I work 12 hr/day, 6 days/week, and my take-home pay - sm
Posted By: NOT a 'McTypist' on 2007-11-19
In Reply to: FWOW - HD Wallen
comes out to around $6.50/hour. Is that about in the same ballpark as what you're making, and if so, how can your employees afford to work for you for less than that?
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In the early days, MedQuist said working at home was a benefit, therefore at-home sm
employees did not receive as many benefits as those working in-house. As I believe, it was something like at-home employees got 3 days off a year versus 10 days for the in-office employees -- WHAT?!!! I told them it made no sense to me, since by working at home I was saving them money -- no need to provide office space, equipment, references, utilities, etc. -- yet I get shafted. I was only part-time when they took over the previous company with their great policies, and I told them to kiss where I can't.
I work three days a week ...
8 hours a day, but I often times have to be physically at the computer longer than 8 hours because sometimes the work is slow. I have two accounts. I work no weekends.
At least we don't have to work 7 days a week (unless we want to)
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They also only work 4 days a week.
I work very hard, usually 7 days a week.
I work any hours needed. What is my reward? I get stuck on the garbage accounts, the ones who bellyache get the easy accounts and get put on steady accounts. I think I have learned 8 new accounts in the last 2 months, and none of them were decent accounts. My line count is good, but would be wonderful if I ever had an account I could get used to. These companies beat you up and then throw you to the dogs.
The scum that plays kiss-$$$ get paid more, take off when they want, and get choice of days off, holidays, so they can be with their ill-behaved brats whenever they want to be.
Don't tell me about ethics, tell the MTSOs they need to improve their ethics and then then they could have decent employees.
I got a travel mug! I work at HOME. I drive 10 miles a week. I don't drink coffee. Sheesh! lo
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So, now it's a sin to stop wanting to work 7 days a week
and be with children once in a while. Okay. I will take that under advisement.
2 small MTSOs, IC, work 8-10 q.d. ~6 days a week, ave 2000-2300 biweekly, 10 yrs exp. 0.06gross and
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Maybe she/he works 14 hour days/7 days a week? nm
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Sorry, I work 15 hours a day 5 days a week and 5 hours the other 2, when I come here I dont proof.
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$725 take home/2-week period...
full-time, employee status. Lots of ESL, but I definitely could do better if I buckled down and focused more.
If you get sent home in a week, you're lucky, SM
I considered applying for an MT home-based job for a local hospital in my town. They wanted me to work in-house 8-5 for FOUR TO SIX MONTHS, even though I have 10+ years of experience and worked there several years ago, so was familiar with the docs. No thanks, especially with 2 kids at home that would need day care to the tune of $750 or so per month. I passed (the money wasn't great anyhow, but the insurance was pretty decent).
I do hear that in some parts of the country, there are still some good home-based jobs. Unfortunately, more and more hospitals seem to be either going the ASR route or outsourcing.
10,000 a week...them days are gone SM
Those were also the days where you were paid for headers/footers, spaces and for bolding/underlining. The counting that is done at almost every major service now is bare bones (and uncounted entering/searching for demographics and CCs) and if you are getting 12,000 a pay period you're doing good.
not so much the days of the week, but rather
the time of the day -- 5 o'clock rush hour seems to be the busiest where I work Mon-Fri. The weekends are a little busy mid morning/early afternoon. I try to adjust my schedule so I'm working more during those hours and getting things done around the house in the morning hours when it's not as busy. Of course, with kids, that's not always optimal, but I try! In this day, I'm just thankful to have work. 
I have at first a week ago, and the last few days a lot
Yesterday was really bad. I typed a very long consult and the system had not even counted it yet. It was over 13 minutes long and I still had a little over 100 or something lines from the few reports I had just typed. I decided to look to make sure that the report was sent. It was there. There were 4 reports and only a little over 100 lines still. I decided to wait the hour the system says to wait to recheck to make sure the new line count was there. I never got to it because to be honest, I was afraid it was short. The total later for the day was shorter than what I usually get. So I am assuming the upgrades for VR and traditional have changed the way they count lines. But I am not sure and you should contact your mgr. I don't want to spread rumors or make mistakes. I can say I do feel a difference. Certainly right away, and then even later on after system updates. On the whole, I think it could be 10 percent, but I have to wait a full payperiod to be sure. It might just be me being paranoid, though, so I will wait and see... Good luck to you and us all!
Forgot to say that's 5 days a week
Laurie - you should have said, I don't need 3 days, I need a week!
You may have kept your job, maybe not. Not sure you wanted to. Even if 3 days is the standard issue here - didn't your company have someone to back you up on your account? Is there that much work there? No sense in second guessing yourself now. What is done is done. While different people in your place would handle it different ways, I bet this manager will think twice in the future before being so COLD. You never know, they may call you and want you to come back, so think about that a bit too.
I am sorry you are without income/job now but like the above post to mine said, you need to complete a grieving process before you worry about this. Job searching is hard work and you are probably not up to it yet. Be ready to move on before you tackle this business again. I don't mean to sound cold because I lost my dad in 1986 and cried for 3 years, but you have to be able to focus to take on a job search, much less be able to learn new platforms and accounts. It certainly takes more than 3 days and even more than a week. My heart goes out to you. Good luck.
3 days of PTO 1st year NOT 1 week!
With the paid holidays. Absolutely not 1 week until you are there OVER a year, then 3.077 hours per pay period.
I keep my grandkids (3 and 1) several days a week
while working. While it is very trying on those days, I just adjust to work later that evening or get up very, very early on the days that I have them and the company that I work for is aware of the situation. I love having them here although again, it can be trying some days, lolololol.
We are on 7 days/week right now for rad. You need to call your lead. sm
There is PLENTY of work in radiology. I have typed more rad in the past month than ever before with any other company.
Busiest Days of the Week for Your Company?
I always thoughts Sunday nights were busy, getting preops ready, etc., Monday's are pretty busy and Friday is always busy, but the days in between seem to be really slow this year. Is anyone finding certain days of the week to be busier than others?
They seem to show up on only 2, maybe 3 days of the week anymore. The "other" site has a few
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I sent it in the first day, heard back in a few days, took the test and started last week. sm
I know that they are very busy and it sounds like they are getting even busier. It took about a week after I took the test to hear, but I was told there were over 100 people taking tests and they were picking the best scores.
Told minimum PT was 3500 lines a week; requires 2 weekend days a month nm
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A majority of at-home MT is overflow work with in-house getting the bulk of the work. If they clean
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Ever thought of a home health care aide? Usually paid training and start work right away. Can work
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That is what I just said. !0 days PTO, period. That includes vacation, sick days and personal days
They should have paid holidays so that you are paid if you take off. Also should inculde extra hours for sick days and personal days.
That annual raise of .002 is kind of a joke especially when at the same time they upped the minimum line requirement from 10,000 lines to 12,000 lines.
OSi just does not have the qualified people in management positions that I wish to work for.
I am glad that you are happy at OSi and all is working out for you. Their dishonesty and the way they treat people just does not work for me.
Of course they can get by cheaply by hiring unqualified people so that is very good for the owners.
Like I said - it depends who you work for. I work for a hospital at home - not a company. nm
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Used to work for them at home--sm
You don't work for any certain facility. They now have the MTs working on all their facilities depending on the region you are in. They have heavy ESL.
You would not be sorry to work for them. Like any @ home job, it is a job and to be taken serious (
The pay is good, it is based on a line rate and bonuses for tier levels. You would not be sorry. A good group of people, excellent technical support and communications within the management!
Work from home
Does anyone work from home doing anything other than transcription? If so, can you share what your doing?
You are right, I DO WANT to work from home (sm)
and I chose this profession so that I would not have to send my kids to daycare. Money saved.
What is wrong with expecting to make a lot of money. I am in a profession that requires schooling, continuing education regarding medicines, their spelling; continuing education in operative procedures; computer knowledge, program education and yet I do not get paid top dollar, because the MTSOs are running a business and are in it to make money. What do you think I am in this for? A hobby? Ummmm.....no. While I love this profession, I do this to pay bills, get ahead and provide for my family.
Plus, let us not forget the MTSOs who want you to be an IC and then dictate when you will work. How is that right/legal. If the company I am working for cannot provide the work when they want me to work, I should be paid no matter what. I do not get paid to sit at my computer waiting for work to come in. In case you have not figured it out yet, that makes it impossible to schedule anything, even doctor appointments for yourself. Should I take my laptop with me to the doctor's appointment and transcribe while I am sitting there and during the exam? No. That is what I mean by having a life.
The offshore companies are willing to do it for a lot less money (and there will always be someone willing to do it for a lot less money), is because they are a poor country. I personally know of women in Costa Rica who work 10-hour days and only make 60 bucks a week. I hate to tell you this Toto, but we are in America - not some third-world country.
I have always worked extra and helped out when needed, but that does not mean that should be my regular schedule. It does not mean that I should have to change my entire family's schedule around to fit what an MTSO or a doctor wants just because they are having a power trip. They can wait 8 hours while I get some sleep.
It is just amazing to me that it is okay for doctors and MTSOs to have appointments, take their kids to soccer, dance, or piano lessons, but us - the low ones on the totem pole, are not afforded that option. We have reports to transcribe and every single one of us should be sitting at our computer typing all the time. I don't think so. And if that makes me a prima donna, then so be it. I am one.
And we who work at home are
so very ''screwable'' because nobody has to look us in the eye and nobody fears us storming into their office and causing a scene. It's all quite remote and sanitary this way. Send out a couple of e-mails, do a no-information informational conference call or two, ignore phone messages. Hey presto! No mess! All done!
$35/hour x five 10-hour days = $1,750 gross/week.
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It is grand to work from home,
get certain things in writing, such as work times, how down time will be handled (server down), and if you will be required to go into the office to work for shortage coverage, meetings, etc. Been here, done this. Get it in writing or you will probably regret it.
I work for that account from home and it is
a great money maker. You have to move to Wisconsin for 6 months to train, though.
You can work in the office or at home....
if you dislike the office, or find it tense, you should ask to work from home. There are only about 15 people that work in the office, most are not transcriptionists, and my experience is that they would rather transcriptionists work from home.
Life's too short, go ahead and make arrangements to work from home. Why would you want to work in the office, especially if you dislike it so much?
Here is what you save because I work from home
The average cost per square foot of commercial real estate is $6 to $13 per month. A cubbie for my work area would run about $864 a year. You want me to give up taking off any time for the first year except for a couple of days. HOW MANY DAYS DO YOU GET PAID TO TAKE OFF? Oh, that's right. Your job doesn't bring money in, does it? I save you electricity. I save you the resources you should supply me under IRS rules such as books, CDs, etc. You should be paying 100% of my internet expense, provide a computer at no charge if you are an employer meeting IRS regulations and I worked on site. You should contribute to my state unemployment fund regardless of what state I live in when you run out of work and I am left without an income (oh, that doesn't happen to management, does it?) You should provide an email server to keep from cluttering my personal email account and causing me to spend extra money to keep all those informative emails that require server space. You occasionally want me to fax something. Did you provide me with a fax machine? I'm getting further away from the definition of an employee aren't I? You want me to be 100% responsible for my own health insurance. What if it's so crappy I would rather find my own? Do you contribute to my health premium costs, say $35 twice a month NOT to take your insurance (like employers I've had in the past)? If I am hit by a drunk driver, where is my short-term or long-term disability benefits? Oh, that's right, you cut out those expenses because you didn't think we would need them and wouldn't notice what you did.
Lastly, do you think I don't notice that my wages have been going down instead of up over the last 7 years because of forces beyond my control? My knowledge, skill sets, resourcefullness and employment values increases yet I make less money. Is this how it works in management? About that retirement fund, thank you for offering it and contributing to it as I am going to need it when I retire from MT at about the age of 72 because I can't make it on what I'll be pulling from the federal government if I try to retire in my 60s.
Gee, I'm glad you cleared up what you offer me. I honest hope you can see my point too.
I hope this point does not get pulled because I think these are valid issues that ALL MTSOs should be aware that MTs think about.
Did I leave out anything?
I work at home as IC for hospital...
Stay put. After 10 years of working at home for this hospital with no raise, I decided to venture out and try other MTSOs. Good thing I kept my hospital job. I usually do 200-250 lines an hour with the hospital but other MTSOs I was down to 120-150. Mostly it is the different dictators and I can't stand leaving blanks so I would listen over and over to try to get them. Then the styles of what this one wants and what that one wants also differs tremendously. Stay where you are and maybe talk to the hospital about possibly doing at least some days at home.
Is that In-House or you work at home?
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U S Work at Home Directory???
Does anybody have any experience with this company that offers to give leads for medical transcription jobs?
Hello, Has anyone ever seen a legitamite work at home job?
just for typing not transcription
work at home tips
I found that I had to be mean. No, I cannot babysit, take you places, loan you money etc..... I am working....... I found family to be the worst. The husbands and significant others think they are exempt from this. Call a million times a day. Honey do you want to go..... with me and it is always during working hours. They have odd working schedule and do not understand we have to work set hours. I got a lot more done when I started being firm with people.
We use dial up so of course the phone is always busy but they are not afraid to use the cell phone. Be firm and stick to your guns. I found the best thing was having set hours because otherwise the DH wanted me to go everywhere with him on his days off. I wonder how they would feel if the situation was reversed.
Good luck to you
Lisa
Do the coordinators work from home?
How do I apply for a coordinator position??
I work for a hospital at home also. sm
Fortunately, our hospital has the team approach. I am an IC for the hospital and my workload is the same as if I was an in-house employee. I see the entire work queue just as they do and we work first in-first out and abide by TAT. Not all facilities treat you like a second-rate citizen. There are wonderful people and well run hospitals out there to work for at home. You just need to seek them out.
Yep. That's why I am glad I work at home. Yet
we have echos of in-house right here, and it sounds very familiar. Ahh, like the old days at the water cooler. Not! LOL.
Let's be honest, most of us became MTs so we can work at home and be
with our kids. My son was born with respiratory problems and had severe asthma up until about age 10. I started working at home because I was on the verge of being fired from an in-office job for missing too much work.
I conditioned myself when I started working from home to block out the TV, talking, dogs barking, etc. My desk is in the family room. Whenever my son was sick at home with me, I set him up in front of the TV on the couch with his nebulizer, video games, various favorite movies, etc. I worked in the same room with him, took breaks to give him his breathing treatments and medicines, make him lunch, etc.
That way I didn't feel guilty and I got my work done. I know some MTs have trouble with blocking out noise and need complete silence to work. I'm one of the lucky ones who can get in a zone and hear nothing by the dictation in my ears.
The other thing I can tell you is don't feel guilty about choosing your kids over your job. Family has to come first period! And if I find the person I work for doesn't agree with that, then I'm not working for the right place. I flat out let my employer know back in those days that there would be numerous doctor's appointments and I would have to take sometimes two to three hours off at a time to take my son to these appointments. I would make my time up, but I was going to go to those appointments whether they liked it or not. Of course, I didn't put it quite that way.
Especially when I worked as an IC. I never asked for permission to take time off. I simply sent an email and said my son has a doctor's appointment. I will be unavailable from this time to that time and I will make up my time when I return. Thank you.
Guilt is a working mom's worst enemy and especially so when you have a chronically ill child. It's hard, but you'll get through. I did. My sickly little boy is now a healthy 16-year-old boy. I still work at home and I'm still here for him whenever he gets sick, although now he doesn't have to be in the same room with me, and I still take him to doctor's appointments. Just not as often.
My advice, just do what you have to do and don't feel guilty about it.
Is it work from home or in house ...sm
in New York. That is a good job.
Legitimate work-at-home job that isn't MT????
Please spill it! You don't have to say which company if you're worried about all of us suddenly jumping in with resumes, just what industry? Thanks!
As much as I like to work at home, I'm ready to
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Enjoy the same "benes" you do, work at home,
but work for a company that pays fairly, average $22-36 an hour, depending the dictators. Also get PTO, insurance, 401K, etc., and equipment furnished. I do not consider less than 200 lines an hour good output..
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