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Started Monday. Supposed to be released today. sm

Posted By: omt on 2008-08-14
In Reply to: Transcend - Will the training period ever end?

I don't know what is going on there, but I haven't had any problem at all. I was told at the beginning I needed to do 5 days of 5 reports and if I had 98%, I was good to go. Tomorrow would be my scheduled day off anyway and I start my regular shift on Sunday. At least that is what I have been told.

They apparently have hired a lot of new people, so I'd just keep calling.

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Transcend - Will the training period ever end?
- won't get much better - ex-MQer
  - Transcend work - Charlene Lengkeek
- Started Monday. Supposed to be released today. sm - omt
- Have you asked your team lead or ROM? sm - I didn't have to do that when I started.
  - Don't expect a response from them - been there, done that
    - I've never had that problem - always an sm - Transcender
    - I wonder why they think they need so many - discouraged
  - I went ahead and e-mailed someone - Will the training period ever end?
    - I'd have to say that's the only downfall here. - TranscendMT
      - Just hope it gets better - discouraged
    - I work for another company with the same problem - Sister

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Since this is Wednesday and they were supposed to call Monday (sm)
I would give them a call. That happened to me when I started over a year ago. They were supposed to call on a certain day and they didn't. I waited a couple days, called them and they said they would get back to me that afternoon and they did.

On Job Board, there is a job 5 cpl but you are not supposed to apply after Monday because the jobs
will be all filled.. I'm sure they will be for that rate.

I got mine today (Monday). nm
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If you started on Monday you are probably still on
full QA and that would explain the reason for low workload. I have been with them for 7 years so I can attest to their integrity and consistency. However, please feel free to e-mail and let me know what account you are working, as I know one account asks you to assign how many minutes you want per day and the other is an open pool, as I would prefer not to discuss specific accounts in an open forum.

Should be .. 1st is today, so we are paid the Monday after (I'm cashless too!) nm

I did. I would contact them. I started my new account Monday. sm
I have talked to several others that have either gotten a schedule change or a new account or different hours, so I would make sure that they received your email.

They called me Monday and I started yesterday. sm
Maybe what you wanted and what they had were two different things. This board cracks me up. People act as though they are entitled to a job just because they apply. I am grateful that they called as I am the victim, yes victim, of offshore transcription. The company I gave 5 good years to dumped us all flat when they sold out.

That was a quirk - today is Monday and my boss shared that we have plenty
to do today. You understand that occasionally you are going to run out of work, no matter WHERE you are employed? I just don't like to hear oh don't apply here - there's no work when usually there IS plenty to do.

I just started today
and it seems great, at least from a first day perspective. My new lead is VERY nice and helpful, and the software is extremely easy to use. The account that I am on also seems very easy and is nothing but ER, which I love. Hopefully it will all go well!

Started training today - went very well.
Of course, always challenges learning doctors, etc. - but very, very supportive company. I'm pleased, so far. AND, most importantly, the account I'm training on, is the account I am going to be working on - FOR GOOD!!!

Yep. Loving the new account that started today! Hooray TT!
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It's Monday. Everyone plays catch up on Monday. Give 'em
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Does this mean you have not been released?
If so, do not worry. If you are new, take what they have to say (feedback) constructively and apply it. They are a good team of people. Best thing, if you do not know it, blank it.

I was released after only 1 day. I agree
8 days is probably not enough of a trial, but then it depends if the QA errors where account specific/formatting issues versus misspelled words, wrong meds, etc. Leaving there was the best thing I've done in a long time and I left before they bought TransHealth and M-Tec, but things weren't kosher then either.

Not sure how it works, but maybe the client just released (as they do on sm

Fridays) lots of dictation from the 21st, thereby putting the crunch on us. QT probably didn't want to ask us to work extra over Christmas weekend. In past experiences with other companies, it is the client who will sandbag the work and send it over in a huge lump that really dumps on the transcription company and its MTs.

So, let's do extra and make extra. It's not like we were asked to do it for free.

Stop worrying. I think we're really okay. We have to pitch in and help.

Not NSF. BIG DIFFERENCE. Funds available but not released and everyone was
sent the bank letter. They changed banks, got direct deposit and no more problems. The letter from the bank said that the funds were there but not available due to new holds being placed on deposits. Big difference.

Didn't think it was released yet? Tuesday? sm

I did email asking if they could have a summary rather than us trying to compare old to new and figure out the changes. I was told the changes are too numerous to annotate.

That scared me.

And did those lines equal the same? Once the file is released sm
from QA, it will show in Scribe and there are several ways you can search to find that specific job. I have checked lines on multiple occasions the same way you did to make sure what I was getting was close to what Scribe was getting and it always was. In fact, it was usually a tad bit higher than the Word line count was.

I was hired and started in 1 week. That is not a long set-up time. When I started with our local h
I needed to get a physical and go through orientation at the hospital which is only given two times per month. This is a 900-bed hospital, so it cannot be an unusual process. MQ took 2 weeks. KS took 1 week. SoftScript never got me started even after repeated calls and emails.

I have only been with KS for 9 months but would never put them in the same catagory as the others you mentioned. They are the best company I have worked for, and unfortunately, I have bounced around a little in the last 5 years.

Every other Monday.
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Believe it or not, Monday it will be there!
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That's okay! LOL it *is* Monday!
Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately I didn't have a choice in quitting my other job, work was just gone, so that's just added to the stress. I considered looking for another PT position to tide me over, but then Murphy's Law might dictate I had waaay too much to do and/or get confused with two sets of rules and platforms. I might have to, though, if I can't get work soon.

I startnew job Monday.
Today, I still do not have any work. My CSC center said sent a bulk email for MTs out of work to call the office and other centers will have work. WELL!!! that is enough for me and I have accepted my new job and start Monday.

Well, I am an Ex-Transcender as of Monday. sm

I was disillusioned as you. I am an acute care MT with 20+ years of experience and it just was not for me. Although, I have to tell you that the production management team were awesome to work with up front; however, I didn't like the behind the scenes action like changing my worktypes without telling me, as well as consistently running out of acute care work.

For example, if you work primarily on er reports and the discharge summaries are behind, they will just take the er dictations out of your queue and you will discharge summaries for a week straight, and they don't even bother to tell you, hey the ds are backed up and we put some in your queue. There is nothing wrong with keeping the account in TAT, but give us, the MTs, the respect of telling us.

Also, the ES accounts are a total rip-off. Taking 20 and 30% off the line count is a totally stealing from us MTs. Personally, I had a huge problem with it once I saw that it amounted to $500 out of one paycheck. That really sucked bigtime!

Let me ask you - if you are an acute care MT and was given boring clinic work or doctor letters to do all day every day, would you be happy when you were hired for "basic 4 acute care work".

These are just a few major reasons why I am gone.

Good luck to those who have stayed and I hope you are happy. To each his/her own!

My my new days is now Monday, so
I was off yesterday. It's not a bad day to have off since work is so often low on Mondays. And now my start time isn't until 11:00 on Tuesday, so hopefully it will have built up now that it's time to work.

Wow - that was weird. Let me know if you can read this note. I kept typing all the words right the first time, as if I had a stroke or something! Hope not!

Webmedx does, every other Monday, DD. sm
Never late, always accurate.

Sorry, DUH, I get it now, sorry to be so slow, it's Monday! Nm
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I get mine on Monday. (nm)
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I got mine Monday by Fed-Ex-nm
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Interview Monday sm

Would be interested in hearing what their expectations, platform, etc. are if you would be willing to share. My biggest question, obviously, is pay as I do not want to take a cut in this..but that is something I will find out Monday. Just curious about general info on the company. When did you interview? The recruiter said my e-mails were bouncing back to him undeliverable so maybe it is on their end??

Not yet but hopefully soon. Wonder if anyone we will hear anything before Monday when the new HR
person starts.

Sunday and Monday

I'm not on the schedule with any of them on Sunday, Monday I only work for one of them. I took the third job because it's a specialty I like and want to do more of. I'm trying to decide which direction to go in - certainly don't want to work this much indefinitely.

Sorry, Monday morning
I could not find any posts on this company.

March 17, then every other Monday after that
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I would say Monday should be the telling SM
day. If there is no pay and no indication of when you'll be paid, I'd get out of there FAST and also post the name of the company. They've had plenty of time to correct their supposed **error*** cough...with the payroll company.

no work for a Monday--- never
happens where I work! I was wanting to have Sundays and Mondays off, but we have a lot of work leftover from the weekend!

Monday-Friday
I wish that people who get into this profession would understand that hospitals operate 24/7/365. My daughter is a registered nurse and does not demand a m-F schedule and YES she does have children. You got into this profession because of having kids at home and wanting to be a stay at home mommy. Well, 30 years of experience under my belt and most of the companies that I have spoken with allow me to work the hours that I want to work because of the fact that in general, I put in 12 hour days and even work weekends and dont take a day off unless I need to, due to illness or whatever and also, due to the fact that if I do have an emergency, I let someone know in advance and just not refuse to work

I have an interview Monday, 700/day sm

I'm not really thrilled about having to work a weekend day, but I need to supplement my FT job.

Payday is Monday and that is when I sm
anticipate being paid. My check is always there on Monday, never sooner. You are lucky your bank floats it sooner. Most banks don't.

Monday was very slow because of it
being the end of the pay period. Yesterday and today only out of work about 15 minutes.

You may want to call and ask them directly on Monday...
but I believe it depends on the way you were hired. If you are an hourly employee, your PTO would be paid at that rate. If you are production based, your PTO rate is paid at your average production over a period of three months. You must maintain a minimum line count though. Rochelle would know better.

Thanks...I start training on Monday. :) NM
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Yes, tomorrow is payday at TT, every other Monday. nm
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....and I have a phone interview Monday!
That was fast!!!

Thanks! They are calling me to talk to me on Monday! SM
I'm very excited! I'm looking to move from Keystrokes to MDI, or at least drop down to part-time at Keystrokes and be full-time with MDI since they seem so great, and the recruiter was very, very nice! What type of platform do they use? Do you have to submit a time sheet at the end of the pay period?

I start w/ Keystrokes Monday after
7 1/2 years with MQ, and am way excited to have ONE account, to be no longer drowning in the cesspool!! Anyone thinking about MQ, better keep thinking. Better yet, start RUNNING the other way, fast.

The intranet will be down until Monday morning. sm
The upgrade pulled the system down but it will be back up by Monday morning.

Could it possibly have anything to do with being a HOLIDAY on Monday? nm
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Monday-Friday, First Shift?
Does anyone know of companies that have accounts with Monday to Friday, first shift positions? Personal obligations do not allow me to work weekends or evenings and so many companies want this. If I could do it I would, but it is not possible, and they all seem to want weekends and second or third shifts. I really need to find something. Any help greatly appreciated.