I understand. Sorry. That wasn't my point.

• Question on Ethics on this Company - Forum re: MTSOs. This is a true
  • With the state of MT these days, you can pretty much - -sm
    • Hi. No, the posts I am referring to are far slicker - than what you gave as examples.
  • I feel your pain. I was mislead about TT very badly. - exTT
    • in the last year TT has changed a lot sm - TTstill
      • I agree with you. They were one of the best - sm
    • Please excuse the typos. I typed fast as this - exTT
  • IMO this is kind of fraud, misleading at least. - ab
  • Those MTSOs - Meeka
  • Just wanted to give some validity to your points. - I agree
  • The sticky says "Don't make decisions SM - read above
    • And this applies not only - ab
    • The "sticky" is just that. Really. I know the obvious. - I am talking about a solid year of
  • Response (sm) - Moderator
    • Moderator should REQUIRE mgmt to be identified in some sort of way, so as to be identified as - TT MT
    • I understand. Sorry. That wasn't my point. - I was just wondering if an MTSO
  • ????? Legal has nothing to do with this - sm
    • I know you can start any thread. That wasn't my - point. I wish I could name the company,
  • Ethics? On an anonymous forum? (sm) - Dream on!
    • What's the the point of a forum if one - IMO
  • Legal? - Hmmmm
    • Legally, though, you can lie and misrepresent and - NOT get in trouble for it? That's
      • I agree 100% with you. - mb
      • But wouldn't that also open the door for MTs to get in trouble for lying about companies? sm - Shango

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Thank you for taking so much time to respond as well .  We will have to agree to disagree here.  If you call the IRS and confirm what you have said, please post and let us know.  I am sure the many companies who post jobs here requesting a certain number of lines required each week would like to know that information as well, as they have obviously not had any problems with the IRS.

Here is a good article that explains what information should be included an in Independent Contractor contract (approximately paragraph 5):  http://www.nfib.com/object/3741095.html

From a business standpoint, if a company will make larger profits by sending the work overseas, then that is what they will do.  It makes sense.  Whether I agree with it or disagree with it, it makes sense from a business standpoint.  I really do not know what else to say.  I know American MTs are losing their jobs, I know MT pay is decreasing for many, but that is reality.  If you think you can change that reality, then go for it!  I just think it's way late in the game to get started on that.  I also do not think changes will be made based on the *this is private information* argument.  I think US MTs will need to find a different reason as to why MT (medical records) should not be offshored, and I think it will be hard to find a different reason.  The larger profit already exists, the private information is already being offshored and/or available online...what else is there?

nm

We were always behind, it seemed, and always asked to type more, more, more.  I'm not defending OSi, but this was in later part of 2006.  Wonder what has changed?  I can't believe, if this is the MK account, that they would send charts overseas.  They were so !#$# picky (MK) that I got put on probation for some really, really tiny errors.  Took me for a whirl and hurt my feelings, big time.

I had to quit just from mere principle.  Harsh, very harsh!  I can't imagine, from the quality I understand comes from India, that they would get away with making any errors whatsoever.  Neither here nor there now, I'm just amazed at how fast things changed.

is now going to India.  I wonder how many accounts that CBAY will have this time next year. 

A company that I used to work for offshored work to India.  First it was just overflow because they couldn't stay in TAT, but then company saw how much they could save and sent more work to India.  The problem is they weren't QAing the work and was of such poor quality that the lost the account, which ultimately cost them their business. 

I will admit when I first started with Amphion, I HATED it! However, I was there for 4 months and only left because I was offered better pay somewhere else, also I was really running out of work bad on my primary account, I assume from overhiring. 

It is true about the mandatory OT, but I liked the money, so I did do some.  When I didn't do the OT, I was not reprimanded.  I attempted to quite because of the QA person on my accounts was really condescending and I just couldn't take it anymore.  I was talked into staying by the supervisor I had and I was even offered (later) a QA position there, but didn't take it.  My supervisor there was fantastic and wonderful.  I know they have other supervisors, but I couldn't tell you how they are/were. 

I fell upon hardtimes close to Christmas and was having to move back to my mother's to take care of her house, my husband lost his job, and after explaining my situation to my supervisor, they sent me a 300.00 dollar check to help me with getting the lights turned on at my mom's house.  I was informed I did not have to pay that back, but under the condition that I help someone else in need.  I did feel appreciated at Amphion, but as I stated, I needed higher pay and I needed affordable insurance.  With my account running so low with work, I just couldn't do those things, and it really made me sad that I had to leave. 

Yes, they are very picky about quality and really some of it was so minute that it was ridiculous.  However, if something ever happened with the company I am at now, I would go back.  Under the condition I was with the same supervisor. 

Anyway, I wish you the very best of luck with finding the company of your dreams.  I am now with Axolotl and like it very, very much.  Of course, there are a few bumps just about anywhere you go, but I enjoy my job. 

Good luck and take care

MT Chat?  How do I find that?  Thanks

the other poster hit the nail on the head about the insulting gifts sent for transcription week, and don't get me wrong, I don't expect anything as far as "gifts" from my employer, because they are not obligated to it, but give me a break,  "I'm still trying to figure out what my gift is, either a mini mouse pad, the size of a coaster, or is it a coaster."  They really showed me how much they thought of me when I received that gift.

Just as you have never understood why people would come here and talk about their problems with Transcend, I simply cannot understand why the posts bother you SO much.  You like working there, we get it. Others don't.  Why is your voice any more important than ours?  How fair is it that you think you can stop every single post where people have had problems just because YOU don't want to hear them?  Obviously from the outworking of events yesterday, what I said on the Forum was true.  You guys wanted details all along, so you got them.  None of it was refuted by the company, instead it simply "vanished." When I had said that my emails were burning up with people writing me with words of support and thanks, you should have seen it AFTER they removed the post.  There were just as many people appalled by that as there were the content of my post.  You may think I'm in the minority, but you would be wrong. As wrong as you were about CW all along.

All editing is a joke if you don't have time to make sure the chart goes back right.  Now I guess the pay will reflect that (it's a joke) for all types of editing.  I agree it's not nice to force people to take those chances with others' medical records in order to even attempt a decent salary for their own families; it's also a bad, bad thing when a company can tell you how much they value your commitment to quality one day and then decide to slash your wages for it.  It's all a bad, bad joke, and (some, not all) of Medware turned out to be just another bunch of two-faced comedians. 

[Maybe you can try Cymed out of Ohio?  I know they hire editors there at an hourly wage (not sure what that is) and they seemed pretty nice; I turned them down out of loyalty to Medquist -uh- Freudian slip- misguided loyalty to Medware-LOL.] 

Okay, I think now it's finally off my chest. 

The email was very clear that this was an unfortunate but necessary decision for OTI, definitely management's decision, not hers.

And the reason they gave was also very clear (although vague and cryptic at the same time)--so they could move forward and acheive our goals for 2008.

I guess that you would probably have to know this woman personally to realize what a shock this is.

banging what s/l a stapler while dictating I might be able to do him.   He has a very strong accent and I was halfway through the report before I learned the accent and after I finish I'll go back and relisten.