Turned out to be Worse than other MTSOs.

• Does TransTech provide computers for their MTs? nm - T-Cee
  • They hardly have any work. Don't work if them if you don't like to flex and work every day mo - day and night. nm
  • Oh yes! sm - I work on a TT computer
  • There is a fee - Mary
    • No , only about 10.00 a pay period - FormerMQ
    • Is this legal, for employee to be. SM - Bayou MT
      • Yes -- it is legal. Many companies charge a fee or deposit. and many do not. NM - TTworkerbee
      • If it is reasonable rental fee and you get your deposit back, not - an issue. If it breaks, just send it back.
        • You get your deposit back? News to me. - anonMT
  • Yes they do - NM
    • Can someone tell me more about Trans Tech? - wonderin
      • A good friend of mine - Blackswan
        • Myself - gourdpainter
      • Very low on work..sm - TX MT
        • low work - T-Ceet
          • You can believe those on this board saying NO WORK at Transtech ! Absolutely true !! - Transtech NO WORK
            • Reply to your diatribe - treehugger
            • Turned out to be Worse than other MTSOs. - anonMT
          • No pay for downtime. You are asked to flex. NM - TTworkerbee
            • Thanks....is the work low for you as well? nm - T-Ceet
              • Why don't you apply and find out? - just one MT to another
                • Sorry your grouchy. I did apply but am having second thoughts thanks to helpful MTs! - T-Cee
                • Yes -- it's been low for me as well. I'm not making the line count - TTworkerbee
                  • Plus my company is out work and I haven't made my rent yet, so am grouchy! - just one MT to another
                  • It just seems redundant to keep asking about the low work and 15 people answer, that's all. - just one MT to another
                    • TT work - Voicefreak
                    • Before someone hops on and say "why are you living paycheck to paycheck (inside) - just one MT to another
                      • Personally, I live paycheck to paycheck because... - mt68

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WE take the risk to run a company.  WE get accounts to keep people busy.  WE pay more to our MTs than ourselves.  WE have to keep up on transcription, drugs, equipment, grammar rules, individual accounts, individual doctor preferences, business practices, tax laws, employment laws, etc.

WE have to pay for QA for MTs that do not know how to look up a word or phrase.  WE have to pay to hire and then be burned.  WE have to pay bank fees, lawyers, accountants, clerical staff, etc.  WE have to put on a smile for customers who don't deserve it because we don't want to lose an account because then our MTs would not have any work.  WE have to put up with crap from MTs who have every excuse in the book from mysterious illnesses to mysterious DSL/phone/electric outages. 

WE get bashed if someone is let go because their work is not up to par or if an account goes to voice recognition or goes with a company in India to save a buck.

WE get bashed if someone is hired and does not work out.

WE get bashed for requiring people to provide equipment, phones, etc OR we get bashed for providing all that but paying too low.

Take a look in the mirror.  If you have what it takes to get your own accounts, invoice, file all tax/employment/sales paperwork with your state and the federal government, can wait to pay your bills until the account has paid you, discount invoices for TAT that your employees do not meet or quality that is not perfect, deal with customers that nickel and dime you to death, give up time off because no one can cover for you, give up holidays so that your employees can spend time with their families, give up hot meals as someone always seems to drop the ball as the day goes on, negotiate to keep customers as each contract expires in an industry where prices are going down not up, then do it.

If you can do better than us, be my guest. 

Yes, some big wigs at some of the huge companies make a lot of money, but for the most part, most MTSOs make a good living, not great.  If I put my hours end to end, I put in the equivalent of two full time jobs.  If I worked two full time jobs for someone else, I would make more than I do running a service.

Before you b**tch and moan about the company you work for any more, ask yourself this question --- why are you still in this field?  The answers are easy --- it is a good field, MTs make excellent money for working at home, most without master's degrees or doctorates, there is some flexibility, opportunity to advance, ability to learn something every day, satisfaction knowing that an accurately transcribed report can make someone's treatment more effective or save a life (rather than having inaccurate medical records) and much, much more. 

The average teacher starts in the 20s, the average accountant in the 30s, the average computer person in the 30s.  We have potentially unlimited income and start in the 20s and move up rapidly.  Several MTs in our company topped 100k this year.  They would never have that opportunity in a different field.

We need to stop bashing each other.  It is not MTSOs vs MTs.  It should be working together as a team.  Teams that don't play well together do not succeed.

NOBODY, except the MT's who are making less and less money and losing whatever comfortable lifestyle they had previously had the pleasure to live.  Unless you have more than 1 member in the household to bring in the money, or you have received an inheritance from family member, there is ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO MAKE A LIVING AT Transtech anymore.  They absolutely DON'T CARE either.  TransTech mgmt will not talk about it; only promises of new accounts coming on . . . ha !  Possibly an overflow account to replace the LOST account. 

I so wish mgmt's paychecks would be affected by this NO WORK situation that has been going on for more than a year now and they would get out of that Houston high-dollar office and FIND US MT's some WORK !

by TRX because I am not a member of the AKC. Disappointed.

and drifted to another company.  It's not your fault, and it's easy to see how you could have taken it the way you did.  (As an aside, I totally understand and empathize with the late nights!!!)  

And I agree with what you said.  It is very helpful to express good experiences with a company.  However, I'm not going to do that unless I've been with a company for a minimum of 1-1/2 years.

I don't know how long you've been with FN.  I can only speak from my own experience, and I came here before as a newbie, bragging about how great a company was, only to discover months later that the negative comments I responded to were completely accurate and warranted, and now I have egg on my face.  ~LOL~

I won't ever post a positive post about a company until well after the honeymoon period, when I'm certain they're for real, even though I know how tempting it is when you think you've struck gold and found the right company, getting good line counts, making lots of money, etc., to want to share that positive experience with the world!

Sometimes I think that's part of the company's reason for the honeymoon period:  So the employees will think the company is so great, they happily and unwittingly become a PR person for the company.

I've recently been burned pretty badly by the company the above poster was referring to, so that's why I responded.  Even though she didn't mention any specific names, those of us who are employed by that company know exactly who she was talking about.

Again, I apologize for confusing the issue.  I totally believe everything you said about FN, and I'm glad you found a company that makes you want to defend it.  There's nothing better than being able to respect and trust your employer.  I hope someday I can find that kind of company, and I just might check FN, based on your comments.

I did send them an email and explain that my expectations for transcribing all work types in acute care would be 10 cpl.  They start out at 6.  That's a canyon of difference!

It also bothered me that pay is based on which shift you work.  It seems to me that goes into the gray area of IRS guidelines of control for employee versus IC status.  I need to work split shifts.  Also, I am more inclined to work when there is work and if there is no work during my shift, how can I make money?  I asked if they could negotiate some of these issues with me and they stopped communicating with me.  I'm glad I went with my instinct and did find someone else who gives me the flexibility, line rate and work types I wanted.

software platform was incompatible with another software platform I was using, so I ultimately had to turn down the position.  They had a good benefit package, it seemed, and they were upfront about their ties to India or the Phillippines (I cannot remember).  Everyone I dealt with was kind and professional.  Good luck!

Interviewed today, Disappointed and turned it down. I could hear her shock, said, I will make a note of it, Base pay 8 cents a line.  Like my extensive experience and good testing skill, wellll then pay accordingly.  I kinda figured, when I sent an email asking the lowest to highest line rate offered for position and got no reply.  This is after testing and setting up interview time

Nope not for all my expertise and what is EXPECTED in terms of knowledge, accuracy and speed and the   par is generally unintelligble (sp) dictators) to deal with. 

 I'm never concerned about the terms, it is what dictators get away with without batting an eye from the top staff.  They think HEY, let the MTs       mess with it, make em get 98% accuracy, 150 lines an hour.

Dictators should dictate the same as though speaking to a fellow M.D. or patient, so they can be understood.  There are others paying more, I found 9-10, they listed their rates.