Big MT...we're sharing the same brain waves again
Posted By: mt on 2008-03-20
In Reply to: That is an interesting opinion (sm) - MT
That's my definition of IC as well. I used to have that position with MQ, but with all of their changes I'm...well...looking elsewhere. I have no problems with promising a number of lines as long as I don't have to do them at a specific time. Things happen, especially when you have kids, but if you have the work ethic you'll still get things done, just not at a specific time. Agree with the pool as well. You'll never have a great line count unless you have consistent dictators. If anyone believes differently, I don't think they've seen how fab your line count can be with the same dictators. Anyway, it sounds like you work for a wonderful place with all the things I'm looking for, i.e., 24-hour TAT and consistent dictators. Would you mind sharing where and if they would by chance have openings you know of? You can email if you don't want to post it. Don't worry, I'm not thinking I'd start at that cpl--I'm sure you had to work up to that:-) I'm really just looking for the other perks.
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Here's the facts that you're not sharing...sm
1. There were many MLS involved in the testing phase for productivity on the SR accounts, and each MLS demonstrated a significant improved productivity. I know because I was part of this testing group and on the conference calls with my coworkers who were also testing it. Sure we all initially doubted this could be done but when we started using the program we saw that we could do it.
2. The CEO admitted in a letter to everyone that he realizes that the high producers will more than likely not double their productivity and those people, as well as anyone who doesn't like editing, will not be forced to move to the editing format as there will always be some dictation that can't be edited, i.e. new accounts, new dictators, etc.
3. You're forgetting that when you're editing a report that you move faster through it because you're given a draft to edit. This means less wear and tear on the hands/arms and you actually have the program do a hunk of work for you. I've seen many drafts come through that needed very minimal editing - so basically I got paid to just read the report, make a few adjustments and send it on through. This is especially great for the bad dictators that the system does a great job interpretering their mess and not making me have to fight so much to get through their mumble jumble crud.
4. You may decide to leave and try to avoid this technology, but it's moving through the industry whether or not you like it and it'll find you eventually where-ever you go. I remember back when computers came out and everyone thought the sky was falling.... and we're all still working!
I encourage you to not fight it until you try it - you may find that you love this technology after all! 
Use your brain, please...
If you really believe you can make more money working directly for the client, then do that. Or, better yet, go out and find your own clients and see how much they are willing to pay for MT services.
My brain......
I have 17 years of acute care experience. I work at home for a large 350-bed hospital, along with doing clinic for KS. I also do maternal-fetal medicine for another company. I would put my brain up against yours any day. Sometimes having a change, such as clinic, helps to give the brain a rest when spending a day with ops and maternal-medicine reports (which by the way is not easy work). Don't judge me just because of an observation I have made. I have been where hospitals and companies don't assign work out in the hopes certain people will leave. My advice to you, if you don't like it, find something else instead of complaining about it on here.
It is Sunday, my brain's day off.
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You don't any brain cells...
Go back in your cave and stop trashing a good company. After 4 yours, have had nothing but a great experience. Time for you to hit the pharmacy for you meds as you obviously need it.
Maybe not only low work but low brain? LOL nm
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Maybe you don't have the brain power...Or,
Ever consider those possibilities, hun?
Food for thought, anyway.
It's a Brain Drain all right!
I don't really care how much money corporations have invested in VR, ASR, whatever they want to call it, I'm voting with my feet. I'm getting re-educated in a different field and leaving transcription as soon as it is feasible. In the meantime, I am actively seeking IC work that is straight transcription.
JUST SAY NO TO VR!
Engage YOUR brain please...
It is most certainly a pay cut. I have worked on ChartMatrix and can tell you that this software is slower. I did not see any improvement whatsoever in the quality of the SR that I did on that software compared to what we are working with now. I would have to be able to consistently do more than 350 lph with the new software in order for it not to be a pay cut based on what I am making now with our current ISR. In the example she provided the MT was only doing about 280 or so LPH with the ISR, correct? I know it was NOT over 300...
that tells me some people don't know how to use their brain.
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LOL tired brain too. That s/b More week nm
gone back to bed - but i understand about brain being off
Sunday is the only day I dont use punctuation, too.
oops..had a brain freeze.
MQ does provide equipment. not sure, however, if PT flex is provided with equipment or not.
Oh my...Ever get a word stuck in your brain...sm
that you know is wrong, but you use it anyway? That is what happened there. How embarrassing.
Its going offshore because so many brain-dead MTs
admittedly don't care if the company they work for offshores. I refuse to work for any company that offshores. I am an AMERICAN and until every American has adequate work, I say, keep our work here. We are being the authors of our own demise by our I have got mine kinds of selfish attitudes.
LOL, it has occured to me I had a brain fart!...
When the coordinator mentioned getting a copy of my license she probably was talking about my driver's license/ID. 
TRANSCEND - Sorry - too many trans on the brain
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Anyone with half a brain knows why they lost the account.
I know why, but I don't understand why. It is like they did it on purpose. Why not just sell-out to start with, why let it get to the point that it did and have their name smeared everywhere (let me say justly so). I know there are still MTs who don't know all the details and I myself probably don't know all of them, but I know lots of details and they aren't pretty.
"After 4 yours" ? eh? Who doesn't have brain cells now? nm
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Sorry for the typo/brain fluff-offense
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I can't figure out how to use the shorthand properly (brain dead I guess) (sm)
Maybe I haven't taken enough time to learn it (I can be a bit impatient with myself), but I seem to have a mental block and have about given up. I used to have Smartype with my old system (before DQS) and wonder if it worked with Vianeta. Anyway, anyone out here, what do you use other than the ShortHand that comes with it?
Oops,meant making "more" (brain lapse)
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OMG, Correction, brain fart, Axolotl doesn't run out and if they so you get paid. nm
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ps: Please excuse typos! "Hands-working-faster-than-brain syndrome!" haha (nm)
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Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing...
It helps to know you guys are happy there and why. It's just hard to know what to do these days, but I think I'll give it a go with applying and see what happens. Thanks again!
Ok, not for me thanks for sharing. I will run away from OSI! nm
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Thank you all for sharing
I appreciate all your feedback. I think I'm going to give it a try and do both for a while.
Wow, thanks for sharing that and sm
good luck to you! I hope you find some good companies to choose from. Post back if you find a good company, not even who, but that you found one! Do they still exist?
thanks for sharing that :-) sm
But you know, I bet some of the meanies here do have good lives. They just don't, can't, or won't understand what it's like to have bad things happen through no fault or even through fault of the individual (human comes to mind here).
When one lives in a protected, happy shell, perfect in their mind, it's hard to think outside that shell.
That's not to say that unhappy people don't post insensitive things either...
My life is not peaches and cream and by no means am I what I would call 'happy,' but I have not desire to spew hurtful, hateful words.
It makes me happy to help and make others feel better. My favorite of your mom's words is the one about keeping yer mouth shut if you can't say anything nice (or constructive so to speak).
But my all time favorite is do unto others. It really covers it all.
Good luck to you and I wish you the best. Your words touched me. :-)
Thanks for sharing this ... sm
It's encouraging to hear. I'd love to try ASR but can't take advantage of the opportunity because I haven't been able to get my lines up to minimum production level for reasons I've stated in another post.
I'm trying to hang in here because aside from the money I think this is a pretty good company. Just keeping my fingers crossed that it will get better for everybody financially across the board.
A lot of sharing
We even set line count goals with each other and don't talk about how to get out of work and stay on a board instead of working. We share pictures and recipes and helpful links etc. This board has been a godsend to me when I was struggling with my line count. TT should be glad that we have it instead of telling everybody it is phony just because they didn't send it. That kind of dampens my spirit about TT but I will try to get past that. I know that we have some management on board because they have posted and there is more than one. All the questions we can't answer on the board we send an email to TT. TT you have no idea how many emails we have saved you! We have nothing to be ashamed of on our board and welcome anybody at TT to read all the messages.
Thanks for sharing your
experience. Do you recall how QA staff was with either of these two companies? Was workflow steady? I just really don't have a good feeling about any of the 3 yet. Usually I have some feeling but I'm at a loss here.
TY so much for sharing this with us!! :-->
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What about MTs sharing one job?
Can that work? I guess it would be subcontracting in a way. Just wondering.
Thanks.
thanks for sharing
Well, now that I have cooled down a bit I wanted to thank you and the other poster for sharing your stories. Sorry to hear about you health troubles. I hope that some day you will overcome those blocks that you have been having. It is such a frustrating disability. My son has come home from school on more than one occasion in tears after a rough day of being made fun of by kids he thought were his friends. I have woken up at night from panic attacks thinking about my son giving oral reports in front of the class. The other poster says that I am too sensitive and I should calm down, but if you discriminate against one stutterer then it is a slap in the face to all stutterers, and I am more than happy give anyone a good tongue lashing for discriminating against anyone who stutters whether it be a neurosurgeon or a janitor. I will say a prayer for your rehabilitation
Thanks for sharing. NM
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wow thanks for sharing. Seems to be come up more and more.
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Thank you so much for sharing this
I think most of us at MDI-MD see right through this facade of 'one big happy family' and are clawing our way out as quickly as possible, and your post just reinforces WHY we need to.
I'm sorry you had to go through it, too.
We MTs, despite our differences, really are a sisterhood or family of sorts, and we really need to stick together and reach out to help one another right now, and I for one am delighted to see the unification of all on this board, especially compared to the usual catfighting and hostility.
Thanks for sharing this............ sm
I appreciate knowing what it's like from someone who is using it as opposed to what management wants us to believe it will be like.
To those who don't mind sharing....
Are there any companies that pay base 10 cpl with opportunity for production and/or QA incentives, employee status, good benefits, and great transcription platform. If so, would you mind sharing the name of your company. I am feeling very unappreciated where I am, and need a change.
I do not mind sharing. SM
However, this is not a large company. This is a local company, and I have just been asked if I knew of anyone who needs the work. If you would like to leave your e-mail, I will be more than happy to share more info.
Appreciate the info sharing
I finally found a job with a good company thanks to this board. I quit putting in applications for job posts until I came here and checked out their reputation.. (finally learned to do this after dealing with one not so good)
I really appreciate MTStars job seekers board and company board.
That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing! nm
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Recruiters: Thank you for sharing sm
I am really embarrassed for those people, but I am also having a good laugh. I bet you all really need to vent. Do you have a network of recruiters where you can go? I am glad to have a glimpse of your world. Now I know why some of those ads are in caps - YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO DO THIS OR DO NOT APPLY! Honestly, they sound hostile, and I skip by them, but at least now I know why.
Thanks for sharing, I'll sure know to
steer clear of this witch's brew!
LOL Thanks for sharing your pain.
I've had a day or two of those recently as well. ;-)
mind sharing?
you can e-mail me
Thanks for sharing but I applied with them, was
who was telling me I need a 3rd phone line and then finally said that they were intending on phasing out dialup within a year. Why apply for a job just to turn around and find another one when they completely phase out dialup?
Would you mind sharing sm
what the line rates are like and whether or not there are production bonuses?
Truth in Sharing
To: MTHeaded, Stick Figure and Gourd Painter, all of whom claim to make such good money (over $25 per hour for Stick Figure, being one of the highest paid MTs for Gourd Painter, or making $50 to $70 per hour for MTHeaded): Why don't you all share the names of the companies you work for??? Obviously if you're all that good you have nothing to fear as your places are secured in your company, and Gourd Painter is leaving anyway. If you care about your fellow MTs enough to write, why don't you share this information, since you all say it is true???
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