I still think you are setting yourself up (sm)

Posted By: ReynaMT on 2008-08-22
In Reply to: not harsh at all; it's time. - NM

to be the PAYEE to this woman when her attorneys get done with you. You need to take this up in the correct place, not on an anonymous board. You still haven't answered the question - WHAT have you done, or your friend (besides threatening here) to secure payment? Did you do the formal demand letter? Have you notified the courts? Filed the complaints? You can threaten and post all you want, but it's not going to get your money. Do the right thing - you are not sounding very professional or mature in your handling it. Sorry, but that's the impression you are leaving.

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setting a bad name
Please dont allow this poster to set a bad name for all of us that didn't graduate from Andrews I believe you are what you make of yourself, and the effort you put into what you do reflects on who you are, not what school you went to. This poster should quit making excuses for his/her bad luck.

I think that setting a $$ amt for FT is ... sm
ridiculous. I don't understand why it can't be hours worked, i.e. 40 hours if FT or 36 hours, or whatever. Their reasoning for not having a line amount anymore was because of VR, but an hour is an hour whatever way you look at it.

I think that's what it is - a speaker setting.
I can certainly understand their needing their hands free; I hear them on the computer all the time, usually just hitting one key repeatedly as they look for lab findings. But that's when I have the most blanks, when I can hear the nurses and clerical people talking better than the dictator.

I see nothing wrong with them setting a
time frame for when you can or cannot work. The IC is not the only one working, and all MTSOs need coverage at specific times. If they advertise for an IC for weekends or nights only, then that is when they need the coverage. If they have 10 people on 8 to 5, then they don't need anyone else then, only for shifts they need covered.

On the pay matter, yes, they have the right to say we are going to pay xx cpl. You then have the right to counter back or not take the position.

Just because you are an IC does not mean you can work for whatever pay you want or whatever hours you want. You can pick the hours within the timeframe they need someone and you can decide what pay you will accept. They just cannot hold you to specific hours, only a certain timeframe.

At my IC job, I work at night and have until 6 a.m. the next morning to get my work back. I can begin whenever they send the work and not do any of it until 3 a.m. if I so desire. However, I cannot tell my manager that I will work 10 a.m. to ??. If she does not need the coverage she is not required to meet my specifications.

Happens in the home setting also
More than you would imagine. Tons of management paid to slough off their work to the idiots who take it.

Thanks for setting my mind somewhat

D&L setting the record straight

I posted this below - but moved it up so it does not get lost in the soup.

I understand that I may have been a pain in the butt - but business is business. I have left D&L so feel free to go back to work or continue if you enjoyed / enjoy it. I won't be bothering you anymore. I left D&L, I was not fired or let go, and my concerns are valid to me - does not matter to anyone else. so any problems they may have should be reevaluated by those applying. I do not see them going downhill - I have not heard anything negative, and personally - the people who work there the worker bees - are a great group of people that I would keep on my friends list. And they do have plenty of work, the pay is compatible. My personal feelings and opinions have nothing to do with the co-workers or the IC trans - or the work they offer. So again, I guess when I left I did them a favor and took the problems with me - or not. So now you all can get back to getting the scoop on the employer and not the employees.

As for those of you who say I was the beast I do not recall bringing anyone on for a short time, or having problems with any transcriptionist. All Transcriptionist at D&L have been long term employees, if they did the work. I am in frequent contact with many who are still there - on a different level of course, and had you been made to feel bad, you should speak up - this not only for those who dealt with me, but with anybody. I know that without good transcriptionists, a transcription company is not going to make it.

So again, my aologies if I hurt your feelings, work is work, and to get a paycheck I did my job. So again, try to get information on the company, not the employees, but also use your better judement in order to run the company you own - as an IC. I appreciate everyones comments on my performance etc at D&L, no hard feelings. If that is the reason why so many of you had problems, go back - they are hiring and I am not there.

Setting the record straight here, sm
I used a poor term, cheesy, because that is what these unthankful people used in THEIR posts, some called their own gifts lame and said things like it stinks to work for a company who sends out dollar gifts, I wish were more appreciated, or I'd rather have cash.

I wasn't meaning it in any way other than OTHER people come here complaining about their companies, complaining about their gifts, and I thought maybe it would be nice to let them know that Diskriter is a company that values their employees. EVERY year I have been here I have gotten a bonus, as has everyone else who qualified by years of service. My gosh ladies and gentleman, get over yourselves.

I was not bragging, only saying I am happy at my company and feel they value all of their employees.

It could be a setting. Ask your employer to check it. nm
nm

First line should be *hospital* setting -- NM
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Setting the record straight

I have been with All Type for quite some time and never had any problem with management or pay - EVER. A contract is a legally binding document for both the company and the MT and not so easily broken as you portray. The employee handbook and the contract that are signed by employees have very specific production requirements. These have been in place for 3 years that I personally know of and not changed. There are 2 sides to every story and I wonder if you would care to share if you were actually meeting those requirements or if what you are saying happened occurred because you did not meet them?

Any company out there that allows you work without setting a schedule?
I am looking to pick up some extra cash but cannot really commit to a set schedule. There are a few times a week when I have a few hours (especially on the weekends) that I could type and would love to do some extra work.

If IC lets co. use her as employee, setting sched,
x

I love you. Thanks for setting my mind at ease.

Thank you so much. You don't know how much your post has helped during this difficult time in my life.

I believe the speed setting varies with platform
Some are actually able to increase the speed more than other platforms, I believe. That might explain the difference.

I use the Escription/Editscript platform and love it. I have to admit I am blessed with a great account that has some truly excellent dictators and I've no doubt that makes a huge difference.

I think VR is something one either loves or hates. I'm apparently in the minority that love (as do my hands and wrists and shoulders!).

I spent years in the hospital setting
had no clue about working from home, did not know there were companies even doing transcription from home. What also gets me is the fact that people will state they do not have work, sitting by waiting for it to come in, working all kind of weird hours to make a line count. It is no wonder and the MTers are to blame if the companies take advantage of them because they let them. How one can wait on work day after day is a mystery to me.

Thanks for setting the record straight. I was going to apply with them but that scared me off. NM

maybe we're hoping companies listen up when setting
next year's goals...

The setting your own schedule thing varies. For example, physicians who work in the ER may be
independent contractors, rather than employees, if they are moonlighting on weekends or whatever. But notice they are told what hours to work... There's no way to keep a transcription service alive with people working whatever hours they feel like whenever they feel like. That's just not reasonable.

I tell people the same thing, that was told me....and you 5 years in a hospital setting to be able t
nm

Used to use this in a hospital setting, admin could change the number of characters per line (sm)
at one point they had us typing an 80 character line. Talk about zapping your line rates down. Of course we worked for an hourly rate so it really didn't matter, just management's way of pushing us to do more. They only required 800 lines per day for a FT MT so they were trying to get their moneys worth I guess.

No problems with the Indian techs setting you up or any problems with their program? Bud of mine
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May be set on incorrect file setting? type of file??
If you are using, for instance, Express Scribe to listen/transcribe, there are about 10 or so types of setting for the file you use, wav, mp3 etc. If so, go to the top of screen, look for setting. I just click all of them.