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Most Stupid Transcriptionist In The World - caninemom3

Posted: Apr 02, 2012

Hello everybody

I just got news that I failed my test with Precyse Solutions. I always seem to fail tests yet I have been a transcriptionist for nearly 20 years. I did have to leave two blanks because I just could not make out what one of the dicators was saying. I think I am just too stupid or something to pass a test anymore. I really need to leave my current company because it is afternoons plus they switched my schedule on me as far as the days I have to work. They told me at the time that it was a "temporary" change yet after a little while of time had passed and I asked again, they said they did not know when I could go back to my original agreed upon schedule. I feel like a total loser at this point. I don't understand how I failed test from Precyse unless it was because of those two blanks. Thank you everyone for letting me vent a little. I am going to go and try to regroup a little. Take care.

Consider yourself lucky - ol gal

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You'll find something MUCH better than there, trust me on this. It is all I can say at this time, but don't get too down on yourself.

failed test - needwork

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I too failed a test after 22 years of transcription..most of the questions however were about using shortcuts on the PC rather than medical terms. Can't understand why.

I don't know why they consider them "shortcuts". - They take longer than just typing it! nm

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You're NOT stupid. It's Precyse that's stupid! - sm - Meerkat

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If you've been an MT for 20 years or so, as I have, I truly believe that is a large part of the problem. I think most of these companies really DON'T want American MT's, yet by law I don't think they can exclude them from the hiring process. Also, MTs with a higher level of experience and years on the job know too much. (And I'm not talking about medical words, I'm talking about our knowledge of what constitutes fair pay, fair working conditions, etc.) So. How to go about excluding us from the hiring process, without getting sued for discrimination? EASY. Just test them, and fail them. They know that we have no way to prove whether or not our failing score was legitimate, or just a number they pulled out of a hat.

As another poster above said, don't feel bad, instead - feel lucky that you aren't stuck working for a bunch of unscrupulous crooks like Precyse, and all the other bloated McTranscription companies out there.

This is SO true,every word of it! n/m - Kiki

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Meekrat, I love your cynicism - wheres_my_job

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I put cinammon on my oatmeal, and cynicism on my job - it's the only way to survive :)

test results - oldsterMT

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Unless a company actually shows you the results and explains the criteria for the grading of the test results, don't beat yourself up. Sometimes a company is very precise in their instructions and other times it's hard to determine what they are looking for on the test. Style should never be a factor, just terminology. And they often use voice files that are horrible.

Keep looking and hopefully you will find a company that is a good fit for you. I know, that's getting harder all the time. I'm starting to think it's close to impossible, but I keep hoping there's a better place to work because although I say I no longer like this work, I really do, and it's what I know.

Best wishes to you!

tests.. - mtinny

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Some of these tests must be designed by clueless clerical/administrative/management people with minimal actual knowledge about medical transcription. With 30+ years' experience and two ''open'' standing invitations to consider returning to former employers (major MTSOs), I failed a test that included some very ridiculous questions---One about the ''correct'' format for review of systems, paragraph or list format (which is subjective and should be based on acct specs) and another about the difference between homocystine and homocysteine--something few physicians would know offhand. So consider the morons devising these tests and don't be too hard on yourself.

After I read the OP, my first thought was - too much experience SM

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I have heard this talked about before on this forum, and I do believe it is legitimate. What is the answer? Lie on your application or in an interview? That goes against everything I thought I knew about work life, which is someone with more experience should be an asset, not a liability. This industry is so screwed up now. The company I worked for over 10 years was bought about 2 years ago. When I got that previous job, I didn't even have to test, I got the job simply with a phone call. My experience got me the job.

BTW, what is the difference between homocystine and homocysteine? Always like to learn.

Test taking - just a thought

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I know that my previous employer "was old-fashioned." I have had co-workers who have failed tests, too. Perhaps you need to read a BOS from cover to cover and make sure you are up on the normal stuff. Styles change. One test I took said to correct grammar, another test said to type verbatim. Very different results.

No you're not - here's a story - anonMT

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I once tested for a company that a friend worked for. They were begging for help. I supposedly did not pass the test. I did keep a copy of the test in a file.

A couple of years later, I applied again to the same company. They used the identical test. Oh, this time, I did get hired. I compared the two finished exams and they were 99.9% identical, as they were transcribed verbatim.

I was so tempted to mention this odd event, but I didn't bother. It turned out to be a company with a lot of strange things going on all the time anyway.

sometimes I think that's just their (demented) way of - avoiding having to say they hired another. NM

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To Stupid MD - anon

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First of all, you are not stupid. Some people just cannot take tests. Count your luck stars you didn't make it there. You'll find something. I don't know who you work for, unfortunaely, you'll have to find something else and YOU WILL. Don't beat yourself up. Good luck!

Oops! - anon

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Should me MT, now I am the stupid one!

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