The archives are full of specifics. Lots of details that should take care of your "need". NM
Posted By: BTDT on 2008-04-11
In Reply to: Need specifics, not just "be very careful." I recently - started with them and am happy. Give specifics. nm
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Congratulations to Lori Gryttenholm the winner of our Medical Transcriptionist Week Hawaii contest!
I'm jealous!!!
It was there for couple of hours until I removed it. See full details inside.
The situation is this. I emailed Ms. Axelrod and asked her to contact me. Rather than email me, she posted a long explanation about her company. The problem is that the address given cannot be verified as Jax having an office at that location. As well, the phone number given is residential, not business. I called and left a message on her answering machine, but received no return call. In the meantime, I removed all ads and responses Ms. Axelrod had posted.
At about 7 PM last night, I received an email from Ms. Axelrod asking us to remove all references of Jax Transcription from this website, because our site was too damaging to their reputation and that people are posting that they are offended when they get a voicemail when calling the number given. Ms. Axelrod said that she is located in an office building under the same name as her partners.
In response, I emailed Ms. Axelrod suggesting that likely the questions and concerns wouldn't have been an issue if she had posted full information in her ads to begin with. I suggested that rather than have me removed all posts about her company, why not work with MTStars by providing full details so that their reputation is sound and that in doing so they would prove that their business is legitmate and the suspicion would cease. I am awaiting a response.
I personally have posted lots of details
on why this is not a good company.
Lots and lots of recent stuff in archives.
Lots and Lots of info about them in the archives. nm
Lots and lots of posts in the archives.
Lots and lots of info in archives and several
posts just down the page. Open your original post and near the bottom click on the blue see related posts and you'll get the most recent posts.
Look through the archives. Lots about them, all bad. nm
Search the archives, lots on them. Most seem to be
happy there.
Check archives, lots there.
Lots of stuff in the archives. nm
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Lots in archives on TRS, nothing good. Don't know
anything about All-type, but I have seen them mentioned so info is in archives too.
Lots of info in the archives. nm
Read the archives. Lots there, most of it not
good. Someone else asked about them this week so scroll through the board.
Lots of info in the archives. nm
Lots of stuff about them in the archives, none of it
good. I don't have your answers, but they offshore big time.
Found lots in archives. Thanks though!
NM
Lots of information in the archives, but I
think the general concensus is Spheris isn't a good company.
Lots of info on all in the archives.
SS is a horrible company. They are constantly hiring and new accounts isn't the reason. I don't think Keystrokes hires for PT.
Search the archives, lots of info on them.
They're great; lots in the archives
Yeah, you get bonuses based on your lines per hour rate, for all lines, not just the extra ones. The past few months I've been able to add 2 cents to my line rate based on the bonuses. Insurance is about $50 out of my paycheck for just me.
Lots of stuff in archives; go to the page numbers at the bottom, hit Ctrl-F for find and type in WebMedX.
The only possible negative I can think of is ESLs and slightly more difficult work, but if you passed their test, you should be fine. You're mostly on the same accounts, so you get used to them.
Read the archives, lots of info there.
Check the archives. Lots about them recently.
I wouldn't bother. They can't get you anything better than you can get yourself. They are basically recruiters who get paid if you are hired, but they don't have a whole bunch of companies so they aren't really weeding them out for you.
Check the archives, lots on them. Indian run. nm
Lots of info in the archives. Seems to be a mass
exodus going on.
There is lots of current information in the archives.
They offshore, but they don't want you to know that.
Lots of stuff in the archives, but it is a horrible
company. Some of the worst ESLs, sound quality horrible at least on some accounts, frequent turnover. I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone.
Lots of posts in archives stating that it is
a Indian run company. Supposedly they have a U.S. storefront office in MA. Turnover is very high, which is why they constantly have ads running. The only good thing I've ever heard about them is they will hire newbies. They pretty much have to because an experienced MT would not want to work for them unless they couldn't find a job elsewhere.
Yep. Like other poster said, lots in the archives. 99+% good feedback
on this company. Check the archives.
Is anyone happy at OSI in Douglasville, GA? Lots of negatives in archives - SM
but I also remember reading some positive comments. I am a CMT with 30 years of experience, and I need employee status with good, affordable health insurance. I so wish I could fine some place where I can stay until I retire, or at least a long, long time!
Lots of posts recently in the archives. Horrible
company
Check the archives and more recent posts. Lots of info there.
nm
Read the archives. Lots of stuff recently. Not good.
Horrible place. Check the archives, lots of info there.
Indian company. If you'll search the archives lots of info
on them.
Frequent turnover, offshore big time. Read the archives, lots of info on them. nm
How are the MW accts that use the ExText? Good sound? Lots of work? Acute care or clinic? Thx. nm
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well that is why this second statement i made said "need to clarify"...
I would never want to give this company a bad name and that is why I clarified the first statement I made, so people would not get the wrong idea...and no I am not management...
you have a nice weekend and a pleasant day.... :)
I do not understand the hostility either. I didn't "need" a gift from Keystrokes, sm
but I have to say that I love my t-shirt and the fact that they thought to send it. Would I still think it is a great company if they had not have sent anything? You betcha. And does my feeling of self-worth ride on whether or not I get an atta boy? Of course not. But those little things are a nice touch and very much appreciated. I have not been working at KS long enough to have done anything yet, plus I have been a bit poverty stricken lately, but in the past, I have occasionally sent chocolates or something to the head office to show MY appreciation too. It is a 2-way street. When you have a good working relationship, it doesn't hurt every now and then to say thanks ... I appreciate all you do. Just my opinion.
Hope everyone is having a nice Memorial Day weekend. Time to forget the nastiness and just relax and enjoy life. 
Horrible, horrible place. Lots in the archives.
Lots of promises, no follow through. Lots and lots of internal sm
problems. She is recruiting heavy right now as she has a CHANCE at getting a big account back. Even if they get it back, they'll blow it again from poor management.
I totally agree, your story is mine and lots, and lots of others, please
believe me when I say Keystrokes has been honest like we used to have in this profession. If I can help one Transcriptionist avoid what we have, this will all be worth it. I worked parttime for Keystrokes at the time I was fulltime with ____ and quit, 2 years later I begged them to take me back after once again my paycheck was cut in half, and they did with open arms. I don't mean to run down anyone but a lot of these transcription companies are getting obscenely rich while paying below minimum wage to transcriptionists, playing with dictation and after working for a couple of them you know who is honest and who is not. Sorry I came down so hard but the reality is there are single mothers out there that I bet cry themselves to sleep not able to give their children a decent life because it is easier to steal from us. When companies have millions of dollar to pay for other transcription companies, open transcription schools in other countries, ect., ect., you know there is a lot of money in it. That is all I am saying.
I don't think we work at the same place, but I have been working lots and lots of hours.
Very thankful to have a decent job.
specifics
I was interested in learning what experiences other transcriptionists may have had with this company, i.e. rate of pay, platform, problems anyone may have had. I've been with another company and I need to find something that I am not working so many different accounts that I can't make decent money.
What specifics do you want to know? sm
There is plenty for work right now. Pay is direct deposit for IC and employee. Line count pay varies according to account and type of work you type as well as time of day. Can't remember the specifics.
I work as an IC, and for now I need whatever income I can get. It suits my needs just fine.
Specifics
Okay, I was hired twice by this company. The first time she wanted someone to start yesterday and offered me 9 cpl and spent time loading their program onto my computer, and then......nothing for several days. No files, no response to my emails, nothing. This went on for a week and I was offered a full-time position at the company I was with at the time. I took that and emailed the owner of VS,LLC and was told they made promises based off of my commitment and they had been waiting for me to contact them and let them know when I could get started. They were wondering why they had never heard from me. Well I am not an idiot I had emailed them and been very specific on the phone with them about wanting to start immediately. I had even emailed them with outlook and attached a read reciept and had been notified that they had read it. When I pointed this out to her, she suddenly had all my emails that she supposedly never got and kept emailing me begging me to work starting right then. When I explained that I had already started full-time with my current company I got a somewhat nasty email that I just thought was more frustration than anything. Well fast forward a year and a half.... I was used to my full-time now and looking to add part-time for savings and extra. I saw VS's ad and thought it might be worth a try again. Well the pay had gone down to 8 cpl. Not what I was looking for, but better than average anymore. Went through all the steps again. Emailed about setting up training again with read reciepts, everything this time was with read reciepts. Well again with the we need someone to get started right away so hurry up and wait. 4 days I waited and emailed and waited. Well, I had also applied for other positions and the 4th day I had been offered one of the other positions I had applied for. I email the owner of VS this and that if she cannot get me trained and started then I must move on as she had told me she would start me immediately. I had in fact cancelled a weekend out of town with my family because I was supposed to train immediately. I heard nothing for a day and a half and had received the read reciept, so I know she got it. Then I get an email saying they had not received any of my emails. I send back that I had read reciepts on everyone of my emails. All of a sudden she is sending replies to me from the emails that she supposedly had never received. Then she tells me how she had tried, and tried all day Saturday trying to call me and never answered and asking me if I knew how to even use the telephone! Seriously! I told her nice try as I had been at home all weekend waiting for her call and still had the calls on my caller ID from the whole week before and not one call from her, imagine that. Well I told her that obviously it was not meant for us to work together and that I could not work like this. I mean if this was the way it was before I got started imagine how it would be after I got started. I received several more extremely rude emails from her before I finally had to email her telling her to stop and that I was blocking her email. I mean how unprofessional! I was here and more than ready and willing and able to get started and even sacrificed a weekend with my family to get started/going right away.
Now having said all that, I know a lot of people have a lot of negative things to say about DSG and I had an absolutely wonderful, and I mean wonderful experience with DSG for 4 years. I only left due to health reasons and lack of ability to be dependable until I could get my health taken care of, which I did and am all better now and have been for a couple of years. So maybe if you get started with VS, LLC it is good. Maybe you will not have the experience I had. There are previous posts about VS,LLC not paying and I had decided in for myself to try anyway, so it is up to you. Just go in prepared for anything (as you should with any company) if you decide to go ahead. Good luck in your choice it sure is hard these days to sift through everything. I would not have taken the chance based off of old posts with VS,LLC if it had not always been a part-time thing for me. I mean if I was looking for a bread and butter company I could not afford to take the chance of not being paid. I hope this helps:)
Lots and lots of work. You will love
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Yes they do although each account has its own specifics.
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Keystrokes specifics....SM
Per Keystrokes employee handbook:
FT = 15,000 lines/pay period
Adjusted FT = 10,000 lines/PP
Line rate will vary depending on experience and any shift differential.
Anyone got specifics on working with the
nm
I sent her an email asking for more specifics.
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