BEST approach (This is pure
Posted By: CA MT on 2006-06-12
In Reply to: My experience and opinion - noname
(and this is being pure b----): If they wouldn't pay me, I'd tell them in no uncertain terms that I did the work and expect to be paid. That if they refused to pay in a timely fashion, you would, alternatively, have to BILL THE CLIENT! Actually doing so might not work, but threatening to do so cerainly would...better than threatening legal action...since the worst that could happen to them would be to lose clients. Still no answer/pay?? I'd make good on my threat...if only to write or contact the client and notify them of MTSO's lack of ethics and responsibility, and, would they want to do business with a company that won't pay its own employees?    
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Pure BS
OR you are management.
It is VERY, VERY easy to miss things when editing VR because your mind plays tricks on you, you think misspelled words are actually right.
Don't throw stones when you don't know what you're talking about.
some accounts are okay and others are pure garbage!
Some of the accounts will sink your line count fast. I think their clinic work is maybe worse than the acute care for that, but some of the acute care is really bad with horrible dictators.
Pure and Simple Exploitation
These companies are in the business to exploit MTs and make money. Bottom line. If there is a dispute, believe me the MT will take the brunt of it. It's very sad, but after 15 years, I'm leaving transcription. Enough is enough. For all I care, they can continue to pay those new transcriptionists that bottom wage who type garbage like, LUNGS: Crackles in the BASIS.
I would approach this just as you sm
have told us here. Honestly. It is up to them. It may be a matter that you had a serious illness and unfortunately they may not hire you just because of insurance/risk type reasons. Human resources can be a bear to get past even if a supervisor wants to hire you. I remember a girl that my supervisor wanted to hire years ago and because she had some kind of back problem years before, HR would not allow her to hire her.
I have been where you are. I have a very serious chronic illness and that is one reason I don't go back out to work. I worked for the national for 23 yeasr but for awhile was also working at the hospital at the same time. It was too much for me. Maybe a transcription service would serve you better? Perhaps an IC status where you are very flexible in your hours. Speaking from someone who has a chronic illness, the flexibility is worth alot. Sometimes the stress of a full-time job you have to be at a certain time is not the best thing when you have some type of chronic medical problem. I completely understand.
My approach would have been to
give her much less information about the problem (only gives her something more to argue about) and I simply would have said: I have an urgent medical appointment and will be signing off at 3. If I am able, I will sign on for another hour upon my return. After her first refusal I would have replied: Nevertheless, I will be signing off at 3, sorry about the inconvenience. End of story. And I would not have responded to further e-mails.
Why get into a negotiation over what is within your rights to begin with? Never helps to appear to be asking for time off. You are letting her know as a courtesy.
Of course, knowing her attitude now, you can simply have ''internet connectivity problems'' or a ''power outage'' next time you have to take hour or so off. Call from your cell phone (or a pay phone). Tell her you are shut down and don't know when you will be back on. If you have an answering machine on your house phone, be sure to disconnect it. Then go to your appointment and don't look back.
Whether you do the work of 2 or 3 part-time people is not the issue. You are not her employee. Have there been times when the work you were expecting was not available? Did she pay you an hourly wage for that? Probably not.
Wow. The Tao would not offer this approach.
For balance in oneself, one must see themselves in others. And that is the way to peace. No offense but even if what this poster said is true, and I am not doubting that she believe it, the way of happiness is not by criticizing others and telling them what to do. That is Ego, and where there is Ego there is unhappiness and of course eventual Karma, what goes around comes around. Just a fact. Blessed are the peacemakers I believe it was said by a very kind man.
Wish I could approach 400 lph, I struggle trying to achieve 150 lph, sm
have difficult account with various work types. How do you do it?
I surely hope you will not approach sm
your MT career with that attitude. As a newbie, your willingness to accept constructive criticism and advice will be what makes or breaks your success. Something to think about. The post made a VALID suggestion and if your response is to put up your dukes and run away, you'll never make it in this field.
The approach to "those who have had a bad experience"
IS very interesting. It is a good company--except when it's not. I wonder just how many good people they have lost.
This is your opportunity to approach Deventure
very legitimate question and/or possible concern about Transcend and the rumored sale, etc. Any answer you get here, for any job, is not truly reliable. So, there is nothing wrong at all with calling them and state that you just have 1 question before you decide, and also fine to be honest that you had run into this issue while researching the company. Something to that effect. I have always up front let any potential employer know that I am aware of the rumors or negative reviews their companies get on different MT forums. I handle it professionally, but let then know my awareness of these situations. It gives the recruiter a chance to usually laugh with me about places like this, and then I am always keenly interested in how they handle the answers. All MTSOs are more than aware of MTStars, and we need not be ashamed or secretive that we get info here. That's what its all about - networking info! LOL. Best of luck! By the way, I only have experience with Transcend, and it was awful. The recruiter handled all the questions well, but turns out the truth was on this board and not out of her mouth! LOL. Live and learn, and gamble and try again!
Taking a new approach to my job search (IC status)
I have been reading the threads on IC status and pretty much agree with what has been said. Being an MT, I do prefer IC status for the flexibility. That being said, there are a lot of ads for IC positions that are limiting that flexibility. My new approach is that when an MTSO contacts me regarding my resume/application, I tell them UP FRONT what I am willing to do...what days I will work and what hours I will complete my work between. I let them know that I will not be held to a strict schedule. If I wanted strict schedule, I would opt for an employee position. If they offer me the job, the terms are clear from the get go. If my terms do not meet their needs, then they are free to move on to another candidate. I really think it is time for us to set the limits and not the other way around. And yes, before anyone jumps on the TAT bandwagon, I do understand TAT has to be met daily. I also understand that there may not be work available when I sign on, but I have come to expect that being an IC working around my own schedule and this is why I have no problem being an IC for more than 1 company at a time if/when necessary.
Not snarky at all, I read it as just trying a humorous approach
I mean, it's either laugh or cry, right? *shrug* I didn't find your initial posting snarky at all.
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