Is the OSi I saw down further under the poll for the worst companies
Posted By: Now I'm worried! on 2006-07-16
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the one in Atlanta? I just accepted a position with them and when I researched the archives, I saw good reports only about a month or so ago. Tell me this isn't the same one I am going to start working for!
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POLL:Worst company you ever worked for and why?
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POLL: Which companies are currently using Voice Recognition
I am currently looking to change companies, and from the posts I have seen, VR does not seem to be too popular, with a huge cut in cpl, so I want to put those companies at the bottom of my list. 
Could everyone please list their COMPANY NAME and if they are
 Currently using VR
 Planning to switch to VR soon
Any comments about cpl, how long it took to get back up to previous pay, and if you like VR would also be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
Cant that be done on any platform though. Why does it seem DQS is the worst. Is that why companies
buy this platform. I wonder if you asked a company about it if they would be honest about every little thing they do to take away lines. I only know for a fact that it reduced my lines tremendously going from a DOS program to DQS on the same account with the same dictators.
DSG is one of the worst companies I have worked for
and I think they have a very high turnover rate. I did not even get my start-up paperwork for 3 weeks and I honestly feel this is because they have so many people quit the first 2 weeks they wait to see if you make it that far before they bother mailing out the package to you! I lasted 4 months - I was absolutely desperate or would have quit sooner. Their accounts are absolutely horrible, management is the worst I have ever seen - do not answer emails, demand you be on IM but only to IM you - never to answer an important question, if you bring up a legitimate question on an account specific they ignore you as if not important, inconsistent as heck on the account specifics, ask if they can call you and then finally call 2-3 days later, make a huge ordeal about minor things. Only thing they have going for them is the platform - other than that they pretty much are a horrible, horrible company and I would steer clear of them seriously.
I have worked for a lot of companies and can tell you this has the worst mgmt of sm
any company I know. They are unprofessional and they do not know how to manage. They are running around like chickens with their heads chopped off, play people against each other (watch behind you if you go there) and you really do not want to go there. They do hire outside the U.S., almost everywhere actually-not just India, the Phillippines, but as far away as Australia. Their tech support is bad and the company could care less about those that work for them. On an up note, they pay on time. That's all I can say about them that is good. You would do better working for any other service that is around than working for them.
Which companies have the ABSOLUTE WORST software?
Don't want to waste my time applying as I just came from a company with bad, bad software.
Getting the worst shift and worst work are two different things...
If you are new, you may not get the best shift, but everyone should share in the difficult work. No one person should be stuck with ESLs because they are new. Maybe the new hires won't get first pick of holidays...things like that, but shouldn't get stuck with all ESLs. Doesn't make sense.
Worst of the worst...I agree with RUN
Please - don't learn the hard way! You will only waste your time and run the risk of not making anything to boot unless you have a relative who is a big city lawyer. Under the sugar coating is something very bitter.
posting for the poll
SS and also proud of it!~
Poll: school vs. OJT, etc.
I was just curious....
How long have you been an MT?
Did you attend an MT school, or did you receive on-the-job training?
That's all for now. 
Poll/question
If you were offered a job working for a company run by someone in another country such as India at .27/line would you take it ?
can we poll Heartlanders? Who has a job yet and who has a job that is better than the old one?
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Best MTSO Poll
Who thinks they work for the best MTSO? Of all the companies, lets see who gets the most votes. I vote for Transcend.
That's why it's a poll :) . Trying to find out about
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Let's take a poll-which platform are
you using at WMX? Enterprise or Chartmatrix? I think that's where the problem is. I am thinking one side has no work and the other does.
Poll: Take or pass
After reading posts below here's the situation: IC at company presently for a while which has lots of work. Decided to take E-Trans plus for security of employee position. Husband provides benefits. After reading warnings below:
1. Take and try out anyway, despite the negative feedback.
2. Keep IC job and do as much as possible, as it has not been a problem there and no need to stir the pot.
Just confused and seeking feedback since new information has popped up on the board. I am like the newhire below and do not want to waste time if job no good! Thanks in advance for your advice.
ELECTION POLL
They are conducting a poll on the politics board. Please vote on it.
Poll question
As some of you may recall, I recently retired from MT. I was wondering if the companies y'all work for would be more likely to hire newbies if they had an experienced mentor working with them? I'm not trying to sell the service of mentoring but by way of explanation, I met a gal via the internet who is just finishing a course. I think she would make an excellent MT and I would like to help her. As we all know, a graduate of many of the schools don't have a snowball's chance of getting hired. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Taking a poll about VR
Do you use the mouse or the keyboard to maneuver through your VR documents? Which one do you think is faster?
MDI Poll: How many MTs have resigned since the
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Poll -- or pole dancing
Sorry had to give you a bad time. All you are paying extra as an IC is 7.5% of the social security and you should be able to write off part of that. You need to look at both, see if the IC offers something to make up the 7.5% you will be paying. You also have to know that you have the capability of putting aside your own taxes and paying them if you do not have a husband that can overwithold them for you. But again if it boils down to the scare of the taxes -- you only pay 7.5% more as an IC for the social security. As an employee they withhold the taxes for you -- you still pay them.
POLL: Best Company You Ever Worked For!!
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Transcription platforms: A poll
What company do you work for?
Is your transcription platform easy to learn and easy to use? Do you have to go to multiple, multiple screens to enter data?
How much downtime do you experience a day? How many times a day do you have to work with tech support to straighten out problems? How many times a day do you have to either reboot or fix problems that occur that you have learned how to do yourself?
How many lines an hour or a day do you average?
Poll: Is your MTSO low on work (please name it).
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Poll: What % of base rate does your company pay for ME?
MQ - 70% of base rate for ME.
Poll: How long does it take your MTSO to cancel
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preference poll ~ DocQscribe or Extext
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First poll on what constitutes fair MT wages
The numbers are in from the weekend USMLSU poll regarding fair compensation for full-time US MT employees:
BY THE LINE: All work types
- $0.11 per line base starting pay for MTs with 10+ years experience and scores of 95% or higher on pre-employment testing.
- $0.095 per line base starting pay for MTs with 5-8 years experience, and scores of 95% or higher on pre-employment transcription testing.
- $0.085 per line base starting pay for MTs with 3-5 years experience and scores of 95% or higher on pre-employment testing.
BY THE REPORT - Radiology and Pathology
- $1.10 per report for plain film radiology, CT, MRI, ultrasound
- $1.25 per report for interventional radiology
- $1.25 per pathology report
HOURLY PAY FOR MANDATORY BABYSITTING NO OR LOW PRODUCTION ACCOUNTS
Hourly pay would benefit those of us who spend countless mandatory scheduled 8-hour shifts babysitting overstaffed, underproducing accounts with little to no transcription work to be done. As it stands now, in order to sit in front of our PCs for 8 hours doing little to no work (because there is none), in order to be paid for this mandatory idle time we must work weekends or night shifts to make up pay and quota for benefits, or request to use precious PTO time in order to be paid to sit idely for 8 hours to fulfill an unreasonable request promised to the client by the company:
- $18.00 per hour base MT pay to monitor an account with little to no work - 10+ yrs experience and 95% or greater on MT pre-hiring test.
- $15.00 per hour base MT pay to monitor an account with little to no work - 5-9 years of experience and 95% or greater on MT pre-hireing test
- $12.00 per hour base MT pay to monitor an account with little to no work - 3-5 years of experience and 95% or greater on MT pre-hiring test
Please email your comments/suggestions/opinions.
This was a limited poll. Post your comments on
the Initiative web site, which I cannot post here because they keep deleting it, so ask around.
The more voices that are heard, the more input received, the more realistic the figures will be.
The person that posted that there are union MTs making $28 hourly with full benefits must have typed that during cocktail hour. It's not happening any where, especially not for at-home MTs who are paid by production and paid nothing when there is no work.
Poll on ChartScript- Would you mind telling your likes and dislikes? nm
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Please do not go there. It is the worst!
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MDI-FL is the worst of them all.
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Worst than the 1st one, can't believe she did it again!
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I don't think it's the worst
If you're fast, you might just make production.
No they are not. They are the worst
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Worst
Transcription Relief Services. It may be better now, but was absolutely the worst when I was there.
WORST ESL
Ever and the first time I transcribed one, I was given 91% QA on the document. Not to happy about that.
DSG IS THE WORST EVER!!!
Another company who starts off great and then turns nasty! I planned on retiring from there in about 10 years. I actually worked for them for more than 3 years. With their massive expansion a few months ago came really rude e-mails or no response to questions, being switched on accounts with VERY different specifics endlessly, IM messages to interrupt your day for their endless *emergencies,* etc. I produced big time for them and had an outstanding QA record. They abused my good nature one time too many. I am happy where I am right now. THEIR loss!!
DSG for sure is the WORST...
I like when management BEGGED us to go on MTstars and post positive things, because they are getting bashed so badly... and I know for fact that one of the higher ups told me that she goes on and posts and changes her initials... so all of this happy, feel good stuff is probably from the people at the home office...
It is not "THE WORST"!
Please, give it a try. I love it and I work out of the Dallas office. I have a couple of friends that have worked out of other offices and were not exactly thrilled, but I think the Dallas office is the best.
Definitely the worst at communication!!
If you have problems, oh well.. If you have a complaint, oh well... If you check is always penalized, oh well... If you have realized that the line counts NEVER add up with ANY program, oh well.. Now, you get the idea. They could care less. There is a reason why people from other countries should not run an American business. They have no idea what your saying or care and you cannot get through to them in PLAIN ENGLISH because they do not understand that language. They only understand "PENALIZE" that is their favorite word. I am sorry but I had to vent.
The worst part is...
I've been there a long time, took their crap, worked extra when asked, always had quality above 98.5, always made my line count, worked the last 2 months straight because they were behind, now there is hardly any work, worked all the major holidays for the last 2 years and this is how they repay that kind of loyalty. It makes me sad and I feel like a fool for being used for so long. All I want to do is type and do a good job. It won't be rewarded there unfortunately. I'm worried about going from the frying pan to the fire but it can't get worse than the above can it?
I thought they were the worst. (sm)
After I was hired and before actually beginning transcription with them, I had an inkling it wasn't going to be nice when I was mailed account specifics including lots and lots of QA memos with things like HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU PEOPLE THIS?!!!! and countless similar things. It may have just been one or two people, but that kind of thing is infectious in a QA department.
As far as the accounts, not just ESL, but the worst quality ESL I've ever encountered.
The owner was known for her rants on another well-known bulletin board. She also said she wouldn't sell, so when she did, naturally people were upset. Of course it was her right to sell, but those kinds of promises should never be made.
I count them as one of my worst experiences. I left after a short while and never regretted the decision. I was only sorry that I had to put such a stupid-sounding name of a company on my resume when looking for a real job.
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Yes. Not the best but not the worst. The best thing is that I do not
run out of work, and I am a high producer. That is very important to me.
The worst thing is that most of these SM
companies actually work to hire and keep the 2nd set--the ones who really don't want to be there. The rest of us, well we can hit the road if we don't like it--that's why we have to hop around so much.
my worst is in sacramento..sm
He speaks clearly, but he has this irritating habit of, after dictating for about five minutes, stopping, and saying no, don't say that, say... and then I have to erase everything I just typed and start over again. I have begun charging extra lines for this, though, because after all, I did type it. It was not my fault he had to have it erased. grrrr...
The platform is one of the worst
go down. If you need help with tech support, you have to email them and it takes hours, sometimes days for them to get back to you. Then sometimes your report does not show up on the line counter and you have to notify tech to get paid, because somehow it did not go through and another MT typed the same report.
Any account you go on will eventually be on VR, and they only pay half your line rate, the standard is 4 cpl for VR. The program is not user friendly.
No matter what they tell you when they hire you, they will eventually put your account on VR, and it can take months and months to get it down because the system does not seem to learn. Also, my training, well they kind of throw you to the wolves.
Also no production incentive, etc. On VR, it can take longer to edit the report than to type it. You can expect your checks to drop when they switch you to VR. All they will tell you is to be patient and it is a learning curve, keep trying, etc., etc., etc. In the meantime, your bills get behind, you can't afford things.
I am sorry I went with this company and am hoping to get out.
My worst experience ever was with her.
Isn't it funny how some find a home where others run? Maybe it was timing. Who knows? I would not recommend taking a job with her but sounds like some are quite happy and treated well.
Good luck!
your worst enemy...
...is AHDI (formerly AAMT - note the absence of American in the new name)...while you are educating the public about Homeland Security violations, AHDI is going to be ACTIVELY working against you, facilitating & promoting CMT certification of offshore MTs (& making a ton of money doing it) & using their significant political and financial clout to globalize medical transcription under the noble-sounding rubric of Contributing to Global Commerce or some such malarkey. In the end, they have totally pulled one over on us--started out as an educational organization, more or less; exponentially grew their membership; & while no one was looking, ceased being an educational organization and became a political organization -- entirely switching their focus to the support of offshore outsourcing. Meanwhile, the MTs to whom they trafficked the CMT certification now appear to agree with their political stance simply because they are affiliated with the organization.
There are only 2 reasons I can think of for an organization to so completely betray its membership ideologically: Money & Power. Not necessarily in that order, & probably both.
Needless to say, I didn't renew my CMT certification & don't plan to ever again.
Worst Company
I too feel your pain about losing your account to India, but unfortunately it will be inevitable that everyone will lose their account to India at some time or another with this company. It seems with them, they use the US MTs to gear those accounts up for the client, make their work look really good, while in the background training the India MTs to take it over one day, and they usually do. Spheris is the worst company out there. If every US MT would just not work for them anymore, it would be a perfect world...wouldn't it!! Unfortunately, that will never happen, hence Spheris living on and screwing yet just another MT over and over again in the process. My sympathies to all MTs that have to stoop to try make a living at Spheris, I will only hope for you all that you find a better company that appreciates you and your hard work one day!!
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