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not be happy with people leaving, etc.  I also did not realize that they may just want to verify your employment there. Do you need to pick a specific person to contact and inform them that you are using them as a reference? Thanks again.

Since the majority of these companies are not upfront or truthful about their lack of work, and their recruiters are just little monkeys following orders, I have decided to accept as many jobs as I can, space the hiring dates 2 weeks apart, and try each job out before I make a serious commitment.  I have accepted 4 jobs to date, and I will not be left out in the cold another year because I believed in a company that did not measure up to their hype.  My kids will not go hungry again.   I have been burned so many times and I did not start out to accept AL 4, but my husband informed me that none of these companies will be loyal to me, so I need to do what I need to do.

In VR: 

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MT translation:

Dear MDI,

As an MT with 20 years’ experience, I was very distressed to learn that I will shortly be demoted from an MT to a VR  “editor” making far less money than my training and years of experience deserve.  You are, no doubt, counting on technology to eventually fix the bugs in your VR software.   Meanwhile, you are jeopardizing a valuable resource.  Some of us would much rather retire than see our talents misused by working as VR editors.  To whom will you turn when this VR idea fails to pan out?  Many of us believe it is time to retire or find another line of work. 

Personally, what I have always enjoyed about transcription work is the actual typing, the rhythm and flow, inserting a punctuation mark here, subtly correcting syntax there, and turning a complete mishmash of a dictation into a readable report.  Let’s face it, many doctors are complete idiots.  They dictate the wrong medications, or the right ones at potentially fatal doses.  They mumble, rustle papers, talk to colleagues, eat, belch into the phone and make other bodily noises while they dictate.  Even native English speakers often do not have the first idea of proper sentence structure or grammar.  Yet, you expect all of us to clean up a VR mess for half the money we are making now?  We think not! 

So, cut costs as you wish, in 1 or 2 years when VR comes to our accounts (or before) we will have found something else to do, and the profession will be poorer for the loss of all of us.  Have a nice day!

Employers do want you to own and know how to use reference books.  The Internet is not always the best tool.  A combination of books and Internet are the ideal reference tools.  But to respond to your post would definitely be a waste of my breath, as I can see your mind is made up that you don't need reference books.  That's fine.  I am neither too old to know about Google or to be computer savvy, as I am a college student working on a Bachelor's Degree.  You must be very insecure to have to make such catty personal remarks about a stated opinion.  So when the Internet goes down, you just sit and wait for it to come back up, the rest of us will continue working.

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.

How is their pay?  What is considered full time?  How does the 401K work?  Is there any employer match?  Is the health and dental insurance good, and is it affordable?

Not so sure I want to go the route of employee again, considering it.  Just trying to weigh if I did whether it would be better to go with a hospital or with DRC or something similar.

Does anyone know anything about JLG transcription?????

Do you have to work weekends/holidays?  Do you stay on the same account or switched around?  Platform?  FTP or C-phone?

Thank you for any answers. 

Would 50 cents per link be considered good pay?

Also, wouldn't it make a difference to be paid 9 cents per gross line versus 65 characters for radiology?

Just a few questions about the company.  Do they offer part time?  Is the work typically consistent (amount and when received - time of day/schedule)?  Does the work end up being more 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift?  Thanks!

Audio through internet or C-phone?  If C-phone, how is sound quality?  Lots of ESLs on account?  Do you work on mainly one account or required to work on several?  Thanks for your input.  Looking for ''home'' with enough work on one account or possibly two, good sound quality, decent pay and appreciation for quality work.  Tired of many accounts, too many ESLs and suboptimal sound quality.

I'm interested in going the IC route after being a full-time employee.  I'm thinking of applying for a job with MDI and have the following questions:

1.  I've never worked as an IC, so I was wondering how you go about estimating and paying your quarterly taxes.  Also, can you clarify the process of how they pay half of your social security tax?

2.  I understand they use the Bayscribe platform.  Can you use your own word Expander program loaded on your computer or do you have to use the Bayscribe one within the platform.

3.  Does the company give you access to report samples from your account to help with difficult dictators? 

Thanks so much for any info you can share with me!

I understand about the whole flexibility thing. My current company allows me to work whenever. What I'm wondering is do they offer flexiblity as in you can work a few hours in the morning and a few at night? Also, do they allow you to work within a window of time or do you have to say I'll be on the clock from 4:45 to 6:30 or something similar? I know a few companies I've interviewed with said that you have to work your hours between 6a and 4p but that you could work them anytime in those hours. I'm just wondering all this because I have a toddler and he's very busy and his naps are inconsistent. I get up early in the morning and work but sometimes don't get to sit back down to work until around 7:00 at night when he goes to bed.

Also, how many hours on a holiday are required? How many hours on the weekend? How does their weekend rotation work? Do you have to work one weekend day every week? or what? Also, the site, when I went to test, said they are only hiring full time. Is that true? If so, because I'm looking for PT, should I even test?

Please help me find some answers!  Thanks ladies!