So quit - there are plenty of jobs for good MTs. sm
Posted By: CDW on 2009-02-06
In Reply to: They suck. - Period
If you think truly they suck, find somewhere else.
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Quit MQ in June - still in shock with new job. Plenty of work, OT available. (sm)
I just can't tell you how fortunate I feel. The bonus program is good and understandable, you don't have to be a math genius to figure it out. I have 2 accounts, great supervisor, pleasant office staff. For those of you still unhappy with your current jobs, keep the faith, there are good companies out there. Good luck on your search.
There are plenty of jobs out there.
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Yes, there are still plenty of jobs. sm
But it's not that simple. In the employment market today, people look to keep increasing their income. We have to. My utilities have tripled over the last 10 years. By contrast, my income has gone from $42K yearly to $24K. Now, I'm not conceited enough to think I'm worth $42K part time; I told my manager they were paying too much, but he wouldn't listen and we lost our hospital department.
One of the biggest reasons for this decrease in pay is offshoring. The average MT works for about 8 cents per line. I made 6 cents 15 years ago. But they have cut so many items out of the counting software that we are having to work harder all the time just to keep the same wage.
Send it offshore for 2 cents a line, get someone to edit it for 4 cents a line, and that is just 6 cents a line, what I made 15 years ago. I can't work for that now. I made 1600 lines in 6 hours then. Platforms are so much more complicated and all extras have been cut; I can just make 1200 in the same time now.
I read an article a while back that followed an Indian MT. She made about $550 a month, that was a year's wages there. My utilities (without cable or any extras) run $600 a month.
We are cutting our own throats by making offshoring work. Many of us will not edit offshore. It is against our beliefs. It is also damaging the future of our profession.
And don't tell me that offshore works in other areas. If my clothes fall apart, I replace them. If my medical care falls apart, they'll have to replace me!
There are still plenty of jobs here, but because companies
are competing against companies in other countries (even if the work is inferior) are stuck. Twenty something years ago I was making 6 cpl/gross line. I had no experience, no schooling, basically self-taught and on-the-job training. Today, 20 something years later I'm making 8 cpl/gross line with less benefits. If we didn't have to compete with India we might have a better wage and benefits.
Try the Job Seeker's Board as there are plenty of jobs there.
there are other jobs boards also, but the Job Seeker's board here holds lots of IC jobs for full time and part time and some have very good pay.
There are plenty of jobs on the job seekers board
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Plenty of jobs, just look at Job Seeker's board,
they just don't want to pay anything.
I say you all get other jobs and quit
at the same time, in protest (if you can). Tell your new prospective employer(s) about the circumstances and make sure they only call to verify your employment from HR, not check references, so your supervisors do not know. Make sure you don't burn your bridges, but remember that without you, they will struggle. Who would guess I'm a hospital MT who belongs to a huge union 
To MTs looking for jobs - pls do not quit the one you
I've posted recently, and my situation has not improved much, so...
Please, if you can, especially this time of year, do not resign from your old job until you are fully up and running and have enough work on your new job. I am still disappointed with my MTSO, and at the same time glad that I kept my former job. Frankly, the MTSO seems nonchalante about the whole thing - oh it's slow this time of year. Slow is one thing, but no work at all on many days is another. So what if I had quit my former job and relied on you, I keep thinking.
I know of a few looking for other jobs. I doubt that they will "officially" quit.
You will just notice that not as many people are logging on any longer. They are tired of waiting for work and are picking up other jobs. I personally know two that have other jobs they are working while looking for FT employment with someone else.
Then quit. There are other jobs out there. Only you have the power to change your situation.
Wont be changing hours..just jobs. I quit!!!
There are plenty enough companies out there who do not off-shore. I never thought much about it before because it didnt seem to effect me, but now it does, so I'm gone.
Advice needed on applying for jobs due to quit
I had hoped I would not be in the process of looking for another job but here I am. My question is this. I left my last job of 3 years as I lost my father about a month ago whose health began declining on Thanksgiving. My employer was well aware of this as a doctor's excuse to excuse my absence was unacceptable and our doctor had to fill out the FMLA paperwork which still ended up not being good enough. Go figure. I called my supervisor the morning that I found my father and told her what had happened and I could not work. She said that was fine and went on to explain that the company gives three day bereavement pay which honestly was the furthest thing from my mind. She then asked me if I thought I needed 3 days off and had I not been in shock, I probably would have let her have it. Hello, this was my dad not my dog. How heartless can you be? She said with work volumes (which by the way, they were telling other girls to flex their shift due to low work volume) they could not have me out three days. I was soo upset after her asking me that that I sent an email to human resources and the head of the company and boy was I reamed out by human resources for doing this as she said it was none of the head of the company's business. Why not? It is one of his employees who said this. In sending my resume and filling out applications, when they ask why I left this heartless company, what do I say? Am i being unreasonable and maybe should have stayed with this company? I'm questioning myself alot lately but still not sleeping well. I have filed for unemployment. I live in Pennsylvania and I pray that I get it because we have a 9 month old daughter and we need the income. I know if I have to appeal it, I will not hesitate. Forgive me for rambling, maybe I just needed to vent, I don't know. Just needed an opinion or advice. feel free to e-mail me.
Does anyone recommend a pretty good company that is good to work for, pay always on time and plenty
of work. I know that is asking a lot, but just curious?
Are MTs that are looking for jobs finding good jobs right now with everyone looking or is it
getting more difficult to find a good job. I am most interested in jobs for experienced MTs with more than 10 years service. I wonder if it is better to put a resume on or just keeping applying or what is the best way to go about this.
There is a lot to be said for good communication and plenty of work.
Trust me. It could be worse and I should know. I have worked for some companies that I WISHED paid 10 cents a line and had poor communication and lack of work. You cannot go wrong it sounds with what your doing. I could only pray for that.
Medware, good platform, plenty of work
I have worked for them almost 3 years now, they are a better than average company and pay on time every other Friday. Check them out, you will be happy you did. Kim.
Not a good way to get paid, plenty of the better companies pay hourly.
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Potential is good if there is plenty of work to type. sm
Things were great when I first started, and the pay was great. The work on my particular account started to slow way down after about 5 months, and thus the pay, too. Just be prepared if that is to happen. I do wish you all the best though.
Good accounts, great people, plenty of work. sm
I'm past that "honeymoon" stage of the first few months that another poster mentioned. I still find them to be the best for me. Never run out of work, always there for questions, including timely responses, great people (QA and otherwise).
I'd highly suggest contacting either your supervisor or Jane (as she offered) about lack of work. As you should see on the daily reports, there is plenty of work out there.
Good luck & I hope it works out for you.
I'm at Webmedx after 10+ years at MQ. Good company. Plenty of work. SM
Pay is direct deposit and on time. You have a 12-hour window and 35 hours is considered full-time. I cleared QA review in less than a day, and they leave me alone to do my job. Benefits are affordable. I don't need the insurance, but I understand it's pretty good. Don't get much PTO the 1st year, 3 days. If you know you will need to be off ANY time in the first 6 months or so, tell the recruiter. Line rate is fair and you can negotiate. They have a bonus/incentive plan that allows you to earn good money. Seems like no place is great these days, but they are probably as good as it gets. Feel free to E-mail me if I can help you out.
Does anyone know if Precyse Solutions is a good company that pays on time and has plenty
of work?
Been there 9 months and LOVE it!!! Plenty of work, good platform, great staff.
I finally found a home.
I quit and found greener pastures! Good luck to you. nm
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Join the club, I quit a few weeks ago. Good luck...nm
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Gotta agree -- YOG was the best! Great pay, good benefits. I quit sm
the moment I heard she had sold to MQ .. ugh.
not that I can see. I am like you, any good jobs left?
Curious
Too good to be true but any QA jobs available
Good jobs kind of like men
And all the gold in California is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills in somebody else's name....
Good jobs kind of like men
And all the gold in California is in a bank in the middle of Beverly Hills in somebody else's name....
Ads all over jobs board because they are growing and need good MTs.
Three new accounts that I know of recently and more scheduled to come on. Started here as an MT and then moved to QA. Just like any place, there is good and bad but I can't imagine working anywhere else.
Good Lord! You want to go back to 1918, like my grandma who quit school in 3rd grade to go work
in a box factory? No, child labor laws have nothing to do with poor work ethic. It is simple enough to develop good work ethic with laundry, chores, etc. I think it is more the prosperity of the last few generations. When you have lots of money, it's hard not to give it to your kids, spares you the unpleasant feeling of watching them struggle and suffer...
Jobs being sent to India - good companies who don't outsource
I've been working for a company for a few years now. This company has started to remove several job types with greater turnaround times to India from our exiting accounts. There was not enough work over the holidays to get in all of my hours (I know work is normally slow then), and this trend is still continuing. We used to have a primary account and a secondary account as a back-up, but now I'm working on at least 5 or 6 accounts just to have enough work to complete my 8-hour shift.
Are experienced MTs finding they are getting a good response when they apply for jobs or is the
field flooded by now. I see tons of people looking at the job ads.
Good luck finding a filler...jobs are scarce right now for sure.
Can't find a job to save my life and I have resumes/apps in everywhere.
Only those Good/Happy Friday emails to try to keep us from searching for jobs during the weekend
TT throws out a *line* on Friday emails, hoping that we will bite. TT mgmt does not know what to do now ! I truly believe that !
I'm not sure that they will make it through this, if Dictaphone has taken away some of the Dictaphone accounts works and dividing it out among other Dictaphone customers.
I don't see a pretty picture at Transtech anymore. Don't say that I am just a negative person; what is pretty about it?
When a new MTSO signs on with Dictaphone, they are going to give them work from somewhere, and I believe it is from TransTech.
I am so disheartened by all this with TT. 
Promises for new work coming onboard is exactly what one poster said -- more Dictaphone overflow accounts! Not enough work for ALL the MT's TransTech has hired within the past few months.
I just quit Medquist, hired by Etrans and quit them after one afternoon during the last two weeks!sm
Medquist made me buy a new computer to go to the "Docuscribe" system that was so much better than cottage. When I got there I took a real big pay cut to the tune of probably 30 to 40%. I was getting paid gross lines doing Cedars-Sinai operative reports. I asked for more per line and my supervisor just laughed and said you think were going to pay you $0.12 a line to just do operative reports! I said I quit. I should have said F you and your mamma too:( I had been there all together 7 years through buyouts. I am just sick of it all. I'm going to go sew my daughter a cute little Halloween outfit right now.
right now plenty of work, also plenty of ESLs.nm
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Plenty of BOTH on my end, I do traditional have plenty of work, always
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Cherrypicking is when you work from a pool of jobs and being able to reject the worst jobs to those
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Monster Jobs and Career Builder usually have a few path jobs. nm
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Don't think any do except for those in-house jobs. Some QA jobs are paid hourly. nm
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They didn't take our jobs, QT gave them our jobs. The account is now
back in the hands of US MTs, or will be in just a couple of weeks.
Look at all the jobs on the jobs boards.
You can find a job and won't have to apply for unemployment. You would be surprised how many companies need qualified MTs! Go get 'em and get 'em now!
Don't wait until the 11th hour. Too many needs to put your hat in the unemployment slot.
What they lost is our gain.
The best co. ever! Good work, good people, good pay, good bennies.
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They had MTs - plenty of them
The problem was - trying to keep them. As above, checks constantly bounced. At payday time - all the managers would disappear, as would the owners. When this happens every other payperiod - I think the company has financial issues. This is not to mention, he was outsourcing this account, about 60% of the work, half of this was sent through to the hospital as he did not want to pay editors to edit the crap. Again, several issues. They make everything sound great - but once you start, reality sets in and quick.
I have plenty and then some
Hello
I have plenty with them. I work on a radiology acount though so it is not quite the same. I have a secondary acute care account, but never seem to get around to typing on it as I have so much to do on the radiology one. Most of the time the updates I get for the accounts I see fluctuate but mostly have work. I know each account is different. Etranplus has its bad points like any other company. I have certain things I do not like. I have also had way worse experiences. I have found it to be a good fit for me for 15 months now and finally got to do my first love of radiology. I wish you the best. If you need to get a secondary account and then you can decide to keep two or leave one or the other when things stabilize for you. Good luck!
There are plenty....
...but they may require that you know how to spell the word 'editing' correctly.
yes plenty what ya need
one part timer
Same here, plenty now.
Did my time card while waiting for the work to come in. Now I am buried. Feast or famine.
I'm doing ME and there seems to be plenty.
Fairly new and not sure how the MT or QA side of things might be.
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