I just felt replying here was enough. I SM
Posted By: opinion on 2008-01-11
In Reply to: What is the problem with that?? She still does not - JA
really didn't care to receive an email saying basically the same things. I know she doesn't actually have my email address. I have posted hundreds of times on these boards and this is the first time anyone has done that.
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Thank you everyone for replying.
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Thank you for replying.
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Thanks for replying - 43/50 is not bad at all!
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Thanks for replying
I thought I had seen something about low work after hiring a while back, but that seems okay now? I think I had talked with someone back at the end of last year there but never went any further. Are they IC status only? How's the platform to work on? Do you have to load a bunch of stuff on your computer and do you need special pedal? Thanks for your help! I'm thinking about contacting them again to see what they have available. 
Thank you mg for replying. sm
I am glad that it can remain IC status. Would you be able to share whether or not you have to use a pedal they give you or if the USB wav pedal 5 is compatible with the way you would get their audio? Or would you know if this depends on the account? I am just curious to know if I could use what I already have as opposed to having to install another foot pedal. Thanks again for your feedback regarding the IC status.  I greatly appreciate it.
Thanks you for replying.
Thanks for replying .... sm
Thanks, I decided to not go with them and stay where I am at....
I see. Thanks for replying. NM
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Are you replying to me?
I don't work part time; I work full time. I would love to make 200 lines an hour, but I can't. There are no templates that can be used for these letters, and I have to look up the doctors' addresses on the internet for the letters, which I don't get paid for.
I guess you're telling me I'm in danger of losing my job, then? Thanks for the warning!
By the way, how many lines an hour would be you be typing without any templates, as I am doing? Just curious.
Thanks for replying!
Thanks for letting me know. I don't feel so alone now. I wish I could afford to take a break. So things slow down for hospital accounts on holidays also? I was just wondering about that and if everyone says, hey, this is a holiday, I'm not going to be sick today. I wish the holiday would soon be over. Need the work if you know what I mean.
Thank you all for replying
You all give such good advice, which is why I like coming here. I've been working all night and I guess I just needed to vent. I really don't want to leave this company, so I will try and tuff it out. I think we've all been there with these types of situations. I've got work finally (probably cuz its the weekend, i'm not even scheduled to work) so I'm going to get back to it before it dries up again. Keep your fingers crossed for me :)
Thanks again for the comments and email.....
Replying to you
by e-mail. I do not think you want to work for this company.
Replying to Looking Too
Isn't giving a 2-week notice rather silly when all you would do is sit in a chair with no work? What did you do?
I don't know whose post you are replying to SM
because I was only on full QA for 2 days (which to me isn't long at all). I am having a pretty good experience with them, sorry yours wasn't the same. As far as the people at the company, if I have a question it gets answered pretty fast and I'm getting paid on time and getting enough work - that's all I require so I'm getting what I need.
thanks for replying - see message
I remember reading somewhere on here about being paid for 74 character lines. Does anyone know how many characters per line, 9 characters per line adds up.
How disappointing! But thanks for replying. nm
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Thanks for replying. Much appreciated.
Thanks for replying even tho u don't work there
Hopefully it won't be much longer and I can find out if I need an expansion program or not because I'm telling you ShortHand is looking pretty good right now, especially for that price.
Thanks so much for the info!
Then stop replying
No one is forcing you to read the posts and respond.
Not Replying To Testers
It would also be nice if you replied to people who take your test, instead of just blowing them away and making them wonder if they passed. Not very good business manners. I had a phone call from you, then you sent the test, and I took lengthy time trying to perfect it, only to be ignored. Even a you didn't pass reply would be better than 0.
Thanks for replying, guys...
At least you asked more more questions than I did. Maybe if I knew somebody in Jersey, ha-ha. I would not have minded driving to the next town if that was required; did that back in the day. Oh well. Maybe if I was 20 and up for an adventure, but guess I'm getting too old for this stuff.
BTW: I am the poster who you were replying above to.
Don't you know a single mom is someone who was married but now alone with a child?
Sad, felt the same way at MQ....sm
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 have never felt the need to use a
line counter other than IChart.I've been at this long enough that I can pretty much guess what my line count is/should be. Why in heaven's name would you continue to work for a company that you don't trust?
I felt exactly the same
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well, I have always felt
that it IS the MTs job to let her 'upper mgmt' know when she needed more work. However, I can tell you, that there apparently comes a point when a new account is NOT provided, ie, one doesn't always receive one when asked for one. Besides, it takes time, at the cost of momentum, to have to bounce from account to acccount looking for work. I am feeling rather irritated about this whole scenario right now and next time something comes my way, I may have to cut my hours at MDI and put my eggs in more than one basket.
Wow, that's all? No wonder we felt
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All of the replying post is true.
Even if you do meet your line count by the 3rd pay period but don't meet it later because there is no work to transcribe, you still get the nasty grams and phone calls and told to work 24/7 to stay employed. The MTs who don't have this problem are given preference in order to help them make their line counts, thus reducing the work volume of everyone else.
They also just completely changed their insurance, reduccing benefits and raising the employee portion with only about a 10-day notice.
I am replying about the over hire comment.
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Thank you for replying...how long did you work for them?
Let me get this right...if you had typed the report, but it went to QA with a blank, then you didn't get paid for the entire report that you typed? Is this the norm at most companies? Doesn't seem fair to me. 
Not the poster you're replying to, but she is RIGHT
VR is way worse than editing as it has been in the past. With editing in the past, you'd take a report transcribed by an MT, a REAL person who did their best with it, and edit that report. No prob.
With VR, you take a report finished by voice recognition, a MESS of a report, not done by a REAL MT who did their best! It's a pile of garbage, a big bag of jumble left for the Editor to sort through and fix ---- a bigger job, a worse job, and on top of THAT, they're paying us HALF of what we usually get paid, not taking into consideration any long-time work experience, skills, knowledge of the MTs.
If you don't understand any of this, then I just don't know about you....
sounds like how i felt with...
softscript. i lasted only one month.
move on. not only will you not make money, but you're also stressing on a difficult account. two strikes; dont wait for the third.
I felt hesitant, too. sm
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 took what I felt to be an extremely
long and involved test to be an Editor for SmartMed. Got hired but still did not understand why it was necessary to test that extensively.
I felt the same exact way
and I did not sleep very well either the night after that meeting. Personally, I do not know what the big deal is about being paid by the keystroke. When I was hired on, I was told what I was being paid per keystroke and what it came out to be if it were a 65-character line just like every other place goes by and it has always been right on.
I look at things this way and the new guy said it himself during the meeting. There is a shortage of qualified MTs here in the US and now, according to him, there is starting to be in India. As far as I see it, who knows, there might be something even better somewhere else if things do not feel that they are working out for me. Do I worry? Yes, I do, but more so in a way that it seems like a possible unnecessary hassle for me and I like simple.
I felt the same way last year......until
I left the home based business I had established for over 15 years, and took a job managing an office. I did it for a solid year, and at the end of the year, I missed so much being able to just take a break when I wanted. I was in a management position and could not just take a break for a solid year. In fact, I could have never left early, took a day off, or took a long lunch as I was the one in charge and nobody else was accountable. I don't know if that was really the case, but I sure felt like it.
After a year, I decided to come back home and start transcribing again. No regrets thus far. It's been three months, I sort of picked up where I left off, and my family is very happy to have me back at home.
I always love when people aske me what I do for a living, I tell them, and they ask how do I do that? I feel lucky. I have been able to stay home, earn a great living, and raise my kids. I am here for the deliveries and repairs, am able to fix dinner, and do a load of laundry in between jobs.
There is only one thing about working at home that has been hard. I love to give 100% to everything I do, but when I work at home, I tend not to do that. I spread myself too thin and manage to get it done. Would love to fix that part.
Overall, I am just so greatful to be able to do what I do.
I have kind of felt the same way, s/m
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.
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.
Squirm! That is exactly how I felt!
Butterflies in my stomach. Like my instinct was kicking in. Thanks for the validation. :)
Have you ever felt like your company was
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.
I felt the exact same way
Was depressed for the past 2 days about it and wondering how I'm going to pay my bills now. Trying to find another job also.
others felt differently - NM
I have never felt so demoralized.
You just keep taking and taking and giving nothing in return, but you still want 100% from us. Low morale, low productivity. And I know I am not the only one.
They're not replying to email right now. Hmmm....nm
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No she's not. She's obviiously replying to a post by DB and bringing to top. nm
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I was replying to packrat. I am not sure why it posted under yours. I did not say Hawaii because
who would ever leave Hawaii??? You have a beautiful place to live, and from what I have read, a healthier place to live.
Where would I be without my husband's income? Living in a smaller house, just fine. I married for love and we worked together to get to the point we are now without help from anyone.
I would never, ever criticize you or lecture you and am not talking down to anyone. Packrat just struck me wrong. So many MT's complain that they cannot make money because of a, b or c but never do anything about it. That's all. I did not mean to insult you in any way.
My ending is plenty happy, but it is hopefully 50 years away. I have a great husband, a warm roof over our head and enough food to feed my family and keep us in clothes with a little extra to vacation each year to that place you are lucky enough to call home!
I agree about wishing I had found transcription when my children were younger. I love what I do and am fortunate enough to be good at it and work for someone that has enough work to keep me busy.
If someone is struggling, I will be the first to lend a hand, but to rant and rave about how MOST women don't need to work is just plain BS.
I agree.. things have just felt different there lately
Past few months, whenever overtime is offered, it is offered with a warning that your lines should match up to your overtime hours and don't take advantage, blah, blah, balh. Almost makes you feel guilty for putting down overtime even though you are sitting there working. Now, we basically have had our holiday pay taken away. I used to be a real big supporter of OSi and they have basically treated me well, but I'm getting really discouraged.
Too soon to really say. I felt I did okay the first day given the learning curve.
I am hoping my production will increase by at least 150-200 lines a day over the first few days and that should more than bring me up to speed.
You also felt that you were just lucky to get paid at
You stated that in another post? Again, are you out of your mind? So, if you work for free, no wonder they love you! HAHA! The joke is really on you and gee thanks for making hard for the rest of us to demand a paycheck on time every time. You're very condescending and you can even let it rest!  Just an observer, but you are obviously just as bad as the owner that comes on here and posts in an unprofessional manner. Get over yourself already.
Wondering why you felt a need to start this thread
From my experience, I had no surprises. The transcription test was one of the easiest I've had. The written test took half the time I anticipated. I was scheduled 3 days in advance for the verbal and since I've had verbal tests in advance, I knew what to expect and did very well. I was hired 2 hours later.
They have been nothing but professional, organized, accommodating, supportive, have absolutely the best benefits (and I really investigated this before I applied to them) around. My pay doesn't bite, nor did I take a pay cut.
I think another poster further down the page said something to the effect that if you really know what you are doing, not just think you know what you are doing, this is a good company. I made more money my first check with them than my last check from the employer I left. All things being equal, comparing apples to apples, I am very happy there.
Your mileage may vary. I didn't bash you. Please extend the same courtesy.
Thanks. I felt like bashing my head against a wall
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