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"...self-employed contractor? Do you get benefits, vacation pay, do you work from home?"

I am an IC.  I have benefits through my husband's work, but we are moving and he is getting another job, so I may be paying for our medical insurance shortly.  I work from home. 

Now, keep in mind my LOWEST line rate is 12 cpl.  Even with no benefits, vacation pay, etc,, I still come out ahead of working as an employee.  One thing I don't even want to think about giving up is the flexibility of working as an IC. 

Basically, someone has to have FTP space on a server. You use an FTP software program to upload and download the work to and from that FTP server site.

There are other issues, such as encryption, file size, etc., that you will need to take into consideration. I sent you an email message with my private email address inside so we can correspond on specifics, if you would like to.

I figure it would be rude and/or against the MT Stars TOS for me to use the name of this person or reprint verbatim her emails here on the site, so I will just say this to you ...  you can stop emailing me now. 

I am not going to agree with you that I should be "thankful" for the employer who wants to break our contract and who treats me with disrespect.  I disagree with you that she is my "boss" any more than my hair colorist should view me as her "boss".  My colorist has a talent and I pay her to perform a service for me.  That doesn't make me her "boss", nor can I call her up and demand that she stop making dinner for her family and meet me at the salon to do my highlights.  LOL! 

I do not agree with you that those of us on this board are all a bunch of whiners.  I do not agree with you that my children would be better off being raised in daycare.  My son -- now in fourth grade -- went off to school just fine having been to preschool 2 days a week for 3 hours a day rather than all day every day.  Sorry, but there was no crying and wailing on his first day of school.  You didn't have to put your kids in daycare to prepare them for school.  That's something people say to make themselves feel better about their daycare decision.  If that is the choice you or anyone else made, fine.  It doesn't affect me or my family and it's none of my business.  However, don't give me the "my kids were prepared for school and kids of work-at-home moms like you cry all day at school because they aren't prepared" garbage.  That's what it is, garbage.  Children don't need eight hours a day five days a week of "preparation" for school that is longer than the school day itself.  That's why they have preschool, a couple hours a couple of days a week.  If you chose to put your children in daycare, be proud of or at least confident in your choice without having to make excuses for it. 

And another thing, I HAVE been "in the workforce", as I am sure a lot of these other ladies who work at home have been as well.  I am CHOOSING to do MT so that I CAN be at home raising my children myself.  And, in fact, I am IN the workforce.  I am my own boss.  I have my own business.  I work from home.  I have a contract, and I expect those who sign it to abide by it.  I expect professionalism.  If I were flipping burgers for minimum wage, I might expect to tolerate some behavior like that exhibited by my MTSO.  I am a professional.  I expect my contract to be honored and to be treated professionally.  You don't have to agree with me on that, but you are not going to change my mind about it, either.   

You are the only one who has sided with my MTSO in this.  I am sure my MTSO would love to have you.  However, I'd really like you to stop emailing me now.  If you are proud of your stance on this, post it here for everyone to see, but please leave my inbox alone.   

I had read someone's complaints about complaining yesterday, while browing the board.  I got an email from one of my girlfriends just now, telling me she had been called in for receiving too many emails and given a 90 day verbal warning.  I used to work for a company that told me I made too many personal phone calls and worried I was not dressed professionally enough.  I used to have to pick up the CEO's cleaning and make sure all the buttons were on his shirts and there were no wrinkles.  Filling him a pitcher of water on his desk and leaving no fingerprints on a glass to go with it.  Let's remember that, today, as we sit in our sweats, being comfortable, or if the phone rings and we visit for 10 minutes, or if we get a cute email and want to send it to friends.  No boss towering over us......at least in our home. 

No matter what I do, every national I have worked for, I end up running out of work.  As you, when the work is there and there are no difficult dictators (which is rare anymore) I can transcribe probably 1600 lines/minutes a day. 

Right now today, which has been the norm the last couple of years, I am lucky to get 1000 lines/minutes in a day, only because of difficult/no work. 

Also, I work on up to 5 accounts, and still run out. 

Maybe it is a longevity thing, I am new so do not get the work?  Have you been long at this company so that you never run out of work? 

What am I doing wrong?

No, you don't need a regular modem/phone line if you have wireless internet and are only going to be working on DQS.  No, you don't have to rent their computer.  Just tell tell them you don't feel comfortable using or renting their computer and that you will be sending it back.  You don't need to explain working for other clients, etc.  Tech support will help you get DQS installed on your computer through the internet.  DQS looks intimidating by the manual, but the manual is extremely detailed and there mostly to help you in case you forget something later on.  DQS is fairly easy to learn and use, so don't worry.

Can someone with a Lanier LX230 help me out?  I have the quick reference card to program the machine but I need the instruction manual.  Does anyone have this?  Is it small enough to fax me a copy?  I would like to see if this thing is working or not but I don't know how to hook it up.

Thank you so much

Tabatha in Charleston, SC

First thing - DON'T MOVE, let him move. 

Second thing - WAIT FOR THE FT JOB.

Third thing - Be getting that child support coming in.

Going to court over child support or placement of the kids is not additional stress I need right now. If we can work it out ..out of court we will. If he starts having fits, I told him I will be in that courthouse so fast his head will spin.

And, a 2 bedroom is not an option. Must be a 3 bedroom. I would need to have my own room to do my typing if anything. With a 1 and 2 year old, typing in the living room will not work and I will not even try it. Thank you for your post.

1.  Usually yes they can, but there wouldn't be any real reason to do this  unless you're one of the people that downloads work and sits on it for several hours without returning it, and don't answer the phone if someone calls looking for the reports you have.

2.  There are at times ISP or phone line connection disruptions (depending on how you obtain your work) so you shouldn't assume that it's the company kicking you off on purpose, especially claiming that they want the work to go to certain people without having facts to prove this.  I'm not going to say that it can't happen but if you believe this to be true then keep a log of how much you lose your connections and whether or not you get any of the reports you had previously downloaded back when you reconnect, and take it to the higher powers in the company if  you're confident that you smell a rat so to speak.

Hi -

My husband is Bipolar and we've been married 15 years.  The only times he gets really manicky or depressed is when his medications have been changed or when he doesn't take them regularly (not often).  Once he was at a meeting for a week and by the time he got back (he was out of state and didn't pack his meds) he was in a phase of increased mania and "off".  Please remember Bipolar is a real "medical" problem affecting brain chemistry and be supportive of your friend.  If you are close enough friends for her to reveal her Bipolar, you should be close enough to tell her you'll help her through this. You should feel comfortable voicing your concerns to her about the safety of your children.  You should also be firm and insistent (but not pushy or rude) that she should see her Psychiatrist or MD regarding her meds, as she obviously recognizes she is "not making any sense".  A simple med change may be in order.  Sometimes Bipolar people don't think they have a problem (especially when they are in the manic phase and are "invinceable") and will refuse to take their meds because there is nothing wrong with them.  Since she obviously knows she is not making any sense, she should be open to discussion and maybe your support is what she needs.  Bipolar is a terrible burden to those who carry it, because they cannot fix it and it involves medications for the rest of their lives.  However, Bipolar people can be extremely successful in whatever they do, as long as their meds are working and they are taking them as prescribed. I hope this helps answer your questions. 

ok.  I don't have to look up patient information.  I do have to look up physicians if they are cc'd on report, names not addresses.  work 2 main accounts.  work 5 other accounts as a backup.  been an MT over 15 years, at this job 6 months.  was not looking for a job but got "head-hunted" and switched.  employee.  took 2 weeks to get to speed.  not sure what you mean by platform.  worktype I like best is ops, but I do H&Ps, discharges, consults, etc. etc.  no radiology.  acute only.  line rate .09.  type whatever comes. 

the point I'm trying to make with this is that no matter what you type, you can use your shortcuts to the max.  I think most people have never had anyone show them how to make shortcuts that will work for them. 

Many thanks!

1)  He does not hold any taxes.

2)  NO benefits.

3)  Same salary regardless, but I do transcribe everday of the week except Saturday. 

Thanks - It helps to get some input from you'll. I feel totally embrassed to ask for a raise.    

Most programs have a built-in spellchecker. Not all of them are the best in the world, but they suffice. It's a good idea to have a MS Word-compatible spellchecker on your own computer - that way if the spellchecker on the program you are provided isn't adequate, you can type the word into a blank MS Word document and check it on your own medical spellchecker.  Saves a little time versus Googling it, especially if you keep MS Word open but minimized.  

Text Expanders you have to supply, if they don't have a full version of Word (and a lot of them don't).

Some companies will supply hardware as well as software, such as C-phones, computer foot pedals, etc.  Not all, but some.

I don't know if you have mentioned your age in any of your other posts.  As I said in a different context, I would not advise someone who is in their 20s or 30s to go into this field, because I believe voice recognition software and other innovations will make it obsolete within the foreseeable future.  I only have 11-12 years to go until retirement, so I am going to try to hang on.  But if you are young, I would advise you to at least consider a different field.

Just my two cents.   

Recorders name the files with letters and/or numbers. Once the file is off the recorder, it can usually be renamed manually before uploading. (My docs just hand their recorders off to the OM who takes care of all that for them.)

Having said that, if your docs are really phobic about renaming or just don't want to be bothered, depending on the recorder, you can have the dictator dock their recorder and use software to take it off the recorder and upload directly to your FTP site. Specifically, the higher-end Olympus recorders can do this.

You could set your FTP site up so that each doc has their own folder and when they upload, they can only access their specific folder. The voice file(s) would just keep the name given on the recorder but you would know which doc was which by the folder the voice file was loaded to.

Hopefully, this answers your question.