Speaking from experience.. you work all day and make nothing. I also have worked for other companies

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Has anyone worked with Linda Kelley of TTS/Medware, and can you please tell me about your experience??  THANKS SO VERY MUCH, your time is greatly appreciated!!!

She said that the work load was sporadic at best.  They would either be drowning in work or starving.  She said that her pay was late two or three times and when she questioned management on it they were extremely rude.  She said that the owner/manager of the company was a nightmare who was prone to screaming fits and berating those who disagreed with her.

You can take this for what it's worth.  I hope it helps with your decision.

work from a pool, but allow you to download or send you so many minutes or files per day from a particular clinic or hospital dictator(s).   I just want to do my jobs and be done when they run out.  I don't want to have to wait around for more dictation or have dictation from unknowns put in my queue to fill up my shift.  Do such places exist?

He had groupies who would follow him wherever he went ........ and then also groups who detested him.

Me, I just never understood his overinflated opinion of himself, but then again, I suppose a healthy ego is good for us.   Good for him, I guess.

overhired.  They weren't scrambling to keep the positions filled.  They certainly weren't working to keep skilled MTs from leaving.  They were concerned about their TAT and only their TAT.  They offered incentives to clients for their business by guaranteeing discounts for reports that were out of TAT.  The larger MTSOs were working on technology to promote quantity rather than quality. 

Instead of thinking at the next level, step back for a second.  In order to be paid for their services, clients HAD to have their transcription completed.  Before NAFTA, the clients compensated fairly for their in-house or remote personnel.  Even after the larger MTSOs tried undercutting the independent MTs, they were still paying a fairly high rate for transcription...sometimes paying the MTSOs up to 18 cpl (or more).  After NAFTA, they found they could virtually eliminate their transcription departments (if they were smaller hospitals/clinics) or at the very least cut them to bare bone because it was saving them a tremendous amount of money by using offshore outsourcing services.  They were doing the same things all the large companies were doing.  Now in order to make the money, the MTSOs have to produce large quantities to compete, which can only be done by foregoing quality. 

So, when thinking at the next level, I do agree with you that there will be consequences of the tax changes.  But it was a very poorly thought out plan to begin with and now we're reaping the consequences of it.  I just don't agree that there is a shortage of American MTs when there are so many MTs scrambling for work. 

I can't stand VR and am looking for a new job where it is just straight typing like it should be - anybody work for companies who are not jumping on this wagon?

Looking for a company that allows some flexibility on what time I type each day instead of a strict schedule that I set up.  This is just to deal with occasional appointments or if the kids have a class play I want to see, etc.  Most days a schedule would be fine but I also don't want to be stuck with it!

The company I used to be with was like this but they now require schedules to be followed. I see the point in that but I also know that some exist with more flexibiity!

Any ideas?

Thanks!