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Just a heads up that tomorrow or Tuesday is EIDS. - Muslim holiday, so be prepared. nm

Posted: Nov 06, 2011

Prepared for WHAT? - Wondering

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Muslims don't own or control banks, media, the legal system, or anything else, so what is it that you are suggesting we are supposed to be preparing for?

It is the Eid al-Adha, or Feast of the Sacrifice - MT

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celebrating the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his only son. It is one of the most holy days in Islam.

What are you implying exactly?

That the Indians won't be working.... - myview

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When there's one of their holidays, they not only get it off, they aren't working so there's plenty of work for US MTs for a day or 2.

Except ... - anon

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Never once, at least in my area at MQ, has there been any change in the amount of work on a holiday in India.

Has been in mine. Tons of work today cause they wont work - on EIDS, at my tiny MTSO. SM

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It is same work I would get anyway cause of assigned facilities. At the MTSO I used to work for, they would be begging us to get on and work cause OS didnt have to.

I doubt that Hindus celebrate Muslim holidays - but hey

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any excuse for a party!

India is not a Muslim country - Claire

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How will a Muslim holiday translate to a holiday in a Hindu country? Pakistan, maybe so, as it is a Muslim country, but not India.

While there are Muslims in India, even if they do take off, their Hindu colleagues (who are in the majority) will easily be able to take up the slack.

Ignorance is a prison.

Not ignorance. My MTSO uses Paki OS. Just wasnt clear - on first post. Sorry. nm OP

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I think if anything. - the hospitals in this country

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will shut down. Just about every doctor I do any more is Mohammed something or other.

Well said, Claire. Ignorance IS a prison nm - FreeAsABird

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nm

Muslims only comprise 12% of India's population! - SocialStudies101

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Oh for crying out loud! How IGNORANT. Do you ever READ or just make things up as you go along?

The primary religion of India is of course HINDUISM, with other religions following suit. Islam is NEAR THE BOTTOM, comprising only 12% of India's population!

Now let's put our thinking caps on, shall we?! If only 12% of the Indians are Muslims, and only a small percentage of Indians are MTs to begin with, HOW MANY Muslim MTs do you think there are, hmmmmm!!??

http://adaniel.tripod.com/religions.htm

I know that....thanks for the social study update. - myview

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I don't care if they are Himdu or Muslim, the point is they are not working on their holiday so more work for us. Another point is THEY do OUR work for cheap rates driving down US MTs chances at making a decent wage. I also do not see how outsourcing work to these countries is not against HIPPA. That includes x-rays sent out for reading. Hope you enjoy your holiday.

take a giant step backwards - other poster

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There will be no Hindus taking the day off for a Muslim holiday.

As for your shouting: "THEY do OUR work for cheap rates..." let me tell you something. The reason "they" are doing "our" work is because MTSOs are offering it to them. And, if I were them I would take the work. It's foolish for you to blame them.

As for HIPAA, do your homework. HIPAA compliance extends to all workers and entities that have access to protected health information. If there is a HIPAA breach, the MTSO is responsible for it - no matter where it occurs.

There is nothing inherently anti-HIPAA about outsourcing this work to other countries.

Re: ''Social studies update'' - Great post.

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Thanks for a refreshingly politically-incorrect post! Always amusing how certain posters, like ''Free-as-a-bird-brain'' flaunt their oh-so-impressive knowledge of Indian trivia as a badge of honor, yet most probably are woefully ignorant about even basic information regarding our country. The condescending ''Ignorance is a prison'' poster would do well to remember that the prison she refers to has more than one cell and she obviously has been an inmate for quite some time. The percentage of muslims in india, like the proverbial price of rice in China, may come in handy in a game of Trivial Pursuit, but the point remains (as you so accurately stated) that off-shoring of our work most certainly DOES drive our wages down and has devastated our industry. These pseudo-intellectual posters need to look in the mirror and recognize that their arrogance is synonymous with stupidity, and it is the height of stupidity to demand that American MTs/QAs just keep silent and meekly accept a grossly unfair situation and join hands for a chorus of ''It's a Small, Small World'' instead. Thanks for a great (and honest) post.

You Confuse FACTS with OPINIONS. - FreeAsABird

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Reread what I posted.

WHERE did I state an opinion on offshoring, either pro or con?

You assume much, and once agaim YOU LOSE. I am 100% ANTI offshoring of U.S. jobs, including transcription.

Talk about ignorant! You don't even know the DIFFERENCE between FACTS and OPINIONS.

Keep on posting away, though, and showing your backside for everyone to see.

A bit of advice - anon

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Run, don't walk, to your nearest store and buy a mirror.

Re: EID - anon

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The proper name of the holiday is EID, not EIDS. (And no, I am not Muslim but think we should at least know about this holiday.)

Actually Eid only means Feast or celebration - MT

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and there are many Eids throughout the year, but the Eid Al-Adha and the Eid Al-Futr are the biggest ones.

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