To: OYR
Posted By: MDI4me on 2008-08-15
In Reply to: To MDI4me: - OYR
I had no problem during my training period getting 5 reports in. I've been at MDI for about 6 months now, so I'm not sure what it will be like during the winter holidays, but my workload currently is stacked. My account is very busy and generally remains busy. It seemed that during the school year, it was harder to get my lines in during the morning hours (I'm guessing most of us are moms), but this summer, we are being asked to cover the early morning hours. I'm very flexible as to when I can work. I generally work a couple of hours in the afternoons and a couple of hours at night. I find it doesn't take me more than 4 hours to get my 700 min line requirement in. I did ask during my interview if I would be able to get backups if need be and was told yes. I've yet to need any backups. I also tend to like being off on a holiday or work only an hour or 2 to help out with coverage, which usually holidays are slower.
As for OT/raises. There is no OT -- we don't punch a timeclock, so they don't track the number of hours you're working. You're statutory employee (same as IC but they take taxes out). I specifically asked about raises since I hadn't had one in over 5 years at my last job. I was told regular pay audits were not done. It was case-by-case and could be discussed with my supervisor. I did, however, negotiate a better line rate during my interview by committing to a higher number of lines per day than the min required. Something you didn't ask about, but that falls in this area, is incentives. My account has NO general incentive program (i.e. every 100 lines over the minimum you type is an extra 5 cpl, nothing like that), but when my account is backlogged, they have offered an incentive to get it cleaned up. It's actually based on the minutes of dictation transcribed rather than the lines, which is nice if you get one of those bumbling docs who likes to repeat himself. The incentives don't happen too often, but when they do, I like to make my share!
MDI is a great match for me. I'm not someone who likes to punch a time clock and sit at my desk for 8 hours. I like to go for walks, have lunch with my friends, take care of my kids, and work when I want to work. I love working nights, guess I'm a night owl. The pay is so much better than where I came from (MQ). The platform was very easy to learn and the QA has been wonderful to me.
I, too, have read negative posts about MDI and I find them so hard to believe because of my great expereince, but I know everyone's experience can be different and it's based on so many things -- supervisor, accounts, personal schedules, etc. I can't speak for anyone but myself, so please don't leave 1 job before you're sure you like the new one. The account you get may not have the amount of work available when you need it to be. So give it a few weeks to try it out. I'd say a month. That was the other great thing about MDI -- after I was released from QA, I was told I could work my line count up slowly -- starting out 300 or 400 lpd and adding 50 lpd every other day until I got where I needed to be. This was a big help since I was still working my other job (I told MDI up front that I would be juggling 2 until I was sure it was a good fit for both of us and they actually encouraged that).
Good luck in whatever you decide. I hope you get the right fit for you!
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