Correction. They do watch every move we make
Posted By: Axmt on 2008-02-26
In Reply to: Lotus Notes Platform - MT at Axolotl
And you cannot sign out more than once (for break) for your 15 minutes during your shift. You must work every minute during your shift and no break longer than 15 minutes. If not they will come to you and question you why you were not on. You have to have a pretty good answer or you will have to decide if you want the job or not. Regarding cherry picking there can be none, but on the other hand there does not have to be, if you get the ESLs you will get mostly all ESLs and it is your problem not theirs if you don't do ESLs 99% and with appropriate line count. None of this is mis-spoken it is the solid truth.
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Explain... what do u mean they watch ur every move? nm
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No, you can't make it up but you can certainly watch CNN and know something is going on! NOT a
Yes they had an earthquake, either 5.2 or 5.8 on Richter scale. Big deal!! Saw it on CNN too! You all negators need to seriously get a life!
it means you use the mouse to put the cursor where you want to make a correction
with keystrokes.
The other way is to use the shortcuts, a combination of keys.
Might have to make a move
Can you tell me how many lines you can produce a day with your Medware account and what the going line rate is for someone with 5 years experience?
Don't make the move!!! sm
All of the questions you ask will have to be answered by your specific company. Where I work, I do have an assigned account and there are about 10 doctors in that account that I do QA for all of them.
I fill in blanks, give feedback and do random audits. I'm on several different IMs, so any of the MTs can reach me during the day to ask questions, but this rarely happens (easier to leave a blank and move on).
The ratio of QA to MT again depends on whether your company assigns you an account or has you randomly pulling work off of a system or pool.
I've seen the average pay for QA top out at about 4 cpl per 65 char. I get paid 1 cpl per 43 char (I know it's kinda weird, but the company I work for pays by 43 chars).
Now, the reason I say don't do it is that if you are a good MT (and you must be since you are being considered for QA), you will make far more money and have far less stress in your life if you stick with MT. What you will find is that there are a lot of substandard MTs out there, especially if your company outsources like mine does, and it is now your responsibility to fix all the problems the other MT either doesn't know how to do or can't be bothered to do.
You'll send emails, give feedback, try to be positive and helpful and when you start getting into arguments about where the comma goes in the middle of a sentence, you'll discover that you're now one of the QA people that you hated as an MT.
I think if you'll go back in the archives, you'll see I'm not the only QA person that feels this way - sorry I ever made the move. My paycheck was just about cut in half from when I was an MT.
Definitely get some of your questions answered from the company you work for about this, but think seriously about it first - it's really a lot of stress and who needs more of that in thier life?
Good luck to you and I hope whatever decision you make works out best for you! =)
Telling a company when you make a move
That is being held accountable for letting someone know where you'll be for that time. I still think IC for flexibility is the way to go. Furthermore, don't be surprised when that is someday thrown back in your face. It happens.
Make it easy on yourself and move to TransTech
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Move on, girl - gotta make a living
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As your accounts move to India, they move you to another account. NM
NM
You may have to move on to move ahead (sm)
One way to look at what you are doing right now is more training only you are being paid for it; once you have a year or two under your belt as experience, you may be able to command a higher wage someplace else. It's funny, a place will pay more for someone with 2 years' experience than they will pay someone who has worked for them for 2 years! Go figure.
Watch out for SPi
I used to work for MQ and started working for SPi before all the latest changes that really screw up the MT compensation. Nobody here cares about doing things the right way and they can make you work for nohting at all. Recently found out that one of the managers at MQ that was one of the reasons I left there has made op manager at SPI and she is probably behind all these bad decisions. DONT WORK FOR THIS PLACE. I have just given my notice and am moving on. SPI wont be a good place to work until they start listening to the people who really know what they are doing and stop listening to the people that will bring the company down. STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
oh, oh watch out
This is starting to sound like TransTech!
I watch the job ad looking or not and NO
they seem to be going down more. Look at them. Even want to pay less (7 cent)until off QA. We are already losing big time as if, we make even less until get used to their system, acct specific etc. I could understand if paid by the hours, but this is not the case at all. WE not the company are the ones who lose during this period.
Look at the ads, 7 to 8 cents. POOH!!!! Even saw 5 cents and recent... in last few days.
Watch it, LOL!
Please don't insult snakes. I love them (have one) and do not want to see them compared to these cretins. :)-
Your day will come soon enough! Watch your back!
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If you are currently working for MQ watch out. (sm)
Lots of posts on another board about them requiring schedules for ICs and requiring full time people to work 40 hours even though the requirements for full time and benefits are X number of lines per pp.
If you work for someone other than MQ that lets you have this flexibility, PLEASE post the company. I only do this MT part time and need flexibility around my other job. TIA
Watch out. SBC just sent me a letter saying
they were switching me from unlimited LD to 10 cents a minute. So I called and canceled my LD with them. Back to onesuite.com for now.
Watch your back
Their ad says they want dependable MTs. I didn't find the company to be that way myself. You can do much better for yourself.
ooohh watch what you say because someone from
Diskriter will post on here as an MT and tell you that you're lying. Doncha' just love it!?!?! NOOOOTTTT!!!
better watch what you post about them
here, they threatened to sue me.
watch they will not reply now lol nm
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Watch Lou Dobbs on CNN. sm
He talks about offshoring, Americans losing jobs, how big companies use/abuse our Visa programs to get cheap workers, etc.
He's on every weekday on CNN. I watch his show about once a week. It's very enlighting. (I can't watch him every day though, it's too depressing...) ;o(
Goes to show you they do watch
the posts on here.
I would be if I did not watch what I eat and exercise. I said sm
that I am NOT naturally thin and have to WORK at it. Yes, it is the easy way out. You do not have to do anything, which is what made you gain weight in the first place.
I HAVE been heavy but I have too much self control and respect for my body to let it get out of hand.
You CHOOSE to be obese. Why should our country's insurance rates go up to pay for surgery to fix it? Cut back on what you eat, exercise regularly and you will surprised the sense of self-worth and satisfaction that comes from it.
I feel the same way about diseases from VOLUNTARY smoking and cirrhosis from alcoholism.
Yes. It is the LAZY way out.
Why should I butt out? I have to pay high rates because people are too lazy to help themselves.
Watch out RadGuy....
if they lose all their clients over this, they'll be putting ALL of us on your account! We'll each get like 1 job every 8 hours, and then you'll get a call from the Impact Center asking why you're not working your schedule! :-) I know, not funny...but I have a warped sense of humor:-)
Not OP, but there IS a watch list - it is not...sm
published, however. See this link: http://www.watchfreeepisodes.com/fdic-watch-list-looking-for-the-fdic-banks-in-trouble-watch-list/860/
for explanation.
Transcenders - watch out.
We finally had enough work this weekend to keep busy, so now they will hire 100 more people to make sure this doesn't continue. No one in their right mind would work there for a full time job. It is fine to work part time to supplement another job, but don't depend on them for anything consistent.
Thank you for the compliment! I will watch for your...
post on job seekers!
Do you watch Reba? Can you say MO-ron?
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Watch out...Not good.
…This could be the manager. She do come on this board.
Watch out, MT pay cuts are next
I know there was some trashing of someone who posted on the Company Board about Editor pay cuts, but I know someone who knows an editor, and all the editors except the new ones got at least a 30 percent pay cut. MTs are next, and we are going to have to get by on less.
If you love Spheris and the indian companies, you're gonna love Acusis.
I agree, and also watch out for... (sm)
companies who post using a C-phone, but also have a platform they don't want to tell you about until after you are hired, and their testing is looonnnggg notes that is only in listen mode with the C-phone so you have no backspace control. So many things to waste an MT's time, which we do NOT get paid for.
IMO, I would never work without someone to watch (sm)
my kids (or at least work when they are asleep). I know a few people that do this with small kids, and it is really shocking to me. They leave their kids alone all day to watch t.v. or play alone with toys while they work.
I am not by any means an advocate of daycare (my children have never been), but daycare is a much better option than ignoring your children for hours at a time. I have an 18-month-old and a 3-year-old, and I never work unless they are sleeping or my husband is here to watch them. JMO
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What determines their line? I am stressed these days. Thanks.
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Sorry, title should read I Believe That...
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Re: Why would anyone be WILLing to slave over this work for 27-YEAR-OLD wages?
Actually would be correct to have just said regressive wages...
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this isn't clear:
The corporations call the shots with YOUR Congress/government primarily because AMERICANS are so easily pacified and distracted by the toys these corporations made for that exact purpose.
They (corporations) call the shots because of their influence; and CONGRESS helped to give them that power in the late 1800s by passing certain laws which gave the corp. similar rights to individuals...
I mixed two thoughts originally...
Correction - sorry
feedback on that PROGRAM (i.e. Isagenix), not problem.
rad pay correction
I need to clarify this was only for emergency coverage and is temporary. My supervisor informs me that once we go to VR, only 2 inhouse full-time transcriptionists will be used and those positions are filled.
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meant same nonexistent or uncommon email service provider
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Worked for them in mid 90s, not 80s....it's been a long day!
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let you go that should read.
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80% + ESL account
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Whoops! I meant places, not placed.....
Correction...Not 12 cpl...
You'd have to make between 10.72 and 10.1 cpl for straight typing to make 7.5 cpl for ISR at Webmedx. I don't think a relative newbie with only 5 years experience is making over 8.5 cpl starting with Webmedx. Correct me if I'm wrong. I just don't believe it for a minute.
Just a correction...sm
your base rate is NOT $9....it is based on YOUR line rate, so for everyone it is different. I actually get quite a bit more than that. Also, Medware has more than one platform, so what is happening on the Dictaphone side is NOT necessarily happening on the Merit side, and not everyone is unhappy on the Dictaphone side. Not THAT many have left. Just so you know and can make an informed decision.
Correction.
Completely different atmosphere on CMX side.
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Whoops, I meant to say I HOPE, not I CAN. It's way late where I am, so I had best pack it in for the night. Sorry for the error.
Watch out - KS LEAD to the rescue!
Please be careful on here because anyone who says anything bad against Keystrokes will have Jo or KS LEAD or I guess there are a few others, stating things like Wrong! If they are so busy with new accounts, why do they constantly come on here to defend poor Keystrokes that are Meditech lovers. LOL - I just have to laugh. 
If the company is Amphion, watch out! (sm)
I asked for acute care and was promised acute care (more $) but what I got was all clinic work, multiple clients, most not even over 1 minute dictations. I was disgusted. They still paid me for the acute care wages, though, because I was good. I left because of lack of work.
If it is Amphion, run.
Watch out selling them short...
you just might find another job which you think is better, and guess what, you've made a mistake and want to go back. By then you are stressed out and sorry for second-guessing. Take advice from someone who has been there and done that. Good luck whatever you decide to do, only hoping you save yourself grief. :)
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