This is unbelievable- Anyone experience this from a company
Posted By: ICMT on 2009-08-01
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I am an IC with this company working 4 hours in the evenings. True enough, I had to agree to set hours; however within those 4 hours I transcribe a full-time line amount 1000 to 1100 lines. Yesterday,I sent co-owner of the company (supervisor) note saying I needed to stop at 2 p.m instead of 3 p.m. because I needed to see a doctor for my knee and that if I didn't make that appointment I would have to suffer through the weekend with a painful knee. Since this was a spur of the moment appointment and they worked me in, I did not want to miss it. I also informed her that when I returned, I would make up the 1 hour. Well she sent me a message back saying you have stay on line until 3 o'clock, take an ibuprofen and you'll be fine. This dialogue between the 2 of us went on for I know about 10 minutes or more. Then she told me, you still have time to go to a doctor after 3 p.m. You have to stick to your schedule. Now, I had already done 1500 lines at that point, because on Fridays I work 7 to 3 p.m. She went on to say, you agreed to a schedule and you must stick to it. I asked her what about when people have emergencies or things come up you cannot control. She did not want to hear it. I have an in-hospital MT job (for 3 months now) and she said she didn't think my employer would allow me to take off like that. I informed her that my employer would be more than willing to allow me to take off for a medical problem, because they know my health is more important than the job, because if I am not well, I cannot work anyways. Now there are times she ask me to work as much as you can, any day you can, all day if you can. So at those times, I guess it doesn't matter that I don't stick to my schedule. I reminded her that I was a contractor and not one of her employees. My full-time job at the hospital is ran though the County, and there has been mismanagement of the money and they have reduced our hours to 32 a week, which is why I took on the IC position. If I didn't really need this part-time job, you know what I would have told her to do with it. Plus the pay is 10 cpl and it is real easy to get your lines. Oh well, just needed to vent to my fellow MTs.
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Unbelievable!
WOW, that does not surprise me though. She lied to me several times, and caught her in it and still acted like I was wrong. How can a company like this continue to be in business. I am going to continue my descent on her, no one ever should have to go through something like this and especially what happened to you, that is even worse. I have written some of the schools that represent her explaining to them what is going on; I hope they do not recommend her. I am awaiting replies and I will let you know. She is messing with the wrong person by not paying me.
Unbelievable
This is just pathetic. I don't care what he says. It's all about the almighty dollar. They pay crap over there and they receive crap in return. Has anyone seen the kind of work these Indians do who can barely speak English? Sad sad sad.
LOL...unbelievable...LOL
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Unbelievable
I can’t even believe that you said all that…you did say one thing in your little rant that was true…you outsource work because “it’s less expensive” which honestly is what it all boils down to! We all are looking at that dollar so don't act like the employers are the only ones...the companies are looking for ways to line their pockets and obviously outsourcing work makes that happen. Go ahead and outsource to other countries because one day, someone will come up with a way to do away with your cushy position and outsource it, and the script will be flipped back on you! I am a hard working Medical Transcriptionist and I resent every word that you said.
It's not unbelievable at all
I average 275 lines per hour on a high ESL large teaching hospital account at 9.5 per line for an average pay rate of $26 bucks an hour. Many, many MTs I know make this and more.
Unbelievable
Yeah, wouldn't you think that these highly paid administrators would sit down and talk to people who have been doing this work for years? Instead they call up these companies who promise ANYTHING to get them to sign on and for the first couple of months use really good transcriptionists and then the quality just goes down hill. These cheap transcription companies mostly don't care because they are making lots of money and just move on to the next sucker. But nobody notices for a while and then a really bad mistake is made and the doctors go into orbit. Think of how much time and money they end up wasting.
Unbelievable
I can't believe what a psycho this guy is. How unprofessional and ignorant on his part. How many executives take the time to 1) read this board, and 2) continue to taunt and argue a point when they are so easy to prove wrong? I did send him a private reply via email earlier today, so it's not like he didn't already hear my reply to his original email. This is all pretty scary if you ask me. I'm through arguing this point. Another MT has posted that she had a similar experience and if you're reading this, you can see the caliber of management at SoftScript, so there should be enough here for anyone applying to form their own opinions about working for this company.
Unbelievable
Oh my gosh, you are literally bonkers if you THINK Transtech has recruiters. TransTech has a good enough reputation that they don't HAVE to go out and recruit. They merely post an ad on here from time to time when new accounts are added or if an account needs more coverage. Some of you people floor me with the stuff you come up with. TransTech always has enough work if one doesn't mind learning a new account specifics. That's the problem though. A lot of people would rather stick with one account and not learn anything new. They get in a comfort zone and make more lines posting negative remarks on a message board than they do actually working. There is no company where everyone is going to be happy and if you aren't happy there you have your reasons. I have been with them for 3 years and I have never been happier. I have plenty of work, nobody bothers me, I always get over my line count, the paychecks are ALWAYS on time and correct, not to mention they NEVER bounce and you can call the office and speak with Tracy (one of the owners) and anyone else in the upper management or middle management about anything. As a matter of fact, if anyone who has questions about the integrity of TransTech wants to THEY can call and these people will talk to them, too. They have never tried to hide anything and have always been the most honest people I have ever worked for. I love this company and I will take up for them in a heartbeat. All I can say about the ones that post negative things about TransTech is that if you have had negative dealings with them it is because you were not producing the amount of work you obligated to when you signed on, you're work ethics didn't match what you presented yourself to have and/or you're one of these MTs who are hired by other companies to slam them. So, suffice it to say, be careful who you brown nose, it always comes back to bite you back...always. I bid you adieu!
Unbelievable that they are doing this.
Unbelievable...nm
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Unbelievable!
YOU come on here and call her an idiot for her post and when she defends herself, you accuse her of being fired up well, DUH!!! No kidding!!
She is trying to help her fellow MTs with some useful information and you are a little small-minded troll trying to spar with her over trivialities.
Just go away unless you can make an intelligent (and not RUDE) contribution. Thanks.
Unbelievable, 55 too old! I will be sm
54 next month and far as I am concerned just getting started good! People think they want that system but they really are ignorant as to the system. You won't live any longer with the canadian system than you would if you had no insurance! We have flaws, many of them, but still the greatest country in the world!
Unbelievable .... sm
Finally a job comes out that pays decent, .10 cpl BUT you have to live locally in California. Not going to do me much good over here in Georgia, lol. 
Unbelievable!!!
I spent a few minutes today reading the posts about DIT and their professed Christian company, treating their MTs as family, and then not paying.
And, lo and behold, right there on the Job Seeker's board is yet another ad from them.
The unmitigated GALL of them to advertise for MTs, especially on the very same day that people are posting about not being paid by them.
Do such dishonest people NEVER get their just desserts???
Unbelievable.
You are evil beyond words. Go away before someone drops a house on you, too.
Bad Experience with company
Anybody ever quit working for a company and then have them treat you like dirt? I recently gave notice at a company and they wanted to know the reason I was quitting. I was very honest with them about the reason why and they said you are done working for us now. I was in no way unprofessional in my explanation of why I was leaving, and felt I did not deserve that kind of treatment. I was very disappointed in them as I thought they were better than that. I guess I am better off now not working for them.
May not be the best company, but is not bad for experience.
I don't know where they rate as far as companies go. I worked with them for a while and they were okay. The account I was on hardly ever ran out of work, platform was easy, client specs were clear. They followed the BOS.
Good luck to you.
Unbelievable!!! Maybe if OSi had better training
and decent account specifics, MTs wouldn't have to bother you management idiots all the time. This was a good post from you though....exactly what everyone hears at OSi. There is actually no help at any point at that company.
ANOTHER unbelievable ad - with the link!
THANKS, OSI, FOR SENDING OUR FREAKIN' JOBS TO PEOPLE LIKE THIS CLOWN!!!!!
I am expert in MS office and can do any kind of data entry or transription jobs and i amk looking for more jobs.
amolg007@rediffmail.com
Posted 15/6/2001 4:15 PM
http://www.medicineau.net.au/resources/classifieds/wanted.html
sickening and unbelievable...
Hope you find a better job soon!
Yes, it is unbelievable. I think that if an employee
is hired by an MTSO, then there should be a policy or law or something that an employee gets paid whether there is work or not. This is the only industry I know of that most employees do not get paid if there is no work, at least a minimum ($10/hr ?). If there is no work at your doctors office, the receptionist still gets paid, if there are no customers at a bank, the teller stills get paid. Why is MT the exception? 
If an MTSO knows an account has inconsistent work or is overhired, then hire an as-needed IC, or oncall employee, not a full or part time MT. Then the MTSO wonders why it cannot keep qualified staff. Try this - pay me downtime and I'll stick around. And, include downtime in your budget/pricing for clients. MTSOs must learn how to staff properly as a medical center staffs RNs - you have your FTs, PTs, weekends, on-calls, paid on-call, etc. This is not rocket science!!
Too unbelievable for words
Let me see, to be able to make 25.00 per hour you would have to type about 3100 lines per hour using 8 cpl. How is that humanly possible?????????????????
It is SO unbelievable...this job requires
us to constantly keep up with the new procedures, meds, surgical instruments, etc., it is a constant learning curve...and it just kills me that these companies offer less and less money every year...been doing this for 20 years now and it has really gone down-hill! Someone needs to understand what it takes to become a skilled acute care transcriptionist! Maybe the Feds can help us out...they're doling out billions to wealthy investors these days...
Unbelievable! The Indians
can't even MT very well, much less do QA!!! What's this business coming to...
In my experience, a company is not going to wait
for you for a month or so. They will most likely tell you to reapply when you are ready. Best bet in this market is to stick with your company - sounds like the Q - and try out the new company at the same time - Since you are needing bennies, you won't be able to do part-time with your current employer, but that is sort of how it is out here in MT world right now. The jobs are there now, and they have thousands of applications at any given moment. So its best to try to juggle 2 to be sure the new one isn't the same as the old one - which has happened to me so many times that I stuck with my old job. That's very hard to do during the holidays, though, so maybe just wait til the New Year?
Had a horrible experience with this company and could not with a
clear conscious recommend them. Check archives or scroll back to November for details.
Man, this is unbelievable. What is Medware saying about where the money is? nm
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unbelievable. Work for a week sm
without getting paid? What a nice way to clean up their back log for free!
Back a few years ago this profession started being advertised by the schools and in the rag magazines as a work at home job to make tons of money. That is when this profession started down the tubes.
Because it sounds like an easy work at home job, everybody is coming out of the woodwork. Folks who can't spell the word HOSPITAL practically are trying to open MT companies to make big money.
It is very very sad!
Would like to know if others experience poor feedback from their company when you need them.
Just simple easy to answer questions are e-mailed. Never get a response. This is so aggravating. But when they need you to do extra work because of the backlog, the e-mails are coming back to back. Are there any companies out there that treat you as if you are more than just a number. I am fed up with eTransPlus.
Can't seem to find any information on MD-IT. Does anyone have any experience with this company?
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The lying is unbelievable. If you work there, you darn well
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Infrahealth in Austin, Texas.......Unbelievable. sm
So, there was ad for a QA/CSR on our local Craigslist that was offering 9.00 an hour for the position. I emailed them asking if perhaps this was a typo or a misprint. I received the following reply....
This is the amount that is offered for the position. I am not sure how familiar you are with Medical Transcription QA. But the level of responsibility is hardly that which would be expected an Editor of any printed literature or periodical.
Thanks,
Gia Fierro
Head, Department of Sales and Marketing
InfrahealthTM Group of Companies
Unbelievable! So you have an easy account and make a
decent living, yet you come on this board and trash TT all the time! That really is two-faced. You don't deserve to work for TT!
I worked for this company and it was the worst experience of my career.
I would advise you to search the archives on this board. You will be able to make your own decision based on that info.
Any OSI radiology MTs care to share your experience with this company?
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Anyone currently work for All Type or have recent experience with the company? sm
I'm currently exploring my options, and was impressed with the $1000 signon bonus offered, but wondering about the usual things -- quality and quantity of work available, pay on time, etc.
Any input would be appreciated. 
No, I haven't been. I told my true experience of working for that company.
I don't have a negative attitude. You're the one who can't handle it when someone disagrees with you.
Here's how to safely post a bad experience with a company - just write "have you tried
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My experience with quality/quantity with an Indian owned company
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I worked for an offshore owned company where it was all about quantity. Company even kept a HORRIBLE MT just because she cranked out the lines. Didn't matter her quality was crap and was considered a joke by middle managment. India did most typing but with US edit. Typists changed regularly so it wasn't like they learned to do better. Quality would improve slightly and then would notice, after couple of months, that quality was crap again so we knew we were dealing with a new batch of typists. Even so, the push was always on to get the jobs off US edit and send Indian work straight to client. Of course, the clients never knew they were not getting US editing anymore, as they got no price reduction when they no longer had that level of work being done on their jobs. The problem is the facilities accept the crap work so why should the companies change. It took a while but I finally found a US owned company where quality matters. Now one of the first questions I would ask a prospective employer is if they are US owned. |
Unbelievable! I work for Transtech and got PAID maternity leave! Some of these
companies need to take a lesson from them.
depends on work type, experience, spaces, company, area
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From my experience, it is all in how the company sets it up to count i.e. footers, headers, spaces
etc.. I work on another platform but I noticed the same thing when I worked for a company and it would me 12 hours to get 1000 lines, and at the time, I had nothing to compare it to. Then, I thought..this is just wrong. Working 12 hours to make $80 is ridiculous so I quite. I went to work for another company...same platform... and routinely do 1500 to 2000 lines a day and I can tell the difference. You know when you do a whole page report and all you end up with is at the max 40 lines.. something is wrong. I'd say keep the best paying and dump the rest. They are obviously shorting you somewhere.
Anyone know of a company looking for 13 years experience to work flexible part-time shift
I'm getting my real estate license but still want to keep my transcription job part-time. I'm looking for a job that will allow me to work about 20 hours a week and still have the flexibility to show a home on the spur of the moment. Thanks, I would appreciate any info!
My experience exact opposite- Me willing work 6 days, regular sched, 100% QA last review- Company: N
Me: Ready, willing and able to work 6 days a week, regular schedule, 100% QA my last review, on all ESL's doctors.
Companies: No work. All ESL work. All the worst dictators. No work, did I mention that. Don't want to buy new software or any software to help the MT. Ridiculous formatting rules to decrease my line count. Low line count rate. No holiday pay. Have to work holidays.
Your post was way, way out of line. Maybe you work for a great company, SO tell us who it is.
I've tried 10 companies in 10 years, and they were all the same. Pick my brain and make me work hard, hard, hard for ? 150 lines an hour with ALL ESL, poor sound quality, and then don't really want to pay for the 150 lines, want to jiggle and wiggle it down to 120 or less with rules.
Here, here. Exactly my experience also, even down to the 10 year work experience. nm
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Experience versus not as much experience
--same job should equal same pay?...Come back and talk to me in 20 years...
For the most part, old school MTs have a ton more to offer than a newbie, by virtue of the amount that they know. Most old school MTs can do just about any kind of report, because they learned the old way, they used books--Dorland's was a bible--not software and spellcheck, they worked in house, in the environment, they understand things that a new person who has only worked online with their word books, shorthand, macros and software just cant understand.. Why things are done in a certain way... Why it is so important that certain documents are treated a certain way. Why some reports are stat versus others. What you might flag for the hospital and why... When you think you know everything, esp as a newbie, you are doomed my friend.
Also, cont education is something that most old school MTs understand is a benefit for them and a gift to themselves...part of their commitment to themselves and their own education, not a commitment to being a certified MT, it is a personal thing, a standard.
If you don't understand that, I don't know what else to tell you.
Sure newbies can transcribe, it isn't rocket science, but they know what they know, if you know what I mean..(and that's about all they know) if they don't care to continue their education once they are out of MT school.
There's a little more to it than what you have stated here. If you consider yourself an MT machine.. you will burn out sooner than you think.
I've been with the company almost 10 years. I know the truth. Hawaii was a company-paid vacation.
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They do not offshore. The owner's original company was bought by MQ; started a new company, whic
That's about all I know. I would give them a try. They sounded good!
Great company. I've been recommending this company for a long time.
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