The only constant in life
Posted By: is change on 2009-09-05
In Reply to: What you are not getting is the change. - AnnuderMT
I am not unsympathetic, just uncomprehending.
This MT has almost four months to prepare for the change. Even if she currently has no savings whatsoever, surely in that period of time anyone can manage to put aside a few days' pay for an event she knows is coming up.
What if that MT voluntarily switched jobs and therefore paydays changed because of her decision? What if this merger resulted in a layoff, as it did for me a couple of years ago? At least she has some warning to make ready, which is something not everyone gets before an ''emergency.'' You cannot go through life expecting nobody ever to rock your boat and nothing bad ever to happen. I would be working three jobs to put some money in the bank for the inevitable catastrophe that we never know the nature or the timing of, only that something is bound to go wrong.
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TTS spies on you with constant IM's.
NM
What's with the constant "chickenneck"
references? Is she trying to say we are all old and wrinkly? Just wondering.
Constant late payer..nm
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This constant rebooting is taking up a lot of time.
nm
You should check your facts. They have had constant growth, being on the sm
INC 500 list a few times and articles in a few magazines. I have been with Keystrokes for 5 years. When I started, they had 40 or so MTs. Now there are over 300. They were run out of the owner's house. Then they rented an office that was very small for 2 years. Then they bought an office that was bigger and finally, this year, they built one that is huge. That is called growth. Are you going to see changes with growth like that? Yes. Are the choices all going to be perfect? No. Are the changes all going to be good? No. But I will say that if they make a mistake in a change, they are not afraid to change it back.
I think their biggest challenge is and always has been getting a good HR staff. It is time that they stop promoting MTs and look outside Keystrokes for an HR pro. The last person who did the hiring was a very nice person, but seemed very disorganized and a bit overwhelmed. I know she was an MT because I worked in house with her at a hospital for a while. I heard that they let her go last week and have been trying to fit her job in with others while hiring to replace her. I also heard that they are going to take their time and find a person who is used to hiring.
Is Keystrokes perfect? No, but they are one of the best out there right now and their growth will continue. They are sticking with the U.S. only policy and always will, according to the owners, but finding U.S. MTs is a challenge faced by many companies. Are there other companies out there better than Keystrokes? Not sure, but I make great money and have a lot of work, too much work, as they have a lot of new accounts and keep pulling people on the new accounts, asking us to work more.
I would rather be with a growing company that keeps the work here than one that is downsizing due to lack of work, such as many that we see and hear about here.
There are no problems at Keystrokes other than being very busy and trying to fill positions with the right people, which takes more than a 40-second phone call.
I don't get the constant chat about "overhired at Webmedx" - sm
My accounts are constantly running overtime. My STM is asking for OT on at least 3 accounts today and has been for the past month. If you are running out of work, ASK SOMEONE for more!
These constant rah rah replies without details hurt TT's
nm
Constant Transtech emails saying they know work is low, but flex . . . .
This is NOT rumor. Does no good to talk to the company. They themselves are putting out the NO WORK emails to us. They are aware of it. Why talk to them them?
Question about how to deal with constant interruptions, distractions, & guests dropping in...sm
When I brought my newborn home 10 years ago I had just started my first at-home MT job. I felt like the most blessed person in the world!  Keeping that precious new baby home with me was all the incentive I needed to work 7 to 8 full hours while she slept. The fact that I lived off the beaten path was also a great help.
Well, here I sit 10 years later at 5:19 a.m., (I haven't been to bed yet BTW) just starting my fourth report that should have been transcribed yesterday, trying to get as much done before 7:00 a.m. before my manager gets in and realizes yesterday's work was just finished moments ago. I pull more all nighters now than I did at 21. This tired body can't handle it anymore. I actually have been getting pitting edema. I sit a lot, just can't produce much.
Soon, my once precious newborn, now 5th grader will be getting up to go to school in an hour, so I'm really hustling. I have a doctor's appointment at 11:00 a.m. 30 miles away (Adderall refill, can't be missed) so when I get home I will have today's work to start on, so sleep or even a cat nap is out of the question. 
So what's the problem? My clueless non-working SAHM/sisters ask ironically during my peak work hours. GRRRRR.  I've reached the end of my rope.
Non MTs just don't get it. You all know what I'm talking about:
1. The constant phone calls. 
2. The cousin that's leaving for Iraq in 2 weeks (you may never see again) who stops in for 3 hours to visit. Sorry, but knowing that could be our last visit will not allow me to ask him to go. 
3. Cash Advance places calling looking for your deadbeat aunt who listed you as a sister that hasn't paid them back yet, wanting you to contact her. 
4. Mom calling to ask if you can take Dad to the doctor because she has to work. 
5. Here's the best yet...My sister actually called me from her job to tell me her horse got out and needed me to go put it back up. This is even when I worked for a hospital and clocked in over the phone. HELLO!!!! You too can clock out and take care of your personal crap. Despite where it is, I TOO have a JOB!! 
I've tried screening my calls, but can't help but stop and look at my caller ID to make sure it's not the school. It doesn't matter though because if I do overcome the urge to pick up the phone I can't hear the dictation until the answering machine shuts up. Well since my rhythm is broken anyway, why not toss in a load of laundry? I even tried putting a nicely worded sign on my door stating that I am working, just to have family members come on in because, I couldn't have possibly been referring to them. Then, when I finally get in that groove I've been after all day, it's 3:35 and here comes the schoolbus and it's time to put on the Mommie hat. 
How do you all deal with all this and stay focused without overdosing on Adderall (I do have ADHD on a good day) and Klonopin (just in the last year) because of the panic attacks? I am struggling to work a PT job for goodness sake!
Today I finally did it. I have rented my own personal office space!! I'm so excited. I have felt just like a prisoner in my own home... never leaving the house. I have actually hopped in the car just to go get gas, for a moment away. I volunteer to mow the lawn now. I just want to enjoy my home again.
So my question is...How many other at-home MTs here regardless of status have had to resort to renting a small office somewhere just so you can work? Did your productivity improve? Did home feel like home again...your haven? I would love to hear all of your experiences good and bad, and will gladly share mine in a week or two.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!
Nasty, rude, unprofessional.
I spent most days watching TV because there was supposedly no work, and when I quit they screwed me out of the money that they agreed to pay to ship their equipment back.
EVIL
You need to get a life.....
I guess you had a bad experience, but that says nothing for the more than 400 MTs who are happy at OSi. I don't understand why you spend so much time running down a company instead of being a productive citizen. What you give comes back to you in the future. NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE, NEGATIVE.....I hope you are happy in your life because the reflection here shows some real issues you probably need to work on.
Get a life.
I too have "worked" for them, as a slave I might add. I work my tail off and do not get paid what I should. You, apparently a company suck up, get paid what you deserve. Some of us do not. You are not in the know. I am looking elsewhere as we speak because I cannot and WILL NOT take it any more. Get a life. It is not just me as other people have the same complaints. Unless you WALK in our shoes just SHUT UP.
You must have no life. No wonder lol
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me get a life?
ha ha ha ha. That's original!! Spelling police?? You have such an original way with words!!!! Things that make you go hmm? What year was that? I am so laughing and laughing.
Sure, but I have a life too..
get a life
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You are the one with no life
I have not been on this site cheerleading for this lousy company for the past year.
Get a life...
You don't know me from a can of paint. You don't know the OP either, so get over yourself. CHEERS!
you think i have a life?
hah!, work, eat, walk 2 miles and do it again :) but really, its fun still. i never even filled out any 'stuff' about me really. but when you get 30 or more people on there that have a little something to share, it doesn't feel like we're boring !!
Run for your life!
The cornerstone platform is the worst I have ever worked on. I have just found another job and will be leaving in about 2 weeks. Keep looking, you will find a better company.
set for life
Wow, I know that when I went to school and got started doing this job, I didn't think I wouldn't being doing it for a good company. I wasn't educated on scam artists, and thief's in this business. I never start any job thinking I am going to do a half XXX job, and leave work undone and so yeah, I put in all the hours that it required to get the job done, I didn't get paid for my work, I got ripped off. I am not a negative person, I set out to be successful, happy, and yes SET for life. I'm sorry that you don't agree with that, but that is why people have 401K plans,and retirement funds and buy a house.
take over your life is right.
I spend most of my day doing this work. They say come back later in the day when there is work. You get a few hours off, but you can't plan anything.
Oh, I DO have a life
A quite wonderful life, because I do WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO EARN AN INCOME TO KEEP MY FAMILY AFLOAT.
I don't post on here to complain that wow, my job is so wonderful that I just HAD to waste interviewers' time and perhaps push another NEEDY MT out of the running but I had to turn down a job because it required I work a weekend day.
Get a grip. The post was complaining/whining/whatever you choose to call it. If you're in a position to turn down a 'wonderful' job, more power to you, but don't get on here and complain about having to do so.
The only objection I have is that she should have put the name of the 'wonderful' company so someone willing to work and put in the hours and schedule could have applied.
Perhaps YOU need to get a life...a life where you have bills to pay, are the sole breadwinner, and don't waste the time of MTSOs and try to push other MTs out of the running for apparently kicks and giggles, since she's so happy at her current job.
Sometimes I'm totally amazed by the ignorance on this board and whom people choose to side with or against. Guess it must depend on the lunar cycle or something.
*Eye roll*
That is exactly where I am at with my NO life. Thinking about what to do now.
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To: Get a life, at Transcend.
Not sure if you saw the post below or not, but I'm looking for extra pointers on how to make the 20K lines per pay period when the work load is low. I'm a fast typist, have lots of entries in my expander and even have a lot of files already formatted with jumps in them to save time. I work during my regular schedule leave the downloads on automatic so that I can type when the work comes in. I've been working different shifts at different times, but still can't do it. How do you do it? Do you have to work more than your 8-hour shift to get the 20K when the work load is low?
Ummmm...a life maybe???????
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Welcome to REAL life!
Working 40 hours for benefits is not a NEW concept. MTs have long done themselves a great disservice by balking at change.
You still have the benefit of earning more dollars, but MTs are FINALLY become like REAL employees. You know where you have to work the hours to get the perks???
If you're doing 30 hours, slow down and do 39. Problem solved.
OR
Go to school to become a P.A. where, I hate to tell ya, they're going to want you to work 40 hours.
Story of my life
ESL city!!! I got to the point where I just couldn't take any more. Other than Bonnie Monico who is top notch and a sweetie, it was a rather horrible little experience for me.
live s/b life (nm)
That is definitely NOT true..... get a life!
nm
get a life, loser
The company is certainly better off without you so the owner's instinct of your worthlessness has been validated by your own rhetoric.
fact of life??
Currently, offshoring IS not a fact of life; however, it will become so if we all lay down, roll over, and beg for the profession to throw us the proverbial bone. I, too, have been in this business for almost 20 years, but there is no way that I will ever just roll over and play dead and just say it's a fact of life. If all of us have any passion for our profession, any compassion for our fellow man, any compassion for our fellow MT, QA, auditor, what have you, we all will not take this laying down, but will take Mary's initial letter from yesterday (can we Mary??) and send it to every senator, governor, any politician, newspapers, hospitals, clinics, etc., and get the word out to Joe Q. and Jane Q. Public, and see what everyone has to say about what has become the true fleecing of America.
I'll tell you what I don't understand; I don't understand why you are NOT outraged by the outsourcing of American jobs, any American jobs.
As with most things in life ..
You have to do what works for you. If you are getting experience doing something you enjoy, then you need to ignore the negative posts and be of help to those you can.
I have never heard so much BS in all of my life
Got tough so-called ESL (some Americans are worse) dictators? Get some samples or leave blanks. End of story.
Want to make some real money? Go out and get your own accounts and stop relying on the companies online to get the work for you, and then expect them to pay what they are getting from their client. That is unrealistic.
Got lots of experience over 20+ years? On what, a typewriter when stethoscope was considered an obscure term? There are so many new modalities that the scientific industry is moving faster than the doctors' can learn their tricks of the trade, when in turn can make our jobs much more challenging. You think because you have 20-30 years of experience that makes you worth so much? Most 30+ year transcriptionists barely can operate a computer. No wonder your line count is down. You've got to get with the times.
Offshoring is your concern? Well I fear more the newbies being hired from these online schools that half-train, and then the companies hire them at a very reduced rate almost equal to what they would pay an offshore person. What prejudices we have for foreign offshoring, when we have it right here in the U.S.
Now, I am all for helping someone who is new in the business, but if you are new and you think for one stinkin' minute you are going to make a lot of money, you are dead wrong. These newbies make it worse for ones who have a lot of experience because they will actually do an intership where they are paying to go to work and learn? Think about it. All of these statements are my opinion, and I am so tired of people moaning and groining about this profession and not trying to be proactive about it. Every profession has taken a cut in pay no matter what you do. It is not just transcription. It is everywhere. Hello? Can anyone hear me? 
Mag mutual, not on your life-
Had a horrible experiences there. Starting to work 1 day, could not get on, I had been pulled without a word or since then and no reason why. Still have no clue. Much better places to work.
Yep, life is tough all over. NM
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life insurance
Do you know how much life insurance one can get without evidence of insurability? I need life insurance but have a recent cancer diagnosis. (I'm fine!) Don't really need the health insurance but can't get life through my spouse.
ATSI -- RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Left there after having all my pay checks ,messed up- and we are not talking $5-10 -- mucho dollars messed up, paid late - sometimes a week late.. Losing accounts so MTs are being swtiched around. Promised one thing and given another. They change pay scales and do not let you know until you get your paycheck and start asking questions. Very high turnover of MTs and supervisory staff. Had 4 different supervisors in 6 months. Some MT's get shift diff, others do not -- depending on if they raised a fuss over it or not. Pending class action suit over pay practices. If you decide to work for them -- get everything in writing what you are promised and hold onto your hat --will be a very bumpy ride.
That has been my mantra throughout life and
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life is just what you make it
life is just what you want it to be - that was a song, I think. ..
If you dont need much of a life, is possible. Better
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RE: The Good Life
It's the first sticky post (that doesn't change)at the top of the Job Seeker's board. The one about Home Business and Benefits. :)
Amphion -- run for your life
Jill,
Unless you are a robot (and I mean a perfect robot) who never gets sick, never has a life, never wants a vacation, Amphion is not a good choice. I am a MT who every other place I have worked has been praised for my quality ... not at Amphion, but in talking with many other Amphion MTs, I was not being singled out. They literally expect perfect reports and don't think about typing the patient if the doc said patient, or you will lose points on your QA, which means loss of money or worse, if you get a substandard QA they put you through a week of total QA where they pick through your work with a fine tooth comb and give you detailed feedback that includes even commas (extremely stressful week). I have been counted off on QA for typing urinalysis when the doc actually said urine analysis. The QA monkey is always on your back at Amphion.
My supervisor was quite condescending as were the QA people at the time, professional on the surface ... always address you by name and they say thank you, but everything in between is quite cold and condescending. These people totally stripped away my self-confidence in what I do.
Mandatory overtime ... they pull this one out of the hat whenever they feel like it and make no apologies, and sometimes mandatory OT goes on months on end at an hour a day extra, and they won't let you out of it just short of providing a death certificate for yourself!
Their demographics can be extremely challenging depending on the account you get. I worked on their biggest account, and the demographics are so hard they will pay you training pay up to 2 months while you are trying to learn this extremely complex system. I am a bright person, and I still had many questions about demographics after being on the account for 18 months. It was beyond confusing.
The pros: They pay OT always. Paychecks are always correct. They are extremely organized as a company and an e-mail is ignored.
The cons greatly outweighed the pros in my situation. However, I do have a friend who still works for them on a different team, different supervisor, different QA people, and she loves it. It was the worst experience of my professional life, and I have 19 years experience in this field. I tried to stick it out and make it work because I know the grass is not always greener. After 18 months I gave up and have now moved on to much greener pastures where I am appreciated and treated respectfully.
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, RUN FORREST RUN!!
Run Forest Run.
sheri get a life
You basically sealed your fate and Proveros with your lies and unprofesional mannerisms. You dont have to clarify. It is highly unlikely that anyone with a thimble full of sense will be inquiring about any details concerning employment with Proveros >>especially with a recruiter of your mentality...you sow what you reap. You reaped havoc.
BooBoo - get a life
nm
YOG was one of the best chapters in my life
Carole paid to have me relocated to LA from MI -- she paid the whole move, got me set up in a luxury apartment free for two months, and gave me a $15,000 a year raise just to have me local. Wow, that surely doesn't happen anymore. So sad when she sold out to MQ. They promised her nothing would change, but she was lied to. They took over and nothing was ever the same.
I've been trying to find Eugene, the night shift supervisor, but I've had no luck getting in touch with him. Anyone know where he got to? Carole's birthday is May 8th; I E-mail her and try to keep in touch....Just reminiscing 'bout the good ol' days.
Why are you spending your life doing
Quit MT and find something that is fulfilling for you.
Your job should support your life...
You life should not support your job. You should not have to get rid of your (dogs)family to work. My opinion though.
What's your definition of life?
It depends on what your definition of a life is. I don't have kids, so having a weekend free is not important to me. I don't believe in organized religion (but have great faith in God) so going to church isn't an issue. I love having days off during the week so I can do appointments, etc., easier without intruding on my workday. I am a night owl, so the shift I work for my MTSO which is 5 pm to 1:30 am is perfect for me. I love my schedule.
Saturdays and Sundays are the busiest days for work, especially if you're in acute care, so it makes sense to me that's when they want the most coverage.
I have lots of work in a failing economy, so I never complain about it.
not if your life depended on it
They outsource heavily and only pay half for the ASR. Extremely demanding! Low pay checks. Constantly ran out of work and forced to work off schedule, especially on weekends. Constantly switched between 2-5 accounts, and under-appreciated for it. The quality did not appear to matter, only the quality and turn-around-time. Heavy, heavy ESL dictations with very poor voice quality. The absolute worst of the worst. The pros were that they provide equipment and offer benefits. They even managed to muck up the PTO. Rarely was I able to use it as sick or vacation time, rather forced to cash it in order to get have my scheduled days off, so that I could bring home that missed money. I so enjoyed sitting there playing tiddly-winks, waiting for work and wondering how much of the good stuff they were typing over in India, while I was being routed the trash, or even worse, NOTHING! GOOD LUCK with them. you will need it.
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