I was thinking the same thing. I'd definitely pass on this company. nm
Posted By: LTMT on 2009-07-28
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Pass on the job. I am thinking it is a co I used
to work for and they never paid on time even with that long wait and did not get it right either. No excuse for a wait like that except for mismanagement by the company. Pass on that job. You will have headaches you don't need.
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 was thinking the exact same thing.
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.
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.
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.
Are the Precyse and MQ DQS platforms the same thing? I'm thinking about switching
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A company sounds strange because you didn't pass their test? SM
I LIKE working for a company that puts quality over everything else.
I know a company that takes work off edit and doesn't pass
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I was thinking about applying for this company
myself as an SE but I had been reading some bad things about it and got scared off. However, I have read some very good things about MQ too!
Oh no! I was thinking about applying with that company.
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I'm thinking I work for the same company....
but the queue shut off is new to me. Was this in an email or a recent conference call?
I went through a recruiting company, thinking they
would have leads on companies who might not want to post an ad for some reason and that I could find something paying better, etc. They represented 2 companies I think, one of which I had already tested for, been offered a position, and rejected it. They knew this but wanted me to go through the process again. I did and they offere me the same thing that I was offered before and I again turned down the position and then never heard from the recruiting company again. It was the same company mentioned by someone else.
I recommend posting your resume on all the free job boards and also applying to any company that meets your needs, as far as employee/IC and hours, etc.
I have posted my resume before and got probably a dozen responses, most of which I weeded out right away due to low offers. I tested for a few and was offered positions with all of them and even took one of the offers, but that company eventually went out of business. I posted my resume again and months went by with not even 1 offer, and then several months later I got a few offers. You just never know what the response will be.
Not accurate. Must be another company your friend is thinking of.
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Don't you think other MTs thinking of applying with this company would have liked the same info?
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Oh really? What company do they carry their insurance with? Thinking of applying there.
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Just thinking it may be nice for others to know the name of the company IF they happen to hire
again in the future.......
I am thinking about starting with eMTS. Please let me know good or bad on this company.
Account is 65 cpl without spaces.
Is Keystrokes a big company or small? I am thinking of applying. Time to leave the Q. nm
The sad thing is that I do not even think they would notice if I left. I am a high producer but not very vocal and they seem to have forgotten about me :(
I'm thinking NOT..on the company's name. Probably a company with a bad rap
wanting to post anonymously so people will actually apply, but I could be wrong...
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.
The thing about this company (sm)
is that they keep their accounts fully staffed. It is not unusual to be transcribing reports that are an hour or two old. Unlike the company where I was before, they were a day or 2 behind - always - yes, there was plenty of work, but customers were not happy. They lost mucho accounts for that very reason. When the work is so caught up as it is at TT most of the time, a slow patch is much more noticeable more quickly. As far as the LV acct goes, maybe another person whose acct is slow because of weather is typing that as a backup. Most people don't just sit around and wait for work without asking for another account, unless they can afford to. They are keeping their clients satisfied, which is what they are in business for. This will not last.
One thing I can say, the company I
work for has excellent communication. E-mails are answered 99% of the time within 30 minutes, and if marked priority within 5 minutes.
I worked for this company. The one thing they do have
Maybe you should ask for backup accounts, more than 1. They never run out of work, at least they didn't when I worked there 6 months ago. On the other hand, they have been hiring a lot lately. Can't hurt to ask for a backup.
Same thing happened to me. Distrustful Company
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I envy you. 5 years ago at my company I would have said the same thing
Now they are using such unfriendly software, can't fix any of the problems, it seems, and I'm seriously thinking of moving on. The owner hires her friends, and I really don't think anyone is qualified. JMO, of course.
Going through the same thing. Wondered if you are working for the same company..
Can you give us a clue who you are talking about. I think it is who I also work for if their name just has initials. If it is, then I will tell you what a big part is...they are overhiring for the wrong accounts and acting desperate on other accounts. Ridiculous. Someone does not know how to organize the work flow.
Don't be too skeptical..same thing happens at my company. I think as it nears the end of the pay
period people panic if they are not where they want to be at so it seems like everyone jumps online to get in a much work as they can and it ends up being slim pickens. So, honestly, I don't think the other poster is making excuses. It does happen.
not from Seascript but get that same type of thing from another company. Then
they called me twice asking me to send in paperwork which I couldn't send because their e-mail kept rejecting it. Glad I moved on.
Can you give me a hint as to which company? The same thing happens to me too and I am an IC. nm
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I agree with one thing you say. With almost any company right now, unless you marry the job and
 work 24/7 and jump through hoops, dont expect to get the best or be treated the best. They are always looking for the new to use and abuse and thus the circle keeps going. We all burn out being used and abused and they know that so they keep adding new MTs to use and abuse. That is a fact in MT today. I dont specifically know anything about these 2 companies but it is the same at the 2 places I currently work PT. Exact same situation. I have stopped jumping and I dont plan to do that anymore because in many cases, you still go down with the ship when they get an urge to overhire in these larger companies. They dont sit there and pick and choose. You just go down with the rest. Small companies may fiddle more with that but not the larger ones.
Xmas coming. New company, thinking about sending Xmas cards. (sm)
Thought about just sending one to the office in general, is this tacky? I actually am in contact with some of them more than my direct supervisor.
How do you all handle this, if you send cards at all, that is. This is a fairly small, very family oriented type company. If I were still with MQ you can bet I wouldn't even though my supervisors over the years did always send out a card to me on Xmas. I just never felt very festive when I was working there.
Every week a different company has bad posts. The funny thing is that sm
it just goes round and round. How about doing something about it rather than arguing back and forth. I think we all can agree that there are good companies and bad companies but that for the most part they are all pretty similar. Slipping through the cracks? It happens. Be the squeaky wheel and call the company. Obviously they need people if they hire. Perhaps your resume was stuck to another or your message not written down correctly. Perhaps you misunderstood something and need to clarify it. Perhaps they misunderstood something and need to clarify it. If you have chosen to work for a company and did your research, then you have to decide after a month or so if it is the right company for you or not. Transcription is a very small world and these service owners talk amongst themselves. They work on making transcription better not how to burn and tick off the next applicant.
Be realistic. These companies all have good and bad points. The really bad ones are obvious with the paychecks that do not arrive for months and those that continuously bounce checks and those that rip off their employees with fraudulent line counts. But the ones that are constantly attacked on here are the ones that have been around for awhile and will continue with or without you. MQ, Spheris, MDI, Transcend, Transolutions, Keystrokes, Heartland, TransHealth, OSI, Precyse and Cymed are going to continue to hire and fire and have happy MTs and MTs that do not like working for them. The truly bad ones like XXXX and SS, to name a few, the ones that only have horrible posts are the ones that will fade away.
I heard it was to be bought by some company out of the Phillipnes or some such thing.
:)
Actually, I did pass it.
And if you read my entire post, I mentioned the need for continuing ed credits, which I would only need if I PASSED THE TEST.
At a certain point, either you know this job or you don't. So someone with TONS (20+ years) of experience does not necessarily do a better job than someone with 6 years' worth.
Pass
The software doesnt keep accurate track of your time or lines. I even kept a log, didnt matter. I accrued time off that I was not given or paid for when I left. You can check the archives for many of the same types of issues and stories.
Take a pass.
One of the lowest paying around for employee, not much better for IC. Not reliable for steady work either.
Oh, I can pass it, all right....
I just seem to always be missing a little pocket change to take it.
Oh, really now, I'll be honest. It's never been the highest priority to me because (a) my employer doesn't care, has never cared, and won't give me more money for having one, (b) When I have that much money at any one time, it usually goes to buy back to school clothes or an appliance breaks down and has to be replaced.
I personally know quite a few CMTs and admire them for their dedication to keeping it current. I have always thought it rather telling, though, that most of the AAMT members and CMTs of my acquaintance are childless.
The fact of the matter is, many MTs are mothers. And mothers usually put themselves last. Right or wrong, that's a fact.
I think I will pass on this one myself. nm
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I am trying not to pass out as well, but (sm)
I believe she was right when she said this is across the board, no matter where you work. The health care crisis in this country is just that - a crisis. I will stay here and pay the increased premium as from talking to people who work in different occupations as well as MT, they are all complaining about increases.
LOL - Maybe you should pass his
a leg to stand on for ICs to collect unemployment. They'd be beating down his door.
This too will pass and you will have
your board back.
I think I'll pass.....
I'd Pass On Transolutions...
if I were you. I believe they base your pay rate per line on how well your score on the test you take when you go to their site. Whatever level you fall into based upon your test scores is what you will get paid. Say you got a low to average score on your test, you would probably fall into pay level I and get paid 5 or 6 cents a line or something like that, and $10 an hour for 1-2 months of training. They're basically just like every other company out there offering transcriptionists the oppportunity to work at home crappy pay, not the best dictators, and of course, if you run out of work, you never get paid for downtime. You are also REQUIRED to work two holidays and weekends.
I will pass that along to the Administrator. Thank you. (NM)
Goldbird
How did MT pass QA in the first place?
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