Agree, scary.. and dangerous. Glad I have tons of
Posted By: work without it -hope it stays that way.nm on 2009-04-22
In Reply to: No kidding!! - Scary all right!
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Scary, huh!! I agree:)
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LOL, I agree! Some of these people are scary. nm
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Tons and tons of stuff in the archives. nm
Thank you for posting this. I agree with you. Glad to know
there are others like me out there.
Glad you agree but disagree on one thing sm
This is far from a socialist country. Oh trust me, I have many lawyers in my family and you can sue a company who won't hire you if you have disability. These companies are treading a thin wire.
How would someone like it even if they simply had an abortion on their record and a company didn't like that!
there is something more dangerous lurking...
and the founder of the original AAMT has a hand in it but I have yet to determine if there will be a place for us or not -
standardized dictation, pretexted format, no more verbal dictation...
I am aware the last few years anyway this is in the works and it may even perhaps be how med students are being taught now, relearning the whole dictation thing.
what I cannot figure out is will this keep us involved or completely make us insignificant?
I would like to get your thoughts on this...
Yes, and if you're an IC, it's dangerous to only rely on one - nm
Wonder why that is? A dangerous site? Has spyware?
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Right and offshore is a dangerous option
Dangerous to confidentiality. Yes, they may try it but it is failed miserably as we now know.
p.o. is NOT a JCAHO dangerous abbrevation...Please read (SM)...
As you know (Lillybelle), your QA person is *INCORRECT*. Here is the link to JCAHO's dangerous abbrevation/do not use list, and p.o. is not one of them. Knowledge is power!
Hope this helps...
http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/2329F8F5-6EC5-4E21-B932-54B2B7D53F00/0/06_dnu_list.pdf
question about testing and dangerous abbreviations
I have tested for a new job and typed the two reports verbatim, leaving in dangerous abbreviations. Some companies allow some abbreviations and others don't. Not knowing what their particular choices are, I just typed them verbatim. I figure if I get the job, they will give me a list of abbreviations not to use.
Was that the correct thing to do, or should I have let them know by editing the report that I am aware of what is consider dangerous in some instances?
Your thoughts are welcome and may be helpful to others yet to test.
Thank you.
Google has them listed as a dangerous website.
I found a temporary homepage at another link when I Googled, but that's as far as I could get without the Google page to beware if you continue.
wow - now THAT is scary.... sm
Something to consider when giving out our private information...
I hope you hear from her soon.
This is scary:(
Anyone way out of line could do the same with any company for that matter. If someone asks a question and wants a truthful answer some flake out there. However, I think if posting as a KS recruiter they should actually be a recruiter. No need to be playing head games with fellow transcriptionists.
scary
I've been posting for months as zzz on the MQ board and I'm not concerned or upset that another zzz is posting. I find it kind of strange, though, that I'm aligned on most of your philosophies. You're a little more aggressive, but I do agree with you on many things including this subject.
The whole cesspool concept is outrageous and I really have no respect for a company who thinks this is good for anyone. I know the idea was to prevent anyone from running out of work (no downtime pay for MQ to worry about too), but...
Anyhow, I do what I have to do for me. They did what they had to do when they took over $300 away from me a month with no warning (daily bonus), so I shall follow my leader.
Now THAT'S s-s-s-sc-sc-scary!
nm
I know, it's so scary when they
screw us over with pay cuts year after year. You're giving me an ulcer worrying with you, LOL. I hope everything works out for you and you're able to make enough money. If not, don't be afraid to move on to a different company. Gotta do what you gotta do to support your family. Crossing my fingers for you!
The scary thing is that quite a few of the
scary people on this board ARE MTSOs. I've seen more than one nutjob running around screaming and ranting to people. "Well, I'd never hire you to work for me!" GOOD!! I don't want to work for some psycho chick with a bad attitude anyways!!! The real shrews expect endentured servitude, don't pay squat, and have poor business management skills. If you're an MTSO and you're taking this post personally, well, I'm probably referring to YOU.
You means this are scary?
nm
Scary thought.....
I was actually hired by them and due to begin training when my current company begged me to stay. I'm only making a little less but the benefits are SO much better!! 10 vacation days the 1st year, 6 paid holidays and sick time earned each pay period. And they were willing to agree to my schedule!! I am so happy now after hearing this!!
So true, it's scary! - nm
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IC Status-a bit scary
I am going to be switching to IC status soon and was wondering if anyone who is already working as an IC can tell me what kind of line rate I will need to compensate for all the taxes I will have to pay, especially both sides of the social security tax. I am SE status now but that is probably going to change and employee status is not for me. I know taxes vary from state to state but what percentage of taxes do you average when taking them out of your gross paycheck each pay day. TIA for any information.
I am so glad, so very glad that finally I have reached
the age that if we are low on work, I just take off. No problem at all and love the extra day or so off. I now have worked since the 70s and finally made to retirement age, get SS plus other retirement money coming in and thank the good Lord do not have to worry about if there is work or not. BTW, when I worked inhouse never ran out of work ever, only when transferring out to company do they run out of work. If I had to raise a family now I would most certainly cross train on other accts at my place but only have 1 that I work on, by choice.
Yeah, I found that a little scary - sm
I do think though that a lot of places do that and just don't tell you - small MTSOs, of course. I don't believe it's the right thing to do though.
scary name. Probably hire "typists". nm
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Ew - kinda scary! Thanks for the warning everybody. (nm)
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The scary part about the new program is (sm)
we will get to see how much time we are actually wasting when we think we are working. - phone calls, interruptions, etc. Many of us who claim we are working 8 hour days are probably working 6, and I'm probably one of the guilty ones. I think it will motivate me.
This is scary, I was recently hired :( nm
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what is scary is when they threaten to release
confidential information, basically extortion. I guess what I meant in regard to offshoring the work is when they have depleted their staff, what other option will they have?
Wow, you are scary. It sounds like a good thing for
TransTech that you moved on. Good riddance.
The scary part of that is you never know what account you will get when you go with a new company.
That is what worries me most right now leaving my job. I know my accounts. Companies are not always honest about what account you go on and if they have long time MTs they probably have the best stuff so you get what they dont want.
Scary! Wonder what info they are trying to get? Or is it just to peeve off some good MTs?
Isn't it scary how quick people are to go for the jugular
? I think saying west coasts accts are all scary sm
is an overreaction. I've seen Florida, Texas and other accounts that were horrendous. 60% ESL estimate is really not bad at all.
goodness that IS scary, patient records sm
but also the allegations also reflect on your services as an MT and that is BIG, not sure how long been there. It would be important to clear your name in writing. Hopefully you kept the folder as records of truth. So this was a private client you were working for?? as opposed to a national MT company huh
My boss waited a year or more a few times. Scary. -nm
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VERY astute! For more scary info. on research & development, (sm)
go to Acusis' home page, click on Careers on the upper left-hand side, and then read the description of the Research Scientist job they want to fill. (In INDIA, of course!) Main interest seems to be word-rec, artificial intelligence, etc. And that word evangelize raises the hairs on the back of my neck.
That's kind of scary. Rose was very nice to me, but then I guess sm
everyone is when they are trying to get you to take a job. The pay seemed decent for being an employee, but if the line counting method cannot be trusted, then I'm not sure that is so great either. And I'm a bit nervous about not having direct deposit. I have heard the check is in the mail story before ... ugh.
Thanks to everyone for your input. It certainly gives me something to think about. 
If you call being ripped off for more than 5 grand harsh & scary?
grow some guts. Unfortunately, this is profession has become a cut throat business, and if harshness is what it takes to get paid, then so be it. We are all just trying to survive here on the piddling pennies with which we are compensated. This MT is an extremely dedicated, hard-working MT whose business has been destroyed by ***********not paying for services rendered. It's unconscionable. It is not meant to be a threat, but rather a forewarning of what it yet to come.
This drama NEVER ends! It is SOOOOOO scary, and so boring at the same time!
Now Lee will come on, with an empassioned plea to please call her, and yada, yada, the misunderstandings. This person left, or that person left, or now a new bolt of lightning. It is getting ABSURD to have this regurgitated at least weekly on this board! Same old, same old. I would NEVER work for Keystrokes, and can't imagine anyone falling for this saga and applying. Something is VERY wrong in KS land.
This company is scary, already sending out packed to us with terrible errors in it, and we TT MT'
are to have confidence in this company who does our payroll now, takes care of HR matters, etc. The other HR company had done such a great job for us. Just a little frightening, especially in regards to paychecks being correct and on time.
Why don't you just go to MQ? They seem to be having TONS OF FUN 24/7!-nm
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I have used it tons
It is a pretty easy system to get used to. A lot of nationals use it. It is the same testing system that Career Step uses for their final. I like it better than some of the other tests that I have taken. Just don't close out of your objective portion or when you log back in you will have a whole new test. That happened to me before. 
Tons of work
I don't know what account other poster is on but she should probably check with her supervisor about the no work issue--that doesn't sound like Amphion.
The account I'm on is never out of work and it is always available to work on, overtime included. I love Amphion and have been at several different companies.
Amphion gives me the freedom to do my work and keeps me in work but they don't bug me to death about work. They go above and beyond to create macros, request software changes that get approved for MTs to use to make our jobs easier. I get employee benefits including retirement and PTO and I couldn't be happier. I'm also not bombarded with emails all day like I was at TRS a few years ago. The supervisors and QA are great! I was not sure when I started because I was skeptical from past jobs, so I started part-time and kept my other full-time MT job, then made the switch to full-time with Amphion after a few months and I am so glad I did.
If anyone remembers Omnimed from a few years back, they are now back as Amphion. You really have to just give it a shot to see if they're a good fit.
There are tons of comments
All you have to do is start going back on the company board. On each page of posts go to edit on your menu bar and then select 'find on this page' and type OSI. Or you can search the archives. Most of the posts are not good at all.
If you don't have tons of experience, why not?
I have a decent amount of experience (6 years), but if you want to compete against people with 20+ years' experience, it certainly can't hurt to get your CMT and get everything you can possibly put on your resume. The test and studying for it did teach me a lot.
So...while it's correct that a lot of places don't care if you have a CMT, some places do. Seek them out.
While we're on the subject, I still haven't done anything to earn my continuing ed credits... I bought this book on amazon with a bunch of articles in it that supposedly you can summarize for continuing ed credit. Bo-ring...that's the last thing I wanna do with my free time. But it's something, anyway.
Flo, there are tons of info
as recent as yesterday. All you have to do is go to page 2 or 3 or 4. There is probably someting on each of the pages about this company.
Not tons, but there are a number of them who SM
are totally unintelligible.
Tons of lists, etc.
yes, and it seems like a lot of paperwork, wondering if I should go ahead with this company or not! What do you think? amj
I have tons of work.. I can't see how you can say that.
What account are you on?
To Have Tons To Share
Don't see your e-mail - can you send again? Thanks
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