Most national holidays fall on Monday.

• Another reason why I love TransTech - TT'er
  • LOL! Spheris is also cool if I lose DSL and they - also pay early on holiday.
  • and this is special because.....? nm - anon
  • Do you love their insurance increase as was - discussed on another post? nm
  • Gagggg, your posts are getting old. - work at TT, too. sm
    • I kinda agree. I enjoy working at TT, but this kind of "overkill" is why people sm - LTMT
      • That's a shame about the increase - because there were quite a few here
        • From what I understand not enough MTs - stroker
          • Same here - ERMT
        • Yes, I am really heartbroken because I was hired by KS and TT! - anon
          • The new KS insurance is only $250 a month. That's MUCH lower. sm - Update
            • You went back? I thought they were upset at me when I left because they were looking foward to - anon
              • Good MT hard to find & 1 familiar with platform is - better. MTSO will prob rehire if didnt burn bridge
                • Did not burn bridge, was well liked. - anonny
                  • Definately call. They will love to hear from you and - have you back. Worse can say is no(but they wont)
                    • yes, DEFINITELY - NM
                      • Okay, I will! Thanks for all your encouragement. - annony
                    • I was going to send an e mail just now - annony
            • New Insurance? - KSer
              • I called and asked. There was an email last week. sm - KS MT2
            • Is that individual or family and what is the company? - May have to check it out.
              • That is individual and the company is paying a big portion. sm - KS MT2
                • family rate? - unfg
                • Sorry, but $250 for single is - type-it
                  • insurance - marilyn
                  • Ykes, I have a private policy and only pay $160/mo. nm - R
                  • This is rumor. Nothing has been decided yet. sm - Keystrokes Manager
                    • Half the employees didn't take it? I'm shocked. - What's going on?
                      • I already have insurance through my husband's job, so I didn't need it. - KSMT3
      • LOL! No kidding! - KC
        • This company and KS are about the only companies talked about on this - Anon
        • I understand where she's coming from - My company never pays early, always late
  • So what is the big deal about that? Every MTSO and I have - worked for paid early too.
    • My company does too. Good god. - MEMT
  • Most national holidays fall on Monday. - Doesn't apply to you (NM)
    • For poster below not OP - Doesn't apply to you (NM)
      • Hmm, didnt see the "This is for everyone but MT - who works for the mid size MTSO." nm
      • Public board. I am free to respond to any post. - nm
  • Umm, I am paid every other Friday, on time. Work - mid size MTSO. nm

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Sorry.  What I mean is, to be paid for holidays, even if you dont work. Major holidays.

Are there companies (like in the old days) who pay you for Christmas, NY, Thanksgiving, etc., MAJOR HOLIDAYS?

referring too.  You do produce and I would almost bet very accurate work. YOUR kind of work is highly appreciated. Does not matter whether you need to take a break after 4 hours, 2 hours, whatever.  That works for you and I think that is great.  If you read my post, I am referring to the people that think they should get paid more to work less.  Yes MT is a production position no matter how you look at it.  As long as you are happy with your production and your company is happy with your production, then double happiness for both of you. This was aimed at the people that are griping at offshoring, constantly wanting higher wages etc that DO NOT produce accurate work and in fact instead, more and more of their work has to go to an editor.

I think any MTSO would be nuts not to work with an experienced MT over a less experienced one, even if that means we need to take a few more breaks, etc.  I am no spring chicken myself. 

As far your statement of ME getting back to work....... Nah,  I only work Mon through Fri roughly 8-4 or 8-5, so at night I get lazy  

either in the interview or in the first few weeks of employment.  Just like any small business, things are more likely to go sour in the beginning and not the end (usually).  I have been through bait and switch with work and expectations in regards to scheduled time worked because I am an IC.  This is my biggest pet peeve. 

I've been doing this for 19+ years. 

My first SE job:  Dangled a job at a time and IM'd me literally to death.  I had to give it up.  My nerves were frazzled. 

My first employee job:  Was wonderful, but I had a death in the family and had to give it up during the training phase - couldn't commit.  I was executor and decision maker.  When I went back a few weeks later to begin training, the company had changed my days to work - so I couldn't commit.  So whose fault is that?

My online job I've had for over a year now and is wonderful.  They know the true meaning of IC.

I have my own accounts that I've had for 10+ years and one new account that was a physician from an on-site job that I had and liked my work.  He's an ESL and begged me even when I really didn't want to have to pick-up tapes.

Another company I have been in contact with through a friend's recommendation is now on the job board needing help, but told me they were only looking for acute care, so..........  Do I go there yet once more?  This would be an IC job. 

Your post is long, but I can tell you this:  You will have a hard time finding companies that pay, are willing to give you a steady stream of work, and come through on what is promised.

As far as the company providing HR and equipment, they should.  I test for free, I train for free, and I study and learn new accounts for free until I've built up production.  No one is that productive on a new dictator from day one especially mixing that with learning a new platform. 

So, yes job-hoppers are there, but what can we call MTSOs that advertise and then not come through in the end for us MTs?  I guess there are no names for that.........  What do we call an MTSO that treats us like employees, but pay us low wages as an IC? 

I love my job! 

I was disillusioned as you.  I am an acute care MT with 20+ years of experience and it just was not for me.   Although, I have to tell you that the production management team were awesome to work with up front; however, I didn't like the behind the scenes action like changing my worktypes without telling me, as well as consistently running out of acute care work.  

For example, if you  work primarily on er reports and the discharge summaries are behind, they will just take the er dictations out of your queue and you will discharge summaries for a week straight, and they don't even bother to tell you, hey the ds are backed up and we put some in your queue.   There is nothing wrong with keeping the account in TAT, but give us, the MTs, the respect of telling us. 

Also, the ES accounts are a total rip-off.  Taking 20 and 30% off the line count is a totally stealing from us MTs.  Personally, I had a huge problem with it once I saw that it amounted to $500 out of one paycheck.   That really sucked bigtime!

Let me ask you - if you are an acute care MT and was given boring clinic work or doctor letters to do all day every day, would you be happy when you were hired for "basic 4 acute care work".

These are just a few major reasons why I am gone.

Good luck to those who have stayed and I hope you are happy.  To each his/her own!

Would be interested in hearing what their expectations, platform, etc. are if you would be willing to share.  My biggest question, obviously, is pay as I do not want to take a cut in this..but that is something I will find out Monday.  Just curious about general info on the company.   When did you interview?  The recruiter said my e-mails were bouncing back to him undeliverable so maybe it is on their end??

I'm not on the schedule with any of them on Sunday, Monday I only work for one of them. I took the third job because it's a specialty I like and want to do more of. I'm trying to decide which direction to go in  - certainly don't want to work this much indefinitely.