This forum is a place for MTs to share info, NOT hostility..sm

• TTS is a horrible company. - Nanny Goat
  • Same old story - Here we go again
    • After reading your posts, sounds - Hmmm
    • This forum is a place for MTs to share info, NOT hostility..sm - Just Keep it to YOURSELF!
      • Then, my dear, you should have started with - Here we go again
        • Yeah, your posts just ooze happiness. I'll just skip over yours from now on..nm - Just Keep it to YOURSELF!
    • Nobody said YOU have to reply. I'll keep posting as often as I feel like it. - Nanny Goat
      • If you have this much free time on your hands.... - You definitely need a J-O-B
  • You are right about that one! - Annon
  • Nanny Goat - sounds nasty
    • She is the same one that comes on here all the time - Here we go again
      • I don't work for TTS, I don't know anyone who works for TTS.... - But Geezzzzzz......
        • Why? Sometimes you have to repeat it - igetit
          • Because quite frankly her posts border on illiterate and psychotic.... - Which destroys her credibility as an MT
          • I just got an email, get this - Here we go again
            • I know exactly who the poster was talking about. If you aren't her, I wouldn't worry about it. - I know.
              • Well if that person dragging misery to - Here we go again
                • your post says you "work for someone else" then says you "have no trouble from them." F - odd
                  • I work for TTS and your point being? - Here we go again
                  • OHHHH SNAP! - OUCH

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Along with the platform, ESL %, pay range, lpd required, split shift or 12-24 hour window available, I would be interested in knowing your personal experience with this company, what type of relationship you have with supervisors and other coworkers, etc.  Otherwise, the all the 411. 

Thanks!

in Phili? Thanks

I simply don't understand why MTs post all these negative things about a company but will not divulge the name of the company or even give us a hint!  What are you afraid of?!?!!?  They are already screwing MTs over and probably you too if you're angry enough to post!  You can post anonymously, that's the beauty of this particular site.  No one need know who you are.

I, personally, keep a list of MTSOs and things I've heard about them.  God knows I've been through enough bad MTSOs, I want to save other MTs the heartache of going through the same crap I've gone through!

Besides the best way to get these MTSOs to change is to post their name on a PUBLIC forum.  Word of mouth can be a powerful thing!

Here is a list of companies I have worked for and the problems I have had, starting with the most recent:

JLG --> paid payroll practices, LATE pay checks, and discontinuation of direct deposit.

Focus Infomatics -->  they offshore the majority of their work, they lie about offshoring the majority of their work, they lie to their employees about pay, hours, and job status and breach contracts left and right.

TransHealth -->  I have nothing bad to say about them.  Pay always on time, people nice (they have since been bought by Webmedx).

Precyse Solutions -->  Nothing horrible to report.  If I recall, they didn't pay for templates, but they told you that up front.

Medquist --> horrible people in supervisory positions, very cliquish company, bad dictators on all my accounts!

Webmedx -->  The account I was on was completely and utterly horrible!  Other than that, nice people, very organized.

Accutype --> complete embecil in charge (when I worked for them) who knew nothing about transcription or the needs of MT, again very cliquey with friends giving friends the best work.

Diskriter --> ran out of work frequently

I also worked for several small MTSOs that were either bought or went out of business, and I will say it usually was the smallest MTSO that I enjoyed working for the most.  I did work as an IC for a company out of Arizona doing radiology a few years ago for a while (I can't remember the name, but I don't think they are around anymore).  Also I worked as an IC for Administrative Advantage out of Pennsylvania were pretty decent, easy accounts and easy to make money, used DropChute to deliver dictation and reports back and forth and you just typed in one big docment per dictator in Word.  Simple, straight forward, and always on time.  If you ran out of work, they would try to put you somewhere else, but never made any promises.  I like honesty and they were honest.

See how easy that was.  You try!

I am especially interested in rate, copays, deductible, and prescription coverage, if possible.  Thanks very much!

I still think it is really, really strange that she can't spell Axolotl, and none of your bullying or accusations are going to change my opinion.  To recap, I questioned if she worked there since she couldn't spell it, because I didn't think it was fair to other job-seekers to sing the praises of a company if you don't work there and have first-hand experience.  She said she did work there, silly, and then I told everybody who got bent out of shape that I was glad they were happy at Axolotl or wherever they are.  I don't see how you can gather from that that I have a better-than-thou attitude or that I am not a team player. 

I don't think you should attack someone because you perceive their opinion is different from yours.  There is no reason to be so unkind. 

I have been in the MT field for about 17 years, on the MT end and QA end.  I do not regularly post on this board, nor am I a company basher, but I have come to visit and read posts lately.

I have come to believe that the hostility in this field has nothing to do with isolation, the job, competition, having earplugs in all day, etc.  I am convinced it has everything to do with the dishonesty, unprofessional, unethical, and very possibly illegal practices that are being displayed by some MTSOs, and I include their recruiters in this scenario.  To add fuel to the flames, I believe there is a total lack of self-respect portrayed by some MTSOs, and their management.  We should not let this rub off on us.

I have been out of the job market for 17 years and when I found myself back in the running, along with networking, I have encountered some very unethical and unprofessional practices that include outright lies, fraudulent ads, nonpayment, a very high probability of some testing that in all likelihood scored well but the applicants were told their tests were too low or failing.  This is fraud.  I highly recommend to anyone testing to keep a binder with the company names and results that you receive back in your e-mail, if any results were returned to you.  There are other things we can do, as well, if we just think about it.  We need to be aware of the companies that practice these tactics.

I still believe that there are some wonderful companies out there, with the utmost integrity, but we sometimes, unfortunately, must weave our way through some of the very ugliest of encounters.

Having said all that, I truly believe the above is where the bed of hostility and anger arises.

Hello everyone, I have been reading the posts on this board for the last couple of weeks.  Most of the postings are helpful, but there are some who just break out into an all out war with one another.  I have not been able to tell if it is the majority or not yet.  Why do you think that is?   

Do you think this field makes you feel that you have to compete one another?  Do you think that is because of the isolation?  Working at home is isolation, but even in a hospital setting you are isolated.  Let's face it, we have those earplugs stuck in our ears all day.   We have the ongoing pressure that we have to get our line count, or more.  Do you find that there is a lot of hostility in this field, or is it just because we are women?  Do you think it might be that we feel unappreciated?  We were even told by a coder, at the hospital I worked at, that we were nothing more than glorified typists.

Let's face it, with the amount of time that it takes to master this occupation we could have all had a degree in something.  Some of you already have.  If you work by the line - if you have the experience, the typing skills, use your abbreviation expander, and have a steady work flow - you can make a decent living - but based on the typing skills, work flow, etc. etc. it is not a guarantee.  That is a lot of pressure when you think about it.  That is a different kind of pressure than other jobs.  I am not trying to be negative, I just noticed that there seems to be a lot of hostility and I noticed that at the hospital, where I worked, for 15 years also.  I got along with everyone I worked with.  In order to be able to get along with the transcribers I use to work with, I had to become very thick-skinned, because basically they were just mean.   Has anyone else noticed this?  Do you think it is the job?  What do you think?  I am not attacking the transcription field, just something I have noticed over the years.       

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. 

I guess it is all in how you look at it.  Everything you see on that page is neg, very little positive.  They are very strict about keep to your appointed scheduled.  No deviation incidentals like (Thunder and lightening, tornadoes, etc.).  They expect you to make it up.  Working in a pool from across the country.  Rarely in a primary account for more then a few jobs every shift.  Pay rate might be okay when compared to across the board with other companies, but what you have to put up doesn't make up for that.  Then, there is whole sale of the company thing, won't go there.  I personally do not want to work for a company that will eventually go completely to Indian workers, mabe not this week, but in the long run it will. 

I think you would get a lot of people telling you to run as fast as you can.  Read the board for yourself and make your own informed decision.

Good Luck in your search.  

In thinking about all the comments made about us making a positive change for this profession, I thought of one suggestion.  What if we ask for a new forum on this board called Recruiting, to actually help those of us who are looking for jobs.  We can post questions, and the recruiters of various companies who post jobs on the job boards can frequent this board and give us true and honest answers to those questions.  This way, we would have direct access to finding out the facts, rather than just relying on what sometimes ends up just being Run away fast type of answers posted by disgruntled MTs.  They can answer questions about platforms, hiring processes, etc. If companies have nothing to hide, then they shouldn't shy away from such discussions.  What do you all think?