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A movie with an interesting parallel theme - to the transcription business is - sm


Posted: Sep 15, 2013

playing on TV right now.  It's called "Patterns".  It's a 1956 movie about a big business, and the main theme seems to be how this formerly successful, ETHICAL business now run by the less-ethical son of the original owner, and a 62-year-old Vice President, Mr. Briggs, is being forced out by continual harrassment and abuse. 

Listen to Mr. Briggs' speech about what has happened to the business, and why he won't be forced to resign.  It sure rang a bell with me.

 

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I hope it is a school bell - sm

[ In Reply To ..]
Mr. Briggs' company today has far fewer accountants because manual tallying was replaced by computers. It no longer has a typing pool because of computers and secretaries perform entirely different functions. Most everyone does their own email. Today, the skill sets are entirely different. IT specialists, programmers, financial planners, executive assistants, web designers, data analysts.

Front end SR is taking over MT like Excel took over addition and subtraction. Accountants had to branch out and learn new things to survive. MTs really need to start doing the same.



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