I don't know what they wanted to know. I didn't take the test. I felt it was invasion of pr

• ExecuScribe wants employees to take a psychiatric test. How creepy. I refused! sm - Miss Prissy
  • What about IQ tests? - That's what they need to
  • And another thing (sm) - Peanuts
  • As a former QA Manager.... - sm
    • Oh my goodness! But, there are CRAZY people in every field - Sane Lady
    • I have never met so many people in SM - MT who agrees
      • Could it be that so many work from home or in the basement of hospitals? sm - Agree
  • When did this happen?? - Are you a new hire or an IC turned employee?
    • I would be new with them. I'm crazy too but that's none of their business! - Miss Prissy
      • It is none of their business (sm) - Peanuts
        • There a lot of companies in other fields that administer psychological sm - Agree with Execuscribe
          • Hey, you're in luck then. They're hiring! (nm) - Peanuts
  • I think it is a great idea to prepare us for some of the truly sm - MTSO
    • And what about the MTSOs that ... - no name
    • In depth, what exactly are you looking for in these psych tests? - MTSO-2
    • Sounds like the pot calling the kettle black to me! - Oh GOOD GRIEF!!!
      • Couldn't agree more, LOL! (nm) - Peanuts
    • It's not like we're a bunch of perverted axe murderers wanting to work with - Oh, please!
      • Quick, the gene pool need a quick Clorox! - nm
  • Did they give you a reason for having to take a psych test? nm - Anon
  • psych test - Sara
    • No, it's not. I've had to go through an MMPI. - nm
    • after doing a TINY bit of research .... - Sara
      • LOL! - nm
    • If I were an employer - don't blame 'em
      • The scary thing is that quite a few of the - Yes, but.....
        • And the MTs that flunk the psych test are given the - probably
          • ROFL! Where's the little High Five emoticon? - ROFL!
      • I think that it's a two way street, after all see message - Miss Prissy
        • Agree! Being hired should not be an - invasive procedure! sm
        • And your complaint is? Do you expect a house call and group hugs? - Ye Gods!
      • LOL, I agree! Some of these people are scary. nm - WR Judd
    • No, - joy
      • Oh, brava! - nm
  • What in the world did they want to know? - say what?
    • If you ever worked for Spheris, you are classified as insane. - .........................
    • I don't know what they wanted to know. I didn't take the test. I felt it was invasion of pr - Miss Prissy

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I have seen many positive posts about the company, and I was impressed by the things I was told by the recruiter.  Thanks again for the welcome!

chat with their recruiter.  Very casual and enjoyable.  She is a nice lady, funny, and enthusiastic about transcription.  As far as equipment, if you need a Lanier they will rent it to you.  They sent me a foot pedal for the internet account I occasionally typed, no rent required on that.  I don't know the exact computer requirements but Bayscribe doesn't call for a supercomputer by any means.  Hope I have been helpful.

that I couldn't use my foot pedal.  The first and the third parts were easy, but I couldn't hear a few spots in the second dictation and had to leave blanks, but I guess that was okay because I apparently passed.

Maybe give it another try -- don't let the no foot pedal thing spook you. 

This is my PC, not theirs.  Also, I do work for other companies with whom I have signed confidentiality agreements and their monitoring is in direct violation of these other agreements. 

It's none of their business who else I do work for.  They shouldn't be allowed to view my emails or see what web sites I go to, etc.  I believe they could end up being sued by someone because of this business practice.

I'm almost afraid to ask what I got. 

They kept promising me that things would get better.  I typed acute care and radiology at the Big Q.  When all the changes were made and we were switched to DQS I had to choose between acute care and radiology.  I chose radiology which is my first love.  I was also switched from pay per line to pay per report.  My pay check truly suffered as there was little work for the great influx of MTs placed with the one office that handled radiology.  They were truly not ready to handle all of this.  Work was not distributed equally and what was your primary account was no longer.  As they phased out accounts from the cottage program to DQS my work load was lighter and lighter.  I stuck it out from August to January, but can understand how you feel as far as workload and pay, we all have to eat and are not working for charity. 

Hope everything works out for you because it can be soooo frustrating going from one company to another only to be disappointed and then back out on the beaten path in tow with many others.

I was offered a job at another company and accepted it, but something inside me said try TransTech.  So that's what I'm doing!  It's always hard to move on, but when you're being disrespected and treated badly, it's time.

I work for a GREAT company.  I make a good line rate, I have great benefits and I always have more than enough work to keep me busy. 

There have been some negative posts on here regarding the company I work for.  The main complaint is the fact that they expect their MTs to work the schedule they commit to working when they are hired.  There are also a few complaints about how strict QA can be.  There has recently been a couple of posts about the company talking about lack of work on Monday and about having feed problems. 

The truth is I have been offered OT on Mondays for the last month or 2.  We have had 2 separate feed problems due to facility issues (not a company issue) within the past month.  Now, my company pays downtime if we run out of work, they do not overstaff our accounts, they provide us great benefits and pay us great wages but people are still complaining???  I just don't get it. 

If I had to go outside of my home and find a position, I sure as heck would not have near the convenience that I have with this job, even if I have to stick to a schedule.  When you go outside of home to work, don't you have to work a schedule???  Do you not have something said to you if you are late or leave work early???  Do you not have something said to you if you make errors in your work???

I also hear people complaining about rude editors, co-workers, etc.  Ummm, is everyone in your life always in a good mood?  When you work outside of your home, do you never get your toes stepped on by someone or another???  I think I remember my biggest reason for working at home and that is because I don't like dealing with two-faced, back stabbers.

I know there are a lot of bad companies out there as I have worked for a few myself but after starting with this company and being here almost 3 years, I am amazed at the people who still complain about them. 

MTs need to realize that this is a JOB.  We have to make the same sacrifices as 90% of American workers, which includes WORKING A SCHEDULED SHIFT!!  There is no doubt it is a little sacrifice so that I can continue to make a good wage, have good benefits and always have work. 

Picking on you?  I tend to feel that way these days.  Like, I feel that QA is being overly stern for some reason and the owner doesn't seem to care either way.  In a sense I feel they WANT me to quit, but why not just fire me if I am not doing a good job?

After two years on the job and very consistent high QA scores, they decide that my QA isn't up to par and put me back in 100% QA and I have been on this for 3 months now and never had anything else said to me about it.