My taking on leaving bonus plan in place - sm
Posted By: sm on 2009-09-24
In Reply to: WMX call very confusing - WebMT
Sounds like they are going to avoid hiring new people for this BIG account (if it indeed does come through) by the new improvements and the high productivity we will all have. They may pay some more due to bonuses, some less due to the ISR cuts, but they save big by not having to hire more people and pay more benefits.
Wouldn't it just be easier/cheaper to hire IC or more PT w/o benefits if that is the case?
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I am happy with DRC, don't plan on leaving anytime soon.
Good company, have been there a couple years. Always work for me, a few accounts I can work on. There are lulls, but they don't often last more than a day or so. Always pay on time, make good money, benefits and more. Happy at home now.
TT Bonus plan
13000 to 14500 = 0.025, 14500 to 16000 = 0.05, 16000 to 10,000 - 0.075, over 20000 is 1.0.
eTransPlus has the MOSAIC bonus plan. nm
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Leaving that place, my life is so much better
Why I stayed for as long as I did, I have no clue. Well, to be honest, I thought this business was going to India and that overall the companies must all be getting terrible. I felt desperate HOWEVER, I look back now and realize that I would have been better off not working at all for a few months, than working for THEM. Since I left, I have a wonderful position, thank you GOD!!!! My life is changed. I am feeling upbeat again. I am treated with respect. I make MUCH MORE money. Most of all I am treated with respect and I am appreciated LIKE I ALWAYS WAS UNTIL I went to Medscribe.
Plus cutting MTs pay and rearranging bonus plan with 1-1/2 weeks notice (nm)
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Bet a mass exodus is taking place.
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I heard there would be a new insurance plan in place by 2/1 and 3/1 but so far nothing new (sm)
I will have to drop my insurance and try to find my own policy if they don't come up with something soon. I hate doing it but I just cannot afford over $500 a month for single coverage.
Christmas Bonus survey...Has anyone received a bonus yet this year or expect one?
We usually get one but haven't see it yet. Just curious if anyone has been so lucky as to get one.
Don't worry just find out and then have a plan A and plan B
I have gone through something like this but not with that company. I too am the insurance provider for my family and there are preexisting conditions, so a private policy is no good.
First of all, I work elsewhere but had the same situation. I fell short of line count, but not because of me, because they did not have enough work, and I like many others cannot make quota because of the way they count lines. Then, on last paycheck there was a negative on insurance money taken out of check. I thought I lost insurance, but found out at the end of the year, they did an audit and found out that I overpaid all year and so I actually was owed money that check.
In the meantime, I found another job but have to wait 90 days for insurance. Can't find a policy to bridge the 2 jobs, insurance is on my mind all the time. My heart is with you. Personally I am getting the 90 day meds, working on my second job which will become my real job and if I lose the insurance, Cobra will kick in in case of disaster so that is like major medical.
Sorry such a long post, but I suggest: Not to panic. You probably did not lose insurance. Call the benefit provider to see you are still covered, not the employer. If you are not still covered, get 90 days of Rx if your plan covers by mail and be billed, immediately get another job which is a better place to work anyway (I found one) and in 90 days you will be okay. Some places like Disriter cover the first of the following month, but I would not necessarily suggest you work somewhere which is not so great just for insurance. You can consider TransTech. That would be my suggestion. Sorry for such a long post. But this hit a nerve and I wanted you to understand some options, as I have gone through it. Good Luck.
can you tell me why you are leaving WMX. Am thinking of leaving too. nm
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Not me. I hope there is a special place reserved for them in a very hot place.
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Also, it is not only about a birthday bonus, any bonus...sm
I am curious to see the average amount of different bonuses out there. Like anniversary, birthday, holiday, etc. bonuses. Remember back when you were an employee and had to go out to work for a company, during your birthday, anniversaries, certain special times of the year everyone would send around a card, sign it, cook a meal or something nice for you...I am just wondering if any company does that for you even though you don't actually have to dress and go to work physically. A simple poll...NOT something I will base on becoming an employee with...A SIMPLE POLL! Thanks for everyone who gave some input about their actual company and not a criticism...Just a simple question ....
No bonus here - I make my own bonus sm
by working more and having a big fat paycheck!
I have learned, in life, not to expect so as to not be let down or disappointed. I apply that reasoning to all aspects of life, including my career.
Although I agree that sometimes it is nice to have others think of you with a gift or bonus, in reality, it is not the norm working as an IC.
Christmas has become so materialized and commercialized, it really is sad for those who don't have as much as others to feel such a financial stress and burden to buy or give gifts.
So, I say make your own bonus and work a little more, get some extra lines in, and that would be your bonus!
Happy Holidays to All!
Anyone leaving?
Is anyone leaving companies for lack of work or is this just a slow time of year for transcriptionists? Having tough time making lines.
Leaving
In my experience, our work has always slowed down just before school starts. Most people are focusing on buying school clothes, books, supplies, etc., and aren't taking the time nor spending the money to go to the doctor or into the hospital for elective surgeries. Believe me, after the kids get into school and start passing the "bugs" around, it will pick up - or at least it always does for us.
Leaving
Would any of the MTs who have left mind sharing where they went and if things have worked out any better. I am feeling like it is just trading one bag of crap for another in this business.
Leaving
I am leaving for a few reasons, mainly because I got a better offer, more $$, benefits, etc.
I was moved to Columbus from another office. There is lots of work, I'm on DQS. However, I had much more schedule flexibility in my other office. I'm an SE, buy produce more than full-time. Since the switch to DQS, if I work 15 minutes less than my scheduled "shift" I get questioned on it, even if I have produced 1400 lines that day. My old office (the one I was hired on) did not require a set schedule.
Mostly I am leaving because of money - 2 cents more per line, and only a line commitment required each day, not a set schedule.
I'm leaving MQ...
and I will never go back. I've been there for years with no raises. They just came out with a 'rewards' program that isn't a reward, it's a pay cut. They are currently being sued by their clients for over-billing and by their transcriptionists for under-paying. In order to pay for their mounting legal problems, they are moving their transcription to India.
Why is she leaving OSi again?
She hasn't been back here that long?
Leaving OSI?
I am not leaving OSi but I was recently laid off from SPI/Cy-Med. Glad to hear you are so happy with TT.
That is see her say she was leaving.
Okay so blast me for a typo. I care about my typos more than your calling me down for writing on here. LOL.
Why are they leaving?
I'm in the middle of testing right now, and I am wondering why so I know whether or not to continue? You can e-mail me if you don't want to say it on the board.
leaving OSi
I am in the process of leaving due to very low work volumes the last few months. I cannot believe they are hiring.
For those leaving TT.....
Did you call or email management to notify them you were leaving? Did you give a 2 week notice?
Leaving MDI
I know what you mean. I have spoken with and e-mailed to other MDI MTs and we all seem to be going through a grief reaction. I will find myself breaking into tears without warning. I thought maybe I was going nuts or something but several others have the same thing happening to them. I have to admit, that this tops anything I have ever experienced. For me, it is not what was done but how we were kept on hold for so long without work. When I asked, I was told that some accounts would be coming on in September and October and it would all be fine then. Yeah, right. Anyway, I wish you good luck in your search.
leaving MDI....
I have an interview at 1p. I will probably take the job, already know all the specs. I will probably stay at MDI, just cut down to part time and see how things go. Good luck to you!
leaving MDI....
I have an interview at 1p. I will probably take the job, already know all the specs. I will probably stay at MDI, just cut down to part time and see how things go. Good luck to you!
leaving MDI
I agree with you completely. I feel a real sense of loss. I wish MDI and all concerned nothing but the best, but like you, I think I made the right decision to leave. I hope all who are looking can find the right jobs.
Where did you end up working after leaving?
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People Leaving
I think a lot of people may be leaving just because of the unknown. Myself I plan on sticking it out. Of course we got the short update today. I myself need the insurance and love the time off.
Not sure who your sup is, but i guess i have been lucky as a remote MT. I have had not been given any thing bad to say about anyone in Toledo, or remote sups. At this point all i can do is wait and see.
I wonder if the clients are leaving
because they are being sold and that is why I have no work? I can't wait until they make the announcement - then I will know if I need to pack up and leave.
Accounts leaving?
Is Doctors Georgia of Columbus still with them? I always liked that account and wonder who they are with now. Thanks!
I am happy too since leaving
Medscribe was the worst job I ever had in 30 years of working.
I am now happy and hopeful for the future. Seriously, that job was depressing.
Just out of curiosity, why are you leaving? nm
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That's the reason I'm leaving
Have been working for them with no problem. Now that the memo came out indicating they will be sending a certain number of reports per day to test the waters, I'm finished with them. I would leave ANY company, I don't care WHO they are, that offshores. I've been with Transcend for awhile now, but once I found this out, that's it. I'm finished with them. I'll only work for US-based companies that only hire US-based MTs.
Leaving Amphion
I am quitting too. The management there is so out of touch with the realities of trying to make money as an MT. There are WAY better companies out there.
No, I have never been audited since leaving DSG...
I was also never audited before DSG. Furthermore, I was not audited my first year at DSG. That was something that they have always made up as they go along.
The only thing High School or immature here is your inability to present any valid arguement. All we hear is how much you feel sorry for me... and dont really feel sorry for me. I feel sorry for you. DSG is a total rut of a company to be stuck in. I hope they miss me every day - I was a good worker and always went above and beyond for them, and was never appreciated or rewarded for it.
Unless you want to point out something positive, a true and valid point, dont bother with the rhetorical responses.
unless MTs are leaving in droves
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Leaving ASAP
Not because of pay...ESLs are getting worse and I rarely make my line counts anymore without working 12+ hours a day. Getting ridiculous.
There are lots leaving and not just
mgt. I think some MTs leaving will not be on a voluntary basis either. Last time work got this slow they let a lot of the ICs and part timers go and that was right before Christmas time. With work being so slow, wondering how long they are going to keep paying insurance benefits when a lot of people are not making the line requirements anymore.
All I can say is, I am leaving after 12+ years.. The changes that have
taken place in the last 2 year are causing people to leave in droves.
why specifically are you leaving?
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I also am leaving Webmedx
..can't give me enough work.
Really? Is she leaving her current co?
Curious
Leaving transcription?
Anyone thinking of just quitting this industry for good? I've watch it go through so many changes and I'm just plain tired of having to work more for less. My bills are getting bigger and paycheck shrinking proportionately. Can't take it anymore. Anyone feel like I do? And where are you going?
Leaving transcription?
Wow, I envy you! I used to be an RN, but really want to still work out of my home. I also breed poodles, and want something else along those lines. I just need financial security.
Leaving transcription?
What is DH's business? I just started a new job after MQ and oddly I'm making SOOO much less because of having to learn another system. I just can't make a living anymore, and have been studying all the other companies out there. Still havn't found anything worth going for.
Leaving transcription?
You're a doll to suggest so many things. I actually live way out in the country to save money, and need to drive at least 45 minutes ($20 gas RT each time), to get anywhere or have anyone come to me, but I sure do love those animals and people who love them, too.
Leaving transcription?
Great idea! You have my vote. Let's go for it.
Leaving transcription?
My heart goes out to you. I love this job, but I can't see doing it until I'm 56. You're right about doing something part-time until you find out for sure if it will work for you. I've been trying that for years, breeding poodles alongside transcription. At least it's at home, but now I'm working my fingers off in transcription and don't have the time to start another part-time job to try out. I'm feeling desparate.
leaving was the best thing I did...
I had a great 2 years, until they grew and took on a huge influx of Medquist MTs only to adapt a lot of their ethics...I too as the poster below had to work way too hard to get even minimum lines, was working probably 10 hours a day, started on voice recognition which killed my line count because I guess I was not a favorite or something because no matter how I tried I could not make enough money.
I originally thought they were the best and really referenced and searched, but now I have found another company and (for the time being I guess) they are really the best.
I actually enjoy transcribing again just like when I started some 14 years ago. It is a pleasure to work and my paychecks are even a bit more than I used to make 14 years ago, which come on nowadays is pretty good! I was bringing home a little over $500 in TWO weeks with WMX, CAN YOU IMAGINE?? Oh my gosh, haha, what a dope I was. Just did not want to accept the fact they had changed so much...
In the beginning they were so pro-employee, and by the time I left it was one excuse after another about (like below) how we should be just lucky to have our jobs because they were considering outsourcing overseas and were even doing a study, blah blah blah -
If you are a wickedly fast, no-homelife type of producer, you would probably do well; but if you have a life outside of MT I suggestive you keep searching because you will have to kick and scratch and claw your way to getting lines, in my humble opinion...
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