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MT and I've seen CMTs who did really lowsy work.  I have never considered getting my CMT.   I have always been told that I do top quality work and at companies that do pay a differential for having your CMT, I am paid the same rate.   Some people need letters after their name for whatever reason.

I don't understand why people take the time to respond to questions but they really aren't telling you anything. If you have something to say...say it.  But please only say what you know.  I'm not interested in what one 'thinks'.  If you 'know' it...let me hear it.

Thanks.

I worked for a company for around 2-1/2 years, basically 7 days a week to help out.  Never got one single incentive for it, nor did I expect it because in my eyes at the time, this was as good as it got.  I also never asked for a day off while I worked there.  I was paid lower than what I've been paid at other companies, in fact, 2-3 cents lower.  I was offered more for other places, but I let personal feelings and guilt if I left them get in the way of business. I liked the personal feel of the company, as there were only about 30 transcriptionists and you had a chance to get to know your doctors--probably about 50 of them.  My skills were good because I was always told that. 

I had to leave due to reasons that I didn't have any control over and got literally a 1 sentence reply 3 days later.  Said basically ok, no thank you, no good luck, no nothing.  I still worked my 2 weeks afterwards.  My reason wasn't a run of the mill lame excuse either.  This was my first thanks.  I felt like dirt after sending it and was sick about it for about a week before I did.  I  certainly didn't want them to say oh, please stay because I couldn't have even if I wanted to. I just expected a more grown up response from someone who could definitely write professionally. 

Things have since cleared up and I have been back in the job market for about 2 months, so I sent my resume to them and re-applied.  I figured, I liked working there, they liked me--had a great platform, why not?  Well, this was over a month ago and never received an I'm sorry Sharon, we don't need anyone at this time.  I figured, you can give an old employee that much acknowledgement, especially when it comes from a familiar e-mail and you KNOW they've read it as soon as they received e-mail notification because they, from personal experience, always got back to your e-mails within seconds. 

I don't expect anyone to kiss my butt, but a little bit of graditude from a place where you aren't just a number, where you are like family, I guess I expected a little more.  Am I wrong?

I have gotten more heartfelt e-mails from companies I have been with less time than that. 

Moral of my story:  They don't care about you, so if you don't have to, I wouldn't worry about sacrficing your family, life, and health to care about them. 

I have found a better place who won't use me for my time or under pay me or EXPECT that I be at my computer all day every day to help them. 

Thanks for listening,
Sharon

This is just one example of how we as at-home MTs do not really know who we are working for?  This sounds like the ultimate bait and switch.  

a pedal off the web.  Seems like only a specified brand ($139 .. at a special MT discount will work with their program (LOL).  This isn't specified in their job posting, though.

They said they sent me an email to download start up but i haven't gotten a thing!

When I first started there, it was great. MT week and Christmas, we always got a gift certificate. This year, nothing.

 I signed up for the 401K because they were supposed to match it. So far nothing.

I went to VR because I wanted to learn and it was great at first. Then the push to get more and more on VR. Now, there's rarely enough work.

I would love to leave, but I have no choice but to stay. I have to keep robbing Peter to pay Paul and it would only get worse if I left. My pay, since the push, has dropped $500 a pay period. Part of that is my fault. I no longer flex as much as I used to. After a certain time of the day, I'm worn out, plus have other priorities after my scheduled hours. There is no way I can flex any longer.

Another reason is that I can retire if I want. I've been holding off and hoping things would get better, but it's looking more and more like that will be my only option. The push is on for all companies to do VR, not just TT, so I certainly don't want to jump from the frying pan to the fire again.

They pretend to be offering such good deals.......the more you type the more you can make.  Big whoop.  If all you get is junk, there is no way to make lines.

And I agree about not being sure about lines counted.  They are so slippery who knows what they are doing.  All I know is this new system is just so they can do what they were doing before, except now they can manipulate lines LEGALLY!

You are right too about raises.  Your supervisor will advise you oh don't ask for a raise, no, don't.  Your supervisor also never says you are doing a good job, never thanks you for your extra time you give them, for typing when they call and ask fro help.  Nope you are just a monkey on a chain whose cage they rattle when they want something.  They don't even look at their employees as human beings.  Shoot, I know people who have resigned, left, been gone months, and MQ doesn't even know they have quit!!!! no lie.  I know of at least 2 people like that.

They have hit rock bottom for me now.  On top of having to "eat" approximately $500 in order to accommodate them when they change us to the new platform, they can't even help defray some of the costs.  I'm doing them a favor.  I'm an MT who knows the accounts, the doctors, the area.  That takes time to learn and become proficient at.  But no, they would rather hire new people at a cheaper rate and have them come in - paying I might add for the wave pedal, new Win XP, pay for hook up to DSL, pay extra for the DSL until they ever decide to reimburse for that, and of course if you are slow to get used to the program, they will probably hedge on even paying the monthly DSL cost.  Be careful new people.

MQ makes me want to puke.  The are in Hawaii having a wonderful time, living it up, rubbing in our faces these things, and they can't even pay for a danged computer for MTs to use so they can somehow manage to switch over from one platform to the new one without losing $300-400 in income.  Right.  You have a party in Hawaii, MQ, and see how many people leave over this picture you are putting out there for the rest of your trained MTs. 

But MQ can't provide computers with the new XP program on it - no they want the MT to hand over to MQ $50 a month to lease an MQ computer with XP on it and let it sit there until MQ gets ready to change over.  There is no way to load XP on a Win 98 computer, so you can't keep working on the old program, you have to be down days and that means no income.  

So, lets see, in order to accommodate MQ to change to new system: 

(1) Pay $75 to get hooked up to DSL

(2) buy wave pedal

(3) pay to have XP put on own computer at some later date and be down for a couple of days while that's done

(4) lease computer from MQ for $50/mo

(5) be slowed down on line count during learning curve.

(6) not work for 2 days while in training

yep, will have to absorb a loss of apx $500 to help out ol MQ.

Frankly I don't think it's worth it.  It would be monitarily better to change jobs now before laying out even more money for a company that doesn't give raises anyway, and go to a place that I know does and to one that doesn't play with the line count, and to one who doesn't advertise they have QA and tech support but in reality they are not available unless you get on a waiting list to be called back in possibly 24-72 hours.  What a joke.

We all love to be 'right'!!   And if we can't be right then maybe we can just be silly.  Sorry etched in stone.  I should have continued but ended up getting distracted.  It is (was) a cold, snowy, slow, and beautiful day and a fun topic came up and I was inspired to respond.  Obviously not very well.  Small, see, long, short, no ..... we will keep them all and continue to wonder why 127 people opened a message that so obviously had NM in it! 

Just can't help it...it might just mean nasty message or naughty message so we have to peek. 

in your life (not having insurance in your state) but you are willing to TAKE the good with the bad.  It was a personal choice and something you can do something about.  If you are a really good MT who is valued by your company who does not offer insurance in your state, negotiate to get the same treatment as an MT working for them where there is insurance in that MTs state.  If they contribute to that MTs HI, why can't they cut you a monthly check for that amount so you can independently get the insurance you need.

Be inventive.  You're settling for lessor benefits than others within this company because they treat you well (which I think is a good thing) but they are also taking advantage of you and it benefits their bottom line not to have you in their health insurance package.

Stand up for yourself.  Hope you don't take this negatively but someone said to state just the facts.  The facts are you are willing to accept less than another MT with the same company that benefits that company and that decision is yours and yours alone and it hurts you.

Don't you want to live differently?