I have said it for years! Back in the early
Posted By: thank you on 2008-05-25
In Reply to: finally someone who knows what they are talking about - mtgrrl
90s when my employer tried to do a business meeting with us then and did not say a word about the variable fonts, I asked the question because I do that. I think to ask when I know the outcome is the bottom line. I knew true type fonts were variable and could produce double the amount of characters on a line depending on the font. So, I asked the question in front of all their employees...so what do you do when you are transcribing more per line Mr X...is that such a deal for we MTs? I did the math on how much more we would be transcribing per line and as opposed to the 60 characters we are getting paid to do now with our standard pitch font, the change of fonts can reap as much as 123 characters per line. That's basically how I phrased the question. He evaded the question and then on the elevator leaving the room (that was a full elevator), said to me X...you WOULD have been the one to ask that question! He lost most his employees within two months. They think you don't know to ask, but I think still the older MTs are wise to this so they do ask, but someone new into the field might not know about the gross line situation.
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They were doing that years back when I sm
worked for them. Same as you, though. The CPU was new, monitor brand new. The speakers were new. Then they sent this grody keyboard and a pedal that wouldn't even go down because there was some kind of hair (??), maybe cat hair, under the pedal. I am really allergic to cats, so I had to call them and tell them to send me something without hair.
back some 15-16 years ago when I first started
MT, wasnt the AAMT at the heart of changing the name of 'typist' to 'medical language specialist' and werent they involved in raising the pay scale etc, because cant we do that now what they did back then? How did they do it? I remember the old typewriters and being taught by a CMT, and they told me it was not more a few years beforehand that they were just a typing pool but when I started they already had their own office, their own 'respect' in the hospital. However that happened, we need to do that again because I feel we have regressed, even past that point of a 'typist' -
My last couple of years working in the hospital setting (which then I could not wait to work at home!?) are filled with memories where especially at holidays the doctors would send flowers, gifts, candy, toasters, I mean they treated us pretty good.
Now we are treated less than human beings, this has to change. I realize the doctors do not control the money anymore, and that is a big part of it because in my opinion I think they spread the money around a little bit more than the insurance companies/government who now control it. We will never see any of it...
I would not mind getting involved, either, if you have any ideas.
Know what you mean about the coffee - speaking of which, gotta run and get mine too!
I worked for them a few years back
Never had any problem. I was on a surgery center acct, loved my supervisor. I ended up quitting to go back to an in-house job.
worked with them quite a few years back...sm
owner and her husband were great people and fair. Plenty of work all the time. I just could not get used to NOR did i like that EMDAT platform. it was taking forever for my lines to add up. I detest Emdat.
I applied a few years back
..... what an experience. I have been a psych Transcriptionist for 20 years. I tested, with basically no instructions. I formated the report as I would my other psych reports. No errors as far as terminology, English, punctuation, etc. However, she said I did not follow directions (what directions?????) as far as my formating went. She said if I could not follow directions she would not hire me. She is a trip. I wouldn't work for her for all the money in the world.
I worked there a few years back.
There are good and bad. My experience is from a few years back, so I can't say how they are now. First, they have EXCELLENT trainers and support staff. Very professional and the owner is very kind. I really liked her. The bad was that I think when I left I had about 4-5 accounts and still sometimes ran out of work. They would just keep throwing another one at me. I would learn it, and it would be low. This may not be a problem still. I don't know. You have to set a schedule and work that exact schedule if there is work but flex if there is no work. You have to have a time clock, which I did not like at all. I think they only give about 4 days off the first year and you CANNOT take unpaid time off, so I did not like that either. They may have ironed out some of those things. They are very nice people though. Hope this helps.
I took this to LD's a couple years back and
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A few years back I worked for
an MTSO that asked for suggestions from all its MTs on how to make our working experience better. So I made a few recommondation, one of which was for some kind of forum where its workers could get together, get word help, share tips on the platform, accounts and difficult dictators, and kvetchz some. The response that this has been considered but voted down by management because such forums tend to become negative.
My idea had been that if it were a company-sponsored board the comments would be more constructive than anonymous bitching and ranting on a board such as this; then management would have a handle on what was bugging people, and could respond and maybe remedy some things. Apparently their fear was that people would be frank about problems they were having, others would agree, and the suits would then have no way to claim they were unaware of problems.
So we had to turn to a forum like this and management definitely monitors what is going on, yet can deny that knowledge and not feel obliged to respond or fix anything.
EVESDROPPERS SELDOM HEAR GOOD OF THEMSELVES.
I worked for them a couple of years back sm
Nice bunch of people, all IC. Nice platform. Always had plenty of work and I think they paid 7 cents a line. I did weekends and always had work. I'd go back to work for them if I could. They had lots of radiology and acute care and tons of cardiac.
I have 15 years editing exp. they never called me back.
I'd not even try there again. everyone i know who is there is miserable.
I worked for them a couple of years back... SM
They are a pretty good company to work for. Pay always on time. Work flow waxes and wanes sometimes, but pretty consistent. I liked them. Only reason I left was to take a job in the office which didn't work out. I'd go back to them in a heartbeat if I didn't need bennies.
Be careful, this is how it started with MQ a few years back
when they cut VR pay. I saw a tremendous cut in pay and I did leave after really trying to make it work for me. I think the only ones who are able to earn the same or near are those on a different VR system than MQ and have extremely easy accounts with easy formats and extremely clear dictators. I actually think you need to be a more experience MT to do VR reports well and I'm sure lots of inaccurate info gets through because of just reading and not really transcribing. I did it for many years and it sure didn't progress for me, only less money to do it.
And to think a few years back, I considered moving
Interesting that they're being fed the same line: 'Not enough medical secretaries in the UK' to do the work. (They must have attended that 'MTSO-For-Dummies' workshop in India, as well.)
This Indian transcription error totally cracked me up and made my day: Below knee amputation became baloney amputation.
I sure as he11 hope I never have to have a baloney amputation......
Abosolutely satisified. Been IC for 18 years - hopefully will never go back to employee. nm
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I live in NY and sent resumes twice over the years. Never heard back. nm
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I'm back in college part-time after 24+ years
I figured this is the only to get my foot to the right job. My daughter will be 11 soon and by the time I finish my school that I did not finish after 24+ years, I could definitely be making 2 or 3 times more money than 7 cents per line. I can work at my local Starbucks part-time making $10.00 an hour with excellent benefits!!!
I tested a couple of years back; never heard anything...
I emailed them for update; still never heard anything.
I was feeling bad that they didn't get back to me with my 35+ years of experience, sm
but if that is the pittance they offer for pay, I'm glad they saved me the trouble of turning them down. Pretty soon, scrubbing toilets will pay more. 
Why should I go back to making 9 cpl when I make 11 cpl now?? I made 8 cpl over 12 years ago.
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I worked at TC about 3-1/2 years back. I found everyone to be helpful and friendly. sm
The pay was pretty good and the account was easy. I just had some sound issues and got a better offer elsewhere. Does PY still work at TC? She is a great lady and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her! I'd say to anyone looking to give TC a chance! They are one of the better companied out there; small by mighty!
I worked for them years ago, back in 1994. No one was working from home then... SM
Well, if you were working from home, you were coming in and picking of tapes. It was a pretty good place to work. I was just starting out as an MT so it was really good experience for me. They paid me hourly, but I was in house back then.
I've sent resumes twice over the years and never heard back. Have experience, too. nm
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That referred to the MT's applying where I was a recruiter a few years back not to my current te
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About 1-1/2 years ago I tested, aced it, heard back, only to be told with....sm
28 years of experience, formal college education, experience in all areas, all work types, etc., that I would be started at 6cpl, then if I got off probation at around 3 months, I could make 6.5 cpl, and then another six months later perhaps 7cpl. Set hours, you can guess, I passed this one over very QUICKLY, and also informed them nicely that if they wanted truly good, top-notch, first-rate MTs (as their ads say), then they really have to come up with a few more CPL, that what they were offering for someone with a perfect score and all the experience was actually an insult. They nicely said okay, let us know if you change your mind. Yea, right............
I left Amphion a couple of years ago and never looked back.
It was one of the best moves I ever made.
It was a great company before othey sold out to Medquist years back.
Now it's crap.
Apparently, you got a call back.. Not me.. over 9 years of ortho experience and nada
Oh well, best wishes to you. Let me know how it goes once your through the process. I had asked before about information on them but no one seems to have any.
I worked for Keystrokes a few years back. There were some problems but was told they were working on
I had heard that before, too many times to count, so I left.
I came back 2 years ago and it was like night and day.
All of the old problems are gone. They blamed them on growing pains and never denied them. Instead they fixed them. They have my vote!
Isn't Wal-Mart the company that lied/replaced labels several years back with Made in USA? nm
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Yes, a day early!!!
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Sorry about that, it's still early...nm
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I have always been an early worker but now..sm
there is NO work and when it does come in it seems everyone is waiting like me to grab it and then there is NO work as there were only a few reports. I addressed these concerns only to be told I needed to be more flexible.
I was asking who the one who paid early is! nm
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To early riser
This is exactly who the posts are talking about. Gosh, wonder if this is the only 1 who apparently does this time after time because most seem to know who it is.
whoops, go FOR it, too early
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They release you from QA early because they
to review the reports correctly. It is sad. You get what you pay for. Plus you can type all you want from the first day with no regard to quality and I wonder how many slip through without going through QA first?
Retiring early...
First, how do you know the year I was born?? I have already checked with Social Security, and I can retire at the age of 62, 66 or 70 (according to my year of birth). In addition, I have checked with my financial advisor/stock broker, and he advises me that, yes it would benefit me if I wait until I am 66, as I would get more money, but I do not HAVE to wait until then. Furthermore, he explained the whole scenario if I work while I am drawing SS. I can work, but I cannot make over 14,130/year. Whatever amount I do make over that, they will deduct it from my SS. This money is put aside for me (so to speak). Then, when I reach age 66, I will then be distributed any monies (on my SS check) that I made over and above that 14,130/year, over the rest of my lifetime. So I will kind of get a raise. If you go to the SS website it explains all of this. So, the question is, do I want to continue typing my brains out; I don't think so. I will probably retire at 64-65 and do something enjoyable with my life, but it won't have anything to do with typing, guaranteed! 
Pay on time or many times a day early.
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I agree - get on early - get leftovers (sm)
the name of the game. If I get somebody bad and it's almost time for me to quit for the day, I hang up too.
Deventure pays early.
Pay day is Friday but my DD is there every Thursday. :-)
Here's the secret to retiring early --
Not taking SSI and Spheris (of course) doesn't have retirement pay.
What I did was work my behind off for 20 years, invested wisely, and will be retiring at 46. In a custom-built home sitting on 78 acres in a ski community. So, heck yeah, with that carrot in front of me I can put up with a dog of a job for seven more months. I encourage everyone on this board to work towards a GOAL, and not just slave away paycheck to paycheck.
Of course, I started in the heydey when a good MT brought home 60K without breaking a sweat, and I've refused to work for less over the years. Wouldn't have been possible if I'd settled for the paltry sum the companies are pawning off of newbies now adays.
I wish you as much success and looming happiness!!
The last InstantText I used was a very early version, so SM
I can't speak to that any more, but just wanted to stay that ShortHand is excellent and I also love it. But it is a very sophisticated program with a whole bunch of bells and whistles that you can use or not use as you choose.
Same here..I've been trying since early Friday..(sm)
I'll call Monday if I can't get in by then. It's never been down this long before.
..and yes I made a typo up there. It is early. :-P
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My guess is M-F. early mornings. nm
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Woke up to no work early this a.m.
So, it's slow already, and this is the last payperiod before Christmas. How are you doing on this payperiod with your company?
I woke up at 1 a.m. and stayed until 7 a.m. to find 2 reports for me. Not a good way to start off the week. Wondering what your company will do for you and your family this Christmas paycheck.
BTW: When this MT worked inhouse at a hospital eons ago, there was always a holiday bonus for the Christmas paycheck, and it was never less than 1,000.00. Paid for Christmas and more. Now that they have outsourced, guess what this MT is getting? 40.00 until the end of the week for food money for a family of 5. 
Ho ho ho. Happy Holidays. Hope you will fare better!
don't yell, I know I screwed up....too early..lol..nm
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Any of you MT's up early this a.m . and trying to work, but got disconnected from VPN and cannot
logged back in to work?? Don't know if it is a server problem or what, but cannot log back into VPN.
Too early for me, I meant VR at my place
does not just have specific persons on, and the weekends are loaded with ESLs dictating and not on VR, basically 1 discharge summary after another. My place just does not have the easiest put on VR. I could really rake in the moola if that were the case.
MedQuist used to be Medifax in early 90s
Unless there's another company with same name.
Delete extra "not", too early! nm
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