High turnover rate with good reason; email for info.
Posted By: MK-MT on 2008-12-19
In Reply to: Anyone work for keystrokes? - Diane
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A high turnover rate means all the good MTs
leave and only MTs left at the company are probably the ones who had trouble getting the job they have let alone leaving to find a new one. That's what a high turnover rate means. Not to mention, why would anyone want to work for a company with a high turnover rate? Something's wrong if people keep leaving.
It's called logic and deductive reasoning. And some people in this neck of the cyber woods are sorely lacking in both.
Reason for high turnover of MTs I guess
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Very high turnover rate at this company (sm)
You have to ask yourself why do they lose so many employees. This is not an MT oriented company. I would say that they constantly advertise because they regularly lose MTs.
Actually, a high turnover rate more likely means
that the GOOD MTs are staying put and the MTs who had to cheat on their test and/or lie during their interview, have no experience, or are just job hoppers tend to run off when they can't hack the accounts they have been assigned.
High turnover rate? I don't think so. I have worked with the same group sm
for the past 2 years and the only change has been that the account got busier and 5 or 6 people were added. Keystrokes is a great company, and they do a lot for all of us.
High turnover.......
I live in New Jersey and this is a not a good company to work for....read the old posts about this company in the Archives. Not a good company....
Very high turnover....
They always keep running the same ad every 3 weeks or so, so that should tell you something about them. I did not like testing for them at all, so I just gave up! Horrible dictators.
High turnover of MTs. Inconsistent workload. SM
I have a friend who works there. I've resisted the urge to join her because she hates it, but it pays well. The owner can't seem to manage workflow and threatens MTs with cutting them off if they don't work extra. Now that makes a lot of sense, doesn't it? I don't need the hassle. Proceed with caution.
How do you know there is high turnover? The companies I have worked for get new accounts. sm
They hire because of having more work, not because their current MT's are leaving.
Some of the companies hire constantly because of turnover but most do because of growth.
The BS that MQ has done over the past few years has opened up a lot of new business for many good companies and it looks like that will continue for a while until CBay either runs it to the ground or converts all the accounts they possibly can.
Huge turnover at OSi. They have lost most of their good employees and are
Me thinks this nutcase is asking and answering questions here hoping to get people to apply.
Check the archives here on OSi....bad news!!!
Frequent turnover, offshore big time. Read the archives, lots of info on them. nm
MQ-New Testing for high tier pay rate
one more thought for the evening on the tier pay rates
are these rates for new hires or will our rate of pay be adjusted according to the stated tier
and does the testing only apply for new hires
any where on the packet does it actually state what your present rate is and if not, and all the packets being sent out are the same, why were we all called--do we have to sign anything and send it back to MQ and when does all this go into effect
thanks for all your help
That would be high line count not rate. Sorry about that. NM
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For Escription I think 4 to 4.5 base rate, which seems to be on the high
end of the scale that companies pay for Escription editing. Hope that helps.
High line rate versus possible lines per hour....
I'd like your opinions... I think it's more important to be able to produce a high line count than what your actual cents per line rate is. $0.10/line means nothing to me if I have to struggle to produce 200 lines per hour because of their format or platform. I'd rather make $0.07/line if I can count on producing 500 lines per hour.
Just something to think about when you interview with a potential employer who tries to dazzle you with a high line rate. I always ask about the average line counts and if they have auto-populated headings. We don't get paid for auto-populated headings (which can make a significant difference in our line counts), yet I'm sure the service bills the hospital for them.
I misread that, phew! I couldn't believe the offshore rate was THAT high (yet anyway). nm
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Pays per page, top rate less than what I made 10 yeasr ago, benefits high
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For some reason, I cant get my email through, see msg
Are you happy overall with this company?
On mtjobs, they were looking for full time, but on their website, they stated we could make our own time (i guess it depends on their needs for particular accounts). They sound like a good company.
Need detailed info on DSG. It is stable work for a high producer? nm
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Seems 11 cpl is pretty high, good luck finding that one
Keep us updated please.
Good company. Pays higher than many. Very high
Pay is always on time (early if payday is on a holiday). Good transcription software. Approachable, friendly management. Benefits okay. (Blue Cross). Also eye & dental. 401K that they also contribute to. Pretty much straight typing, not much in the way of templates. VR in place on some accounts. Currently MT has the choice of using it or not. All in all, I'm satisfied with working there.
Why not email ask lowest to highest rate sm
say prior to testing and interview as it will save both sides time. Also, ask, if there is a deposit on their supplied computer. Spheres was $500 returned in SIX MONTHS another was $300. I will not even consider this crap of 7,8,9 etc even down to 4 and 5. Don't waste my time, I worked hard to learn and stay current. When these rates are turned down, they will come up 10/line minimum.
Transolutions do not pay for spaces.
Good reason????
No one ever has good reason to give out personal info, especially if illegally done. You cannot justify this action. Also I am the OP of the fact or fiction post. You are WRONG. You are dead wrong. There were 2 pay cuts at KS within the last 3 years. It is in the archives. They are there publically for any one who wants to take the time to research it. You are foolhardy to call someone out when they are speaking the truth and it can be documented. Before you take a stand, take the time to make sure your information is correct! Also, as I said before, I have every email from the day I was hired to the day I left. I have every bounced check stub and I have every piece of information to back up my posts. They are public records as far as I am concerned and I can back up ALL of my statements and that is a FACT.
There is a good reason.
Not a stable environment to work with.
Probably for good reason SM
you may think it's a wonderful company, but wonderful doesn't get reported to the Dept of Labor. I hope every person who gets a questionnaire FILLS IT OUT and RETURNS IT. These are hard economic times, folks, it could mean money for you.
If you worked overtime every week, BE HONEST. Don't protect the company, they should comply with the law like every other company has to.
Always email first, ask lowest to highest rate offered.
I bet they offer prob. 7 cents if that.
Does MedWare post your score in their email to you? How high a score do you need to get hired?Thx.nm
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Ha! I knew there was a good reason why the
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I routinely email lowest-to-highest rate offered sm
and did in April. Rate only 8 cents, to low for me.
There is a good reason why we work on production . . .
and that reason is production is the only way we will make money. You don't get raises with wage pay and you're basically locked in with no chance to increase your earnings.
Good for you. I've gained 10 pounds since high school graduation in 1976.
WebMedX is a good company. Decent pay for high level acute care
They have excellent account managers and a great QA dept. The platform is really quite easy with the improvements they have made, and they are constantly working to make it even better. Everything is geared to making the MT's job easier. I have been with WMX for over a year and I am quite pleased with them.
Very true. Good reason to never burn bridges in this biz.
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I'm high level 4, all acute care, high ESL, many years exp. and highest QA grades...
In case you are wondering...All acute care, all specialties. I request new accounts, and yet they all run out of work...not just during usual slow periods...
Well, you should have no reason to check if you're one of the MTs who gets good line counts.
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I'm original poster and a high level 4 as well with high ESL accts, which I've always had...sm
My accts (10+) for the previous 12 years were all in the LA area. I consider ESL at Webmedx easy, even though my WebmedX accts are supposed to be high ESL. ALL of my STMs accounts are low on work--quite low. I've added more accounts. Not helpful if all are low in work. My supervisor at MQ was more helpful than my Webmedx STM.
They are not MT, but general transcription. Pay not very high. at least not as high as MT work.x
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Any info on pay rate with Chronicle? nm
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that is a good rate, is it IC
do they pay spaces and how is the work
It's a good rate af pay
and what I see more often. First, it is not only $8 per hour as you say in your post, but a base of $8 plus the production incentive. I make as much as I did before the new plan and I am very happy with my position. They must be doing something right as we always have work and I enjoy editing the reports on my account. The people at Medware are great. As I mentioned before, if you do not like the new pay plan why do you not transcribe? Medware's line rates are competitive and they have a good insurance plan.
Not really a good rate at all. VR can be
just as challenging with its small errors as MTs. There are many VR reports that have to be completely redone by the editor.
The pay is an insult to the profession. Line pay is an insult to the profession.
Would this be a good rate? 7 cpl at
A line equals 55 black-characters per line, whatever that means.
what is a good rate
To this poster and anyone else who cares to reply, what is a fair line rate for a very good Transcriptionist with 3+ years experience, who types clinic notes in a variety of specialties (10+) also op notes and ER reports...at 65 characters per line (spaces counted), with about 10% of notes sent to QA, who is accustomed to typing for 8-9 different dictators in an 8-hour shift about half of whom are LEP--limited English proficient (both English first-language and English as second language)? I'd really like to hear your thoughts on what such an MT should be earning. Thanks
What is a good rate for ASR
5-6 cpl is the most I've heard of. Generally half of straight line rate. ASR puts in words that aren't there, leaves out ones that are, a lot of complete nonsense. Occasionally it does come up with a word you might have to look up, like an instrument name. Usually have to retype 50-75% of it. Not worth it for the time it takes to do. Just another way to lower our pay and increase the MTSOs. But it's the wave of the future, until they come up with something else.
Is this a good rate?
I will be interviewing with a local transcription company tomorrow and the owner has offered the following rate: 5.50 per 1000 words with each 5 Keystrokes counting as a word. Has anyone been paid this way and, if so, was it fair?
The platform they use is Microsoft Word, but other than that I do not know any further details.
Is this a good pay rate?
I was offered a position doing primarily clinic notes and letters to referring physicians at a rate of $5.50 per 1000 words. I know much depends on the dictators, time spent looking up referring physician info, etc, but wondered if anyone else has been paid this way and how it might actually translate into dollars per hour.
It seems everywhere I haved worked they have a different and creative way of paying their transcriptionists!
Does anybody know what Transolutions hourly pay rate is and any info.. sm
I see that Transolutions is hiring and they are paying an hourly rate. Am currently looking for a new job and was curious as to the rate, also any info. on the company. I did an archives search but all posts are a year or so old. Thanks you.
How is Wedmedx to work for and pay rate?? Thanks for info
Just curious..
Its a very good starting rate
I just wanted to know how they start NEW MTs at 9.5 and can only pay the old ones 8-9 cents?? Just don't seem right.
Is 8.5 cpl w/spaces a good rate?
What about 10 without spaces
So, ETMT, what is a good rate?
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