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I love your analogy of the fence painter s/m

Posted By: gourdpainter on 2009-08-13
In Reply to: Loyalty to Companies Who Have No Work and Expect a Schedule from YOU - MT

You are right on. Some of us are old enough to remember when we worked directly for the hospital. Rarely, if ever, was there a shortage of work. There is no shortage now either regardless of the economy. What there is is an oversupply of typists. With the health care reform on the table, hospitals need to cut costs associated with their necessary medical record department. Are they saving money by outsourcing? I think not.

Only the American workers in any industry can change the way they are treated. They must band together by whatever means, not necessarily unionization per se. While it is about unionization, I would suggest everyone get and watch the movie Norma Rae. The point is change doesn't happen without those who are willing to make personal sacrifices to see it happen.

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Loyalty to Companies Who Have No Work and Expect a Schedule from YOU - MT
- there have been regular attempts to organize MTs over the years ... - dandelion
- I love your analogy of the fence painter s/m - gourdpainter
  - Glad to see your moniker back, have - linda
    - Thanks, Linda s/m - gourdpainter
      - LOL-I saw one of those at the eye doctor earlier - mlstoo
  - I cannot see why anyone particularly IC would sit and wait on work. That is almost - MT
    - The biggest insult is... - Frustrated MT
      - Wonders How Many MTs Here HAVE Benefits NM - MT
        (and what their premiums/copays are) sm - MT
        The insurance does stink... - Frustrated MT
        My sister dropped her insurance. sm - mlstoo
        actually not cheaper to pay it - yourself - ins gives discounts
        That is true in my case as well... - MT
        I have saved a ton of money this way - on insurance
        Really?? I didn't know that! Good to know, thx. nm - MT
        Insurance - gourdpainter
        I used to think the same way - until I did insurance billing for a couple years
        I agree. As medical insurance biller/coder/transcriptionist - Jackofalltrades
        self-pay discounts - kt
        truthfully that has been my exp also nm - MT
    - And furthermore, you can see this hits a sore spot, this giving people backup accounts and then - MT
      - I definitely agree. - sm
- feast or famine - drn
  - Used to be. I haven't experienced any feasting in a few yrs now. - It's all famine now, and I'm outta here. nm
    - Famine indeed - gourdpainter
  - Could not agree more with your philosophy - IC for a recently "famine" MTSO
- Here you have classic IC loophole - sm
  - Could be - Alice
- So, what do we do about it? - justapainter
  - I don't know where you live but where I live foreclosures are rising and there are no jobs -- non - dandelion
  - See inside for what I have done about this very pathetic situation. - MT
    - What MT said - fatcat
- Very well said! nm - Indeed

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LOL I totally agree! I love your cat versus hairball analogy! :-) nm
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I'm on the fence on this one......
He made some good points, and if some of the upgrades he talked about happened they might be good (excluding VR, anyway! UGH!) but as someone else said, the recurring theme of the meeting was MONEY, and GROWTH. How fast or rampant that growth may be is anyone's guess. I'm not ready to dust off the ol' resume yet, but instead will probably ride it out ---- FOR NOW anyway, to see just how much of this meeting was truth and how much is fiction. I've been to SO many meetings at other companies in the past (sometimes about MT, sometimes about other things), but have learned over the years that you just can't trust the bigwigs not to be giving you a snow job. At the very least, today was fortunately not a mass lay-off. But I've learned that in this profession you just never know for sure what's over the horizon.

FOR MDI MTs on the fence - sm
Just in case someone at MDI is still on the fence about staying with Transcend, I want to share with you the caring, big happy family nature of Transcend. When one of my parents died suddenly, being the responsible MT I am, I called the office to tell them, as obvious this event did affect my schedule. Their response? Does this mean you aren't finishing your shift?....not ONE word of sympathy, no card, NOTHING....just something to think about if you're still on the fence about staying or leaving.

Then there is the other side of the fence .....
This is the direct opposite of a cheerleader. This is a person who belittle any and all conversations/questions about a company. They try to steer newbies away from the company by slandering them and bashing them, sometimes with not so factual comments. There is a fine line to walk and it is hard to determine who is who sometimes. Best to use your judgment.

Looking from the opposite side of the fence

Remember QA person, you are getting paid by the HOUR to research blanks, MTs do not, they work on PRODUCTIVITY. Now, I don't leave any blanks because I have personal pride, but when can't understand it and I spend 5 minutes on ONE WORD I figure my job is done. You QA people can research it from there, because the last I knew no one works for FREE, or maybe you would like to? I can't buy groceries or pay the bills with all that free gratis work the company and you QA hourly folks would WISH I did.

Thanks Gourd Painter--

I do okay when I stay off these boards during working hours. Fortunately, I'm statutory now and don't have to worry about minimum hourly quotas. I can just kick back and relax.

I had no idea there was that kind of money in gourd painting. I'm on the East Coast and I don't think that craze has hit here yet. Maybe this is my chance to get in on it early. I'm married to a good ole farm boy, so I'm sure he could help with the dirt part of it and then I could just do the painting part. I'll have to run that by him and do a little more research on this. I love to paint and stencil crafts; I've done quite few primitive pieces myself.

Good luck in your new career. Doing what makes you happy is never wrong!

hey, gourd painter, did you see the
reports a few months back on migraine sufferers who found relief coincidentally with face lifts? I have only had about 3 or 4 of these myself over the years, but they totally shut me down. Feel sorry for you.

Painter of Gourds...

why do you still feel compelled to paruse this board? If was retiring and no longer wanted to be an MT, I think I'd find the gourd painter message board and be very happy.

Why are you finding yourself still downing MT. Not all of us feel we'll have to buy a job. We don't all have bad luck and not all of us are down on the MT business. A lot of us are doing rather well and love this job...

Good luck with your retirement, but something tells me you'll be back after Thanksgiving...

To Gourd Painter - Need Clarification
Sorry but your answer isn't clear to me. Would appreciate more specifics. What does AAMT have to do with it anyway?

Well a painter wouldn't be hanging sm
out at said paintees house on a regular basis painting would they? They'd complete THE JOB and be done with it - this is asking for an ONGOING in your face scheduled committment of time - HUGE DIFFERENCE.

true, tho, would work for the painter. sm
painter - do not back down, have no fear, and stock up on gumption! We are all here with you as you represent ALL of us.

let's try this analogy,
Like I am a plow horse and MQ is the guy on the wagon with the whip at my back. Sorry but that's how I feel. I don't mind pulling the wagon--just get the damn whip off my back!! Hahaha.

Excuse me? You find me a painter or plumber
who has not had 25 jobs in as many years as I have been doing this. You are one small-minded individual.

That's an insane analogy.
We're not talking trying something that "may" taste good to some. We're talking people's livelihoods here. Some can't afford to just "try it" if they're living paycheck to paycheck.

Maybe my analogy was "insane," BUT..
not every company is well liked by all MTs. If I listened to every gripe and groan on here, I'd be in a different business, BUT...I'm happy with Transcend and intend to stay. Sorry it didn't work for you.

lol Good analogy.
nm

GREAT ANALOGY!!
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WOW!! That's not just 2 cents, that's an analogy
that I think is frighteningly TRUE. I don't know why I never looked at the MT business by holding it up to the mirror of domestic violence, but you are RIGHT - it's exactly the same means of control. And it doesn't even have to be done in a mean way, either. How many of us think we're doggone LUCKY to have our pittance-paying MT jobs?

And I do mean PITTANCE! Last night when I finished my shift, I was looking at different types of jobs that were available. And get this -- I found a job listing for one of those 'sign-wavers' you see on street corners (always on the hottest days or the wettest ones, it seems), pays $11 an hour. That's $3 an hour MORE than I'm currently making as an MT with almost 35 years of experience.

I agree with your analogy, however--sm
one does not need to respond in kind to something that they perceive as rude. It only makes matters worse. Perhaps she WAS looking for the swarm of bee responses that she received, but that does not make the swarm of bees correct in how they handled it either. My point is that there is just too much *eagerness* to attack others on this board. It appears that some are to the point of salivating at the opportunity to do so and will go to any lengths, picking apart posts that *annoy* them, searching for the opportunity to let loose their viciousness. It is just plain sickening how some people treat other people. now this bee is outa here too. I have had my say.

Love, love, love TransTech! Not overhiring, just growing like crazy!
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ALSO, the plumber sets the price. So this plumber/MT analogy
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I too love path & can't find it at home & would love to cross-train into rad in the meantime I do

Love this company, love my boss, very informative QA.nm.
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Love, love, love DeVenture
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Love, love, love Axolotl
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I would love to know too, I love EXText
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Love Bayscribe and love the pay
At 11 cpl I love working for MDI Maryland. Bayscribe is a breeze. The lines build up so quickly. Everything is right there on the page. Sometimes, you have to fill in patient data, but who cares.... you do get paid for it. No holiday or vacation pay as it is an IC position. It beats 8 and 9 cpl any day. IMO

Love, love Archivus
Mind my asking what your line rate is? Do you have to work a schedule? Is their platform good? Anything else?

love/hate MT, mostly love it :)
i've long been dismayed with the direction in which this profession has gone, and i agree with the person who posted that women have accepted substandard wages and/or unfair IC or employment situations. It's very sad to see how, when outsourcing became the norm, women did not adequately negotiate to, you know, pay their bills!!! It seems this has resulted in lots of undercutting and lower line rates for everyone. I see some companies slowly improving and not requiring crazy line counts and hours in exchange for paying into health insurance. i entered this profession as a single female. i married an engineer and was living mighty comfy and cushy and happily doing 4 hours at 11 cpl in the late 90s. didn't have to worry about not having bennies at all. now as a single mom with a young child, i truly struggle. but i do love my work and hold out for my specialty to keep the line count up. still, i see the glaring problems and it's just a shame. if there were an MT union, i'd join in a heartbeat. no time/energy to start one and be some kind of norma rae, though!

Ah, yes, a love/hate thing indeed!

Best to all of you wonderful mts, male and female :)

Love it there

Okay, I have read all the posts and have been keeping up with all of this. I wasn't going to say anything, but some of the naysayers are getting a little nasty. I think that Transcend is a very good company. All of their pay rates and incentives, bonuses and benefits are public knowledge on the forum. It would make it very hard for preferrential treatment to go. However, I suppose it could happen. What I don't get is if it is happening to someone, why wouldn't they do something about it instead of putting up with it and complaining to the world about it while they do it?

Also, there are a ton of posts on here about Transcend from this thread that are not nice about the company and I haven't seen MT Stars pull one single post. I guess they aren't as biased as some would claim!

LOVE THEM!
I've been with them for almost 6 months, and they are the best! They truly treat their MTs with respect. I would highly recommend them!

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I have been an MT a long time and JLG so far has been the best company to work for. Work flow is constant, management is great, and so far, I have not run out of work. If I have my way, I will never go outside the house to work again. I cannot imaging having to drive into town everyday with the price of gas right now!!!!

LOVE MY JOB
I love my job. Best job I have had. People nice to work for, flexible schedule, no nit-picky QA stuff, like "comma in the wrong place". And great pay. RAH RAH RAH...I didn't even have to take any test. Sent them my resume, the called and hired me.

I love it!
"little control freaks with no experience other than raising a few kids" ROFL! Yeah, you have that description down pat. Honestly, with some of the ranting emails we get from team leaders or account supervisors, I'd hate to hear them dealing with their children when they think nobody else is around. OK, so one person on the team did something wrong, so let's scream at everyone!

I love OSi..but I wonder about this, too
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MDI-FL...what is it that you love?
I just got hired by this company and am looking forward to getting started. It sounds like a great company to call home and that's just what I'm hoping to do. I really need a fresh start after a bad experience with a few nationals. They seem to have a lot to offer. I would love some input from current employees on what to expect. Is the work volume pretty stable? Platform user-friendly? Easy to make line counts? Are most of the dictators pretty good? Do you they pay every 2 weeks or only on certain dates of the month? Is pay always on time? Have the changes over the years been for the better? Would you say this company is here to stay? Sorry for all the questions; I'm just hoping this is the last MT I'll work for. Any info you can provide on the boards or off the boards would be much appreciated!