Consider that the most frequently used words
Posted By: Lillybelle on 2007-12-06
In Reply to: 55 without spaces - Cheryl Klopcic
have 3 letters or less, so 25% or more of the space taken by that word would include at least 1 space.
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Definitely need the Sted's Derm&Immuno Words and a Path&Lab Words to do derm. Lots of weirdness!
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They frequently don't pay or (sm)
pay months later. I worked for them a few years ago and the work was awful. Very bad ESL PA dictating for several doctors on the account I had. They advertised on their web site that they paid for spaces, and I found out they didn't. Their excuse was that they changed software and hadn't changed the web site yet. As far as I know, to this day, the web site hasn't changed. I finally quit when the paycheck wasn't coming...and wasn't coming...and it finally arrived a couple of months later. However, I think I was the lucky one because at the time there were a lot of people not being paid, and I have still read posts about them the last few years, some recent, of people not being paid.
Sted's Ortho Words, a lab words book, at least 1 drug book, and your AAMT BOS 2nd
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See posts quite frequently here,
out of New Hampshire.
They are frequently under new management because
the majority of the people have no transcription experience and are in it for the money only. It was so bad when I was there the only way to go was up.
frequently job ads say no satellite sm
one person said (so-called PC person) said might be because the signal can be picked up out of air and system/data can be compromised. Not certain this is reason job ads say this for certain.
The archives said that they ran out of work frequently
and that they outsource to India. Was hoping things had changed. Do they pay for spaces, headers/footers, bold, etc.?
They offshore. They are frequently changing
how they pay. I was originally offered a cpl rate for MT, then offered another rate to QA the offshore work. Someone in the week or so is saying they are offering to pay like 5 cents per thousand words. I thought the sound quality of the files was poor and the few dictators I listened to not so great. They used to be named something else, but I can't remember what - Transcription Solutions or TSI (I think). They are out of Texas.
If you read through old posts you'll find more info, nothing particularly good.
They have been mentioned frequently lately. Read
the archives and you'll find lots of answers.
Does work for Webmedx and is frequently
out of work on ER accounts. If you type acute work you may have more than enough and that is great, but the ER side is frequently low or out of work and I do have multiple accounts.
I love WMX but WAS frequently running out of...
work on my 3 accounts and 3 work types. I primarily do ER work, can do clinic, but cannot handle acute care and I admit that. Overall, WMX is a GREAT company to work for. A great since of community and family there. They never hesitate to let us know we are appreciated and that we are the reason they make money, and they have the best benefits of any National out here...by far. My one and only problem was work....or lack of it. However, after a long talk with my supe yesterday she now understands and has given me 2 extra accounts for the next month until a new clinic account is added and I will be put on that as my primary. I did have to take a measure that kind of grabbed her attention, BUT I don't think that is the case with supervisory staff. I also don't think the west necessarily knows what the east is up to at times, and though I myself am on the east coast, my primary and secondary, as well as my supe are all on the west coast. Anyway...overall, WMX truly is a great company, I was not looking for something else because I wanted to leave them, but because my hubby has been out of work for 4 months and I need to earn a paycheck, besides the fact that I just love my work.
Frequently the work our company gets -
from some accounts is already old and out of TAT before we ever even receive it! Then they squawk about their precious TAT! Half the STATs that come my way aren't marked as such, either. I only find about that it is STAT when I get to the VERY END of the report, and the doctor says, 'Oh, by the way, this report is STAT, and I need it for surgery by 7:00 tomorrow morning, (which as I'm sitting there typing it at 3 in the morning, is only 4 hours away, and I just HAPPEN to be typing at 3 AM because I have insomnia.)
My supervisor actually said today that she wants me to get that ridiculous 'CMT', too! Ex-CUUUSE me? After 30+ years, I don't think 3 little letters of the alphabet are going to earn me any more money, do you? Forget it... I'll work as a checker at K-Mart before I'll waste my hard-earned cash on that stupid 'certification'.
Never fails to amaze me that MTSOs think we MTs are what cause them to 'lose accounts'. No, it's their inept business management that loses accounts. Most of THEM should be fired!
It is true, mostly overflow accounts and I ran out frequently
nm
Prevention frequently gives free subscriptions. I
guess they think they'll make money when you renew, but they are so full of ads and not much useful information I don't know why anyone would want to renew.
Definitely search archives. Its posted frequently. I know its AOL, and some combo of her name! Try
a search of archives on Keystrokes! Good luck!
I'm glad they pay you on time. When I worked there, they frequently "fudged" sm
on the date they would mail the checks out. In my contract, it stated that they would be mailed from Oldsmar or Tampa (I cannot remember), and they would adjust the postage meter to read the date it was supposed to be sent out, but then the postmark from the post office would be several days later.
My experience was much like the other posters. They hired me at 10 cents per gross line and gave me a crappy account. I was switched to a clinic account, and I was making lines hand over fist, but then they switched me back to the crappy account. And when work would dry up, I'd call and Crystal would just laugh and tell me to take the day off.
I'm glad if they had improved.
We post frequently for a couple of reasons. Not only are we constantly hiring for new business, but
regularly keeps your ad near the top of the list. In my experience, we get far more responses when our ad is in the first ten. Hope that helps explain it.
In other words
at least on my reports it is counting each character and space correctly, yet line counts remain much lower on DQS. Numerous others have posted the same thing here.
WORDS R' US
Hello-- I do know for a fact that the company is legit, as I live in the same city as the company. Dont know much about pay, although I do remember that they pay by the dictated minute. Hope this helps!
WORDS R' US
That would be Belleville, IL.
a few words
I don't know how much you know about the internet but posting in all caps is the equivalent of screaming and you seem to be screaming alot in your post below..
Just briefly, you seem to be posting as an MT, citing your experience with platforms, difficult QA programs, transcribing off the clock - yet you write about concerns that are definitely those of management, getting staff to show up for work, work flow, if you can't work that shift don't apply, we created offshoring so all of you MTs out there… Most MTs I know are concerned with work pools, fair treatment, honesty, timeliness of payroll, quality of dictators, line rate, etc. I have enough respect for the MTs and management that read this board to be able to intuit whether you are an MT or not or exactly what the motives of your post were; maybe to score points, I don't know, but whatever your motive, your post does not address my post at all..
In a very few words without any caps I told the MT asking the question about my experience. My post was truthful and I went out of my way to tell her that my experience didn't mean it would be the same for her and even indicated such things are hard to determine. I don't know if she was an Editor or MT I posted to warn someone who asked for guidance about my experience simply because I wouldn't want anyone to go through what I and others have. And I would want someone to give me the same heads ups if I had asked for guidance on a board about a certain company. It was measured, thoughtful, and brief and not an embellishment or downright lie to make a company look bad. I think you took care of that pretty well with your post.
I am not going to get into any debate with you or follow up any response you might make as you seem to have a lot of anger you are carrying around and maybe even an anger management problem but mostly because you seem to deal in absolutes that most reasonable people do not. Because you don't know of a situation does not mean it doesn't exist, because you have not had a similar experience does not make it an embellishment or lie, but mostly your generalizations and judgmentalness are breathtaking. MTs brought offshoring on themselves, download work and then go shopping, do laundry and dishes all day - that's a lot of laundry and a lot of dishes! - most do not take their jobs seriously, no work ethic, go back to the doctor's office and on and on… I just know that my experience has been MTs, editors and management in the transcription field pretty much run the same as most other professions, a lot of them are serious thoughtful professionals, a lot of them aren't, and painting them all with the same broad stroke because you happen to disagree with them or with what someone posts on a board doesn't give a lot of credibility to you or what you are saying.
As I waded through your derisiveness and sarcasm and anger I just felt bad for you and maybe you ought to think about the fact MT might not be for you…and if you are a member of Alltype management, oh wow…
Words R Us
Does anybody have info on Words R Us out of Illinois? Do they pay on time; how is their QA; voice quality of their files?
key words here are Used To.
nm
In other words, the
p.r.n. racket..................NEVER!! 
2 words
VOICE RECOGNITION. Nuff said.
Well, then THREE WORDS:
She did the work. The employer didn't pay. Bottom line: Employer owes her the money.
I just used above the same words like you did here
Working for MQ seems intolerable to me from just what I read from their postings here. My work, for the most part, is smooth, nothing like only allowed 3 blanks (I would be in a tizzy then because of our ESLs) and so on. I cannot believe people actually want to stay there. What is the big draw?
don't stick by their words
There is way too much of that in this industry.
Thank you. I think those are just made up words.
unfortunately
There is a Google box right under the words
type in what you want to search and then click the circle beside 'mtstars' located right below the Google box, then search. This will bring up archives on your topic, if there are any.
You have to be kidding. Per your own words, DR
is not the best. Any poor MTs coming from MQ have been beaten to death by now - they don't need another company that is not THE BEST. Let's see - what was I being tactful and leaving out? It takes 4-ever and a day to actually start - criminal background checks - yeah, I know, no big deal, but still creepy - physical exams, and plenty of other hoops - probably a month to get started. Computers were garbage and platform was down often, though none in my account received 1 cent of downtime pay. Platform antiquated and also allowed for prime cherry picking. As a newby, I used to watch the good work get sucked right out of my pool from my coworkers. Backstabbing galore, office politics, no supervision whatsoever. Pay was on the low side, but was told it was due to how great hospital accounts were - not really. MTs expected to adhere to a strict schedule - quality of work was poor as we got hospital leftovers from inhouse staff. DR also has had run-ins with the labor board and were found guilty of whatever it was they were caught doing. So, yes, let these comments scare you - check the company board archives - always lots of negative about DR. In fact, this is the first time I have ever read positives, so I honestly suspect its their recruiter trying to snag some newbies. DR was even posted about just last week - go thru pages and search for them. Good luck to you! Definitely not a good replacement for MQ. If you're close to the breakdown point, as I was when I left MQ, DR is likely to push you right over the edge. 
Thank you so much for the kind words!
:-)
I want to thank you all for your kind words SM
and suggestions. It means a lot to me. I'm a pretty optimistic person, so I believe something better will come along...but it feels good to share my frustrations with those of you who have been there, done that, and got the T-shirt!
I better go to work! Have a great weekend everyone and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.
Just Me
Your words are obviously heartfelt,
but it might be time to consider another career if you feel so dehumanized that you consider yourself a machine. Best wishes.
Perfect words! sm
I guess I needed someone else to validate for me that it might be okay. Although you'd think my hubby and three children would be enough to do it for me:) I too am having a very hard time with the testing for other large companies; that is why I was surprised and even a little leary that I passed this one, almost too easily. And yes, the experience on the resume would be big! My next project for tomorrow tho (while waiting to get info that I probably won't receive for one reason or another) is to test for Amphion...been interested for awhile so what the heck. Thanks again for making me feel okay!
Thanks all for the words of wisdom. Nm
nm
I just have ten words on the subject....
July sucked for the MT. It was so slow everywhere.
Words Unlimited in N. J.
Anybody ever hear of or work for this company in E. Brunswick, NJ? Raymonde Pozzolano is the owner. Need info ASAP. Thanks!
Why Ortho Words?? sm
I most times start with Google and then make sure it is spelled correctly by looking it up in the medical dictionary. I also use a Word Book that just gives medical words but no definitions. That helps to narrow things down sometimes too.
I'm wondering why the above poster said to get Ortho Words. Is that a must for all types of specialties in your opinion? I don't have one but would get one if it is helpful. I do Radiology so you would think that would be good for me anyway. Think I'm going to go to Amazon.com right now and order one.
NO GOOD WORDS
Well, Shelley, then maybe you can help me get the money I am owed from them for services all the way to May 1st and up through the present date.
In other words they may beg you to stay or
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Words of Advice
There's not much work at Webmedx - think carefully.
Words Unlimited.....
I am looking into a few different places to place resumes and I came across Words Unlimited. There is no info in this board that I can find out about them. Does anyone on here work for them or has worked for them. Any info you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
LOL - You took the words right out of my mouth.
NM
thanks for the encouraging words (nm)
nm
Thanks for your kind words
I have 25 years of experience, yet am only in my mid40s (started while in college). I am glad you got lots of offers. It is nice to know that it is possible we are not all thought of as old and crotchety, that is exactly the word I was thinking of LOL. And you are probably right I should not judge all of them just like I thought they judge all of us. Guess I was getting paranoid after speaking to that 1 MTSO.... shame on me! Thanks for your reply :)
MDI-MD? Are you sure of her words? Never is an absolute. sm
And I find it hard to believe their recruiter, who I have dealt with for weeks now as a newbie, would use that specific term.
Too unbelievable for words
Let me see, to be able to make 25.00 per hour you would have to type about 3100 lines per hour using 8 cpl. How is that humanly possible?????????????????
LOLOLOL -- big words and all!!!! nm
xxx
So, in other words, I have cut back to 1 job.
Sorry if I did not make that clear in the above post.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Needing some encouragement. Have been bouncing around without a good work home since before Christmas last year. I probably will not give up my IC position either. Congratulations and all the best to you starting Sept 8. Perhaps we will be working together some day! :) Thanks again for your input.
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