I knew it would come out sooner or later.
Posted By: NM on 2007-04-19
In Reply to: How many others are this happy at KS because SM - Not impressed
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Most likely, sooner or later, MDI pay will be
The sooner you are outta there, the better
believe me. It will only get worse.
Sounds great now, but sooner or later..SM
the technology will develop to the point that it can do all of it all on its own. You probably won't even get a thank you card for helping them put the technology in place and keep the work load current while they worked out the kinks to get to the point where they don't need most of you any more. It will turn out to have been a real cheap buy for them in the end. A little bigger piece to you now in order to ensure they eventually get the whole cake. Such a deal!
If the format is in place for use of VR, why not demand they just give it to you and let you use it to get it right the first time instead of having to take the time to fix it for somebody else? The only reason it makes sense to do it this way is because of where these companies eventually see it taking them, which is to a place that does not include us.
I use Charter and have no problems at all. Wish I had done it sooner. nm
nm
You are right. I am bound to run out of stuff sooner or later
and energy and patience. It really isn't Transcend that totally concerns me, it's having to get another job again. Like people above on this board I went with a highly rated company around Christmas time and have to look for another job, because nothing repeat nothing turned out as promised there. Plus I have gone broke trying to hang on and see. I think I am totally disillusioned about the MT career after 20 years of doing it and just am waiting to think out my next option while I sell on e bay. That's all. I have a feeling a lot of us feel this way, and the other day I just about had it with all of the bait and switch in the 2 MTSOs I have been with in the last 3 years (worked for same hospital forever before that). Too bad hospitals outsource these days, at least where I live no one has MTs anymore. So, I am making a life decision here, and doing e bay while I think about it. But if I go to Transcend and it ends up like the other 2 MTSOs with promises broken, rest assured, I am quitting the profession completely.
I think sooner or later MTs will be forced to grow
backbones, because as the pay for MT work edges ever closer to 0 cpl, there comes a point where the MT will leave altogether or turn around and start swinging both fists. For quite a long time now, I've believed that the truth is, MTSO's don't really WANT the more costly American MTs. The sooner they can drive us all out, the sooner they'll have the excuse they've been waiting for in order to be able to just pack up and take it all overseas. Companies who actually want to RETAIN good employees just don't treat them the way MTs are treated.
The pay scale at MDI will be adjusted SOONER
rather than later. Try thinking 1 January, 2010.
Same problem here - had to start no sooner than 11 a.m. (sm)
had to work in 4 hour blocks. I could do my 2 days off 8 hours a day as they wanted with no problem. Wasn't my choice of hours, but... Then when they wanted the remaining 4 hours of the required 20 to be in one segment rather than 2 hours per evening 2 evenings of their choice, I just could not do it. I want to keep my FT job and can not work 12 hours per day anymore.
When I questioned the recruiter about the platform and things I had heard about it, she brushed it off as I don't read those boards. Nothing but negative on them.
All in all,the recruiter was very pleasant but I felt they were far to rigid on scheduling requirements. What would it be like later?
I could have understood if they advertised 2nd shift or 3rd shift or whatever, but the all days have to be the same shift crap might work for FT employees, but PT are working around another job.
I prefer not to work for companies that outsource, but I don't think SS is one that is going to work for me.
I saw the writing on the wall and got out sooner after the buy out SM
It made me sick to see TransHealth become WMX! I loved, loved, LOVED working for TransHealth. I thought management were good people. They even flew their QA staff to TN for Christmas parties, but then that last one was when they announced the buy out. It was disappointing, but at least I got nice weekend trip out of the deal and a few good meals!
I miss the old TransHealth. I would give my I-teeth to find a company and job like that one again.
I feel for you ex-TH-ers who have weathered the WMX storm only to now take pay cuts. It sucks!
I guess our raise came when we got hired sooner
From the posts below, they're not willing to pay much to anybody hiring on now. So maybe they think we're the lucky ones because we hired on for more! Definitely impossible to get the recruiting bonuses they're offering, isn't it?
I agree...they brag about how many new millions they're getting and all we wonder is where's our cut? If its not going overseas (YAY), or going to retain people (other than CEOs) and its not going to hire new ones...where the heck is it going?
Any messages/questions are answered within an hour, if not sooner.
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I plan on it as soon as I secure another position. The sooner the better. (no message).
Should've read my email sooner, they did invite me to finish the test -sm
Mine did have 4 dictations. None of them were ESL, though they were a little more difficult than most tests I've taken.
Maybe it would help if we knew exactly
how many people were quitting, if they could maybe post on here (or maybe a less public place might be better) when they find a new job and when they plan on leaving. Might make more of an impact that way. I'm going to have to leave, but I don't have a new job yet. And I agree with you about not giving notice. They didn't give us any notice.
See? You knew better, but still...
Do you brush off your typos in your work just because it is early morning?
Some people just do not do well under pressure like that (verbal quizzes) regardless of how much they know. Get off of your pedestal.
We knew what we were saying
Both of us knew what we were saying without the extra 000's. I just looked at my chart notes and at 9 cents per line which is what I pay my subs you lost about 15% and so probably get about 7.5 cents per line. The first document I checked was a lot of letters and consults and so there were a lot of blank lines in that one -- which I do get paid for believe it or not -- so that was not a good comparison --forgot about that. But I just looked at a document that had 3830 lines and 2790 words and so you can compare that. But again I charge gross lines. Less per line but they much prefer the less per line than the more per line but less lines. I have weird docs. Good luck again.
If we knew of any, we'd all be there!
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I knew it
Thank you so much for sharing. That is what I mean, the old bait and switch game. They reel you in, have you quit your current job, and then treat you anyway you want to. Just like 75% of the companies these days. And yes, lying to someone over the phone and the computer is easier for people. All I want in a company is work, paychecks, integrity, and honesty. And you sure wont get it here at JLG!!
If they only knew...
the clients I mean. Maybe everyone's minds should think alike.
I agree, Melissa was once an upstanding person and manager, boy was I wrong! She would not answer her office phone or her cell phone yesterday afternoon when I called and I left her messages. I emailed her that I was going to be out last night due to illness and she forwarded my email to Kathy Clemmons and Colleen Neidert. What, now I can't use my sick time either! Just try me!
I wish I knew
what company this hiring manager worked for. I would not apply.
If you only knew!
nm
somehow I knew
Call me names if you want to....I really don't care. I stand my ground. Acusis is a great company with great people. I personally know MTs who have absolutely no trouble getting their Keystrokes in...perhaps you are spending too much time here when you should be transcribing? Just a thought.....
No it isn't, but seems to be more than you knew. I also know how to
search the archives.
If she knew, do you think she would ask?
wish I knew..sm
The website looks good-seems like all radiology work., but other than that, I know nothing; I haven't heard from them either. 
I wonder, too, if they even knew it was in use...
when filing a name, how would one know if w/o the copywrite?
wish I knew.. but
I received an email yesterday stating I did very well on the test and wanted to know when I would be able to speak to them. I told them today or tomorrow and gave time. So far, no response email, no call.
Uh oh. I knew something bad had to SM
be coming, since they didn't have any bad news at the last town meeting call. Too many changes to annotate? That's their way of having us go through the whole thing and hopefully miss even more things they are taking away from us, OR more things we are going to have to do and not be paid for.
the OP knew what she was doing and sm
I am sure she knew the consequences. She will be fine and she will get another job.
I just hope its not in an office with folks like you. I have been there, done that and no amount of money is worth that.
When it comes my time to die, I sure won't be saying GEE I wish I had worked more hours! I will be glad I did what I could do for and with my family and the OP will do the same.
Well, 2 of us knew it
But don't feel too badly. Some of us manage to be aware of cultural phenomena and the world outside of our own. I don't think any of us expect that from you.
I knew it, I knew it
Wow, I thought Iw as the only one who noticed something weird about this companyh. They pulled the same garbage on me, the 9:00 interview, on Yahoo IM? What a crock. What exactly are they trying to pull? I also got a computer virus that I think was due to them.
Although this is something I knew, it SM
bears repeating. MTStars is not giving out that information. The poster in question made it clear that she gave information in HER OWN POSTS that allowed identification.
There are also accusations against 4 Jane Does in the suit, which shows everyone that nobody from MTStars is giving out ISP or identification information.
Thanks. I knew there was something but
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I never knew they had glitches.
I'm in the dark about that.
if you knew what they paid, why did you take the job?
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knew that was coming!
Three things are for sure - death, taxes, and that you'll start your vendetta the minute anyone mentions OSI!
I knew it was too easy sm
Probably too good to be true but I will try to straddle both jobs. My current one is a stinko place, lotsa junk dictation, no $$, so T seemed like a big step in the right direction. However, I got it too easy. My experience with both MT and nonMT jobs is if you get them too easily, there's usually a reason why -- nobody else wants it.
I knew 4 companies in NJ this way. It was not a
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I don't know firsthand but knew
someone that worked for them once who was happy with them
I knew someone would disagree with me, but
for the account I am on, I am definitely getting the short end of the stick being paid by the report. Unfortunately, that is something you don't know until you actually work on the account. At least by the line, you are paid for what you do exactly.
Money? They pay for this? Who knew?!!!
Dear Foothills:
You are too funny!
None of us make money in transcription anymore. Veteran's in the business can remember when we used to make a living wage, but anymore?
No, we'd all be better off as coal miners because it would pay better. I'm serious. These companies are in the penny pinching business, stealing spaces, headers, footers, courtesy copies, and creative accounting so what you type is not what you get paid anymore, and they have it down to a science.
I'm guessing, but I'd venture to say in the coal mine they wouldn't tell me working for free is part of my job. What do you think?
hahahahahaa.
I'm working on an attitude today with dictators.
I wish they would all yawn, fart, sneeze, eat, cough, talk to other people, answer the telephone, play with the calculator and shuffle papers while dictating as I am sitting here trying to make a living.
Then, if they can gargle like this fellow I have right now where I can struggle to understand, I would just be thrilled! (Sarcasm).
Rudest animal on the planet?
Dictators.
Some days it would be easier for a gnat to give birth to an elephant than to transcribe a horrible dictator. Ever have a day like that?
There in is the reason we make little to no money.
AMEN.
Last I knew it was Starmark sm
and they were awful.
If people only knew what goes on (sm)
the deception is something else with this company, I am so happy to be rid of all that nonsense. Sorry that happened to you.
Thanks, Wendy, I never knew that.
New Jersey last I knew. nm
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and thank you! I knew there was something forgotten!
nm
If we knew the answer to that one...
we'd all be working there! We all would love to know where to go to make 13 cpl to start, where we are not on a time clock, were we have little to no ESLs, and where we are treated with the utmost respect, paid on time every time, and don't have to worry about being switched to that blasted ASR. Boy, if there's anyone out there who knows of such a utopian place for a MT, please let me know! I'll be quitting tomorrow!!
if you knew the company, that is.
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Can you say overhire...I knew you could.
Don't bother unless you like A LOT of flexibility in your day. Have a backup job so when there is no work I can work elsewhere. There is more work at night so if you like working evenings and nights this could work out for you.
I knew something like this would happen...
I got this email from super today saying that a line is not a ine due to production gains with Speech Recognition. So they are being weighted.
A transcribed line equals a line but a speech line is 0.666666667. We will receive corrective actions for not reaching the goals.
I believe this means that I now have to do twice as much work to make speech equal 1 line and to keep tabs on it I have to go to a different window.
Time to find a new job?
well I would if I knew who the recruiter was...
But all I got was an automated email message saying congratulations, you passed the first portion of the application process and inviting me to go on to the second portion, which was the test.
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