I directed comments to never worked on VR and those retired

• Question for webbies - anon
  • I find it varies widely by dictator - Another WMT
  • Maybe this will help - skeptiwebber
  • editing VR...sm - Webber
    • doing VR: Sure, you put your headphones on,..sm - lara
      • Well of course I use my headphones (sm) - anon
        • I understand completely what you mean. I am in the same boat....sm - lara
          • My opinion is a lot depends on the platform - Mrs.M.
            • I suspect you are correct about - gourdpainter
              • GP - - Mrs.M.
                • I don't personally know anyone s/m - gourdpainter
                  • I really get the idea you would love MTing go out of business - Same ole, same ole
          • The only way you can be doing - Angie
            • It is very possible to get huge lines on VR - VR here
              • who is going to clean up the bad ESLs' VR reports? I ..sm - lara
                • Our ESLs on VR are absolutely - VR here
                  • Wow, you surely are a lucky girl! Please tell me the VR system,..sm - lara
                    • I thought exactly like everyone else did before starting - VR here
                      • I PREFER VR to straight. I really like it. The BAD angle...sm - lara
                        • Tell MTSO et al, 400-500 lph MT is the exception - that proves the rule, which is most MTs SM
                          • same here, right....nm - lara
                        • To me that is just like someone saying - VR here
                          • MTSO will try to convince you YOU are the only 1 - not making those types of lines. Any gripes, SM
                            • But then they posted everyone's production, and - Another WMT
                            • I can do a whole bunch of lines but - My take
                            • I agree totally......nm - lara
                    • ESLs and VR - gourdpainter
                      • VR of ESLs can be weird. SM - MissIndigo
                        • If it works on ESLs - gourdpainter
                        • You will not be able to explain to some - Loving VR
                          • Well, I HAVE worked on it for over a year now........ - sm
                            • I directed comments to never worked on VR and those retired - Loving VR
            • VR is example of great sale pitch, not way of - keeping MTs down. ALthough, this could be SM
              • True, VR could be a success for the MTs if VR salespeople - lara
                • Becuase it is a business with $$ as bottom line. - You be MTSO and be as "fair" as you want. nm
                  • so, do the MTs always have to be the guinea p**s?..nm - lara
                    • Heavens, no. They are free to leave at any time. - Only need be a guinea porcine if they allow SM
                      • leave whereto? To another profession? Because...sm - lara
                        • Broaden your thought process. Leave to whereever, - they want. MT or other profession. Their SM
                          • 'Broaden your thought process?' I will not 'broaden'..sm - lara
                            • That is not what I meant at all! Meant broaden to - not limit to thinking leave to another MTSO. SM
                              • Whaaat? Are you sure this is English? Your sentences are a word salad. What do you mean?....nm - lara
                          • Trying out the VR systems sold to clients..sm - lara
                            • If YOU think you are a G.P. then YOU can leave. - Who cares if I think it is G.P. working. It SM
                              • Who are you anyways? I am lara. What is G.P? I stop this discussion before it gets 'ugly.' B - lara
                                • G.P. = guinea porcine. (Didnt think that would be - difficult concept) Again, if MT thinks she is SM
                                  • if all US MTs who cannot do 600 lph for 3 cpl, then all what's left - lara
                                    • ..if all US MTs who cannot do 600 lph leave, then all what's left are ..sm - lara

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toward the person at the phone number listed. The ad said they would be available 24 hours until they had the positions filled. Phone number only, no e-mail address. I think it was to have this poor fella bombarded with calls. He was quite pleasant, so I don't think they got under his skin.

But I believe what you said you made.  I also caught on very quick to MT, had a great account to learn on my first few years and pretty much went like gangbusters.  I actually make less money now than I did then, simply because I seem to get lazier each year.  LOL

If you type reasonably fast, have a decent account and actually work your set hours (unlike me), it's easy to make a good living.  Of course, it's hard for all of these things to line up but when it does, it's a beautiful thing.

retirement check for the rest of their life.  It is a great organization.  There may be strikes, but usually get it resolved in a reasonable amount of time and with MUCH better PAY and BENEFITS. 

Only from my experience with union workers.

Are a Transcriptionist who has worked for MDI-MD?  Would you mind giving your 2 cents on your experience?  I'd appreciate any information.  NOTE:  No recruiters need reply to this!  Thanks so much.

This is definitely a wonderful company to work for, especially if you need benefits.  The supervisors are very nice and very helpful.

This company does have some absolutely terrible and horrendous ESLs, but on the other hand, you can send blanks to QA and are not penalized.  You do have to remember that if you send a report with a blank to QA, they analyze that report and it goes toward your QA score for the month, which they do on random reports and also, as above, any reports sent to QA for blanks or questions. 

Also if you are looking for flexibility, know that they are not very flexible with your schedule.  They want you to work the hours you committed to and not type outside your schedule very much.  They will, however, let you off for doctors appointments, etc.  If overtime is offered on your account, though, you will get lines-and-a-half.

One other thing is that they do expect you to do your committed lines for the day.  In other words, it does not seem like they will compromise this with a very good MT who has high 99s on QA scores but is just not as fast as she used to be.  Some places say if you are putting out very good quality work, they will allow you to do just under the required line count for the day or pay period.  Axolotl does not really hold to this idea.

Lastly, to add a cc to a report, you have to click on a separate toolbar button, and this is extremely slow to bring up the doctors' list to choose from.  This does affect your momentum, and some people have a wait literally of a few minutes for the lis to come up.

All in all, Axolotl is a good company.  Above are just a few things I feel might make a difference to someone considering them.

I don't understand why people come on here complaining because they have to produce 1200 lines a day when they new the minimum line requirement before accepting a position.  It sounds like they don't want to work their schedule that THEY MADE themselves and AGREED to work.  If you don't want a schedule, then work IC and receive no benefits for another company.

Axolotl does expect you to work the hours you SET when you accepted the position.  They are very flexible to work with if you need time off or to rearrange your schedule but to be late every day or quit early daily, no they are not flexible with that.  They have TAT agreements to reach and need people there when they say they are going to be.

As far as making line count, they do expect you to be able to reach 1200 lines a day but they also are very patient with new employees.  People they hire are told in the interview that they have to produce 1200 lines per day.  If someone cannot reach it, then they shouldn't take the job.  The platform is easy and you have a lot of resources given to you. 

As far as the ESLs, there is 1 account that is high ESL and they are horrible!!!  But this is 1 account out of how many acute care accounts??  If you are not hired to work that account, then you do not have hardly any ESL dictators.  If you were hired to do that account, then you were told up front that it was a high ESL account.

As far as the CC button, I believe it has been sent out in at least 2 e-mails that the next patch/upgrade that support is going to do, the CC button will be fixed.  Did you not receive this?  I never have to wait more than 30 to 45 seconds.  Is it a pain sometimes?  YES.  Has management acknowledged that this problem exists?  YES  Are they planning on fixing it?  YES

Other than a brief wait for the CC button, the system is not slow.  If you have to wait even 1 minute for the CC button, you still should be able to meet your productivity requirements.  Someone not working their schedule or meeting productivity is not an Axolotl problem, it is an EMPLOYEE PROBLEM.

LOL--Scribbles, I have to say thanks for the laugh!  According to others' comments, I should apparently be on some heavy medications for being so psycho!

I have to fess up; it is my help-wanted ad.  Apparently, trying to fill everyone in on the details makes me wayyyyy too difficult to work with?  In the past, I was tempted to apply for online positions, but I always felt they lacked in a lot of detail, which kept me from applying for the jobs.  I figured that if I supplied all of the details up front in my ad, then it would help to keep the same questions from being sent to me from people interested in the position.  Sheez, no matter what ya do, someone is going to find flaws in the plan.  Calgon take me awayyyy! 

except that when they say IC, they really do mean it.  I've been an IC other times where they wanted some ballpark shift hours, then called and bugged the crap out of me if I was late a few minutes logging on, or gave me grief if I asked ahead of time to to work other hours occasionally.  At one MTSO, even though I had prevoiusly scheduled time off, some attendance-taker would call demanding to know why I was not working, and this happened EVERY TIME I TOOK OFF! 

Naturally, you will find more work at certain times and on certain days, but you'll figure that out pretty quickly.  If you can be flexible, you will have more than enough work.  Have yet to seriously run out of work.  It may get thin once in a while but no hours or days of no work.  I think they are pretty efficient in their hiring practices, but they really do expect you to produce the number of lines you estimate on your schedule. 

MDI seems willing to pay for experience so don't be shy telling them what you want.  Good luck with your interview!

the comments I made were not due to bitterness.  I left on a good note not wanting to "burn the bridge" so to speak.  I make more money at my other IC jobs than with Transcend.  Each individual must choose which job works well for them.  It's nice you are happy and making a decent wage.  I wish you the best.

I've seen in the archives comments that their platform is not well liked, other than that ... do they have lots of work?  is QA a mess?  will they allow overtime?  are benefits/PTO any good?

Any help is appreciated.