Mine's a good balance
Posted By: MT13 on 2009-05-08
In Reply to: Does this seem weird to anyone? - tttttttt
If an account is going out of TAT, I'll have an email pop into my cue. If not, it's pretty much minimal contact.
On the other hand, I have a supervisor who is great about just randomly emailing to ask how I am, if I'm still enjoying my account, and asking how everything is going.
It's a nice personal touch I really appreciate.
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Some things about MD to balance
As someone who worked there in the past and for whom it wasn't a good fit for, I will just point out that no company is a good fit for everyone. MD is a good company but it's not without flaws, and since you've now got a board full of job seekers wanting to check them out, I will just mention a few things about them.
They don't hold you to a schedule - they know technically they cannot -- BUT they do want you working normal business hours and if you don't, you won't get much work. I prefered to work at night and for three months got next to nothing from them. She didn't like that she didn't see me working during the day. The work is assigned at night and you are expected to have it completed by 5pm.
They offshore a lot of their work. A lot of work is done in South Africa and the Phillipines, maybe other places as well but for sure those two.
The program they use Med Rite XL is easy but messes with your computer. You cannot have Word open, and I remembered constantly having to reset Word because it would change my settings in my regular Word. My Word Normal file crashed due to the Med Rite program. I have had no problems whatsoever with my Word since deleting the program off my system.
I will say they are better than a lot of them but certainly not the only good company around. I say this because there are many good companies out there. Most of you will not get hired by MD - don't give up. I now am with a company that fits me great.
Try finding companies by Googling names you create. You'll find many companies not on these boards that way - thus a better chance they haven't had 10,000 apps. Know what you want.. do you like working the normal business schedule or do you prefer a company that says get me 1500 lines a day and we're happy? Do you like to work on a platform or not - many smaller companies will not have a platform. Are you looking for specific specialty, acute, or multiclinic?
Do not be afraid to ask questions before even testing. I would always ask the rate, the system etc. don't waste time testing for a company that's paying .07 per 85 characters when you really need .09 per 50. There are companies that pay good.
I don't think you can interpret Balance: $0 in any other way....lol
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Wilma, just to keep a balance,what are a couple of your
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I would hate to have to try and balance out # of MTs versus amount of work. (sm)
They can hire for a new account on projected number of lines and projected amount of lines each MT does, but so many variables are involved. That is exactly why I just do MT and let the MTSO and staff handle those issues. Too much for my little brain.
They are a great company and truly try their best. Give them a call. Can't hurt to try.
A good friend of mine
who has been an MT for 30+ years had to quit Trans Tech because she was not making enough to pay her mortgage.
Mine is good, but there seems to be a lot of commotion
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Everyone has a different definition of good money. Mine is 50K or more.
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That's how mine paid - it was a really good deal.
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Mine through them is Blue Cross PPO. Very good coverage.
I don't know if they offer other options or not.
Good Company, but yes very strict supervisor or mine was anyway! As long as you meet the deadline
you are safe! They were strict when I was with them though
I bet you 1 million $$ you won't find one on mine. Mine is
2 years old and it does not have a 9-pin serial port, nor does it have a game port. I have used both ports on other computers so I know what both ports look like. I also have a company provided computer and it does have the ports on it.
The best co. ever! Good work, good people, good pay, good bennies.
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Got mine the very next day Fed-Ex.
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Same with mine.
I started working at 6:30 a.m. and we were still working on the day before! By 8:00, it was gone! That never used to happen!
Because they are getting rid of mine
a huge producer of tons of work by December if they don't sign on DQS and so far they want no part of it. That is why I am on a new account on DEP, mine is going bye bye.
On mine, many MTs with 10+ yrs exp. SHOULD be on 100% QA!
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Hey. that is all mine will eat too--sm
Fancy Feast, and only the pate kind, with an occasional fliet thrown in for differentiation.
shhh- about the wrong board, or everything will be deleted in the transfer. lol.
Mine too. sm
Seems to be okay, only takes about 30 seconds to download.
Mine low too
can you work 2 accounts if you ask for one?
I got mine on E-Bay for $500
One thing you have to realize is Dragon doesn't work efficiently on most platforms. It is great in MSWord, but when you have to type in most if not all these different platforms that are Word-like programs,(these platforms actually pull from your personal Word program) it prints a character at a time, not good! (most of these platforms have all kinds of security and nonmicrosoft programs will not work inside the platform) I can still use mine but I have to open WordPad and speak to that and then copy and paste into the platform program.
There are some who will say you have to tweak it a bit to work in some of these platforms, but you still loose a lot of functionality.
I love this program as it has helped with my carpal tunnel immensely, but don't think for a moment that with this program, once you have it trained you are going to be making big bucks. Yes, you line count will go up a bit and I mean a bit. You are not going to get rich. People need to understand this is not a program where you have very little typing and the money will just roll in. You have to be realistic.
Yes, that is sad and mine
worked the first time
they pay mine
I've been working there a year. Paid internet was part of my job offer. Maybe this is a new policy or you have to ask for it?
They pay mine too.
Also, been there a little over a year. Love my job!
I got mine
It is refundable after 3 years of employment. If you leave before 3 years you get it back when they receive the equipment back. I received my deposit upon 3 years of employment without having to ask for it. I was pleasantly surprised, figured it would take awhile and need a few emails!
Mine too BUT..
The CEO called me personally and fixed mine as soon as I notified them that this happened. The company had no idea wbout this. They were great! I even sent them proof of fees that I incurred and they reimbursed those too..I am very happy with the fix
Mine's not there either yet!
This is the first time it hasn't been there on pay day in the AM! I'm freaking out! I left a message with the office to find out why.
Got mine the first day
They never limit the number of reports you can type even while you are on full QA. I have never seen another company do that, I was always limited to 10 max in the past. I made my line count from day 1, felt sorry for the poor QA dept.
Mine does exactly that!
Sent you an email...
Not on mine
I got a new computer less than a year ago, and mine does not have it either.
here's mine
YOG-- Loved it! Not in business anymore- sold to MQ.
MQ- Good about 8 yrs ago, went downhill after that.
DISKRITER-- Hated it-- Not enough work. Demographics took longer than typing the reports.
JLG- Love it, just hate the fact that we do not have DD right now, but love the work and the people!
mine went in too
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old job of mine still uses WP5.1-- sm
it is still out there.....I have not worked there since Feb. just got too busy with another job, need to give them a call though....kind of just disappeared on them.
Mine is low as well...
I actually am going back to school starting in January. Just signed up for classes yesterday. I love being an MT, but the lack of work is happening more and more.
MINE TOO
The company I work for is also in financial trouble. Got a huge email last fall. Now wondering if I should start looking for a different job. Which company do you work for? Mine starts with a S. 
mine is low and so are others...
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Mine does...
Mine, too!!
It seems to be hanging up a lot, and one of the things that they were supposed to correct did not happen (I can't open my autocorrect options from the keyboard anymore). There are some things that did get as far as lag time, but for the most part my computer is just not acting quite right, but I'm afraid to ask them to fix it because I figure they'll end up making it worse. Plus, did it bother anyone else sending that great big PCCheck thing to them? I don't know if you scrolled down through there, but among the information on there was a list of every program on your computer. While I don't think I had anything 'incriminating' on there, I don't know if I'd necessarily want them to know that I had a program on there that kept track of my ovulation or even a program related to a second job. Gadzooks! I had intrusiveness in my life and I hate that I let someone thousands of miles away tinker with the means for my livelihood.
MIne does.
Your VR is done a lot different than mine
I am reading the above postings and amazed. You have a certain curve when starting VR that you will not make as much as later on. I have never doubled my line count from what I did straight (2000) but I have gotten to over 3000 at different times. I do not make basic wage, averaging anywhere from 16 to 25 dollars an hour. I am glad for our audits, although I sorta dread, have always seemed to do ok. Every once in awhile I am sent an email saying did not pick the right type of report for a document or maybe left off the dictator's name so I know ours are watched closely.
Mine does also.....
I can honestly say in the almost 2 years I have worked for this company (TMT) I have never run out of work. I work part-time evenings and weekends for them. It is a very small company, not sure exactly how many employees (ICs), but there has always been work.
All 5 of mine have been as well. You are right.
STMs apparently have no clue what an overflow account is. I'm back down to 3 now because they have lost 2 of my accounts and have been running out of work. I'm sick of them acting like this is a seasonal slowdown, which obviously is not true. They must think we are idiots.
If your VR is anything like mine
you would not have a bit of trouble with the ESLs. Mine is just as good picking those up as the other clear speaking dictators.
Geewhiz. Mine is a lot different!
I have to do min of 6000 lines/pp. I have to 1600 of it on weekends and have 98% or better QA. My incentive starts at 0.005 for 60001 lines and goes up to 0.02 for 16,000 lines. Plus the quarterly bonuses of $50 for the first 10,000 lines in the payperiods then $10 for every 10,000 lines through the rest of the quarter.
At 0.0875 cpl base, I can earn 0.1075 for 16,000 lines/pp! I like mine better!
Most definitely. I posted mine and had six
job offers from smaller MTSOs within 10 days. I wondered why I never saw any ads from the smaller companies. That's why. They'd rather research their own MTs than to be inundated with hundreds of resumes from unqualified applicants.
Waiting for mine too. sm
Not to scare you, but it took 6 weeks to get my first one. I was shorted on both checks too. Were we supposed to get paid the 15th? They are always late so I do not know.
Amp not late with mine either!
worked there 6 months and have never been late - have a few other complaints, but hopefully those will be fixed in time....
Yep! Weekends are all mine!
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Got mine yesterday - nm
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Got one of mine on Wednesday. nm
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Except mine was Spheris. nm
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Yes, your situation is different than mine. sm
I would hope that your past outstanding work and performance would be what gets you back into the company. If not, then it's their loss. I wonder if you could try to get personal insurance and maybe work as IC for the hospital to prove yourself again? I never could do that. I can't get personal medical insurance, only through the state pool so being employee status is the best for me. It just irks me when employers base your ability to do a job based on whatever illness you have. I'm stubborn, I wouldn't go back to them if their only concern was my disease process. That's just my attitude. My pride is all I have left.
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