That STM is back from vaca - why dont you ask her? nm

• So, what happened at WMX with the rad acct that was lost - while STM was on vacation? Is is really gone? nm
  • Is this Webmedx? Good news inside for you. - Google alert inside
    • This hospital started in July after WX lost another, larger acct. - Webber
      • Does WMX still have a 5 hospital account - curious
        • Yes. Last entry on community board. ALL Web work is overflow. - Webber
          • At least she gave you a real reason and not just "seasonal" low work. n.m - nn
            • Actually, she told one of her pets, who was nice - Webber
      • Also, I am sick of getting the NSA prompt, often - Webber
        • I did notice they haven't posted any new hires like they did for May and June. nm - nn
          • B/c there haven't been any except for ChartMatrix sm - Nony
    • All those facilities amount to 1127 sm - no biggie
  • Account gone, 9 MTs got the ax - big blabbermouth
    • And the reports look worse and worse - mtme
      • Oh welcome to the VA medical system! sm - Nony
      • You know what - they do look like crap - big blabbermouth
    • That's not always true. I have been editing a Powerscribe account for 2 years. The work sm - RadPro
      • Sounds like they are slowly awakening to the boondoggle - mtme
        • Retired or retrained, probably. I don't think they care sm - Nony
      • powerscribe is horrible if you have to straight type on it. nm - mtmame
      • Could I ask a question then - about the accounts that went Powercribe
        • That was me - and NO, we didn't. - sm
        • I'm sure they do tell their clients to sm - IMO
  • That STM is back from vaca - why dont you ask her? nm - WebHead

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The accounts weren't too horribly bad.  The reason I ended up leaving was because slowly but surely they began to inch closer and closer to paying QA by production.  When I first started, the quota was something like 30 reports a day.   We simply had to make sure that we QA'd all reports that were close to being out of TAT first and then do the rest.  Then, my supervisor left and they hired a new one who immediately called a big teleconference meeting and said we had to up production to 60 reports a day.  Then, they started counting lines.  Which was fine because they were still paying hourly.

Next, there was an MT who used VR software because she was blind - yes blind.  Again, when I first started, I was told we had to edit her entire reports because she used the VR software and we had to make sure that everything was correct and made sense.  Then, we are told only check the blanks.  I wasn't comfortable with that and I continued to completely proof every word.  Then I was called on the carpet not because I wasn't meeting the production quota, but because I was ONLY meeting the production quota.  I told them I was proofing all of the MT's work that used VR, I was told that no one ever told me to proof every word of the VR reports and that I needed to fill in blanks and move on.  When I voiced my concerns, I was told that was my job, to fill in blanks and I should move on and strive to product above the standards.  Next thing you know, rumors abounded about changing the QA staff to being paid on production.  So I left. 

There just seemed to me to be too little concern for quality and more emphasis on quantity and I just didn't want to be part of company who would take money out of my pocket just to line their own and that's what they were doing by putting QA on production.  I also am not comfortable with the job of QA being thought of as a blank filler.  There is much more to the QA profession than just simply filling in blanks. 

I don't know if Transcend ever did start paying QA by production, but I could see that the idea was being floated there.  Maybe there was a enough protest that they didn't change from hourly. 

Good luck to you!

happier.  I am on a different account then the first time and it is as if it is a different company.  I have a great lead who leaves us alone most of the time but is there when I need her.  It showed me that you can have a different experience within the same company.

I have to say that in the few weeks since they have the new office, it is much more organized probably because there are a lot of people there all the time.  I had the pleasure of speaking to the new HR manager who was HR at a hospital, got my questions answered about insurance as I am going to full time and had a live voice pick up the phone.

Not all change is bad.  This is one company that has changed for the better. 

I see it quite clearly.  Some of that stuff is just plain crap, and it takes longer to change every other word or heading, etc. than to just type it yourself.  Trust me, I know the game they are running.  I am just trying to prevent others from going through the same thing a lot of us are going through right now.  All of this could have been avoided by just having a little more consideration towards their MTs.  There is ABSOLUTELY no reason why we should have had to work for 12 days and not know what we were making--NO REASON.  I think this really shows just how much they really DON'T care about us as MTs, and that makes me both sad  and angry .

really regret it.  I was laid off from my hospital job and went to work for a national and it has been the absolute worst experience.  My income has gone down so much that I leave the answering machine on now because the bill collectors are calling me every day.  The security of knowing that you are paid by the hour no matter what makes all of the difference in the world.  When the national has platform problems, computer problems, no work (which happens frequently), etc. you are NOT PAID.  You just have to sit and wait until THEY fix it.  The benefits are nothing like you get working in house and they are so expensive.  I just really think you should consider all of these factors and understand that it is very different from working for a hospital.

is a paid ad, so they have to still be in business. They can't be too hard to find on Google or they would damage their business dealings. Sorry, I just saw the banner and knew people were questioning their existence.

you two have the cutest posting names!