Thanks for clarifying that. What a pain for her. nm

• Hepworth Transcription. Any infor or work experience? You can email if you if you want to - Jess
  • She's a nice lady but there isn't - much consistency to the work.
    • In the know - Angie
      • Yeah that's the problem... - when she gets it.... key words there
      • Tapes? So there is shipping involved too? Yikes nm - Jess
        • not to the MT, she uploads them digitally when she gets them - (nm) Angie
          • Thanks for clarifying that. What a pain for her. nm - Jess
    • You're right, she is very nice - LinK
    • I noticed the ad a few times before too. Just wondered about that. nm - Jess

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thinking or believing that the company you work for is your friend. I most certainly have experienced this same stabbing pain and have learned never to fall prey to those emotions again. I started with a small local company where you actually saw the owners face to face, and they were lying dogs in the end - complete betrayal over a $$$. They sold to a company, who sold to a company, who sold to a company, and each one lied to all the MTs over and over again. You have to have yourself covered, have 2 jobs, make sure your bank account is padded - whatever you have to do. But get rid of the emotions that any company is your friend. As Dr. Phil would say, take your power back. This is business and its cut-throat in America these days in any industry.

I've been trying to live off of promises.  They promise there's work. I promise the electric company they'll get some money.  So far, no one is living up to their promises.

I get low periods, but I don't understand ZERO work available for weeks on end.  I wish services would just be honest and understand that these are the reasons good MTs don't stay with companies.  Try eating a promise, quite unfulfilling at best.  We've had to suck up and accept low wages, now low wages for no work is more than anyone should have to tolerate.  I'll be filing for unemployment this week.  Afterall, I'm a full time employee who isn't even making subminimum wage for a 40-hour week.

I am currently working full-time at a hospital and looking for a part-time position as an independent contractor.  I have been transcribing for 33 years, so I have seen the ups and lately downs in medical transcription.

As an independent contractor, I am not going to accept less than 10 cpl, and I actually believe with my experience, I may be able to hold out for something higher.

I guess my advice which is given with the best intentions would be dependent on if you need benefits.  If you need benefits, you may be able to or have to accept less than 10 cpl, but I feel with your experience, that you definitely deserve at least 10 cpl as an employee.

Two hospitals in my area offer great benefits and pay 10 cpl during the week with a weekend bonus of up to 5 cpl! Currently, I am making an hourly wage with incentive bonus (if you want to call it that).  We have had 3 drops in our incentive in less than a year. I have gone from being fairly comfortable to barely making it, and actually have had to move.

I envy your 300 lines an hour! I average about 209, but our work is manually assigned to us and sometimes being experienced means you are given the hardest work.

Remember, you have a lot to offer a transcription company...your experience which is worth its weight in gold. You are an assest to the company and especially to the hospital which they service. Good Luck and it is nice to say Hi to an OLDBIE? Is that what we are??

Keep in touch with me if you like via private e-mail. I would love to help and would like your help also!

I have 4 kids ranging from 7 to 18.  Obviously the 18 yo can fend for himself as can my 17 yo, but the youngest two, 7 and 8, cannot.  They have a habit of picking up every bug known to man and always seem to get the worse of everything.  I am an IC as well, but have to work and also have a boss who when I cannot work, will give the work away and then I have to fight to get it back, which means normally waiting until the person that took over has to take time off. 

But, is what I have done, is keep the kids on the couch, set them up all comfy and they are within hearing distance.  I have given them walkie-talkies and they call if they need something, going to vomit, etc.  I check on them frequently as well.  I make sure to take a lunch break and spend that time cuddling with them.  If they aren't too bad like the last bout of chicken pox (even with the shot!), I have a table set up in my office that they can come in and color, etc and be with me. 

Keep your head up, you are Super Mom as we all are and things will work out in the end. 

anon...very, very frustrating these days in the MT world.  Unfortunately these company's true colors don't come shining through until you've experienced it first hand.  Best of luck to you.  Don't wait for things to get better as problems like this usually fall upon deaf ears. 

They are rude and they love to talk down to you, especially women....they think they know every damn think about everything and don't know squat. 

Indian men are A holes!