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Anybody get depressed and just log off? - Tears on my keyboard

Posted: Oct 19, 2009

I'm so depressed, I could just cry. I am getting report after report of the worst mush-mouth, slurring/blurring CRAPPY dictators. I finally just logged off. Still have 4 hours to go and I just can't face leaving 15 blanks in every report. Especially now that we have been told by our QC that we are being graded "harshly." I have tried to leave 3 times and have made less than with the Q and came back. I would go to Walmart, but a friend of our who works there just told us this morning that they raised the insurance premiums and her deductible to $3000 yearly.

Just wanted to vent/cry. Thanks

Depressed - Lola

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I understand completely. I just logged off, too, and it's not the end of my shift. If I get one more horrible dictation, I will cry, too. I'm tired of doing 100% ESL. I accepted another job this morning. I'm going to work FT for this other company and, hopefully, MQ will let me go PT with them.

100% ESL - poor dictation means less than minimum wage - TiredOfCrapMT

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You are not alone. Scroll down the page and you will see other posts where MTs typing from 100% ESLs you also get poor audio quality. MQ does not care. Only concern is making more money to pay MTs less. Something has to give. This is just not right. They scheme and scheme against MTs constantly to pay less. Look at all the work MMEs have to do now for less pay. This is a shameful job now. I too am always embarassed to say what job I have. All of my nieces and younger cousins make at least $8 or $9 an hour and are in high school.

I would say... - mt

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It's more like we have respectable jobs, working for shameful companies. I gave up the work at home MT for a dependable salary as outside MT. The worry about how the bills are going to be paid is gone.

I'm right there with you. - Scooby-Doo

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I have 2 full-time jobs so can't lose any time to log off but I often feel like it. I find that I'm burning out more and more with these horrible dictations which take longer and longer to correct in ASR. MQ has no idea nor do they care what working like this does to us; they just want us to crank it out faster and faster, and without any mistakes. That takes its inevitable toll on us.

Depressed - oops

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I feel your pain. I had 148 lph last pay period and 20% to "QA." I pour myself into it and just can't get past the ESL and docs who obviously feel the dictation part of their job is not that important. I have done this for 15 years and feel like I am free-falling backwards. Hate logging on every day and it's everything I can do to keep going.

Another thing, talk about depression - oops

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I have been on "production management?" since I think May, can't even remember what it's called, because 60 days after coming back to Medquist I was not at 12% QA submission rate, also for lph. Haven't heard another word. Don't even know if I am still on it but afraid to ask. Ya, I'm depressed.

Another soggy keyboard - sheer frustration

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I think for the most part, we all are in the same boat.

I had a horrible 8-hour shift for the Q and then went onto my 2nd job, only to receive a phone call that I had a report come back from the doctor! Ugh. I even sent this one to QA and they left 5 blanks in it, but it still came back to me!

This job must be more depressing than lining caskets for a living.

I think I am going to start my own pooper-scooper business. At least then when I am knee deep in poop it is of my own will.

My second job IS scooping poop - Scooby-Doo

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that is, I raise poodles. But scooping the stuff from my puppies is so much more pleasant than shoveling it for the Q.

I LOVE IT! Even my husband laughed. I GIVE YOU ALL CREDIT!!!! - Sunshine.

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Talk about being depressed! I GIVE YOU ALL CREDIT because you are working at least one full time job and either ANOTHER part time job or even ANOTHER full time job.

I am having a hard time typing just 24-26 hours a week with this job. I watch all my daughter's teenager friends make more money than I do. I have literally had it with 23 years of this CRAP! I applaud you all for working as much as you do!!!

My niece, my brother make more - Scooby-Doo

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The last time I had dinner with my brother's family I was so embarassed to discuss my job. My 21-year-old niece has been working part-time while going to college and makes $20 an hour. My brother just had hip surgery and the day after surgery while laying in the hospital bed he made $12,000 when his employee drummed up another account for him. He laughed saying he made $12K sitting on his butt. I just kind of sat there looking ill and told them I also make $12K sitting on my butt, but it takes me a year to do it.

then you deserve a scooby snack (nm) - steady eddie

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sorry to hear it from another - so true

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I feel your pain and sending a hug your way. You aren't alone. The logging off and balling at my desk or escape into the bathroom if the kids are around is becoming a regular part of this job, at least a few times a month.

depressed - anon

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I hope MANAGEMENT is reading all of these posts. Not that they care but hopefully someone with a little bit of passion and a brain can understand what they are doing to all of the good MTs. This is really sad and I am crying just reading all of this. Is it fair to put all of those DOLLARS in their pockets for the heartache they are causing? They have brought transcription to the lowest when it use to be a great profession. This is really sad. I am so FED UP with MQ. They are the worst company I have ever seen.

In the same sinking boat - mom2huskies

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I feel for you. I work for a different company, Spheris. Different company but a sinking boat nonetheless. It really sucks here too with almost all ESLs and VR.

Sorry for posting here but I just wanted to let you know that Spheris is just as bad.

Anyways, I hope things turn around for you at the Q.

Resumes/Leaving - Come on, Vikes! Beat the Streelers Sunday! Hubba

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I feel very sad saying this but on Sunday, I will be updating my resume and searching the 'Net for another home MT job. My previous employer asked me to come back a few weeks ago and I turned her down - a little less money and NO PTO.

Now, I know people don't like to give out names of good companies they are working for so those companies don't get flooded with resumes, but do any of you know of any ones out there with good reputations, or at least ones who don't rip you off? Something not quite so funny happened to me right before bed last night - my lines finally caught up with me. I printed everything out, matched up the dictation and job ID numbers, was only missing 3 dictations and had over 4500 lines of work. This morning, guess what? Most of it was gone again. MQ has made me very smart. I had copied and pasted EVERYTHING to word documents but I found a couple of them corrupted this morning. Now *that* is scary, but I still have the one for four days this with with over 4500 lines. I know it was really paranoid, but my printer isn't working and I didn't want to print it out at all at home, so I called Hubby at work, sent him the file and had him print 3 copies. They will be put into a fireproof box with the keys will hidden. I don't want to end up like Vince Foster. No, I'm not into conspiracies or anything. I do know our gov't hides a lot of stuff from us but I believe in the moon landing and the Holocaust.

Anyway, I am truly sad about leaving. I really only got upset with MQ one time when they dropped our ASR rate so shortly after starting the program. I really like my supervisor, her supervisor and the one who supervises the both of them plus me and my subordinates. They're all really great, and make sure I have enough work to do, are all really fair with me and always willing to help. My husband doesn't seem to understand why I'm reluctant to change jobs yet again, especially when they're ripping me off. We'll, let's see - he's has 2 jobs since he joined the military. Since we got married, I've had to change jobs something like 7 or 8 times, maybe more. I've lost count. I've about had enough and would like to work somewhere long term where I can retire from. *Sigh* Since Hubby is working afternoons, perhaps I'll go out and get a large Arby's roast beef sandwich, a large order of potato cakes and something massively chocolate, plus a carton of cigarettes. I'll share everything but the chocolate with the puggies and smoke until my lungs hurt. Then, I'll probably take a Xanax or two and go to bed. I must be crazy. I've yet to see anyone unhappy about leaving the big M, especially after having their money stolen right out from under them. I'm just getting too old to keep moving around with jobs and having to learn new systems, etc. And I'm just very very tired.

Take care, all, and God Bless. Many pug hugs to you all but you'd better have some kind of dog hair remover handy for afterward. LOL!

Looking also - thornbird

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I too am looking elsewhere. All my CCMs have been very nice. Everyone I've ever dealt with has been extremely polite and seemingly helpful. But that doesn't mean they're not lying through their teeth to you. You don't owe MQ anything. They've lied to you, cheated you out of money, and sweet talked you during the whole process so you wouldn't make waves. If you find a good, reputable company let us know. I've been with MQ almost 6 years and don't want to have to start over somewhere else either, but it looks like it's time to move on now. Likewise, if I find something that looks promising, I'll share it.

I'll tell you what else is depressing - Foz

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I recently started on Facebook and was happy to reconnect with some old college & high school friends. Then I started hearing about how some of them are actually retired from their lucrative careers or just back from some exotic vacation & I'm struggling to buy groceries.

Depressed also - thornbird

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I TOTALLY relate. I had the same account for 5-1/2 years that I absolutely loved. And it was not ASR. Then, suddenly, mysteriously, there was no work available anymore. I mean, all of a sudden, just NO jobs ever. So after about 6 months of NJA I told my CCM that I needed a new account. So I ended up with a crappy 99% ASR account with non-English speaking doctors. I wont call them ESL because they don't speak English well enough for it to be considered a second language, IMO. So now I totally dread logging on and barely manage to make it through each report. I work only the minimum hours required and if I have to leave 37 blanks per report, then so be it. I'm not wasting my entire day relistening to these a-holes who absolutely refuse to even try to speak halfway clearly. I'm to the point where I just don't care anymore if I have this job or not. I'm looking for something else. Maybe a small local private account with a doctor's office. I hate doing multiple hospitals full of non-English speaking dictators. I used to be able to make a living doing this, now I'm losing my house and my mind along with it. Seriously, I just don't even care anymore.

Depressed also - oops

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Don't quit caring. Just care for yourself. MQ is going to look out for themselves, so you look out for yourself. I don't blame you for looking elsewhere. Some days I consider McDonalds a step up. But just don't quit caring. Don't let them do that to you.

depressed too - hate it

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I absolutely HATE my job at the Q. I dread logging on at all and am very frustrated with the ESL doctors. I once got so frustrated I slammed my fists into the keyboard and broke it. I am seriously considering getting out of this profession totally and working at Barnes and Noble FT. At least I would be around something I love...Books.

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