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Supe says "they rock!" This is so disgusting

Posted By: MQ MT in agreement on 2005-08-13
In Reply to: We keep getting these ridiculous bulletins carbon copies to everyone in New York MQ it seems telling - LM

to hear every time they put some new MT's on our accounts.


Today it's all jokes being sent out in emails! Just what we need, more emails!!!!!!    We can read joke books or joke calendars. Would rather not have those sent by our SUPE in company emails !!!




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That is the most disgusting thing to see these

trivia questions posted on each account update that she is sending out -- it was JOKES last week. This weekend it is trivia questions to read before we get down to the work-related portion of the supe email. Supe must need something to do if she is spending her time thinking up trivia questions or jokes to send out to us on COMPANY email!


This is annoying to say the least when I sign on to go to work or check email, and get that message from supervisor that says, "watch next update for answer" to this trivia question!  Is that work related, or what???


Why is this person disgusting?
I for one agree. It is thoroughly frustrating to hear someone say that the offshoring MTs are just so great and the American ones are terrible at their job. You obviously are Love it, Love it poster and are just too much of a coward to state your name. YOU DISGUST ME!!!
AMPHION is disgusting
I could never make their line count even with all the mandatory overtime because of their unpaid demographic mess, and I had six years experience at the time. I picked up an understanding of the account pretty quick but I am not a data entry clerk. I resented that a lot and knew I had to do something else, however it didn't take me long to find another job where I could be productive and make the line count without having to work overtime every day. Now I am back to my routine of dinner with my family and foosball in the basement without worrying about that damn hour of overtime. Amphion needs to get a grip before they lose all their MT's
Most disgusting? I can't imagine anything worse!
You really need to get a life if that's the "most disgusting" thing in your reality. Or else your time spent on this planet has been incredibly blessed. You don't have anything more important to worry about? Unbelievable.
Yup. I can sure verify that story! Disgusting. nm
nm
Just curious what does that mean? "They sure do"

Im not catching on.....  thanks :-)


That's disgusting, 1000 US worker versus 600
that I gave Transcend the boot a few years back during their difficult times. They were awful to work for, and now I know why. This was all hush hush back then and still now. We're not supposed to have the intelligence to read the newspapers, let alone find the news.  Backstabbers for sure, and one of the biggest games in town, when they always screamed they would never do this to us.  Yeah, right. Go Transcend India!! And they don't even have the guts to call us US MTs - we're domestics. 
yes. My supe is looking into it.
She says she will let me know by the end of the week. If not, I was thinking of trying out a national part-time just to test the waters. The problem is that where I live I don't have access to DSL or cable, only dial-up or satellite and the dial-up is super slow 28k. That limits my options. The hospital is not happy with that either.

Like I said, the only thing keeping me is the bennies. company matching 401k, 8 hrs pto per paycheck that you can cash in anytime if you don't use them, huge extended illness bank, only $7 a month covers me and my 2 children's health insurance. I doubt I will find that at a national which is why I am just afraid of jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The gas price and daycare is what kills me. It cost me 800 just to go to work.
Sorry, meant "they're" not there.
nm
"They" ALL overhire; it's please the client first; not the MTs.


Pardon the typo should be "they are" all bad
NM
WHAT part of "they will use posts like these....
to prove damages, don't you get?

It's not about whether or not you CAN say what you want - it's whether you want to help the case against GP..

THINK a little harder about the point I am making...
Now that's depressing and disgusting at the same time. I hope you found something else.

When I became an MT supe many of my problem MTs
were the ones with 10, 15 years, etc. experience. It turned out they rarely or never had reviews or spot checks and the errors were horrible! Furthermore many poor quality MTs were moved up to do QA cause non MT managers figured if someone was doing this a few years they must be good. Hence, QA was no help. I had never seen anything like it and it just snowballed to a huge mess and I pretty much gave up. One guess where I worked? LOL
wow, could have been written by the supe!
TH has a bad habit of getting their employees to voluntarily do beta tests on CM which can slow you down, but since you volunteered, you aren't compensated for it...or for anything else they ask you to volunteer to them. CM goes down a significant amount of time so as to cause your production to suffer and they really love to take it down for maintenance the evening of the last day of the pay period. Sometimes when it goes down unexpectedly, it might stay down for 1-2 days and only alert some employees it is back up, not everyone.

Good luck with the TransHealth gig thingy.
Must have same supe. Getting vibe they may
aq
Look down this same page for the "THEY HIRED ME.." post. nm
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One supervisor I had actually said, "They should be checking these reports." uh no, not dr
and she still has her high-paying job while me and others are in the dirt. 
and do you mean "THEY" meaning DeVenture or in general?
If in general, that's nothing new. If you mean DeVenture, then I'm glad I got turned down.
You said it: "They made good money."
I don't mind working hard if I am getting paid accordingly. Doctors and nurses make good money to work weekends. My sister even gets a very nice shift differential for working evenings, nights, and weekends. I get none of that. I get the same 7 cpl regardles of when I work. Hardly seems worth the $12-13 an hour I make to give up the precious little time on the weekends I get to spend with my family. Guess each just has their own priorities in life and mine is not work.
When I worked there my supe was the pits
Had the exact same thing with my supe - half my emails went unanswered; of the half that did get answered I would get partial answers or a non-answer.  Now MY supe had TWO assistants to cover for her during her frequent long absences, and she still couldn't keep it together.  Mainly what the assistants did was call you on your day off or in the middle of your sleep cycle to jump out of bed and type a stat - but the whole company felt free to do that, even for accounts you'd never worked on before!  And no, neither my supe or her two little elves were from India.  One of them was my QA person and mentor when I started, then the boss stole her to have a 2nd assistant, and my mentor's attitude completely changed - no more honesty or answered questions, would blow off my emails or forward them to supe who would ignore them.
Not in my experience - my supe is great!
I'm running out of work earlier and earlier each day, but if I hang around for my full 12 hour shift enough eventually trickles in to get what I need.  I'm wondering if maybe the patients are slow seeking treatment because its a new year/new deductible situation (I know that's my excuse for procrastinating making my own appointments right now).
It says to email your supe AFTER you are back up.

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It is the Q. I emailed my supe today
and asked to be switched. He hasn't answered back yet.
I've been following your story because I find it disgusting the these MTSOs stiff people
and get away with it. I find it awesome that you had the courage to stand up to her and send this notice to the hospital. Why shouldn't they know what liars and thieves they contract to. A lot of business out there that subcontract, especially hospitals, are even running background checks so they know how they are dealing with. I'd file a complaint with BBB, Department of Labor..anywhere I could to get her bad name out there and hopefully if she does try to solicit more business she won't be able to. Again, I applaud you!!!! Good work!!!!
Just curious....are you having problems with your Indian supe?

I guess it doesn't hurt to ask supe and
nm 
I know for a fact your supe told you PLENTY sm
b/c I was on the emails and know she made person to person calls to everyone. Where were you??
Still there - It's the 8th rock from the sun (LOL)

You rock!

It's called "professional pride" - people proud of the way "they" do things.
You can't win with these types of people, and I think you're right, it's trivial nonsense.  Best thing to do is leave and find a more reasonable employer - they're out there.
I am new and do not want to rock the boat but I am going to sm
point my lead to this board and let them know. I had a few inconsistencies when Penny talked to me and let them go because I knew about the company. But this is different. I should have said something and didn't but nw I wonder if I should have. What would you do?
They are out of Rock Hill, SC....
No website that I know of.  I think they are a small MTSO.
EvolveMed? HDS out of Little Rock?
Anyone ever heard of these companies? Good/bad? I can't seem to find anything on them. Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.
Under what rock or in what swamp do they find these
The lack of upbringing, tact, or even basic common sense or civility among most of them is incredible. Even more incredible is that they've got SOMEone buffaloed into believing they're worth the big money they're getting paid.

Bah!
AllType didn't rock for me

Yes, I contacted the recruiter right away.  However, I was told that I misunderstood the interview.  But, how could I misunderstand information that was never provided?  


I'm glad that your emails are answered.  Mine went 5 days without an answer.  I don't know why yours are answered while mine were not.  Maybe it is because you already work there?  Or, maybe you are now communicating with someone other than the recruiter?


The first excuse for the delay in response was that the company was having email issues.  The next excuse was that managers had been in a meeting that lasted 5 days.  This was all after having been given 24 hours to return the tests; that's 24 hours after the recruiter sent the email, not 24 hours after I received it.  Too bad if I wasn't online 24/7.  My conclusion:  It appeared that I would be expected to jump when they said jump, but they would respond at their convenience.


My main gripe through it all was that at every turn there was a new rule to follow or a hoop to jump through.  For instance, after accepting the employee position, I received an IC contract.  It had not been revealed to me initially that I would be an IC for 30 days, but this IC contract contained the stipulation that I would be confined to a set schedule from day one, and the schedule could not be changed for 6 months.  The IC contract specifically read that it was a 1-year contract, not 30 days as the recruiter subsequently claimed was the rule.  Plus, I was required to obtain an EIN from the IRS--none of these are usually required for employees.  BTW, it is easy to obtain an EIN and I, in fact, already have one.  But, my complaint is that they required it.  As an employee, an SSN should be sufficient.  So something didn't add up right.  Also, I'm picky when it comes to written contracts versus spoken words.  I always lean towards accepting the written contract as the whole truth.


Also, on the first round, I was told to be sure to let them know if I had any vacations scheduled soon.  On the second round, I was told to be sure to inform them of any doctor appointments and any other appointments scheduled for the next 90 days.  After being offered the job and providing references, I was then asked to fill out an application.  It seemed like it was never going to end. 


Because we always get treated the best during the recruitment process, I really was scared about what was ahead, and just how far AllType would go with regard to control and manipulation.  Therefore, I withdrew my acceptance of the position.


 


Might as well rock the sinking ship.
nm
If they want rock bottom prices
then why doesn't the hospital contract directly with the MT?  Cut out the huge salaries for the suits.  No one can convince me that the cost of transcription isn't inflated by outsourcing!!
You rock. I'd worry if you put on pantyhose. Yuck! nm
xx
Etymotic 6i isolator earbuds ROCK!

Here is the link to the company's site:
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er6i.aspx


HOWEVER---Google them and get yourself a deal, don't pay retail.  They can be found on E-Bay as well for cheap cheap.


They completely block out sound and what you do hear is clear as a freakin' bell.  I accidentally severed the wire on mine last week and had to use regular earbuds and I flipped out.  I could hear, but it sounded just crappy.  Thankfully my husband is a bit of a gadget guru and he was able to solder the wire together and it works as good as new. 


Best piece of equipment I own frankly.  Now....if I could just score a deal on one of those Mirra chairs by Herman Miller I could almost love my job again.



Account Managers/TL's Rock at Transcend!

I am not sure who you are referring to at Transcend, but each and every manager I have had at Transcend has done nothing but support and encourage me every step of the way.  I have worked hard, and they have rewarded that hard work.


The honesty and team camaraderie is so refreshing.  I previously worked with another transcription company where I felt secluded, discouraged, and only was provided with negative feedback.  Getting questions answered were usually within 24 hours, not in minutes as it is here at Transcend.  If I needed a sample immediately, it was not available to me. 


Transcend provides its employees with so much information at their fingertips that I was almost overwhelmed when I first started.  They continue to be supportive and trustworthy.  I never feel as though management is ever unavailable and, in fact, they provide their phone numbers to reach them 24/7!  Kudos to you, Transcend!


Chicken!! She crawled under her rock, never to be heard from again. NM
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when you rock that boat, you may fall overboard
Unionizing is not the answer. all that does is make the union richer instead not the MTSO. It doesn't make the employee any richer, for sure. My union experience in the past has hurt me more than helped me, and I would never want to be part of any union again. Union bargaining hat costs thousands of thousands of jobs in this country. But the union goes on, just the working people are out of a job.
I'm sorry to differ, the Happy M-day You Rock message
First time anybody where I worked ever wished me a happy mother's day and I really thought it was very kind...I love TT and consider it a blessing to have my job with them. I do pay all my bills too. Happy Mother's Day to all moms!
You need to go and crawl back underneath the rock

that you escaped from.  If you were to read this board or if you HAD read this board in the several weeks to months past, you would realize that these people who are screaming about this merger are the people who have been sitting around waiting and begging for work.  Pray tell, please explain to us all how you expect someone to be so productive when there is not work provided for them!!!


 


If emails saying, "You guys make Transtech rock" pays your bills, let me know, because

I have figured out a way to pay my bills with such **old, wornout** words.


Management is rocking alright, because their paychecks are not affected at all with the NO WORK/LOW WORK situation that has been going on now for MONTHS and MONTHS.  That seems so unfair when without the MT's, the mgmt would have no paychecks!!!!!


 


If emails saying, "You guys make Transtech rock" pays your bills, let me know, because

I have figured out a way to pay my bills with such **old, wornout** words.


Management is rocking alright, because their paychecks are not affected at all with the NO WORK/LOW WORK situation that has been going on now for MONTHS and MONTHS.  That seems so unfair that their high paychecks keep coming in to mgmt -- when without the MT's, the mgmt would have no paychecks!!!!!


 


The owners haven't changed, MT supe hasn't changed
I've been in their office. I know the people. It is a sweat shop and you will never be paid a decent amount or get respect. You won't know which is a good or a bad day for the person you report to until you literally get yelled at.

They have to offer bonuses because their reputation is that bad and nothing has changed. You may get work that has been recorded 3 times from some of the worst accounts you could ever imagine. They take accounts no one else will touch. That hasn't changed.