Re: SMT Informational survey for 2004

From: Judity01 (judity01_at_aol.com)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: 03 Jul 2004 15:50:14 GMT

If some of you are hesitant about sharing, I'll start it off:
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SCREEN NAME (NAME OR NICKNAME)
Judity01 (Judity)
BIRTH DATE:
08/26/41
LOCATION/CITY/STATE:
Sebastopol, CA
MARITAL STATUS:
Single
CHILDREN:
None
PETS:
Cats: Jenna, Pooka, Nellie,and Minna (all females) and all the neighborhood
dogs.
EXPERIENCE:
Worked for nine years as SE, first on site at local hospital then at home for
Your Office Genie (Medquist).
WHAT TYPE OF MT TRAINING DID YOU HAVE OR ARE CURRENTLY GETTING?
I took a nine-month intensive classroom course at a local vocational college.
DO YOU SPECIALIZE?
No, did every specialty except for radiology and pathology.
BELONG TO AAMT OR OTHER MT ORGANIZATION?
I did join AAMT as a student but not at present.
NATIONAL YOU HAVE WORKED FOR IF YOU CARE TO IDENTIFY:
Your Office Genie then for Medquist when they bought YOG.
WHAT VERSION OF WP/WORD/OTHER DO YOU USE?
WP 5.1
WHAT WORD EXPANDER, IF ANY, DO YOU USE?
Smartype
WHICH REFERENCE BOOKS DO YOU USE THE MOST?
Dorland's medical dictionary and most of the Stedman's books.
OKAY, NOW DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY STUFF.

DO YOU MUNCH AT YOUR DESK?
Never did but always had something to drink there.
HOW MUCH WEIGHT HAVE YOU GAINED/LOSS SINCE YOU STARTED TRANSCRIBING?
Um, ah, um. What was that questions again?
WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED ATTIRE TO TRANSCRIBE IN?
Nightgown, one shoe, one slipper.
DO YOU LIKE IT NOISY OR QUIET WHILE WORKING?
Absolutely quiet. No noise, not even purring.
DO YOU WORK AT HOME OR ON-SITE SOMEWHERE?
I worked on-site first then at home until I retired two years ago.
WHAT DO YOU FIND ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF WORKING THE WAY YOU DO?
I liked working at home because there were no office politics to deal with, no
driving home in the dark, and especially NO AIR CONDITIONER! Only drawback was
that it would be days before I left the house.
IF YOU HADN'T DECIDED ON THIS CAREER, WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR DREAM JOB?
A forest ranger since I like the outdoors, animals, and working by myself.
LAST QUESTION: WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF IN 100 WORDS
OR LESS?
Well, my favorite colors are blue and green, I quit smoking back in 2000, I'm
not much of an alcohol drinker, and I haven't been known to chase wild men for
years. My favorite drink is ice cold milk and one of my favorite foods is
pizza. I prefer Coke Classic to Pepsi and don't own or want to own a cell
phone. Oh, I live with a robotic lawnmower called Mellow Yellow Fellow (MYF),
but doesn't everyone?
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