At Will Employment - No Explanation Needed
Posted By: omt on 2006-04-03
In Reply to: My rate of pay was changed, should I move on? - MTnobody
If you look at the paperwork you signed, you will probably see that it is At-Will Employment. That means they can fire you without giving you any reason and you can quit without giving any reason -- at any time. As long as they have not sent you equipment (which if they did, you will probably have to pay to have sent back), just tell them Thanks, but No Thanks!! 
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Explanation
Because their management doesn't know how to manage.
No explanation
Just an email that the feature was being disabled. Maybe because they didn't want anyone to know or inquire into line count comparisons between MS Word and Dictaphone (could it have to do with not being paid for headers?).
Ok, I get it now - thanks for the explanation, but (sm)
I have never noticed the lag as far as waiting for the words to appear. I have noticed, though, the wait sometimes for the next report to come up. Granted, slow means maybe 5-6 seconds, but between that and sometimes the cont-R and cont-S being slow, I guess that could slow you down if you add it all up. Thanks for taking the time to explain.
more explanation sm
I meant a general Word Book in above post. I also have specialized Word Books that I use but not so much any more due to only doing Radiology now.
Why run? More explanation please... sm
Why post something like that without something to back it up. An honest company will change from the standard 65 character line with spaces to a 54 or 55 character line if they don't pay for spaces. A lot has to do with what the client wants to see in writing - even though the same thing, for some reason it's more appealing to them to see the VBC than paying for spaces - weird I know.
Please fill me in on why you say run. I have been with them since August and pleasantly pleased over the large nationals I was with before.
further explanation
Sorry, that was a bit short and to the point on my last message. Just to explain further, this is not Vonage but it is VoIP. I didn't want to go into much detail because I didn't want to sound like I was trying to sell this to anyone. I already have my 3 referals so my service is free - that isn't it. I'm using it right now and it is working great. There is a little hesitation every once in a while but if I calculate the money I save by the tiny amount of less work I do because of the periodic hesitation, it is worth it - especially if someone is looking at a $600 phone bill like the person below - OMG! It won't work if the Internet is down but neither will my typing because that is all through the Internet, so no big deal for me. I would rather pay nothing than $24.95, $39.95, or $600. In the next couple of years none of us will have a choice anyway, it will all be digital, no more land lines as we know it today.
Thanks for the explanation.
:)
An explanation...
You must average a gross pay of $900 per pay period over three pay periods (they average your pay for three PP and you have to have grossed and average of $900 per PP). You are paid twice per month, so the pay period is a little longer than with bi-weekly pay.
You are paid a rate per line that is determined by your experience and other factors (not everyone makes the same line rate, but close). Their time-reporting site makes it easy to see if you are on track by showing you how much you have made so far that pay period, or even that day. It's not hard to meet the $900 average per pay period. Just divide $900 by your line rate, which will give you the number of lines needed for that PP. Hope this helps explain it a little better.
Did they give you an explanation?
nm
Shapin.....no need for explanation!!
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uh, seriously...it's not explanation point
you're the one screaming with it. Do you see the irony?
TT giving MT's no explanation on why all this
This is certainly a mystery to me. Announcement of Jesse being gone was heartbreaking. He was such a good tech guy, but these loss of working hours due to server problems we are having is not due to anything but Dictaphone, it appears. The **check back every 10 minutes** is getting old.
It seems that chunks of work disappear when these problems occur, so don't know where the work goes when server goes down. Hopefully, TT is not outsourcing to another service again, as we have been SO LOW on work for the past month or so.
I just wish the upper mgmt. would give us an explanation for all these server problems as of late so that we would not wonder about why this is happening. Maybe some of you can explain to us. Maybe I am just out of the loop.
No, not just that, but part of explanation --
Just like every other company, they don't want to have to pay penalties for out of TAT, so VERY TIGHT TAT -- causing MT's to be out of work part/most of the time.
Thanks for the explanation! I guess my cat
at least this is a plausible explanation.
Personally I believe they'd sell before they'd offshore any work. But whatever the problem is, I too am being drawn into the worry bordering on hysteria. With the economy as it is, there is a lot of desperate behaviors and decisions going on. I used to have so much work I felt sometimes like I dared not take any time off. Now even on what were my heaviest workload days, a trickle.
CPL Explanation - Attempt at Least :)
The returning visits are not a lot of copy and pasting - it's one global time (and my folks love it because they get to work in Word and use their tools, they're not stuck typing into a system where their Expanders and dictionaries are useless) - you get paid for work previously done, which you do not have to change, edit, or even read, in addition to the portion you add. All in all the MT comes out ahead.
If anybody is seriously interested in how it works, I can put you in touch with MTs (some of whom have 20 plus years of experience) who can tell you MT to MT how they are most certainly not getting ripped off.
Just drop me a private note.
If you'd rather work for a company that promises work and doesn't have it, or has the work and doesn't pay, then don't bother sending me your resume.
Because we do have the work - and we do pay.
::grin::
Deborah
dlevinson@acesupms.com
I'm sure there's a logical explanation
Like it was all dictated overnight in the wee hours when none of us lazy Americans wanted to work, so, alas, the poor beset upon transcriptionists in India were forced to do it.
See the explanation on the main board.
If you read my post, the explanation is all there!
nm
There is no explanation for this "confidential" policy. nm
No, you wouldn't be able to explain it because there is no good explanation for this policy. I could tell people I don't know what the company pays everyone but I make $. Is that better? I am giving just MY infor, making no promises about what the company pays.
better explanation than that. Makes no sense ....... nm
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I'll email you..but brief explanation below
When I say toggle over, I mean Alt-Tab like you use to toggle to a different program w/o the mouse. I have my Excel spreadsheet open while I transcribe in another program. So when I need to enter my job information, I Alt-Tab over to the worksheet and enter in the info, then Alt-Tab back to the word processor and keep going. Should work for any Windows-based program.
As far as the formula, let me see if I can dig up the tutorial link that I used to figure the formula...
Ok, here's the page:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP011277801033.aspx
I also used the Excel tutorials on About.com to get fiddly with Excel. I now know only enough to be dangerous.
Emailing you.
Amen explanation point
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Move on and do it rapidly. That explanation doesn't
even sound like it holds water.
A quick word of explanation about Wal-Mart
My friend worked in the division that made, organized jewelry, etc. She was not a clerk. She worked behind the scenes. I guess the suits thought that behind the scenes in Mexico was cheaper for them than to pay American workers. Anyway, my friend, a 21-years-old single mother, is now without work.
I never see an ad for employment with them.
nm
Don't you have to pay self-employment tax? Isn't that the same as SS? nm
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You may not be able to get employment if you are
fired either. The company has a say in what happened and can dispute any claim. I would think they you could not get employment based on you resign or else and I think they are being very generous in giving you that option. If you quit I don't think you stand a chance of getting unemployment.
I wouldn't worry about using Spheris for a reference, doesn't sound like they would give you a good reference even if you resign. If you haven't been there long just leave them off your resume and say you took some time off. I don't think the resume has as much to do with your hiring as it is how you do on testing.
employment
Are they still hiring and how is their pay rate?
For employment, what else would you ask?
I've pasted all the questions I think I would like to know from a prospective employer. If you can think of other questions I need to ask, or a better way to ask the question, please let me know! I realize some of these questions will not get answers and some are probably not palatable by employers, but if I don't ask, I won't know and on a more personal basis, I'm tired of getting $crewed down the line.
· What percentage of your full-time transcription employees make greater than $36,000.00 per year?
· Do you offer incentive pay?
· What percentage of full time employees have been with you more than 2 years?
· Do you offshore any portion of your available workload?
· What percentage of the dictation (within a +/- 5% range) is ESL dictation?
· What is the cost of your best insurance coverage for a single person per pay period? How long after employment before it becomes effective?
· Do you offer dental insurance?
· Do you offer a 401(k) plan? Do you match contributions or? How soon is participation allowed?
· How many PTO days per year? How soon are they available for use? Are there any clauses that may prevent use of PTO?
· What is your holiday policy regarding time off?
· What is the rate per line, the characters per line, and does this include spaces?
· Are headers included or excluded in the line count?
· Do you have software that indicates lines completed?
· Are there any charges for software/hardware required by your company?
· Do you allow split shifts?
· Do you dock pay for blanks (inaudibles, etc.)?
· Do you guarantee work available?
· Do you have 24/7 management and tech support?
· What contingencies apply to QA?
· Do you offer direct deposit?
· Have you EVER been late making payroll?
· How often do you pay and what are the parameters of the pay period?
· What other benefits do you offer?
· Within the acute care dictations, how many different work types are there?
· Is it possible to remain within 2-3 work types only?
· Do you offer training/work with speech recognition?
OSi employment
Why don't you just give them a call? I have worked there going on 2 years now and I see other MTs complaining of not getting paid, not getting work, slow networking, etc. I have not run across these issues with OSi. I get work every day, I get paid every pay day. I get answers to questions and I don't get micromanaged. Communication has been good. I am not related to anyone there and don't know anyone there, just sign in and work. OSi makes the qualifications very clear and it is not impossible to make the required lines. Good luck.
considering employment
would like info that would be helpful in deciding whether to accept.
for employment
As in who offers the best pay, benefits, incentives, vacation, bonuses?
OSi employment
I have been with OSi for 3 years now. Some days the work is low, and some days there is OT available, but, that doesn't look any different to me than what I read on this site. I agreed on a schedule which has been maintained for 3 years now. I get paid on time and sometimes early. There are lots of e-mails which can be deleted in a heart beat. When there are problems I am notified of them. Otherwise, just work, get paid, get annual raises. That's what I expect from a job, and that's what I get. Good luck in your search.
employment
 I need someone to tell me what is better, contractor or employee.
It has to do with employment laws in SM
those states.
When I inquired about employment...
which was a few months ago, the recruiter couldn't explain the pay scale and/or incentive program. Keep on truckin'...
Heartland MTs - if you are still looking for employment.....
AAMT Reaches Out to Displaced Heartland MTs
AAMT is working with Terri Kaminski of Transcription Matchmaker and Heartland Information Services executives to provide a free outplacement webinar for all Heartland employees from the U.S. who recently lost their jobs. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17, 2006, and displaced employees will receive information on how to promote their services and learn of opportunities in the medical transcription field. AAMT is extremely grateful to work with Transcription Matchmaker and Heartland Information Services to offer this outplacement service to transcriptionists in need of new jobs. For more information on this program, please contact Jennifer Hardy at Jennifer@aamt.org.
MT Employment Agency?
I was wondering if anyone knows of such a company as a temporary MT employment agency. For example, you could specify how long you'd like your assignment to last, i.e., 3 weeks (or 6 weeks or 4 months or whatever), they'd match you up with a temporary job, and then at the end of that time you could choose to stay on if needed/wanted or have time off until the next prospective job comes along that fits your needs. Maybe I'm just dreaming! They do have employment agencies for nurses that work like this...why not MTs?!
Employment Question
Anyone work for Transcription Relief Services, now or in the past. I would appreciate some feedback regarding this company.
My place of employment
is sending reports to Transcription Connection, Inc (ohio) right now. Their work, is to say the least, not good! Rumor at work is they are going to get rid of in-house transcription and send solely to this company. Thus, I sent a resume. Now mind you I have been the transcription supervisor/coordinator for this mental health facility for more than 14 years. I know my stuff. No answer back from Transcription Connection, Inc. Sort of weird if you ask me. I did not know they outsourced. Interesting!
No employment unless you sign
The agreement states that the employee understands that he/she will no longer be employed unless he/she signs. (I found out that such coercion in order to save your job can be illegal.)
I thought everyone had to pay SS or self-employment tax. nm
What is your employment status?
If you are IC you will have to send demand for payment letter and possibly hire attorney.
If you are considered employee you need to call and talk to someone in your local labor board. My DH was working for a construction company that refused to pay him once. The state labor commission got on it and they ended up paying him 2X what they originally owed, plus a big fat fine to the state for violating labor law.
If they lie to you like that, I think you need to be looking for other work. Why waste time working for free? Did you sign a volunteer agreement? If not, you need to dump it and find something else that will pay--especially if the check she did send bounces.
looks like an employment agency - sm
click one link and it looks like a resume bank, click the other link and you get an agency.
testing for employment
Has anyone else out there spent hours testing for a company, then not hear back from them? I sent a few followup emails and left a voice mail message, but never got a reply. I have several years of transcription under my belt and know I did good on the test. Sometimes I wonder if there is a transcription black list.
Axolotl Employment
Does anyone know if they are currently hiring? I faxed my resume and sent a followup email, but have not heard back from them.
Axolotl Employment
Does anyone know if they are currently hiring? I faxed my resume and sent a followup email, but have not heard back from them.
SPHERIS FOR EMPLOYMENT?
I am considering a position with Spheris and would greaty appreciate any input from anyone who currently works for them or has worked for them in the past. Any information would be helpful, be it positive or negative. I feel this would be the best way I know of to find out about this company other than reading on their website, which could be biased, right?
Spheris employment...
I think if you are in need of gaining more MT experience, Spheris will probably suit you; however, if you are a seasoned MT, forget it; you probably won't be offered a reasonable starting pay. Spheris has loads of MT resources available (i.e. Stedman's) help loops, mentors, samples, etc.; however, QA is brutal. It's very frustrating to adhere to BOS, Spheris transcription standards, account specifics, Spheris acceptable/unacceptable terms list, dangerous abbreviations list, and on and on. Many times they conflict with each other. Health insurances stinks. PTO is good (unless they have changed it). I'm not happy with Spheris mainly because of my supervisor, but there must be some knowledgeable supervisors somewhere in the Spheris organization. SR is going to be the norm at Spheris, so you need to look forward to that. I haven't converted over to SR yet, but will be soon. I came from MQ to Spheris and feel Spheris is the better of the two.
Yep, those unable to gain employment elsewhere CAN
Did you learn a new word today (musn't)? I am so proud!
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