But a 'Thanks for Your Hard Work' email wouldn't cost them a penny :-(
Posted By: Disposable on 2009-05-22
In Reply to: They used to do Something for MT week - - must be part of the budget cuts - NM
It's not even about a gift, really. It's just more about the lack of acknowledgement in general.
I'm sure a lot of MTs, not just MDI people, are feeling a bit disillusioned and unappreciated this week.
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Ran out of work, they wouldn't return email or call...see msg
They wouldn't contact me back or answer my calls. Four days later they finally got back with me to tell me to be patient. I specifically asked when I took the position if running out of work was ever a problem.
This is all part of the cost-saving plan..first, send your American MTs work to India so we sit here
with nothing and then manipulate the way the lines are counted. Sounds like cost cutting at our expense to me.
I was told Escription would not work with Vista. Turned out it wouldn't work with my sm
Office Basic Edition 2003 either, but no one could figure out why, it was supposed to.
There is actually a section on the Dell website that offers Windows XP. I haven't checked it out as I'm not in the market, so I don't know if it costs extra. I have a Dell and it's been fine for me. I hate the ESL tech department, but it seems like most of them have that now.
Need current info on ETransPlus i.e. work load, line rate (ballpark), cost of benefits, SM
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i wouldn't work for them
They started a new program for new grads called Focus in the Future. They have you do live work but will not pay you for that work, claiming it is because they are providing you with valuable training and mentoring. To me, it just sounds like they found a way to get work done for free.
I wouldn't do any more work either.
Sounds like you're not going to get paid so don't waste anymore time with her.
You wouldn't want to work here anyway. NM
NM
Like a bad penny...
A Kool-Aid drinker, too Like the mantra in Field Of Dreams- If it's posted, it must be true! Can't you just hear Johnny Cochran bellowing that out in court? Yes, my tired, old, ex-QA (riiiight!), she said she wasn't interviewed so that's that. She didn't disparage the recruiter either, I suppose. Maybe all of this is just a bad dream- like when you supposedly worked here. Oh, that's right- you quit! Uh-huh, sure. Oh, but wait! Before you did, the owner BEGGED you to stay! Anyone who knows anything about our illustrious leader knows BEGGING is not part of his ballywick, so you must be sharing the same dream. I would love to know when you left, as I'm sure our research would find that you were terminated, or resigned in lieu of. It would certainly explain your sour apples after so much time. I thought when you QUIT a company, you do so to improve your lot in life and show them that you are much better tahn they? How come, after so much time away, there is still such anger and resentment? Could it be that you realize it was a big mistake to quit or in fact you were really let go? I think we know the truth. Enjoy your dream!
I believe her name is Penny, not sure if still there.
To penny...
You have a point. I have tried to do this for 9 years now with the same company. This last one really has me thinking though. If they keep cutting, pretty soon we will have to pay to work for them because what we get will not even pay our internet bill. I keep going until I find something I am sure will work for me. I do not care for uncertainty especially in this time. I may be not happy, miserable, and completely beside myself over it, but I won't just quit on a whim. Did that once in my younger years and learned to regret it when the paycheck never came.
Personally, I wouldn't work for them if *sm*
you do have it correct and they do not pay you for an evaluation period. Any work you do for them at all should be paid for. This company just gives me a bad feeling anyway, based on the posts from when they first opened up and started advertising online for help. At that point they weren't paying more than like 0.06 per line. I think maybe you can still find some information over on MTChat.com about them from that time period. I also remember a few posts on here about NSF checks a while back.
I wouldn't get any work done, but the thought of sm
of a food pedal is great..... Hmm, could make a ton of money.....Where's that patent list???? LOL!!! Nice to have fun on this board once in a while.
Vonage wouldn't work well enough. I'm in MI if that
helps.
Why wouldn't they? I live in NY and I used to work
for them. Key word is USED to.
Used to work for them, would never again and definitely wouldn't recommend it to anyone
bt
Wouldn't that be stealing work
Maybe they are running out of work and unable to meet their minimum because YOU felt entitled to extra money - ever think of that? One reason most employers insist on approved OT is to keep us from screwing each other this way and assuring everyone gets at least their minimum hours! How thankful are your teammates for your help, I wonder?
I still wouldn't want to work for a company
who would use a recruiter like that - one who represents many companies and knows little about the company, etc., supposedly. Its more a screener position, which can be good, but it can be marred with personal issues. I was hiring on for a job not too long ago when the recruiter quit mid stream and a new one took her place. I was being considered for a key position in the company, and then all communication ceased. I thought it odd, but knew it was not meant to be. Turns out I got a great job shortly thereafter. I was lucky enough to find out who the new recruiter was, at the company which just vanished mid way thru hiring, and knew immediately it was a person of questionable character whom many of us know from this board, and I know that she recognized my name from these boards, and our personal conversations over the years about how I felt about her banning policies, etc. I also was contacted recently by this same person to go and join her new boards, as she advised me that the horrible previously banned posters would now be allowed to post - of which I had to remind her I was one, and I asked to be removed from her mailing list, which she was the one using from here, but claiming the new board owner would be hijacking. Too much drama! So, this company lost out on a top-notch MT because a brandie new recruiter for multiple companies hopped in mid stream and didn't like me. Again, to me, it spoke volumes that the company would listen to someone with her infamous known reputation, let alone hire her to screen for applications. Since most of the MT industry was banned from her site, that would eliminate nearly the whole profession! And yes, she recruits for multiple companies, none of which I would be interested in working for if they choose her to represent them. It works both ways. This supposedly professional recruiter gets to sit at home on her computer, comparing applicants names with posters from this board, and makes her decisions based on THAT. Not cool. I know of another woman recruiter who was a dollar shy of a Happy Meal. She was a piece of work, too, and if she's floating around, heaven help anyone looking for a job. I was actually just about to take a job a while back with another company when she popped in to say hello, and asked me what my currently salary was. I told her, as she came in under the representation of this company. I told her my salary and she wrote back that I was a liar, nobody at said company made that salary. She said she still had connections at this company, and knew nobody, absolutely nobody made my hourly rate. Well, its a company known for that, paying high, paying low, and that's why I was with them so long, I was making good bucks. I was shocked beyond words, and declined the company's offer after that incident. Again, a loose cannon recruiter is bad for a company's image, and should be. They should have more discretion in hiring for this key position. Oh, yes, and how did I meet this last nightmare recruiter? I had run into her once on these boards and we chatted a few times. About a year later, she was recruiting for 1 of multiple companies, and apparently was attacking many of the applicants, in much the same way as she later did me. There was a page of posts from MTs who were flattened by her behavior, and were posting about it, even giving her name. Many old timer MTs then came on to share about this woman's reputation. I actually defended this person, posting that I had never experienced anything but professionalism in my dealings with her. Well, I went thru the same burn a year or so later. I believe the company back then replaced this recruiter, as they went thru a huge shortage period of MTs. I'm sure she's still lurking out there somewhere, along with the new one, and its just a shame for the companies that they seem to be oblivious to these personalities. I stayed at my job, making the imaginary salary that I could not possibly be making, literally laughing all the way to the bank, as the saying goes. Hang in there. The right recruiter with the right company will come along for you. When all lines up appropriately, that's the job that was meant for you.
I wouldn't advise anyone to work there! It was...sm
sure not my cup of tea. Platform is FN, which I didn't find production oriented, and I wasn't crazy about their accounts, either. We parted after 3 days!
Work here now, wouldn't hire on here now
I work for Spheris now and am doing okay, but I wouldn't hire on here now as I don't think I would get the deal I have now. Also with speech recognition I have to wonder if the workload will be enough for the employees we have now. Most of the good work goes to India and I would never work for another company again that sends work out of the country.
Insurance is crappy and expensive.
This is a marginal company to work for if you are already here but not something I would sign up for if I were looking for a job now.
If I had my druthers I wouldn't work here
I work for Spheris now, but wouldn't work here if I was looking for a new job. To hire on as a new employee, I'm sure my situation would not be near as good as I have it now, although my situation has deteriorated from what it was. Insurance is awful. VR pay is better than some but not adequate. Workload is barely hanging in there. Working for a company that sends work to India sucks, and I would never again hire on with one that does. As a matter of principle no one should work for a company that offshores, but right now, I'm still able to keep a roof over my kids' heads and feed and clothe them, so I hang in here because I don't think the situation is any better anywhere else, until I can afford to take a drop in pay while I ramp up at a new company.
I wouldn't work here if I didn't already
Spheris has terrible insurance, inadequate supervisors, and sends all the good accounts to India. If you want crappy accounts and a supervisor that never answers your emails, and don't need insurance, then you might like it here. Speech rec is the norm here now, with very regular transcription which is usually the doctors that can't speak clear enough to do speech rec. I'm still making enough money to survive, and don't want the stress of changing jobs to an unknown situtation or I would be out of here. I doubt they are offering new hires the rate I make, and what I make is not all that great.
Wouldn't work for a company?
A company calls you and says We are hiring an IC MT and the pay 11 cpl. The only thing is that you have to use one space after your periods. Dang that extra space! Gets me every time. Sorry, I cannot except the position because I am quite fond of that other space and you have no right to try and take it away from me :) In good fun.
Penny has only been with KS a month or so. sm
Call Becky at the office or call and talk to whoever answers. Tell them the situation and tell them that you want to work for KS but feel that you have been shuffled. I would bet that they will get it done for you. No company wants a reputation for letting good MTs fall through cracks.
And they don't pay 1 penny of downtime
when the system is down for hours at a time.
Penny Pray
Penny Pray's company is a small Maine transcription company. They are a good company, and good to work for. The only problem is if you do their psych work, it's very difficult to make decent pay because many dictators are slow speaking, different formats and it just takes too long to get decent pay. If you get their ops, you might do ok.
Penny is awesome!
I know everyone has their own opinions and experiences with people, but I have nothing but wonderful things to say about Penny Whalen. She is a great recruiter and a great person!!!
Penny Bashing!
I have never heard more woman being catty! Have any of you ever watched the movied called Mean Girls? I have worked with Penny and found her to be communicative, friendly, and out of her way helpful! Have you ever heard that old saying, if you don't have anything nice to say?
I am sure they work extremely hard, lol.
They are used to that from setting up their dirt houses and what not. They are used to working hard trying to fight for food scraps.
Employees that work hard
I am sure that this may be the case in some instances, but to lump sum all MTs/editors/employees is not fair and accurate. I am a very hard working employee. I work 7 days/nights/weekends every week. I work and volunteer for ALL holidays even when not scheduled and I worked WHENEVER I was asked to work extra to cover for vacations or sickness. I have not complained, I have always been SO thankful to have my job. What did that result in? Well, let me tell you. I am now one of the Heartland Information Services laid off employees!!!! It did not matter in the end how many hours/days/nights/weekends/holidays that I worked, I am no longer employed by the company I had planned to retire from!! My loyality was betrayed and I am just supposed to keep going on and being loyal again? Think about that one! Respect and loyalty is a two way street. Treat the employees how they want to be treated and you will be treated with respect and loyalty as well. It cannot be low pay, minimal benefits and lay offs at a drop of a hat and in return expect absolute loyalty from employees. We have to work together in the end.
How do you put this in AutoCorrect? Wouldn't shorthand work the same way?
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Runing out of work wouldn't be a problem, that's for sure. sm
My primary account is swamped! I have worked there since October, and I think I've only worked on my secondary accound maybe 4-5 times, and then just for a few hours or so. I wish the pay was more, of course, but they have a nice incentive tier, and a good benefit package with medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401k.
Pay probably averages around 8.5 cpl, 9 cpl if you don't want the bennies. Incentive tier starts at 13,000, so it is not difficult to achieve.
Hope this helps. Good luck in your search. 
Wouldn't work for them if they were the last company on earth.
Go to their web wite, read the second paragraph. It says:
Creating a new way of getting IT done. Faster, cheaper – and yes, even better.
That tells you what they think of American MTs. Why would any American MT work for them?
Well, it wouldn't work for me - (wrong equipment).
to make hanging look like an accident (for an adult, anyway). Making it appear that it was part of a partial-asphyxiation sex act seems like the only way to do it. Unless, of course, he was messing around with some other person who fled the scene once things went wrong.
You're right, though... very sad.
job posting (Penny Pray)??
Anyone know who this company is? Their job posting seems to be incomplete.
Is it hard to get lines at Precyse? Does work run
nm
I work very hard, usually 7 days a week.
I work any hours needed. What is my reward? I get stuck on the garbage accounts, the ones who bellyache get the easy accounts and get put on steady accounts. I think I have learned 8 new accounts in the last 2 months, and none of them were decent accounts. My line count is good, but would be wonderful if I ever had an account I could get used to. These companies beat you up and then throw you to the dogs.
The scum that plays kiss-$$$ get paid more, take off when they want, and get choice of days off, holidays, so they can be with their ill-behaved brats whenever they want to be.
Don't tell me about ethics, tell the MTSOs they need to improve their ethics and then then they could have decent employees.
TT is a great place to work for. It is not that hard to
reach and maintain a decent line count. Incentives are fair and not to hard to reach. ExText is the best platform, at least in my 18 year experience. Great people, tons of work and the ESL percentage is about 20-25%.
I make that much $ too but i work very hard. Its possible, not easy.
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Because you keep thinking things will get better with hard work, not always.
nm
You'll work twice as hard to get half as much, it seems
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Hard to get work, but feedback really great.
Wish there was so much work I could be off DQA in time, and pay the bills, it would be so wonderful! How are you doing.. Hope you are hanging in! :)
when you say "for those that work hard," what precisely do you mean? sm
Please elaborate. I'm assuming at the very least, 8 hrs/d, or more like 10 hr/d? 12 days? ??!! Ridiculous.
Or perhaps, 72 hrs/pp?
NO~thing has changed since this past
Inline Attachment i.e. Please Sir. May I please have more work. LMAOOO. Nice post crazyMT. STILL, to this very day, gives me chuckles. The only constant in this business..||\
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Why is it hard to produce quality work?
You are either good at your job or not. If not, then find another line of work. If you don't think you are paid enough to take the time to produce quality work, then find another company to work for.
Doesn't matter how nice they are, I wouldn't work
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I have been with AccuSTAT WI for 6 years and I wouldn't work anywhere else. The accounts are gre
the MTSO is excellent, very professional and caring. Flexibility and pay is always on time. If you have any questions, please email me directly.
12 years ago I charged a penny a word
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Transcription @ Its Best - Penny Pray, owner.
Great woman to work for. Pay is always on time, plenty of work. She runs an honest company with integrity.
I find it very hard to believe that all work types are on a 1-hour TAT(sm)
Are you talking about stats or everything? Do you have this 1-hour TAT in writing? I've never even heard of hospitals being on that tight a TAT.
Life is about choices. Nobody forces her to work so hard and
put in so many hours that she's hiring people and ignoring them. I don't agree with that, no matter what the excuse is. We're all busy people. We all have lives. That doesn't mean you have the right to mess with people's income and careers. Employees or ICs aren't just disposable commodities that you toss aside on a whim. It's called RESPECT for your fellow humans.
When there is a lot of work, do you find it hard to make 1100?
cause I sure do.
lol You'll be hard pressed to find work with
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