This is happening at Transtech Houston

No work this week the majority of my shift.

Are you TT MT's out of work, too, or just me? I am wondering, as this has not happened to me since I began working for them.

• NO work -- running out of work this week! Anybody else? - How do they fall?
  • Out of all of you that are complaining about no work, how many work extra - when there's a ton to be done? Hmm?
    • I participate in that vicious cycle - oldMT
    • I feel the same way (sm) - nm
    • I feel the same way and it's good to hear - A voice of reason
  • some will disagree...but SM - wlm
    • Give a girl a break... - debbie
    • I know that when my company has MTs who produce - me
    • I have both quality and quantity - 99% QA, so not the case here
  • Medware right? - NM
  • Does this happen often? - MT4eight
  • Who are you referring to that has no work?? - Curious
    • This is happening at Transtech Houston - Transtech -- no work
      • Is this happening on your primary, as well as your back up - celestialmls
        • I doubt it - that would make too much sense. - Happy TT'er
      • The "powers" that be watch this board so you will have a ton of TT MTs coming on here to say t - Curious
        • I know which acct you are talking about but (sm) - Please don't call me management
        • TT running out of work - TT112 (not a "powers that be)
          • always - OOW
            • Well then, maybe this is the problem - TT112 (not a "powers that be)
          • Amen! Yeah, work was low Tues morning, - Misha
          • Part-time MT getting full-time work ?????? - Transtech MT
            • i'm partime and have never ran out of work... - me
        • Ad on this board is for 20 MT's, but we have no work - Transtech -- no work
          • I think you are all nuts (there is work) - TT'er
            • I would appreciate your not calling me **nuts** - Out of work TT MT'er
              • By "account" I'm guessing you only have one? - celestialmls
                • No, myself, I just don't have one account with TT, - 3 accounts at least and all dry
                  • If you mean the 3 that are all together, that counts as ONE. - nm
                  • They have offered backup accounts. - Me
                    • Amen to that, sista! - TT112 (not a "powers that be)
                  • Again, have you tried contact TT regarding - celestialmls
                • Exactly - I have several - never run out. - Happy TT'er
              • Just hate whining and complaining when there are backup accts with plenty - Ok, I apologize - you're not nuts
          • They're hiring for the next round - not curious
          • No work reply - Lucy
            • over hiring - anon
              • Oh, for Pete's sake - Did you ever hear of keeping in TAT?
              • Unemployment line for me . . . can't pay bills off of air . . . n/m - Transtech -- no work
                • Be glad you aren't in construction, where - Oy
                  • You forgot to mention construction downturns - TT112 (not a "powers that be)
                    • Sounds like a bunch of excuses to me - anon
                      • Yep, life is tough all over. NM - TT112 (not a "powers that be)
                      • Anyone who has worked for more than one company can - They're all the same
                • Uh...Buh-bye - - nm

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Different platforms -- Dictaphone ExText -- very clumbsy/clunky editing platform.  Probably 85% ESL now that so much VR/editing being done. 

Big push for more editing, so what straight transcription that is kicked out from the voice machine is absolutely horrible on the ears!  THE TRUTH and nothing else but the truth !

Different platforms -- Dictaphone ExText -- very clumbsy/clunky editing platform.  Probably 85%-90% ESL now that so much VR/editing being done. 

Big push for more editing, so what straight transcription that is kicked out from the voice machine is absolutely horrible on the ears!  THE TRUTH and nothing else but the truth !

Pay half for editing/VR work . . . yuk ! 

Different strokes for different MT's, but I work to earn a living, not for the fun of it ! Transcription used to be a FUN profession, but lacking now with all the jobs going to VR machine. 

I was wondering if anybody has had any experience with this company?  Good or bad?

TIA   

There are two MediTasks.  The one I am wondering about is in Austin....I think.  Is it a nice place to work.  Pay??  Hours/shifts?  Anything would be wonderful!

From time to time, I search these boards for any posts regarding my company, MediTask.  Yeah, I know I'm late (really late) posting, but some time back someone had asked about my company, asking if it was the one in Houston, owned by Matt Read, or what.  Nope - not me.  Here's my story:  

I own Medi-Task (Hill Country, TX).  I started this business in Houston in 1989, and moved to the central Texas in 1995, selling that portion of my business to Matt Read.  He didn't change the name (another whole story there) but just added -"Houston" to the end of it.  I fielded calls and inquiries for a long time until they died out.  I understand he sold that business several months ago. I've tried calling but they sometimes have a message giving a pager number (?).  Ouch... I wish people weren't confusing the two companies! 
 

Being an MTSO, I did hear things through the grapevine to the tune of MTs not getting paid, or paid on time... I can't really comment on that because I had nothing to do with how Matt ran his business, and basically kept my nose to the grindstone where growing my business was concerned.  So, you'll have to raise those questions with someone else who was really there.

MediTask (my company) has clients in 7 states, and MTs in as many.  We're a smaller, close-knit group.  My MTs have never gone without pay, and I believe in behaving honorably in those matters.  My reputation is important to me, and I hope to never see any negative about myself or this company.  But, people are funny  - - some move from company to company peddling their wares (which are sometimes rusty), and then get bent way out of shape when their services are no longer needed.  Some are just bent on getting out of shape.  However, that said - I have MTs who have been with me a long, long time.  In fact, the first MT I ever brought on board in 1989 is working with me today. Others have been on board since '92 and '94, 99, etc.

All the MTs here are subcontractors, so I don't offer the big perks that the nationals do.  Sometimes I feel bad about that (and have lost great applicants who are looking for more), but also understand that there are pros and cons to both ways. There's not a corporate bone in my body, and I never really want all the headaches associated with handling a huge company.  I like it smaller where we all know each other's names, and work close as a team.  We actually get together whenever we can in Austin or Marble Falls - that's pretty cool.

No one asked me, but I thought I might clear the air on the "MediTask Houston or Austin or what?" posts, let ya'll (yep, I'm from Texas) know who I am, and what this company is about.  I'm proud to be associated with the people who work with me, and so lucky to have such dedicated, helpful, spirited, intelligent colleagues such as them.  I'm blessed. 

Anyone who has curiosity beyond this, I'm happy to answer any questions I can. 

Sarah Mayor, Owner

MediTask - Central Texas

meditask@281.com

www.meditask.net

And I really do hope that things improve for you.  When researching companies, especially on this site, you cannot take what everyone says about a company to heart, as the site lists and as so many on here will tell you, you have to make the decision yourself and sometimes that means taking a chance, just as you did. 

To the person who placed the post about listening ... As stated above, no one can make a decision based on a company because of the posts on this site or any other site, that has to be a decision made based on your gut feeling.  Several people may be absolutely happy with a company and several may not be, which is what you typically get when you post about a company here but again, ultimately it comes down to a gut feeling.  Be nice and sympathetic to this person, they decided to take a chance and it has not worked out in their favor, there is no reason to be ugly about it, it can happen to anyone looking for a job in this industry. 

All I could recommend to anyone looking for a job in this industry is to research the company, use this site and any other means that you have, try the BBB in the state that they are located in, sometimes that can be very telling, go through the interview, ask lots of questions and then make your decision on what your gut feeling is.  All you can do in the end is pray that they were telling you the truth when they hired you, that is all any of us can do these days. 

At first they did pay for demogs and headers, then stopped without saying a word.  Then they changed the characters per lines by about 10 or 15 without telling anyone.  You're running out because C-Bay in India is getting it.  You don't find it odd that you have to cover when there's an Indian holiday but the Indians don't cover our holidays because they get the work anyhow and there's no reason to cover; there's not enough to go around in the first place.  Maybe your QA people are keeping busy if they also QA for India but I don't know that. 

VR is the 'wave of the future', the 'new direction of MT'...but who does it really benefit and who is pushing it more than the president?  AHDI, that's who.  Everybody is going to VR...EVERYBODY.  If you think you're secure with a company who says they'll never do VR, think again.  All the large MTSOs are going to VR and they're buying up all the others.  The next wave is not only going to be the pay cut, but after the initial cut for VR, they'll cut it again to be competitive.  Transcend did it years ago, Alltype did it earlier this year, MDI sold out to VR, now Webmedx.  That's just to mention a few, and I didn't even include the Squid b/c they're not worth mentioning anymore.  I think the poster below hit the nail on the head when she/he said price fixing. 

Several months ago we were low on work at my company.  No excuses were given to us, no apologies. Just make up your lines whenever because you had better give your best.  So, sit and wait. All the time.

Now, the last month or so, the sudden sups are suddenly in contact with us several times daily, saying we'd better do work all the time, especially nights and weekends if we want to keep our jobs and not let it go to India, or so they don't overhire.  (Not just veiled threats, but outright.)  We are lucky to have a job in this economy, forget the soccer games with our kids, we'd better get to work! All times of day and night we get these e mails. We sign on the end of the weekend, there are lots of these kinds of e mails.

Then, today they send an e mail the sup is excited because our team is growing, and this will help.  Okay, so does this mean it will help the team because we won't have to be working overnight and weekends every week in addition to our sitting and waiting during our schedule, or does it mean, we now will be sitting and waiting overnight and weekends along with our doing that during our schedule.

What is this kind of thing? Making us frightened all the time and lucky we have a job? This MT does go the extra mile, always has the correct number of lines and more every payperiod, this MT stayed through the slow work periods, hanging on, and now is getting tired of veiled threats, outright threats, and incidious you are lucky to have a job because we are hiring more... comments.

Thanks for listening to me vent.  I sit here and do the best I can, and my DH says to ignore the e mails.  But it does grate on my ego, which I guess is the purpose of this.  I do try to please and work and seems like I get more uncomfortable every day with the situation.  But reality is, it will go to India, and my kid's soccer game has to be sacrificed just to make sure my family eats. Are you seeing this happen to you, and how are you dealing with it? Thanks in advance for your input.

often enough for anyone to notice, meaning if they are truly monitoring, that person should have been dealt with immediately, not only when people complain.

Second, why would an email like that be sent to all the MTs?  If all of you aren't doing it, why punish everyone with these threats?

Whoever the **same person** is, that person should have been called by management and given an ultimatum.

Isn't it bad enough that we all have to worry about our jobs on a daily basis, worrying if work will be there, if the company that we are working for will actually pay us for the many, MANY hours that we have put in and having to work literally almost every holiday because in this industry, that is just how it is?  Now we have to worry for expressing our opinions, something that, IMHO, is my God given right, after all, last time I checked, we were still living in the United States of America!! 

To me what makes this entire situation even more sickening, is that someone is being paid to watch this board.  This company could use that money, the money that they are paying for attorney fees, court fees, etc., to pay their MTs what they DESERVE and instead of worrying about looking bad on a website, they should do everything in their power to make their company the absolute best in its business.  Again, IMHO.