I've had concerns for at least a year. I'm a long-term
Posted By: qter too on 2006-07-12
In Reply to: Worried at QT also. SM - QTalso
QTer so I have seen lots of changes. Not that I expect anything, but we've always gotten something for MT week and this year not even a card and the whole stink over Christmas. The IRA thing doesn't have me really concerned. From what I understand they only hire ICs now. I know they've had some long-term people leave who might have been employees, so it might not be cost efficient to continue the program. I haven't had a raise in several years and these days I'm just glad to have a paycheck. I don't know how much of the work is being offshored, but you would think that would free up some $$, unless they have had to hire extra QA people. I like not having lots of e-mails/phone calls, but I also would like to know what is going on. I denied for months they were offshoring, but when I got proof it was a slap in the face and I felt like we should have been told about it. There seems to be plenty of work on my account so the offshoring hasn't affected me directly. So far the checks are always on time and have never bounced.
Things have definitely changed and I don't think for the better, though I've interviewed with several companies lately and haven't found one yet that is better than QT. I just try to do my lines and be thankful for a paycheck and just accept the fact that the company will never be what it was.
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I have my concerns too. This year not even a
Christmas card. There have been a couple other things that when added to this pot leaves me wondering what is going on.
I've never had a problem with checks or insurance before so that is what concerns me.
But, I will be following up on Monday. I was just hoping that anyone who had this happen could confirm that is the way it is done. Thus far, no one has really confirmed this so that is a good sign.
What do you mean by no long-term QA
Do you want no QA department at all? Do you want to not have to have your work checked all the time? I'm not sure what you mean.
No, I think whatever it is, it's far more serious and long-term
I don't think it's just an overhiring spree, to be perfectly honest. I think there's something else going on.
Too many MTs on too many different accounts, all with no or minimal work, ICs suddenly having to chain themselves to their computers 24/7 hoping for work to show up, no explanation for the lack of work, total silence from the powers that be.
Scarily, it sounds very similar to what our fellow MTs at the Q went through.
I'm not saying they're offshoring but I am saying their lack of any explanation, lack of any response to emails from MTs, and that ludicrous email this morning all kind of point toward SOMETHING being askew.
I don't want to be a sitting duck so I'm applying elsewhere at this point. No matter how great they have been in the past, their behavior over the past month or so has left me VERY skeptical about the future with them.
Do it because it's the best thing for you both now and in the long term. SM
I agree that having the knowledge that you're not alone would be comforting, but the bottom line is all of us need to have the attitude of be willing to do what it takes regardless of whether others do or don't see the importance of taking action. Actually, I see that in your post. You have already made the decision that you have to move on. So take heart, because there are plenty of positions out there with companies who are not selling our profession out from under us, and the ones that don't put off doing what needs to be done are the ones that will fill all of the currently available positions. That's where we all need to concentrate on being, i.e., with companies that realize we are the ones that provide them with the service they market. Without us, they have nothing. For sure, it won't happen over night, but the accounts will eventually have to follow the work force. They will have to look to the companies that can provide them with the service they need. That's not wishful thinking, that's reality. Everyone needs to take the attitude of supporting the companies that support us and our profession regardless of how many others do or don't follow suit. It starts right here with me and with you.
True, if as a profession we don't stand together on this, what the few of us do will make no difference in the overall scheme of things, but it will make a difference to me and to everyone else that takes these necessary steps to know that we refused to help some company owner or corporate board get rich off of our skills while they were busy working behind our backs to do us in. If we're going to have to be looking for different work in the future, I see no reason to help make those that would put us in that position get rich in the process. They intend to eventually take our livelihoods away from us. I think we should take theirs now while we still can and give it to those who will support us.
The long-term MT world is so small
and we all (MTs, QAs, recruiters and other staff) move around so much that I know and have run into a bunch of the same people at different times/different companies. There are many MTs I have never met but I know their work and I know who they are from board postings on other sites...there are more than a few bad ones and more than a few high-maintenance ones. I know who they are and I assume that other people who have been doing this for a long time know who they are also. When presented with one of these people, would you knowingly hire someone whose work you have seen previously (BAD) or who was a difficult/troublesome/undependable employee? No. So there is not an official list, but there are a few people out there in the world I recognize by email addy or name and won't deal with them because of previous experience. I'm also sure they would never recognize themselves as difficult, troublesome or undependable.
I'm a long-term Precyse employee ...
In short, if you need to make a decent living, to use the words of other posters about some other MT services, run, run very far and fast in the opposite direction.
Other employees may present another work experience, but I've found that despite the fact that they have great managers, good team spirit, and treat the MT's with courtesy and respect that for the most part the dictators are terrible, sound quality is poor, and I've yet to receive a stable primary. I get bounced around all over the place due to low work volumes or accounts being transferred over to the offshoring side of the company for Indian MT's to work on.
ASR takes up a significant portion of our transcription now. Between ASR and the offshoring it's my perception (and it may just be a matter of perception) that most of the 'easier' dictators have been routed in this direction while those of us still doing straight transcription get a more concentrated pool of challenged dictators. Because there's not a mix of the good and the bad it's very difficult to pull lines. I haven't made my company minimum production in I don't know when and know of many other MT's who are in the same boat.
The platform, though, is very user friendly and only rarely has glitches that prevent you from working (although glitches do occur).
I hope this helps.
P.S. For some reason it's difficult to find recent info in the archives on Precyse. I remember a week or two ago another poster saying that she too had done a search and couldn't come up with anything more recent than 2006, although I know that there have been more recent postings.
I am also long-term happy here; nothing is perfect but sm
Webmedx is working for me, has worked for me about 8 yrs now; next best thing to my previous hospital job.
This is a gambit that won't work over the long term
I don't know many experienced MTs who are signing on for this VR for less pay. Before anybody chimes in who has a unique situation and loves it, save it. I've heard it before. But if you look at the job board, you will see that there are some MTSOs who use no VR as a sales pitch to attract good MTs. I also know of my local hospital where the MTs there are being forced achieve a minimum amount of minutes on VR or their pay gets docked. This stems from the bogus sales pitch that the dishonest vendors fed the management. That you can do VR faster so you can pay less. The MTs aren't happy and are looking for work elsewhere.
Haven't seen anything mentioned, but have any long-term MDI-MD SE's received anything for X-Ma
Just curious, as there was no mention that I could find on the boards. As a SE and just recently being hired by MDI-MD, I didn't expect anything; however, I received a beautiful Thanksgiving, X-Mas and New Years e-mail card from my liaison. Can't begin to tell you how much that was appreciated. Just remembering we're out here doing the work for them, and she in turn taking her time to chose a card to send us, has shown me more appreciation than I received in my past 12 yrs working for another National !
Question for long-term TransTech Transcriptionists
I have read so many wonderful things about this company, but no one seems to talk about cpl. I know what they offered me is about average for nationals, but I also was told they do not give raises. Is this really true. Does that mean if you are an excellent transcriptionist, and more reliable than normal, they would never give you a raise? That doesn't sound good to me. Would anyone care to say if they have gotten a raise while working there.
Your help is much appreciated.
Any info, recent new hires, long-term employees? ..sm
How do you like it? Are you productive on the platform? How is the pooling? Can ShortHand work on the system? any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Not just this week, a long term problem. Nice people, good benefits, but
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I doubt any business will succeed that bases its profits on screwing their long-term employees. sm
You are not the only one who has worked hard for the company, but it doesn't matter if I like the people or not -- I have to make a living. Your callous disregard for that fact (along with theirs), calling it something like an oversight or human error is a slap in the face to those of us who struggle alone to support a family on a measly 30-40 minutes of dictation a day, coupled with the fact that we were out and out lied to about the shortage of work. How can there be mutual respect in a situation like that?
I am glad you support and care for them, and I hope they never leave you high and dry like they have done the rest of us. I, for one, am done. I don't need the lovey-dovey family talk when it is all a pack of lies. That kind of family I do not need.
Opinion? its a legal labor term - not a generic term for quibbling.
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I've been there almost a year.
Anything special you want to know?
That's odd. I've been there a year and only
ran out of work once.
I've been there less than 1 year
and make 8.5 -- I started at 8 and then was raised up to 8.5 after I was done with training and probation. I am told I will be elligible for a raise to 9 after 1 year. The company is VERY nice. It is based on production, not hours. I average 16,000 lines every 2 weeks. I'm on ortho and don't have a set shift -- I have 3 doctors assigned to me and I just have to have my work done within 24 hours of downloading.
i've been with them about a year
and very very seldom have work flow problems. I think its the best place there is to work.
I've been with them for a year --
and I'm quite happy. My pay is not the greatest, but I have a good account, they're fairly flexible and the benefits are pretty good. I've never been this happy overall with a company and the account I'm working on.
I've been there not quite a year and don't know him, but
if he is still there he is not in QA.
I've been there for a year now
last time I checked I lived in Georgia (the state, not the country!)
Our tech support is located in India...but so is Dell's, Microsoft's, most of AT&Ts, should I continue the list?
If you're 100% anti-India then yeah, don't apply. But if you want a job with a decent pay and not a lot of stress, then apply. We have issues like any other company, but they are always willing to work things out and they do take what the MTs have to say into consideration.
I've been there a year
I enjoy it. Work is pretty steady, slows down around the holidays sometimes. Every now and then things get hectic, and the tech support and file support is in India, so talking over the phone is sometimes difficult but that's just because of different accents.
They are growing as a company, so sometimes we have to work together to get bugs worked out, but they listen to our ideas and opinions, and understand when you have family emergencies, sick kids, etc.
Like I said, I've been there for a year, and I'm not one to stick around a job if I don't like it, MT or otherwise.
Good luck in whatever you do!
I've been with OSI almost a year
My QA scores are consistently 98.9 to 99.6. I don't feel their QA is unfair or stringent. In fact, it seems they don't really sweat every comma, but rather are looking for a correct quality report that doesn't contain any terminology errors or major grammar/punctuation errors.
I've worked for MDI over a year now
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I've been there over a year at 7.6 cpl (statutory)nm
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They've been advertising for about a year -
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I've worked there for over a year
yes we have Indian counterparts who handle our IT department, but our MTs are in the US. At least I'm pretty sure Georgia is in the US last time I checked....
I like the work, everyone I work with is pleasant, a few hiccups along the way but nothing crazy.
But hey, to each his own. Last time I checked just about every other US company had their IT based out of India, the Philippines, etc., but I don't see anyone going after them!
I've been doing that for a year, and HATE it.
So I'm looking for something else, some type of office job. Unfortunately, that's the way the MT biz is these days. The MTSOs make these ridiculous schedules because it's easier for them than trying to get people to work on weekends, in my opinion. You will also notice that the people in the office work M-F 9-5, with all holidays off.
well, i've not been at MDI that long,
but in my experience, the cphone acct's are not 'mixed in' with the wav or i/net accts, but you hire on for one or the other types. Per the OP's question, they are a great company and picky as to who they hire.
But it's not like that NOW. You've been gone how long? sm
Talk about beating a dead horse.... We have so much new business on-line at this point, it's not even funny.
You can tell you've been at MQ for way too long!!!
I've worked for them since July of last year...
and I started out with Express Scribe software and no foot pedal. They never told me that I had to buy anything and they did provide the AAMT BOS, and medical spellchecker, and drug dictionary amongst other stuff that I am too tired to think about at this point. Just an FYI.
Don't know if they've ever raised their pay above 7 and 8 cpl. It's been that rate for year
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I've come here for as long as I've been...
...an MT, for the same reasons all of you do. I don't scan the boards looking for false accusations, but when something comes up that does involve me, I would like the opportunity to defend myself. That's all...
p.s. Can you share how long you've been with them? nm
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Thanks, I've been with Spheris but not that long. nm
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We've never been down this long before, so not sure what is going to happen, hopefully we will ge
into a bonus situation, but it's too early to tell.
I've worked for them not too long but so far
I think their work ethics and how they treat their employees far surpasses (in my eyes) my temporary lack of work. I've worked for too many nationals that treat me like pond scum, so I really like these people.
May I ask how long you've been at WX, Webhead? Thanks. nm
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What they mean is that your PTO hours do not start to accrue until you've been there a year. The
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Marilyn - I think we're on the same account...I've been with KS for over a year (sm)
and was given this as a backup account...I can't make ANY lines on it at all...I've already given up for today.
I've only been there a year. I like it. Was with YOG, eaten by MQ for 10 years and then with Futu
As others have said, no company is perfect, but Webmedx has a nice incentive plan, and you can make decent money and acquire decent benefits. I have received positive feedback from my supervisors there--a rarity in this industry. My only concern with them is, like all MTSOs, they seem to overhire at times. I have 3 accounts--and would be happy to take more--but I have run out of work a couple of times this year that were not the typical times were all expect. Good luck to you.
You'll get over the good feelings. I've been here over a year now. (sm)
And if you had seen the subtle changes they have been making, you may agree they are moving in the direction of becoming the new MQ (pre sale to India).
Great place to work. I've been there a year.
Exactly what do you want to know?
They've been out of social circulation way too long
Plus, they have nothing better to do than argue with strangers on a message board. I can't believe what a mess their lives have to be. Sad.
I would say you've been patient long enough - move on.
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AccuStat...any new info? I've read the archives that are a year old...
They've been around for years. Some of us old-timers applied long
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i've worked for MQ for a long time and never got a raise
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Um, I specifcally said I've been there long time so wasn't sure about sm
the starting PTO; wasn't trying to pretty anything up. As for BCBS and dental - personally where I live, it is a great plan. I'll stick to my guns on that. As for the lower deductible last year, did you not join the BCBS health calls to discuss WHY that happened?
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