Does anyone here have a small account - sm

that pays CASH?  (Under-the-table?)  Like for last-minute STAT dictation or something?   Is it possible to get such a sideline job in this field, or would you have to look outside of medical transcription?

• Does anyone here have a small account - sm - No cash flow here.
  • Employers are required to report anything over - $600 per year. You are required to report all inc
    • I did it. - OldMT
    • Since when has our "Uncle" ever played by the rules? - Why should WE?
      • because Uncle has all the power - dnh
        • Whatever. - .
      • Not a sheep anymore - me
      • Take your chances if you like, but - it's all you
        • I know someone who clears about $50K/year - and has never paid taxes in his life.
        • .... - mtmtmt
          • so that makes it right? - it's all you
            • God - this industry is populated almost entirely - by PIRANHAS.
              • Ask a simple question, everyone goes directly - for the jugular.
  • Anyone you sub for is going to report they paid you - so working under the table won't work.
    • She was not talking about subcontracting. - mtmame
      • The whole post is not even clear, but even if it is her - own account, you don't think the practice or fa
        • not if, like she said, it came out of petty cash - - mtmame

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I currently have a full-time job with a national, and intend to stay with them, but I really could use a SMALL amount of work to fill in weekends, since my co. doesn't offer overtime except once in a great while.  I don't really want a 4-hour-a-day part-time job, because I already type 8-10 hours a day for the full-time job.  I would probably want to be an IC on the moonlight job.  What do you feel is the best way to look for a small account, such as a local physician's or dentist's office?  If any of you have a small, extra cash account that you do to fill in the gaps your main account leaves, how did you go about getting it?  Any ideas?

What is so hard to understand about that? 

Then we have that account info filed away in a folder in our Outlook Express by name of account and can look at past emails sent out regarding that account.  Not fun to be tossed on an account that you have never seen NOR ever received an email on.  Sounds like business to me. 

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recruiter is temporarily assuming job duties for an account supervisor while they look for someone or maybe a leave.

Put your questions here and we can tell you.

I am a small MTSO and I have two part timers that work for me.  I try to allow them to make a good living but there are costs of running a business.  I do the pick up and deliveries, I print, I buy the paper, toners, etc.  I do the invoicing.  I do the customer service.  I do the QA, etc.   So when I make 2 to 3 cents a line, that is sometimes barely $5 to $7 an hour after gas, paper, etc.   I keep my line charge reasonable -- 0.11 to 0.12 and that allows me to pay 0.8 cents per line.   But if my gals use their brains to use word expanders, templates, etc. they can make $16 to $24 an hour (200 to 300 lines per hour) which to me is fair.    I pay them on time often first and sometimes wait for the check to come in.    But you guys we do not make a lot when subcontracting out.   But if a document is 400 lines I make $8 to $12 for the report and that is before all my expenses.  So we are not jiving any of you.

No suggestions here except to keep up the great work and appreciation for your team.

I agree, don't waste your time on the ignorant's on this board that think everyone is out to screw the MT...it's a sad fact, but there are some who just have such blackened lenses to see through.  It sounds like you really appreciate your team and there are more employers out there like you, really there are.

did YOU write the acronym book?  HAHAHAHAHAHA -

Well, I've online over 10 years and on boards/forums and SM means small message versus NM meaning no message versus LM meaning long message.

To each his or her own *S*  It's not etched in blood.....*S*  Hope you have a better 2006.  *S*

I have worked for both and I think that small companies are very, very particular. Not that that is a bad thing, but  ZERO room for error (everyone knows perfection is impossible 100% of the time).  So if you can QA at 100% every single time with a national, a small company would be perfect for you.  In all of my experience my lowest QA score was a 99.2 with nationals.  Small company just made me feel extremely inadequate.  That is one thing about communication with a small company, you can start feeling attacked for very (and I mean very) minor things. 

HTH.

The only reason they use subs is that the client needs more work done than they can physically do themselves.  Most small MTSOs did not start out wanting to be an MTSO at all, but just having their own accounts.  Then there is too much work and they have to use subs.  And most of the line count is forwarded on to the subcontractor, not kept as profit for the MTSO.

I am just such a small MTSO and I make more money when I don't have subs because I can spend my time typing instead of listening to blanks, setting up templates, explaining format, etc., doing payroll, etc.

I just put in my application this morning at Webmedx.  I had to go to a doctor's appointment and when I got home I had a message from a recruiter there.  I think it is the same recruiter that I talked to 2 years ago with another company.  They said I did not score high enough on the test to sign on with that that particular company.  The person said I did fine actually until I got to the ESL portion and it looked too much like swish cheese.  I wonder what the chances are that they remember that.

You set your schedule but you are expected to be there when you say you are.  However, they are great to work around doctor's appointments or other things that may come up.  I have never had an issue not being able to get time off for anything. 

As far as QA, they expect you to type what is dictated unless of course it is a gross medical error and then you blank and send to QA.  You do not get dinged for sending work to QA.  You also do not get dinged for punctuation.  They do expect high quality.

there's no one in the office on the weekends, or after 5 p.m. anyday for that matter.  fret not, i'm sure they'll get back to you.  VTS is a really small, family owned and operated organization, not a frenzied corporate giant.  good luck to ya, you'd like it here!!

Are there companies out there that people really enjoy working for any more?

They do not off shore a lot of their work, only when the client specifically requests it.  I believe the percentage is like 12 or 16 (can't remember which).  They do try to get the clients to keep their transcription here, but if the client is adamant about sending it off shore, that's what they do.

I've been working OT lately due to someone leaving and not being replaced yet.  There's always a need for good US-based MTs at Transcend.