"not their problem" -- you signed the contract ....
Posted By: dandelion on 2009-07-23
In Reply to: What I don't understand is how they justified hiring a whole bunch of new MTs - Hopeful MDIer
seriously, they know that a significant number of new hires (particularly when the experience required is low) are not going to work out ... they need a constant supply of warm bodies to ensure the work get done ... Welcome to labor relations USA-style. There is no good-faith social contract. More and more companies see their primary purpose in existence as maximizing profits. Keeping their clients, if not happy, mollified, so they don't leave is job #2. We may not even be in the top #5 concerns
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Have you signed a contract with them yet? sm
I haven't even set up a time to train yet but I just faxed my contract in this morning and I am supposed to get my lanier sometime next week. I guess I probably pestered her; I would rather say I was persistent : ). I had another company with an offer standing and I didn't have time to wait around and let the other one slip by in case things didn't work out. Luckily, they did and I am very happy with my choice.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST CONTRACT THAT C-BAY JUST SIGNED
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that should of been "not sure about"....sorry....
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sorry, should be "not" only
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to "not a sheep"
AMEN SISTER! You sure can tell who is the butt-kisser on this board.. because most of the posts are agreeable to each other's except hers, the MT that says she is NOT a QA person or the Manager. You are right, that newsletter was ridiculous, it sounded like a kid about 14 who went on he first trip alone! After all, when the present QA person didn't get the job, wasn't she so upset she was "going on strike"... LOL...and to that person who talked about MTs being sued, cite me a case and I will reasearch it! Actually, what about the docs that dictate the wrong medications on the wrong patient? Is that the MT's fault? I THINK NOT.
More like "NOT NOWING" how
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?? If she's a recruiter only, how can she "not pay?"
Also, I learned a few years ago that there are some individual recruiters who recruit for several different MT companies.
I just don't understand what this post is about. Are you saying All Type doesn't pay?? How can a recruiter not pay? Confusing.
What's "not fair" about PTO?
There is nothing that mandates how much or how little PTO you are given. Fair sounds like an entitlement mentality. (I am an IC/SE and have no PTO but so what? I think that is perfectly fair. I knew the terms of my employmentment when I signed the contract.) Too much what's in it for me, not enough what can I do for the company. Just saying, that's all.
Why didn't you just write down "Not enough." nm
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upstateMT, what do you mean, they are "not registered in NY" - sm
I don't understand your post. Do you mean that this particular company will not hire people living in NY state?
What part of upstate are you from? :)
"Not very good" is an understatement.
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What it means: "Not enough US MT's who want to work
Reading between-the-lines:
'--- which is exactly what we planned when we dropped US MT pay, so we'd have an *excuse* to choose offshore first, US workers second.'
That eScription ad sure goes against 'Truth-in-advertising', doesn't it?
Also, for "not my experience" poster.
You mentioned in your post, I've seen damned little willingness on the part of many MTs to be flexible about their shifts or workdays. Everyone wants to work 9-5, M-F. This, even while they complain about the line rate when most companies offer rather handsome differentials for working evenings and nights.
If you used to make 14 cpl working Monday through Friday, 9-5, how willing would YOU be to work until 11 p.m., the only time to spend with your kids when they get home from school, for a meager quarter or half cent increase in line pay? Even with these handsome differentials (what a joke) MTSOs are still only paying 8.5, 9, or 10 cpl! And you whine that the MTs aren't professional because they don't want to give up their lives for that...compared to the 14 cpl or more they used to get??? Sure the doctors still dictate over the weekends and nurses still handle care over the weekend, but they are paid quite a handsome salary. If you want dedication, skill, and experience from domestic MTs, PAY FOR IT!! Don't whine that American MTs aren't out there.
Delete extra "not", too early! nm
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Meant to say "not the poster you were talking to" NM
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So obvious "Not KS". Why would another MTSO post
in a thread about another MTSO? So full of BS. We're not stupid; just underpaid.
Guess "not funny" is management! nm
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Oops...meant to say "not acceptable"
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Can you say, "not an authorized representative", boys and girls?
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Moderator answered "Not True" which means she will not delete post with name and link (nm)
Oh, no. Think I may have just signed on
Can you give a general idea of the misrepresented positions? Frankly, I'm going into the thing expecting the worst.
I signed on for that
and I've yet to see any work. I check daily. They don't care either if you don't have any work.
Well when I first signed on
they had work comming out of their ears, when I left there was hardly anything. I have heard they picked up again. I had 2 different supes. One on the training team, one on my team after traninng. They were both great.
They have 2 platforms, ex-text and Merit. I worked on Merit (sp). It had some good features and then some features EX text had that I wished it had. It ran great on my 6 yo cheapo computer I got from Wal-Mart.
The hospital that I am working at say they are going to ASR. They have not said, but I bet that means we will be getting a pay cut. They have already quit paying us for headers, footers. I don't know but if things get too bad I will probably look back into Medware FT if that tells you anything. HTH.
Tell them you signed up as an IC and will
work when you are able and/or want to. As an IC, let them know that they cannot hold you to specific hours as was agreed upon when you started with them.
Co-Signed!!!
I've even worked with *seasoned/experienced* MTs who refuse to change one single word of what a physician dictates, even when it is BLATANTLY an error and the correct word is obvious (calm down, I'm not talking medical lingo here, I'm talking basic English words). I've also worked with MTs who, if the dictator says *Discharge diagnoses, Same,* types precisely THAT, *Same*, rather than copying and pasting the admission diagnoses, even though she knows this is what she is supposed to do. *That's not what he/she said, he/she said 'SAME'.* I've seen those same careless your/you're, they're/their errors more times than I care to count as well.
I understand the faster we go, the more money we make but at the end of the day, I'm willing to make a little less in exchange for turning out an accurate, quality report.
Those are my initials at the bottom of that patient record. I couldn't sleep at night or look myself in the mirror if I knew I was shipping through a lesser quality report just to make a few more cents.
And if it was your mother/father/sister/brother/child lying in that hospital bed or terminally ill attending a clinic, would you want an MT rushing through their report at breakneck speed, accuracy thrown to the wayside?
Errors like this don't make the work of US MTs any better than that of the Indian MTs, I'm sad to say.
Yep she is the one who signed up
Ummm - we care about our interests too. That's why we DIDN'T sign up. Sorry you were fooled. Did you already run out of work or something? The ads say they have tons of work? 
Not much, but I'm all signed up to start there!
I think it's going to be great. :o>
Many have signed noncompete re:
You cant just make contact with a client of a company - if you have signed a noncompete / no contact - if they are money hungry / desperate they will sue for any contact with a client - however, if they go out of business - no competition there.
Even if you did not sign, I am sure they would find a way to tie up your life and be an annoyance.
When I signed on a year ago
I got an hourly rate for 3 weeks. The pay depends on your cpl offered x125 (lph) x 8.
I just signed on with Transcend
a week ago and am getting their stats now although I have not officially started working. The workload does look low. I had also tested with another company one day last week called Precyse. I received an e-mail today saying that I passed their test and will be contacting me so I will see what they have to offer. I thought I was in luck because this local hospital ran an ad in our local newspaper saying they want a Medical Records Clerk, FT with excellent benefits. That is all the ad read. I went and applied this morning. Fully steady pay with benefits sounds so good. The hospital is a block away and I can leave my work there and not have it staring me in the face 24/7. I am just afraid that the word clerk in the ad means minimum wage.
You signed on with the company sm
based on what you saw on the board? Didn't you ask all of this during your interview? Just curious.
already signed up. its about time nm
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just signed on with weekly company
I just signed on with a company that pays weekly. Great people!! Very friendly. Paychecks mailed every Monday. No platform as of yet so a little slow in building up line count. But I'll stick around until they obtain a platform.
I signed the Acusis papers
I don't know what I'm legally allowed to say anymore. Is it a company secret to say I'm suddenly out of work or doing scraps by mid-morning or noon? (Treading carefully, since this is not clear.) It is a new time to be out of work, in June. What's an overly motivated MT? They push and push for you to produce more and when you do they slow you down?
I was told a completely different reason why we were out of work.
There goes pay and PTO (again).
You signed nothing? Not even a HIPAA agreement? I would think she sm
would be in hot water over that. Generally, you sign the HIPAA agreement and the contract at the same time. DId you talk about pay at all and make a verbal contract?
I agree with everyone else. Until some sort of pay is establishied, I wouldn't work anymore, PLUS, not sure I would want to work there anyway with all of the phone calls and drama that you described. It sounds like you would be signing up for a duty in Hell.
I'm sorry you have gone through all of this. Good luck to you.
Signed mine in January
so, how convenient is that?
Thanks for the info - I signed the petition sm.
and I was the 54th person from Florida - kind of sad that there have only been 54 people in my whole state to have signed this - sigh, but thanks for the info - will pass along to everyone I know!
The post on the other site is by the owner. It is there signed
by her for anyone to read which shows that much of what that poster said is true and she has also posted before about the time they had to cut pay. I believe she genuinely wants things to change and is trying but she did post this on a public board about the pay problems, the plans, as well as whatever else was on her mind and it is there to be read by all so when you say what you just said, the owner posted all of the information that shows that poster was right on with what they said.
Well the stuff from the other site signed by the owner is
the owner. It's there to read.
Obviously you aren't there anymore since you signed as an ex-JLGr!
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I thought about doing that - but then signed up for nursing school instead
for basically the same reasons - cannot be taken out of the country! Enjoy a change of pace. You will be a great bus driver, I'm sure. 
Sorry to blither, but if they run a report on hours per day signed in (sm)
you would have to justify some way why it wasn't OT wouldn't you?
Not signed in currently, but have you e-mailed Tech Support? NM
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Two years ago, a friend of mine signed on with them.
Her big complaint was that there were so many ESLs that it was hard to make any money. Another friend signed on with them as well part-time and he had no complaints. There is plenty of work. They are very flexible. I think they use a Dictaphone platform. I did talk to the owner a couple of years ago and they offered me 8 cpl with a bonus weekend every month where I make 10 cpl, more depending on how much I produce. Again, this was 2 years ago.
Still waiting for training - been 6 days since signed on with them. I would have like to have been
already working by now. Was scheduled for training on Monday but didn't materialize. Can't figure it out.
she signed her post "fair warning." sm
I think that is pretty self-explanatory. Why should she not come here and let folks know that this company is doing this? The people may have no power to help her, they don't have a lot of power to help anybody with anything except INFORMATION.
I hope you never get burned like that because if you do, you shouldn't come here and complain. She has every right as do the other posters who didn't get paid, to spread the information.
Signed with RTI yesteday-haven't heard back- nm
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I have work, just had to wait about 20 minutes after I signed in..no biggie. nm
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Not to stir up trouble, but when we signed on didn't we agree not to
if we had questions or concerns? My just reading this makes my skin crawl but if I were really concerned, I would talk to my sup. right away, as they suggest... I am not management, just a concerned MT as people keep saying things on this board when we are constantly reminded not to do this hear, that is spread around facts which are not proven. Why not just talk to the job directly if you don't have work instead of getting the rest of us upset here?
How are they dishonest for taking out premiums for insurance that we signed up for? sm
Wow. People will bash any company for any reason.
Signed up for second session. Dying to hear what percentage of cut is. (sm)
Hopefully people will post as soon as they find out. I know we are lucky to have been kept at the percentage we were. MQ cut us 10% one year and then 10% again. Have a feeling they are going to skip the gentle repeated insults and just hit us with 20 or 30% right off the bat. I hope I am wrong.
Good luck to us all.
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