Oh Dear God! You are looking to Focus for truthfulness and respect?!?!!?!?
Posted By: Run! on 2008-05-28
In Reply to: This is puzzling - AmericanMT
 How much respect for their employees do they have when the fire them without notice, for no good reason, and then make you beg for the severance pay they promised? How truthful can they be when the Sr. Director of Recruitment posts on another site that they have 900 American MTs, but neglects to mention that they have 3800 Indian MTs?
While I'm at it, if they are truly bringing accounts back to the U.S., why or why did they just lay off a bunch of people? Wouldn't they need those people they laid off to help with the influx of work being brought back?
It makes absolutely no sense! But hey, take your chances. That's what I did -- worked out real well for me. 
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Focus, focus, focus on your work. It's amazing what you can do! nm
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the same respect we once had
Meaning being in the same tax bracket we were in from 3 years ago back many years. If you have been in the field for a long time, you know what I am talking about. Someone needs to break this trend!
No respect for MTs
From what I hear they have little respect for their MTs, pay is way below industry standards, and they expect a lot but aren't offering a decent line rate for experienced MTs to join the company, very substandard line rates I believe around 7 cents a line entry rate no matter if you type clinic notes or radiology reports. Do a search, seems that quantity is more important than quality and they don't pay enough for either. Big turnover of editors too which in itself says something.
I respect much of what you said, BUT....sm
You are generalizing and surmising facts not in evidence (too much CourtTV!). Anyway, I have been an MT for 20 years, all types of MT, office, hospital, clinic, management, remote, locals, IC accounts, every specialty, radiology, psychiatry, even autopsies!! I was an English major before I transferred to human biology for Certification in Medical Assisting....4.0, perfect grammar, hard worker, very disciplined, average 200 lph or more, depending on accounts, platform, etc.....when I got back into MT after hiatus this fall, I tested with Amphion, along with several other companies....to my knowledge, I found all of the testing, subjective, objective, and transcription, really familiar and easy....after several offers from other companies and being hired at MQ at top Tier, I was told by Amphion I did not possess the special skills of an Amphion MT yet. Huh??????
with all due respect, but can we as MTs ..sm
ourselves really compare to doctors? Isn't this a bit swell-headed?
Why don't you try tomorrow to do a heart transplant? Let's see how you are doing.
respect would be nice
The big national company i used to work for gave no money and no respect.
I respect your opinion
but how many jobs even give you an option? You're an employee. Period.
If you look at the industry overall, look at IRS changes, look at global climate, you will see that this is a good thing. Or not.
I figure it's better to make lemonade when handed lemons than to see if I can be a sourpuss. :)
With all due respect, I have attended
with 2 nationals, one being the Squid, and I was quite frankly surprised at how tech un-savvy some of my fellow trainees were. They sounded like all they knew how to do was turn on the computer and get to their platform. Anything outside of that threw them into a tizzy and they were totally lost.
I can see where this particular MTSO is coming from, but she certainly could have worded the ad much better. It's rather insulting as it stands and I'm sure the kicker is that the pay is crap.
Appreciation and Respect
and money
Respect and professionalism
I agree. We deserve more respect, our paychecks on time and being treated like humans and not machines. I can do without the gifts, but more money like someone else suggested sure would be nice. The first post was truly from the heart. Thank you for sharing!
That's mature of you. LOL So, you don't respect
nm
have some respect for the polices . . .
of this board. It has been reiterated time and time again that there are to be no spelling police, not to mention no bullying or harassing on this board, but people like that just have no respect for those policies or for their fellow MTs (or probably anybody else on the planet), so they really don't deserve to have an entire thread devoted to their self-centered little rantings. I wish there was some way the policies could be better enforced so the trolls and bullies would stop dominating this board, but alas, they are persistent in their attention-seeking behavior. So really, maybe if we would just ignore them, they would eventually get tired of not succeeding at getting everybody stirred up and go away. And if I spelled anything wrong here or made any errors in grammar, guess what. I DON'T CARE! And please, get a life!
Lack of Respect from MDI
This is really so sad! Why are they lying and being so secretive? I have no respect for them any longer. The past respect is just that: Passed respect. It works both ways. HOW DO THEY EXPECT PEOPLE TO LIVE? Better to be honest about their situation, whatever that is, than this. And regarding the emails never answered, no answer IS an answer and the message is that you and your email are not important enough for them to pay attention to. Shameless behavior on their part and no sing-song email from the owner can discount the fact that they are blatantly giving the shaft to loyal employees.
I, too, have nothing but respect for MTSO
It's a mutually-beneficial relationship and while after the MDI debacle I'd never consider myself part of an MTSO as family, I am proud of the company, proud of my affilitation with them, and proud of the handsome paychecks with which my hard work is rewarded.
Not all MTSOs fit into the horrible category. Some of us are just lucky enough to have not have experienced it.
To those of you who have or are experiencing it, I am very sorry for you and I hope you find something worthy of your skills.
Sandy, with all due respect, since you don't work for OSI, it would seem to me that you
what it going on at OSI, therefore, you should probably stay out of it. To tell someone they're not doing their job right when they may very well have is not a very nice thing to say. CLEARLY, there is something amiss going on at OSI, otherwise there wouldn't be so many upset people.
Webmedx or Transhealth? In respect to SM
bennies, pay, # of ESLs, flexibility, etc.
Would love to know your personal experience as I'm seriously considering both.
TIA
Sounds like you have little to no respect for American MTs
and value much much more your overseas MTs. At least that's what I got from the post. From a business perspective, paying someone close to nothing as opposed to paying someone what they are WORTH, would be a plus for you.
However, from my perspective as an American MT for nearly 10 years, this is the kind of attitude that has nearly destroyed this field. Not only that, that kind of attitude is what is going to ruin this entire country.
with all due respect, your response is somewhat naive..sm
how easy do you think it is for a company to say our MTs are all U.S. based? Sweetness, it's called the internet. I can't believe some buy into this. If I were a doctor and assured that my dictation was being typed by all U.S. MT's, do you think I would buy that - no. Especially when they can hire overseas MTs and pay them half the wages. Pleae get with reality here. Have a great evening! Also, DRC has no say so now; remember, they were bought out.
Unlike you who treats everyone with respect, you mean?
Sometimes it just takes time to find the right fit. I wouldn't buy the first house I saw, and one should not be satisfied with a job until it's one you can actually wake up and feel good about working it. There are a LOT of companies out there who deserve bashing. Maybe you should learn to be more tolerant of others' opinions - we are, after all, all entitled to them.
The respect and geniune care of their MTs. nm
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That speaks volumes for the respect MTs have for
NM
Outstanding job; honor & self-respect. Thank you.
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Sorry -- forgot. With respect to getting paid -- sm
that has NEVER been a problem. Never late, always direct deposited on time.
Respect the American workforce?
Since when did sending American jobs overseas equate to respecting the American workforce? I am so happy that I do not work for any of these sleazy, offshoring MTSOs. People, get out while you can, seriously. This is pathetic!
If we are supposed to respect their culture when they come here,
then they should respect our culture when we go there.
They do not.
Westerners, particularly Americans, are expected to bend over backwards to respect other peoples' cultures, traditions, beliefs, etc., when traveling in other parts of the world.
We are also expected to bend over backwards to accommodate those differences when people from other parts of the world come to visit us. All in the name of respect. But where's the respect for OUR cultures, traditions, and beliefs?
Respect is a two-way street. If someone insists that I respect their culture, then I must insist that they respect mine.
This is what you said in your original post RESPECT..sm
We need to know more than most RNS, LPNS and
I dare say doctors -
Another case of swelled head?
ahh, should have said radiology -- I have no idea ight in that respect
That is why I never got into radiology. Too hard to make money.
With all due respect and just out of curiosity, why settle for this garbage pay? Go elsewhere..sm
preferably with a company who appreciates an experienced and quality MT. As long as they have enough U.S. MT's to work for these wages, our pay scale will continue to decline.
With respect, the real irony sadly is
that if you've followed these boards for at least 2 years, you already had an idea of what was going to happen. Several MTs made an effort here to warn as many as possible about the future loss of jobs. Many of the posts were ultimately deleted. I agree there is nothing gained from rehashing the past other than we must learn from it.
QT made a business decision. They built a company, made a profit, saw more/better/different profit elsewhere, designed a plan to get from point A to point B and moved on - happens every day in the business world. From all appearances, they did everything right for a while - had they not, there would not be this group of really great MTs struggling to deal with the loss of a job and the stress of starting anew. QT had an option - they could let their dedicated MTs know what was going to happen and ask them to ride things out as long as possible or they could just squeeze every last drop from each MT and each account. Too bad for the MTs but, after all, it's only business. If there were lies, deception, half-truths, etc., this too is a part of the profit/loss bottom line.
The real irony - and this is public knowledge - is that former QT owners have started new businesses and are bragging far and wide (see internet blogging) about their new employees.
Of course, finding a new scrapbooking job will probably be a little easier than finding and securing a new MT account.
You think?
I have a prediction (purely for entertainment purposes, of course) - Profits will not sustain the new venture/old lifestyle for very long and that within, oh 24 months or so, there will be a foot dipped into a new MT venture, since the old one was soooo profitable, and old habits are hard to break.
ick, sounds like no respect for anyone, worth abuse? NOT. run
xx
Geez - and people wonder why I have no respect whatsoever
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Since when are good manners and respect "garbage"
Learning the proper way to refer to people of different origins isn't pc garbage friend, it's common courtesy, good manners, and respectful.
Or is that TOTALLY lost on you?
They're completely lost all of the respect I had for them
They always stood for honesty and integrity in an employer in my book.
Now that book has just been thrown onto the fire.
Best of luck to them on D's new money-making merget. Perhaps she'll make Fortune 500 or Forbes one day.
But she'll do it sans THIS loyal MDIer.
I'm outta here faster than MJ's doctor fleeing the scene.
I'm giving them exactly the respect and common decency they gave me.
Buh-bye, MDI!!!!!!
I have no respect for companies that send work overseas
Don't you think we have enough people right here in the US without jobs? Instead of paying a decent wage for an MT, companies get greedy and undercut our workforce of extremely talented and hard working MTs of which a large percentage are single moms.
With all due respect, with your husband making $100,000 a year, you may not need a response. sm
Your kids aren't carrying the weight of a household on their shoulders. A lot of MTs are in a position where they are the sole breadwinner, single moms. Nationals run out of work, offshore. Hospitals offshore or go to nationals. Things happen fast. Makes people desperate and edgy. Please have some compassion. I am not in this situation myself, but I empathize. With all the automation these days, truly how difficult is it for a recruiter/company to pop out an email saying the candidate did not qualify, etc.? 
All it takes is treating people decently and with respect.
nm
Lots of us lost respect for QA quite a long time
Especially when no 2 can agree on the same thing. Easier to just ignore it and get on with our work. Besides, if we didn't make what you consider to be 'mistakes', you'd be out of a job, wouldn'tcha?
Yes my dear...
Simply divine intervention, I guess. I should also mention that since I got the $3 raise (which will be promptly taken away in January) they have been routing all the longest reports, foulest dictators and general pond scum to moi. I used to churn out 150 reports a day but since my "raise" am lucky to slog thru 90 or 100 (on a good day).
MQ doesn't fool me in the least - I was born in the morning but it wasn't THIS morning!
PS: Thanx 4 your sympathy (and orchestral overture! LOL). 
Dear me2, how did they cut the
pay in half, was it because the system was so bad everyone's production dropped or was it because they actually cut everyone's CPL. Just curious. I want to go into this with my eyes wide open.
Dear No Name
You forgot to put the apostrophe in wouldn't little miss perfect. I am sure she didn't find anyone to pass the test.
Of course I don't, dear.
You can't tolerate being opposed and you can't tolerate being agreed with. What exactly can you tolerate, other than the sound of your own voice?
Sure, dear, whatever you say...
Dear Fat Cat
Can you email me the name of the company you are happy with so that I can apply?
I just lost a great account we worked on for several years. There was a takeover by a corporation and they dumped the service I was working for.
you my dear, are probably...sm
one of those MTs who do NOT depend solely on YOUR income to live. I busted my behind trying to make money with VR, and THAT IS NOT realistic unless you work 20 hours a day.
If it works for you, that is great....but most MTs i have spoken with who LOVE VR,.....are the ones who really and truly do NOT have to worry about money or in this MT thing just to have something to do make mad money on the side.
Dear FED UP
The exact same thing happened to me, but my company started with the letter D. I was scheduled to be working on/and or set up on a certain date, but 3 weeks went by and no one knew what was going on from the HR manager to the transcription manager to the missing in action tech person. A supervisor decided she would do it herself and downloaded the software on my computer. Then the QA person, started training me, but was adding and taking materials out as we went along in training. Then, I was told I needed to have UNLIMITED LONG DISTANCE, that they would only pay for if it was through VONAGE, anthing else, I would have to pay for out of pocket myself. To add further insult to injury, the old, outdated, dictaphone C-phone they sent me would not program or the commands were incorrect and I just had it. I QUIT THAT DAY WITH AN EMAIL.
Oh dear!
Taxes not going to the government? Whatever shall we do about that?
Well, in point of fact, all my taxes are going to the government, I am simply the one who has to keep track of them, since there is no withholding. I get a 1099 every year, which I file with my taxes. Are you sure you are not confusing IC with earning money ''under the table''?
The only thing that could vaguely qualify me as an employee is the ''ongoing relationship'' line in the IRS definition of employee. But since I sign a contract from year to year, and since either party can break it with proper notice, I interpret that to mean I am an IC. If they decide my services are no longer required, I don't qualify for unemployment. I am happy to forfeit even that for the freedom to come and go as I please.
I do not require group health insurance, as I have it through another source, so I cannot think of any reason in the world why I would want to be this company's employee rather than an IC. If I want a day off I can take it without going over some company-imposed limit on time off within a certain period. I can really pound the keyboard if I need money, without violating some overtime hours restriction. I feel respected and I feel appreciated. I am considerate of their needs - to a point - but I am my own boss.
Can you seriously believe that all we need to do is everybody become employees making 10-plus cpl with full benefits and hospitals won't seek to cut their costs however they can? I feel that with so many of our jobs going overseas, the IC option is one factor that keeps employing US MTs viable. If you can do without company benefits, and thrive without company restrictions a TRUE IC job is great.
Like dear old dad used to say........... sm
If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, every day would be Christmas.
There are MTs on the Chartmatrix side of the Web who have already expressed their opinions about the changes that are upcoming as well as their experience with the software, and those opinions are not very glowing. Combined with the out of work situation and the overhiring situation, I can't see how this change will benefit the MTs in the least. Maybe the high producers, unless they have reached the top tier, will be happy with it, but the average to lower producers are going to suffer a real loss in income, no doubt about it.
Just curious, what did you hate about the Web?
Dear Lord, lol
C'mon, people, lighten up.
Okay, one of the reasons I posted on here was because I DIDN'T want to sow seeds of discord within the company and cause trouble there. I wanted to know if I was alone in my perceptions, if I had been too hard on Transcend or if there were others who felt the same way, if I was alone.
I talked to a member of the quality council about it, who actually felt similarly in some ways, and there was only one other person I trust enough to talk to about it in detail with through email. I thought if I talked to anyone else about it, I'd be causing trouble, and I thought maybe she and I were alone.
As I said previously, I see where I could've done some things differently, and Transcend could've too. Both sides of an argument usually contain truth, there are rarely any innocent "victims."
No, I will not post specifics because it might discourage new people who haven't had the same experience as I did and perhaps my experience was unique to me and a few individuals for whatever reason, which again, was the same reason I didn't post on the forum or email others and ask.
If anything, the cheerleaders now are making me MORE comfortable with my decision to quit by their behavior on here, not less.
If you could perhaps see another perspective other than your own and allow for the possibility that just because YOU see things that way doesn't mean everyone does, then you might learn something useful, learn from others' mistakes or the company could learn from its mistakes, that's what I'm going to do with this.
It appears that others are trying to control the negativity out of everyone, like Stepford Wives, instead of listening better and learning from our mistakes, which might make us all more productive as individuals and a company; however, this behavior is evidence that that will never happen, so I standby my decision to quit.
Thanks for helping me out with that, and it wasn't the negatives that did it, it was the beating-a-dead horse cheerleaders who are misjudging why people are afraid to talk about their concerns.
If it's positive for you, that's all that matters. Boundaries, people. Why are people taking it so personally if Transcend is insulted?
Dear Mrs. Lincoln:
See post by ADMIN: That's right. Back up your claims with facts, not with lunatic remarks.
Post a Reply] [View Follow Ups] [Company Board] Posted By: Administrator (sm) on 2005-09-20 In Reply to: Absolutely . . . sm - me
Step up to the plate and post in more of a professional manner. Otherwise, it serves no real purpose. MTStars was not created for people to come only to post their personal smear campaign.
Dear unhappy, is that IC or FT
is that MDI Maryland or what. I can't seem to find their web site. I would also apply. Not too happy with the way MQ is headed. I am happy you got your raise. I do feel sometimes the lines are jiggled a little bit, but not sure.
Dear Nervousnelly
I just wanted to say that I have had some ins and outs with KS. I worked for them full time for about 8 months. Then I left after some issues with pay, not getting paid, bad checks and also a company-wide pay decrease. However, I did go back after being assured that these issues were straightened out. Upon my return, I saw that nothing had changed and that I had been knowingly mislead. Since that time, there have been continuous negative threads about KS. I also knew an MT that was still working there after I left. She stayed for quite some time but had many problems while she was there. The main issues, no matter what the circumstances, always came down to being lied to. The owner and others in positions of authority did nothing but tell half-truths. So, please consider this when making your choice. Please do not discount all the negative posts as being a disgruntled ex-employee or the same person. Save yourself some heartache and find another company.
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