Re: A good discussion!

From: djgordon (danigordon_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 15:51:49 -0600

Dangit why hasn't one of you (I am only at post 312 or so) told that Deborah
McLaren something to this effect:

Okay, so all MTs get interviewed in person face to face. That's fine, make
it a gold standard. Then when that MT comes in to work or takes on the first
assignment (because you hired him or her because he or she looked damn good
and professional irregardless of paper credentials) and you have to fire
them because of shoddy work, what did that get you? Well, first of all, you
lost time from your job when the same thing could have been done by phone,
electronically, and checking references. Secondly, you went through all that
paperwork (if hired as employee and not IC) of W4, benny forms, etc. when it
all could have been done electronically. Basically, considering that no one
in their right mind would want to impersonate an MT, we have pride and we're
conscientious and some fairly well off, but we're not Bill Gates FGS, so
what would be so glamorous as to impersonate an MT? Also, what did seeing
them in person do for you? Did it show you how fast they can type when there
are online tests that can be done and sent electronically that are accurate?
Did it tell you what a good ear they have for those docs and their lousy
dictation? Did it show you their work ethic? Did their promise to keep
things confidential in person mean more to you than their signed contract
they sent by email? And lastly, if you want to change it so damn bad, then
become a lobbyist and storm AAMT and cause a mutiny by golly, and if you're
so damn smart why aren't you a millionaire. You claim if you knew all the
answers you'd be lying on a beach somewhere. Well, apparently for someone
not in the MT profession you seem to know a hell of a lot more about it than
any of the ones who have done it for umpteen years, so why aren't you an
MTSO by now or the head of AAMT?

Dani (getting very close to registering with this board) <g>

"Judity01" <judity01@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20050103105944.10404.00001738@mb-m25.aol.com...
> Some of you might be interested in a thread going on over on the AOL
message
> board. It started when a recent graduate posted in a folder about getting
an
> online job. Now, the folder she posted in is attached to all career areas
and
> not just the medical transcription one. Non MTs jumped on her for the
poor
> image she presented in her post, and she finally came to one of our MT
folders
> to say good-bye since people were yelling at her.
>
> At this point, the first time most of us had heard of her and curious
about her
> cryptic "Good-bye" post, we tracked down where she had been posting and
jumped
> in trying to explain what medical transcription was to people who had no
idea
> what the job was like. So far there are 324 posts in that thread.
Nowhere
> close to the threads posted here, but still good for AOL.
>
> If you have the time or interest, why not read the thread called "Recent
> graduate" in the Tough Jobs folder and participate with your thoughts on
what
> you do to help these people understand what MT is all about? Even if you
don't
> have AOL, you can access this area through Netscape. I'm providing the
links
> in case you want to check it out. Just remember that non MTs post there,
too,
> and often have problems with spelling and punctuation, something none of
you
> are guilty of having. Right?
>
> While you're over there, why not check out the actual MT folders?
>
> Link to get to message boards from outside AOL.
> http://boards.netscape.com/netbusiness/brdlist.mbl?boardId=128708
>
> Judity
>

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