How do you know which companies are Nationals and which are smaller companies.

• Nationals - EmmaMT
  • How do you know which companies are Nationals and which are smaller companies. - bmt
  • Thank you for asking that question..I too am looking for those...sm - AVAmq
    • Can anybody answer that for us? - EmmaMT
      • I guess it's - bmt
      • Because of the shortage of work, we don't want our companies hiring more people. nm - nm
        • Or - perhaps you are afraid of being replaced - ;-)
          • No, they kept me with all the layoffs, and my accuracy rate is upper 90s, so not worried about that - nm
            • I understand, but that stinks for us who need help... - EmmaMT
              • Read the archives. Hardly a day goes by that - me
                • urr!! frustrated with transcription companies!!!!!! - MTness
                  • sm - We must work for the same company
                • I just got 5 offers of work after spending (sm) - Good Advice
                  • This is a dumb question but how do I access..sm - AVAmq
                    • I'm linking to page w/company lists (sm) - Here it is

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That have managed to stay in business for a while because they don't get greedy.  They're also the ones who don't really need to advertise because the people they hire usually stay with them for a long time and there isn't a high turnover.  I left Transcend for a company that doesn't normally advertise for employees and has been in business for years.  They don't supply equipment and don't have a huge tech support team, but all that overhead saving is passed onto the MTs instead of the lion's share going in the owner/CEO/shareholder's pockets.  They also see the larger companies investing in VR, but they're just biding the time because they know that sooner or later companies are going to see that VR will go the route of offshore outsourcing.  It's not the major wave of the future as some may think because there will ALWAYS be clients that prefer quality over quantity and are willing to pay for it.  VR just does not offer the quality that a human can and the way editing is geared towards producing as much as you can to make enough to compensate for the wage cut, the mistakes will abound. 

The easiest way to find the companies like this is to post your resume. You don't have to post your name. The companies that pay to see your resume are the only ones that will see it.  Let them contact you instead of going for the companies that advertise consistently and are offering big bucks to get you in the door.  Usually there is a reason for consistent advertising for employees or offering the bucks to hook you in, and it isn't always because of getting new clients. There ARE still companies out there that will pay for quality instead of quantity and will reward loyalty and experience.  Some companies actually DO "get it" and realize that keeping the MTs happy keeps the business running smoothly.  The company still makes a profit and has less problems. The problems arise when the companies get bigger, want more, and offer less.

I see a lot of griping/complaining/bashing regarding various companies on this board and quite frankly in 30 years of doing this, I have worked for most of them.  I read complaints about ESL docs etc and quite frankly, I blame it on our educational system.  When I was in school, I learned how to spell phonetically, therefore if a word had an f sound to it, I was taught that MAYBE that word could be spelled beginning with ph. 

I didn't go to school to learn MT, I learned it on the job in a hospital with dictation tanks and an IBM Selectric typewriter.  Right now, corporate America is going through a hard time, but yet I see MTs on here griping about the fact that they didn't get anything for Thanksgiving/Christmas/MTWeek  -- well got news -- even corporate America isn't doing that any more and if they are, the companies are few and far between. 

I get soooooooo tired of seeing posts to the effect of well, I only want to work M-F or what is acute care?  GEEZ  -- give me a break!!!! There are many companies, i.e., Sprint, Verizon, and others who offer 24/7 tech support/customer service, but I sure the heck don't hear them complaining.  We are a nation now where MASSIVE corportate layoffs are going on and we are headed for a recession/depression.  I would suggest that you quit complaining and posting negativity and be thankful that you have a job, no matter what.

Off the soapbox for now

. . . hire and actually promote professionals who have forgotten more than many MTs know, have years and years of experience, work when needed, don't rock the boat, and produce excellent work?  At my company, the editors and managers usually have just a few years of experience as an MT, if any, and many have no management experience.  Some managers have never even seen a typed document.  That doesn't make sense.  What companies give one a chance to actually grow with them?  Any of them?  How do the promotions go to those who took an on-line class and have been an MT for 2 years?  Kudos to anyone who could answer this . . . Bewildered 

with:

1.  ENT, cardiology, family practice or internal medicine work.

2.  Require a minimum line count of 500 lines a day with the option to do more.

3.  Word based with a 24-hour TAT and have direct deposit with assigned docs/accounts?

have MT work available that does not entail heavy ESL dictators, like every single report?  I cannot make an adequate living on those types of dictators day after day into the night, and sometimes even into the next day.  I have 5 years experience with a lot of experience.

Just trying to understand what they want put down as far as their dictations is very, very tough, and I am losing my health as a result of having to kill my ears, straining to hear them, and trying to understand what they are saying at all.  I have no problem with some ESL, but I am having a very tough time with every single report being dicated this way by ESLs.

If you have a low ESL ratio, would you please contact me?  

I desperately need work.  I am an excellent worker, and have no money for my bills. 

I would really appreciate hearing from you.  Thanks.

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Hi Everyone- I am looking into going to Career Step online schooling for MT.  My husband and I are expecting our first baby in Sept.  So I want to work from home but with flexable hours. (For those sleepless nights.)  Any one have any suggestions for me as to what companies out there would allow me to do so?  I have heard of Spheirs and Medquist but also heard they want specific hours you will work.  Any advice would be appriciated.

Thanks

by the gross line?  Sounds like a good deal for the transcriptionist.