Re: Another one bites the dust

From: typ4dox$$ (_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 08/12/04 

Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 18:57:10 -0400

Thanks to all of you for your kind words. I'm rather looking forward to
the new challenges in my life. Will let you know how it goes.

Suzanne

typ4dox$$ wrote:
> I've been bitten by the outsourcing bug. Two accounts gone to India.
> This took a big chunk out of my income (the two accounts totaling
> $2500/month) and I've decided to hit the road.
>
> I had been transcribing for one doctor since 1996. He was extremely
> pleased with the quality of my service. However, in an effort to cut
> costs, he replaced my $.14/line service with a $.09/line service with
> MTs in India. He gave me no notice.
>
> The second account was a doctor who left me a year ago to go with EMR
> with Dragon voice dictation. After several months with Dragon, he began
> falling behind. When they finally couldn't see him behind all the
> charts stacked on his desk (what happened to EMR/paperless office!!), OM
> called me and asked if I'd be willing to help him get caught up. I went
> into the office and transcribed directly into his system. Did that for
> two months. Then he found the $.09/line service.
>
> These docs just added insult to injury. Seems that the infidelity bug
> bit my husband of 23 years, and he left me for another woman last Dec.
> Now I don't have the safety net of his income anymore. After a lot of
> thought (and sleepless nights), I've decided to leave MT and apply for
> secretarial/admin jobs with the federal government. Imagine... paid
> sick leave, real vacation and holidays, health insurance, retirement
> benefits, 3 hours a week allowed during your work day to exercise, and
> regular pay increases. I think I'm gonna be okay.
>
> Transcription has served me well these past nine years. It allowed me
> to be at home with my young sons while making a decent income, and I
> thoroughly enjoyed the work. I'll miss it and may even pick up an
> account on the side just to keep my hand in it. For now, though, I need
> the stability of a regular 9-5 job with excellent benefits. I chose the
> government primarily because of the retirement health benefits, which
> you don't find with many companies anymore, and the ability to move up
> rather rapidly. I'll continue to be a lurker here and may even jump in
> with my 2 cents every now and then!
>
>
>
> Suzanne
> To reply, remove $$ from my addy
>

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