Hehe.. you're right. And I guess in some cases
Posted By: 'laid' is what some of us ARE getting! on 2008-12-29
In Reply to: But it was a lot funnier that way... - LOL............. nm
Except maybe 'screwed' or 'raped' might be a better description.
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hehe... I bet she has her own -nm
hehe....no.
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I guess if you're suited to
work on a less than adequate platform and like to run out of work all the time Chronicle is a good match for someone.
LET'S GUESS, YOU'RE 2ND SHIFT..RIGHT?--nm
Umm - let me guess - you're NOT the only source
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Yeah, I guess you're right sm
I shouldn't have used the 'sweat shop' analogy. It's just that the last company I worked for were notorious for 'line skimming.' There was that and now this. It just seems like how low can it go. I've been ouf of the industry for two years. I guess most of you have had a chance to digest these changes.
You're right though - ANY work is better than NO work at all. I guess that's the price we pay to work at home typing medical records.
What's a girl gotta do to earn an honest pay for an honest living, these days! :)
hehe - ya got me. I did have a point, though, and that is that
I'm also grateful for a job -it enabled me to buy a house and a car last year. And guess what? I WASN'T working at Keystrokes!!! I really started noticing those KS posts when I got offered a job there as well as at Transtech and, after careful consideration, I chose Transtech. And, trust me, it was hard to go against the force of all those giddy KS'ers. But I sat down and figured out that, between the difference in insurance every 2 weeks and the paid vacation at Transtech starting the first year, I'd have to earn $8700 more per year just to break even if I went over to KS. That's a lot of keystrokes! So my point is - I'm happy for all of you, so perhaps you could be happy for all of us who are also doing quite well, thank you.
Someone stole my name!!! Hehe
I'm the original Country MT and my kids aren't old enough to adopt! Hehe, they'r only 6 and 8!
Not an O but I guess they're dime/dozen. nm
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Sorry - I guess we're getting to be like the Indians - we don't understand what we read
or type.
Sorry. You're right. I guess I should have read that message more closely.
I know what you say is true in some cases BUT s/m
if I read correctly, they told her she needed to work on her typing skills. This would lead me to believe it was a timed test or something. If she needed to work on her grammar or spelling skills or whatever, they should have told her that. I would bet she is a very good MT. It seems to me that a lot of companies purposely try to break the spirits of MTs, making them think they are not worth crapola and, thus, not entitled to decent pay. As a recruiter, I hope when you fail an MT you give her a copy of the report so that she can see what the problem was. None of us like criticism but constructive criticism is always a good thing, especially if it comes to flunking someone on a test.
You got lucky. In many cases, the VR
is so bad and/or the dictators are so bad that it takes much more time to correct than it would to just type it. And having one good hour out of eight doesn't necessarily average out better either. VR is a cut in pay for me & more time-consuming.
Nonexistent, in too many cases.
No way. It takes just as much time in many cases
to do VR as to do straight transcription, so that would be about 1/3 of regular pay for the same amount of work/time. THAT'S RIDICULOUS! We have to stand up to these companies. I wonder how many charge the client the same amount but just cheat the MT?
That is not true is all cases. I charge .135 cpl to my clients and with my overhead, I can only
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I've worked with more than my share of head-cases too,
('If they're nuts, just get rid of them by moving them up the corporate ladder!')
Hope you're enjoying those slave wages you're earning.
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So you guys feel you're getting paid what you're worth with VR?
I'm not trying to be snarky. I've never done VR, so I'm trying to understand.
You're happy with your paycheck with VR? Do you find the files to be as bad as the original post implied?
So you're telling me, basically, they're bad news?
They offered me 0.095/line and you know - it sounded too good to be true, but I SWEAR the recruiter told me they do not outsource. Oh brother... I just wish they'd be honest. I really don't know what to do.
Not the OP, but they're supposed to take out all the other taxes as you're an employee with th
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No, they're not losing money....they're gaining!
If a company charges their clients by the line, I'm sure that line rate does not go down even though the MTs pay does.
ASR pays about 2/3 normal line rate to its MTs. Their ultimate goal is to have the MTs do twice as much work. Therefore, the client is getting their work faster, but paying their normal rate, while corporate gets that money and the MTs get the lower line rate.
Whether the newbies want to realize it or not, MTSOs have not increased MTs' salaries in the past 10 years. They still start out at the same pay as the last century!
This used to be a very lucrative profession. Nowadays, most MTs are considered to be paid at the poverty level. You don't believe me, look it up!
Hey, you're in luck then. They're hiring! (nm)
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If they're in Nebraska, they're www.medigrafix.com nm
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If you're an IC, you pay all your taxes. Otherwise you're an SE or employee. nm
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If you're PT you're required to work
8 of your hours in one weekend day. There's no extra pay for it though.
The face we're wising up is exactly why they're
xxx
We're not 'so scared' of it. We're trying to help
you to not make a huge mistake, but I guess you're determined to learn the hard way, so good luck with that.
If you're in the 37% tax bracket, you're making over
100K per year. Quit complaining.
You're right on it! They're just trying to cause panic.
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How can you KNOW what you're doing without THINKING you know what you're doing?
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If you're not doing your job, then you're not earning anything, therefore
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they're desperate because they're sm
driving away all their employees with the horrible new changes they're implementing. It's a mass exodus, and they couldn't keep up with their work load before all the departures.
We're glad you're gone too.
The more people that quit, the more work left for me. I love it when people say they can't take doing MT anymore.
Well, i hate to tell ya, but if you're an IC, you're
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Guess you are not doing your job right then.....
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My guess...
I may be wrong but my guess is that this is CorT. I have been with them only 4 months but I have many MT sisters who have been with them longer and love it.
I guess Everyone Else....
Since no responses, I guess I am the only MT who works for a national that charges for templates but doesn't tell you upfront or put it in a contract....oh well....time for another company!!!
I guess when you look at it that way...
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I guess it was just me...
but it came off as sounding like the stereotype of slaves on the "plantation" - it just didn't sit right with me...
You are in the know, but guess what
SO AM I. Spaces my XXX. Maybe you but not all of us for sure. Pay on time. Come on, talk about not telling the truth. Last couple of times maybe, but until everyone started screaming on here came whenever. 
Guess what... sm
I am not management and they are a wonderful company. I have heard and read bad things yet I have worked there for quite some time and I have never seen any of what you say. They are nice people and they would not fire someone for being sick or family emergency. There has to be more to that story. TH rocks!
Of course I don't guess!!!!!!!!!!!
No, there's no guessing medical transcription. These dictators are clear as a bell!! A wonderful company to work for.
I guess everyone has a different
I'm with DK and have never been happier. I have no trouble doing over 1800 lines in an 8 hour shift on the CTS platform. I will say though that I work on mainly one account (that helps some). 
Did they just guess?
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I guess both.
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guess that's right
I went back to the policies at the top of the page and didn't see anything about naming names, but I'm pretty sure the moderator has asked us not to do this and yes, I was referring to her name, not yours. I guess we're certainly free to use our own, but am pretty sure that at one time we were told not to mention names. Guess I was wrong or it was changed. Thanks.
my guess is because not enough MTs take this job serious enough.
Let's put it this way, every time I turn around I hear MTs saying they want to be there for their kids (nothing wrong with that) but when I was raising my kids, I worked outside the home and if they had a play at school I could not get off to go. The MTs of today want to do it all with their kids and think they can work but the fact is in the real world they would not be able to do that and that is not the real way to treat this job SO COMPANIES HAVE TO COVER THEIR TUSH. There are always going to be those who treat this like a real job but from what I am seeing the majority of the MTs nowadays who are younger just want to work the job in around their life and that just cannot be done and have a company be successful SO companies have to overhire to cover themselves. If they had people who treated this more like a real job, all that overhiring would not be necessary. All of us MTs who take our job seriously have suffered because of this new attitude.
You guess right..(nm)
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I guess they are still around, but they were the
absolute worst company to work for. Be wary with them is all I will say.
Thanks all..... I guess it is
 better to know the devil than to get surprised again. I sure do appreciate this input. I will simply put on the person who is talking with me. She is supposed to call today to set me up. It seemed awful pushy and fast to me. You are, indeed, jewels!!!
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