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Good gravy, it can't be it both ways (sm)

Posted By: shaking my head on 2007-08-14
In Reply to: I bet by the end of the year the scrapbook store - Word of the day - LIES

Either money's going to the store or the store's making all the money and I've seen both versions of it.

It just amazes me the nasty crap people talk when they're safely anonymous.


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Well not gravy job because they just do
At least they get TRUE paid holidays but I would not want someone telling me how to do my job day in and day out when I'm -supposed- to have management authority. I would rather be at home on my own terms.
I work the gravy shift thank you very much
and have plenty of work because my company knows how to staff enough MTs without going overboard (and they don't have ads every three months like a lot of these big nationals do either)
other ways
If your husband works or you have another employee job just have them withold additional money and you don't have to do a thing except at the end of the year file a Schedule C and it might give you more deductions. 
There are ways of ...
getting over on the MT when it comes to line counting methods. Most companies I have worked for in the past have some sort of wacky formula you go by - divide by this number then multiply by that number -- only they know if they are getting over and I don't think anyone would ever admit to that.
pay both ways?
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you can take it 2 ways:

1) your test was so great that they knew they couldn't afford you.


2) THEY gave YOU the wrong test.


Either way - you're too good for them. Keep your chin up - you'll find the right third job. Hope everything works out with your house.


I have seen it both ways, can do, can't do sm
I work for TT (um duh) and there I got my lines from the very first day. I am up around 1700 lines a day right now.

I don't have many normals, actually. I do have a wonderful Expander and glossary that I know like the back of my hand. I worked for a couple of other companies last year. One I could make 1500 lines a day, if they had the work and I could go to 1800 if they did. The other place...OMG and it didn't matter how fast I was or how many hours I worked, I never got more than 1200 and it just kept going down the longer I worked there and I think they were shorting lines or something funky because it was not coming out right.

I can tell you, I don't like Emdat Inscribe, Bayscribe, amongst others for platforms because it is just impossible to get up any speed with them. I had an easy time in Extext, MTWorld and MedRite getting my lines and getting up to speed FAST and I mean in a matter of days to a couple of weeks. I have been an MT forever and that helped, but I still can't make any $$ in Bayscribe, so it isn't me...the darn platform stinks!

It sounds like they are not dealing fairly with you on some level and hard to say where.
It goes 2 ways. (sm)

If all these so-called accusations are really true, why didn't the COMPANY let her go a long time ago?  Any one of those reasons you cited would have been grounds for dismissal on the spot.  Why would they keep such a disruptive employee on board for so long, especially paying her the rate she was getting?


There is a post below that makes a lot of sense.  It asks why the 'best wishes' email was sent to the correct address and not to the address of the original resignation letter. One of those things that makes you go hmmmmm.  I wonder what their legal department will have to say about that.  IMO, even if the original poster had done all those things, the way the company went about letting her go is cause for a lawsuit because too many things don't add up and it sounds a lot like illegal dismissal rather than a resignation.


One of two ways...
Either they knew who was posting based on identifying information, which makes me think (yes, my thoughts, not claiming it as fact) that the person posting really did have 'inside information,' or they received the IP address from this site, either by court order or simply by requesting/threatening.
There are a couple of ways....
You can either use Alt+tab and that will switch you toggle you between programs or you can just keep a notebook and write down the acc#. I thought this was going to really hurt my production but after you get use to doing it, it doesn't really seem to be a big deal at all. Good luck!
so, they WOULD have found ways....or....
you say they would have....does that mean they did, and if they did find ways to cheat, how so? You say you worked in the office and say they would have found ways, and it would take us a while to figure it out, but you don't say they actually did find ways to cheat, so which is it? Your statement is vague and you need to elaborate.
Yes, a couple of ways (sm)
The reason you are being told that is because ExText (WordClient) must be installed in the C directory. There are a couple of ways around this. You can have your computer set up to dual boot or you can set up a virtual machine on your computer. As long as it thinks it is C it will allow a second install (or more) on one computer.
Actually this works both ways. If she wants
to take off that is fine - and she needs to realize they may not want to send work either - like poster below said - it is common courtesy - and OP probably has it under control
Are there any ways to find out if SM

company one works for is up for sale?  I'm not trying to start rumors, I just would like to know, are there any signs? Slash in payroll, for instance?  Is there anywhere to look on net?


 


Maybe she changed her ways
Well, she wasn't like that before. She was very rude towards my situation and could care less about my husband being in surgery.
Just a little ways down the page is a not so
good post about them. 
If you are being told 2 different ways to
do things, then send them to your supervisor and ask them which is correct. Make sure you send examples.
In a couple different ways
DISCLAIMER: To avoid enduring what Gourdpainter is going through, let me qualify that this is my own recollection of the events as they unfolded along with my own opinion as to the reasoning for and the implications of said event.

Keep in mind that this all came after staff dismissals and pay reductions a step above us on the MT hierarchy, and after a couple of weeks spent reassuring the MTs that pay cuts were just a vile, nasty rumor. Until it happened in a 2-step manner (and they were the only ones that saw this 2-step as a dance move all the way to the bank).

First, they reassessed the tiers that a particular tiers that accounts fell into and many were decreased at least one level. If your primary were in a particular tier, you lost 0.005 cpl for each tier it dropped (regardless of what tier your secondary was in or how often you typed the secondary more than the primary).

In addition, all pay was 'equilibrated to reflect a global economy', and the pay cuts there ranged about 10%.

So if you had the misfortune to be an account that had been reassessed down 2 levels, you were also equilibrated down a bit more.

Note that this is straight typing. I somehow had managed to avoid VR, so I don't know how that pay scale was impacted. I do know, however, that after wending its way through the system, the stuff that I was getting was nearly impossible to type. At the place I have now landed, even new to the account and platform, I was doing 200 lph; I was lucky if I could even make 125/hour.
Works both ways

And people should be able to respond. The trouble by this board is that if you aren't willing to bash your company or your profession, if you try to interject another point of view, you are not welcome here.
God works in mysterious ways -- sm
I was offered a job at OSi last year and accepted then something made me change my mind and go with TT instead.  And am I ever glad I did given these new revelations.  Seems like the bigger the MTSO the more trouble they get themselves into. 
They pay great production and they pay other ways..
Yes, I have the ability to make what I made in house at the hospital those years ago. And yes, they do treat me like a human being and more. When I become worried for whatever reason (mostly it was my schedule with kids) they worked with me so quickly it made my head spin, and made me know that I was worth working with because they intend on being my home until I retire. They have tiered incentive best I've seen around in years and bonuses for quality, differential, etc. I am not the MTSO owner or management, and I would crab believe me if anything were amiss or I would not answer at all. Nice pays my bills and benefits the company and owner so they can pay their bills... the nicer management is to an MT the better their company and this company knows it. Very wise in my opinion...
What are some specific ways that you are appreciated?
nm
It's a separate company with different ways of doing things
Transcend is a public company and owned by shareholders, and MDI is a major shareholder.

I have been at MDI for several years and I have not noticed any change in the way it is run.

I know of one company that counts lines 3 different ways
Stats are enabled on one platform, not enabled on a second platform and also not enabled on a third platform. They are all Dictaphone Extext programs and the lines are counted three different ways depending on which account you are assigned to. Hope its not the same company you work for only to get a rude awakening.
You might wanna look down a ways. BrokeMT can't seem to get paid by them.
I'm pretty sure she is not going to recommend them.
And MQ is still trying to figure out ways to keep accounts and MTs since they played hardball with
everyone and got caught. I dont think they will ever overcome this situation entirely in my opinion. Our office has certainly lost accounts and has more threatening to leave. I dont think there is one happy person in that office anymore where I work. It is pathetic and on it goes.
It goes two ways. MTs have to turn their line counts in on time and
in the format they are supposed to, not 4 days after the fact, not with mistakes that they find after the fact. There has to be accountability both ways.
Used to work there. Terrible experience. They may have changed their ways, tho
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Not true - Amphion may suck in some ways but they always paid on time.
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Mine pays both ways, hourly plus line incentive over certain amount.
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You are most definitely upset that your Bush **s-kicking ways have rendered your eyes caught in the
Without MTs, companies would not exist. You and many others have no regard nor respect for hard-working MTS. You can't take it with you. I feel sorry for you. Do the right thing...and, you know what that is.
The best co. ever! Good work, good people, good pay, good bennies.
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Yes there is! Good pay and good bonuses and good benefits.

Personally, DSG is a good fit for me. Pay is good and on time, sound quality depends on the account
and I like the platform. There is not much weekend work, although sometimes is available.  I get along well with the management, no major complaints.  There is pay incentive once you get over a certain number of lines in a pay period.  I work as an IC, so can't help with benefits, insurance questions, etc.
I'm with them. Good work environment, easy accounts and I'm making really good money. nm

Fairly flexible but they do like a schedule. Insurance is good. Benefits are good in my opinion.

For the past week, work has been a little slower but I think that is common in every company..some days busy and other not.


Does anyone recommend a pretty good company that is good to work for, pay always on time and plenty
of work.  I know that is asking a lot, but just curious?
Strictly IC, good company, hard accounts, good platform.
Good pay, always on time, no direct deposit though.
Is Transcend a good company with a good platform to work on. They are advertising.
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Webmedx hires some ICs. Good company. So sorry for your loss. Good luck!
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TransTech for many reasons, good pay, stable company, good benefits
and flexible.
I have looked around the last 6 months and have found nothing better. Have turned down numerous jobs, and have finally decided to stay put. The better insurance plans were announced and even moreso than ever, I am staying put, and my paycheck is happy about that because it is getting better every day. Good luck to you.
TransTech is a good company. Debbie is the owner and a good one at that! nm
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Good company, great people, good benefits.
Affordable insurance. Good luck!
Adminstrative Assistants and VanBelkum. Good companies, good pay!
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Spheris supes/QA are good, insurance not good; they offshore
nm
U.S. only, very steady work, some VR, good pay, good insurance, no PT, schedule. sm
That should cover it!
Things are not good there now. Think only hiring for 2nd and 3rd shiifts. Good luck. nmx
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Had the same happen here, heard the same thing, good references and good ....sm
job record will get you better $$$ if you are willing to promote yourself, search like crazy, talk to everyone, etc., but I have never been paid a cent more for CMT, what a waste, and all the years I paid my dues to AAMT, what a joke, they did NOTHING to better our field, just took the money for better conventions, as far as I can see.
Good owners, average-low pay, good dictators sm

Send out checks the next business day after they receive the bill.  Only work when you want.  It's a nice p.r.n. position.


Chickadee


I know JLG and they are a good company with a good group of people

I joined JLG about 9 month ago and I am thrilled with the experience that I have had.  Although the company has been around for 20+ years, a group of good industry veterans who know how to operate fairly to both employees and clients have joined the company in the past year.  I followed my manager from another giant company. 


I have also worked on this account and it was plauged with problems from the start.  The hospital required the account to be implemented in a matter of days, there were technical issues and the hospital management staff was new and the employees were mad because transcription had been outsourced.  Personally, I won't miss this client but good luck to those that get it. 


There is plenty of work at JLG and I have already been advised on my new assignments


DSG is a good company. The sound quality is good sm
but I don't understand why they are hiring. In the a.m. was have NO work. The afternoon and evenings do have more work though.