That speaks volumes for the respect MTs have for
Posted By: TransTech unlike other co's (NM) on 2007-11-07
In Reply to: So far EVERY message is very positive - Join and you'll see
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Your positive attitude speaks volumes! Good for you! sm
I worked for JLG in the past and it was a stable, quality company. There are always bumps in the road for everyone--even for companies.
READ THE ARCHIVES. There are volumes and volumes
about Keystrokes. All you have to do is scroll down the page a bit and you'll find several posts. You can also open your original post and click on related messages.
she speaks the truth
I quit for the same reasons, but I knew how to spell everything LOL
Okay, whatever....I think your post speaks
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The OP speaks the truth ...
They have severely overhired company wide to maintain stricter TAT's. We're literally sitting on top of each dictation as it comes in and scrambling for work. On my accounts (I have primary and backups) this has been going on for close to a year.
They're a good company to work for, but no work is no work, and as for me, my bills have to be paid. Good luck to those of you who are unwise enough to come here to work and don't have a backup income. The folks who are claiming that they have a ton of work are in the minority, not the majority.
Finally someone speaks up for the MTs...sm
and tells it like it is. It's sad that the MTs, who are the mainstay of the transcription business, consistently get the brown end of the stick. MTSOs and QAs are the only ones that have a right to make a living, right? Our kids deserve to eat 3 meals a day, just like theirs do. The busy MTSO and the QA who thinks filling in blanks or looking something up is beneath him/her needs to wake up. Since when is their time better than ours?
Yes. She speaks the truth - every word of it. NM
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Which speaks to/with the wal-mart spoof posted
in the comedy section (link below). It's the direction of the economy. Capitalism at its best and worst; inevitability.
http://www.jibjab.com/originals/big_box_mart
"She speaks with forked tongue!"
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Work volumes....
Work volumes have been pretty low across the board. We were told at a town hall meeting last month that they would be recruiting MTs from within the company to work on these new accounts that are coming on board soon in order to solve low work volumes many of us have been encountering. It's not very comforting to hear that they are doing exactly what they promised not to do (hire new MTs for these accounts).
Proscript low volumes
Anyone else get the e-mail about low volumes at Proscript and what do you think?
Proscript low volumes
Proscript has just had layoffs for no work.
She speaks the truth. No way to candy coat this company. Been There Done that.. and now just DONE...
and I am not alone.. Two other people I know also got another job.
A picture/website speaks a thousand words.
Thanks for this input. It is definitely a wake up call.
FOCUS WORK VOLUMES
I just wanted to add that I find plenty of work if I work between 5pm and 11pm, eastern time. If I want to work during the daytime, say between 8am and 5pm, the queues are often empty (3 of them). There was one time that I logged in at 4am, and I found the queues all empty at that time as well.
Good luck.
My experience was low pay, low work volumes
But they were very nice. Unfortunately, nice doesn't pay the bills. :/
I have noticed low volumes but so far no emails. sm
Maybe it depends on your account.
QA is good, they are fair - DSG not the only one with low volumes
Some days I think the industry itself is in a death spiral... there certainly has been a yo-yo effect for a while now on volume.
My suggestion is that people start looking in other directions at least for back up/part time income. I could be wrong but I just don't see a reversal happening in this industry.
Not only is VR working against us, it will only improve with time - and possibly to an extent that will even reduce VR positions. Likely more software is in development that will further erode job opportunities and/or drive down wages.
Outsourcing is playing a huge role as well.
Not to create or add to anyone's panic, but read the writing on the wall before it's too late - diversify your skills and don't put all your eggs in the transcription basket, cuz me thinks there's an egg-sized hole in the bottom. insert wry smiley face here.
Unless she can provide large volumes of
eventually the big co's with their guerilla business tactics will stomp on her little business, too.
Low work volumes, horrible sound
What is going on with Transcend?
I am about to leave also and I never thought I'd see myself type that!
Great company, low escription volumes but..
hopefully it will pick up. I really love working for them. I only want to edit, do not want to type
actions and attitudes speak volumes
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My experience is work volumes fluctuate SM
but fairly predictably, and a full shift is virtually always available IF you choose to adapt work schedule for those days and periods when work is plentiful.
Until recently health benefits were available for a 36-hour workweek, now it's a 40-hour work week with some flexibility.
Working that full schedule, though, a skilled MLS (medical language specialist) with a well-developed and used Expander who is familiar with the assigned accounts can make good money, and many do. The incentive bonus schedule is quite good and rewarding to high producers.
Percentage of ESL is quite high, but they're as doable as any others once familiarity with their dictation is achieved (typically they know we can't understand them and try to vary as little as possible from their standard verbage).
WebMedx specializes in mid-sized community medical centers. No Cleveland Clinics or UCLA MC here, which is the biggest drawback I know of, really the only one, with this company. This type of workload does contribute to getting that high-line-count familiarity, though. Accounts and formats are typically easy to learn, with relatively little in the way of fussy individuality to keep track of.
I do believe WebMedx is genuinely trying to get and hold onto good people by treating them well. Absolutely no complaints in that regard in all the time I've worked there.
So, welcome, NN, and best wishes on your decision, Decision. :)
well she is a liar then. the majority speaks and the truth has been heard. sorry, actions speak
I wonder if these students aren't doing some Webmedx dictation already with work volumes as they
It ain't all the economy. They are either OVERHIRING incredibly or the work is going somewhere else. Definitely. They should have the decency to be straight with us.
the same respect we once had
Meaning being in the same tax bracket we were in from 3 years ago back many years. If you have been in the field for a long time, you know what I am talking about. Someone needs to break this trend!
No respect for MTs
From what I hear they have little respect for their MTs, pay is way below industry standards, and they expect a lot but aren't offering a decent line rate for experienced MTs to join the company, very substandard line rates I believe around 7 cents a line entry rate no matter if you type clinic notes or radiology reports. Do a search, seems that quantity is more important than quality and they don't pay enough for either. Big turnover of editors too which in itself says something.
I respect much of what you said, BUT....sm
You are generalizing and surmising facts not in evidence (too much CourtTV!). Anyway, I have been an MT for 20 years, all types of MT, office, hospital, clinic, management, remote, locals, IC accounts, every specialty, radiology, psychiatry, even autopsies!! I was an English major before I transferred to human biology for Certification in Medical Assisting....4.0, perfect grammar, hard worker, very disciplined, average 200 lph or more, depending on accounts, platform, etc.....when I got back into MT after hiatus this fall, I tested with Amphion, along with several other companies....to my knowledge, I found all of the testing, subjective, objective, and transcription, really familiar and easy....after several offers from other companies and being hired at MQ at top Tier, I was told by Amphion I did not possess the special skills of an Amphion MT yet. Huh??????
with all due respect, but can we as MTs ..sm
ourselves really compare to doctors? Isn't this a bit swell-headed?
Why don't you try tomorrow to do a heart transplant? Let's see how you are doing.
respect would be nice
The big national company i used to work for gave no money and no respect.
I respect your opinion
but how many jobs even give you an option? You're an employee. Period.
If you look at the industry overall, look at IRS changes, look at global climate, you will see that this is a good thing. Or not.
I figure it's better to make lemonade when handed lemons than to see if I can be a sourpuss. :)
With all due respect, I have attended
with 2 nationals, one being the Squid, and I was quite frankly surprised at how tech un-savvy some of my fellow trainees were. They sounded like all they knew how to do was turn on the computer and get to their platform. Anything outside of that threw them into a tizzy and they were totally lost.
I can see where this particular MTSO is coming from, but she certainly could have worded the ad much better. It's rather insulting as it stands and I'm sure the kicker is that the pay is crap.
Appreciation and Respect
and money
Respect and professionalism
I agree. We deserve more respect, our paychecks on time and being treated like humans and not machines. I can do without the gifts, but more money like someone else suggested sure would be nice. The first post was truly from the heart. Thank you for sharing!
That's mature of you. LOL So, you don't respect
nm
have some respect for the polices . . .
of this board. It has been reiterated time and time again that there are to be no spelling police, not to mention no bullying or harassing on this board, but people like that just have no respect for those policies or for their fellow MTs (or probably anybody else on the planet), so they really don't deserve to have an entire thread devoted to their self-centered little rantings. I wish there was some way the policies could be better enforced so the trolls and bullies would stop dominating this board, but alas, they are persistent in their attention-seeking behavior. So really, maybe if we would just ignore them, they would eventually get tired of not succeeding at getting everybody stirred up and go away. And if I spelled anything wrong here or made any errors in grammar, guess what. I DON'T CARE! And please, get a life!
Lack of Respect from MDI
This is really so sad! Why are they lying and being so secretive? I have no respect for them any longer. The past respect is just that: Passed respect. It works both ways. HOW DO THEY EXPECT PEOPLE TO LIVE? Better to be honest about their situation, whatever that is, than this. And regarding the emails never answered, no answer IS an answer and the message is that you and your email are not important enough for them to pay attention to. Shameless behavior on their part and no sing-song email from the owner can discount the fact that they are blatantly giving the shaft to loyal employees.
I, too, have nothing but respect for MTSO
It's a mutually-beneficial relationship and while after the MDI debacle I'd never consider myself part of an MTSO as family, I am proud of the company, proud of my affilitation with them, and proud of the handsome paychecks with which my hard work is rewarded.
Not all MTSOs fit into the horrible category. Some of us are just lucky enough to have not have experienced it.
To those of you who have or are experiencing it, I am very sorry for you and I hope you find something worthy of your skills.
Sandy, with all due respect, since you don't work for OSI, it would seem to me that you
what it going on at OSI, therefore, you should probably stay out of it. To tell someone they're not doing their job right when they may very well have is not a very nice thing to say. CLEARLY, there is something amiss going on at OSI, otherwise there wouldn't be so many upset people.
Webmedx or Transhealth? In respect to SM
bennies, pay, # of ESLs, flexibility, etc.
Would love to know your personal experience as I'm seriously considering both.
TIA
Sounds like you have little to no respect for American MTs
and value much much more your overseas MTs. At least that's what I got from the post. From a business perspective, paying someone close to nothing as opposed to paying someone what they are WORTH, would be a plus for you.
However, from my perspective as an American MT for nearly 10 years, this is the kind of attitude that has nearly destroyed this field. Not only that, that kind of attitude is what is going to ruin this entire country.
with all due respect, your response is somewhat naive..sm
how easy do you think it is for a company to say our MTs are all U.S. based? Sweetness, it's called the internet. I can't believe some buy into this. If I were a doctor and assured that my dictation was being typed by all U.S. MT's, do you think I would buy that - no. Especially when they can hire overseas MTs and pay them half the wages. Pleae get with reality here. Have a great evening! Also, DRC has no say so now; remember, they were bought out.
Unlike you who treats everyone with respect, you mean?
Sometimes it just takes time to find the right fit. I wouldn't buy the first house I saw, and one should not be satisfied with a job until it's one you can actually wake up and feel good about working it. There are a LOT of companies out there who deserve bashing. Maybe you should learn to be more tolerant of others' opinions - we are, after all, all entitled to them.
The respect and geniune care of their MTs. nm
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Outstanding job; honor & self-respect. Thank you.
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Sorry -- forgot. With respect to getting paid -- sm
that has NEVER been a problem. Never late, always direct deposited on time.
Respect the American workforce?
Since when did sending American jobs overseas equate to respecting the American workforce? I am so happy that I do not work for any of these sleazy, offshoring MTSOs. People, get out while you can, seriously. This is pathetic!
If we are supposed to respect their culture when they come here,
then they should respect our culture when we go there.
They do not.
Westerners, particularly Americans, are expected to bend over backwards to respect other peoples' cultures, traditions, beliefs, etc., when traveling in other parts of the world.
We are also expected to bend over backwards to accommodate those differences when people from other parts of the world come to visit us. All in the name of respect. But where's the respect for OUR cultures, traditions, and beliefs?
Respect is a two-way street. If someone insists that I respect their culture, then I must insist that they respect mine.
This is what you said in your original post RESPECT..sm
We need to know more than most RNS, LPNS and
I dare say doctors -
Another case of swelled head?
ahh, should have said radiology -- I have no idea ight in that respect
That is why I never got into radiology. Too hard to make money.
With all due respect and just out of curiosity, why settle for this garbage pay? Go elsewhere..sm
preferably with a company who appreciates an experienced and quality MT. As long as they have enough U.S. MT's to work for these wages, our pay scale will continue to decline.
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