I had one similar, no MT experience but was a legal secretary
Posted By: sm on 2006-10-03
In Reply to: Those Dunkin Donuts type of resumes - yet another recruiter
she demanded testing so I finally said okay come to the office and take the test. She was there the entire day and typed about 4 pages! When I called her to tell her she failed (really bad I might add) she told me that was impossible. I emailed her the corrected test and never heard from her again. THEN! Apparently another recruiter at the company I worked for later hired her, I saw her name on the list of MTs and I nearly fainted... lol
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My experience similar - not my cup of tea! nm
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Had a similar experience with her
I wouldn't say she was mean, just brusque and kind of haughty when offering pay that was completely junk!!
Had a bad experience with another company's recruiter also. Never followed up with me over and over......then would make excuses on why she didn't get back to me, always sounded kind of hung-over.
Are these the best PR people they can come up with?
my experience was similar -
small service bought out by - and this is key - Indian company - wrote letter and had me sign that I would be doing their accounts - because they wanted only me. Soon after, work was done in India and it was horrible - I had to edit - nightmare - but company was still telling them I was doing it. I quit - docs left soon after. I moved on to national - was contacted by docs but felt better off where I was and was afraid Indians would somehow get me on non compete clause, which of course they made me sign.
Similar Experience
I had a very similar experience with this company, except my test was only ten minutes. I think it was a project he got paid for and the testee didn't see anything for it. I hate being made to feel like a chump. Live and learn.
Similar experience at OSi
I don't care about their stinking job reference. I got sick of their abuse and lies and quit when I had enough. I went full-time with another company that I was already working part-time for. If you work for OSi go ahead and get a part-time job elsewhere because you will need it sooner or later. I'm too old to deal with crap like this from a company.
Similar experience
Worked for this company for about a year, Just to be stepped on, switched from account to account, and treated like dirt. Waste of time and energy. Pay was often late and incorrect. Best to stay away
My VR experience has been similar. It's a lot of
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Had similar experience with them... sm
I got paid, but couldn't get a consistent line count between us. Also, they had me working for their trial period then fired right before the supposed raise was coming. They give you a horrible marble, mouthed dictator then tell you he's head of the practice and most important. I don't know about others but I'd make sure to do the 'head honcho' myself and give the lesser doctors to those I hired. Meh. I just wrote it off and moved on... but I got paid. If I wasn't paid it would be a different story.
had a similar experience
My experience was one MT sending a mass mailing out asking for help with a word.
Then to see some of the responses she received which were absolutely wrong. So I can only imagine what the final product is like.
Not all MTs care about whether or not they are doing a professional document. I can't NOT do one!
I have had a similar experience - must be overwhelmed.nm
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I had a similar experience except I did not reveal my
I was locked out of the system without warning. When I resigned, I simply said I appreciated the opportunity to work there, I wished them luck with their business, blah, blah. By the 4th day of the first week, I began to have little work in my pool and no resonse from supe about getting more to make my line count. By 7th day of 2-week notice, I tried to sign in and got a message of invalid ID/password. I didn't have to talk to anyone. I knew what happened. They had found my replacement and need the work for the new person. I did an immediate uninstall of all their software and any documents related to the company.
It was a crappy thing to do and I won't give that company a good recommendation to this days, but hey, it was typical for how they ran their business. I was able to train earlier than had planned with the new company, so I wasn't out any money. When the supe called me and admitted he knew it was going to happen and didn't stop the _tech dept_ from turning off my access, I knew what a truly sick organization it was and counted my blessings for leaving when I did.
No regrets. Angry? At first, yes, because I did the right thing, but I got over it. I'm proud to say I don't work for that messed up company anymore and I found a lot of relief from my anger in that.
Me too, similar experience and was not treated well. nm
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I wouldn't assume if was your "mistake"... had a similar experience this week
I applied to Medscribe two weeks ago. I got an e-mail and telephone call on Monday, and I finally (after several attempts) was able to get ahold of Gary Jurenovich (recruiter) on Wednesday. On Wednesday, he made me the offer, sent me the contract and all HR paperwork to fax back to him.
Friday morning, I faxed the paperwork (it is to be faxed within 2 business days). Friday afternoon, I got an e-mail asking how I was doing on the paperwork and I told G I had sent it that morning.
He responded Friday evening that he did not receive it, and that I would need to re-fax. I did not get this e-mail until Tuesday morning (out of town for three-day weekend). He called me at 11:00 that morning and told me that, because I had not faxed him the paperwork, it was a bust.
I told him I could have it re-faxed in an hour and he told me he would see what he could do.
Never heard back from him.
So.. all in all, don't think it was your mistake. My thought is, if they have that little regard for having me as an employee, I might be better off elsewehere.
It felt more like a secretary.
I lasted only a month. I felt more like a secretary than an MT. The amount of demos and information that had to be searched before you begin transcribing was unreal. QA also picked everything to death.
Legal or not legal overtime question.
My friend works for an MTSO who assigns dictators. You are supposed to keep up with your assigned dictator whatever that takes. She is overloaded and working 50-60 hours a week. She is an employee. They say they do not pay overtime and do not have to pay overtime but she is expected to get those dictators current and keep them current. I say because she is an employee the federal law of a 40-hour work week and overtime apply. She has asked everyone from her team lead to the HR person and they say they do not pay overtime. I say that is not even legal if she is in fact an employee. What is correct?
Tell me about it. A doc I see, his front desk secretary's (sm)
duties include: answering the phone, which barely rings, and surfing the net. That's the easiest $14.00 per hour job I've seen. We're busting our butts for pennies and she's doing practically nothing. Are we insane? What is it with us? Why do we allow ourselves to accept these insulting ridiculously low wages?
she used to be the secretary for the chief cheese -- no clue!!! don't do it.
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HR Department at Keystrokes is a director, a clerk/secretary sm
and a recruiter. The director is new but only does the legal stuff and is working on the benefits package, etc. The clerk is doing the paperwork. The recruiter is doing the recruiting, interviewing, checking references, passing hire info on. The pieces are in place now and you just validated what has just been put in place. I know there is talk of a second recruiter, one for radiology and one for medical records, but I think this is still in the baby stages. The HR Director heads the department but will not recruit.
That is not legal to do that. NM
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what is legal
Contact the IRS if they want a "set in stone" schedule. If you have to give them one you are definitely an employee by IRS guidelines and they can be sued. I think you can go to IRS.gov or something on the Internet and find out about this.
This is not legal....
They can only get away with it if the employees allow that to happen. You can contact your local wage and hour division of the US Dept. of Labor for info
Legal?
Yep. The federal government made it perfectly legal for companies to sell off America thousands of jobs at a time with the WTO and NAFTA. Sweet, huh? And the companies doing it for the most part try to be hush-hush about all of it because they know how people would react. It happens more than you know.
Everything was legal
If you had read older posts - I drew the difference in what I made as an IC and what my weekly unemployment pay was - i applied for jobs every week - both online and offline. There's no scheme to it - it's just what it is. KS was only upset because they didn't know the laws in my state and they got caught in the way they handled things.
No, it's not legal
You wrote: I just don't think it's right to ask me to find a new profession for the next 12 months. Apparently it's legal, but that doesn't make it right.
I think what attorney #2 is trying to say to you is that it is NOT legal... that they cannot stretch the definition of a noncompete clause that far...
Because they CAN. It is legal. They want to see
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Is it even legal
for them to tell you you cannot work for another company? Frankly, it is none of their business what you do in your time you are not working for them.
this is not legal
According to the IRS, whether you work as an IC or an employee, you have to be paid what is agreed upon. As an IC, you have to be paid upon a mutually-agreeable rate and as an employee (depending on the stste) they have to give you written notice of the pay change with at least 5-7 business days but, they can then change the pay.
File a claim with the employment agency in the company's state and that will fix it.
Is this legal? sm
My understanding is that employer provides necessary equipment for employee. Not so for IC, who provides his/her own equipment. But to charge an employee to use equipment to do the work of the company? 
I do not think it is legal
for any company to tell you you cannot work for another company in your off-hours, provided, of course, that you do not use the original company's equipment to do so. Why are you working for such low pay? There are plenty of companies out there that will pay well if you're good.
Legal?
I don't see a problem legal-wise. Is it ethical? No.
????? Legal has nothing to do with this
board. You can start just about any thread you want on here, within reason. Do you care to name the company so others will know??
There is nothing legal to do with this. While
it is ridiculous, if she agreed to it not much to be done. Companies can offer any rate of compensation, it is up to the individual to accept or decline.
is this legal?
when i pull up patient demographics i can see that person's (along with everyone who has been to that hospital) social security number....so if i were a criminal i have the name, the date of birth, the ssn, alot of information about them in the report and a feild day with indentity theft.....surely this cannot be legal???? any thoughts?
Yes, very similar. (sm)
I think they are interchangeable, meaning if you save a document in Word Perfect, you can open it up in Word (on the newer versions anyway). I used to prefer Word Perfect over Word, but now I like Word better. But, yes, they are very similar.
I just went through something similar
about a month ago when I left a big national to work for Keystrokes. I was apprehensive about it at first but now I wonder why I didn't do it sooner. Good luck!
something similar
I had something similar happen when a former employer did not pay the insurance bill for a month. It sounds like this is what happened to your company, although I would be concerned that they told you they would reimburse. Does that mean they don't have the money to pay the bill?! Something weird is going on, and I would ask a lot of questions.
I would never tell anyone to get a different job, but I personally think that everyone should have an updated resume at all times.
Let us know what happens, okay? Good luck - I hope it works out the way you want it.
OSI has similar
plan, which I read in the fine print of the employment papers. It said that I would only be paid minimum wage if the client did not pay. It was unclear as to whether back pay would be made once the client did pay or if I would never receive any more than minimum wage if the client NEVER paid. So, I turned down the position. I'm really surprised that I have never read about this little detail on these forums (regarding OSi of Georgia).
Actually it's very similar to
what's going on here. It's about dishonesty being punished so the rest of us have a fair shake. In other words, management not doing anything about a cherry-picker is as bad as saying It's ok honey. Go ahead and cherry-pick.
Is this legal transcription?
If so, I answered their ad on MT jobs. They stated they would provide info on cpl upon receipt of a "viable" resume. Well, I sent my resume, got a lot of Word docs in return, but no mention of cpl. However, I did read in their material where they pay you after they get paid. Frankly, I just won't take that chance. I'm not working for a month before I get paid. It also sounded like they want you to work full time and be at their beck and call ("flexible" as they call it). Just didn't pass the smell test, IMO. More info on the work at home mom boards.
I don't think this is legal. Check it out.
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Legal Transcription
I am a MT who may want to cross over to legal trans because of the BS...anybody know any good companies to try???
is this legal/legit?
I love the company I work for. I love the people, love the work. Only one complaint: They deduct $12.50 out of each paycheck for a total of $25. each month for rental of their software. They said they were told they had to do that if we were IC's. We use our own computers, or rent theirs, so why should we pay to use a version of Word? I have never had anyone else do this in 15 years. Also, they want to charge a fee to do direct deposit. I've never seen that charged for either. Is this Kosher or should I say something? If so, what?
No, it is *NOT* legal for one person to tell another
that they can't earn a living for a year. Here's what I would do. I would sign the noncompete agreement; however, I would cross off the part about not working for 12 months for a competitor and make a notation that your attorney has advised that this part of their contract is illegal and unenforceable. Send it back to them and see what they have to say about it. They also can't withhold severance pay for refusing to sign a contract AFTER the fact of being hired and laid off. They're opening themselves up to a lawsuit, if you ask me.
Probably legal but not ethical. nm
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Without your permission it is not legal.
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Mandatory OT? Is that even legal?
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The recipient probably ignored the legal - sm
disclaimer contained in the email she received the letter under. Oh, yes, a company would want her working for them in a heartbeat - LOL. Follows directions, check - oops, not. Adheres to confidentiality rules, check, oops not. You're absolutely right though, it is HER letter, but HER letter that most likely came with a confidentiality disclaimer.
Is this legal, for employee to be. SM
charged a fee to use company equipment to do company work? I know IC must provide his/her own equipment, but I do remember reading that employer must provide tools of work for EMPLOYEE.
Probably just want to make sure your legal
I have had companies request this of me to verify I am a US citizen. Probably nothing to worry about.
Legal Question
Does anyone know as an MTSO if we have to retain the medical records for a former client that no longer does business with us?
Thanks
Don't know the legal aspects, but why
would you want to keep records of someone who no longer contracts your services? They have the records there. The only thing I could see is if you have to keep them for a certain time period in case the client loses them.
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