Sucktomer Random Thoughts Thread

[Lace Neil Singer]

Re: Coping with loss.

The old pumps are gone. They are never coming back. You will just have to work your single brain cell into figuring out how to use the new pumps without totally buggering it up. In answer to your specific questions...

* No, there is absolutely no chance of the old pumps ever returning. Firstly, the old pumps are probably rotting in a landfill somewhere. Second, they were crap and kept breaking down every five seconds. Finally, we need the new pumps in order to have pay at the pump installed.

* Yes, the hoses are exactly the same length as the old ones. You're just doing it wrong.

* See above. The old pumps were crap, and we can't get pay at the pump without installing new pumps.


If you cannot accept the new pumps, you are welcome to go elsewhere. We will not miss you and your stupid complaints.

[KellyHabersham]

I know this might seem like a petty thing to complain about, but ....

Please don't put your unneeded library materials on the book cart which I am currently shelving. We are supposed to keep track of the number of items we shelve, and how long it takes us, and your doing this can mess that up.

[Sparklyturtle]

Call me cynical, but what's the probability of, when they switch to voice recognition to save money on transcriptionists, the voice recognition system will happily transcribe the recording, not recognizing that it's incomplete. The problem will only be found when (possibly years later) somebody needs information from the transcription - and finds that vital details have been omitted (which a human transcriptionist would have recognized, and gone after the doctor to provide a complete recording)?

The probability is 100%, because it's already happened. I belong to a transcription board where some of the members edit medical documents produced by voice recognition software, and some of the stories I've read are truly scary. I've read about things like the doctor dictating one thing, but VR printing the exact opposite, which can be very dangerous when dealing with patient allergies. Then, of course, because we MTs don't have to "transcribe the entire report", those who edit are paid only 3 to 4 cents US per line, which is peanuts considering the importance of the information being handled. I'm sure sooner or later some hospital/doctor/etc. is going to be sued big time because of VR leaving out something important and the hospital/doctor/etc. was too cheap to hire some MTs to do the work, and someone will die. Unfortunately.

[wolfie]

We'd get dictations like that: "This is Doctor Annoying dictating [click] note on [click] 4987. [Click] to the clinic today with a complaint of [click], and also requests a refill of [click]. States that the [click] has been occurring for the past [click]."

Call me cynical, but what's the probability of, when they switch to voice recognition to save money on transcriptionists, the voice recognition system will happily transcribe the recording, not recognizing that it's incomplete. The problem will only be found when (possibly years later) somebody needs information from the transcription - and finds that vital details have been omitted (which a human transcriptionist would have recognized, and gone after the doctor to provide a complete recording)?

[Lace Neil Singer]

If your card gets declined twice, I am not going to put it thru again cuz to do so would be pointless. You don't have any money, and you know you don't. Yes, I do have to go outside to take down your car details and yes, I am calling you a liar, cuz the registration you gave me is different to the one on your car. I'm fairly sure you won't come back and pay, so have fun when the bailiffs turn up at your door.