Go back to retirement s/m

I'll ignore that juvenile comment.

I didn't SAY that anyone with a dictionary could do VR or anything else ACCURATELY.  I have, however, SEEN companies who used non-MTs to do Q.A.  Are you absolutely certain YOU aren't being Q.A.-d by such a person?  Furthermore, with companies ever looking for ways to cut MT pay, they might just do that doncha think?  I'm sorry to enlighten you to the fact that MT isn't nearly the big deal some of you try to make it.  Most of us old-timers received OTJ training in a HOSPITAL which gave us an education you'll never dream of getting in any of the MT schools.

IMHO you need a few more years experience as an MT and maybe, just maybe you could learn something from us old grandmas if you weren't so wet behind the ears that your hearing is impaired.

• For those leaving TT..... - looking too
  • I left TT for OSI and I can tell you it is definitely NOT better. I think I - Just Me
    • I used to work for OSI and hated it - TT is much better, learning VR and hanging on (nm)
  • Good Riddance!! - prettykitty
    • VR IS NOT TRANSCRIPTION. sm - NC MT
      • MT isn't our job - roboMT
    • You don't know what you're talking about - looking too
      • I saw the typo, so don't jump all over me, lol. NM - looking too
    • That's pretty hateful. From what I have read the complaint is not just VR but a sm - LTMT
      • I think you're one of the smart ones LTMT - gourdpainter
        • Gourdpainter, where in the world do you get your info from? - VR here
          • Go back to retirement s/m - gourdpainter
            • Oh Gourdpainter... - Howling!
              • Well come on down! s/m - gourdpainter
            • When you assume you are usually - VR here
              • You're past retirement age - gourdpainter
                • Actual work history total is 50 years, only - VR here
                  • Oh my - gourdpainter
                    • You would not do at 4 cpl but very familiar? - VR here
                      • As I said - gourdpainter
  • Where are all you TT people going to go? sm - bowen
    • Me? Took me 18 hrs to get another job sm - Former TTer2
      • You got that right - gourdpainter
      • Take me with you!!!!! n/m - StuckMT
    • I'll be doing in home elder care. sm - mlstoo
      • Great idea! I, myself have ...SM - PM MT
    • UNEMPLOYMENT LINE! THEY PAY MORE THAN 50%, not like VR - nm - Bayou MT
      • Check it out... - sm
  • I won't bother giving a 2 week notice sm - mlstoo
    • Why are you behind on lines? - HUH?
      • No work, not even in VR. That's - Newer TT'r
    • HOW MANY MTs GET 2-WEEK NOTICE ...SM - Bayou MT
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    • I agree - looking too

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Here's the scoop on SS and taxes.  They  do not penalize you once you reach full retirement age, HOWEVER, if you continue to work they will continue to deduct SS from your paycheck and at the end of the year if you make over a certain amount, you also pay taxes on your SS benefits up to 85% of what you receive from SS..

Contrary to what chatty says, they do not want you to take early retirement.  They encourage you to wait until full retirement age.  That way you might die and they never have to pay a penny.  The death benefit to your beneficiary is a whopping $225.  If you do the math, you are much better off taking retirement at the earliest possible moment.

I know about this 1-dollar-for-2 for taking early retirement - but I was wondering:  Do they take 50% of your Social Security benefits or 50% of your paycheck?  If they take half your paycheck, you're essentially working for nothing.  If you're working for low wages, it won't pay to go to work.  If you have a fairly decent salary between ages 62-66, then it's a TOTAL ------g ripoff!  Just wondering.

To those of you who are working for MDI-MD, have any of you found alternative ways of funding your retirement since the company doesn't offer this benefit? 

Any and all positive input would be appreciated. 

dont mind the lower wages and who probably already have problems with muscles and tendons from years of MTing or others who as people said are slower transcribers or part time people just supplementing their income who just want to plug along and make a few bucks. Anyone who is self supporting and needs a good income will not make it on those rates without killing themselves and if one company gets away with it they all will because I am sure MQ is next when they come out with their new pay plan and ASR rates and then they will all follow suit. Why send this work overseas and then have to edit it again so I guess they just hope they have everyone behind the 8 ball.

The accounts weren't too horribly bad.  The reason I ended up leaving was because slowly but surely they began to inch closer and closer to paying QA by production.  When I first started, the quota was something like 30 reports a day.   We simply had to make sure that we QA'd all reports that were close to being out of TAT first and then do the rest.  Then, my supervisor left and they hired a new one who immediately called a big teleconference meeting and said we had to up production to 60 reports a day.  Then, they started counting lines.  Which was fine because they were still paying hourly.

Next, there was an MT who used VR software because she was blind - yes blind.  Again, when I first started, I was told we had to edit her entire reports because she used the VR software and we had to make sure that everything was correct and made sense.  Then, we are told only check the blanks.  I wasn't comfortable with that and I continued to completely proof every word.  Then I was called on the carpet not because I wasn't meeting the production quota, but because I was ONLY meeting the production quota.  I told them I was proofing all of the MT's work that used VR, I was told that no one ever told me to proof every word of the VR reports and that I needed to fill in blanks and move on.  When I voiced my concerns, I was told that was my job, to fill in blanks and I should move on and strive to product above the standards.  Next thing you know, rumors abounded about changing the QA staff to being paid on production.  So I left. 

There just seemed to me to be too little concern for quality and more emphasis on quantity and I just didn't want to be part of company who would take money out of my pocket just to line their own and that's what they were doing by putting QA on production.  I also am not comfortable with the job of QA being thought of as a blank filler.  There is much more to the QA profession than just simply filling in blanks. 

I don't know if Transcend ever did start paying QA by production, but I could see that the idea was being floated there.  Maybe there was a enough protest that they didn't change from hourly. 

Good luck to you!

happier.  I am on a different account then the first time and it is as if it is a different company.  I have a great lead who leaves us alone most of the time but is there when I need her.  It showed me that you can have a different experience within the same company.

I have to say that in the few weeks since they have the new office, it is much more organized probably because there are a lot of people there all the time.  I had the pleasure of speaking to the new HR manager who was HR at a hospital, got my questions answered about insurance as I am going to full time and had a live voice pick up the phone.

Not all change is bad.  This is one company that has changed for the better. 

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If anyone is interested, I have an oral surgery account that I need back-up help with every once in a while.  This will be p.r.n. Very easy.  0.07/65-character line with spaces.  Will need wave file player and MS Word.