Anyone work for Axolotl? Curious as to cpl & benefits
Posted By: sm on 2008-01-16
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I've been an MT for 15 years with local clinics & am looking nationally now. Any info would be great....cpl range, insurance costs, PTO, etc. Thanks!
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Axolotl benefits
Is the insurance based on the state you live in? Can you give example of coverage and of the pay scale?
Thanks.
Axolotl has better pay and better benefits. nt
Axolotl - pay and benefits better than
most, if not all.
Axolotl benefits.. sm
For those who work for Axolotl, can you give me a ballpark figure for the insurance? If I need to insure a family of four is my contribution less than 150.00 a pay period, more than 200.00 a pay period? Just looking for an idea of what that would look like. Thanks.
Axolotl's benefits are very reasonable.
Medical and Dental are under $65 per pay (twice a month) and the Company pays the vision, which has great coverage!! They have 401K with match, PTO and flex spending. The PTO rates are very generous.
Axolotl has excellent benefits, but
If you want any bit of flexiblity outside of your schedule, forget it. Want a day off, that's a joke without getting harrassed for it. If you make any mistakes you are told about it in a negative nonhelpful way and the platform is the worst I have ever been on and I've been an MT for many many years. I quit and could never meet their standards, never had a problem elsewhere. Way to stressful, not worth the grandiose benefits. If you don't want to feel like you a worthless piece of crud, go elsewhere.
As a whole.. nice people to work for, decent benefits but the get off/on the system, work/no work,
is maddening. I couldnt pay my bills or even work the schedule I was assigned. They would ask us not to work until work built up in the evenings and I specifically wanted to work days as I have kids etc. It just didnt work out for me but to each his own. It just seems there has to be a better balance in this business that what is happening.
Just curious, why would not wireless work? I use - sm - Not OP
a wireless USB modem now as I do not have DSL or cable and cannot get satellite where I am (too many trees). I use it the wireless w/o any problem for an internet based platform. If this company also uses an internet based platform then where is the problem? I find my Wireless aircard (875U) slower than DSL but a huge improvement on dial-up. It takes me about 4 minutes to download a 19 minute file, whereas before it took 8-10 minutes; and only 1-2 minutes for 10 minute files, etc. Sure it is not as fast but it still works just fine. So I would think that a USB Wireless Aircard would work just fine for any company that uses an internet platform.
Just curious, do you work for a service? SM
I would love a 12-hour window of time.
Just curious, none of you save your work? - sm
I save my reports and hang onto them for a while in case the doctor needs a copy, also so the next time they dictate on that patient I don't have to re-type everything, saves me tons of time as I am not the fastest typist in the world. Granted I don't show them to anyone as the OP infers, and she can do that IF she edits out all the information pertaining to patient name, drs. names, etc. I bet most MTs keep copies of their reports, it would be foolish not to. My one doc calls me at least once a week looking for a report, though it is up on the FTP they won't retrieve it themselves, I end up encrypting it and emailing it to them. So if I did not have a copy then what would I tell them, sorry, guess you will just have to tough it out and go to the FTP because I cannot help you since I save nothing. --- My work computer is just that, no one else uses it, and that is all I use it for.
I am curious as to how many of you MTs have work shortages - sm
Is it just me or is there down time for everyone? I realize we just had the lovely holidays. The holidays are gone! I have never seen it this bad at the company I work for. I'm getting sick and tired of my entire life revolving around my computer checking for work. When I call management to ask what is happening, I am told the jobs are already checked out. What jobs? How can jobs get checked out if I don't see any in the pool? It makes me think that (1) they are lying or (2) whoever is running the show is purposely bypassing my work pool.
This has gone way behond getting old. 
Required hours for IC work~~curious
I keep seeing ads where you are required to submit a schedule and work scheduled hours for IC positions. Is this legal? I thought that was an IRS requirement of independent contractors that you do your work on your own time. Am I wrong? It seems like the industry is headed in this direction. Companies don't want to hire employees and don't want to pay taxes either.. I guess I can understand that, but I am not sure how they can get away with it.
Just curious, where do you work if you dont mind my asking. nm
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Fair? Just curious, why does all the work in a pool go to
the same people and some don't get anything except what they can scrap up? Just curious about this
Just curious - how many hours a week do you work? nm
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Just curious if the MDIs who are out of work are on acute care? nm
nm
Anyone work for Axolotl?
I am interested to find out what people who work for them think. All feedback is appreciated
Axolotl more than enough work
We are definitely not slow. We have had OT offered to us for the past few months and the OT is still being offered. We might be a smaller company but that does not mean anything. We have several acute care accounts and some of them are very large.
The benefits package is much better than any company I have seen advertised. The health, dental and vision insurance is also cheaper than any company that has been advertised.
No, I work for Axolotl, thus the A. The MTs are
referred to as team - thus A-Team.
To those who work for Axolotl
Would anyone be willing to share how much they pay for down time? I was just wondering because the account I work on now is very flexible and just thought that I could work on it while waiting for work from the company and being paid for the time to boot. Maybe I'm living in a dream world. 
TIA! 
Axolotl does have work
There has been OT offered the last two weekends, ALL weekend. Work might dwindle through the week when there is everyone working as most MTs work days.
The account that pulled one of their worktypes is sending more work in other worktypes to compensate. Plus, one of the other accounts has given Axolotl all of their work, which has also added to the workload.
If anyone has noticed, there have also been new clinic accounts which have started recently. So, the NO WORK story just isn't true and if one does run out of work, you get a pretty good line rate to compensate for your downtime. Can't people be positive about anything??
Change your work schedule if you are running out of work and you don't want to claim your downtime or make it up on the weekends when there is plenty of work!!
I don't work for Axolotl sm
But I am an MT, and I was simply pointing out to the other poster that she might consider some other type of employment that does not require grammar skills. Her posts are riddled with mistakes, both grammatical and spelling errors. Sometimes we aren't suited to a job and need to look elsewhere, sometimes in another field altogether. No need to get so nasty about it. 
Funny about sending work out to India. I was curious and pulled up their
website, it says they NEVER send work outside the U.S.
I work at Axolotl and have found them to not
attitude is reflective of that. Why not be kind to your fellow MT who is having trouble with the changes? Why not offer to help via private email rather than acting smug. This person is your coworker, remember? A company can have a load of benefits, but that is only a teeny tiny part of a picture of a company. Some of us want a lot more than just good benefits. Especially in a small company, things could be a lot more friendly, one would think. I don't want any new BFs, but a bit of kindness or camaraderie would sure help. You get more with sugar than with spice, especially when spice isn't even part of the recipe.
Anyone work at Axolotl? Pros and cons, please.nm
nm
I work for Axolotl and you really hit the nail on the head.
They are a great company. I have been there 2 years and I have never worked for a better employer in 14 years of transcribing. Management and editors are wonderful to work for. They treat us with respect. Even high management is very nice to us. We do get a card and Christmas gift every year. I remember one time I got a $25 gift card with a thank you note. I assumed it was working extra when they asked. They pay us for our experience. The platform is great and easy to use. They offer good, affordable insurance. I could go on and on.
If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.
Axolotl has tons of work, pay for down time,
great benefits, very affordable insurance, they provide all equipment, paid training. E-mail me if you have any specific questions.
Specifically, Axolotl has been low on work since the first of September .... SM
when they lost a huge account. It affected me and several other people. However, I have moved on so I don't know about recent developments. I wonder how long they will continue to pay downtime instead of laying off.
To: "I don't work for Axolotl." Give me a break...sm
The post you took the time to critique may be been riddled with typos, but your's is riddled with ignorance. This is a message board, dear. What an MT posts here can hardly be compared to the confidential legal documents in a patient's permanent medical record. To come here and judge a person's qualifications and skill set based on a few statements quickly jotted down in a post is not only unwarranted, but arrogant, asinine, etc. I'm so tired of seeing professional MTs being picked apart because of a few typos on a public forum. I know this doesn't happen on other message boards. Why here??
I don't take the time to proofread the random phrases I post here like I do with the reports I transcribe. I seriously doubt many others do either.
This site is by far the most negative forum on the web. Inflammatory, negative remarks don't add to the conversation or benefit any of us. Frankly, I'm tired of reading them.
you have to have work to pay for the benefits
I started with them and had NO work for an entire week. I gave up and quit and then they didn't pay the training bonus pay and I had to go to the attorney general!
No benefits and lately no work...NM
NM
Anyone work for Axolotl in Mountain View? (see mssg)
If so, what are the pros and cons? What is starting pay? Good accounts? Flexibility? How long in business? Large or small company? etc.....
Does MDI-Fl have steady work? Are there benefits
nm
Great benefits don't help if the work isn't there.
It's been a while and maybe they've gotten better. The recruiter at the time was less than above-board with me. Try to find current employees to talk to.
Sounds like you want to work PT, but get the benefits of FT!
There are minimum requirements so that the employee must work in order to get health insurance, PTO, etc. Why on earth would an employer offer someone a FT employee status, but then not put any kind of line requirement on them? That's just absurd.
As a manager of a transcription department at a hospital that pays their MTs hourly plus incentive, if I didn't have minimum production standards in place, I'd have a bunch of hourly employees taking a million breaks and surfing the internet all shift long! And still walking out with a nice paycheck and benefits to boot! And my minutes would be through the roof with doctors screaming at me every minute of every day!
I feel sorry for the company that gives you a job. You're looking to get off easy!
No, that's not true. They work with you. Yes, you have to be FT to get benefits. sm
but that is anywhere. They define FT by 12000 lines per period. They average it out. They take into consideration accounts, volume, slow periods, etc. If you are working FT and not getting the lines you need, they work with you to get there.
Someone is just trying to stir things up here, and I am not sure why, but it is very disheartening to see half-truths and lies about so many companies. I love working for Keystrokes. I average 2500-2700 lines per day but I have been doing this a long time and use my Expander for everything. I have an account that is considered a nightmare to some people, but I think that they come into it with a bad attitude. IMO, any account can be great once you get used to it, with Keystrokes or with any company, as long as the line count is accurate.
May I ask where you who get a decent cpl and benefits work?nm
nm
For IC work? 8 cpl is OK if you are an employee and getting benefits, but for an IC it's awful!
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I work for them...benefits this year suck
God help us if we get sick. They deductible is sky high and no meds coverage. I can't believe they boinked us that way. I'm checking into other companies.
I work part-time for them, so I cannot help you regarding benefits. sm
The pay scale seems a bit on the low side (I started at 0.0825), but you are an employee, so they take out taxes and such, which is a plus for me, and you can raise your rate of pay according to how many lines per hour you type. I do not have the tier right in front of me, but it is something like 150-170, add .015 per line; 171-215, .035; 216-230, .05; and so on. I type 300 LPH on my full-time job but cannot seem to average more than 250 at Webmedx, so not sure if it is the way they count lines, or maybe I am just not used to my account yet. The sound quality on some of the hospitals on my account is absolutely AWFUL, and no one seems to be addressing that, so that is a down side.
They have their own platform and supply the computers. Someone said you have the option of using your own computer, but when I asked, they said I had to use theirs, so I don't really know. I would much prefer mine, but I did get a switch so I only have to use one monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
They charge a $125 deposit for the computer, taken out in installments of $25 per pay period, refundable when you quit and return the computer.
The pay is direct deposit and always on time.
I know they have benefits such as medical, dental, and vision, and a 401k, but I do not know the details.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
It is IC work, no benefits, make your own schedule. sm
The pay is a bit on the low side for IC work, but the work is easy, the people are great, and the pay is always on time, once a week, direct deposit. Hope this helps.
It's IC work-- no benefits, although they do pay self-employment tax portion.
Technically, we're hired as SE status (statutory employee status), which means that MDI pays our self-employment taxes to keep us from getting that double tax whammy.
They had great benefits and little work. I lasted three
nm
Great benefits, plenty of work, pay on time
Depending on experience, slightly above-average pay. I used to be with a company where I would have given my right arm for those few simple things. As for the posts below regarding line count, IF this (or any other concern) was affecting my work, there's a new invention called a telephone that comes in handy when wanting to address concerns (and their phone number is on their website).
Agree. Had to leave. Loved it there but no work and no benefits.
nm
I get no benefits where I work and I do 1500-1700 rad reports a pay period. sm
This is the norm, not the exception. If a rad Transcriptionist cannot do 20-25 reports an hour, they need to look at a different field.
Any current information on Medware such as work load, pay, benefits, etc.
Thanks for anything you have.. the good, bad, and ugly.
Good luck to you. Hope they are lenient with the benefits with all the low work. nm
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Where I work I was told I had to get them in or be put back to PT status and lose benefits. nm
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Transhealth editors? Anyone with information on pay, work schedule, benefits, platform
I would appreciate any information before taking their test without knowing the scoop. Thanks!
Can anyone provide a name of a good smaller company to work for that offers decent benefits..
I want to get away from the "nationals". I know there are smaller transcription companies out there looking for a good MT.. Hopefully someone will have some good advice for me.
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