I'll second that....I really don't care about all that crap. No skin off my rear.
Posted By: ESI MT on 2005-08-02
In Reply to: ExecuScribe - no matter what, they pay me on time and the work is always there. - K
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Not much. They offshore, too. You'll get all the crap work.
I'll tell you why you we care!
What is getting old is our pay going down! What is getting old is having over 20 years experience and getting offered less than what I was making 20 years ago. What is getting old is these companies lying, paying no benefits, no bonuses, no raises and the under appreciation of this whole field!!! What is getting old is not being an employee, but an IC working for a subcontractor who is taking part of our rate! What is getting old....ME....and I want to be with a stable company that I can retire with. I don't want someone else to take my money for the hard work I do. If she wants to make the money, then she can sit her butt down and TYPE the reports HERSELF. So, if you are happy working for Employment Agencies - go for it! I'm not and won't! I think these companies should tell us who they are having us work for! TTS is hiring for Superior Global. I'm sorry, but that is kind of important to know. Who agrees with me?
I'll tell you why you we care!
What is getting old is our pay going down! What is getting old is having over 20 years experience and getting offered less than what I was making 20 years ago. What is getting old is these companies lying, paying no benefits, no bonuses, no raises and the under appreciation of this whole field!!! What is getting old is not being an employee, but an IC working for a subcontractor who is taking part of our rate! What is getting old....ME....and I want to be with a stable company that I can retire with. I don't want someone else to take my money for the hard work I do. If she wants to make the money, then she can sit her butt down and TYPE the reports HERSELF. So, if you are happy working for Employment Agencies - go for it! I'm not and won't! I think these companies should tell us who they are having us work for! TTS is hiring for Superior Global. I'm sorry, but that is kind of important to know. Who agrees with me?
if someone puts up with crap for 5 years... they deserve the crap!! good grief... grow a set and get
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I dont care if they ban me I'll post it
here's the link
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-txedce/case_no-4:2008cv00331/case_id-111871/
I'll be doing in home elder care. sm
They are much more appreciative than these MTSOs.
You can't be here with thin skin
The world we live in isn't pretty. Most take offense to the smallest things, and that sounds like what has happened here with you. Good luck! There are other forums that might be friendly, but none more honest than this one, and I can tell you when I ask a question, I'd like an honest answer, not a sugar-coated one for fairytale princesses. Bye bye! Good luck on your forum search with no negativity! Let us know when you find one! 
I know, and I do have a thick skin; however,
unless we respect ourselves, no one else will either.
Everyone has a right to voice their opinion, but the ugliness/offensive nature of some of the posts are degrading and demeaning to us -- if we don't stop it, we are accepting it.
Credibility my REAR
You don't have to have a CMT to be a good MT. It's all about the MONEY. They could care less about anything else or they wouldn't ship the US work to people who cannot speak English!!!!!
You want to talk about CREDIBILITY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Okay. I will. Thanks for kicking my rear out once and for all
And if you are management, just to let you know, you will get my resignation in a week or so. I know, you will be glad to see me go, so I won't let the door hit me on the way out... Thanks for being so supportive of my decision to quit.
No skin off Transcend's teeth. In fact,
It's not like they're going to WANT to deal with the headaches from all the MDI'ers who are going to complain about their pay decrease when it eventually happens (and it WILL).
Easier for them to get a whole new crew to hire at 7 or 8 cents a line while the ones who think they'll get better somewhere else go ahead and quit.
What do they care? You'll be doing them a favor by leaving now (or fairly soon).
Ooh. That made my skin crawl. Let's hope not. nm
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LOL, it figures YOU would rear your head
I'll get to work as soon as my shift starts.
I wouldn't want to start earlier than scheduled and 'steal' any of YOUR work, lololololol!!!!!!
Have a lovely green-tinged day, oh jealous one.
Precyse in my rear-view mirror........................
No problem. Feels good to get is off my chest. Don't mind sharing the good, bad and ugly of the job search and its results. With a little luck, I will bag one by the weekend or first of next week. Will follow up on the company board.
I am placing high priority on an hourly wage + benefits position. So much of the pressure would be eliminated and to a certain extent I would accept slightly less $ to get it. They are rare to be sure but not impossible to find with a little persistence.
The jury is still out on the do they still exit query. Over the past 31 years the general progression from good-to-bad followed a gentle and gradual downward slope, punctuated with two major deep dives in my recollection. The first was in the late 80s to early 90s when MTSOs had been around for a few years but were still relatively young. They did not seem to comprehend the concept of employee benefits. IC was their answer and full-employee status all but vanished. This began to turn around in a noticeable way in the late 90s, a full DECADE later. The second and deepest dive is this ASR jolt. We will all end up squaring off with it sooner or later. Generally speaking, small-to-medium size organizations who are competitive in terms of benefit and wages seem to be the most likely place to find a little peace...but meticulous research on those is imperative. I will not rule out anything for the moment. I plan send resumes to as many MTSO companies as possible, even the ones with the bad reps posted on this board, in an attempt to get a phone call PRIOR to what can be the labor-intensive testing phase of the process. I am interested in comparing the various recruiting strategies and offers. I have a copy/fax/scanner on my desk so that really helps in being able to cover a lot of territory.
I also think I will try to edge on out into the general transcription scene just to see what it looks like. Government jobs may be a possiblity as well....they can't age discriminate.
During search, I have found it useful to keep daily notes, tracking the process, contact info, the substance of the conversations, my gut reaction and the time factors. Will post again in a day or 2. Thanks for your interest.
Dont' let the envy rear its ugly head of yours.
If you'll read through past posts you'll find lots of
recent info. Why do you need menitoring if you already work as an MT. Unless you do clinic work most companies will require you to work at least one weekend day, at least initially.
If you'll read the archives you'll find out everything
you want to know, none of it good.
Didnt think of it cause I dont care. Wouldnt care if
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Crap!
Most hospitals don't know anything about the option of using overseas MTs. The MTSOs who offshore try to sell the hospitals on it by glorifying the savings. The MTSO benefits because they earn a higher profit margin.
You say that most MTSOs only send out work that their US MTs cannot do?????? Do you hear yourself? If an MTSO has an excess of work that their current staff is unable to complete in a timely manner, all they have to do is hire more US MTs. There is no excuse of offshoring. MTSO offshore because they choose to...bottom line. This gives them more money to line their pockets with.
I have worked as an Editor for a company who offshores. The quality of the work was laughable. I absolutely could not believe my eyes. The work that the overseas MTs produced is not wort the half a penny per line that the MTSOs pay them.
Crap. Yes with an E :) nm
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They are Crap
They dont have any management skills, they are loosing every one these days. SO CRAPY ..
I don't think of them as crap
I think of them as human beings who provide bread and butter for me and for my family.
You know what - they do look like crap
The few I've seen that have been computer generated look utterly different than the way we typed 'em. Actually its pretty infuriating that all the things that QA picked at us about have just been thrown out the window along with our jobs. Obviously the facility never gave a hoot about consistent report format, BOS rules, etc. Its demoralizing that we worked so hard to make those reports perfect and now the facility gladly accepts messy garbage from a computer in order not to pay us, and the heck with patient care and accuracy. The computer won't save their butts when they say the wrong thing in a report - the error will just stand as dictated. I hope they enjoy presenting those documents in court for all the lawsuits they'll get down the road - and I'm sure it'll cost them more in court costs than it did to pay us.
Why is it that they'd rather pay ANYBODY - IT people, lawyers, wronged patients, etc. than to pay an MT?
Probably figure you'll want Way more than they'll offer, whatever it might be. :) nm
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If you'll read more carefully you'll see
I was referring to AFTER she's missed out on a job, having a friend do sort of an audit to tell her what what was wrong with her test she submitted -- not cheating.
Vianeta = Crap
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I don't buy the $33+ an hour crap.
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A lot of the crap schools do
take that as truth. I know I certainly did not. There are schools that cannot get you a foot in the door, let alone promise that you can make those amounts.
Then there are schools like Career Step who have information about grads who did/do make that amount...but they don't promise it and have never promised that their grads would make that wage.
It is very possible, but for a lot of us, it's not. We cannot really blame that on the schools. We need to blame ourselves and the companies for the the 5-7 cents a line that we settle for because, like all families, we need to feed our children and pay our bills.
I see it with colleges. You can make this much in this field, you can make that much in that field. It all depends on where you work, how productive you are, what state you are in, tons of factors. Same is true with MT, too many factors.
Nothing is ever promised, especially in this line of work.
I am just happy to have a job that I love, that I am able to have the opportunity to stay at home with my young daughter, have deductions come tax season.
Hey, I made more waitressing than I did doing transcription my first year, but does that mean I want to go back to waitressing? Not a chance. I could have made more at McDonalds, in fact, but do I want to deal with that crap? Not really.
I am thrilled about being an MT and would not trade it for the world and certainly didn't buy into the get rich scheme that a lot of those schools throw our way.
It's a shame that schools have to use that as a way to get people to attend, but it works..and let me tell you, I have plenty of people that have never ever done transcription that tell me what a cake job my job is, you've all heard it before.. I CAN DO THAT, ALL YOU DO IS TYPE
...and THOSE are the people that get backed into the corner by these schools thinkin that this is going to be something that they just type and can throw out lines like crazy and make that $40,000 a year....because we all know, MT is EASY... psshhh. Those schools should have to provide proof and stats.
A crap shoot
Trust nothing from Spheris. You could luck out and get a decent manager and account, but it's a crap shoot. I don't have enough time, energy, or room to describe that circus. I can't believe most of them can sleep at night. Certainly you could find a few nice people and accounts to make your life tolerable, but suffice it to say, the culture is atrocious. I don't believe I ever received a straight answer from anyone in that place about anything of an important nature, and usually, the inquiries are just blatantly ignored. They could give a rip about the quality that goes to the client which made me crazy. Everyone is managed en masse. The platform I worked on was friendly. I can say that.
Sorry, but would not put up with that crap for any amount of $$$
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I believe that everyone else is dumping the crap on you
That should not be allowed but I think MTs are skipping jobs. The same thing happened to me lately. I don't think it's TT management. It's just lazy MTs who don't want the bother, so they cancel the job and keep trying until they get a better one, or sign out, blaming internet problems. Maybe today will be better.
The same crap is happening to me - sm
You wouldn't be working a company based out of Chicago, would you be?
Exactly!!! the archives are crap for sure...nm
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Im with you. I came to TT from the MQ crap and would love...
to make it work, but I dont think it is going to happen. I have questioned a few things and feel from reading elsewhere that I have been blatantly lied to. Last week was my most frustrating. I did make line count, but 2 accts, a mix of VR and traditional, and no kids or family, so I sit and wait all day every day pretty much. My pay check makes me cry. I am taking a second job today, AAMOF. It wont pay all my bills, but Im going to try anyway.
I have not been at TT long enough to be a fave of anyone, let alone mentioning initials. How would anyone know if they have faves or if there is just way less work or the work is being done way faster?
What crap. I get so tired of someone
who says you must not be very good, are slacking, etc. when someone complains about their company. I worked for KS and there were whole weeks where there was no work on one of my accounts. They account was an overflow account only, which I wasn't told about when I was hired, and if things were slow then we didn't get any work.
Just because you are overwhelmed with work on your account, doesn't mean another account isn't slow. We have been on daily OT for months with my current company, but this week we are running out of work, most likely due to the holiday. But prior to the OT there were accounts with very little work, with other accounts having more work than there were MTs trained for the account. Just because someone doesn't have work doesn't mean they are a bad MT and I think even saying it when you don't know the facts reflects very badly on you.
ENOUGH WITH THIS ECONOMY CRAP --- sm
True, the economy has taken a whipping for the last 3 quarters or so -- recession as of last fall, less than a year, so how do you blame the continuing DECREASE in MT salary since the last 10-20 years? Or maybe figure we dumb MTs can't add or put 1+1 together. You middlemen/suits/MTSOs have been making a FORTUNE off of the back and sweat of hard-working, underpaid MTs or years and years (otherwise, you'd be in a different line of work, wouldn't you?) and you darned well know it. So stop blaming the current economy! What was your excuse 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 years ago?
Crap. I saw M-F and was going to apply. nm
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It's true that the new MTs get stuck w/ crap
I found that to be true and got nowhere when I asked to be moved. The person who started this thread is making the right decision by leaving and so am I.
Well, crap. I was just recently hired
by DSG and have heard only good things from folks nice enough to answer my posts on here.
I'm quitting my full-time job (with a steady paycheck) to work from home with DSG. Gosh, I hope and pray that I make enough money!!! I committed to 1000 lpd and will be IC status Monday when I start.
HELP!! Now I'm scared!! Good luck to you, though.
This sounds like the crap they used to pull
They would constantly run out of work - making it impossible to make quota, then would mail out nasty little letters about not making quota and threatening to reduce me to part-time and take away my benefits - when it was THEIR fault in the first place for not having enough work. Finally they lost all of my accounts, a chain of hospitals in Tennessee, so I quit. That has been a few years ago. It used to be horrible working there, and this sounds like the stuff they put me through.
What crap! I get my lines in and they ask me to work
extra all the time. There is no way to indicate OT, just total lines, at least on my accounts. Everything I say can be documented. You need to get your facts straight before you start throwing that BS around.
I get the same crap here all the time & Sick of it! nm
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It's basically a crap shoot, IMO
It sounds like you have a good impression of both companies, but the one seems to be more organized than the other. Go with your gut. I find that's a tactic that usually works well for me.
Good luck. Hope whichever one you choose you end up liking it there.
Crap, what a slap in the face. nm
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yes, and the ones i have area piece of crap..sm
i spend MOST of my time resetting the receiver thingy...same goes for my cordless keyboard....uggg, that is frustrating. I think I am going back to corded.
Oh, please, just stop with that crap right now and tell the truth.
YOU are the one who cannot do! Straight transcription, that is. If you type like 5 lines per hour, I can see how VR would benefit you. Otherwise, it is a waste of time and money--to the MT. Admit it, you type very slow with no macros or templates, don't you?
Crap! You should pay more attention to your commas!...sm
She was just venting.
And, how do you know that there are not employers with a mental problem out there?
No way to prove this.
BTW, nobody is interested in your life story!
I agree - bull crap.
Know what I have taken to do, I email saying May I ask before proceeding to resume, testing etc,
What is the lowest to the highest line rate offered for the position, are spaces paid and is the position for VR. I feel this saves valuable time on both sides don't you? Thanks etc.
They do respond most of them.
Yep and only management posts CRAP
about VR being great for the MT! You'll make a million lines per hours! You'll be wealthy beyond Donald Trump! You'll feel like you won the lottery!
OK, now go back to counting your money. Only a few of the more naive and ignorant believe your claims, so you can save your breath--or your typing fingers. Hey, I know, why don't you, Management, try living on the money that VR brings in? Then come back and post here. Until then, like I said, go back to counting your money.
I see a load of crap when it is posted
This IS an unineducated statement.
Really. Uneducated like you not reading IRS regs?
Stuff like paying (giving them) them an interest free loan (business loan) to pay for their capital improvements-
I didn't improve their capita. They had it down pat before I came along.
they want you to use their PC and want a way to pay for it interest free.
Old news. BTDT the last 15-plus years. p.s. their PC is actually as server. Look it up.
This is bull. Plain bull.
Old news, accoriding to you. Facts please.
Hey you want to pay for some things that will only work on their PC, go ahead. Hey jump at the chance.
No jumping involved. Same ole', same ole', been going on since you were born. I just learned how to make it work for me, how 'bout you?
Holy crap - one heck of a cut . sm
One of the reasons I first went with WMX was the 35 hour work week for FT with bennies. They stopped that.
The health insurance was decent, but if you chose to use it and had the option of another policy available you had to pay a penalty/fine or whatever they call it.
The ASR rate was better than other companies - now they fixed that.
I guess they will do away with our 12 hour windows next. Though I understand now everyone even has those.
I was disgruntled when I worked for MQ, but they did cut our wages in a more gradual manner.
This is a HUGE percentage and right here going into the holiday season. --
We are all going to have to hit it harder to make any money at all. You think work is short now --- just wait.
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