I replied and was hired for one of those positions. It is internet. Not sure about all sm

• Keystrokes - just wondering
  • Obviously their equipment policy has changed - Former Keystrokes employee
    • do you mind saying why you left after 4 months? - others before you have tried.
      • I left because sm - Original Poster
        • Same here - susie quintata
          • I worked under her too and she sent an email that she stepped down from management, which I think sm - KS Rad MT
            • The "lead" probably quit if she had to spend her time begging for workers...sm - MT
            • Not demoted - MTer
            • Wow, that's good to hear - Former Keystrokes employee
      • My answer even though not the OP. sm - ex-Keystroker
        • I left for the same exact reasons! - Also ex-Keystroker
  • They have weekend Radiology jobs that were posted on the job board May 8..(sm) - Another Ohio MT
    • There were different accounts on that job posting, some required C-Phone and others did not..(sm) - Another Ohio MT
    • I think those required C-phone and - a long distance plan.... Not sure though..
      • I just bought one for $150 on Ebay. If you don't want to do it, don't apply. sm - ??
      • I replied and was hired for one of those positions. It is internet. Not sure about all sm - New KS MT
      • C-phone - Jo
        • That's strange. A few weeks ago someone - posted that KS no longer provided equipment
          • They sold off what they have. They might have more on hand, but I think that sm - ??
          • Keystrokes equipment - Anon
            • they only charged me - Eagerbeav
              • With a Smart A mouth like yours, I woulda charged ya double - anon
                • I was told my - BuckyB
                  • LOL - Love that reply; keep 'em coming.
                  • and posts like these are why good threads are removed. Why does everything have to sm - GivingMeAHeadache
                    • I agree, but... - Anon
                    • Thank you, I get tired of snotty answers too - Moving On
                      • one MTs smart aleck - Candybutt
                        • I think so. I have lost my sense of humor. I need to get it back. Has anyone found it? sm - GotAHeadache
  • I bet if you called them they - MTME

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Part of the reason I replied was because I did go to management, several times in fact, and either there were no replies whatsoever or the replies were in disagreement with others in management, leaving me wondering which one was correct, or they were replies to simply pacify with no intention of correcting.  I'm not trying to flame the company. If my experience seems like a flame, it is because there is a problem and exposing it is like exposing dirty laundry, I guess.  It isn't meant to dissuade anyone or persuade any else for that matter.  It is simply MY experience.  Like I said before, I am not a disgruntled employee.  I am merely experiencing some things in the company that differ from what others are going through and I am simply expressing my experiences on this forum because of what I stated before about intimidation coming from management on the internal forum. 

You are absolutely right that there are many, many employees of Transcend that are extremely happy.  I'm not among the ones who have flamed anyone for posting postive experiences. I have/had been one of those happy employees for years.  There are also many that have been so fed up they have quit. There are also current employees who are in my situation as well, but are afraid to talk about it.  At this point in time, I fall in the middle grouping.  I'm not saying it's a bad company to work for.  Again, I am merely expressing my experience, and has been said many, many times before, I'm quite confident that people on this board have the ability to know what is best for them in a company and aren't going to let the posting of a few happy cheerleaders or a few disgruntled ex-employees be the basis for the decision what company to choose or not to choose. 

All I am saying is that if you are the poster who feels that he/she can work whenever simply because it is inconvenient to work the shift you had committed to, please don't assume that I hadn't talked to management about MY issues and try to point the finger and make accusations about MY motives.  This board is about the pros and the cons.  Unfortunately for me, my circumstance falls in the latter grouping and I shouldn't be lumped into a group of people flaming or bashing and told it is unfair for me to speak about my experience when I have tried all other internal avenues to no avail.  If my experience seems like flaming the company, there would be no flame if there was no ember to fan, so I should have that accusation pointed at me simply because I discuss it?? That is what's not fair, and since I did say I didn't want to argue, I'm not going to keep the discussion going with banter that gets heated or flamed to the point the whole string gets deleted.  Thanks for your input and have a nice day.

It was just a matter of a few years ago that the IRS was stomping on just about any MTSO that used what I will call (for want of a better term) the IC dodge to get out of withholding taxes, paying their share of SS, unemployment insurance premiums, etc., etc. 

At the time, the IRS published a list of something like 20 questions or criteria that had to be met for an individual to truly be considered an independent contractor - and none of the MTSOs they audited met the criteria.  I was personally involved with a company that was declared in violation and it cost them plenty.  I also heard about a number of others that were similarly penalized.

For the most part, this IC thing is just what I called it above - a DODGE.  In almost every sense, in most cases, the individual is an EMPLOYEE.  One of the criteria, for instance, included the degree of control over HOW the work was to be done, WHEN the individual had to work, etc. and it's almost impossible for an MTSO not to exercise more control than the IRS likes to see.

One explanation could be that the IRS is concentrating on other industries right now. They're so short-handed in their auditing division that they have to prioritize what they go after each year.  Maybe they thought they had cleaned this up and moved on.  If so, they should come back and take another look, because this is starting to rear its ugly head again.

The hospitals themselves have rules that they only hire from certain states. I have never really gotten a definite answer as to why, but I believe it has to do with the state tax withholding and they are only compatible with certain states.  I work for one of these hospitals, but I could not work for the other one because of the state I live in.

It's too bad they put you through all of that without checking first. It should be one of the first things the recruiter checks for a hospital position I would think.  There is more than one hospital, so make sure you don't qualify for any of the other ones.  

I know that the recruiter was overwhelmed with the amount of resumes she received.  However, I do know that they go through the resumes and keep the qualified MTs on file for the next time they hire.