Of course lets not forget all our little offshore MTs that they can fall back on if a lot of SEs

• Does MQ address how one is to work 40 hours when there is no work available? - What do they say about lightening?
  • you get paid for - it says
    • You are wrong - One who has been told
      • amherst paying production and pto only? - mt42lng
        • yes - MT 10years and then some
      • it says and i quote from the packet - tired brain
        • Medquist is starting to sound really GOOD! - RJ
        • It happened to me last week - This is first hand
          • This was from the horse's mouth. - MQ MT Oldtimer
          • In other words, MQ still has not answered any questions - on when we can't type other
          • that horse fromthe packet and - well now you canquote
            • Thank you, I will - grateful
      • I dont know what that means. I am an SE. I dont sit and wait for work I come back in when it is - MQ2
        • I did that - and was denied a bonus! There was no work, I thought will - come back later - went back
  • This comes at the same time they are pushing this TAT time. I have no intention of sitting here on a - MQ2
    • Of course lets not forget all our little offshore MTs that they can fall back on if a lot of SEs - MQ2
    • They don't want to pay benefits anymore. - Self contracting again
      • So not true - MQ MT Oldtimer
        • It seems it is the - how???
          • weekends and stuff - MQ MT Oldtimer
          • Just dont ever forget the work that goes to India and other countries. I guess they will be doing - MQPA
      • how about DEP training time? - tired
    • I have never worked as an employee for a national. Can someone tell me what you do at MQ when you - MQ2
      • set hours-reports - don't have an answer

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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  

I do take the time to correct my reports and research terms, physicans' names and addresses, correct facility names, etc.  That is exactly WHY I take offense at your post.  It is getting harder and harder to maintain quality while still being able to do this job at 99% accuracy along with all the additional nonpaid responsibilities some of these MTSOs require without having additional stress added to it with punitive compensation policies. 

I'm most definitely NOT advocating that MTs should hurry through their work, I'm taking the side of the MTs that have enough stress as it is without having more garbage piled on top of our backs.  I'm appalled at the fact that you have such a high and mighty attitude against your fellow workers at the same time bragging about your situation, yet admitting that you're scared you may end up in the same situation.  Hey...at least your honest about not having qualms sticking the knife in your colleagues' backs.  Like you say...it would be stoopid for you to give up the name of where you work to help others out because then you would end up in the same boat.  Things are a lot different than they were in the 70s and 80s, but your attitude shows that you could care less about what your colleagues are going through NOW because you're done with it and set to retire.

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!