Definitely watch your back and your side and your front. The main one is still there
Posted By: Another ex-Interpro on 2005-09-12
In Reply to: Interpro questions - Ex-Interpro
that stabs everyone in the back. I left there a long time ago but so many have been used and stabbed.
The reason for the stabbing is TOTAL LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM. When I was there, they had a wonderful QA staff. I worked QA on salary (not enough salary but on salary). Many unethical things went on and many knew it, some didn't. I could not work for a company that was that unethical with the backstabbing and the plans. Many have left, many come, many gone. I would not work for them for anything. There are some companies out there that are good. This is NOT one of them.
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Your day will come soon enough! Watch your back!
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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.
Watch my back..!?! I sure hate that feeling.
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PR is my main one and the other 2 are back ups, which I
help out on when they get out of control (mainly Shasta). Ask for secondary and third accounts. They will be happy to put you on them.
I've learned that it is exactly that - a store front. Or maybe just a front. nm
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They do tell you up front that they have a lot of ESL. At least they don't lie about it like mos
nm
I have it in front of me and it says
39 hours working 150 lph gets health insurance, 401K and PTO and soemthing called EAP (employee assistance plan-help with family situations?) 39 hours at 100 lph gets 401 K, PTO and EAP Part-time 24 hours with 100 lph gets 401K and PTO and EAP. 16 hours with 100 lph gets 401K, EAP. 8 hours with 100 lph gets 401K and EAP. You need a manual to understand this manual. hahaha. So you see how the lph plays into the benefits now, not just hours but lines per hour. you can work 39 hours and if you can't get 150 lph done you don't get health insurance.
LOL, I have always said I will die in front
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I also ask up front if they do VR. sm
Haven't done it yet and I am not going to. I will get out of the business before I will do VR. There are still companies that dont do it and some of them I don't believe ever will.
So sorry about this, yes, they should have been up front with you about what was going on, but (sm)
the norm seems to be to keep quiet until everything is finalized, and then let the ball drop. They should have had the decency to at least make a phone call, that was a nasty way to treat someone. I would tell you to come with my company, but we have work shortages too, so I don't think it would help you. Good luck, again!
Look, if you want up-front responses SM
from people, you need to be more up-front about who you are, what company you are hiring for, etc.
That was kind of them to tell you up front
instead of trying to sugar coat it like some do.
Why not ask for this IN WRITING up front?... SM
However, most of what you get in writing from MTSOs is (have you ever read a rental lease drawn up by LL/mgmt?) almost always in THEIR favor, whether it's an IC contract or employee agreement. Ever notice how they hedge on where it comes to pay rate? Mine states only compensation.... on an agreed-upon rate. Still, you could probably negotiate items that are important to you and not negotiable, like in your case, no typing, specific pay rate, hours, schedules. If they refuse to state these in writing, don't count on being able to negotiate them later.
I was not told that up front . . .
that was the first excuse I got when asking about my check. I have been in this business a long time and this is the first and only time this has happened. Sometimes you can do everything right, but still get ripped off by unscrupulous people.
Perhaps sometimes, but so far these people have ALWAYS been up front with me. (sm)
I also have to admit that today I have had relatively few of those dictators that make you cringe, much less than what I usually get and I have to wonder if perhaps some people were not taking heed to the warning.
Be up front with the company.
I never had OP experience when I was with a hospital and was scared of them. When I went for a national job, I told the company I was lacking in OPs. When I felt a bit e comfortable with all the other acute care that I never had experience with (ophthamology, cancer, etc.), I asked to have a few ops downloaded to me to try them.
Now I don't turn down a single job and believe me, there are a few like the above I don't get too often, but when I do, I just take my time with them and try not to leave blanks. Sooner or later, they will all fall into place just like acute care; i.e., it will take a long time to get through the first few reports, but it's well worth it. I now like doing OPs and am happy when they download first in my queue.
If they'd tell us up front what is in store for us, they would
save us all a lot of time. Is it too much to ask to have an idea of the type of audio, dictation, the details that can make or break the enjoyment of a job? After 25 years, I have paid my dues and would like to have an account that is enjoyable, gives me an income I can live on and a management team that doesn't use the drill sargeant approach. What is up with all the rude attitudes? Maybe the account they acquired should either be dropped or charged more if no one wants to transcribe their work. That, in turn, would snap lazy inconsiderate dictators out of their mode of let the MT figure it out/look it up. While they rake in the money because time is money and when I am not typing in a report, folks, i am not making any money. The day I meet a woman/man who does this job as a hobby, I'll rethink my stand.
Front end VR is a mess
A radiology group went that way and they had to hire more IT people and one more MT to fix it. Not as successful as one would think. EMR point and click takes 20 minutes versus a few seconds to dictate. Plus more IT people.
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. :)-
They are an offshore company with a front in the US.
They are actually in India, have a store front
location in MA, not Maryland.
Tell me about it. A doc I see, his front desk secretary's (sm)
duties include: answering the phone, which barely rings, and surfing the net. That's the easiest $14.00 per hour job I've seen. We're busting our butts for pennies and she's doing practically nothing. Are we insane? What is it with us? Why do we allow ourselves to accept these insulting ridiculously low wages?
Yep, all quiet on the SS Management Front here...
They can't refute the truth about the company, can they?
'cricket noises' ... all quiet from J&R...
AVOID THIS COMPANY. THE END.
Many MTSOs state right up front
now when you apply that they are an At-Will Employer. In other words, they don't have to have a rhyme or reason for cutting you off at any given time or place.
So, you take the job knowing that you could be history at their whim even if you did your job very well.
Of course, management are all secure in their positions.
Could it get much worse???
Best advice...make her pay you up front before sm
you will even considering working another second longer, and then when she pays you RUN....
Front end speech not so great either
I used to work for a rad group that went to front end speech. The lead MT is a good friend of mine still. They mostly have inside MTs who transcribe and edit. Some of the docs absolutely refuse to use it and then others tolerate it. The real crux of the issue in this particular instance is that they got rid of their 3 outside MTs and kept all of their in-house to edit the mess but had to increase their IT staff by 5. So now the docs who bypass edit must spend more time making sure the machine is picking up their exact words (which they miss a lot. For instance, the machine can't seem to change degenerate into degenerative no matter how many times they correct it) so bottom line here is the docs must spend more time being concerned with the report and they must pay more for the pleasure!
where i live, everybody is jumping in front of
trains right and left, at an average of about 1-2 per day. that sure tells you where our heads are at in this country, huh? at least here, they cover you up afterward and dont go publishing the gory details. but maybe if we all hadnt been so screwed these past few years, it wouldnt be coming down to this.
and now the commuter trains are always late.
jumping in front of trains
and now the commuter trains are always late.
you are hilarious! i nearly choked on my coffee when i read this!
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.
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:-)
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!
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
On the front page of my morning paper
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/214991
but what did that original message allow you to "know" up front?
like they failed to mention some employer contribution to HI, what KIND of insurance it is and all the other types of benefits they offer.
I always get minute details when chosing an employer, especially when it comes to HI (example: Is this a PPO/HMO/major med with huge deductible?) All sorts of questions were left unanswered when compared to looking at benefits on ads from other MTSOs.
JMO
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