Don't have info on Axolotl but wanted to ask you a question since you were
Posted By: Too Old MQer on 2006-05-30
In Reply to: info on Axolotol - Looking
offered a position. Assuming you discussed it with them, did it seem like their scheduling is flexible?? You don't have to tell me exactly what you discussed regarding schedule but did it seem flexible or are they strictly Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday through Saturday schedule? Thanks.
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Any Axolotl employees willing to share info., platform, ESL %, etc. All info greatly appreciated. sm
Along with the platform, ESL %, pay range, lpd required, split shift or 12-24 hour window available, I would be interested in knowing your personal experience with this company, what type of relationship you have with supervisors and other coworkers, etc. Otherwise, the all the 411. 
Thanks!
Diskriter info wanted
I just applied for a hospital employee position with Diskriter since it sounds so great. Are they a good, reliable company to work for? Do they treat their MTs well and pay on time? Also, is their platform easy to work with and easy to get a good line count with? Any info would be greatly appreciated!
I am considering applying and just wanted info. sm
I have been doing transcription locally, but wanted a part-time position to supplement work load and they offered part-time or overflow work. It sounded like it could be what I am looking for.
Thanks, I did that, just wanted more recent info
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Info wanted on American Transcription Typing Svc out of GA?
Anyone working there now that can share any info? Thanks.
Any info on Axolotl
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Any info on Axolotl?
Hi,
Does anyone have any info on a company called Axolotl? I'd like to know how flexible they are (12-hour window?), what they pay is like, and are they a friendly staff.
Thanks in advance.
Axolotl INFO
WanderingMT, I don't know where you get there is a high turnover. I have worked there for 2 years and the only turnover I know of are the people who cannot maintain their Quality. Axolotl is known for hiring the best of the best MTs and also being quality driven. If an MT cannot produce quality documents, then they are not going to make it at Axolotl. Also, WanderingMT, are you not the one who has posted that you could not even pass the preemployment testing??
As far as their accounts, they have accounts nationwide. Also, Axolotl does NOT overstaff and just because there are only 75 MTs, does not mean that we run out of work. LOL It is actually the total OPPOSITE.
As far as making line counts, I was up to 1200 lines in a week after hiring. If you are a disciplined MT, making your line counts will not be an issue. The platform is very user-friendly and much better than any other company I have worked for.
I hope this helps Hubba!!! You really cannot go wrong in looking at them. If you need more info, feel free in e-mailing me!!!!
info on AXOLOTL
anyone have any helpful info on Axolotl? Thank u.
Any info on Axolotl?
Sent resume over the weekend. Curious about pay, how many PTO days, any bonus incentives? Thanks for any info you can provide!
Axolotl-Got info ?
All this really great PR for Axolotl motivated me to check out their website and I am going to apply on line. I am all for great QA and 98.5% accuracy. I don't consider myself run-of-the-mill as the original poster considers herself--I think I would do well at Axolotl from what I have read on here.
Some important things were not mentioned on their website or in these postings:
- ESL ? Where I work now, I have a preoponderance of ESL dictators and other difficult dictators. I also sometimes deal with up to 10 different sets of style guidelines for 10 different clients in the space of a single shift. In general, what is the composition of the workload ?
- Pay scale: For transcription by the line ? For voice rec editing by the line ? Is QA paid by the line or by the hour ?
- Are they sending work to India ? If so, how is this impacting your workload ? Do you have enough work or do you often run out ?
Thanks for any info you can provide,
SeekingPart-TimeJob
Info on Axolotl
Axolotl is a good company with above-average pay and excellent benefits. If you are a good MT who can produce a quality document and you can follow a schedule that you set, it might be something for you to look into. They do expect quality and they do expect you to work your schedule (of course they will work with you for appointments, emergencies, etc.).
What's the latest on Axolotl? Any info appreciated!
nm
need info about Axolotl and New Road Transcription
I need some current feedback on Axolotl and New Road Transcription. Can anyone provide pros, cons, goods, bads, on either company?
thanks
Current info about Axolotl in archives, never
heard of the other company. Axolotl is not currently hiring, has no work on multiple accounts, though they do pay for downtime. Fixing to start transition to natural speech, most would call it VR. Pay is better than most currently, good benefits, great company. Work has been low for 3-4 months, but is worse lately. They provide all software/hardware, good tech support 24/7.
Thank you! Just wanted I wanted to hear!
nm.
Thanks for saying what I wanted to say...
We are not the same as Transcend, although we both are good companies. We care about MTs... and I would love to know who the posters are that claim differently.
As Liz says below -- e-mail her or give her a call.
I just wanted to say that I don't believe the
Indian worker is trying to destroy the American dream, they are trying live it. Blame should go to the companies who are taking the work and sending it overseas, not the workers who are given an opportunity to better their life situation. This doesn't mean I agree with off-shoring, I just think blame for the dying of the American MT profession is sometimes misplaced.
I have been following this and I wanted SM
to say that it might not be that you were the only one this happened to---a lot of people just see the $ coming out of the paycheck and don't think they have to confirm that the plan holder got it (because the company should be more trustworthy).
The way these companies are now, it's probably a better thing if you take the check they gave you and found an IRA to invest in yourself. You can also arrange to contribute to it throughout the year (although it will be after-tax money, but you will be able to claim the contribution at the end of the year and get that tax back) out of your own bank account. The situation that happened to you is unacceptable. You are being far more gracious than I would under the same circumstances.
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Goldbird
I just wanted to know if - sm
it was liked or not. Wondered if it slowed you down at all. I am used to Word and I hate to change if it is a problem software.
Thanks.
Just wanted to say hello...
I start with MDI this week, was just trained yesterday. It's nice to hear there's usually plent of work. :)
No job wanted ads, please. NM
Goldbird
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Please use are free resume bank or see the ads on Job Seekers board.
Ask about specific companies or specific issues (i.e., the poster below asking which companies have an HMO plan).
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just wanted to add...
it sounded very familiar to a presentation presented by a former employer YEARS ago. It was a very small local MTSO, and he was reworking the pay scale in order to cover other expenses. He showed us a pie chart of what a huge chunk MT wages took out of the total revenue (DUH -- would you HAVE revenue without us) and mentioned how we could increase our wages by becoming more productive (the latter, I believe, was mentioned more than once in the DRC/Acusis presentation -- read: don't count on making your current wage -- but you'll be able to offset that by increasing your productivity -- HA). We didn't get the pie chart in this presentation, but it was clear they want a good portion of their revenue to go to research and development.
I'm cautiously optimistic -- I would LOVE to switch careers but at my age it's impossible -- I know because I have tried. Once you have worked at home doing this for X number of years, you basically don't qualify for anything else unless you wish to flip burgers. A friend asked: Can they really cut your wages? And i explained how the lovely world of MT CAN and DOES do that: I predict in this case, it will be: We are switching to a different way of counting lines, and we will adjust your pay per keystroke appropriately. And LO AND BEHOLD, when you crunch the numbers, you will notice that your pay has been appropriately adjusted DOWNward.
Did you tell them you wanted to do OPs and they said OK, or just
not check it out at all???
I just wanted to say ....
I have worked for Liz, and she is really great. She was always very understanding and went out of her way to be kind to me. I did not see the ad you guys are referring to, and I understand no one wanting to feel like they are being insulted, but for her to have written something like what I imagine the ad said from what I can gather from your posts, she had to be frustrated. I would totally work for her again.
I think it is 5 cpl, but I wanted
I wanted straight transcription to get a better rate, so don't quote me on it.
Ok, that's what I have already. Wanted to see if could do away with the
nm
BECAUSE I WANTED TOO,
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That's what I wanted to know. Thanks for
your honesty. Anybody else have a different/similar experience?
By the way I wanted to add
I hope that by my initial excitement I did not encourage anyone to make any kind of choice they would regret. If so, I apologize. If you are happy good for you. I was just so excited initially, that maybe I should not have put the post in to influence anyone. Seems like there is an argument going on here and I do not want to say either way. I say interview if you want, ask all of the appropriate questions and then you may check references on a company before you take the job just as easily as they can check yours. If you are a good match, good luck. If not, then good luck in your job search. Not backsliding here, just trying to make amends because obviously you guys wanted a follow up so my comments a few weeks ago must have made an impression. No matter what there is a company out there for everyone, so good luck to all, and I wish only the best.
just wanted to know...
Thanks, but someone posted that if you wanted to see where they worked to check their other posts and you could find out. I don't want to know the identity of people, just if you can find posts of individual people! Does that sound clear as mud to you?!
Also wanted to add (sm)
It is too bad that they do over-hire. Because they are losing a lot of great people who would probably stay the duration of their career if they were able to get their line counts and make money with them. JMO.
Just wanted to add
you also need to contact the Labor Board. Take any paperwork you have with you--i.e., copy of your contract, etc. If I were in your shoes I would send a letter (cerfified mail, return receipt requested) to them telling them I expected payment in full within five days or I would do all of the above, including the Labor Board. Then DO it.
How do you know what she wanted?
You don't even know her, have not worked with her or walked in her shoes? What kind of a payoff do you get from being so nasty?
How do you know what she wanted?
You don't even know her, have not worked with her or walked in her shoes? What kind of a payoff do you get from being so nasty?
Thank you. That it what I wanted to know.
It has been so long since I last applied for a job, I am stressing about everything. Thanks. 
I just wanted to thank everyone for
their responses. There have been some interesting topics raised. I have made my decision today - I'm taking the job offer that I got. It's not that I'm afraid to do VR - I've done it before, and it's not all it's cracked up to be, but it's nice to give your hands a break. I don't agree at all with paying half of your regular line rate for VR. It no way takes half the time for editing than it does for typing (at least in my experience). I would say 75-80% of regular pay would be more fair, but I would still prefer if they paid the same for both VR and typing. To top off the pay cut we've been expected to deal with, there also is no work to do. So that's ultimately what helped me make my decision. I cannot make money if there is no work to do - it doesn't matter if it's editing or typing, No work equals no pay. So with that said, I wish you all luck whether you decided to stay or go.
OPINIONS WANTED PLEASE - sm
To all rad MTs...what is the best company to work for doing radiology? I'm looking for a home where I can just do straight radiology typing - NO VR. I know, it may be coming, but I hope to evade it as long as possible. I'm tired of all the lies these companies tell you when trying to get you to work for them. I'm tired of running out of work, babysitting the PC waiting for work. I'm tired of horribly outdated programs that won't let me use my expander. Are there ANY companies out there that have what I'm looking for? Please tell me there's hope somewhere....TIA
Nutshell: She wanted them to have SM
someone else work the portion of the schedule she didn't like and give her the hours she wanted, but instead they found someone who could work the entire schedule they had available and passed her by.
Not what I wanted to read...
Now I'm nervous. I'm supposed to start working for this company very soon. I applied because of the glowing reviews they got on this forum, now that seems to have drastically changed. I left my last company and took a 2-month break from transcription because of problems with the other company's QA department (similar reasons as listed here in this thread), now it seems I'll be walking right into the same type of situation.
Anyway, I was told (by the recruiter) that they are pretty flexible with schedules but how true is that? I have a little boy in kindergarten and I'll need to run out every day at 11:40 to go get him and bring him home, I don't want this to be a problem.
Sorry to have rambled, I'm just finding myself very nervous and tense now.
Yes it does. I just wanted to get some feedback
from others before applying.
Thanks for the help! In your opinion, if you really wanted SM
to always be able to work six hours (a.m. and early afternoon), do you think this would be a good company for a schedule like that? Thanks again!
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from ExecuScribe and wanted to know if
anyone on this board works for them now and any info that you may have for a MT who is close to being hired (at least my testing was really good). Thanks very much in advance.
editors wanted
I heard from someone that it was Shapin with the Editor positions. Don't quote me, but that is just what I heard.
Bummer
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Goldbird
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