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If they are clearly dictating and enunciating, I will type it as giving way or giving away, whichever one they use.
But, if the dictator is slurring and it's not clear, I use giving way.
Well... - MT
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The correct phrase, though, for the knee "giving out" is giving way. Giving away really doesn't fit in this context, so I'm not sure why they say it--but then they do say a lot of things. ;)
I wouldn't think one would get marked down on an audit for using giving away, but it really is incorrect.
Yes, maybe not as correct, but not if you're transcribing verbatim - sm
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I realize that giving way is the "more correct" way of saying this, which is why I opt for that if the dictator is slurring words.
But on a verbatim account, when they clearly say giving away (which many of them do), it has to be transcribed as dictated.
Agreed - MT
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Yes, I have to agree. If the account is so verbatim that you aren't allowed to change as such, it's best to transcribe as dictated. It's a fine line. I do tend to lean toward as dictated when an account is so extremely verbatim that there aren't many allowances.
Decided to take the advise I received about not giving up. The results are that I was told that I have to be laid off, or about to be laid off. Want letter from MQ stating lay off or date of lay off. Too tired to worry with this anymore. ...
It is hard to take the leap of faith.
It is hard to not be an "MT" anymore after so long.
It is hard to think of myself as doing something else...
I always said I would go down with the ship and it was hard to admit that my life boat had arrived....maybe an offshore joke would work here.
Thanks to all the posters on the board who kept me from going insane everytime I was lied to, everytime I was performance managed, got my pay cuts, got lied to some more, and got promoted to MME. I don ...
I am giving it up, transcription work. I have been a transcriptionist since 1998 and have thus so far on this board or other boards have had a job that supported me in doing my work. I have learned many platforms and programs for these companies and always QA seems to be the downfall on all jobs. Learn it one way, learn it another way and always not good enough. So jobs I am going back into retail. Good luck to all MTer's. ...
On my shift yesterday, I did well over 3 hours of dictation, worked 7.25 out of 8 hours (by company standards), and made less than $60.00. Again. Can someone please tell me how not to give up? ...
I am a newbie to the transcription world. I have a year's experience in this field but it is so frustrating trying to find a job and finding that person/company that will give you a chance to gain that experience. I am getting frustrated with job searching and every job saying they require 2 years experience or even more like 5 years.
I did go to online schooling and graduated and felt like my schooling taught me a lot.
I gave up a good paying office job so th ...
If so, did you put in a full two weeks' notice? Did they let you work the 2 weeks? I think I might overlap some, so I can train on the one while still making $$ on the other. How has it worked for you?
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I see a lot of confusion here lately. Let me clear things up.
I know we all think of it as quitting in advance, but that's not the case, even if you tell them "I'm going to quit in 2 weeks." When you give your notice, whether it's 1 day, 2 weeks, or a month in advance, you're essentially saying "I quit, but if you need time to find a replacement, I'm willing to stay for x amount of time." This is just a courtesy. If they decline your offe ...
I just took a job that said they paid 3.2 cpl for edited and 6.8 for transcribed. Almost everything is edited. Now they want me to divide my edited line count by half and claim that as my edited line count, not the total number of edited lines I do. Has anyone else been told this kind of stuff? I can't believe it! If I do this I only get paid 1.6 cpl for my edited lines. I am flabergasted! I can't live off that in America, who could? ...
Does anyone have any experience recently with how much notice to give MModal? Am afraid if I give notice I will be locked out and will not be able to finish and I need to work up until my notice date. Thanks. ...
Is Nuance still in the habit of cutting you off right away if you wish to give notice of leaving?
I am nervous about taking the leap back into IC but need the flexibility, but what if it doesn't work out....what to do, what to do? I start training this week and want to give 2 weeks notice, just for the fact that I want to keep working around the same time of day that I am scheduled at Nuance - and goodness knows we can't work outside of our schedule - so can't do both at th ...
Does anyone know if you do not give 2 weeks notice if they will still give you your accrued vacation time?
Sitting here today twiddling my thumbs staring at a blank queue most of the day. I am just totally over it. I'd rather just move on with my life ... but I do want my paid vacation time. ...
Has anyone ever heard of an employer asking you to start at a certain and not giving a time to end a shift? What I've been getting is "just work until the work is done". Any comments are appreciated. ...
Pt has severe rectal pain from hemorrhoid banding. S/L dr. is saying "The patient was given Dilaudid and granulated sugar locally with no relief." I have never heard of this. Would they put it on it, or is it given orally??? ...
Does anyone know if it's possible to be rehired by Transcend after quitting a year and a half ago with no notice? I got a job in my own town that I had to start immediately and couldn't pass up because it was working days. I had to quit without notice, but I am thinking of reapplying. ...
You are just back at square one with the same problem, NO WORK. How about a true solution instead of just taking a meaningless action that solves nothing. ...
Really getting fed up....virtually NO work since Labor Day....looking elsewhere and don't want to burn any bridges, but what's the point of giving M*Modal 2 weeks notice if there's no work to type and I could actually be making money at a new job in that 2 weeks' time?! ...
Are you freaking serious??? How many MTs are there in this company? What an insult..And no I'm not playing your games, entering your contests, or doing anything but look for another job. ...
Most people are vague in their comments. Give the details i.e. why you don't like the platform, why you don't like the benefits. Or what type of benefits, how much you pay for the benefits, etc., how many vacation days you get, how is the vacation/sick pay calculated, hourly or average of lines, etc. ...
Thanks so much for taking all the work in my primary and giving it to offshore so that I had to go to my secondary We-Don't-Speak-No-Good-English account! Thanks for helping me lower my line average with that awesome secondary and raising my QC average! Thanks for making me sign in and out 10 times yesterday to see if there was work! Thanks for taking the work (all out of TAT) and giving it back to onshore a half hour before my shift was over! Thanks for making me lose sleep over ...
Recevied a message from OSI recruiter giving instructions to register for testing? Anyone know how long it took to receive the confirmation code once registering? Also any positives/negatives would be appreciate. I've been doing this since correctotape and typewriter days....I just want to retire (not for a few more years anyway) and have resasonable benefits. I guess everything is sort of going this way these days, but I guess we have to stick it out. Could we all just not log in ...
I hate working for this company and their value system. We were bought out 3 months ago by them and I've been watching and listening. They only seem to focus on 2 things: money and getting ahead of the other transcription companies, ie, greed. This whole thing about sending work to India, their way of obtaining employees (ie buying companies out or whatever you wanna call it--even if its legal its underhanded to say the least). The very thing our industry is sup ...