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Flex time Posted By: cctrans on 2009-07-19 In Reply to: Flex time - NDoldie Flex time as we once knew it no longer exists at the co I work for. The only time flex time comes into play is when you've had OT earlier in the week and on Friday you are asked to flex off your OT hours...sign out early so they don't have to pay you OT. We can sometimes flex our time to get in our 8 hours for power outages, electrical storms, etc. Otherwise, strictly assigned hours.javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',''); Complete Discussion Below: marks the location of current message within thread Flex time - NDoldie Flex time - cctrans I want the old days of transcription back! - NDoldie The messages you are viewing are archived/old. To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu Other related messages found in our database flex time Sometimes when it is slow in the morning, I e-mail the office and flex my hours to work a few hours in the evening depending on what my plans are. I have found the work ALWAYS picks up later in the afternoon. I know this doesn't work for everybody, but I always manage to get more than my minimum by being flexible when I can be. Flex time Am looking to slow down, does flex time even exist anymore or per diem ? Would appreciate any input, looking to do approximately 10 - ? hrs a week to keep up skills. Is it a given you can flex and make up time or (sm) do you have to have specific permission from your supervisor? I know when I worked for MQ it was always designated when you could and couldn't make up time. Flex time? Can you tell me how that works? nm , Do you find you have to flex time too much? I do sometimes. I picked a set schedule with my company for a reason, and I have a life outside of medical transcription. I don't think companies get that sometimes. Okay. Flex your time. Change your schedule if necessary. sm If you have been in this business any length of time, you should know how work volumes fluctuate, especially around the holidays. By flex your time, do you mean the window they give you (sm) or something else? I can't even get the hours in during the window for running out of work. Do you just mean make up time during the week? thanks. Does Medquist's part time flex allow you to work any hours you want or are you tied to a schedule? I am thinking of applying for extra money. I am a little leery of the pool, but thought I might try it if need be. I know many people don't like MQ based on what I read on this board, but think there must still be something decent about them since so many people still do work there. Thanks you in advance for any information. if you don't need the benefits, i recommend part-time flex... Part time flex requires 2,000 lines per week minimum, but you can do more if you like. You need to submit a schedule, but some production supervisors are flexible...mine is very flexible. They do not provide equipment. Platform is DocQScribe and is great. I have been with MQ for about 7 years, and they have been very good to me. I have great accounts but low work volume on them. Always seem to be overstaffed on my accounts, but that is why I have a backup with another company. Good luck. Questions about Medquist Flex Part-time if you are flexible part-time and also do they allow any time off with pay or do you just take that time off without pay? Thank you! Flex time requires a schedule. Crazy huh? There is nothing to like about MQ at this point in time. So many people work there because the company needs people but the turnover of people is pretty significant. Be very leery of the pool. It is murky and will not allow you to make money because in that pool are thousands of client profiles you must read to see how to format the report before you can even begin to transcribe and make money. After you read this client profile, you may not see the client again for weeks which was a waste of your time. The speech recognition program is the worst requiring many corrections at a reduced rate of transcribed reports. No one can make real money with the disadvantages MQ gives you to worQ with. Any bigger companies out there that do 10+ hours flex time? I'm looking for a job to supplement my income on top of my full-time MT job, but really need one that allows me to log on at any time throughout the week and do, say, 2,000 lines a week or 10 hours a week or something like that. Are there any companies out there that still offer this or is it too much to hope for? Anyone have a company they would like to recommend? Thanks. Is Spheris just hiring for flex time positons? NM I am able to get my lines/hours in as long as I flex a little within my time window. (sm) Are you hiring on now or just looking? Anyone know what full time is at Transtech? Lines or hours? Do they flex schedule? nm x flex thanks for your help. I don't have kids either or another job, but from time to time an emergency has come up but my present job seems to frown on it even though I usually make the time up or use PTO, and plus I like to stretch my legs that might not be on a scheduled break but still very much needed once again. Thanks! They do have a flex You have a 12 hour window to return work, and also for some of the clinic and acute care positions they do offer M-F positions. They did ask for a preferred schedule because I am interested in employee status and not IC. I'm looking for a position that has healthcare benefits and the cost at MedScribe is fair. They also have a bonus plan. I am testing with them now. Not all of them. The one that I am on is flex. xx You could flex or PT on the IC...SM job, since as an IC, they cannot hold you to a schedule or line count. You can see how the IC account, the one you want, holds up until you throw in the first job. To pass muster, the new job should: A) provide you with enough work, and B) provide you with good, honest communication between yourself and mgmt. The bottom line is, which company will give you the bigger bang for your buck, ie, better decision money-wise. Good luck on your decision. Are they willing to flex for you whenever you need it Or are they one of those who make you stick to a schedule when it's convenient for them? My company's great about me flexing, which is why I don't mind flexing for them when needed. I understand not everyone has such flexibility, though I wish we all did. you should consider returning PT flex.... if you get cesspool, sign off. If you get your accounts stay on. It is not too hard to get 2000 lines per week. You could probably manage it on the weekend when work volume is higher. My work pools have improved over the last month or so. I get my primary, secondary, and then accounts from my PS's BOB. Usually I sign off when my primary and secondary are finished. Thanks for the info! I'm already PT-Flex with MQ so probably would do both for a while. My only problem with MDI would be 5 days a week as I do have something else going on. I work four 5-hour days now and it works great for me. I'm going to call MDI today. Good luck to you! Flex e-mail Well, I actually AM an employee, but I haven't seen any e-mail about flexing. This is why I was asking. Maybe it went to the other IDC loop. Sorry that I asked. That's no big deal. Flex if you must. I, for one, hate to work on a Monday, and find it great if I can flex that day. There is so much I need to do on a Monday, so it falls right into my schedule. Usually it only happens at the end of the pay period, not every Monday, but don't complain about it unless you want to change your schedule.Then talk to someone about it. I flex all the time if necessary. Yes, I have to flex but that's my own choice I draw from a pool of work; sometimes it's heavy. I also juggle 3 other accts on my own. I often flex all around due to my life, but if I were an employee, I'd have a big problem with no work available during my set schedule. Have you considered an IC position? I know most require a set schedule these days, but obviously it doesn't work very well when the workflow cannot be controlled. I've been doing this a long time and not one day for me has been just an even keel... it's the nature of the business I suppose. We can't control who gets sick when and if or how often they see the doctor or are admitted to the hospital. It's definitely a profession where you have to say enough is enough and that report can wait a bit until I take care of this or that.... good luck to U! Yes they offer flex schedules You have a 12 hour window to get in your daily scheduled hours. no PTO for Flex PT. Yes, they provide equip. nm x Need PT Flex with 401K Matching Does anyone know about any companies out there where I can still work PT and get matching or 1/2 matching contributions to a 401K? I have 10 years before official SS retirement. Thanks for your info. I had considered doing PT flex with MQ (sm) to sort of cover my bases, but I have such a good feeling about Webmedx and I want to go into the situation open minded and refreshed and free to put all my effort into the new position. I too will be on the Enterprise side I think, at least I know I am using their computer. Thanks again. Soon-to-be-coworker. They are no longer hiring PT flex MTs. nm. nm No pay for downtime. You are asked to flex. NM xx 12-hr flex for me too; definitely depends on your acct. sm Average pay, nice bonus structure, good benefits. I like the platform and the people. I had to flex yesterday - some of my peaches (sm) were ready so I made jam with my down time. Well worth it to me yesterday. If by flex, you mean jumping through hoops, yes, I flex. I wouldn't have any work otherwise. It is all on their terms if I want to get a paycheck. Not when you have to flex several times a week That's not a 2-way street. A pair of soft flex gloves Looking forward to using them on days when there's OT. Some accts allow flex schedules; ask recruiter. sm PC provided; you pay 250 deposit, taken out of several pay checks. Refunded when you leave. Overall, I'm a happy camper, have been on board for about 8 years (back when they were Rodeer, then merged with Webmedx). Good benefits (medical, dental, life insurance, PTO and holidays). I like my manager and my accounts. I think it is a great place to work. Constant Transtech emails saying they know work is low, but flex . . . . This is NOT rumor. Does no good to talk to the company. They themselves are putting out the NO WORK emails to us. They are aware of it. Why talk to them them? We are told to flex our schedules to get lines/hours in. (sm) No one is trying to steal work from other shifts, we are just trying to do our jobs. Obviously it is not our preference to work outside our hours but we all do what we have to do to make this work for right now. Hopefully new accounts are in place now and things will level out. Have a better day. I'm lookin for part-time work (about 3-4 hrs daily) after 13 years of full-time, anyone know of a company that is hiring flexible part-time? I'm starting a career in real estate but don't want to totally quit transcription, but I think most places require 25 hours a week and I cant work weekends, as real estate sales are the biggest on the weekend with open houses and people off work to shows homes to. If you know of a place I'd sure appreciate the info. Thanks! MDI-Maryland is an excellent company, pay on time all the time, great line rate. I left also because I went out and got my own client(s). They are very nice people. The only negative I can think of were the e-mails from the owner say work, work, work, we are out of TAT. Other than that, which is very minor, it was a good experience. Not what I was told; 3500/wk part-time & 6000 wk/full-time. nm nm Precyse Solutions is hiring part-time and full-time right now. Saw this on their website. i work 3 part-time jobs now. it can be confusing if you are learning both at the same time, but sm other than that not a problem for me. best to get one down before starting to other or you might become overwhelmed. MDI-MD: What are daily line requirements for full-time/part-time? Thanks! nm nm I have one full-time job and 2 part-time jobs. It can be tricky at times, sm but at least I now have plenty of work always. I have some big financial goals, and right now that seems to be the only way to accomplish it. I can't see any reason why it would not be legal -- why would you say that? I am cheating no one, except myself (out of sleep and a social life). Fortunately, I am single with no children or anything. I cannot imagine doing this if I had a family. At least my dogige understands. I've been there quite a while, pay on time, growth spurt right now, so good time to get on board, new accounts and lots of work, and before someone says it, I'm not management, just an employee. per his request I told him Time To Call, he called Not That Time, emailed me nm Full time/part time based on # hours or # lines per pay period, nothing to do with quality. The lower the quality the higher the pay it seems. Solution: Find another job, part time or full time. Post your resume, hope for the best. Depends on how flexible you need to be and if full-time or part-time They are a little more flexible if you are part-time. Not so much full-time, where you can be a little flexible within the day (not a strict 8-5), but if you are scheduled for Monday, you have to work Monday unless you request off, and if you are scheduled for a Holiday, you have to work the holiday, unless you request off. They encourage you to clock out every time you are not typing to keep your lph rate up, which means an 8 hour day can turn into 12 hours at the computer. If they run out of work (which they do quite often), you have to make the time up. They are also leaning more towards Voice Recognition, so MTs are getting trained on that, but not sure what percent will go that way. It does affect how much work you may get though in the other accounts.