A renegade medical transcriptionist rants about the inherent crappy nature of his former job. He used to have no choice, so he held on to that job because there weren't many other jobs available to him at that time. He used to be a victim of global exploitation occasionally masquerading as outsourcing.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Mystery of the Hidden Candy

There I was at work half-pissed and half-dumbfounded. A colleague told me that she transcribed the same doctor that I had been working on and didn't find his dictation difficult but went on to add that that it could be a case of mood swings.

After listening intently, I realized that the doctor could barely open his mouth, like half of his face was paralyzed or something. So I start cursing the mofo, still wondering why the f*ck he can barely open his mouth.

As my Express Scribe's scroll bar lazily chugged along, I suddenly had to step on the pedal like I was avoiding a fatal vehicular collision. Why? I heard a slurp. Yup, you guessed it. Mister Physician, M.D., was sucking on a piece of candy while dictating.

So have you asked yourself why don't news reporters eat candy or chew gum while working?