Honestly, this past week it was been really slow..slim pickens and not sure why. That's the way i
Posted By: Editscripter on 2006-10-15
In Reply to: How is the flow of work? - Seeker greener pastures
goes in this business..It's either slow or you cant keep up.
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Good last week - Slow this week.
I hope this is not an indication of things to come. I am getting 1,200 lines a day but it is taking me all day to do it. We seem to be out of work from 9-12 every day this week. Hope things pick up after Labor Day.
I've been on OT all but 2 days the past 4 months. If work is slow
that just means we get a chance to get caught up with TAT. Get paid for downtime too if no work.
Well, last day this past week my pay was
over $18.00 an hour. I don't consider that too bad myself. I personally am very happy there, no problem with anyone, they leave you alone, no IMing all the time nor emails, good support, love the platform. Great place for me.
I encountered slow to no work the weeks preceding Thanksgiving and several days after but the past
few days it has picked up. Can I ask which account/accounts your on? I think that makes a difference. Mine are part f the Escription platform. I honestly got really ticked a few weeks ago when we had no work and they were still hiring. For one, it's bad enough when we have to share some of our work with the Indians, but how fair it is to hire these poor people who think they are getting work where there is none. It makes no sense to me either. Why not provide work to your current employees than drive them away by taking on too many new people.
They have been discussed within the past week, scroll down and
see if you can see the post. S/B lots more posts in archives. Nothing good.
This was extensively discussed this past week or so...sm
Best check the IRS guidelines before asserting such information.
sometime the week after the 4th is slow...
I know the beginning of the week was slow for me, but it is picking up. Hopefully it will get better.
Transcend running their ads when there has hardly been work this past week.
If your flexible this is the job for you. Feast or famine. Yet, we need to hire more help. How about giving the ones who sit all day waiting to work..some work..
Not slow for me, actually has been busier this week than
the past few weeks, have been getting all my lines in and all the extra that I have wanted.
Not true anymore. That changed this past week when they decided that to go back to having PT MT'
I talked to my Coordinator who told me that during their meetings this past week at the office, it was decided that some PT positions were necessary.
The decision for FT only was officially made in September but they have decided to go back to having some PT MT's fo fill the needs of some accounts. There will be definite standards to be met, including must have one weekend shift and must do a minimum of 2500 lines a week, but there will be some PT MT's hired when needed. She did say that the number of positions would be limited, trying to fill accounts with FT MT's first.
This came directly from one of the Coordinators who was in the meetings last week.
That's way high, it's been so slow, not many making $500 a week right now...
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I am slow this week too...I am sure it will pick back up...
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Got offered 1.5 cent/line this past week....she said her editors tell her they make good $$....
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October is usually slow. This week is a Jewish holiday sm
I believe, Sukkoth. Don't think the grass is greener anywhere. The only thing that irks me about QT is someone saying they'll have work for me in 10 minutes, a half hour, or an hour, and nothing ever comes through. My time is valuable to me. Sitting around and waiting for nothing really, really irks me. Other than that, I really love this company, and it would take something really serious, like them outsourcing or selling out to MQ, to get me to leave. However, I'd really like it if they'd not leave me hanging for work when they say they're putting some in my queue. Maybe I should send them a bill for waiting time. MY TIME IS MONEY!!
I work parttime as an IC for another national which really helps! When one is slow, the other is busy. Nice balance.
Anyone else having a slow week? Thought it would pick up after Memorial. nm
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My account has been slow this week due to an orthopedic conference...
but not completely out of work...ask your supervisor if you can have a backup account...there is plenty of work to be done..
Yes. Hospitals, and maybe OSI. Slim pickin's. nm
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Glad for you. Pickings still pretty slim for me.
Makes me anxious. Guess I need another job--or 2 other jobs. Hope it picks up after Labor Day as other poster said.
Depends on the account. Work on VR lately has been slow. Just like all companies, we have slow times
Honestly though, I have only had 2-3 times in the past 2 years where it was like the other day...no work... It did pick up later but I just think it's important not to make someone think we're overloaded with work all the time. That would not be fair to them if they end up with high expectations.
No - it is not always slow! Depends on the company and hospital. I have never been slow this time
Slow time is usually in September when everyone is back to work/school from the summer months.
Been doing this 24 years and never slow this time of year. Actually, I am drowning in work - can't keep up.
Full time with Transtech is both. 40 hours per week and 5500 lines per week.
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Nope .. email on 1/18 promised "within the next week." Here we are, 1 week later and no info.
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The minimum is 5500 per week, NOT 6600 per week. I think you made a typo. :)
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i clear over 800 a week, 40/week; 30+ year experience. (nm)
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I have to honestly say that if someone SM
needs a really flexible schedule or likes to jump on and off, TransHealth is probably not the company for them. I am not saying that they are mean but I think that if someone has a lot going on in their life on a personal level there isn't going to be a lot of accommodation for that.
Honestly, none.
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Honestly.....
I think we should form our own USAMT for US MTs only and that we disapprove of offshoring and no ridiculously high fees for anything.
I honestly don't know
Like I said before, I have never QA'd below a 99.2 and this 98.9 score is absolutely killing me to begin with. Then to be put on full QA for the first time in my life after being taken off (never even had this as a newbie). I seriously cried.
I get that some of the mistakes that I made were stupid, but like you said, I am still maintaining their quality standard stated in my contract, so I don't understand. My errors were .25 and .50 point errors. So nothing terribly significant. I am not making excuses for myself and maybe I deserved to be threatened, but maybe their standards should be stated differently.
It wasn't a harsh e-mail. It is just the point. Getting your job threatened really scares the crap out of you. Especially when you are still doing okay by the standards of a lot of companies. 
I would honestly like to know what you consider a
very high line rate. Your post is whatever it is - bottom line is - what do you consider a very high line rate? I, too, am a veteran of this field - have spent my entire adult life perfecting my skills - Not bragging, just factual, I know just about anything and everything one could need to know in the medical field, including drugs and dosages, etc. I can diagnosis any patient right along with the doctor - in fact, that's one of the few things that keeps me from dying of boredom some days - diagnosing in my mind as I transcribe symptoms, lab values, etc. I am an MT and also a QA specialist - My work is flawless, as is my work history as far as companies, etc. I can type anything and everything, and I love ESLs. I always pass testing with flying colors, having even been told that I was the only MT who ever got some obscure term on a transcription test - I am polite on interviews, and have been offered a job every single time I have ever applied to a company. Yet the average cents per line rate that I have been offered, even with 25 years of incredible experience under my belt, is 8 to 9 cpl, and the 9 cpl was only once as an IC. I have never ever gotten any company to offer me more than that, and only make 10 cpl at my current employer after getting tiny little .0025 cpl raises over 10 years. Years ago full time I made $80K and up, and part time when my kids were little I made $40K for a few hours a day. Now I run in the low $30K range working my behind off 6 to 7 days a week, 8+ hours a day. Its not me - I'm faster than I ever was and have more knowledge than I need. Again, what do you consider a high line rate, and where are these companies? Please answer, as it really should not be a guarded secret if you are honestly looking to help the industry.
Honestly, I'm not sure
But I would say if you haven't heard back in 4 or 5 days, it would probably be okay to call and check the status of your application. Better to do that than get lost in the shuffle.
Honestly? sm
If you have been around 16 years you are too sharp for their games and they just wanted to say no to you before you figured them out and said no to them. JMHO
Honestly, I do not know. sm
This would definitely be a tech question but SpeedType is a great program. You can also use the AutoCorrect feature of Word. I actually use both. I use the AutoCorrect for my short entries and then my operative reports and longer stuff, I use SpeedType. It all depends on the MTs preference though.
I honestly don't know
cuz I haven't gotten my Meditech set up yet.
Not to pry, but since your version doesn't have Expanders already built-in did Transcend help with the expense of getting InstantText? If I gotta pay for it myself I'll have to save up for it
Honestly, you should have done (sm)
your homework before selecting a name for your company. The word Heartland is not carelessly tossed around on this site. The company Heartland (not your company) has burned a lot of MTs. Yes, I think you should spend the $500+ to change your company name.
Honestly...
Good luck getting any work! I'm on 5 different accounts and haven't met quota for nearly a year! The platform is very easy, it's getting the work that is very hard.
honestly just being there for him is a lot even if ..
you arent there holding his hand. Just tell him if he needs anything just to come to you whether it is a hug or not. I would still try to work as much and just take more breaks to check on him and hug him.
Really all you can do.
I honestly don't know, but I don't do ER . -sm
You could probably call the company or email them and ask... since they have quite a lot of different hospitals.
I have been both and honestly, even though
you have the flexibility of a 24-hour turnaround, which is what I believe MDI is, I would stay an employee. Health insurance is expensive for one thing. Plus, not sure if you have it now being an employee, but you also have to consider the other benefit of paid time off/vacation time. You will get no paid time off as an IC or SE. You are responsible for more of the tax burden, but as an SE you are not required to pay self-employment tax. Or, at least I don't think you do. I believe I read on the IRS website that as a SE you are not required to pay self-employment tax. Unless you are absolutely hating your current job I would really think twice (or thrice) about switching.
I honestly don't know what goes on
This morning when I signed on there seemed to be a good bit of work. For the first time in a long time I was typing discharge summaries from yesterday!! Then all of the sudden my primary account dried up in a matter of like 10 minutes. I don't really understand how one minute I'm typing work from yesterday at around 2:00 p.m. and then POOF it is all caught up. Can anyone else offer any insight on this issue? I'm cornfused.
I honestly don't know.....
but if any from my accounts have left, you can't tell. I don't understand where the work has gone. It has been low to nil and then this past Friday, there was a ton of work. Of course, may day off. I'm currently looking for something else. After reading all the posts, I'm definitely going to have a backup job.
I actually don't doubt it. Honestly. But still says
of sending medical records to countries with often much lower standards than ours in those terms, and who, if you ever did need to try to prosecute them or pursue them for a breach of privacy, would likely be beyond the long arm of the law ... or at least amazingly incredibly difficult to get cooperation from.
I honestly had the best job in the world one day and no job the next sm
and I found out I had no job via a non-personalized group form email saying Medware is reorganizing, if you have received this email we have eliminated your position, effective 2 days from now, please feel free to call us if you have any questions
like I said, sad
Honestly, that is just not true. I could not have done
my work better. I am an excellent MT, but was devoured by my devious jealous coworkers, ignored by the incompetent supervisors, and had the proverbial bait and switch played on me big time once I got on production. I was trusting and got the short end of the stick. Please don't be so broad in your assesment of things. I tried to mind my business and transcribe, but that didn't work. I have heard identical stories from several MTs I have been lucky enough to meet on this board. Be wise, my friend.
Do these companies honestly
think that we can earn a living at 6-7/cpl?!!! What are they thinking?  Could they earn a living making that low a rate?  They place their ads on various boards and then in capital letters state that they DO NOT HIRE OFFSHORE, but they are paying as if they do!!  For that kind of money, I hope that they get what they pay for!! 
Okay, thanks. Had to get that off my chest. Off the soapbox now.
I honestly don't know...It may depend on (sm)
what work you are applying for, because I see on this board here they have several different positions. I've been practically begging for M-F work for years now, as the stuff I do (hospital, acute care) has always required me to work at least one weekend day. I always work holidays though, but that is my choice because I can't pass up the chance to earn the extra cash, so I've never asked about those. Again, I think it all depends on what type of work you do there. 
Honestly, don't believe everything you read
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Honestly, I'm not 100% sure but someone told me you could and so I'm going to be trying it out
next week. I will update you or let me know if you find out before then.
Honestly, you have a bad attitude...
The company offered to pay you after 1 week's worth of work. You should be grateful. They even offered to wire transfer the money to you, yet you are complaining about *the bank's fee*. I surely hope the name you posted is not your real name. If it is, everyone will now know your true nature.
Honestly, I think you're doing MDI a
disservice by carrying on. Your reviews really are backfiring. They don't mess around with stuff like this at MDI, so good luck. Its getting old.
Honestly, don't you think any company would be
better than the Q? I was so afraid and now could kick myself that I let myself work there for so long struggling financially and really feeling sick and depressed daily. Check the job seeker's board and make lots of calls, you will be amazed how you feel when you get out of that awful place!!! By the way, I've heard many good things about Landmark and the no ASR is a definite plus! Good luck to you, and remember that you are not a prisoner!!!
It honestly sucks... but
you are going to have to learn it. At some point, the companies that do not do it will be forced to because these other companies can offer a lower rate.
I hate it too. But there are things you can do to build speed and earn close to what you were. Give it time, first of all, but ask for help... get a mentor, learn that program inside and out. It has become part of our job description.
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