Interesting Discussion on June 21 -- Did you see that?
Posted By: atat on 2006-07-07
In Reply to: Amphion - me
Did you go to about the middle of page 4 -- thread started June 21, 2006. Begins with:
Anyone turned down offers at Amphion, Axolotl or Webmedx - would like honest opinions
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- Interesting Discussion on June 21 -- Did you see that? - atat
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See the Focus discussion below. I posted some pretty interesting info.
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June
Thank you for a very worthwhile post. Just a word of unasked-for advice to all MTs from one who has been kicked around the block a time or two: Keep a file and a log. On my log, I write the time I log on and the time I log off and the number of hours I worked that day. In the file I print out memoranda such as the one cited above. If I ever have to go to the Labor Board, Wage and Hour Commission, or my private attorney, I will have a blazing .357 magnum in terms of the file. It is a shame that we have to take such proactive measures, but as they say in the Marine Corps, CYA. Good luck to you and don't take any guff from these people. They need you as much as you need them. Too many MTs are wishy-washy and think they have to take any kind of nonsense doled out to them. They don't. The labor laws do indeed apply to at-home workers.
I believe it i was effective June 1st.
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New accounts come on in June and Jan, so they
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Huh? It's scheduled for June 2. nm
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I leflt in June. sm
One of the accounts just dumped us. It got slow all of a sudden and I was told that it would pick up. Then I found out there was plenty of work. Then all of a sudden on a Saturday we get an e-mail that said immediately we could not do the account anymore. They offered a couple different accounts but they were really bad and I wouldn't take them. Horrible platforms, money etc. My problem with KS and most of these companies is they string you along and lie to you. It wouldn't bother me so much if they would just come clean wtih you when you ask a question.
Thank you June and link inside...
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My membership is up beginning of June.
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She's in Connecticut and she had an ad on MTJobs at the end of June. nm
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Here's the link for their ad from June 16, 2009 (sm)
Hope this helps
When doing a search on google, it said there were omitted links due to duplicates, but I clicked to show them anyway and that's when I found the link for their ad on MTStars.
They had an ad here in early June 2006. Did anyone start with them? nm
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It is finally in place June 1st. It is reasonable and sm
really good. My sister has had it for yours and says Guardian is better than BCBS.
Good luck June I hope to be out
of there soon also. There's no way you can make a living there with this company. Good luck.
Any info on the go live starting June 1 at WMX?
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Quit MQ in June - still in shock with new job. Plenty of work, OT available. (sm)
I just can't tell you how fortunate I feel. The bonus program is good and understandable, you don't have to be a math genius to figure it out. I have 2 accounts, great supervisor, pleasant office staff. For those of you still unhappy with your current jobs, keep the faith, there are good companies out there. Good luck on your search.
Did you notice on our community page new hires May/June - I think there were 19 or 20 of them. (sm)
Nothing against the new hires, but from our point of view it stinks to hire new people while many of us are/were scrapping for work.
I did notice they haven't posted any new hires like they did for May and June. nm
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I left after nine years in June before the pay cut and I am very happy in my new position and making
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Post from June 2006 said the ESL load was very heavy and you needed a Cphone & 2nd line. Used to
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There was some discussion of VR
last fall before I left due to a constant lack of work. At that time, the plan was to not cut the cpl rate.
I hung in there with them for 6 months, but they seemed to be overhiring. It
looks like I got out in time, but this is not good news.
will look for the discussion
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There was a discussion about this
1-2 weeks ago and someone offered a way to figure it out - some kind of formula.... at least it is a 55 character line!!
Since the OSI discussion below
anyone care to share if OSi has improved. I tested with them and scored very high and hopefully will be hearing from them soon. Would like to know if the platform is MT friendly/how hard to make production? I'm not interested in benefits and I assume the rate is what is considered standard with most companies - just need to know if I can sit down, work and be as productive as possible. TIA
Discussion/arguments. (SM)
If you want to discuss or argue your post being edited or removed, take it to e-mail.
There was a whole Medware discussion just a few
Here's a link: http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/22251.html
See discussion from 06/03/06 on this site.
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TKU very much. I had seen the newer discussion,
but hit server errors when I tried to go back to May, so had not seen the older link. Now that one has me reconsidering.
Re: MT supervisor discussion below...sm
I was an MTSO many years ago and have been an IC with my own accounts ever since. I'm curious exactly what an MT supervisor does?
you are missing that the discussion
was also about signing the agreement that we would not bring the company to arbitration...as in agreeing never to sue them.
Per discussion this board. Even if never provides it,
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Not only is there ridiculous discussion
there is also a lot of thinly-veiled shilling for people to work cheaply for Proveros......
Fantastic Discussion
I really appreciate all your replies and this discussion as a whole. It's helped shed some light on things.
What I'd really like to see is some kind of checklist that we could all go by to ensure that we are ICs, that the businesses are not trying to slide around any laws, and that we're treated the way we should be treated. Something that is MT specific, uncomplicated, and clear-cut for both sides.
I'm afraid I don't have the knowledge (or experience, especially) to put something like that together. But I sure would help any way I can.
I'd like to get together an action committee of some sort to straighten this out with businesses that are reported to be guilty of stress fracturing these laws. That would probably be less painful for all involved, but still achieve the desirable outcome.
In addition, something like this would really help empower MTs who don't understand the importance of what being an independent contractor means.
Empowerment through education and all that. It's a good thing. I think, as a whole, most MTs just don't know what they don't know - and go by rumors and rumors of rumors on internet forums. It's what I was guilty of for so, so long.
This is a DISCUSSION board...
How much stock do you think people take in postings here? You take this board WAAAYYY too seriously and assign it powers that it simply does not have.
This is a DISCUSSION board...
How much stock do you think people take in postings here? You take this board WAAAYYY too seriously and assign it powers that it simply does not have.
Shouldn't be a year old there was just a discussion the other day.
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Won't let me register for the discussion board
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I would open the discussion by calmly
asking what the procedure is for assigning work. If you don't get the info you need, ask if there are any other accounts available which will enable you to be more productive. If you are working in an atmosphere where you are afraid to ask questions, it sounds like the wrong job and you might need a change. Good luck.
I asked the same question in a discussion about MDI-MD
further below and someone told me when they were hired they were asked to work 2 Saturdays a month...if you scroll down there are some answers to other questions about MDI-MD..Hope this helps!
But, NOT on a casual discussion forum. I have said this a
thousand times. THE GRAMMAR POLICE IS NOT NECESSARY. This is supposed to be a place where MTs can let their hair down. Afterall, they are not getting paid to post, so if it's not perfect, so what?
Daphne, I emailed you privately.
Strange discussion with them just yesterday
I sent them a resume last week. Have not taken any test or anything. Recruiter called, wanted to know if there was anyway I could possibly start this week? Possibly by Thursday? Seemed a little weird. She was nice and all, but I felt it was a little strange that they didn't want to do any testing, check references, or anything.
See link for discussion here about NJ Documed
http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/79123.html
Discussion about Escription 6 versus 8
below and someone said the version 8 was terrible. I was wondering what they thought the difference was.
also see discussion above re: line counts
I believe our lines in eScription were all manipulated which also brought the hourly rate down. If you are an IC, you should invoice your company anyway and do you own accounting and NOT rely on their software or you'll get screwed. If you're an employee, the only way not to get cheated is to never sign on for production pay and ONLY agree to an hourly rate...but good luck with that. Especially if your company outsources offshore like mine did. soooooo glad to be done with those a**holes!
Isn't this the same discussion from about a month ago, with the Union sm
building thread? I mean, where did that go? Pardon my skepticism, but there seems to be a lot of talk and little action on this board.
There is quite a bit of fairly recent discussion (sm)
try going to the search box farther up on the page, just make sure the MTStars radio button is marked (not Google, type JLG in the box. (for some reason the other search thing never works for me either)
After reading all the Webmedx discussion below..sm
...it occurs to me that there is bigger picture out there that not everyone is factoring into the equation. I am an MT. I transcribe/edit for a living. Have been at this for 20 years. The industry as a *whole* is struggling. Against outsourcing. Against EMR which is aiming to completely eliminate narrative dictation and transcription as a whole. Against a huge downturn in the economy. Against lower census at hospitals, fewer elective surgeries. Against patients putting off regular care. Against hospitals wanting to cut costs. Against front-end speech rec which can eliminate transcription. Everyone is trying to stay afloat.
Personally I know 4 people in my life - friends and family - who have lost their jobs in the past 2 years. I know others - in other industries - who have been in a pay freeze, or hiring freeze, or who have had their wages cut. It's not just MTs who are being impacted.
No - I'm *not* happy about a possible pay cut. But I AM glad to have a job. If I thought I could find a better situation at another company, I'd be looking. It's six of one, half dozen of the other. I'm a realist.
Please don't flame me. We're all entitled to our opinions.
After reading all the Webmedx discussion below..sm
...it occurs to me that there is bigger picture out there that not everyone is factoring into the equation. I am an MT. I transcribe/edit for a living. Have been at this for 20 years. The industry as a *whole* is struggling. Against outsourcing. Against EMR which is aiming to completely eliminate narrative dictation and transcription as a whole. Against a huge downturn in the economy. Against lower census at hospitals, fewer elective surgeries. Against patients putting off regular care. Against hospitals wanting to cut costs. Against front-end speech rec which can eliminate transcription. Everyone is trying to stay afloat.
Personally I know 4 people in my life - friends and family - who have lost their jobs in the past 2 years. I know others - in other industries - who have been in a pay freeze, or hiring freeze, or who have had their wages cut. It's not just MTs who are being impacted.
No - I'm *not* happy about a possible pay cut. But I AM glad to have a job. If I thought I could find a better situation at another company, I'd be looking. It's six of one, half dozen of the other. I'm a realist.
Please don't flame me. We're all entitled to our opinions.
Has anyone from MDI-MD visited the discussion forum at the new web site? sm
I checked it out awhile ago, but I guess it is still too new as there are no real discussions. I do not think that D or any of the liaisons monitor the MT Stars boards, but surely they will look at their own. Maybe if all of the unhappy people post their concerns there, the issue will be addressed in a manner more satisfactory to everyone. Just a thought ........
" there are no developments" wouldn't warrant discussion or am I
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Posts about TransTech are getting way out of control. Take discussion regarding
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This discussion will cease immediately. You are WAY off base. We do not
cater to any company in the manner you describe just because a company may be a sponsor. The reason that we remove content about ANY company is when posters use this site as a sounding board of their complaints posting to the point where the thread flames. At that point, I will remove the thread and tell posters to take discussion to email until things settle down.
If you have problems with a company, you need to take it up with them. Sounding off on this forum about the inner workings of any company is innapropriate. Posters need to use tact when posting.
Many of you know me well enough by now that I would not remove posts just because some MTSO tells me to.
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