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Posted By: another hem/onc MT on 2009-04-26
In Reply to: Well, - Patty
I posted the ad so you could see where I saw the line rate. Guess I should have said, Apparently, she has several ads out there....
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oh geez "always... all the time" I should read what I wrote before I post. sigh
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WOW....sigh.....
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I think some of the posts have truth to them. I don't think QT has hired new MTs in ages and I would think that the quality issues that we are being threatened with pay reductions etc must be coming from the overseas work, which makes me angry. Do they have other accounts besides this one? I wish we could get some confirmation.
for...Sigh...
Your posting.....
'Not even gonna argue, as I can tell 100% from your dialect that you are Indian.'
About what else are you also 100% sure?
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 So, it seems no one best post anything sad to say. If its negative, even if true, it will hurt the little guy the most as we often have no legal recourse or money to obtain legal counsel if a company has done us wrong. So, what is best course of action when investigating a company that has not paid their employees or other legal work-related matters? Better Business Bureau? Just wondering if anyone knows who you would contact to investigate before we sign-up or interview for a company. Also, let's face it. Transcription is becoming a very, very difficult profession regarding payment and employment. I imagine probably best to check to make sure a legitimate company, ask questions of them as they do of you, prepare to be very flexible (24/7/365), be your own IT department for computer issues (if you work from home), and go in there with a positive attitude and hope for the best. Otherwise, it seems it would be best only to post regarding words, actual jobs, software/hardware, etc. etc. and just light topics. Just my take on it all but also which is why i am slowing weaning from the world of transcription.
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That is why, IMHO, it is essential to have a side job. With the way the economy is today I would not dare have a job with just one company. Things can change too quickly.
sigh...no, I don't need that. Thanks for the info.
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How many of us are looking for a new job in the new year? ...sigh...nm
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*sigh* I guess I will get through it one way or another :-)
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Sigh, sorry, meant to go below.
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No sense is right thanks. Sigh. nm
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Sigh ... if only this were true
Unfortunately, if you'll take a hop skip and a jump over to the New MTs board, you'll find that they are actually willing to work for free.
And while a good talking to was given to the MT who said that, you can bet your lily white that there are hundreds more who DON'T post to this forum who are willing to do it.
Women are so desperate (after being sold the sun, moon, and stars by MT schools and paying a hefty price for them) to actually work in the field they paid to train in, they'll endure the mistreatment.
We cannot, however, argue that if they're willing to put up with it, that's what they get.
Would we say the same about the sweat shops in China and Vietnam?
Would we say the same about the people who still do business with the banks that have dragged our economy under through nefarious practices?
Moreover, would we say that it's okay for people to break the law and take advantage of people because people put up with it?
No.
I, for one, am tired of watching this happen. I worked HARD for this profession for 13 years. Every day, I see a piece of its integrity being stripped away. It's almost completely gone now, and it's probably too late. But I'd rather go out fighting than be taken out as one of the frequently humiliated and disrespected herd.
*sigh* it's happened in one way or another to ALL of us.
After all, that's the function of this particular board, isn't it?
Yes, sorry for the MDI'ers. Whaddya gonna do? They need to look for another job. How are they going to learn about the good/bad companies if the Company Board isn't serving its intended purpose?
The MDI'ers have gotten a sympathetic ear from everyone on this board for days and days now. Can't deny that!
But at some point this MDI thing has to stop monopolizing the board. How are MDI'ers going to find out information on other companies if the company board is really the MDI/Transcend board?
Just sayin'.
Me too....waiting on the work *sigh* (sm)
What is the deal, overhiring? I have only been there a few months, but geez! And I had heard really wonderful things about MDI-MD too before I started. I really like them so far, but wish the work load was heavier.
One more company (sigh) ScribeRight?
Well, I have been looking and looking. I have interviews scheduled with Transcend and also Softscript. I did research here on the boards about Softscript, and didn't like much of what I heard.
I also had a very nice woman from the boards here contact me and offer to refer me on to her company, and gave me numbers for contacts there.
So...today I was contacted by Scriberight. They seemed very nice and the testing was quite easy.
Anyone know anything about them? I'm sorry to keep posting these, but I have had to change jobs twice in the past two years due to lack of work, unstable companies, bad pay, etc....I would just like to stay put for a while and I value your opinions.
Thanks!
Another morning with no work ... sigh. nm
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My hospital used to, but then they outsourced. sigh. nm
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And my incredible spelling..... *sigh*
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[sigh...] sounds like another Stepford MT.
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Ugh .. hope 7 cpl is NOT average pay .. sigh. nm
Sigh. I had not planned to retire for
probably another 10-15 years, if my wrists hold out that long, and had fully intended/hoped to have MDI be my last MTSO. I have waded through a lot of frogs before finding my proverbial prince in the MT world and had hoped to finish out my career here. Now I'm just utterly disheartened by this recent turn of events. I'm looking into finishing my degree (wanted to do that anyway) and seeing what my options are after that, may have to get out of the profession altogether. It's depressing, as it's a job I love that keeps me challenged on a daily basis. I just have no desire to start anew with another company.
sigh - same old question - WHICH medscribe?
ahem...make that BEST platform. sigh. nm
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Absolutely I agree! Hindsight (sigh) ..sm
Yes, in hindsight I should not have done it. I had been in my office for days on end testing and testing. I remember it being very tough and took me a long time to finish. I was desperate (I guess) to seek my own accounts and thought this would be the first of many!
Never again! :)
[ Sigh!] I meant 'moment', not 'momwent'.
Sigh, why can't these companies just hire PTers to
work the weekends like they used to...
Yep. Guess racisim is alive and well. Sigh.
The misconceptions are overwhelming, aren't they? People really do need to open their minds and their eyes and educate themselves. This is why my relatives in New Zealand and England make fun of Americans, for being too afraid to travel and enjoy the rest of the world. Guess some folks just feel safer hiding under their little rocks at home waiting for the big, bad Muslims to come and get them. So sad.
Can you imagine if our ancestors had been too afraid to come to America? My family arrived in 1640, and raised tobacco in the original Jamestown settlement. Hardly a safe haven back then. Thank goodness I come from such stock. I've enjoyed visits to so many different places, met so many different cultures, it makes me sad for people who are scared into the corner by boogie-men.
Anyway, this is a fine opportunity for the right person. Racists and bigots need not apply.
Same old stuff, huh? ...sigh...really looking forward to making contact based on what you said.
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*sigh* I guess I'll be sending out resumes today.
and now they have an ad on MT Daily and MT Jobs? I don't get it. I just got the backlog status report and there are a grand total of five reports on my account - and those have probably been snatched up by now by MTs waiting for work just like me.
Spheris? Word has it one more account was totally outsourced. Sigh
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive. 
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, and I cannot even imagine trying to drive a bus in LA or SF or SD -- they deserve every penny they get! Heck, I wouldn't even want to drive a bus here in Denver. I have the utmost respect for bus drivers, truck drivers, and anyone else who drives in big cities with big vehicles in traffic and all that. I have trouble just backing out a car, much less something as big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I must admit I play ostrich most of the time and do not watch the news so I haven't heard about that. Guess even paradise has trouble.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, and I cannot even imagine trying to drive a bus in LA or SF or SD -- they deserve every penny they get! Heck, I wouldn't even want to drive a bus here in Denver. I have the utmost respect for bus drivers, truck drivers, and anyone else who drives in big cities with big vehicles in traffic and all that. I have trouble just backing out a car, much less something as big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I must admit I play ostrich most of the time and do not watch the news so I haven't heard about that. Guess even paradise has trouble.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, and I cannot even imagine trying to drive a bus in LA or SF or SD -- they deserve every penny they get! Heck, I wouldn't even want to drive a bus here in Denver. I have the utmost respect for bus drivers, truck drivers, and anyone else who drives in big cities with big vehicles in traffic and all that. I have trouble just backing out a car, much less something as big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I must admit I play ostrich most of the time and do not watch the news so I haven't heard about that. Guess even paradise has trouble.
C-phone accounts aren't any better, not enough work to make line counts there either. Sigh
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I read all read all the threads in the "companies" section
of another board, MT Chat, and Googled each one that got positive reviews. If they had a website and a way to apply online, I did so. And that was how I got hired at TRS. They were not advertising at the time. By sheer coincidence I applied to Transcend just before I applied to TRS, and they were not interested in what I had to offer at the time. And now they've got me anyway, since they bought TRS. Interesting how things work out sometimes.
Companies with negative reviews, or company queries that got only a terse I sent you a PM reply, I passed over.
I read your post. What do you want me to re-read?
and it seems those are your posts, too, so things just didn't add up and seemed inconsistent. If a place dropped me down to p.r.n. at 7 cpl or whatever and I already had another job where I could get 1000-1500 lines, I wouldn't give the first place a second thought so just couldn't figure out why anyone else would.
To Before You Read This
Girl... you are absolutely right on target and now even after I read your comments, I never knew OSi outsourced. That to me is a SLAP in the face. And you are right about the promotions. I have applied for different jobs and told they were already taken. when they have a job available, they KNOW ahead of time who they are going to hire. and you are right about the "welcoming thing, saying welcome so and so, when we didn't know there was a job available Now that I know they ship work overseas, I am totally OUTTA here. And you are right again, you are NOT paid extra fo holidays, weekends, or shift differentials.
OSI........LOL....... read on.....
OSi will promise you the world if they want you bad enough. Then once they get you, the promises are null and void. I see where they are finally following through on their annual raises that they promised years ago that no one ever got....and FINALLY, a holiday incentive? Wow, they must really be desperate.......I worked for OSi for many years, gave them my all and got nothing in return except heartache in the end.........do what you want, but just be looking over your shoulder every inch of the way and get EVERYTHING in writing!
Don't believe everything you read. sm
Most are staying with MQ.
Did you read where it said
39 hour 7 day work week?? Does this mean we are being forced to work weekends? I only browsed through mine.
Don't believe all you read....
I had never even heard of MTStars when I was looking for my first at-home MT job. I would have never accepted the position I currently hold. Every time someone tries to encourage others to apply at "my company" the negative banter that follows only does more harm than good. Just wanted all to know you can't believe even half of what you read on here. Mostly just ex-employees of wonderful companies that couldn't quite make the cut.
Sorry, that should read SM above
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I can't read it.
In fact, I can't read any posts regarding Transcend. First time I heard of Yahoo even having a message board about them. If you can still access it, could you please copy and paste it and email it to me? I'm very interested in this, concerning the constant turnover & turmoil with that company. Thanks.
I cant read it either. NM
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Read above! Read below. Just read!
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Please read....
This topic has come up before and this concerns me as well. I saved a post I did on this board a while back. It's edited a little but the message is the same. Here it is.
I've worked in many pathology departments, referral labs, and the like. And I'm here to tell you that there isn't a single pathologist that I have met that is willing to go with VR let alone outsource their dictation. NOTHING will convince me otherwise. As for radiology, I am seeing too much of it being outsourced to ever believe it will go totally VR. Besides, VR is an absolute joke! Y'know that old phrase? Garbage in/Garbage out? Well, there are many docs who have already found out that's just how VR works. Just TRY, and I mean just TRY and take out the human element out of the picture (meaning the transcriptionist) and you will have reports coming back that are even worse than what is coming back from India!!!!! A question here....a very serious one......don't you think that if VR was more effective in transcribing reports that all the companies outsourcing overseas would go with VR before they did that? Something to think about. I've been around since 1990 in this field and they have been saying that VR was going to replace transcriptionists back then. Well, here we are 15 years later and quite frankly, VR hasn't even made it past first base yet. The doctors, the naysayers if you will, the big companies, etc. will be trying to find anyway they can to save money, cut costs and so on and the bottom line is, it will NEVER HAPPEN. The Transcriptionist is here to stay. There is absolutely no way you can take the human element out of this picture and have the absolute best quality reports/charts/medical information system on the planet....PERIOD.
Read MSG
Thank you for noticing!! Yes I made typos.. there are LOTS of MTs that make typos on here. As long as Im not doing it on my accounts I don't really care. I DO make this much on ONE account. I charge 12 cpl GROSS. I do have one Transcriptionist who make about 15000/year, so yes deduct this off the 60,000. This is also PRETAX. I really should not have to explain myself. I knew I would get some posts like the ones I got. I will laugh all the way to the bank with my nice FAT checks, while these negative people struggle at their low paying jobs. :)
Happy New Year!!
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