Spheris, not so great. HS was good.

• spheris hangover - halfpass
  • Spheris, not so great. HS was good. - Looking
  • Sounds like they haven't changed much since they were Edix. - sm
    • SHOULD HAVE BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME...SM - GA MT
  • WHAT I WONDER...sm - passing through
    • spheris out of blue - stacy
      • lol They are the 2 biggest MT companies in the world and growing every year. - Sounds like failing is what your attitude is doing
      • spheris out of the blue - jd
    • I'm an MT with an excellent education, experience in - working for 1000+ bed acute care hospitals and
      • where ya workin? - halfpass
  • No holiday pay? - are you kidding?
  • Spheris was the worst experience of my life! - sm
    • Ditto everything he/she said! Plus HATED the time - clock issue. Chickadee NM

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Working at Spheris CAN be okay, it honestly depends on who your boss is.  On some divisions, MTs have to back into up to 10 accounts, while on other divisions, they might only really have to work in 2-3.  I do have to say, though, that Spheris has gotten so big that it almost seems like you are just another number and that you don't matter to them.  I worked for quite a few years there and left on good terms, but I don't think I would want to go back to them with the way things are now.  You, however, might like working there.  If you do go to work at Spheris, please just go in with your eyes wide open and don't let them jack you around.

I worked for Spheris for a number of years.  I'm going to try to give you some positives, as I agree with you, that there is enough negative stuff on this board.....How successful you will be will depend upon what account(s) you are placed on, what platform you work on (they have several different ones), your supervisor, and of course your skill level.  It is possible to do good and make a decent living and be happy with this company, as with all companies, but I know that your success will depend on a lot of factors, many of which are out of your control, unfortunately (meaning, the  platform and account).

Be positive and treat each day as a new day.  Good luck to you!

They made the Inc. 500 list of the Fastest Growing Companies In The US for 2005. THAT'S something positive for ya!

Which accounts are you working?  Do you like them?  Are you making alot of money?  Does Hils pay on time, every time? 

Thanks

benefits.  The account that they are hiring for is a very challenging, high volume ESL account.  Some people do okay on it, others just aren't able to do the work.   The platform is Lotus Notes, but basically you type in Word, use SpeedType (same as ShortHand).  They provide all hardware/software.  They are pretty strict on schedule, not much leeway, though if you need off for an appointment there isn't a problem.  QA is strict, minimum QA score is 98.5, 1200 lines/day.  Good tech support.  You get your QA'd reports back daily.  Lately there has been a lot of OT on the weekends.

They are making a transition to something similar to VR.  They are starting out slow with one account, one work type, but within a year hope to transition more accounts. 

They pay for downtime.  Pay is DD, always on time and correct. 

The thing with eTransPlus was not a good fit for me either.  I think it is probably a good company, it just didn't work for me as my start date kept getting pushed back, I was running out of work, there were program glitches, etc.  Sometimes some things are just not meant to be.  I hope you get on with Keystrokes again.  I know it sounds kind of gushy, but I have found them to be truly wonderful people.  I don't need someone to constantly sing my praises or anything -- decent pay and plenty of work is enough -- but it is kind of nice to hear thank you every now and then, and know that if you have a problem arise, someone will listen and try to help you. 

Again, thanks for posting -- great to hear from you!  Good luck! 

I have more than 25 years in this business, and I have always just steered clear of this company, but I either need to change who I work for or I need to supplement. 

I see they have production incentives, which I like.  I'm guessing you all like their system, if you are happy there.  How about their benefits - are they affordable?  Do you think their base pay is fair?  Are they flexible at all when it comes to you working your hours?  Are you happy with your account(s)?  Thanks for any specific info! 

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. 

a lot more than 8 cpl.  I even have GREAT benefits, which are more than affordable.  There are good companies out there that pays for experience!!!!