Has anyone ever noticed how DQS picks up noise terribly in the background. Doesnt make my life any
Posted By: MQTOO on 2005-08-24
In Reply to: I LOVED Medrite! - MQ Slave
easier trying to hear the dictator.
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Background noise occasionally very bad ...
I am one who started in the beginning with this Sept/Oct -start account. Does anybody else have certain files that have an unusual level of background noise? I can tell that many of their dictation stations are right there at the busy nursing desks, but now and then I have one where the background noise (voices) is louder than the dictator. Do you think it's possible the stations have a conference setting, and some of the stations have that chosen instead of the proper dictation setting? You know, like the portable tape recorders had. Possible? Somebody in a discussion below mentioned the importance of a good sound card, but I would think it would be all the time rather than now and then if it were a sound card issue.
Nobody said they were. That doesnt make it right. I
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It doesnt make sense to just keep job hopping
The reality is changing jobs doesn't necessarily create a better situation. There are new insurance deductibles to be met, learning curve and lost wages due to that, and then once you get settled in, the company may go a completely different direction. These companies are rapidly making changes as technology advances. Just because a company is currently paying 70% for VR doesn't mean that is what they will be doing tomorrow. Changing jobs is often a pain in the rear. I'm not jumping around anymore. I'm tired of it. It is stressful, and I have come to realize when you change jobs, you are just shifting problems around. My last job, I could not tolerate the crazy QA audits that demoralized and were a constant source of stress, mandatory OT, and just being nitpicked to death over senseless stuff. At least at TT I am not stressed in that way. I'll give them some time to figure things out. I don't think paying people half for VR is the answer, at least not in the system I work on (I have heard it is better on the other platform they use). I think they will come to realize this. They may have newbies lining up at the door to do VR for half pay, but that will bite them in the butt if that happens because the quality will drop. I have many, many years experience. I should be paid for my brain and paid well if they want their reports to reflect any kind of quality. I think TT will find balance eventually ... at least I am hoping. For now I am staying put.
life is just what you make it
life is just what you want it to be - that was a song, I think. ..
EX-MQer maybe its time to make a change in your name and get on with your life
Have a wonderful evening
Dont agree. It is never to late to try to make life
wasted. With your attitude, it probably is too late for you, you dont seem to have the initiative to try to make it better. If you want to be a victim, go ahead. Maybe you should find a Victims-R-Us board.
Haven't noticed any relation. Try and make contacts from previous posts to help weed out the
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But who picks up the slack between SM
now and - 'eventually' - when we actually get to double our lines on VR?
It's Monday morning - usually it picks up by noon. nm
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And I just called their number and an ANSWERING MACHINE picks up.
Gimme a break.
After I made a lot of noise they sent ...sm
me check for what was withheld, but never answered my question about why contribution had not been made. It is not a paperwork problem on my end. I'm glad to hear others have not been cheated like this.
I am like you...can block out the noise...
I have a 9-year-old son, 2-year-old daughter, 4-month-puppy and a husband in the background so thank goodness I am good at focusing...otherwise, I would be in trouble...lol..but your right, most of us work at home to be there for our children so we do what we need to do...
Nothing terribly bad to say, but -- sm
they have their problems and outpoints, just like every other company.
Despite the fact that a lot of MTs will divulge their pay rates, I won't, as [like most of us] I'm contractually obligated to NOT divulge such info (it's just that most people ignore that and post away anonymously anyway). Suffice it so say they're pretty average.
Nice people (in general), though a bit disorganized and not very good at communicating.
Their platform -- actually, they have two, both of which are proprietary.
The percentage of ESLs (and bad dictators, in general) will vary with the account. I have some horribly bad ones on my account, not so much due to accent but they're the whispering kind, which is even harder to do, IMO.
Be aware that they're prone to be low on work from time to time.
She picks and chooses. Nice to some, nasty to others. It's called bipolar in some
circles, two-faced in others.
It really won't take too terribly long.
Work on your normals. If you haven't used Shorthand before, look for the tips on the message board. Utilize all the samples they provide from the community web page, and absolutely utilize the see last 50 reports by dictator feature. You'll be whizzing along in no time.
Then I must be doing something terribly wrong
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They seem to be terribly disorganized, trying to
change procedures, added new staff, adding lots of new accounts and I guess they are just overloaded. I would definitely recommend a phone call. Usually after that things get rolling.
So not true! It's a way to control noise. Goodness.
Terribly unorganized is just the beginning with them
They take your lines from, send rude e-mails daily, never answer your questions, and have about 90% ESL. Too bad you took the job as I would recommend you go elsewhere.
Scribe - terribly slow..they always sm
blame your ISP and don't seem to care. It takes over 30 sec to load a document - WAY too slow when you are typing 200 minutes a day! Bayscribe is by far one of the best I've ever worked on.
And how many addresses & names you look at, your kids, lawnmower noise, etc. nm
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Agree with this. And bring in your own noise-cancelling phones so you don't have to hear her. nm
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Mine slowed down terribly, too, only I couldn't uninstall it.
I finally did disk cleanup and put all my pix and what not on a jump drive and it's running at a tolerable speed but not like it was.
Has never done it--so doesnt know anything.nm
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Doesnt matter. Not much from one MT but X many
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TTS-Why doesnt this come up in the archives?
Maybe it's my search engine but whenever I put in TTS, TTD or anything abbreviated, nothing comes up. Anyhow, does anyone have any information on this company, TTS?
OMGosh, TRX who doesnt pay is advertising.
Be forewarned. They DO NOT pay.
Just hope your TL doesnt have initials MA.
she was NASTY to me when i aked that question.
Because other co. doesnt pay for time, that makes
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Yes, it came from hosp. And doesnt matter what
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Doesnt just reading along with dictation on an
My brain would look like an overdone fried egg if I do do VR for more than one day. At least when we do straight-typing MT, we're creating something - a medical document. VR is just robot-work, and adds to the concept that that's all we are, as well. Nonhuman, dispensible robots.
Doesnt matter if YOU see it as conflict or not.
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Doesnt it seem like there arent many companies hiring right now. nm
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I bet Vandy doesnt know all their stuff is done overseas now.
wonder if they would pull out if they knew. i know for a fact spi is lying to them
Foreclosure doesnt pop up suddenly overnight.Why
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Too bad friend doesnt have gut to call their bluff
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You said it's not TT..but the name does start with a T doesnt it. This sounds way too familiar.
 And personally, I have about had it. They want you to submit your schedule but you never get to work it due to lack of work on your accounts so you have to bounce around, log off, come back later, etc.. It's funny how there's no work during the week but come the weekend when no one wants to work, then you can find some work if you want to work every weekend ....no thanks
also don't know your background but
have you archived for ebay selling? I know a couple of other MTers who pick up an extra couple hundred doing Ebay...maybe that is something up your alley/you can research? Just a thought. Good luck!
background
SCAM would not give them a dime. IF they want to do a background check on you it should be at the companies expense never should u have to pay.
Doesnt matter how good the platform is without work does it.
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That doesnt sound too slow to me.. I would probably be slower, I am tired and old too.
 Wish it were just my fingers though.
Oh my gosh.. Do they realize they outsourced to someone who doesnt pay her employees, thus she cant
them apparently. How sad is that? I know when I worked for our local regional medical center here they had MQ do their outsourcing but the worst was when the hospital did not renew MQ's contract but they failed to tell their employees. They knew months in advance the date their contract ended but still didnt bothering telling the employees who kept trying to dial into the hospital's system only to find out their passwords didnt work anymore. I thought that was kind of bad on their part. I have never had any contact with MQ and did not know about them up to that point but that sounds pretty low to me and about par for these online companies. I am about burned out on the whole thing. So, is it possible that your local hospital is not renewing their contract with TTS?
You are fortunate. I hope you always have work and it stays that way and doesnt change.
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Not yet but our office is being transferred there I think with out accounts. Doesnt sound good. Why
did you transfer from Foxboro. I wont stay there if they take me off my accounts. How is the quality with putting people on all these accounts. It is my understanding all the NE offices will be working out of Amherst fairly soon. What a fiasco that sounds like it will be. How long do you think this will last until all the good MTs move on if that office contines to do that.
Jesus doesnt post on this board. No point in asking Him any questions here.
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Of course company doesnt feel compelled to share this info. Is there anyone there who would be
;P
There is no working out the bugs on bad sound. If it doesnt work you move on. My
accounts have problems but I put up with it, some people will, some wont.
You say you have the medical background, do you mean you took a course or you are just
a medical office worker? No one will give you half a chance unless you actually take a transcription course.
DR background checks. sm
I stated the part about DR giving out names to marketing companies is a LIE. Yes if you are going to be a hospital employee, HELLO, you have to do what the hospital requires, not a DR requirement. Although I am physically 2,000 miles away from my account, I had to take physical just as if I were walking into the door of the hospital to work, as that is what the hospital requires of all employees. You are treated just like a hospital employee. Yes the physical exam and TB test were a pain in the butt, but it was so worth it. Guess it depends on what you are looking for. As far as credit check, background checks, I told my team leader I was concerned as I am not exactly Mother Theresa. She told me not to worry. Everything went fine and I a will never be an IC again, I will retire with DR.
You must go through FBI background check
and it is VERRRRY thorough.
Necessary to do background checks on
So they can do payroll and insurance? They don't realize that a lot of people will quit for this very reason and a lot of good potential employees will never be hired. Invasion of privacy is unnecessary especially those of us who have been with TT for a long time. I'm so disappointed with this whole thing. I made a mistake when I was young and stupid but it has not gone away and I would rather quit than have the company find out about it and fire me.
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