I am in the same boat, too. I left a company...
Posted By: ndmt on 2009-02-27
In Reply to: I'm right there with you, not productive - CountMeIn
that was always late with a paycheck to work for a new company. The new company was okay but my hospital was so huge that learning every doctor put me behind the curve. I tried VR because I thought it would help me catch on faster, and it did, but I am finding my overall VR production is still only 20 to 30% over what I averaged straight transcription at the other company (and they were shorting us 15% on our lines). 
I am also extremly frustrated at having to do all those admnistrative things. Looking up CCs, looking up patient demographics, changing work types, looking up who signs off on this resident, looking up the spelling of this doctor 7 states away...come on. 
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Just left a company that kept doing that to me!
I also worked on 4 accounts with VERY different account specifics. I wonder if we are talking about the same company here? Also, I was shifted from one work type to another. Then I got thanked for helping out. The only people it helped out was them because I had to work my fingers to the bone to achieve their line count requirements! Each day literally became a marathon. When I inquired about the need to have me on so many different accounts I was labeled hard to work with and was treated very rudely. I am not a newbie MT either - I have more than 6 years of solid experience in many different work types, acute care, and multispecialty clinics. There are better companies out there. Good luck to you.
That's why I left the O company
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Has anyone left MDI-MD for another company and.. sm
been glad they did? I have worked at MDI-MD for about 5 years and feel they have overhired as my accounts are often low on work. Keep seeing good things about Keystrokes and Transtech (and sure other good companies exist) and have wondered if I would be better off there or somewhere else. If anyone has advice and doesn't want to post here please feel free to email me. TIA!
Amen tto that. If you left the company,
how long did it take for them to send you the stuff to return the equipment? I resigned on 2/25/06 and still have their equip. Have emailed supers with no response. I have been toying with the idea of emailing the CEO. I wonder how long you have to keep it before it becomes yours? Any lawyer out there who knows the answer to that???? TIA
I left a company for asking me to help compile such
How would anyone yank my chain when NO ONE knew I was resigning from my current company (had not yet turned notice) and NO ONE knew I had accepted a position with a different company? Please explain that one to me as you seem to know quite the Merriam Webster of the MT world.
This sounds like the company I just left!
I wonder if the MTSO has changed the name of the company? If it is the same company, I think you are wise to drop them and do it ASAP.
I left a company as soon as got email saying they were
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I left a company when they started doing this.
I was getting all of the crap work and it took about an hour just to get 100 lines. To make things worse, this company didn't even pay for spaces. Needless to say, I left and went to another company. Pooling is never a good thing.
I left that company earlier
They have no communication. I arranged to have a week off as I was moving. This was totally arranged and okayed. Then they took me off the books because they said I did not report to work and had abandoned my job. I explained the situation, and they had to sign me back on with direct deposit, etc. Evidently somebody did not communicate with somebody else in the company. I quit.
I am in a wonderful job now and am glad I went elsewhere.
I left MQ too...got a great job at a new company. nm
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I agree with you!!! I also left a big company for this one and
it's been just a few months and I love it. I don't dread work anymore!!!! No regrets.
I just left a company after 10 years, making only
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I noticed that when I left DSG to work for another company...
my lines increased dramatically...don't know if it is because of the ESLs on the account or what, but lines were so hard to get.
I just left a company due to lack of work, Monica.
Disillusioned....Sue's description sounds like the company you just left
except for the rental fee, which they JUST changed recently, and even then it was higher than the one Sue quoted. I still say you got a much better deal with Amphion.
I left them to go with another company using the same platform and I made tons more..
It has to be in their line counting and they must not pay for spaces, headers, or footers even though they claim to. I did not know the difference until I switched company. I was shocked that I made in 2-3 hours what I struggled to make in 8-10 at Focus.. As far as I am concerned, they are a huge rip-off and on top of that, they have their Indian QA people checking your work, and if it does not meet their standards, you pay is docked. It was quite disturbing to say the least.
Ditto. Please don't buy a computer for work from this company. I left (sm)
this company because of lack of work.
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Left end of July for a company paying more and I set my own hours. Much less stress too. (nm)
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I left MQ after years and went with a highly rate company on this board (sm)
my account has dried up and I am constantly out of work now...same with backup account. I like the company I'm with and don't want to leave but I HAVE to have a steady account. I realize there are slow times of the year but on this account they have overhired and now it's low a lot of the time.
Wonderful company!!! Left for personal reasons. Would go back with no hesitation! nm
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Has anyone ever left Keystrokes and gone back? I left a few months ago and realize that I made a
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It is as simple as filling out a form. I did it when I left an MTSO and when I left sm
a non-MT position at a company years ago.
What company? I did not know that any of them offer 401K anymore.
i am in the same boat
i would be greatful for any advice from anyone
i am in the same boat
I am continually amazed at the English and grammar errors made by people in this profession!
Everybody is in that same sorry boat.
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Same boat as you..
I've worked there seven months, same things.. evenings, weekends, and nonstop STATs.. and when I asked for a raise I got blown off.. Then, they wonder why people arent that faithful to be at their beck and call. I've gotten a hospital job and only work for Focus a little bit now. They sure want a lot but do not want to give anything in return. Besides that, try checking your line counts. They never seem to add up. I can work for a dog for hours on end and hardly make anything.
Yep, I'm in the same boat as all of you.
 I too have small children and no way to stay on a "fixed" schedule. Unless perhaps they let me schedule myself work every 20 minutes? Hey that might work. Something like:
8:00-8:20 work
8:40-9:00 work
9:20 to 9:40 work
10:00 to 10:20 work
and so on and so on....
Of course, that also means I might have to take breaks IN BETWEEN those breaks (kids need help with the potty, someone is hungry, the bus is coming, etc). BUT if I can manage to squeeze in 20 minutes here and there, will they keep me?
Welp, there goes my part-time job. Who wants my un-done reports? Anyone? Anyone?
was in the same boat with them.......
when I worked for them a little while back. What got me was that they only would give you 1 stupid job in your job at a time! Then, you had to wait for what seemed to be a long time, and I have high-speed internet. Anyway, at first, I was receiving pretty good workflow, but that quickly changed to nonexistent, and I agree with you that they are doing the overhiring thing. I am talking about them, alright, with my family, like they have in their ads, but it certainly is not very positive at all! Sorry, I call them as I see them!
I'm in the same boat
Not pregnant  , but looking for QA by the hour. Have lots of experience doing QA, but am only finding production pay. If anyone knows of hourly or salaried position, please help!
We are all in the same boat
I think it is absolutely the worst part of working from home.... the fact that everyone thinks we are just sitting here watching TV and not really working. The constant phone calls. People say Well, can't you take a coffee break? It frustrates me to no end.
Yes - I am in the same boat - sm
Get so tired of these companies testing someone with obvious experience with even 15 minutes of dictation. Not useful and a waste of my time. I refuse to do it anymore. The best companies I have found let you just begin to work, no complicated platforms and if things don't work out on either side, no sweat. You can't tell by a test whether you are going to work out or not. Some have the nerve to test you and never reply OR worse yet, test you and you find out later you get the same rate of pay as someone with half your experience. That really sets me off. One of my biggest pet peeves.
In the same boat
My secondary has had low work for quite some time now. My primary, however, had enough work to carry my lines for awhile. However, the past 2 weeks both accounts have been very slow and I have not had enough work to meet my line commitment. This is very frustrating. I do hope it picks back up soon, as the timing is very bad for us financially. I check throughout the day and work from 8 a.m. to midnight checking for work, but this is hard right now with other commitments.
in the same boat
with Spheris for 4 years and had done very well but the last 6-8 months with one thing or another (changes in accounts, having to do all the most difficult work so it's hard to make a good line count, having to do editing for a while at 100% proofing to sound, and lots of micromanagement), paychecks are $500 or more less than than they used to be. I've made more using PTO but I can't get a day off anymore. I had taken a part time job to supplement but now it's just making up the difference. I work for 3 companies now and I am trying to decide what to do...
I'm in the same boat.
I do my 5 jobs, but then there are only about 2 or more left when I'm done, which leaves me to wonder how in the world there's going to be enough work to get my full lines in after training. I'm very concerned.
in the same boat
so to the single mom if you forgo insurance and now work as IC what do you do if you become ill? How are you covering yourself for insurance?
I am a single mom in the same boat. I found a great company. Low ESL. Basically one account. I don't want to switch but they offer NO insurance. My kids are also covered under their Dad. But I have been without any healthcare for over a year now. THis cannot go on. If get sick it will be a diseaster without health insurance. So I am going to be forced to move no. The problem I have encountered are similar to yours in that many companies that offer employee status want a specific 8 hour shift but many times work is not available for a single mom this is devastating because most of us need to do the bulk of our work during school hours which if there is no work this means we up all night making up time and exhausted the next day. Secondly, they pay for employee status keeps getting lower and lower. I have bene in transcription for 10 years and as my kids are getting a bit older I guess it's time to find a career change as this simply is not viable employment for a single-parent family. It's fine if you are married and on your hubby's insurance and just need a second income but those of who need to support a family and are the sole breadwinners this certainly is becoming less and less viable of an option to support yourself. Just my opinion.
I have tried and tried to break into QA hoping for an hourly position but those are also few and far between these days. The only options I see are to go into another field. It's a shame and a waste of experience and time to give up on career but given that offshoring and now VR I think the field is just dying out.
in the same boat
Apologize for the typos before I get blasted. Typing on the fly.
You and I are in the same boat.
I could have written your post, actually have written a post similar to that. Good luck in your next aventure. I am looking elsewhere as well.
Yes in the same boat sm
I feel like I'm on the Titanic and the last one to jump off. I've been there 9 years and I know the ebb and flow of work and work has been low for the past few months. Just started on the new platform and have yet to make line count. I'm looking around, it's time for me to get out before I owe them the paper my paycheck is printed on.
Same boat
Tested with MD-IT and have heard nothing. I have also applied for two other jobs and again, nothing. Have you sent emails to follow up? I have just today, so stil waiting. Good luck to you - hope you find something soon!
I'm in the boat with you!
I worked for Spheris for 5 years and another company that sends work offshore. I put in my resignation and vowed to never work for a company that offshores again. I currently work for Webmedx and absolutely love this company. My work is slow only during the normal times in this business, and I have 2 great accounts.
So hooray for you!!
I am in the same boat, too sm
I just changed jobs from one that wanted me to work a strict schedule (also had low work volume) to an IC position with a flexible schedule but of course when I am available to type, the work isn't there!
I'm in the same boat.......
I am more stressed over this job than I have ever been in the past 10 years. I try to explain to my husband also that I have to make a certain amount of money no matter how long it takes to pay the bills. I'm sick of working 12+ hours some days just to make a base count which pays crap.
We are in the same boat. I just did a sm
175 line report according to Word and their program only gave me credit for 135 lines. Stinks of something fishy.
same boat here
does anyone know if this constant NSA thing is only on the Enterprise side? Saw that some are thinking of switching to the Chartmatrix side below.
Same boat here at MDI
I was afraid to say anything, until I saw the responses about no work at MDI. I said something recently about my accounts, and they couldn't undestand why I had no work, and I even verified that I had no work. I have been asking about this for 2 months now. I know they took on new accounts and I responded I wanted to be on one of those and the next thing I know is that those positions were filled! I feel so depressed in the evening and sit at the computer waiting for work, and I have not met my line count for quite awhile now. This used to be a decent company to work for, and now no work at all. I wonder if they hired too many people. I'm down too, so I sympathize.
I am in your boat...
I, too, have declined job offers because of the weekend situation. I go to church on Saturday and wouldn't work, even if I stayed home. I don't believe in working on Saturday. I realize doctors and nurses have to because sickness and disease don't take days off, but I am neither. I also don't want to work on Sunday because that is the only day I have to clean, do laundry, or spend any time with family. This is just a job and most people get, at least, 2 days off of any job. My son gets 4 days off from his job. I just happen to need the weekend off and am happy to work the remaining 5. I understand, if no one else does.
Same boat as you,
only for me it was 36 years working strictly locally. Last fall my long-time boss closed his practice so I got thrown out here into the real world, less than a year ago....
The company that hired me got gobbled up by Transcend earlier this year, and so far, nothing has really changed for me. Yes, it was scary. Have any of those fears actually come true? No, not for me. Am I still nervous, in view of all the 'just you wait, they'll screw you over sooner or later' talk I hear? Maybe a little... but I can't live my life in a constant state of fear, so I just keep on going and try not to think about it. Why borrow trouble when it's not actually staring me in the face?
How to prepare? That's hard to answer. If you're the kind of person who thrives on change in general (I am not) then you might be better prepared than the rest of us. I can only offer the somewhat trite-sounding advice to just do your job and take it one day at a time; keep your eyes open to other possibilities, and if at any time you find yourself in an untenable position, start exploring those other possibilities.
And all this and 50 cents will get you tomorrow's newspaper. Just remember to breathe. Sorry I don't have any better answer than that. But best of luck to you, and to all those whose lives are being turned upside down.
I am new and do not want to rock the boat but I am going to sm
point my lead to this board and let them know. I had a few inconsistencies when Penny talked to me and let them go because I knew about the company. But this is different. I should have said something and didn't but nw I wonder if I should have. What would you do?
I'm in the same boat, not trying to take it personally. nm
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Im in the same sinking boat
I imagine one day all of this stuff will either be VR or physician generated as a lot of physicians are going to these templates and fillintheblank and a lot of incompetent MTs without babysitters, clothes or transportation just happy as peaches to have a job. Shame on these companies!!!
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