I echo BTDT and left a few months ago. Don't bother. NM
Posted By: ditto on 2007-08-13
In Reply to: Just a few months ago - BTDT
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don't bother. I did a few months ago sm
and they fed me a big line which didn't work out. I posted my experience and got torn apart on this board and eventually thrown off by MT stars. Now this is happening. Like I said in my other post, I wonder how many MTs who were singing LMs praises and ripping me up are whining about no work, no money, etc now?
I can't find a decent job either. Thought I had one and have been working since May. All of a sudden it dries up now. Supposedly this is the first time in the history of the company. Whatever! Wasn't p lanning on retiring at 54 but may just wind up doing that.
Has anyone ever left Keystrokes and gone back? I left a few months ago and realize that I made a
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I left them about 2 months ago. When I (sm)
started with them a year ago, things were great. Then they started lying about things such as pay and work, etc. They screwed me over big time. I had the best account there that I could get 300 lph on and they put me on one that I only got about 120 lph on. Seems a lot of companies do this. I lost all respect for A then.
I left MQ several months ago and
have worked for Landmark since that time. I have had no problems - always plenty of work, always paid on time. ExText is very easy and user friendly.
I left SPI 6 months ago
and I'm REALLY glad that I did! I had about 4 different managers before I left. I don't know where they all went, but they kept leaving! I did both typing and QA for CyMed, and I left in February, which is when all of the SPI changes started becoming more and more noticeable. I am now at Keystrokes and am so much happier being with a company that refuses to outsource, and one that pays for spaces unlike Cymed or SPI did!
I left about 7 months ago
I worked for Cymed for a year, and that was alright, although not exactly the best either. Then, SPi came along a little over a year ago and took over, and that is when things really started to go down hill. I started running out of work almost every single day and my account manager was always changing. They then set up these awful work pools where I would get all of the crap work (heavy ESLs and very short reports that yielded very little lines). I finally left in February and moved on to another company (one that does not outsource) and am so much happier. I bet SPi will fold very shortly if they keep all of their antics up. They have already lost a lot of good sized hospital accounts.
I left MQ a few months ago.
I left MQ a few months ago. I do have to say, MQ is a good company. They are flexible with hours and such. I do not regret leaving, though. I am now an IC and love it! Just make sure you leave on good terms in case you might change your mind and want to go back. They called me quite a few times asking me to return to work for them. Hope this helped.
Took them 2 months to know I left...they
even called me after 6 months asking me to work on my day off. Not very organized if ya know what I mean! I don't think I finished my 2 weeks though as I was taking a 2-week vacation before my new job started.
Left MQ, been at WMX about 3 months s/m
They count their lines the same way. The difference is, I'm typing about 3000 lines a week more now than when I was at MQ, and working less hours, because there is no more cesspool. I have one account, and no VR, and it is heaven! I have about 30% ESL, but it's not too bad, you get used to your docs and then they're not too hard. They have a great QA staff, also. Very helpful and positive feedback.
I have 12 hours to fit in my 7-8 hours of work (35 hours/week is full time at WMX). I have heard, however, that they are going to do away with their 12-hour window, unsure if this is true, you can ask a WMX recruiter. They usually require one weekend day, but this depends on the account you would be assigned to.
I do acute care only, and we have been swamped! I am on the Enterprise platform, which means I use their computer. I have heard this is a better side to be on for steady work flow. I have been assured that I can have another account, or however many I need, if my account runs out of work. Haven't seen anything like this yet, though. WMX also has an amazing incentive program, and it gets even better when your account has backlog. They sometimes run a special weekend incentive program, and I can make up to 3 cents above my normal pay, and also get paid OT.
And, the best part, the people at WMX are wonderful! They are just friendly, friendly, friendly, and very supportive and helpful! I have had an absolutely positive experience with them, am very happy with the whole package. No outsourcing, either.
Good luck to you!
I left after only a few months when
it became painfully obvious they 'assigned' work even though it was supposed to be 'pool' work. I would bust my a_ _ to work down to the 'good' dictator only to see the whole batch disappear. It happened several times so I asked her where the files were going and she acted like I was nuts.
I don't mind doing the ESL and mumblers but don't think it's fair to give all the easy work to 'favorites'. I have a low tolerance for lies and unfairness, so no, it was not a company for me. If you are a 'favorite', then you pretty much have it made. There can only be so many favorites though....someone has to do the crap transcription.
That's why I left there a few months ago sm
And speaking of line counts, when you worked on Mongoose did you ever notice that the estimated count always seemed to lose about half a line when it was finalized? Never could figure that out. Besides the tiered pay system, if you have their insurance you are also penalized by having to pay the extra they pay when you can actually get 10000 lines. I don't know what happened there because they were a great company when I started with them but just went completely down the tubes late last year.
I did not know they lost it. Left months ago though.
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I agree. I left after 3 months. nm
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do you mind saying why you left after 4 months?
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Exactly the same reasons I left too after only 3 months...NM
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Over 1000?! I left there 18 months ago...
..and there were only 300 or so! They hired that many since then?
Ex Recruiter
I left about 3 months ago, but was never paid
shift differential, never paid OT.
I worked for them for 3 months and left. Always
of full time lines, so no sign on bonus. I had an 80% ESL account and I cared more about the quality, so I made less than 900 dollars a payperiod. Great quality, good for them and my conscience, but not enough money to live on, no sign on bonus and no benefits. I left for a company where I am already far exceeding 900 dollars a payperiod with no sweat. BTW: No incentive or good QA bonuses at Transcend, so that was no help. No differential either. They do pay overtime, but that is not so great when you are trying to make sure you understand multiple foreign accents. Good luck to you.
Shannon left months ago. Nmsg
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Worked there for 2 yrs and left a couple months ago.
Couldn't take working with unqualified people any longer. A very unprofessional company.
I left due to no work for 2 months and they were STILL hiring
when that was going on. I would stay clear for a while unless you can survive off of 200 lines per day and want to work 24/7 and fight over the lines as they come in.
This could have been my post, but I was only there 3 months & left for same reasons. nm
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Just left Precyse a couple months ago and it
was still that same way. Nothing has changed, but the work coming from India has improved. 
Left a couple of months ago and the plan will not
change until end of October. Do you want family or just employee and children? If I remember correctly - the employee plus child(ren) was running about 225+ a paycheck and family (employee + spouse and/or children) was running high 300s per paycheck.
I left SPi 8 months ago and still get crap from them in the mail
I recently got a huge packet from them that took up half of my mailbox. It was a bunch of forms they wanted me to fill out and send back to them (tax forms and other SPi stuff). I haven't even worked there since last February! They really are incompetent and have no idea who is still working there and who is not.
Congrats! I left MQ 3 months ago and it is hard to believe
the difference. I am not with KS, but it is nice to feel appreciated once again and to have only 1 account.
I left 6 months ago, but they weren't paying OT then, but
I worked plenty OT.
I left a few months ago, all my acounts went to India. SM
Try is and see for yourself. They are going VR for the rest. Good luck.I couldn't make a living there.
Left 3 months ago for lack of work
and haven't looked back. It is just the nature of the beast than when a network of accounts change to VR and MTs are doing more lpd now, there will be less work to spread around. There were already problems with not having enough work, so I did not wait for the transition to VR I had already moved down over the previous year from full time to part time because of lack of work. Glad I made the move because I am also the sole breadwinner for my household and can't afford to go without work.
Lots don't stay. I left six months after the 1/1/06 disaster
In fact, I was so fed up then, I left without having another job. I just jumped away. Glad I didn't stay for the most recent round of changes. Judging from the MQ forum, it doesn't appear to have gotten better at the Q.
I left a couple of months for the same thing. The prior
3 months I was lucky to get in 800 lines a day. I had a couple of days where I got maybe 4 reports. I would sit in front of my computer for 12 hours/day, checking every 5 minutes, and still couldn't get my lines with 3 different accounts.
They hire away ahead of time for new accounts and after training they have to do something with them until the account goes live so they put them on other accounts temporarily and then there isn't enough work for the regulars.
When I first started running out of work I watched the backlog report to see where an account might have a big backlog and there were 3 or 4 who were on OT most of the time, but when I asked to be put on one of those accounts I was told no. There were many days that it looked like half the accounts had a 0 backlog. Then they started hiring for 3-day weeks and 4-day weeks so there was no work on weekends to try to make up your lines/hours.
To BTDT
Thank you so much for your very helpful suggestions. I'm very happy to learn you finally found a good match. Would it be possible for you to disclose the name of your company, if we did it privately by e-mail? I've been an employee Transcriptionist for 15 years and am very nervous about making a move to contractor, for many of the reasons you've stated (for example, being taken advantage of), but would be much more inclined to do so with a company that comes with a good recommendation from a current IC. Please let me know if you would do this and I'll forward you my e-mail. If not, thank you again for your time and thoughts.
BTDT
Wow, sounds like we could be twins! I feel good about my decision. I cannot continue to live on the edge, wondering if I can pay my bills or not. I have loved MDI and wish all good for it. I also wish all good for myself. I will do the very best I can for MDI and also for the side-job I have. I wish the times in which we live did not make two jobs necessary; but, alas, they do. A. Sertive, yes, we do work together in a manner of speaking. I can only hope for the best for all of us--the MTs AND the MTSOs. We live in a scary economy and my hope is that everything will work out well. Again, I want to thank everyone on this thread for being so civil.
I agree with BTDT
Be very careful with KS. I worked for them for a short time and gladly went back to MQ. Had a witch of a lead (very threatening) and work which was so sporadic, I went days without any. Perhaps I just ended up on a bad account, but be very, very careful with this one. Get an employee manual and all things in writing as I was lied to at the beginning by their HR person about all things, including the benefit package.
Again, Lee is a very nice person, but still proceed with caution and keep your old job for a while after you begin with KS, just in case.
Spheris-BTDT-got away
I just quit after working there for 6 years. They're HEAVY into India. It became very difficult to make a living. Good accounts would just disappear and when you would ask about them, you'd get lied to and then find out later they went to India. I only had one good supervisor the whole 6 years and I had about 8 of them. My last supervisor wouldn't let second shifters take a day off unless we got someone to cover for us. They treat their employees very poorly and its getting worse.
Same experience as BTDT
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I echo about DSG
I believe Webmedx and Spheris pay hourly, but also almost always hire for QA from within. I don't know about TransHealth or Transolutions.
BTDT, I'd love to know why you are such an expert....
you post a lot of negativity, but doubtful that you have worked for BOTH MDI and Transcend.
Maybe so, but I've BTDT with TransTech...
and THEIR ESLs are particularly difficult. It's not just one doc, either - it's a BUNCH!~
the offshore work - BTDT -
I've BTDT. I'm sorry you're going SM
through the same thing. Here is my advice (for what it's worth). I would not actually quit until you find a new job. Then, respectfully, let the old company know that although you feel bad about leaving them that you have to give 2 weeks notice because there is just not enough work to pay your bills. You could also say that if they do not need you due to low work volume that you could quit effective immediately, but that due to professional courtesy you would be happy to complete 2 weeks (something along those lines). Just be polite about it. They know that the majority of us work for a living and cannot expect us to continue to work for a company that does not have work.
Good luck to you!
Chickadee
BTDT with TT - started out great, but like others....sm
constantly ran out of work or was given the dredges. When earnings were affected, I said ta-ta and never looked back! I'm happy that it's working for you, but believe me these complaints about this company on this board are VERY legitimate. As has been said many MANY times here, one company does not work for every MT - and there are better ones out there. I know - I found one!
If at all possible, hold on to your existing job and try out the other job. BTDT. nm
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Echo Sten-Tel
I think this company may be in North Dakota. Has anyone worked for them? I am thinking of applying with them but would like a little information from present or former employees. Thanks!
I work for Echo, and I really like it. SM
We use DocQscribe. I use ShortHand with it, but there is a built-in Expander you could use if you don't have ShortHand.
Management and QA are very nice, pay is fair, work is good. Some ESL, but not many.
Employee position. Only bummer is that there are very limited benefits. I've worked for MQ, Spheris, and TransHealth. I prefer Echo hands down over any of the above companies. I don't know if they're hiring or not, but I'll link their website below.
Good luck!
Chickadee
Does Echo have a website? Thanks. nm
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It has never happened to me at Echo sm
I'm not sure how many different accounts they have, but I have never been switched around. I've learned new work types since working there (like OPs), but it is all part of the same account.
I've been very happy there. I have experience with MedQuist, Spheris, and TransHealth. I thought MQ was okay...I hated the other two. Everyone's experiences are different (some love the last two companies I mentioned), but I have been an Echo employee for almost 1 year, and I have to say that I really, really love it here.
If benefits are your top priority, you might not be too happy here. They do offer benefits, but they are pretty expensive. But they offer PTO (given at 1-year anniversary), sick time, and have a very generous incentive program. They also have much less ESL doctors than I had with those other 3 companies.
I hope you find what you're looking for. If you want to know more about Echo, you can e-mail me at any time.
Take care,
Chickadee
I really like Echo Transcription, Inc. SM
Good pay, really nice incentive plan, PTO, sick pay, great management, great QA feedback, small percentage of ESL docs, employee status. Only bad thing, though, is that health and dental insurance are expensive.
Good luck in your search!
Chickadee
ECHO EMPLOYEES? SM
Are they hiring? Do they use DQS? Wondering if you can tell me if they have any clinic work or will hire someone with hospital but no OPs experience? Cost and type of med. ins. for individual coverage? Thanks for any info!
Echo Transcription, DSG
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Oh, THAT! BTDT!!! Good luck. There are better companies out there. nm
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