Me too, emphasized flexibility was more important
Posted By: than PTO, benefits, etc. (nm) on 2005-10-03
In Reply to: I know that when I answered the questionnaire that came out some time before the packet... - that I emphasized FLEXIBILITY as my main priority.
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Re: Flexibility
When you first start, they will ask that you pick a schedule that you will be working (your choice). If you need to change that schedule outside of one hour, then they ask that you just let them know so they can see if they need to find coverage or not. They are very good about changes in your schedule if you need it.
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Thank you both. I was pretty much trying to figure out what they referred to as flexible.
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They are about the only company out there that is still run by HUMANS! They will work with you, whatever your needs are.
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You must request your flexible schedule prior to accepting the position and then get it in writing, for your protection.
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MDI-FL is flexible with scheduling. I have been here four years and am still raising children and it has been great to have the flexibility!
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eMTS is very flexible. I am not IC though.
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DSG is a great company that just put up an ad today! They hire looking mostly for production versus specific, strict time of day schedules. As long as you are meeting your production they are great!
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Can you explain their flexibility? Do you pick a schedule? Do you have a time frame in which to complete your work? Thanks!
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but the pay - that sounds below average - 9-11 cpl is more like it - if not more. But for flexibility and plenty of work - I would work for less - especially if I could work on the same accounts all the time and have plenty of work - I would be interested to hear from others, as well on this company.
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That's what some of the companies in transcription out there are lacking. I work for a hospital that has the same 12-hour period. We can clock in 4 separate times in a day. It's heaven! First shift starts at a certain time, second shift and third shift, but it's amazing how we can keep everything covered - guess it's because we're happy!
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I work for Futurenet and they are very flexible. Nice people. Pay always on time.
40 hrs for FT, I have no flexibility, SM
Enterprise or Chartmatrix are the platforms, for me running out of work happens at least once a week and I have 5 accounts. In past couple of days I've seen posts that they are using some other MTSO to do work for them so that's where some of the work is going.
Flexibility
At MDI we submit and set our own schedule 2 months at a time, having to commit to 2 weekend days a month.....do you do this at Transcend?
Amphion flexibility?
Can anyone who actually works for Amphion tell me if there is much flexibility in your schedule. I know they require you to submit a schedule, just wondering how flexible within that time frame they are. Thanks.
Flexibility as an employee
Can anyone recommend a good company to work for who will allow their employees to have a very flexible schedule? I have two children and I have to work a schedule which works around their school schedule and after school activities. I also would like to have some time for myself and be able to participate in the gym or going out with friends and my family. I want to put in my 8 hours a day and am willing to work on the weekends.
Flexibility at Diskriter
I have been offered a position with Diskriter. The recruiter told me when I speak with my supervisor, I could have a flexible schedule. Just how flexible is Diskriter? Also, do they have 12 to 12 shift, where you can work 8 hours in 12 hours? I speak with my supervisor this Wednesday and just wanted to get the heads up. Thanks
here is the scoop on flexibility with DSK
I worked for them and was told I could have flexibility. This is no lie, I would run out to the mailbox to get the mail, or maybe get interrupted with a phone call - probably no more than 10 minutes away from the computer - AND I WOULD GET A PHONE CALL FROM Diskriter ASKING WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU ON BREAK? YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW WHEN YOU ARE TAKING A BREAK OR GOING OFF TO LUNCH.
When I took my lunch break, my phone would ring if I was over 30 minutes. I felt like big brother was always watching.
Maybe it wasn't that way with everybody, but I never ever deserved that kind of monitoring for any job I had. The sad part was that when I worked for them there were times I would not have any work whatsoever, but was told not to leave my house in case work flowed into my que. One day, I sat for three hours on a Saturday morning because they insisted we do overtime, and I did not get my first job until 10:40 a.m. THREE HOURS ON A SATURDAY. I can still recall that day - I made $17.00 for an 8 hour shift. I quit shortly after that.
Flexibility - They great with it
I have never seen a company as generous with flexibility. If I need to run to school for the kids and make up time later, all I need to do is email and let them know. If I need to switch days or hours because of anything, I have only been denied that 1 time because there were too many people off sick and it wasn't for something I had to do, just for more free time in that day.
As for the person who said they called and asked where she was; I am sorry but they are too busy doing other things to be watching over your shoulder, I doubt this occurred. If it did, perhaps you had extremely low line counts and they were just trying to account for if you were really at your computer making an effort or if you were taking off on the clock and not actually working your scheduled hours, if you are supposed to be working, you should be THIS IS A JOB and just because we work from home doesn't mean we can come and go as we please (unless it has been approved, which they are ready and willing to do).
Diskriter is the only company I have found that realizes being flexible makes for happier MTs, which makes for more productive MTs.
Good luck and glad to have you join us.
Sorry.. I mean FLEXIBLE.. not flexibility
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The best company with flexibility and
pretty much everything else! You will be happy!
Looking for company with flexibility...
I have no issues with a required line count per day, week, month or whatever, but I do need one that has flexibility with the times. Need around 8 cpl. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated.
Transtech if you want flexibility.
I have worked for both. I chose Transtech over Ax because there is absolutely no flexibility with scheduling. Transtech expects you work your schedule but if you swing a little bit earlier or late, and they know you will be there they leave you alone. Ax, on the other hand is very strict. You must keep to your schedule every time, no exception. Both companies have good work, good benefits. Both need excellent quality. The difference is Ax is smaller and you must stick to your line count, quality and schedule, whereas Transtech does not micromanage at all. But they do expect you to do all that Ax does, just a different management style. Different strokes for different folks. Both good companies, but for different types of people. Good luck!
Keystrokes - Flexibility
Please explain what you mean by flexibility. I was just hired by Keystrokes and told that I must work my schedule but no PTO for the first year, only five days year 1, five days year 2 and then ten days year 3. Although everything else sounded okay, I did not feel there was a lot of flexibility. Would appreciate if you could elaborate. Thank you.
You won't get flexibility or IC at Medquist.
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Flexibility in that you have 24 hours to get your
projected line counts in. Your line counts are put on a schedule by you every month. This is what you think you will do on a daily basis within 24 hours TAT. If for some reason you can't make it a day, you e mail your sup as early as possible to let them know. So, flexible in that they don't stare at you every minute. You are also welcome to do more than projected and work other times in addition to your schedule if there is work. They e mail the team on the accounts and say when there's lots of work and help needed.
Yet, you are a statutory employee. For me, it is flexible because if one morning I am tired I can work later in the day. If I am up at 2 a.m. I can type. So forth. When I was a regular employee I was often micromanaged and I cannot stand that. Even when there was no work, I was chained to my desk. Here, there is no chaining whatsoever.
Can you tell us about your flexibility with Transcend? sm
Do you have to work a shift? Are you required to work weekends, and if so how often? We have enjoyed flexibility at MDI in that we state how many lines a day we will do and have a 24-hour window to do the work (provided the work is there which it has not been lately).
It isn't important...
which account I work for. I have worked for the VA account in the past. I worked to help out with the backlog. In 2 days I typed 3000 lines. They were my first 2 days on that account. Hope that answers your question.
and this is important because.....??
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if it is important -
They outsource. Apparently have set up shop in at least two cities in India, looking at Phillipines, have 2600 transcriptionists in India.
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I have a message already from the recruiter. since your e/m isn't working for me, can i call you in about 30 min? (got to go do something).
and ... this is IMPORTANT
You do get paid by the line, NOT by the hour, and the only way you get credit for all the lines in the report is if you do a full listen from start to finish. If you are filling in blanks, no matter how many blanks, you get credit for only 15 lines. I am going broke and I can't understand my manager because he is in Bangalore, India. Also, there is NO paid training and I had to start working as an MT although I was hired as a QA. It took me over a month for my so-called promotion to QA. So I made a LOT more money as an MT than I am making as a QA because I make no money on reports with blanks.
That's why it's important...
to wait until you're released from QA at MDI and are free to type as many reports as you like before quitting another job.
But that's just common sense, no matter what the circumstances. *shrug*
Something VERY important to consider!!
If you really to to try to fix what has gone terribly wrong in the MT industry, you have to be willing to be educated about how our system of government works, and how it might mean that a UNION is not the only answer, if an answer at all.
Seriously, stop and think. Supposedly the Democratic party (and this is not all political so chill) stands for the average joe right? Then why did Clinton with support of the Republicans sign NAFTA into law - which was the vehicle that drove our MT jobs to India?
In other words, this was done to provide the cheap labor Americans WON'T (and can't) provide.
The reason? Obviously to bump PROFITS for the corporations who provide the service.
Now I don't suggest the above is the whole story, but it's a critical point and if we in this discussion don't understand that part of the problem is that we are where we are because it was INTENDED, then starting a UNION in and of itself is not going to be a fix-all.
Our country is in an economic free fall - no one knows if or when we will stabilize. Keep this in mind, too, if you are hoping for a magic solution. There may not be one.
Being in this field for 22+ years, I have read the writing on the wall.
GO FORWARD with plans for a Union but understand there are many many factors at work here.
In the meantime, how many of you here have contacted YOUR representatives in Congress to ask about regulation for this industry? Don't wait for a union, or for someone else to do this simple act: Look up the numbers and call them. Follow up with a letter. There is power in numbers and if they hear from us throughout the nation they will take note.
Just my 2 cents.
Best wishes for a better 2009.
Exactly. Seriously important.
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a 1-hr window is NOT flexibility in my book.
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You haven't been there very long. Flexibility is very much sm
determined by who you immediate supervisor is. The post below is quite correct. They are VERY flexible the last few months, because many accounts run out of work constantly. They are not only flexible, but apologetic. This is spoken by someone who has been with the company several years, not a few months.
How were the schedules set up? Shifts? Flexibility? Thanks! nm
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flexibility??? depends on the manager
The owner prides himself on flexibility and not requiring set days and hours.
One manager hounds people to work set days, set hours...not a minute earlier, not a minute later. She also hounds people to have their AOL IM functioning during the shift she set for them and gets nasty if it is not on or if they do not see it flashing when she messages them for some trivial matter.
It is unclear why the owner allows this manager to hound people and be nasty to his employees/ICs, but he does.
What kind of flexibility are you talkin?
Flexibility depends on your acct; some still sm
allow the 10 or 12 hr flex schedule, some accounts do not. It's worth asking.
Depends on what's important to you.
Low pay, no raises, deceitful but polite about it (hard to get your vacation time, say they will not bounce you around but do, say they will customize to what you want but don't, etc.), expect you do to a lot of free work, very top-heavy, volunteered AAMT Employer of the Year (don't know by whom, I was not given a vote). It probably also depends on what accounts you are on, whether you do acute care or multispecialty clinic, and who your team lead is. Communication: Very one-sided; lots of e-mails, etc. from them for you to read/take action/respond to (unpaid), but not so interested in you communicating with them and giving you timely answers; I've been blown off A LOT. They are VERY into AAMT and CMT certification, but don't pay well for it. Oh, and they offshore. When their system goes down, you don't get paid and can't take sick or vacation time to make up for it (was down for 2 days last week).
On the plus side: Good insurance benefits, easy platform, my accounts were good for the most part, pay on time.
My opinion: If you're experienced, you could probably do better. If not, good place to get more experience. Hope this helps.
I think the most important question is
whether it is good money for YOU.
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While the work is important,
please keep in mind that you're doing it to earn a living. While it is often said that it takes about 3 months to get up to speed on an account, it seems that you have some sense of the situation already.
If the finances aren't working out, I would start looking. If it's not a win-situation for the employer and the employee, it's not the right job. Good luck.
Doesn't seem too important to get especially
if you have to get CEU's and renew. I already do that as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I don't need the additional expense and there doesn't seem to be a financial benefit.
Thanks for all your responses.
the most important question is how
important is it for you to work from home versus out of the home - with today's escalating gas prices, figuring in everything related to traveling to and from work, dress clothes for work, meals, day care, etc. etc. etc, you must weigh the pros and cons - for some it is not enough whereas others find it very worthwhile.
Yes, you are so right. The account will be important. nm
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It's important to ask if you will have 20,000 a pay period
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and I never claimed to be more important than others
LOL LOL LOL. How do you know what is FAIR to you and others? You don't know me. LOL. Stop analyzing so much and stop twisting people's words around. I bet you're one of them gossip-busy bodies that have nothing to do interrupt other people's lives. Take care of your own business.
Could I please ask for an important opinion?,,,,,sm
I work for a great company as an IC, and love the work, my bosses have been great (been there about a year), love the accounts, platform, etc., but something bugs me. In the beginning, I told them strictly, verbally and in writing, that I needed to really be flexible hour-wise, I have 3 kids and also take care of my 90-year-old mom part-time, etc. They said sure, jump aboard, very flexible. Okay, lots of days they are okay, but we have dedicated queues and at times I know i am working TWO JOBS instead of part-time, I signed on for approximately 25 hours a week. I have a fabulous line count to show for it, but I keep getting roped into these 12-hour work days, 1200 lines or more, and I am getting wiped out. They are great about so many things and the pay is fantastic, but should I complain, what would you do?? THANKS!!!
Thanks for sharing, very important!!!
Though I did not apply at MDIT, I can relate. United Transcription out of North Carolina used ExpressScribe and MPWord (not MTWord) plus a FTP. The lady VP was not a transcriber so had not ideaaaaaa.
With this setup most of the demographics are entered by the MT (remember her/him making production, not paid unless something on the page).
There were plus 15 different popup screens to click, unclick, delete, type in name, plus flipping back and forth between window screens. Really ridiculous. These things should be put in the system by programmers not the MT EACH REPORT. Image with very small reports, making nothing and those Keystrokes are not paid.
There was no hard copy of doctor roster, so had to scroll through entire list trying to figure out the name referenced. Equally hard to even figure out first letter sometimes. I was told, why didn't you look it up I said I could not even figure out the first letter.
It was a ridiculous way to work. She was probably a good person but she just had not IDEA what MTs need, are about, about platforms. Just got the impression she had not idea how to process pertinence of something as she had bad-mouthed previous MT or MTs during the interview, has general bad thoughts, I told her she was wrong, MTs work their guts out, they are not lazy and on and on, I said they make nothing and go to great efforts to get the answer (I volunteer on 2 Word Help Boards.) Pissed me off her idea what an MT is about.Like sneering (sp?
Wow! Thank you for writing this. This is very important
Yes, I do depend on a paycheck being timely and so do my bill collectors. My rent cannot be late either. And I have a small child to feed. Thanks for letting me know the history of this! Now back to the drawing-board for my job search :).
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