I was thinking the exact same thing.
Posted By: And it's a well respected company too. on 2008-11-04
In Reply to: Low work and overhiring again. - ICMT
So what else is new. Sit and wait for a schedule as an IC you were HIRED FOR, but then again, better work nights and weekends, and quit having a life. OR ELSE.
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I was thinking the exact same thing.
It totally sounds like an inside job. I can only speak for myself, but if I had found out that an employee of mine was shocked after finding out that a resignation letter had been sent and then finding out it wasn't even the employee's correct email, I would want to get to the bottom of it! It just seems like the VP wanted the poster out of there and was even fighting the proof she offered that it wasn't her email. Also, even if the poster did actually send a resignation letter (which I highly doubt), as VP I would have looked into the work history of this person and the years at the company and probably would have rescinded the resignation anyway. VP was just too eager to have her gone.
Yes!! The exact same thing happened to me when
my family and I first moved to our town. I took my daughter to the dr and he had the same thing. I was absolutely stunned. Even I had to admit how great it was!
The exact same thing happened -
to me. Please email me. I wonder if it is the same company.
I'm finding the exact same thing
Pay just keeps getting lower and I am really beginning to think I can't make a decent living anymore. Very scary! I've also tested, found the test to be easy, and then heard nothing. I think companies should at least say the position has been filled, you did lousy on the test, something, because testing is so time consuming. I'm to the point where I want to ask up front what the pay will be, but most companies don't like that. Now, though, I don't even get asked to test, and that is with years of experience. Any recruiters out there care to comment?
The exact same thing happened to me
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this exact thing happened to me...
but the name of the company was different. Very inconsistent with pay....then finally no pay and being blasted for too many corrections. This company also had two people involved. The name of the company I worked for was GK Transcription and they were in Michigan.
OMG! The exact thing happened to me!
I've never had a QA score below 98%, have typed radiology for 4 years, and I also got a score of 88% with an email saying I didn't meet their standards. I can tell you, I was HIGHLY offended! I don't think they're grading their test correctly, and I almost sent an email telling them that but then got 2 job offers from other, better companies. Life has a way of working out perfectly!
Same exact thing happened to me - sm
Lady VERY scattered and very unorganized. I didn't pursue; I was afraid to!
Good one! I am going to do that exact same thing when I get off.
Perhaps something of this nature would be viable as it is as a letter to the Editor of our local newspapers?
I was going say the exact thing. People really
nice, but sound quality was awful. Paid better than most. QA fairly strict. They are a bit disorganized and kept losing my work. They were/are going to upgrade their system and that might make sound quality better.
Exact same thing happened to me.
I passed their testing, but the interview made me uncomfortable as well. They offered 0.075. I said I would not work for less than 0.09. She said she would get back to me. About a week later, I received the same email you did. At this point, I would not work for them at any price. Their tactics stinks. If the compensation I asked for was too high, why not just say so?
The same exact thing happened with us
All inhouse and within a 2-3 period VR was spewing forth excellent results, I was amazed, thought I had plenty of time to stay on straight because thought I would fail at this. Now with all that do on this with outsourcing, VR is just a hot mess sometimes.
I thought the exact same thing when I read it, LOL nm
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I got the same email that said the same exact thing, "banking crisis."
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I was thinking the same thing
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I was thinking the same thing
That's why I'm looking to get out of this job.
I was thinking the same thing,
simply because they are growing, they do both VR and typing, which is the wave of the future, you don't have to meet a daily line count, just a pay period amount. I'm worried SoftScript just won't be that flexible. I'm reliable and always work my shift, but I'm only human too, usually obtaining 98% or above, but as I said only human.
I was thinking the same thing.
When MQ first took over our office in the early 90s, they had a trip every year for office managers and up. One year my manager when to Hawaii, one year it was Vegas. This is a common practice among all companies. I bet the companies that have accepted bail-out money even have these trips.
But yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Not too smart to use your real name.
I was actually thinking about the very same thing
this morning. I can't think of many professions (other than ICs) who have to supply their own tools for work.
I was thinking the same thing but didnt want to say anything LOL
So funny! LOL! I kept thinking the same thing...
get spell check! LOL Calling names, and can't spell it right. And in the MT biz. Somebody pass me a bun, please!
I've been thinking the same thing.
I stayed with the Q too long into the downslide. You are so right, it has a familiar smell. I cannot see myself doing that again. Just don't know if there are any more decent companies out there.
I was thinking the same thing. I'd definitely pass on this company. nm
Are the Precyse and MQ DQS platforms the same thing? I'm thinking about switching
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At first I was thinking that you were being unrealistic, not thinking about taxes, benefits, etc. bu
surprised to find that you are not asking the moon. Let me clarify a few things: Rates charged are not as high as 0.25 per line, but no one that has U.S. employees goes as low as 0.115 or they would not be able to pay their bills. A more realistic range is 0.125-0.165, and that top end is hard to find, most falling at 0.14-0.15 per line.
The rates of pay you propose are very reasonable IF the following is true: These are seasoned MTs who do not need a lot of hand-holding, QA or blanks filled in, unless a very difficult/impossible doctor.
How about a scale based on experience and accuracy of 0.09 - 0.105 per line (acute care), and $1.15-$1.30 per report (radiology)?
The VR one is tough as everyone, MTs and MTSOs and facilities are still feeling their way on this. As an MTSO who was an MT, I feel that VR editing is as difficult to do as regular transcription. I don't think that it should be substantially less pay or charged less as the end product is still the same.
Funny thing here? My company already follows that scale. We should work together, not at odds, to reinforce this industry and bring it back to where it should be, right here in the U.S.A. with a decent paycheck.
This is not an exact
Unfortunately there is no exact way to figure this out. Gross lines count everything on a line where it is one word or the whole line. It really depends on the line length and font you will be typing in, and also on the type of reports, whether they have a lot of short lines or long paragraphs. From reading past posts, I think as a general rule gross lines should come out to be about 30% more than 65-character lines, so 6 cents a gross line would be approximately 9 cents per 65-character line. I get paid per gross line right now, but there are a lot of long paragraphs, and the hospital even wants numbered lists in paragraph form, so the gross line count is only about 15-20% more than 65-character, so it's not all that great.
So you might do well at 6 cents a line or you may not. Unfortunately's there no real way to tell until you try the account for a while.
Hope this helps what.
I had the exact same
thought about that.
Exact same for me! (nm)
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That's MDI-MD to be exact!-nm
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I don't know their exact formula but
I do know that some national companies only check the reports that are sent to QA once they have cleared an MT to transcribe without every report being checked. Long ago when I worked in a hospital they selected random reports done through the month and did QA on only those reports. Someone else could help you out better with that, I'm sure.
I think if I had worked with those MTs and they still weren't thinking for themselves, I'd get rid of them and find someone who will. Have you considered looking for MTs at this board or another MT board? That would involve using wav files so long distance MTs could access the dictation over the internet, but when I have to expand beyond my local trusted MTs I plan to look on the MT boards. There are a lot of good MTs out there, and a lot of not so good ones. You just gotta find the good ones!
Single is about $45 a PP (not exact) SM
and family I can't quote since I don't have it, but I hear it's pretty cheap as national family coverage goes. The insurance is Blue Cross-I have to say it's good insurance.
Yep, 9 years to be exact..(nm)
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I felt the same exact way
and I did not sleep very well either the night after that meeting. Personally, I do not know what the big deal is about being paid by the keystroke. When I was hired on, I was told what I was being paid per keystroke and what it came out to be if it were a 65-character line just like every other place goes by and it has always been right on.
I look at things this way and the new guy said it himself during the meeting. There is a shortage of qualified MTs here in the US and now, according to him, there is starting to be in India. As far as I see it, who knows, there might be something even better somewhere else if things do not feel that they are working out for me. Do I worry? Yes, I do, but more so in a way that it seems like a possible unnecessary hassle for me and I like simple.
They are exact opposites
Great place to work = TransTech.
Horrible place to work = TTS.
I have worked for both and can advise that the only thing in common is that they both use Dictaphone Extext. You will be lucky to get paid on time if at all at TTS. The pay is very, very low anyway - between 6 and 7 cpl for employees. Administration is a joke. You can always tell when unqualified people are hired for jobs beyond their expertise. Actually quite humorous to observe them, but you really can't make a good living there.
TransTech = good pay, good benefits, good working conditions.
That's the exact setup I use...
Not a problem. You log into the VPN first to get connected and then you're done with that until you are through working and disconnect. Then when you log into Word Client, the Transnet opens up at the same time. It is very simple. You save your job and it pops up a new one. I can see the next 3 jobs queued up for me.
I'm too new to know the exact details, but I too
remember all the negative posts and thinking not such nice things about the owner and thinking that is one company I'll never work for. The owner posted several times back then, admitted they had issues and were working on them. I don't know what the specific issues were so I can't say, though they do ask for feedback yearly from each MT and if you have an issue at any time they seem to be very receptive to trying to help resolve it.
What I fear now with the influx of resumes and subsequent hires is that there will again be lots of negative talk. KS is not perfect. I came from a company that seemed to be as perfect as you can get until they started offshoring and then got greedy and offshored more. It came back to bite them in the butt and they lost several accounts and finally went under. I had been with the company for several years so any move was going to take some adjustment.
I think there will probably be lots of MTs who come on board who will also have adjustment issues, whether it be a different platform, more ESLs than they are used to, etc., but I think overall it will be a possible experience based on all the posts I have seen recently about MQ and OSI.
I personally have some issues with KS, nothing major, but then I'm still in adjustment mode, but other than the company above and a small local MTSO I worked for, KS is next in line for the best company I've worked for.
They have a great reputation for radiology accounts and accounts actively seek them out, so someone must be doing something right along the way.
Same exact experience here nm
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I got the exact same response from them. sm
They tried to call me once, but I was asleep due to the fact that I work night shift. I called back and left a message, but I have not heard anything back.
It is so annoying to be treated this way. It is just a waste of my time.
That is the exact same for me, need one day for family!
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I feel the exact same way.
I don't know whether to be thankful they have a good QA system, so that I know us MTs are producing quality work, or whether to cry because I can't think anymore as I am too afraid to make a mistake. It has gotten a lot worse for me the past couple of weeks too, which really sucks. I am happy that they have ways to help you improve, but seriously, I feel like everything I do is being watched, and if I make 1 mistake, I will be in big trouble.
I love working there, but the stress from everything they expect is really taking a toll.
By the way, I was told < 7% to QA.
Actually it's the exact definition of it.
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I felt the exact same way
Was depressed for the past 2 days about it and wondering how I'm going to pay my bills now. Trying to find another job also.
Here's the exact wording
It goes without saying it's not M-F nor is it 9-5. The exact wording for the hours is: You must be able to work for an 8 hour shift (either straight through, with a break for lunch, or in a split shift, wherein the splits are well defined)or a 4 hour shift if part time. This is not a position wherein you can work in a casual fashion. Then we describe the work: ...has a heavy population of ESL dictators, so you must be comfortable with transcribing dictators from different dialects. And the wage: Incentive based program starting at $0.08 per 65/char line with spaces.
All while being called an IC. I wish them a lot of luck filling those positions. If someone wants to type all ESLs with a non-flexible schedule, they might as well go the full employee route and at least get your social security paid and be eligible for benefits.
I had the exact same problem
The work was so wretched and the platform so cumbersome that I really could not make myself sit down and work. It had gotten where I would start work around 10 a.m. and finish up around 1 or 2, and even then I was coming up shy on my line counts. I was doing somewhat better, but after they restructured the tiers and the pay scale, I was a goner. I got a second job hoping to fill in, but that made it even harder to face the crap, so I just finally walked away without looking back. Let them get somebody else to struggle through the crap they've got left on there, put up with the weekly software upgrades that screw the system up even more, and deal with the endless amounts of pay-less research they expect us to put into it.
Jasper had said there was more crap getting ready to roll there. I wonder if this is it or if there's even more joyousness ahead.
Without giving away my exact pay rate....sm
I can tell you it was above 8 cents a line.  I'm sure it also depends on how well you test, how much experience you have, and what account you will be on also.
This was my exact experience so I didn't
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not sure of the exact # but there are more Indians than Americans
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I left for the same exact reasons!
I asked repeatedly for more flexibility and couldn't get it. So like you, I quit. I am now working for 2 separate companies so that I can work hours that work for me and my family.
Downriver, Wyandotte to be exact you?..nm
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I left MQ just a year ago because of the exact (sm)
reasons you stated....I couldn't handle the changes and I lost too much money. I worked there for 8 years and thought I would be there forever. They were a pretty good company back in the day. I waited too long too, but trust me, you made the right choice! I'm sorry you had to deal with an idiot like NotGood when you were emotional anyway about leaving MQ and just asked a simple question. I'm much happier where I am now and I wish you good luck in your new job!
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