Their head tech is very arrogant and good
Posted By: luck with getting help on the weekends! NM on 2008-10-11
In Reply to: My footpedal worked. I have an Infinity pedal. - MTtesting
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Use your head, good grief
You should think of payroll as Monday because it IS on Monday. They never claimed you would get paid before Monday. Just because it hits your bank before then does not change the pay date. Mine usually comes in on Saturday afternoon about 5:00. I obviously don't know if it will be different this time or not, but I never count on that. I can't afford to bounce checks, so I do absolutely nothing about paying bills until it is in the bank.
Did you every laugh so good you got goosebumps on your head?
That's what this post did - the *oh man!* part.
I've head a lot of good things...sm
About Axolotl. Do you happen to have any info. on which specialties they are hiring for? I haven't seen any job ads for them.
I also heard something about them not paying for spaces. Can you comment on that?
Thank you!
Med-Tech, Mariette, GA, good, bad, etc.?
Anyone know of this company?
Seem very unorganized - no tech help - software not very good
nm
Their tech support has always been almost instant, very, very good!!!
Phil and Annette are the best.
and good tech support and incentives
nm
Trans Tech is a good company to work for.
I have plenty of work. I wish you the best.
I love the company -- great people, good tech support, sm
good benefits. The pay could be more, but at least there is a production incentive tier that is not too tough to achieve. Overall, I would say this is probably one of the best places I have ever worked. If the no work situation continues, I guess I will just have to call them and ask for a secondary. Everyone in the office has always been very helpful and supportive. I just get nervous when it is not a holiday or anything and no files are available. That is just my little thing, I guess. I still would not hesitate to recommend the company to anyone.
Hope this helps.
go over the supers head to the head of operations. sm
Any STM that does not reply to her people is a jerk and the head of operations needs to know.
It's Arrogant, NOT
Oh please!! You really are arrogant aren't you?
A LOT of positions don't pay much more than 7.5 cpl for clinic notes no matter how much experience/knowledge you have and some are even less. YES, OP notes should be paid at a higher rate.
I didn't mean to be arrogant.....sm
and if I came off that way, then I apologize.
Still, I don't think all of my comments are wrong. I do believe that MTs will always have jobs, but those jobs are everchanging. I, too, had my own service for about 8 years and it was technology that ended that for me, not because I would not keep up but because I could not finacially keep up with the changes.
I offered suggestions to try to help you see that maybe you could make some changes on your end to help your situation, but you have not even commented or responded to those. It appears to me that you don't want help but rather just want to sit on the pitty pot and everyone to feel sorry for you. I'm sorry if that is arrogant and blunt and hurtful, but that is what I see from where I sit. I am sorry that you are in the situation that you are in.
What's arrogant is your assuming that other MTs in a bad
situation with this company are there because they've somehow not kept up with the times and have become dinosaurs. I'm on ASR, I'm certified out the wazoo, I to go the conventions, I am active in the industry. Guess what? No dinosaur here, and my job has changed for the worse. I've done literally everything I can do to climb in this company and make more money, and it's been impossible so far. My pay isn't climbing either. When it comes down to where the rubber meets the road, the fact is I need an income that brings in enough money to meet my bills. If I'm doing everything right here and it's not, then the problem lies with the company. The timing of when to leave is the dilemma. Things can get better at companies, but if they do, sometimes it takes years. Sometimes they never get better.
Maybe you are snotty and arrogant. nm
Why do these companies tolerate the arrogant,
nasty technicians/programmers that are supposed to be helping keep us up and operating, but instead think they are doing us a favor by fixing their problems, usually problems created by their own incompetence? Is this just a bluster to cover up for their inadequate personalities and their lack of ability? This used to be the tactic the quack doctors used to make their patients think they were great. How many more MTs does a company have to lose because the equipment is always down, no communication when it it goes down or comes back up, just an attitude of I am better than you and you will just have to keep trying every 10 minutes (at no cost to the company) to see if it is fixed.
Customer satisfaction is always listed as a company priority. From what my husband has told me about management, employees are also customers, but the way these rude donkeys treat us, there sure is not going to be any satisfaction with a job, so people just keep looking for a better company, one that will at least communicate and make the techs have a decent attitude or fire them.
How arrogant. I have been doing this for 20+ years and have no idea what your 10-key skills sm
is a reference to. Throwing little code phrases out that mean nothing to the vast majority of MTs as a measurement of MT skills does not help your point of view at all.
expose this arrogant person/company
which company has such an arrogant recuiter?
meant arrogant and including. Typing too fast! Gotta get to work! :)
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Have you considered radiology tech or lab tech?
A lot of the credits you have acquired for nursing transfer to both of those programs. Probably a little less stressful.
try transriptiongear.com's tech support. They do gearplayer tech support whereever you bought yo
transcriptiongear.com
Trans Tech Medical Solutions or Trans Tech Svcs?
Which is the one that everyone is always saying is so good to work for? Trans Tech Medical Solutions or Trans Tech Services out of Iowa? Thanks for any clarity you can provide!!!!
If you like ESL, head on.
Good luck.
So sorry - I wish the head of QA at my co.
.
Right over her head.
nm
I would go over STM's head, I do not SM
think you were told the truth at all.
thank you, it went over my head, but do you think
we would all lose our jobs if we go ahead with something like this - all MTSOs have to do is do 100% overseas outsourcing rather than 50% or whatever they do now.
in other words, what the union even told my partner at his job at their last contract negotiation, you can just all be replaced...
what happens then because I am not young enough to really do through that in my life right now...
can you tell us more
You hit it on the head, and while I am
at it, NEVER download an upgrade to that platform for at least 2 months. The fixes have more errors and problems than the original program.
Just goes to show, like my father told me, never buy your own building for a business. You fall in love with it because you own it, but when you need to change or move to keep up with the times, you are stuck with something that is dead-end. Seems Transcend put all their eggs in one basket with that lousy program and expect everyone else to fall in love with it the way they have. It certainly takes more time than any program I have ever seen to complete the demographic data part and of course you are not paid for that. Then you get the stop signs, the lost jobs, server error, and on and on and on. Good thing those Indians love it since that is probably 50% or more of their work force by now.
I think you ought to go over their head!
I've done MT and QA and there's a way to give constructive criticism and there is a way NOT to. There's no excuse to be rude or to talk to an MT as if they are a child or a moron! If it just happened once, I might advise you to chalk it up to them just having a bad day and taking it out on you, but from your comments, it sounds habitual. I hope you can get it worked out. Save their emails so you can show it to whoever is above them to back yourself up!
If you have to, go over their head
Being complicit with cherry-pickers in my opinion is favoritism and is wrong. Go to the CEO if you have to. A team lead who lets cherry-pickers get away with it is even worse.
Wow, it isn't just in my head
Thanks for saying exactly what I have been through the last several years with that company. They are trying to start the games up again, and I am sooo tired of playing them. I really do just want to work and get paid a decently for it, but they make that impossible. Of course to hear someone there tell it, I should be producing 600-plus lph like she does at the same company...
Never head of them, but....SM
DSL is high speed, so they definitely don't sound to knowledgeable! LOL
You hit the nail on the head. They get what they pay for!!
I will all come back to haunt them!
Head in sand?
Well let me know when the line stealing law suit pans out for you. It sounds like you are doing fine where ever you are now. I hope nobody ever tries stealing lines from me.
If that happened to me I would quit too because that would be the only reason I could think of that a company would take my lines. They must not want me to continue working for them.
Thanks for signing your post by the way.
What are we looking at?? Just a head on a soapbox??
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You hit the nail on the head
Unfortunately for the remote MTs, a lot of areas around the country hire very few, if none at all, in-house MTs anymore. Most of the work is done by services. It seems that everyone is trying to cut down their own overhead. The hospitals/clinics by outsourcing to services, and the services by cutting rates and benefits. It all trickles down to the MT who takes the brunt of the cuts, but who is also expected to give back the most. It's really no wonder the morale in this profession is so low. That alone will affect the ability to hire skilled, experienced (more than 10 years) MTs. Maybe I'm alone in my thinking, but it seems like it will breed a whole new generation of MTs that will hold the idea that they will give what they get. And in a way, I can't blame them.
Oh come ON! She lied her head off. sm
She lied on the boards right up to the minute the electronic e-mail came out that said she had sold the business. Good gracious, some people have a short memory. And when she was in the process of selling, she was send out e-mails saying how sick she was of all her MTs and talked about their K-Mart clothes and Kathie Lee hair. I remember those e-mails being posted. Pretty bad. LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE.
You hit the nail exactly on the head!
I did write in my contract not to ever call into my system with a cell phone. The dictation was as clear as a bell. Now I am working for another service that sucks, garbled doctors putting their phones on the desk while they shuffle through films.... gads....
Get your head out of the sand,,,,
We all know what is meant by an off shore man, just like an off shore company. And the problem I see, is these offshore men think they can come to our country and treat us women like they treat the women from their homeland. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Treat us with respect and consideration, not like paid slaves who are just here to serve you. The offshore men I have had business dealing with are lying manipulators. The only ones that have any morals are the ones that came here as small children and grew up here. When did your DH come to this country? Was he born and/or raised here or did he come here after he was grown up? Either way, I am sure you have experienced the same thing watching, if not DH, then other men from his family.
Head spinning
I am pullling my hair out trying to figure out pros and cons of the numerous companies that are out there. I have read through numerous posts and have found them very helpful.
But, I have a few questions:
Has anyone heard of NorthWest Mediscript? I think it is local to my area (Pacific Northwest).
I hear LOTS of good info on Transhealth. Anyone have anything to add to this?
I have seen very little comments regarding Webmedx or Windrix. Any thoughts or comments?
Basically on these companies what is your opinion on how you have been treated? Did you have plenty of work? How did you like the platforms? Were they flexible in terms of hours? Were you bounced around from account to account and doctor to doctor or were you allowed to stick with a certain few and familiarize yourself with them so that you could become proficient at them?
Feel free to email me with any info. Any pro or con would be greatly appreciated.
I think I will soon be taking the plunge and diving in and just start contacting companies that I have narrowed it down to.
I tell you what, the mass of choices makes my head spin.
You hit the nail on the head (sm)
about the location factor. If I lived in Kentucky or something, this would be decent pay. But I don't, I live in San Francisco. Of course, the answer that comes immediately to mind is, Then move! But I've lived here forever, and this is where my life is. I have many friends who left SF for other parts of the country, including CO, TX, NY, MI, GA, etc., and they were all miserable and came back. Once you've lived in SF, it's hard to leave because this place is so unique. Unfortunately, too many other people feel the same way, and housing is insane. The cheapest you can get is maybe a run-down studio condo, and that will run you about $300,000. A house? Forget it - half a million to 3/4 of a million. A friend who is currently house-hunting just looked at a place for a half-mil. that had rats in the kitchen and on the back porch, and mold on the ceiling.
ANYWAY, yes - I forgot to include in my original post that I wish MT companies would adjust salary for location, but then they'd probably never want to hire people who live in CA!
You hit the nail on the head...
we MTs work longer and longer hours for far less money. Nowadays, if I pay my rent, phone bill and car insurance, I'm left with about $20 to eat on for TWO WEEKS. I stopped heating my apt., and I guess the next thing to go will be my health insurance.
LOL... you hit the nail on the head
w/ that! Yep she told me that same phrase hit the ground running. She is a complete fruitcake, believe me. I have all the emails to prove just how inconsistent she is. I am so glad it didn't work out because she has very unrealistic ideals/expectations.
You hit the nail on the head, especially...
when you noted that companies and/or their representatives pose as MTs. I, myself, have been a victim of that. I was very naive and had no idea that grown mature people actually do this. I had inquired about good companies to work for and an employee praised her company up and down, how it was the best job she ever had, would never leave, excellent benefits etc.. She told me to contact her supervisor about this great opportunity. Well, come to find out this great employee and her supervisor a.k.a. recruiter are one and the same, and as far as I know she is still doing that. She gets people sucked in by this praising employee. When I talked to actual employees they stated what a nut job she was etc.. Well, I could not disagree with that as all I could think of is,how could someone do something so deceitful even worse you have to worry WHY they would do that..and I guess it is obvious. If people heard the real truth, then they would not apply there. I think the bottom line is.. at least for me, I take EVERYTHING with a grain of salt. Some people love their jobs and some do not, regardless if the job is good or not. It is all subjective. Some of us have bad days when we are burned out on the profession and do not want to work PERIOD. Others are oblivious and are just happy to be alive so throw them a little extra cash and they are happy. We all come from different backgrounds, personally and professionally. At different times in my life, I would have stressed out about being offered 8 cpl because I needed more money as a single parent. Now, 8 cpl is fine because I am more financially secure. You just have to find your own fit in whatever matters to you..more money or maybe flexibility or perhaps good benefits. We all need something that one company may not be able to accommodate and thus we move on, some more bitter than others. Sorry for the rambling. I really just wanted to comment on that YES people are deceitful on here so you have to make your own choices and just keep in mind you really do not know whom you are talking to so dont believe everything you hear and there are two sides to every story. I have worked with transcriptionists that were so awful it was unreal. When they were fired, they blamed everyone else and how terrible the supervisor was etc..Those employees no doubt tell everyone who will listen what an awful place to work that is. Yes, I would find them awful too if they expected SOME quality.. NOT..Just goes to show....to each his own perception.
You hit the nail on the head. sm
We ARE working for nothing and who wants to do that if you can make more at Wal-Mart and not have to kill yourself doing it? Not enough qualified MTs, my behind. There are plenty, many have just been forced out of the field by poverty wages that won't feed the family!
No wonder their head of HR resigned.
They are dropping like flies.
Lets see, the recruiter and now head of HR - in a month. two big positions....
I think you hit the nail on the head
too many have MT'ing as a hobby/vanity job...pocket change for the little woman...and no offense to those of you who are lucky enough to have the hubby that pays the bills (boy I wish mine did!!!) but it does create the illusion that this job can be done by anyone and should be paid as such.
Understood - i'd go over her head. SM
I agree that different STMs manage their work differently but I'd sure talk to someone higher up. There's no reason for one MT to run out when others are inundated.
Hit the nail right on the head
They are going to VBC. This not only impacts our line counts but how they calculate our holidays and vacation pay as well.
Waiting to hear from my account manager as to what kind of line rate they are going to be offering me before I make any decisions.
Has anyone had this conversation yet?
My reply went WAY over your head...sm
I know ALL about laughter. Lighten up hun, and
SMILE! It improves your (maybe) face value. hehe
Hit my head and now I am wiser!
I was offered an IC job, which I turned down because as I explained to them, if I am going to commit to over 12,000 per pay, I would like to be an employee. They agreed and asked if I could be an IC for one week and start employment on 06/30. Well, I have been working as an IC for nearly a week for them. I have not seen any employment papers or IC paperwork. I simply turned off their software until further notice. I get the feeling when Monday roll around, it will be a different story and I would have helped them clear up a lot of ESLs and other work that is behind. I will not work anymore for them until I see some kind of paper work. I do not even have a logon ID, have not filled out any kind of paper work, etc.
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