Questions about payroll, et cetera should be brought up to your leads...
Posted By: MtMommyof2 on 2009-03-02
In Reply to: Yeah, even though I will be cashless again after sm - cashless
not to the board...If this was strictly a Keystrokes board, then I would understand but it isn't. I have been there for over 2 years...Please don't feel like I am bashing you or anything. I just think it is inappropriate to bring up payroll questions on a public board.
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TransTech leads and QA have enough work anymore! Are you either? Re payroll co. change,
I remember that well -- SUDDEN HURRY to get paperwork turned in to new company (same paperwork as a new-hire wound fill out). Then the new payroll company did a horrible job of putting the data in, and made horendous mistakes in our personal info, etc. I remember that HURRY very well !
No warning whatsoever to the MT's; just unbelievable mistakes made by new payroll company, and am sure it was due to the BIG RUSH put on them. 
Leads with ANY company NEVER run out of work; that is why the MT's do, because leads pick and cho
for themselves! TT has so many leads it makes me sick! We have absolutely no work, but I know those leads and QA are picking out plenty of work that they like to do !!! FACT !!!
always slow this time of year...doctors take extra days off, et cetera.
it will pick back up again soon...
I just brought this up below but...
If there are contracts in place, what are chances that they could be cancelled prematurely so long as the the terms of the contract are being met and the work is staying within the US?
(In other words, is it a certain amount of job security for US-based MTs as long as those clients stay on board?)
Interesting you brought this up...sm
I recently started helping with QA and have noticed so many blanks that could be avoided with the aid of a word book or dictationary. For example, _______ regurgitation on an echo (look up regurg and see a list of possibilities). And the word is fairly clearly pronounced. Perhaps book research is yet another fading skill in this technology age. Sigh.
Search the board. This has been brought up before, and
a list was devised.
No, they have just brought several new clients on and are hiring a
bunch of new transcriptionists for them.
I think that the account was not upront with QT. We were brought in sm
after QT had started because QT could not do it all. From the beginning, they told KS that it would be a KS account. We didn't lose 3 IDs last week either; we knew it was coming about the borrowed licenses and had prepared for it. I have been on the account since the beginning and really like it, but I am a big Expander user and pretty fast.
As a fellow radiology MT, my heart goes out to you. I went through that with another company and felt like someone had died. We had a double punch though; the company declared bankrupcy, and we did not get our last two checks. The owners didn't lose anything, they were incorporated. It was a nightmare for me as I was a newly divorced mom of 3 with no child support and had to go to my dad for a loan. It was a scary time.
I have been with KS about 3 years now and love it! They continue to grow, which is a good thing to see!
I was told that it was going to be brought up at their next meeting...
hopefully something like that will be set up because I think it would be beneficial...
You just brought back a lot of memories...
I remember that as well, Boxer, that is funny and yet also a little sad that it actually seems to be really happening. who would have thought it possible in this country...
I have seen that most of my years in Medical Transcription since beginning in the hospital how administration would play women against women and just sit back and laugh about it.
AAMT was responsible for taking us out of the 'typing pool' and it is sad and 'sickening' as you mention that we are so far even beneath typing pool it is not funny
Thanks but all it brought up was things from 4-5 years ago.
How do I find some current things? It'd be nice to think that over time, something, anything has changed to a positive way, but I'd be lying if what was going on even that long ago doesn't give me pause for thought. I want to think that a few years ago people weren't getting paid on time but I could be wrong on which company I am remembering.
I am sooooo glad you brought this up
I posted below. I am very happy working independent whether I work their hours or mine makes absolutely no difference to me. Your post is the first I ever seen that states the fact of what could happen and that is more of a tax burden for the person who blows the whistle on these owners. If a person is that ticked off with the way they are asked/told to work, why not get another JOB?
You skirted the issue I brought up
that is, sure people can type BUT no matter how much information you have on MTing, if you type really slow makes no difference, you have no job in this fast, fast paced job. In order to make a decent salary I have to work as fast as the audio goes and stay up with it, otherwise you would be reading about my making less than minimum which some have complained about on here. Typing 50-60 wpm just does not hack it in this business, unless you perhaps are working for an individual rather than a company and the majority on here I think might work for companies. Some say if they cannot get in their lines per week, no benefits. So back to my basic statement, slow typist-no work- no benefits- no money really.
Funny you brought this up, I just quit today.sm
Love the platform, loved the account, no work at all in over a week and hardly any work before that since Thanksgiving. I e-mailedEDITED and her exact words were we will continue to hire additional MTS. when I told her I was leaving because there was a lack of communication about available work and the overstaffing issue. She also stated that there were only 3 MTs that were complaining on this site about lack of work and that she knew who they were, which I find hard to believe. So, my suggestion is move on especially since she stated the above about continuing to hire more people.
They are constantly advertising because they are GROWING! They have brought on
two new accounts that I know just since Christmastime and more to come.
A search will show this has been brought up several times, but
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As far as I know, the only way you could cherry pick is to sign off after you have brought the job u
Seems like I remember in training being told, If you bring the job up you are expected to type it. and that these things were monitored.
I feel like some days I just have the luck of the damned and other days are great. I don't feel they are cherry picked like I used to get at MQ.
If you really feel this is happening, contact your immediate supervisor and ask.
By the way, welcome aboard.
Their new pay plan brought me back to newbie wages since I don't do high volume. And the work loa
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So you are saying that QAs & leads
I am a top notch MT too and was still asked to QA BECAUSE I am a -valuable- MT. Get over yourself.
job leads
This may be weird but I keep a list of companies in a favorites folder to check out if I find myself looking in the future. Going through MT Stars for old posts is a good place to start. Then I would check the company out on their web site, and if I thought I was interested I would either call the recruiter or test depending on their requirements. Personally I would not wait for a company to advertise before applying.
Job leads
Here's a few links to aid in your searching. I've heard a lot of people have gotten/accepted jobs from applications they put in long ago.
http://www.mtjobs.com/profiles.cfm
http://mtcompanies.proboards.com/
Actually I posted looking for answers to my questions above, not looking to answer questions, but
to here goes...firstly, I don't know about the platform, only that it is Word based. Secondly, I have many years cardio, and thirdly, no the test was not hard. Still looking for any answers to my questions above. Thanks in advance.
leads/bosses
Hi, Thanks for your input. I did get a chance to read it before the deletion. I am searching again __________  . I really wish I could find a place, where the pay is decent, with benefits, enough work and where the staff responds to account related questions. I am so tired of testing, thinking I have found the perfect place and then....................... Sorry just needed to vent a little.
Have a good Day!
Why do KS mgrs and Leads do this?
Why do you guys insist on coming to this board in an attempt to defend what idiots type? Then you have the gall to post 'KS MGR' or 'KS LEAD'. Your posts just make you look dumb and seem quite unprofessional when you do this. When you identify yourself as a KS MGR or KS LEAD, whatever you post reflects on the company as a whole. You stated 'you need to stop spreading lies'...is there not a better way to say this? Ignore the trolls. I doubt very seriously that people who are interested in KS will be swayed by these posts.
If you insist on posting remarks to defend KS, don't make it known that you are a KS MGR or KS LEAD. Sheesh!
OSI team leads don't do QA at all
All we do is monitor workflow and assign jobs when the coordinator is off - I get $14 for a few hours a week and then do transcription for a line rate. Line requirement is less than regular MT's.
Not a bad setup for us.
It's so they can hire even MORE leads, CEO's
for some reason that top-heavy management is good management.
With the exception of the Leads SM
Always seem to have plenty of work when work load is light/low. Pretty unfair advantage, if you ask me.
not sure what happened but this is down under Eliminated Leads below.. nm
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Correct...my team still has leads. sm
The truth is, most of the team leads were eliminated because they WEREN'T an asset to the teams. Many of them got the job because they were the only ones who applied. Many were not confident in site formats and rules, giving incorrect information on team mail, and many of them spent entirely too much time chatting with each other about their personal lives on team mail instead of editing. They were the cause of their own demise.
Now 1 AC and 2 team leads are leaving OSI
Not only the MT's but also 1 AC and 2 team leads are leaving OSI. If you haven't applied elsewhere time is running out before the good jobs are gone. The only person who will be left when it is all said and done will be the QA manager who will never go anywhere else not only because she is attached at the hip with the great policy makers but also because she couldn't get a job elsewhere if she tried. After all you have to actually pass the transcription test.
I would, except the tone of some of your posts leads me to believe
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Which leads? I asked my TL and she knew nothing of this. sm
But, leave it to MW to pave the way of utter cheapness.
Any Cardioscribe team leads here?
If so, please email me or post here. Just wanting to know if the hourly rate is fair and would like to hear what you think about your job.
Yea and what's the deal with getting rid of the team leads?
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They still have Indian team leads.
Nope, I was called by my former Indian team lead in the begining of this week asking if I could come back to work for them.
That being said, I had no problems with any of the team leads being Indian, was able to understand them and they were friendly. My only problem was that before everybody left after being told they had to go employee, there was no work. It could take all 3 shifts to get enough work for even part-time work on some days and we were told they would not pay down time if we didn't have work so a lot of my scheduled shift as an employee could be sitting refreshing queue without being paid for that time.
I know that right now, there is pleanty of work but they are more than likely going to overhire. They don't like work in queue at all. If there are any reports sitting in queue on the weekend they want you working and threaten to hire more people, thereby taking work away from you. I was shocked when I changed companies and found how much work stays in queue for my current account, very rarely running out and when I do I have a secondary and a tertiary acct. Up until now I was always told by Focus that they couldn't do that so when I was out, I was out. And, my QA is always excellent so it is not my quality that keeps the work from me.
All of your team leads are India
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Team leads not in India
When I worked at Focus my team leads and technical support were in India, but they have just recently changed this. Your team leads are now Americans.
My leads are great but if you are having a problem...
email Lee...she will take care of it!!!
leads don't have line requirements
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Leads actually are expected to meet
a certain quota like everyone else. Otherwise, they'd starve. Leads have to pay their bills like everyone else.
Please clarify how leads take the best jobs....
when they don't type during the times they are acting as leads? Work does flow according to TAT and has nothing to do with assigning so-called crappy jobs and dictators to anyone. First in line, first in time is the way it goes.
So, MTSOs actually ENCOURAGE the leads.sm
to cherry-pick only the work they want to do -- a wonderful setup!. This, and their salary, too. Which doesn't surprise any of us, but where does this despicable and unfair practice leave the regular MTs, who are not salaried and only have the measly few pennies per line for the garbage that they are allowed, even encouraged, to throw at us?
I'm sure the team leads and mgmt SM
are keeping track of line counts, right? Then they should be quite aware of who isn't getting their count in and contacting those people to find out what the problem is.
DQS payroll
full-time people fill out a timesheet online. statutory MTs don't.
payroll
not dure what cmpany - but if you had a contract and it states a pay date or pay time frame - you can take steps to get you money an dinterest - legally they are bound to stick to the scheudle they gave you - go to the department of labors web site and file a complaint - they will get the message.
payroll
It would depend on the account you are typing on. The account I was on was paid weekly by direct deposit; however, there were other accounts that were paid bi monthly.
SPI Payroll
I also got that e-mail and even though I appreciate the heads up, it is still an inconvenience for me. My checks are deposited in a credit union account which has limited hours and this will entail me taking time away from my work schedule, not to mention a 20+ minute drive each way, to get my check deposited and then of course having to wait for it to clear before the funds to be available. I am not going to get too excited yet, unless it becomes a recurrent problem.
Payroll
They never told me I would get paid in 30 days. I do not need the money that bad since I have benefits/salary through my husband, but I can totally understand your situation if you totally depend on your paycheck once a week, twice a week, or semi-monthly. Getting paid in 30 days is very hard. You do not want to get behind on your bills and ruin your credit.
This company is Synthescribe. I think they have been going through lots of personnel changes and that's why they have changed their name. So far they have been very nice to me. I'm supposed to start training next week, so I shall see how it goes!
Payroll
Many companies use payroll companies and they are just a number waiting for their work to be done. You dont generally dictate to the payroll company that you have MTs who are just dying to file their taxes on January 15....which is what y'all are doing I guess.
If you have your last pay stub, most companies have YTD info on there.
If you're an IC and not an employee, getting 1099s instead of W2s, you should have records that support the 1099, and therefore already have those totals as well.
Or just relax.... you will get them :)
There's no time clock but the leads monitor who is on and who isn't. sm
The account I am on has very strict shifts because of being radiology. I have heard that others are more flexible.
I totally agree, the KS leads and KS managers
the negative posters. Boy the defenses sure are up if this has gone all the way to management and even the owner. Take a deep breath everyone. Keystrokes is asked about on this board all of the time. If something negative is said, then so be it. Do we not all take any of these posts for what they truly are, which is an opinion. Some posts may contain facts, but you must be aware that a message board is also full of opinions. I have seen Transcend bashed on this board, and I had quite a lovely experience with them when I worked for them. To each his own. I try to comment in a positive manner when asked, but I do not know all of the facts. I still would like to be able to post my OPINION. I do not however feel the need to defend them every chance I get! My goodness. We are adults here, but you really could not tell from some of these nasty posts especially the ones claiming to be in a managerial position. 
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