I also thought the offered rate was too low and didn't accept it. nm
Posted By: wanderer on 2005-12-27
In Reply to: I had been offered a position with them, - Renee
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I was offered a position but didn't accept.
The whole time I was interviewing the recruiter was IMing people, either interrupting to do it or saying out loud what she was sending. I can understand the need to communicate, but thought it extremely rude.
The account they wanted to put me on was the most wonderful account and I was lucky there was an opening because the MTs on the account just loved it and there was rarely an opening. She then put me in contact with the lead on the account and she told me that it was an extremely difficult account and that they couldn't keep MTs on the account. I had worked on the account years ago when I worked on YOG and I knew that it was an extremely difficult account. The lead also let slip that they offshored work and the good work went offshore and the crap was left here for us to do.
I hate being lied to more than anything and once someone lies and I catch them in it I'm done, no second chances.
If they offered you a position, didn't they give you a pay rate?
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They offered me 6 cpl for IC. I did not accept. nm
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I was offered 8 cpl with 12 years of experience. Did NOT accept the job!! nm
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Havent you decided to accept their offer..or have they offered a position?
If so, what kind of pay scale do they have..
Why I didn't accept the offer....sm
I tested with them, passed everything great, was made the job offer that sounded too good to be true, with the first 10 days paid at an hourly rate to help with the learning curve, etc. Then they didn't send the foot pedal although they said they did and then told me I didn't need it anyway to do the training, which they then put off for yet another day or so, etc.
After all that, I finally get the training which consisted of an hour with one of the only 2 QA people and she wasn't familiar with the platform she was training on. She told me she has been with the company for 12 years, but has always worked on the other word-based platform and had been thrown into training just recently on this one. She kept telling us how to do something, then realized it was wrong and went back and back and back until nothing was all that clear. Then she said to Really watch the spellchecker because there were MANY misspelled words and it wasn't really a medical spellchecker! I asked if we could use an outside one on our computer, such as my Stedman's, and she said no, it wouldn't work with this platform. I asked if they were going to fix that at some point and she said they couldn't because the platform actually belongs to a different company and they just use it, and this other company usually won't take the calls when they see it's Chronicle calling, so it was just up to us to be very careful with it.
She then went on to tell us that we'd also have to keep a close eye on our line counts because they weren't always accurate either. She said the 2 women in the office who I dealt with aren't MTs and had never been MTs, one was fairly new and one had been a receptionist that they just promoted. She said the man in the company, I believe she said he owned the company (I may be wrong about that), was often cranky with them and yelled a lot!!! She also told me that she had Never heard anything about any type of paid training for that period of time and she thought that was an error in the job posting. No one in the office would give me clear details about the paid training either. She also said that there was something going on in the office area that she couldn't talk about, but if they were slow to respond to questions, etc., it was because they were dealing with this!
I asked if there wasn't room for someone to work on the more user-friendly word-based platform they have and she said no, because they just lost a huge account that used that platform and they had to find another account before they could hire anyone for that platform now. After this very informative training with her it sounded to me like a company to get away from fast...it seemed as though it would be one thing after another.
I hope for those of you who posted good things here about the Apex platform and the company itself continue to have a good position and continue to like working there, but there were way too many red flags for me to spend even more time and energy trying to work on a clunky at best platform with people who had no first-hand knowledge of MT work, and people who seemed to be fighting amongst themselves. For a trainer, she really threw the company under the bus when talking with us. I declined to start with them and even though I really need a job, I surely don't need what was to come with them.
I was offered a very large rate of pay, so you
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The pay they offered used to be a very low per-page rate. nm
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This is outrageous for VR to be offered at this rate
I love VR but it takes a lot of time, energy and the wisdom to get it right. Why in the world would a company stoop this low? At 4 cents a line, I have to go as fast as I can for the hrs I work to make a decent salary. It is not easy, it is not a newbie thing and it definitely takes the knowledge to be able to do. It is not just words there. You have to know what fits just as if you were on a straight report. I might just send them an email asking are they for real. You could really not make a decent salary at 2.5 cents, even 3 is too low. Most platforms are, from what I read on this board, horrific and it would take more time with lot of people working on it more time to correct than would be worth it.
no, I was offered 60% of my line rate sm
which is quite a bit more than 4 cpl. That is what I thought too. Maybe experience has something to do with it? I don't know. That is what I was offered and I am just wondering about the company etc. Anything you can tell me would sure help.
Don't know. I was offered a position with them but didn't
take it. I know very little about DQS/WebCorrect, but the recruiter told me you get a couple of lines for each report for having to look at a file. I don't know enough about DQS to understand exactly what they are talking about though.
I didn't take the job, but I was offered 9 cpl base.
I was offered a position with TT but didn't
take it so I can't speak for them, but Axolotl is a great company. I'm making almost 2 cpl more than what TT offered. Work has been slow lately but they pay downtime and have are adding accounts little by little. 6 paid holidays, PTO, 401K with up to 3% match, free short/long-term disability. I don't have a need for health insurance, but premiums are more reasonable than most.
They provide all hardware/software. Great tech support available 24/7. QA pretty strict, but reasonable. Almost no flexibility with schedule, though getting off for doctor's appointments and things like that aren't an issue. I think they only have 90 MTs/QA right now so still a small company, but one that respects its employees.
I've been there a year and like with anything there have been a few ups and downs, but I would highly recommend then.
Think you still have to go to NJ to train. Was offered a very low per-page rate several years ago.
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Always email first, ask lowest to highest rate offered.
I bet they offer prob. 7 cents if that.
I was offered 8 cpl last year, experienced. Didn't take it. nm
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I was offered a job the same day; didn't take it, but process was quicky. nm
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I routinely email lowest-to-highest rate offered sm
and did in April. Rate only 8 cents, to low for me.
Was offered 8-1/4 cpl for experience. They use MT World software. Didn't take the job. nm
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I was offered 8 cpl w/years of experience. He wouldn't say if pay would go up if I didn't take
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webmedix- I have 25 years exp., was offered low rate of pay. Heard it is a good company. nm
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I thought you didn't work for MQ????????
MQ is not for the transcriptionist.
MQ is for the company.
sorry, didn't finish my thought. sm
65-character with spaces is much better than 55-character without spaces.
Really? I thought it sounded like a good line rate.
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Yeah, that's exactly what I thought too. Rate is way too low for a specialty and also IC status.
Just not worth it. I've made 13 cpl doing my own accounts locally for ortho doctors. I'd do that before I ever took 7 cpl or even 8 cpl for ortho work.
AGREED I hate the thought of having to look all over again. I do like their line rate . .. nm
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I didn't test because rate was low for me, but
Owner was just using AOL for ISP, so I'm betting they don't have their own website. Is it supposedly their site or a testing site such as mttest.com ??
I do know they are a legit company and phone numbers were on emails so maybe you can call and find out what's up with the test. Good luck! I've actually heard it's a decent place, but I couldn't take that much of a drop in pay, unfortunately.
I'm confused too. I thought you had to pay self-employment tax if you didn't pay SS. sm
So, that would lead me to think that you should be able to draw on it, like SS. I really have no clue, though. I am a statutory employee, so they take out my FICA.
Sorry for the double post - I thought it didn't *take*
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I thought a card was nice...I didn't need anything more
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I thought a card was nice...I didn't need anything more
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Wow. You thought that was rude? I didn't see any name calling or condescending
attitude like a lot of other people's posts. No, Sara Beth and Billy Bob did not ask a legitimate question. It was a flame attempt and you're helping to fuel the fire.
I looked at that, thought it didn't look right but was stressed from testing (lol - sorry) nm
I got 100% on the phone interview, and thought the on-line test was easy, but they still didn't h
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for MQ STAT employees tier rate applies to ME rate as well and how calcluated?
for a STAT MQ employee: Does anyone know if the tier rate is going to be applied to the ME rate as well or are they going to go with the 80% of the MT rate for each tier level? If the tier rate doesn't apply as well to the ME rate then going by the 80% of the MT rate is less than if the tier rate would be applied. I'm sure that MQ is going to go by whatever keeps money in their pockets. Guess this is a question for the supervisor tomorrow.
Their line rate was less than my current nat'l rate, even with mucho experience. nm
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VR rate is 1/2 rate of traditional typing,I believe it is 4 cents line.
I actually thought of that. I even thought of trying to go back to MQ part-time!! (sm)
I just wonder about hours at a second company. I work days (and some nights) with this company. I have a set schedule but with the no work situtation I've been on the computer at all hours of the day and night. Right now I have no work, so I would love to jump on at a company #2 and start working. Do you have to have set hours at your company #2? Thanks for the suggestion.
who would even accept a job for $10-15
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About to accept...
I've spoken to a couple of current employees who are totally happy with the company, and I'm hoping for a good fit for me, too!
How do you accept
without knowing the cost of benefits and the coverage provided? If that was an important part of my decision I would know those answers before I accepted. It should have at least been a part of the interview. Just my 2c.
would not accept 0
Yes, I tried to leave a 0 but it would not accept that either, has to be at least a 1 or I cannot even continue.
I have asked the lady that I subcontract for to find out the user ID for me of the clinic's Olympus DSS software, although she is thinking that I will need the ID # of her Olympus software. I do not know, but I would think it would have to be the # from the clinics since the dictation originally comes from them?? Anyone shed any more light on any of this for me. I would really rather not have to purchase Olympus software if possible, as well as another subcontactor in the same boat. Thanks. Bon
Do not accept that pay
It works out to be more like 0.0575 cents per line. They may not be billing their client for them, but they are getting paid, probably billing company 0.20 per VBC and paying you 0.08.
I took that to mean you can get to that rate after 1600 lines and that is not the starting rate.
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Webmedx ASR rate is 70% of your regular line rate. sm
So if you are on a 9 cpl account, you get 6.3 CPL plus any bonus / incentives / shift differential.
From the current editing rate not typing rate
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and before you correct me, it's ACCEPT
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yes I could but if I already said I would accept work, I don't
with no work. As they say, your word is your bond.
Some newbies have to accept 6 cpl unfortunately - any sm
other experiences with Shapin? Thanx.
Did you accept a position? (nm)
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don't accept the wage, but I would!!!!
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