If you can't give reasons, don't bother posting.
Posted By: nm on 2006-03-25
In Reply to: Then you are an idiot. - daMT
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why bother posting this?
if you post anon, maybe that will discourage personal attacks. Just a thought. But for some odd reason and I'm looking at the fact that you use your moniker to gain attention, for you to post anon would defeat your whole purpose of posting.
Have a great time!
I can give you a lot of reasons NOT to
I worked for them as an IC for nearly a year, on a newly acquired VERY LARGE account. I very rarely had the same dictator twice, very heavy ESL, and if you don't mind getting about 20 e-mail messages a day ... some contradicting each other from a million different workleaders - go for it! I've been in this business 15+ years and left MQ to go to Transcend - they both stink. Transcend has more work, but just as disorganized as MQ. Keep looking - there are better out there. I'm working IC now for two different MTSOs and love it. Transcend cut a whole bunch of ICs with no notice, nothing - just made their IDs invalid so in essence, they went from working FT one day, to not working at all the next day. TERRIBLE way to do business. Keep looking, this is NOT a good company to work for.
Thank you for posting. All I was trying to do was to give some
hope out there to all those unhappy, crabby MTs out there. It took a while but I did not give up and I found a good fit. I was just trying to pass on the luck, not trying to start an argument over who makes what. Also, gave the name of the company because I believe MDI is looking for MTs, not to make other MTs of MDI angry and bitter.
Thank you, we all get sick of 1 bored girl after another posting negatively to a post. Give it a br
nm
the posting is the exact same posting as you read on the
job seekers board. It is under state boards
"warned" by someone who won't give facts or sign her name. Give me a break! nm
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Nationals give at least a week to learn program. Give
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They used to give out $25 Amex cheques -- give them time. :-) nm
Several reasons
They don't pay extra to work on holidays. There is no shift differential. They send the good jobs to India. You have to work like a horse to make any money. They can't keep a QA manager. I don't know what all is up but didn't stick around to find out. I'll stop at that.
I think you are right. I think there are other reasons, as well. SM
I think they see MTs with loads of experience and they just get it in their heads to show them up. I do agree. If it is a great job, stick with it, smile and write happy happy e-mails. They don't hear what we mutter under our breaths!
Maybe she is here for other reasons such as
keeping up on the industry, seeing what other companies do right or wrong, seeing what the hot topics are in MT-World, learning about new technology.
Give me a break. I have no idea who this woman is but as someone who has been falsely accused of the same thing in the past, I feel for her.
There is so much ugliness and pettiness and overall negativity on this board that the reasons for reading it have changed for me. I now read it like looking at gossip rags in line at the grocery store ... interesting and entertaining but probably less than 10% true.
That is one of the reasons I'm still SM
where I am. The operative reports usually go to people who have been there a while. I know, because I had to work my way up and it wasn't easy.
Some companies might hire you for just ops, but there are some like yourself, who don't want to do anything else and don't like sharing! :)
My concession is doing preops. Then I do the same patient's op report!
Ask to try that, ops plus preops, maybe H&P. Just as long as no discharge summaries.
Yes, you are right, mainly for tax reasons if you are an IC nm
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Same here for the same reasons..sm
Hands down I prefer a small MTSO. I can actually earn a real paycheck with a small MTSO. Same reasons. No large pools. These are ridiculous. How in haytees do they expect us to keep up? Good luck! :) No much in way of bennies, but I learned a long time ago you can do just as well with your independent health insurance. THis was my case anyway.
Two reasons.
1. I'm sure Linda would appreciate you not sharing her client information, not that I give a hoot about what she thinks really.
2. It is against the TOS of this site to do so.
A few reasons....
First and foremost lack of work consistently. I know that everyone is slow now, blah, blah. But this isn't the only time it has happened. Then, the fact that they are hiring currently is annoying. My supe constantly puts OT out for my account and just can't seem to understand why the next week we have no work! Finally, I have asked more than 4 times for a secondary and have yet to get one. I am told that I will get one of these new accounts coming on everytime, and then the time comes and I don't get that as my secondary. Since my primary is one of the company's biggest - they don't like to give many of us secondaries so we can concentrate just on the primary! However, my options of other companies are limited. I need a company to provide a computer and has semi-flexible schedules. A sign-on bonus would be nice too!
Three reasons
1. Most of their MTs are newbies. They have a newbie mentoring program.
2. They skim nearly 20% off line counts to allow for headers regardless of header size. You can type for a full 8 hours and barely break 1000 sometimes.
3. With their new holiday policies and management and QA revolving door, the MTs are a revolving door as well and they are doing everything in their power to entice new MTs. When 2 managers and 1 trainer go back to MTing in a matter of months there is a problem.
Add this to my reasons s/m
for getting out of the MT business. They do not like for the MTs to communicate. Wonder why that is? We're suppose to be team players but we don't know what team we're on much less who our team mates are.
Two reasons ...
When I started with them, I was not given a schedule. I was not asked to work a schedule. It's just been in the past month that I've been told that we are expected to be available on the computer from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
If I am not available and/or I am not frequently turning in reports during that time, I get telephone calls or incessant IM messages.
As you can understand, this is thoroughly irritating - especially when I have believed ALL ALONG that MY TIME IS MY TIME.
Secondly, I knew NOTHING about any of the other IC qualifiers until last Friday when I was doing research. I had, ignorantly, gone by the things people said on the board (that a contract meant that what they were doing was legal, that the only thing that you need to do to qualify as an IC is to work your own hours and schedule, and that things like working on their software doesn't count).
The IRS can question me all they want. Those are all legitimate reasons ... plus one more.
No doubt the IRS takes into account the courage it takes to expose something like this. No doubt, they're happier that you do it than that you just decided to stay scared and quiet.
Please, feel free to ask more. I feel 100% justified in what I'm doing. And if I don't do it now, no one ever will.
And laws will continue to be broken, and our wages will continue to fall or stagnate, and our profession will continue - unimpeded - to go down the toilet.
Not that I think I'm going to save MT. Haha. But at least I'll have gone out fighting for fairness.
Two reasons ...
When I started with them, I was not given a schedule. I was not asked to work a schedule. It's just been in the past month that I've been told that we are expected to be available on the computer from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
If I am not available and/or I am not frequently turning in reports during that time, I get telephone calls or incessant IM messages.
As you can understand, this is thoroughly irritating - especially when I have believed ALL ALONG that MY TIME IS MY TIME.
Secondly, I knew NOTHING about any of the other IC qualifiers until last Friday when I was doing research. I had, ignorantly, gone by the things people said on the board (that a contract meant that what they were doing was legal, that the only thing that you need to do to qualify as an IC is to work whenever you want, and that things like working on their software doesn't count).
The IRS can question me all they want. Those are all legitimate reasons ... plus one more.
No doubt the IRS takes into account the courage it takes to expose something like this. No doubt, they're happier that you do it than if you just decided to stay scared and quiet.
Please, feel free to ask more. I feel 100% justified in what I'm doing. And if I don't do it now, no one ever will.
And laws will continue to be broken, and our wages will continue to fall or stagnate, and our profession will continue - unimpeded - to go down the toilet.
Not that I think I'm going to save MT. Ha. But at least I'll have gone out fighting for fairness.
Would it bother you as much....sm
if the AAMT meeting had been held in Detroit or Cleveland or some other place that was not as, shall we say, vacation like?
The management of MW (and any other company for that matter) who went to the AAMT meeting did so as a part of their job. Their job is to watch the industry, make contacts and interact with other companies in the industry to try to better our working conditions and further our ability to do our jobs, just as our job is to transcribe and edit reports and learn all we can to improve ourselves and the work we do. Whether you like it or not, there is a separation between MTs and management and a separation between what we do and what they do. Don't like it? You have a couple of options here. You can work on improving yourself and making a name for yourself with your company as a trustworthy and valuable employee and rise to the ranks of management and then have the opportunity to be sent to the AAMT meetings or you can work hard, put some money aside, join AAMT and go on your own.....or you could just continue to sit there and bellyache about it. The choice is yours. The meeting next year is to be held in Queensland on Australia's Gold Coast. Better start saving up now.
TRS - don't bother
I talked with the recruiter in October and he could not explain their pay rate and/or guide that is used. It is very confusing and they have a very difficult time keeping people.
Don't bother with them.
They're trouble.
Don't take the job if you think it will bother you
I hated working for them just for that reason.
Don't bother!
I did not like that company whatsoever. Office manager was not nice.
Don't bother!
This company is a nightmare. I live in New Jersey. Constant turnover. Horrible management. They advertise over and over again. That should tell you something about them. They cannot keep somebody for more than a week. Do not even waste your time with this place! You will be sorry!
why bother
Some companies think that just because you have those 3 little letters behind your name you know more than any other MT. This is far from true, it only means those people paid the outrageous price to test and passed the test. I started a part-time job over 2 years ago and the company refused to pay me what I was actually worth because I didnt have CMT behind my name. Even though I have 18+ years' experience as a Transcriptionist and Editor they refused to pay me the 2 dollars more an hour that the CMTs were getting. So I did the same work and somebody with less experience but with the CMT got more money than me. Needless to say I have since left that company.
Why do they bother?
I was contacted by a company to work for them. I told them exactly the days I could work and how much I was willing to work. When they sent work for the weekend, I explained to them that I do not work weekends. Well, I did not hear from them again. Tried contacting them Monday. Tried sign on Monday and was locked out. Did not get a email until Tuesday afternoon stating my quality was just not good enough. I've been at this for 15 years!
Don't bother...
Maybe I'm just not what she's looking for, but she emailed me back and said the positions were filled.
If they were, that was pretty fast!
Don't bother. They still run out of
schedule but there's never enough work to do that. It's the same one account and it's still APEX. Same crappy dictators. The disorganization in the office is getting worse every day. As far as QA it depends on what QA person you happen to get. Difference is night and day. If I was already out and had the choice to make I'd never look back. I'm probably leaving after the new year so you can always have my place 
Okay, thanks! Will not bother then! no msg
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Run... why bother to beg?
Oh my gosh, please just apply to a company that will appreciate you and stop coming across as a beggar... Please save us the dignity... There are soooo many companies to choose from. Why would you want a job with a place that never even returns a phone call??????? Tell me why??????????? I've been doing this for over 20 years, and I hope to never be in your position with all of that experience on this board begging to work for a particular company.... Why are you doing that? How sad! 
Don't bother
If you like spending $100 for equipment for a job that you don't know will work out, spending all day at your computer waiting for work that may or may not be there, trying to type 20+ files in 2 hours because all the dictation was loaded at the same time, having your line rate cut to help support the MTSO's lifestyle, then this job may be for you.
Why does it bother you what I say? sm
Not the business for me? Sounds like its not the business for the poster or you either. I have been in this business I am quite sure longer than you have and I still make very good money. I guess that could be because I am not worrying about what the MTSOs charge and I just sit and do my work and make my money.
Why do you care?
BTW, not the business for your? Hmmmmmm You are the one who is bent out of shape and defensive and stressed! Good Lord!
why does it bother you what sm
she says? Does it strike a raw nerve? She hasn't said anything that isn't true yet.
I always get a card and for other reasons other than
work reasons, not even gotten that one yet.
Many reasons why there may not be work in QA is because
there are difficult dictators and the MTs are struggling with reports. I feel really lucky that in our system you can actually go in and see how much work is being transcribed by the MT so you do know that work is being done. QA HAS TO BE THERE for when the MT is finished because in more cases than not, the work goes through QA (our clients do not want blanks). It is valuable time not to just the MTSO but to the QA in the respect that those reports have to go to the hospital when QA is done. Luckily, a good MTSO knows that and I work for a good MTSO. We are not overstaffed with QA either, usually one per shift so the workload is on me so yes, if it takes the MT longer to do the reports, sometimes you sit for a while with no work in front of you and the service pays you for that. Believe it or not, that is part of the job and you should be paid for it. Employees have a schedule and I count on that schedule as they count on me. That's my bread and butter and the service's bread and butter also. It does not happen often, but it can and does happen some so it definitely is worth their while to pay that tiny bit it costs them rather than pay penalties.
i am one and have stated my reasons why
this board is mainly for complainers.
if any poster has something good to say about a company, they are practically dismembered by angry mobs of posters.
who even knows how many actually DIFFERENT posters there are? who cares?! lol
i don't see a union ever for MT work. i see aamt watering down their own organization.
i doubt a cmt certification would help much at all, just do it for personal satisfaction.
this field will never be regulated so it won't matter.
jmho
Several reasons to avoid them
You start out great but after a while you may get bounced around on different accounts because they cherry pick to the MTs they like and you get left with harder work.
The owners are paranoid someone might say something negative about them. Ask them about their employee handbook and its contents. You cannot participate in organizing or join an MT union. You cannot communicate anything at all about them either in private email or pubically without the written consent of one of the owners.
You will get bombarded with emails to get work caught up and then even if you are a good producer, you will get the emails that chastise everyone for not being good workers.
QA is arbitrary and you may have to prove you did the right thing when you get your monthly score by providing them copies of their own emails. Of course this makes you look bad and you will be punished for standing up for yourself.
Your mileage may vary.
A couple reasons
Their VR software isn't as good as eScription, which is what I really like. It doesn't put in any punctuation unless the doctor dictates it. While you train, you get 2 cpl with a max pay between 3 and 4 cpl after training. It sounded way too labor intensive for that pay.
All the reasons I moved on
Gotta eat and like to actually get in touch with people.
This is one of the reasons I went back
and right away online companies want to know everything about you, all of your identity info. and personal history, where you live and you know nothing about them or even if they are honest enough to pay you. You aren't protected in cyberspace.
good luck with getting your money back.
one of the reasons why I left
nm
Six reasons why I love OSi...
1. I love working and being told by my manager to not record my hours. (Overtime is not approved, but please work extra!!)
2. I love being called on my days off.
3. I love being smarter and having more experience in this field than my managers.
4. I love doing QA reviews on the emails from the QA dept.
5. I love requesting a schedule change, having it approved, and then getting screamed at for not working as scheduled.
6. Best of all, now that I don't work there anymore (been gone for 3 mos!) I love the phone calls I still get wondering why I am not working when I am on the schedule. Hey, at least I get a good laugh every once in a while.
Reasons to NOT be grateful
1. No longer treated as professionals.
2. Just got offered 14.00 to 16.00 per hour to write a transcription training program for company in India. (yea, for that amount... it is not going to happen).
3. I truly feel SOME MTs do not take the work as seriously as it was several years ago so therefore the more need for QA (added cost for companies)
4. People that work at home do not work the schedule they agree to. (this is a job).
5. I can't be grateful for not having to purchase clothes for work. I still have to have clothing to wear and that same clothing is what I can work in.
6. More and nmore people look at this job as a way to take care of young children at home. i.e avoid the cost of daycare, etc. Please!! It is still a job!! You have to work!
7. Absolute thing worst about working at home..... there is no difference from being at work and at home.
Sorry for the typos, but I am so tired of seeing/reading how great it is to work from home. It would be great if people took it seriously, but they do not!
5.
Do not work for them...here are the reasons why..sm
I worked for them a few years back and at this time, Christmas, three paydays in a row (all direct deposit too) did not come through. They knew about it before it happened, let checks bounce (which they did pay for) but still did not have the courage to tell any employee until they asked about their missing check. Three times in a row at Christmas! Plus, they had horrible supervisors that were so nosey and started trouble between employees all of the time. They had lost several really good accounts too. They are very unprofessional, like you said. Do not waste your time and effort with them.
1 of the reasons why I quit...
probably the main reason. I got my first check in the mail when my second was supposed to be due. I cannot live like that. Left a couple of months ago.
Exactly. Just one of many reasons why shafting
Yep, the reasons you cite are the
reasons why I left FT MT 2 years ago and I couldn't be happier! It's a GREAT relief to have vacation time, sick pay, go to the doc's without worry, health/dental/vision ins., 401K plan and even the smallest reason of all (but a big deal to me) to be able to TALK to your coworker for a few minutes and not worry that you aren't getting paid for it! SICK of the BS in the MT world. Glad I got out.
Of course, I can't stay totally away, as I'm some sick glutton for punishment I suppose. I need extra income on the weekends and don't really want to leave the house then, so you guessed it - MT (barely) fills the niche.
I just left a service where I was paid 8 cpl and 3 for VR - not worth my while. Starting a new service with higher pay, but being that I've been around the block a few times & have lost my optimism in the Dickensonian (or is that Dickensian?) MT world, I'm a bit skeptical. We will see...
Just put "personal reasons" - that should be enough. sm
So sorry for your loss.
Life is so hard sometimes!!!
Reasons for negativity.
MDI has been my dream transcription job/company to work for....having this job is the reason I got into transcription. After having worked for the large national companies and finally being able to get on with MDI, I thought this is it for me, I found the perfect place to be for me........Those of us that have worked for other companies that have done this same thing, been there, done that, repeating the cycle. I guess I was naive to think it would be different with MDI.
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