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The turn signal syndrome - Viking fan
Posted: Nov 11, 2009
Honestly, this dictation I'm doing is like the turn signal syndrome. What I mean by that is people who don't bother to use their turn signals when they turn (I know, I'm anal. I even use mine in parking lots). There's a reason they're on the car and it's against the law not to use them when indicated.
This doctor doesn't know how to use the turn signal, er, um, pause button, and I'm sitting here listening to um, um, um, um, um for several seconds while waiting for more verbage to spew forth from his mouth. Of course, we have the opposite type of doctors who overuse the pause button and cut themselves off all the time. I suppose the type I have now is better. I'm just keeping my fingers on the buttons that speed the dictation up all the way, then slow him back down when he starts speaking again. Argh! Too bad we don't get paid by the "ums". LOL. We'd all be rich.
Hope everyone is having a great day! :-)
Turn Signal Dictation - blbarb
[ In Reply To ..]Oh boy! Do I hear you and empathize. There are a few ESL dictators that I find amusing and they make me smile while I listen, but there are others who are just plain annoying and the bottom line is, they are costing us lines. I wonder if they have any idea how we get paid. Maybe someone should fill them in :-) Hang in there. Maybe someone will enlighten them. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a pamphlet that was required reading? It would have all of our "issues" listed, and first section would be dictation courtesy.
I once had a doc in my department who came to - my office and chewed me out (sm)
[ In Reply To ..]because he had dictated for half an hour, but nothing had recorded. Turns out, the dictaphone didn't work because he had neglected to turn it ON.
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