Greed is good? That is EXACTLY what capitalism
Posted By: me on 2009-08-27
In Reply to: They all come from the came cookie cutter. - "Greed is good." "MTs are expendable rob
is all about. Make no mistake I am NOT defending certain MTSO's - I am simply pointing out to you that THIS (greed and corruption) is EXACTLY what you get with a capitalistic society.
This DOES NOT mean we have to give up freedoms, only that we have to demand Congress level the playing field - After all THEY gave the corporations the power and the rights they have... starting in the late 1800s
WHY ARE SO MANY WILLING TO just scream bloody murder at a system THEY support?
If you want do change things, roll up your sleeves and get to work, otherwise, give this company willing to PAY you for work a try - before you wish you had.
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see? greed IS good. NM
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Yep. It's the greed of the suits and the greed of the
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Say what? Capitalism is what it is!
My post was to try to enlighten some of the posters here - who are screaming about the very system they support!
Your post make my point - without meaning to sound hostile - you just didn't seem to get it: CAPITALISM creates greed and corruption because it leaves ETHICS up to the very entities who do not have so have any!!
In fact a corporation's MANDATE is to make as much money as it can - for the shareholders - ethics is NOT part of that equation. Many corporations are ethical, but they don't HAVE to be.
I think you need to educate yourself here - it's not what capitalism should be it is what it is. If you don't like that work to change the system.
One word: CAPITALISM
People tend to think if you criticize capitalism that somehow you are automatically a communist or a socialist - (and they usually have no clue what either is...)
But heres the skinny: As long as we EMBRACE capitalism we are asking for a system that encourages greed and corruption and has no conscience.
When CONGRESS gave the CORPORATIONS similar rights and powers as the INDIVIDUAL BACK IN THE LATE 1800s, the stage was set for what is basically corporate rule IMHO. If you want things to change, pay more attention to the LEGISLATION that continues to give corporations more rights - or protections - than YOU.
Capitalism should be about making a decent
VR, $$ and Greed
You have put the situation into words better than I have seen before. I will definitely post my resume now in hopes of getting on with a smaller company. I worked for a large national and everything was about what was best for them, not the MTs. Regarding VR, I ultimatly lost my job because of it. Strange as it may seem, the system actually picked up foreign accents better than good English. Also, to keep from having to admit that the top exec goofed in paying a fortune for the system, they said it was working just fine. The end product was not from the VR system, it was from MTs deleting the VR dictation and transcribing from scratch. All this said, they were able to cut roughly 2/3 of the transcriptionists. This was a large clinic and they lost a number of doctors who refused to use the VR because of risks associated with it. Such a mess!
Exactly!! It is greed!
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To Cece regarding VR, $$, and greed.
Thanks for posting your experience. This is what I've been saying to people of Transcend regarding VR for a while now. Your statement about "strange as it may seem, VR picked up foreign accents better" was very interesting. When we think about it, it shouldn't really seem that strange because after all WE are teaching the VR system what the ESLs are saying. Every single time the system got it wrong, we had to replace it until the system actually "recognized" it on it's own and started typing it automatically. It wasn't the machine picking it up on it's own and doing well, it was the skill of the MTs constantly correcting the same thing over and over and over until the machine finally "got it". Once the MTs poured all their sweat and tears into correcting it, they were no longer needed as much on that account and were switched to others that needed the training. Slowly, but surely we became less valuable. Kind of like the production management team Transcend just let go.
I'm starting to see why so many new people are hired on at 10 cpl now, why the "policy" as far as raises had changed, and why the new direction for team leaders. If the plan had been to transition all accounts to VR all along, they wouldn't be able to get many people to accept new jobs by coming right out and telling them they were being hired for 5 or 6 cpl. They had to offer some sort of enticement. By making the new base rate higher and doing away with annual increases, they would save money realizing that the rates would be cut to 60% in the long run with editing. They must have realized that a lot of the people there for years who had started at 8 cpl or less would be upset with the changes and the problems - and would need to be replaced as they left. Just my opinion, but maybe this was also the reason for the cut-throat approach to promoting "get work while you can" when it's low and not taking an active role in remedying the situation. As long as they didn't have to come right out and say we need to cut back, the MLSs would do it on our own because we couldn't afford to wait for work to miraculously appear.
I'm quite confident, and actually know for a fact, that some who had been working there for a while were told of the team leader positions before they were even announced - otherwise how would I have gotten that inside information about the PMs that I had posted on the Forum before it was announced?. Also just my opinion, but what a convenient way to keep the "cheerleaders" who started at less than 10 cpl happy. Offer them an hourly position because the management knows for a fact they would never stick around for 5 or 6 cpl just editing if they are producing 400 lines per hour while typing. The rest of the MLSs would eventually get sick of scraping and clawing for work and would leave on their own. A whole new labor force with a whole fresh set of people not aware of the problems brewing just under the surface or even close to a clue of what will hit them in the future. A whole new work force that won't be eligible for raises for 3 years and most likely won't stay on anyway when they see what is going to happen.
Cece, you're living proof regarding what I had been saying about needing less people for VR in the long. Someone emailed me the other day and said that it was told to them by management that at this point 60% of the work will still need to be typed. I wonder what that percentage will be once the VR system is fully operational and running at peak performance, and the usual "slow times" roll around. If we thought it was cut-throat before, imagine it when only 10 people are needed to edit a huge account like the one BT started out with on ERs, which actually happened at Transcend. Now just imagine the quality of that work when people are scrambling to do as much as they can as fast as they can to supplement the 40% reduction in rate. Quality won't be as important as making their usual paycheck to pay their bills OR they will be hiring brand-spanking new MTs fresh out of school or new to at-home work that think they've won the lottery at 10 cpl. They won't be paying for quality, they'll be paying for quantity.
Whatever. You obviously support greed,
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It's that 'ol GREED factor, again! - no/msg.
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Mr. You-Lose-Ski is posterchild for GREED.
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It's called greed and most companies are starting to become
guilty of that. They are not the only one.
to make sure the accounts are over-covered -- greed
FN is so very greedy. Keep 'em over-covered for TAT. Keep the gals scraping for bits. They would rather have way too many MTs than have just enough. I see things have certainly not changed...
Corporate greed is driving it right out of existence
can afford to live in the United States and stay in MT. More & more of us are getting out. Some, like me, are trapped... been at it for too long (30+ years), and most of us are now what you would call the Working Poor. Back in my 20's when I came to that 'crossroads', I should've gone with my friend and learned court-reporting. So far their jobs haven't been teetering on the brink of extinction (yet), like ours are in MT.
That was a couple of years ago. Greed, India, not enough
QA, lies, lies, and more lies. They lost a couple of accounts and they lost a major account, what little was left wasn't much. I've heard L started another company and M is still her slave. Don't know any other details.
That was a couple of years ago. Greed, India, not enough
QA, lies, lies, and more lies. They lost a couple of accounts and then they lost a major account, what little was left wasn't much. Owners divorced. I've heard L started another company and M is still her slave. Don't know any other details.
Until about the last year it was a great place to work and it took a lot of adjusting going from gross lines to 65 lines.
hmm..be careful of your confidence among such greed... who will the team leader be?
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Yep, greed. The love of money is the root of all evil. NM
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You can call it greed, I call it feeling like
I am back in the 80s with the money I am pulling in. SS, retirement check and my paycheck, cha-ching. Not planning on taking it with me, never. Love to travel and have 4 places planned for this year. High maintenance lady here. Ta-Ta.
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
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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.
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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.
Some of the offices were good and some not so good (like MQ). For the most part it was a
The owners were shady characters and they were forced to sale.
Good luck and good nerves. sm
I hope you do well. I would rather have a root canal than drive a bus around with the rowdy kids around here, my gosh, they get in fights all the time, the bus driver has to return the bus to school. You are probably from a better area, but they would have to pay me big, big money. Good luck to you though.
I would give them a try, you hear good and bad, but mostly good. nm
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Good for you! I have done that several times......Good luck to you. nm
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I have a good ISP, good connectivity, but Enterprise
is just too slow. Talked to the Solutions Center today and the issue was a third party ISP evidently. When e-mails are sent out to multiple STMs that Enterprise is down or running slow it isn't the MTs ISP that is at issue. I came from a platform that was so simple and so easy to get lines, but they lost the account so I didn't have a choice but to make a change.
Management is good, benefits are good
As with most places, familiarity and building your templates is the key to lines. I never run out of work but, on the other hand, I said in my hiring interview that I had been through a series of good companies but where I was constantly running out of lines and so that was a huge priority for me, and they have honored their promise to keep me in full-time work. Insurance is cheap and good. PTO starts accruing from day 1. Holiday leave comes out of your PTO, but you earn 3 or more weeks a year (based on your lines typed) and they don't insist that you work it. I had Thanksgiving, Christmas eve, and New Year's day off for the 1st time in (seems like) forever! I would say, in all honesty, that the only thing I don't like is that I have to go to another page to check my lines but that takes a few seconds and is more of an inconvenience than anything.
Then be grateful you have good accounts, good MTs,
and a good system. Consider yourself lucky because most QA jobs aren't like that.
Good company, with good incentive SM
pay scale, decent health plan for full-timers, lower end for other benefits, well organized and dependable, good platform, good support. Very heavy ESL, medium-sized community medical centers, relatively high SR pay rate because it takes longer overall to clean it up. However--good producers who put in a good workday make quite good money here.
AllHealth in GA - Good company, good equipment, any info about this company? (sm)
What type of work do they have? Any op reports? Appreciate any info.
Pay was good, 925 lpd min., very organized. Just not a good fit for me. nm
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MDI-MD pretty good. MDI-FL not so good. nm
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They are definitely one of the good ones...good luck!!!!
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