Good news to hear! At least some companies are

• Keystrokes announces 2006 benefits package sm - Keystrokes Management Team
  • OMG! That is an awful benefit plan! Are you kidding me? You contribute nothing to the - SueEllen
    • Pretty Bad - Me
    • It is 1 day for extended family, 3 days for immediate. - MT
    • no one asked you to work for them, did they? lol - ...
      • um, actually they were asking MTs to take a look at them - with the implication they wanted to hire
        • I took a look - me
      • I bet Keystrokes is sooo glad they posted their benefits! LOL - NervousNelly
        • Actually I think the opposite happened from the "attacks" - I think more are looking at them and
        • I would rather know upfront than have to ask :) nm - KS Rad MT
          • but what did that original message allow you to "know" up front? - lots of details left out
  • Wondering about the 401k match - how much - is the match? Also,
    • I am FT clinic if that helps! We need a few more - KS MT
      • Actually I have done acute care for many years but - thinking maybe I should switch. nm
  • Is Keystrokes the beneficiary for the life insurance they pay for? - Nannieboo
    • LOL. No. I had to choose my own beneficiary. Are there companies sm - KS MT
  • How is pay at KS? Incentives? nm - Wondering
  • Can't believe you call those benefits - Sheesh
    • Wow is all I can say - Agree Sheesh
      • Not that great, if you ask me - me too
      • I get no benefits where I work and I do 1500-1700 rad reports a pay period. sm - Don't agree Sheesh
        • PS - I make top $$ - You are a joke
          • I am not on a 100+ MD account. nm - Who's a Joke
            • do the math - You are a joke
        • 20-25 reports an hour LOL - You are a joke
  • Here is what you save because I work from home - the least you could do is reciprocate
    • Amen and AHMEN and thank you. nm - workerbee
    • Good post - Whew
    • Yea, you left out the fact that nobody is forcing you to work where you do...find a better job if - you don't like the one you have
      • A lot of people here are thinking I am - unhappy about where I work which is another
        • I think you are both saying the same thing. Why beat each other up? nm - Lurker
    • Yes, you left out the fact that you don't know what you're talking about. sm - KS Manager
      • Wow! That was well written!!! - Busy MT'ing
        • Are you being sarcastic or serious? I thought it was a good post. nm - curious
          • Serious. I said that it was well written and - Busy MT'ing
            • I think we are all over-sensitive :) nm - OP
              • Please don't tell me how sensitive to be after you - jumped down my throat and mgmt is
                • I don't think she was talking to you. Geez. - Busy MT'ing
      • Not to flame but telling me I don't - know what I'm talking about isn't the point
        • I should clarify that I am an employee, not an owner. sm - KeystrokesManager
          • Hmm, wonder what the owner will say - when your retort is read? Again,
      • That post was not a whine. It was just stating facts. sm - KS Manager
    • Don't generalize. You do not know what KS does or - KS MT
  • Benefits don't sound that great to me. - me
    • In this day and age, any benefits are good to - MQr
      • saying any benefits is good is devaluing yourself - and if your employer doesn't provide the income
  • Good news to hear! At least some companies are - QA3
    • Keystrokes offer - mystical
      • Employee pays ALL? - idontknowaboutthat
        • It does not say ALL. It says employees pay. Just like in a hospital. - Keystrokes Team Lead
      • Wondered the same thing myself. - Mgt please advise sm
        • Right now, I pay 100% but it is only sm - Not Mgmt but Employee
          • The company should pay its share.. - still2much
          • You should clarify with the office. If you are paying $172 a month, - KS Team Lead
            • If $300/mo for single that is a ripoff and - single or family
              • Well you should share with the rest of us then. - My husband has insurance through
              • Can you share where you get this insurance? sm - Not OP
                • I called 6 agencies from my local yellow - Call local insurance agencies
                  • You can purchase that insurance online. Just go to their website. You sm - passing through
                    • insurance - prufread
      • Don't apply there then, what can I tell you. - happy
        • good come back don't ya get tired of all the - lol
  • Well, this is a significant upgrade from SM - another MT
  • Sounds good - aa

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there ARE companies paying 10 cpl now.  Honest.  I work for one as an employee paying me 10 cpl and I work for two more companies as an independent contractor and am paid 11.5 cpl.  These rates are based on 65 characters per line including spaces.  They DO exist.  I won't name them though because I am currently employed/contracted by them and I do not discuss money/pay regarding those I am working for at present.

My best advice would be to have a good well-rounded resume including proficiency with ESL dictators, do excellent on testing (check and re-check everything, time permitting), and when asked what pay rate you are looking for, don't hesitate to say it. 

They made the Inc. 500 list of the Fastest Growing Companies In The US for 2005. THAT'S something positive for ya!

If any of you have had to make the decision not to accept a position with a company you really liked because of high insurance premiums, I have found that I can actually pay less getting it on my own rather than getting it through the company.  I recently accepted a position I really wanted, but their insurance was way too high for family coverage.  Through Aetna, I can get 80/20 coverage, a bit of a high deductible, but we keep that set aside in our savings. It's only $263 a month for my spouse and I plus our two children AND my husband smokes.  I went to ehealthinsurance.com and compared plans, which are all rated.  We're all pretty healthy.  It will be a bit higher if you have preexisting conditions, so getting it through your employer with an affordable premium (group coverage) would work better for you in that instance.

Just wanted to share with my fellow MTs.   

The platform I use now has an Expander built in.  I am an old PRD girl, and have heard ShortHand works similar to that, so was thinking of trying that if it works with ExText.

Thanks again.

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I'm glad to here that.  I am starting on 07/10/2006.  Everyone has been super nice and very accomodating. 

it can come back.  Posters like the rectum person need to be banned.

But the way things are going in transcription now, people need a place to vent.  There are some negative people who are negative by nature, but when everything is going to crap it's hard to be positive, and we need to be honest with each other.

If there actually was a place to send all of our legitimate complaints -- and there are many -- and someone would take us seriously and help -- maybe the situation could eventually be turned around.

And, one more thing, really bad things are actually happening to many transcriptionists today - they are NOT just WHINING.  We need a voice.

So, if you have a job that you are happy with, keep it as long as you can.  But, really, try to have some empathy for your peers who are facing REAL hardships.