the school and get one-on-one tutoring because they speak no English but you can't get accommodations for your dyslexic child. Wait until one of their little brats rides into your neighborhood on their scooter and spray paints your automobile and the police tell you they can't do anything about it because the parents aren't legal citizens and the county won't prosecute because it costs them too much money to do so with having to get a translator, etc.
Yes, give them time and they will come. And you, too, will develop the same attitude that Blondie and I have.
Thanks, blondie!
It is really interesting to see how differently people react to a simple word. I am glad you are not offended by it.
Hi blondie
I've done VR for Medquist using the DocQSribe platform. In a 4-hour shift with an account I've been on for 5+ years, my best ever was 1600 lines. That's about 400 lines per hour. But I have to say, it depends a lot on the software you're using and how accurate it is. If you're new to transcription, that's another situation entirely.
Also take into account, depending on the code keys required (alt and ctrl), that 1 or 2 of your fingers will get really sore going that fast. I took no breaks that shift. I honestly have to say it was not a fun night, but I needed to get my lines in. Normally, I VR comfortably at about 250 lines per hour.
To Blondie
Blondie! I am curious. You say you began work as a newbie. Had you graduated from good MT learning center? If so, which one? If so, had you wished you'd found work in an acute care setting after your graduation?
You sure sound like an "angry, hateful, bitter old bigot" in posts above!!
To Blondie and Fisherlady
I work for a local insurance company. I kind of fell into the position about seven years ago. I pick up tapes from a woman who works there who happens to live up the street from me so it's convenient. You may want to contact your local insurance companies and see who does their work. I got the job because the service they were using charged a lot more than I did. I charge by the page. I actually make pretty good money doing it.
To blondie _1147
Was your Expander Shorthand? If possible could you tell me who the client was? (If not I will understand). Thank you.
blondie 1147
I was thinking of the cute and paste from Word if I had to take the account. Do you know how they knew you were doing this and what problems they had? Thanks.
blondie - 1147
Oops - I meant cut and paste. It's never cute!!!
Blondie, I think people would pay you sm
I would check around for rates. I'm so glad you were given the beagle you loved so much. My sister pays big $ to board her Maltese while she is away, the person keeps 3-4 Bichons at a time as her business instead of people bringing them to a kennel. The only thing is she has to keep them inside and she has a big place. From your post, your place is small but you have a kennel set-up. Perhaps outdoor dogs, don't know. Just think dog lovers make excellent pet sitters, walkers, in-house visits, etc. You would be ideal if you had the time. Don't know your situation. Have a good holiday season, you deserve it! Hope transcription picks up for you as well.
Thank you ghost! So true! So true! More than one person!
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Yer crackin' me up! True, true, true! nm
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ROFL!! true, so true! nm
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true, true but out of about 90 flicks....1 or 2...nm
true, true - but what you see as arrogance...sm
I think a lot of people go the extreme -
so, if I had to be one way or the other (being a humble extremist myself...*LOL*), I'd rather have too much self-esteem than not enough (been there, done that the first 30 years!!! *L*). And I am a truly humble person, been recognized for just that.....but because of *been there, done that* - and all sorts of therapies (not drug therapies), some end up the other way. Oh well, this was a fun couple of posts - so I thought.
Gave me much to chew on :) Have fun! 
True but to say there are no good MTs not true.
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ROFLMAO!!!! so true! so true!
Everybody sees it but her, though! I love it! Thanks for the giggle! ":^)
True!
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that's so true nm
this is sad, but true
search engines are great, but they pick up all the WRONG information also...so be careful
That may be true for No. Cal. (sm)
in Southern Cal (Orange County), the accounts have become quite scarce and most doctors will not pay over 11 cents per line, that is, if you can find your own accounts at all anymore. They get a lot of solicitations and do not have to pay over 11 cents. There is a lot of EMR taking over out here or all the accounts have been taken by large services.
Sad but true
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Of course, what you say is all true; however...
my compassion and tolerance dries up pretty quickly when someone expects special treatment (plays the ____ card, if you will) because of situations they are in a result of their own decisions.
This comes across as harsh, but it's a fact of life that decisions do have consequences, and when people try to minimize the consequences of their actions and/or expect other people to pick up their slack, I get mighty testy indeed.
Hey, what I said is true - I do it --
I don't cherrypick. I probably work longer hours (about 9-1/2 to 10 a day)than most but I can get 3000 lines in a day and if I worked longer, say 15-16 hours, I have no doubt I could get 4800 lines.
No one is cutting ANYONE's line count. I just stick with it, man. I keep typing while others are up running around doing their laundry, or tending to a kid, or playing on this board. I just keep typing steadily along.
Hey, man, I'm sorry if you have problems getting more lines but that doesn't mean I or anyone else am taking them from you. They are there. Sit down and type 'em.
And NO, I don't work for this company. Every company has CPs and it is not fair. But just because YOU can't do someone else's line count doesn't mean they didn't get it -- without doing something unfairly.
That's not true (sm)
I confirmed this with my office when I started DQS. I also tested it by importing text into another program and all characters and spaces, including the red headers were counted.
Is this true?
A girl at work today told me that Keanu Reeves is the (late) Christopher Reeves son.
I never heard this before, and so far I am unable to document via the internet. Anyone have any input? Much thanks.
It is true
Dont doubt it, it is true.
true true.
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UN-true
Beth, face the fact that we aren't buying your bunch of hooey. Shame on you for trying to sell it to us. Go away. Go troll somewhere else.
SO TRUE
I couldn't believe what was happening. I knew that I was producing much, much more work, but couldn't understand why I was not getting near the lines that I was getting before the switch. Then, one day, I found out. I've hated MQ every since.
It's true
In DQS hit F9 and to a detailed summary of your lines. Then click on a report. Two types of reports will be shown. One is the way the reports shows up after corrections are made and the other is for payroll which is the way you transcribed the report. Choose the payroll one and then scroll to the bottom. It is not hard to figure out. And, YES, you can look at what you have transcribed this way. The head honchos want us to look at our work after it has been corrected so we will know what mistakes not to make any more. I have been transcribing for 23 years and if I leave a blank it is usually because I cannot hear what the dictator is saying. Typically when I recheck a report, the ME or QA person could not figure it out either. Sometimes they leave the blank and sometimes they just take it out and put something odd in its place. Now, how is that right? Everyone should be checking their reports.
It is so true
Where I worked previously, we were able to add a "weighted factor" for difficult dictators and for certain types of reports as some in the office thought those reports took more time to transcribe or were just more difficult - OP and CONSULTS. If you look at the bottom of the payroll report you will see all kinds of figures where items are counted, not counted, possibly could be adjusted in the future, etc. Look at it, and figure out for yourself what the future holds!!!
It is so true
Mtheaded - I think we worked for the same company before. Would you care to e-mail me?
Tis true...
We're swamped!
This is not true!
I am a Quality Assurance specialist with a large national transcription company and I beg to differ with your statement. We send our overflow work to India and let me tell you, their quality is NOT "superior" to the American MT - In fact, we have to do 100% QA on each and every job - your hair would curl at some of the mistakes I have seen just because they don't understand basic English colloquialisms. When all work has to be 100% QA'd by a salaried individual, where is the savings? Unless you send unedited, unproofed work to your clients, in which case I don't think it matters where the good MTs are...you will be out of business soon. Don't dare compare the quality of American and Indian MTs.
Well, that is true too.
Probably low quality work from them.
Actually, that's not true. I am not the OP
and I rarely post on here but I work for MQ as well and am SICK of the whining about MQ.
For every one of you who has the right to complain about MQ, an MT has the right to complain about you.
Get over it. It's fair game. You're sick of MQ? We're sick of your complaining.
I have to say, though, it is kind of funny that now we've given the incessant whiners something else to complain about! You should be happier now!! LOL
That is so true!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. I can't stop laughing.
Unfortunately tis true...
And I wish Bush would get a new line - of business (perhaps Wal-Mart greeter?)..
So true...
This is so true. I work for MDI and there is plenty of work. There needs to be more hours in the day to get all the work done that is there. I believe some of these people DO NOT work for MDI or they would know better.
this is true, however,
Forty hours a week is forty hours a week. It should not matter WHAT days and hours you choose to work.
I worked in customer service at a call center. My hours were 11 a.m. to 8 a.m. I was off Friday and Sunday. That was 100% legal.
Not True
I use InstantText with DQS and it works just fine. When you load it you have to tell it to look for DQS to link the two... but it works great. Don't know if SmartType works with DQS or not.
It's true
http://patrix.typepad.com/nerves/2004/07/has_us_found_a_.html
this is true
I use BellSouth and it does not get along with Outlook Express. I called tech support and they as much as confirmed this.
The interesting thing is that when I'm in Word, I can't use OE at all. It refuses to connect to the BellSouth server, but as soon as I leave Word things the connection is more likely to occur. 
true dat
i've been a full-time MT for a hospital and this started sending their employees to work at home. this is my first year at home, and you dont know how long i've been waiting to get away from the office. i know EXACTLY where you're coming from. i'm a nice person and i get along well with others. i know i'm not better than any other person, but people nowadays just really have the "me, me, me" attitude. so guess what? now it's "me, me, me" too. of course, i still gotta deal with my bosses from work, and it really sucks when "favortism" just rules over who's the better worker in all aspects. so, there is a point where i still have to humble myself, but lemme tell ya, if i die because of stress, i wanna be buried face down so everyone can kiss my ass! lol
Unfortunately, it is true.
MSN did a piece recently on the offshoring of call centers for fast food industry, state welfare offices, federal call centers, etc.
It is cheaper for them to pay overseas call centers to handle volume business than to pay minimum wage here.
While battling private industry wanting to do this for substantial savings, the most outrageous act, in my opinion, is our own government "trying to save the taxpayer's money" is doing it.
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