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Just love that clickity-clack sound against the teeth - Just shoot me

Posted: Apr 24, 2013

as the doctor pops a hard candy into his mouth before starting his dictation. I worked at hospital once where somebody in Medical Records thought they'd treat the doctors by putting a bowl of hard candy in the dictating room! I hope that's not the case with this current account as this is the second or third time recently that I've heard that clickity-clack and mouth swirling sound in recent days.

CLICKITY-cLACK - UniqueMonique

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Never in my 20+ years of transcribing have I had to deal with such horrid background noise and yes, the (shudder) clickety-clack of dictators with candy or eating or whatever. It is just plain rude and we don't get paid enough to deal with this. Can u tell I'm a little frustrated right now lol

Me too! 25 years later, this crap is the worse - EVER!!!!

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When I get let go, I am literally writing to this physician. I am all for it that he is laughing, talking with others and having a grand ole time, but I am letting him know I literally got paid 50 cents to type his 13 minute report because of all the feedback and jumbo mumbo words that were put into the report that I had to use the delete key repeatedly to erase all the CRAP that was in the report.

It is one thing chewing or having a discussion in a few sentences, but MY GOSH.... THE WHOLE FRICKEN REPORT????? He got paid how much and I get a fricken 50 cents????? MModal has NO CLUE what we put up with.

Clickity-cLACK - Inquisitive

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I worked for one company,all doctors were the same way, I was literally bringing home $60.00 a week for a 40-hour week, just sitting waiting on work. Are there any jobs anymore??

I have one who bites into a nice - crisp apple before beginning

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He is the same one I was complaining about the other day who sucks on the straw long after there is liquid left in his glass. Plus he is ESL and has a speech impediment.

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