How many of us are looking for a new job in the new year? ...sigh...nm
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I think some of the posts have truth to them. I don't think QT has hired new MTs in ages and I would think that the quality issues that we are being threatened with pay reductions etc must be coming from the overseas work, which makes me angry. Do they have other accounts besides this one? I wish we could get some confirmation.
for...Sigh...
Your posting.....
'Not even gonna argue, as I can tell 100% from your dialect that you are Indian.'
About what else are you also 100% sure?
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 So, it seems no one best post anything sad to say. If its negative, even if true, it will hurt the little guy the most as we often have no legal recourse or money to obtain legal counsel if a company has done us wrong. So, what is best course of action when investigating a company that has not paid their employees or other legal work-related matters? Better Business Bureau? Just wondering if anyone knows who you would contact to investigate before we sign-up or interview for a company. Also, let's face it. Transcription is becoming a very, very difficult profession regarding payment and employment. I imagine probably best to check to make sure a legitimate company, ask questions of them as they do of you, prepare to be very flexible (24/7/365), be your own IT department for computer issues (if you work from home), and go in there with a positive attitude and hope for the best. Otherwise, it seems it would be best only to post regarding words, actual jobs, software/hardware, etc. etc. and just light topics. Just my take on it all but also which is why i am slowing weaning from the world of transcription.
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That is why, IMHO, it is essential to have a side job. With the way the economy is today I would not dare have a job with just one company. Things can change too quickly.
my first year I made 16k. Doubled that second year. Going on year 6 with (sm)
two local accounts I earned 23,000.00 and a national I earned 35,400... 58,400 this year. Don't ask me how many hours, though, I really have no idea. I'm pretty motivated. (When people ask me how many hours I work a week I reply as many as it takes I'd say 40-50/week. I am also a fitness instructer and personal trainer, about 5 hours a week or so. Decent money (sometimes under the table!) but mostly I just do it for fun and to be social and wear cute work-out clothes.
that first year was a rough one... but I consider it part of my education.
I'm pretty motivated.
sigh...no, I don't need that. Thanks for the info.
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*sigh* I guess I will get through it one way or another :-)
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Sigh, sorry, meant to go below.
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No sense is right thanks. Sigh. nm
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<> who said anything about you not being able to read? sm
I posted the ad so you could see where I saw the line rate. Guess I should have said, Apparently, she has several ads out there....
Sigh ... if only this were true
Unfortunately, if you'll take a hop skip and a jump over to the New MTs board, you'll find that they are actually willing to work for free.
And while a good talking to was given to the MT who said that, you can bet your lily white that there are hundreds more who DON'T post to this forum who are willing to do it.
Women are so desperate (after being sold the sun, moon, and stars by MT schools and paying a hefty price for them) to actually work in the field they paid to train in, they'll endure the mistreatment.
We cannot, however, argue that if they're willing to put up with it, that's what they get.
Would we say the same about the sweat shops in China and Vietnam?
Would we say the same about the people who still do business with the banks that have dragged our economy under through nefarious practices?
Moreover, would we say that it's okay for people to break the law and take advantage of people because people put up with it?
No.
I, for one, am tired of watching this happen. I worked HARD for this profession for 13 years. Every day, I see a piece of its integrity being stripped away. It's almost completely gone now, and it's probably too late. But I'd rather go out fighting than be taken out as one of the frequently humiliated and disrespected herd.
*sigh* it's happened in one way or another to ALL of us.
After all, that's the function of this particular board, isn't it?
Yes, sorry for the MDI'ers. Whaddya gonna do? They need to look for another job. How are they going to learn about the good/bad companies if the Company Board isn't serving its intended purpose?
The MDI'ers have gotten a sympathetic ear from everyone on this board for days and days now. Can't deny that!
But at some point this MDI thing has to stop monopolizing the board. How are MDI'ers going to find out information on other companies if the company board is really the MDI/Transcend board?
Just sayin'.
Me too....waiting on the work *sigh* (sm)
What is the deal, overhiring? I have only been there a few months, but geez! And I had heard really wonderful things about MDI-MD too before I started. I really like them so far, but wish the work load was heavier.
One more company (sigh) ScribeRight?
Well, I have been looking and looking. I have interviews scheduled with Transcend and also Softscript. I did research here on the boards about Softscript, and didn't like much of what I heard.
I also had a very nice woman from the boards here contact me and offer to refer me on to her company, and gave me numbers for contacts there.
So...today I was contacted by Scriberight. They seemed very nice and the testing was quite easy.
Anyone know anything about them? I'm sorry to keep posting these, but I have had to change jobs twice in the past two years due to lack of work, unstable companies, bad pay, etc....I would just like to stay put for a while and I value your opinions.
Thanks!
Another morning with no work ... sigh. nm
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My hospital used to, but then they outsourced. sigh. nm
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And my incredible spelling..... *sigh*
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[sigh...] sounds like another Stepford MT.
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Ugh .. hope 7 cpl is NOT average pay .. sigh. nm
Sigh. I had not planned to retire for
probably another 10-15 years, if my wrists hold out that long, and had fully intended/hoped to have MDI be my last MTSO. I have waded through a lot of frogs before finding my proverbial prince in the MT world and had hoped to finish out my career here. Now I'm just utterly disheartened by this recent turn of events. I'm looking into finishing my degree (wanted to do that anyway) and seeing what my options are after that, may have to get out of the profession altogether. It's depressing, as it's a job I love that keeps me challenged on a daily basis. I just have no desire to start anew with another company.
sigh - same old question - WHICH medscribe?
ahem...make that BEST platform. sigh. nm
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Absolutely I agree! Hindsight (sigh) ..sm
Yes, in hindsight I should not have done it. I had been in my office for days on end testing and testing. I remember it being very tough and took me a long time to finish. I was desperate (I guess) to seek my own accounts and thought this would be the first of many!
Never again! :)
[ Sigh!] I meant 'moment', not 'momwent'.
Sigh, why can't these companies just hire PTers to
work the weekends like they used to...
Yep. Guess racisim is alive and well. Sigh.
The misconceptions are overwhelming, aren't they? People really do need to open their minds and their eyes and educate themselves. This is why my relatives in New Zealand and England make fun of Americans, for being too afraid to travel and enjoy the rest of the world. Guess some folks just feel safer hiding under their little rocks at home waiting for the big, bad Muslims to come and get them. So sad.
Can you imagine if our ancestors had been too afraid to come to America? My family arrived in 1640, and raised tobacco in the original Jamestown settlement. Hardly a safe haven back then. Thank goodness I come from such stock. I've enjoyed visits to so many different places, met so many different cultures, it makes me sad for people who are scared into the corner by boogie-men.
Anyway, this is a fine opportunity for the right person. Racists and bigots need not apply.
Same old stuff, huh? ...sigh...really looking forward to making contact based on what you said.
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*sigh* I guess I'll be sending out resumes today.
and now they have an ad on MT Daily and MT Jobs? I don't get it. I just got the backlog status report and there are a grand total of five reports on my account - and those have probably been snatched up by now by MTs waiting for work just like me.
Spheris? Word has it one more account was totally outsourced. Sigh
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive. 
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, but I agree -- you couldn't pay me enough to drive a bus in LA or SF. I wouldn't even want to do it here in Denver. Bus drivers, truck drivers, all of those who get around in big cities with big vehickles to accommodate have my utmost respect. I have trouble just backing up a car, much less somthing big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I admit I avoid the news if possible so I do not know about those issues, but I assume California will survive.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, and I cannot even imagine trying to drive a bus in LA or SF or SD -- they deserve every penny they get! Heck, I wouldn't even want to drive a bus here in Denver. I have the utmost respect for bus drivers, truck drivers, and anyone else who drives in big cities with big vehicles in traffic and all that. I have trouble just backing out a car, much less something as big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I must admit I play ostrich most of the time and do not watch the news so I haven't heard about that. Guess even paradise has trouble.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, and I cannot even imagine trying to drive a bus in LA or SF or SD -- they deserve every penny they get! Heck, I wouldn't even want to drive a bus here in Denver. I have the utmost respect for bus drivers, truck drivers, and anyone else who drives in big cities with big vehicles in traffic and all that. I have trouble just backing out a car, much less something as big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I must admit I play ostrich most of the time and do not watch the news so I haven't heard about that. Guess even paradise has trouble.
Sigh ... I fell in love with California the first time I visited when I was 17. sm
Unfortunately, I cannot afford to live there, and I cannot even imagine trying to drive a bus in LA or SF or SD -- they deserve every penny they get! Heck, I wouldn't even want to drive a bus here in Denver. I have the utmost respect for bus drivers, truck drivers, and anyone else who drives in big cities with big vehicles in traffic and all that. I have trouble just backing out a car, much less something as big as a house!
As for the bankruptcy thing, I must admit I play ostrich most of the time and do not watch the news so I haven't heard about that. Guess even paradise has trouble.
Last year, there was a letter sent that told us what we earned the previous year. sm
In the past, it has been all or nothing; if you did not hit the lines for full time for the year, you did not get PTO. I talked to my lead this morning about a last-minute vacation and she told me that the yearly packets are going out in a week or so and that the new policy will acrue PTO by the pay period or month. I like that a lot better, but she also made it sound like they are upping the amount of lines needed to acrue PTO. I normally get between 15 and 20,000 lines per pay period, so I am sure that will be fine but I am worried about the periods that have lower volumes, like most of January every year.
oh geez "always... all the time" I should read what I wrote before I post. sigh
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C-phone accounts aren't any better, not enough work to make line counts there either. Sigh
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Webmedx lets you carry them from year to year sm
You can accrue up to 140 hours (I think) before you stop the accrual process. Don't have to use it all in one year.
I would stick it out, most places are slow now through the end of the year every year (nm)
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Last year $36K part time, going to make more this year full time BUT sm
I AGREE it IS getting harder to make money. I used to make $24 very part time 10 years ago and now...well it is Word and platforms versus WP5.1. I got 7.5 cents a byte line then and I get 9.5 cents a character line now. That IS a huge different in point of fact.
OH I WANT MY WORDPERFECT 5.1 BACK!!!!! Bwaaah!
Have been with them for over a year...sm
and have no complaints. Pay is always on time and they have direct deposit. I have rarely ran out of work on my main account, but when I do I have a backup account to work on. There are incentives offered often as well. I don't see a high turnover rate...the reason they are hiring new MTs is because they have new accounts. Good luck in your job search!
Been on it for over a year and
still struggling. My lines went from 1,500 to 2,000 a day down to 800 to 1,000 if I am lucky. Still haven't found the courage to quit :(
Yes, they were. This year and I believe one other year. nm
Last year
Last year when I worked there I live in Texas and had BCBS of Tennessee through them since they are located in TN. Just FYI. Good luck!
Well over a year..nm
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first year pay
I was lucky to make 15000 the first year.
I am making it now but hard in the beginning.
Wow, a year?
 That's great!! I know of one that is $3000.00! You have a great deal there.
Been with them almost a year
I've been with SPI/Cymed for almost a year (at the beginning of March) and the benefits seem to be okay, but I have never had to use them. When I first started with them last March, it was still just Cymed. I did hear that since they merged with SPI that the benefits were supposed to be less expensive when they go to get them again this year.
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