Ditto everything blackswan said --
Posted By: MDI4me on 2008-11-19
In Reply to: MDI-MD - Looking for a change
But just to clarify -- there is no schedule. You have 24 hours to get your committed lines in, no set hours (by you or your super).
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I declined the job. I went by what other MTs had said. I figure that many people can't be wrong about VR. Someone else on this thread said the dictators were terrible on University of Texas account. I appreciate being warned.
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That you so much for the advice. I sent an e-mail today, was contact and will be starting with MDI soon!! I am so excited!! Thanks again!!
Thank you, BlackSwan...
I just emailed OP and advised she check into MDI.
I suppose we're the MDI cheerleaders, but I honestly have nothing but praise for this company and their entire staff with whom I've dealt.
I'd advise any qualified MT who is unhappy in their present position to contact MDI.
Blackswan, sorry nobody has responded.
I have no idea about Orion, though I know there were recent posts here about them. Oracle has always had a negative response. I know I had signed on with them years ago and was so excited and thrilled. Then everything went wrong tech and set up wise. I remember I had to buy PC anywhere, something like that, and then never got my training, dates set and broken by them, etc. That seems to be the norm. Landmark - very low work volumes, and don't pay for spaces. MTs come and go regularly, as accounts seem to come and go regularly. I have always heard fine for PT, but not for full time.
I agree with blackswan (nm)
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Blackswan, can I e-mail you about MDI? nm
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question for blackswan
I was wondering how long you have worked for MDI? I recognize your name from prior posts. You seem to like the company, right? What exactly is different working as an IC, just taxes? Do you make a good income with this company? Full time or part time? Is there always plenty of work (mostly anyway)? TIA. You always seem to write good posts and I appreciate your input!
Blackswan - perhaps you should read it again
After investigating a few things, this is not the first time that LM has not paid their employees and had complaints filed against them. It is easy to have money owed to you and not work somewhere because you quit (as I did) when you find that you need to get paid for the work you do and cut your losses where they are.
For your information, I have handled the situation legally. I have filed complaints with the labor board, the state I live in, the state they are in and I filed the papers to sue them. My final step was to make sure that hard working, decent people on this board looking for work with companies they know nothing about are made aware that there is a company out there that hires people solely to bring down their backlog and then not pay them. That these are people who had no qualms in saying I just didn't feel like it when asked why they didn't submit your information to the payroll company so you would get paid.
I've been in this field for 30+ years and I don't post randomly or maliciously. I have emails, paperwork and phone calls to back up everything I say which is why when I go to court I will win. Now if you have had no problem with them, then I say count your blessings and be happy. If you have children, are a single parent, work for your pay and are looking for a good company, then stay away from them. As I said from the get go - this is just fair warning.
blackswan -- can you elaborate
a little more on true IC -- Do you have to work a set number of lines per day that you set and who sets the days you work?
Just curious because I'm looking for a second job that is true IC to fill in the gaps when my primary job is slow.
Also, can you give me an idea of what their pay range is? I don't want to waste my time applying for 7 cpl.
Blackswan, I had to re-read my post. Guess who
You got it, Medquist! Isn't that unbelievably coincidental that many of us went down the tubes while working so hard for them? Wonder how many of us there are, who have gone bankrupt while gainfully employed with the Squid?
Ditto that ditto..ESLs drove me out too...nm
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Ditto, ditto, ditto. My experience exactly.
I have never typed so fast and made so little in my life except for at Amphion. Good for supplemental income but not if you really need some money.
ditto
Excuse me for speaking my opinion. If those in the management team weren't so worried about shooting off RUDE emails maybe they could reply to a question I had last week that is now 120 hours old and still have no answer to my question. People just blow me away especially at SS.
Ditto.
Don't stretch what I said. I said it was rude to say get a life to someone who is trying as hard as they can already. That's what my post was about, so don't twist my words either. There is a shortage of work and you know it. You said it's common this time of year and I'm not arguing that. I'm agreeing with you. About time you recognized that there is a work shortage and stopped candy coating it. Because this shortage has been going on for a while now, not just the summer months. My post wasn't so much about the shortage as it was about the rude comment. It WAS rude to those people who are already giving up a lot of their life to Transcend.
ditto for me
Same here. (actually twice)
Ditto
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Ditto everything you are saying. MQ is definitely up to something and I think a lot of MTs are and
will continue to walk as they continue to come up with new ways it seems to get rid of MTs and QA people. I still think they are getting ready for a merger or sell out.
ditto
leave email address
Ditto
I found nothing to like about it either. I'm actually taking a pay cut, to have more restrictions and expectations put on me, and benefits I don't need or want.
The $50 I'm losing every month on my internet pay was enough to make me want to quit, the rest was just icing on the cake.
Ditto - NM
Ditto - sm
I agree - and when you have no idea what to get anyone, let alone the money to buy it, plus all the other preparations that go with the season, it's just not worth it. The real reason for the season is totally disregarded. I truly hate this time of year.
Ditto...
Didn't pass the test either - though I thought I did pretty well. Said I could retest in six months or if I was willing to purchase the required textbooks I could retest immediately. I emailed them back asking what the required textbooks were, but never got an answer. Oh, well!!
Ditto.
I'm always amazed at this. Yes, they most certainly do beg for the jobs and then when they get it...cry, cry, cry.
If you want work that is somewhat easy, go do clinic work. There is no such thing as easy acute care work. There are lots of dictators on most acute care accounts. Hospitals are pretty big...ya know? Big hospital=lots of docs.
You may want to go get a job in a different field. Your poor skills as an MT has nothing to do with Spheris. You'll always have poor skills if you don't try.
ditto the above about ETP
Totally disorganized, unprofessional, plays favorites, lies about work amount, low work most of the time and just generally treats their employees like cattle, worked there 4 years much to my dismay!!
Ditto that.
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Ditto what DRC-MT just said! :-) nm
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ditto
double ditto
Ditto
I couldn't have said it better myself. Having done the rounds with other nationals and working in house, I am thrilled to be with this company after my 25+ as an MT professional.
Ditto that.....nm
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Ditto on SS.
Ditto
I have been an intern with Deb for a month now and she more than goes out of her way for those of us determied to be an MT. She is always nice and helpful and I feel very lucky to be learning from her.
Ditto!!
What an organized piece of sorry xcuse of a company!! I don't like having to ask and ask and ask and ask about my check. And, you see this woman on IM but yet she never answers you unless you send a threatening IM about reporting her to the company she subcontracts for. Gone from there for good!
Ditto!
Beautifully said!
Ditto and then some
None of SoftScript's managers know proper grammar or spelling, just pathetic, but must be an embarrassment when they contact their clients. With managers that dense you can do much better.
OSI managers know proper sentence construction with the exception of QA manager who is in a class by herself but they send work offshore so you don't need that.
Oracle and TTS are awful overall and MDI in FL outsources as well.
Hope this helps. Slim pickins.
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Ditto.
They also give an anniversary bonus of $100 for each year you've worked for them. I'm a year away from my 5th anniversary when I will bump up to 3 weeks vacation. Great place.
ditto for me
Ditto
I also would like to thank DRC/Acusis for the very nice MT week gift. I am so proud for work for such a wonderful company.
Ditto for me...
Trained 1 day, worked 1 day, then no work...... quit.
Ditto. :-) nm
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I ditto that. nm
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Ditto
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Ditto here
Had huge issues with their line counting method. However, if everything sounds ok to you try it out and let us know if its gotten better.
Ditto! - nm
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Ditto
Believe me I feel your pain. When I started at MQ I used dial up (i'm in the country too) but then was able to get satellite 'net. I don't know if they woulda hired me if I had been using satellite before but they know now and although they made it clear they don't prefer it, they know it's what I need for my job. Because of other problems I'm looking elsewhere for a job but the current trend is No Satellite internet, so I dunno. I may be stuck there afterall.
ditto what you say...
and I'm a GaGirl too...
DItto....nm
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Ditto ditto ditto
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Ditto
Same type of experience for me
Ditto!
Nm
ditto too
I have always gotten a prompt response to anything I asked. There is absolutely no problem with communication or anything else as far as I am concerned.
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