I had a typo. That should read..I do NOT make half the rate, etc.

• HELP!! Started VR yesterday after 30 years of straight typing - mt
  • VR - TTer2
  • I do VR and love it and yes you can make money but - VR here
    • Dear VR and love it - mtme
      • mtme - just me
        • My guess would be because she cannot conquer VR - VR and love it too!!!
      • You have to call me on something, who are you? - VR here
        • You keep singing the same tune - just tired of it - mtme
          • Stop saying THE REST OF US like you're some authority! - Speak for yourself!
          • I don't have a "unique" situation and yet I conquered it. - Stop saying she's an exception!!!
          • mtme - greeneyed monster
            • OP is just a symptom - mtme
              • I agree - NorCalMT
              • I understand your frustration and appreciate your posts - questionMT
                • I wanted to speak to some of your statements - VR here
              • LOL, yeah, right not 'personal'.... - Heard it all now
                • And to all the ones who came in for me - VR here
    • What companies use VR? nm - new at VR
      • Meant to say what companies use Escription!! nm - new at VR
  • Hang in there. Two hours is not enough time - jj
    • A few corrections? Must be short reports. You are lucky! Thanks for the smile/laugh! nm - tj
      • Seriously, if you have 100 lines in a report - jj
        • You are very lucky: Only 10 corrections in 100 lines? Wow!...sm - lara
        • I see what you are saying - Another VR'er
        • I had a typo. That should read..I do NOT make half the rate, etc. - jj
  • vr - just thinking
    • I have not done VR, but do you get - to listen to the audio while editing?
      • At my place were told if we erased and retranscribed - VR here
    • Are there any employers hiring that do not use VR? nm - mt
      • If they don't currently do VR, they will. It is - me
        • true.......nm - lara
        • Not true - NorCalMT
          • how long can they hang in there?...nm - lara
            • Well no one has a crystal ball - NorCalMT
              • I do--sort of. SM - MsIndigo
                • Buy why bother to learn all that new technology - if using it, we end up on food stamps?
                • See earlier thread's Good News answer SM - MsIndigo

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If you like VR and the pay cut, then TT will be a good fit for you.  If you are experienced and will let someone pay you less than you are worth, then go for it.

Other than accounts going to VR there and MT pay cut for editing VR reports, TT has been a good fit for me.  I am very disappointed in the recent VR pay cuts.

They are changing platforms and cutting our line rate in half as the accounts go live with VR.

go to taxes, but 30% is a good percentage to work with at this time, but that is likely to change with a Democratic president.  Not trying to make a political statement here, just state facts.  As an IC, you will have deductions you can take, home office expenses, a percentage of your utilities based upon the square footage of your home office, any expense that has to do with your business, DSL, extra phone lines, etc. 

This job is going to the dogs.  If you read the ads on the boards, most of the big nationals are nothing more than sweat shops these days, trying to get blood out of a turnip, and paying less and less and giving nothing in return.  Oh, they say they offer benefits, but you can't afford them.  Not to say that they can make it more affordable in these economic times, but the fact remains that they are in business to make a buck, and they are making their big bucks on the backs of transcriptionists.  They expect sacrifice, but it is YOUR sacrifice they want, not theirs.  That is evidenced by the fact that you, the MT, will work on the weekends, you will neglect your family, you will have no life, and they don't give a rat's patootie.  I remember when we didn't work weekends or holidays.  Don't give me this 24/7, 365.  THEY, the muckety mucks DON'T work weekends.  When they negotiate contracts, they sell your soul to provide 24-hour coverage, but their big asses are at home on the weekends. 

I am an IC because I cannot stomach working for a national that wants my blood, my children's blood, and my life sitting and waiting to hopefully grab a job and if I don't have work today to stay up 24 hours so I can make line count to keep my benefits!  Benefits????  What benefit is there for me and my family working for these companies if I never see my family, never have the time to take a leisurly day to do the things that normal families do, going to a ball game, a movie, having their friends over for a cookout, going to church together, sitting and watching a DVD together? 

I am afraid we have allowed this to happen to this profession.  We bowed to their demands of Tue. thru Sat. or Sun. thru Fri.   We accept poverty-level wages.  We say it is okay that our benefits are based on our production, but when we don't have work, we don't scream and yell when they take away our benefits. 

You know, unions were created because of just such conditions.  These companies are taking advantage of us, and if you don't think so, just look at the demands being made if you apply and are one of the chosen ones. 

Lord help us all.  When the economy really tanks (quite soon, I'm afraid), you'll see them drop like flies, all of them, to 3rd world countries.  You think they care about the American MT?  Heck no.  They only care about themselves. 

We all do our best, but typos will happen from time to time.   Won't matter tomorrow and certainly won't matter next year.

posts.  There are many who are not disgruntled employees.  We are trying very hard to keep people like you from being taken like we were.  I guess you just need to learn the hard way.

Also, if you don't like what is said, then just don't read it or reply to it.  I only replied because I wanted to clear the air about why people post negatively about a company.  Each of us has our own experiences, but if you see many with the same complaints, then you had better take them seriously. 

Would anyone who gets an email like this go for this job?  Has anyone else gotten anything like this recently?  Is it a bit unusual?  Opinions please.  Here is a copy of the body of the email letter.

In the past, we were in contact about medical Transcriptionist opportunities. I wanted to send you an update on positions available with Spheris that may be of interest!

This is an exciting opportunity for home based employment, steady work and individualized attention. We place you on a primary account based on your experience with no current shift requirements.

ESL (accent) experience is not required for all accounts and we have account mentors available to assist in your transition. We are currently looking for MT's with a minimum 1 year experience outside of school. We have clinic (minimum 5 specialties) and Acute Care (Ops not required for all levels) opportunities available. Family Practice, Urgent Care or Internal Medicine at a minimum is required for clinic.

Looking to move up that career ladder as an MT? We offer definite career paths taking you from an MT to a manager- all work from home positions.

With a focus on you, we offer:

• Small supervisor to MT ratio
  
  
  
• Full benefits including company paid life insurance
  
  
  
• Weekend differentials
  
  
  
• Weekly based production incentives
  
  
  
• Longevity bonuses (our monetary thanks to you, each year of employment)

We offer paid training and a flat rate for your first week as you become acclimated to our system- you'll be ready to go live after two days of training!

The home-based MTs were on a tiered hourly scale depending on how many minutes we typed daily.  The in-house MTs were not on this scale and I believe they are the reason we lost our jobs to outsourcing.  They made the big bucks and could not even produce 80 minutes of dictation a day.  The home MTs had to produce 100 minutes a day to reach the maximum hourly pay. 

I feel that being paid by production is not such a bad thing because at least the ones who produce get paid for it. 

Ok, about a month ago, I posted about a service who would not answer emails, phone calls, about paying me what was owed.  She paid me less than half of what she owed, and now I have waited patiently to get the balance and once again she will not answer emails or phone calls.  She is blatantly ignoring me. I emailed her and asked her WHEN she plans to pay me.  She has in her contract that she pays twice a month when the docs pay her. Well, this is going into the 3rd month now.  I have gotten that ONE check which was less than half what she owes.  I no longer work for her, as she locked me out of her system when I kept emailing her.  (GO FIGURE!), who would want to work and not get paid anyway!

I have tried to work with her and give her the benefit of the doubt, but at this point, I think that I am going to have to take other measures. 

of my salary accompanied by the e-mail saying how I would be getting 3 times my lines with this wonderful VR system.  I'm not overly concerned because it is my part-time job.  I barely make any money with them anyway, so I will take the opportunity to learn it and just see how it goes I suppose.  It's ridiculous though.