Wasn't Donna bullying Webmedx? I was just sharing my opinion.
Posted By: give me a break on 2009-02-11
In Reply to: here we go again - sick and tired
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My opinion on Webmedx
This is my opinion - other MTs may love working for Webmedx, but I'm not happy right now. That may change, I don't know.
I've been an MT for 12+ years too.
I've been with them for a while. I am full time, but I'm going to part time because --
I don't like clocking in and out or for that matter being on a schedule. I like flexible hours.
There are cherry pickers on the account I do! And no one better say there are no cherry pickers because there are!!!! All you have to do is check the history on the job you are doing and see how many MTs before you have dropped that job.
They have started ASR/VR on the account I do and it is not worth my time to do, as you end up transcribing the majority of the job because the VR types out stupid stuff!
The pay for VR is horrible!!
The ESLs are horrible and its not worth sending your job to QA because they cannot figure out the blanks either!
I do work part time for another company and they pay much, much better and I've been with them a lot longer.
Why are you still bullying this person?
Do you never give up? 
I guess she told you. Your old saying is wrong. It means absolutely nothing. Chatting and message board slang is different than when we are transcribing reports.
Gosh, you are just a bully. You must have poverty of the soul.
Personal wars and cyber bullying
Thanks so much, Moderater, for this post. In my opinion, it should be posted on every board. I hesitate to come to this web site now because of all the negativity that I see on it on a regular basis. People posting cannot even ask a simple question anymore without being attacked by some other poster. And I am really weary of seeing posters correcting spelling whenever they see a mistake that is quite often, and obviously, simply a typo. There is not one of us who is perfect and who absolutely never makes a mistake, and I really don't care how long one has been in the business. I have been a transcriber for close to 20 years; I take great pride in my work and I have a great reputation, but I think I would be quite foolish to think I never, ever make an error or a typo, that I know more than the doctors know about medicine (and that is not to say that I do not question something if I think there has been a mistake made by a doctor), or that I know every possible thing there is to know about medicine.
We should be helping each other out on this site rather than taking all the bad feelings we have about our own jobs and life situations and turning them against others who are in the same profession and working just as hard, for just as many hours, and for just as little pay. You are exactly right, Moderator, about the cyber-bullies who pretend to have some inside information on other posters and who claim to know more than anyone else. The bickering back and forth on these boards is simply out of control. What I don't understand is how these cyber-bullies have the time to jump all over every poster they don't like or whom they feel the need to ridicule. I cannot imagine having the time to have a cyber argument over a petty matter where I would have to keep posting my nasty comments to someone I do not even know. For me to take the time to write this post is difficult and cutting into my transcribing time, but I am doing it because I think it is important to support you, Moderator, in this instance because I think this site could be so much more useful to many of us if there were not all of these personal issues popping up. However, would I have the time to stop and correct someone's typo or to insult someone I don't even know? I don't think so. I am way to busy for that.
I think that the majority of people who use this site have something positive and constructive to contribute and it really bothers me when I see some of these people abused for no reason at all.
So, again, thank you for your post, Moderator. It's about time someone pointed this out.
Yep...another Donna here too
lol
SORRY DONNA!!!
You did not say anything harsh. Please accept my appology!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Donna :-)
Thanks for your kind words, Donna. It just infuriates me when people take their misplaced anger out on innocent people using the forum as they are supposed to.
Thanks for your support! :-)
Heads Up.. there is more than ONE Donna :)
Well, this Prima Donna is going to bed (sm)
Have a wonderful evening ladies. Going to get some sleep and then work in the a.m. 
Wish Donna could see what effect it has sm
on our workload when she's typing away off shift. Too bad we can't come on during the day and snag all her work.
That wasn't my experience there. I wasn't on that kind of all-inclusive acct, either. nm
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You must have read my mind, Donna. I was just about to
post the same question as I am job hunting and don't know where to start. TIA for all responses!!
TO DONNA AND LONG TIME MT
I hate to burst your bubble, but I am a good MT and in demand. I graduated from Andrews School, which is the best in the business and have been told that my work is beyond and above MTs that have been in this field for many years. I have a total of 5 years in this business, but have become disenchanted with it. Both of you have a right to your opinions, but do not assume I am not a good MT because I am leaving this field. I am a highly skilled MT with many offers on the table, I want to get out because I do not like the way this field is heading, and I believe if you show up for work, on your scheduled shift, then work should be available. Work being available when I have agreed to a specific shift is the problem, but also no work being available unless I sit on the computer all day is also a problem. Thanks for your negative opinions, but I am a good MT.
Hey, Donna D. asked a question and I gave an answer...
so why don't you smite Donna D. for keeping the thread going. 
Prima Donna? Are you serious?? Maybe you need a good weekend off..or Prozac! nm
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Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for sharing...
It helps to know you guys are happy there and why. It's just hard to know what to do these days, but I think I'll give it a go with applying and see what happens. Thanks again!
Ok, not for me thanks for sharing. I will run away from OSI! nm
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Thank you all for sharing
I appreciate all your feedback. I think I'm going to give it a try and do both for a while.
Wow, thanks for sharing that and sm
good luck to you! I hope you find some good companies to choose from. Post back if you find a good company, not even who, but that you found one! Do they still exist?
thanks for sharing that :-) sm
But you know, I bet some of the meanies here do have good lives. They just don't, can't, or won't understand what it's like to have bad things happen through no fault or even through fault of the individual (human comes to mind here).
When one lives in a protected, happy shell, perfect in their mind, it's hard to think outside that shell.
That's not to say that unhappy people don't post insensitive things either...
My life is not peaches and cream and by no means am I what I would call 'happy,' but I have not desire to spew hurtful, hateful words.
It makes me happy to help and make others feel better. My favorite of your mom's words is the one about keeping yer mouth shut if you can't say anything nice (or constructive so to speak).
But my all time favorite is do unto others. It really covers it all.
Good luck to you and I wish you the best. Your words touched me. :-)
Thanks for sharing this ... sm
It's encouraging to hear. I'd love to try ASR but can't take advantage of the opportunity because I haven't been able to get my lines up to minimum production level for reasons I've stated in another post.
I'm trying to hang in here because aside from the money I think this is a pretty good company. Just keeping my fingers crossed that it will get better for everybody financially across the board.
A lot of sharing
We even set line count goals with each other and don't talk about how to get out of work and stay on a board instead of working. We share pictures and recipes and helpful links etc. This board has been a godsend to me when I was struggling with my line count. TT should be glad that we have it instead of telling everybody it is phony just because they didn't send it. That kind of dampens my spirit about TT but I will try to get past that. I know that we have some management on board because they have posted and there is more than one. All the questions we can't answer on the board we send an email to TT. TT you have no idea how many emails we have saved you! We have nothing to be ashamed of on our board and welcome anybody at TT to read all the messages.
Thanks for sharing your
experience. Do you recall how QA staff was with either of these two companies? Was workflow steady? I just really don't have a good feeling about any of the 3 yet. Usually I have some feeling but I'm at a loss here.
TY so much for sharing this with us!! :-->
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What about MTs sharing one job?
Can that work? I guess it would be subcontracting in a way. Just wondering.
Thanks.
thanks for sharing
Well, now that I have cooled down a bit I wanted to thank you and the other poster for sharing your stories. Sorry to hear about you health troubles. I hope that some day you will overcome those blocks that you have been having. It is such a frustrating disability. My son has come home from school on more than one occasion in tears after a rough day of being made fun of by kids he thought were his friends. I have woken up at night from panic attacks thinking about my son giving oral reports in front of the class. The other poster says that I am too sensitive and I should calm down, but if you discriminate against one stutterer then it is a slap in the face to all stutterers, and I am more than happy give anyone a good tongue lashing for discriminating against anyone who stutters whether it be a neurosurgeon or a janitor. I will say a prayer for your rehabilitation
Thanks for sharing. NM
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wow thanks for sharing. Seems to be come up more and more.
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Thank you so much for sharing this
I think most of us at MDI-MD see right through this facade of 'one big happy family' and are clawing our way out as quickly as possible, and your post just reinforces WHY we need to.
I'm sorry you had to go through it, too.
We MTs, despite our differences, really are a sisterhood or family of sorts, and we really need to stick together and reach out to help one another right now, and I for one am delighted to see the unification of all on this board, especially compared to the usual catfighting and hostility.
Thanks for sharing this............ sm
I appreciate knowing what it's like from someone who is using it as opposed to what management wants us to believe it will be like.
To those who don't mind sharing....
Are there any companies that pay base 10 cpl with opportunity for production and/or QA incentives, employee status, good benefits, and great transcription platform. If so, would you mind sharing the name of your company. I am feeling very unappreciated where I am, and need a change.
I do not mind sharing. SM
However, this is not a large company. This is a local company, and I have just been asked if I knew of anyone who needs the work. If you would like to leave your e-mail, I will be more than happy to share more info.
Appreciate the info sharing
I finally found a job with a good company thanks to this board. I quit putting in applications for job posts until I came here and checked out their reputation.. (finally learned to do this after dealing with one not so good)
I really appreciate MTStars job seekers board and company board.
That's a great tip. Thanks for sharing! nm
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Recruiters: Thank you for sharing sm
I am really embarrassed for those people, but I am also having a good laugh. I bet you all really need to vent. Do you have a network of recruiters where you can go? I am glad to have a glimpse of your world. Now I know why some of those ads are in caps - YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO DO THIS OR DO NOT APPLY! Honestly, they sound hostile, and I skip by them, but at least now I know why.
Thanks for sharing, I'll sure know to
steer clear of this witch's brew!
LOL Thanks for sharing your pain.
I've had a day or two of those recently as well. ;-)
mind sharing?
you can e-mail me
Thanks for sharing but I applied with them, was
who was telling me I need a 3rd phone line and then finally said that they were intending on phasing out dialup within a year. Why apply for a job just to turn around and find another one when they completely phase out dialup?
Would you mind sharing sm
what the line rates are like and whether or not there are production bonuses?
Truth in Sharing
To: MTHeaded, Stick Figure and Gourd Painter, all of whom claim to make such good money (over $25 per hour for Stick Figure, being one of the highest paid MTs for Gourd Painter, or making $50 to $70 per hour for MTHeaded): Why don't you all share the names of the companies you work for??? Obviously if you're all that good you have nothing to fear as your places are secured in your company, and Gourd Painter is leaving anyway. If you care about your fellow MTs enough to write, why don't you share this information, since you all say it is true???
Thanks for sharing your experience.
I'm just so frustrated. I received more corrected reports. I still can't believe these are my errors. I'm not a newbie. This same particular person was the one who trained me on the platform. At that time I didn't even think she was an MT based on questions I asked (related to BOS). She just sort of glossed over the question and didn't commit to an answer so I figured maybe she's just not an MT person and only the trainer. This particular person has been there a long time from what I understand so I don't see her going anywhere anytime soon. Thanks for commisurating (?sp) with me though 
I'll see what next week brings and then decide what to do. I just wish I hadn't spent the money on the word 2003 for this.
Thanks for sharing. You are my idol.
I'm everything you talked about not wanting to be. I'm stuck on this computer 15 hours a day 7 days a week just to keep our heads above water and it'd just not worth it. The stress is overwhelming. You eat, sleep, and live the debt. It never goes away and I just want that weight to be gone. I want one job and a life. I want to see my last child grow up, but I'm missing it all. I no longer have friends but they don't even bother asking me to do anything but I have to work. Let this be a lesson to everyone. Money truly is the root of all evil. As a society, we have lost the ability to know what is most important in life. Relationships make you happy not materialistic things and there truly are things that money can never buy and that is peace of mind. AMEN.
Would you mind sharing which job
you make better money at? I am looking into coding full time. I don't like the idea of the stress, but I need to make a living where the pay does not continue to go down or nowhere. Do you think there are coding jobs out there that are less stressful than where you are or do you think they are pretty much the same everywhere? Saying you have benefits and work from home, two wonderful things in a job, and you still would leave due to the stress is quite telling about the profession, I must say. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing, very important!!!
Though I did not apply at MDIT, I can relate. United Transcription out of North Carolina used ExpressScribe and MPWord (not MTWord) plus a FTP. The lady VP was not a transcriber so had not ideaaaaaa.
With this setup most of the demographics are entered by the MT (remember her/him making production, not paid unless something on the page).
There were plus 15 different popup screens to click, unclick, delete, type in name, plus flipping back and forth between window screens. Really ridiculous. These things should be put in the system by programmers not the MT EACH REPORT. Image with very small reports, making nothing and those Keystrokes are not paid.
There was no hard copy of doctor roster, so had to scroll through entire list trying to figure out the name referenced. Equally hard to even figure out first letter sometimes. I was told, why didn't you look it up I said I could not even figure out the first letter.
It was a ridiculous way to work. She was probably a good person but she just had not IDEA what MTs need, are about, about platforms. Just got the impression she had not idea how to process pertinence of something as she had bad-mouthed previous MT or MTs during the interview, has general bad thoughts, I told her she was wrong, MTs work their guts out, they are not lazy and on and on, I said they make nothing and go to great efforts to get the answer (I volunteer on 2 Word Help Boards.) Pissed me off her idea what an MT is about.Like sneering (sp?
thanks for sharing. Interesting and sm
sad to see the crumbling of the industry. They keep saying shortness of MLS - do they not see why, cannot make a living providing the same skills and company excpectation on such a wage cut 40-60%. One paragraph says to the effect, can make more or the same. Bull. I worked on Beyond TXT, terrible platform.
Interesting how everything is all boxed up, (shark-like) very little mentioned about the MT (MLS). They will continue to buy up the competition just like MQ did and thus become a monopoly. It is important to get out the calculator and figure out how much you are getting an hour when all is said and done and how many hours you put in for that 2.5 to 4 cents a line.
Just how many lines can listen through, edit during an 8 hour shift.
2500 lines/day at 3 cents is $83 day= $10.37 hr. for all this skill and must keep up with the constant changing medical community. Can you even listen to that much dictation (minutes) and correct.? See why shortage of MT MLS
Here's the facts that you're not sharing...sm
1. There were many MLS involved in the testing phase for productivity on the SR accounts, and each MLS demonstrated a significant improved productivity. I know because I was part of this testing group and on the conference calls with my coworkers who were also testing it. Sure we all initially doubted this could be done but when we started using the program we saw that we could do it.
2. The CEO admitted in a letter to everyone that he realizes that the high producers will more than likely not double their productivity and those people, as well as anyone who doesn't like editing, will not be forced to move to the editing format as there will always be some dictation that can't be edited, i.e. new accounts, new dictators, etc.
3. You're forgetting that when you're editing a report that you move faster through it because you're given a draft to edit. This means less wear and tear on the hands/arms and you actually have the program do a hunk of work for you. I've seen many drafts come through that needed very minimal editing - so basically I got paid to just read the report, make a few adjustments and send it on through. This is especially great for the bad dictators that the system does a great job interpretering their mess and not making me have to fight so much to get through their mumble jumble crud.
4. You may decide to leave and try to avoid this technology, but it's moving through the industry whether or not you like it and it'll find you eventually where-ever you go. I remember back when computers came out and everyone thought the sky was falling.... and we're all still working!
I encourage you to not fight it until you try it - you may find that you love this technology after all! 
Would you mind sharing which company this is?
Thanks :-)
Well thank you for sharing your positive experience!
I, for one, am happy to hear that you liked that company. Kudos to you for posting! There's not enough happiness and positivity in the world these days.
Would you mind sharing where you work? nm
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Do you mind sharing where you work? TIA
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