Well, BRAVO and KUDOS!!!
Posted By: ExMDI-MDer on 2009-08-26
In Reply to: Well, here is a response to that - UncleSam
Well-put.
In fact, SO well put I can't even add anything to it.
I'll just say DITTO. :-)
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Kudos to you for saying that.
...but I KNOW that being on this board is shooting myself in the foot BIG TIME. My morale is down the tubes lately because I DO work for the squid, and I have felt doomed, but you're absolutely right, even when I'm wearing slippers I must envision bootstraps on them to pull myself up, and it's good to know that if I do that, and summon the work ethic that I have in me somewhere, I know (because I've done other, harder things in my life, believe me) I too can make a living wage. Besides, I've gotten a new job and will be making the change within the next 2 weeks. Time for the proverbial new leaf. Thanks, Lil Ole You.
Well kudos to you, but I don't think
deserved your sarcasm. She is merely nervous about not meeting her lines and rightly so in a new position. She came here looking for a little encouragement. If your MT is as great as you say, and I am sure she is, she just might replace you in your company someday. I would be nervous about that.
Well KUDOS to you!!!
Such a valued employee.
Kudos to you!! s/m
Sounds like you're one of the smart ones. My husband had about the same situation as your husband. Wham! One Labor Day, of all times, he got a recorded message saying not to report to work the next day because the company had filed bankruptcy and he was immediately unemployed and without insurance as of that day. At that point we were thankful that we had lived way below our means for many years.
Kudos to you! sm
My children lost their dad 7 months ago. They're 3 and 12, and I feel like I'm running on empty constantly. I do manage to get my work done, but it's a juggling act. I find myself starting early (usually around 4:30 or 5) in the morning and finishing up in the evening. My company is great about giving me the flexibility I need right now, and I am sooo grateful for that. It makes it easier to put in what extra time I can knowing they're working with me. Keep your chin up, I know what you're going through.
Kudos to ex-Transcenders...
For standing up to these lousy companies who think they can s*** on us and feed us a line of crap, thinking we're too stupid not to buy into it! I am so disgusted and angry about what I've been reading - if Medquist pulled this on us I'd be outta there in a New York second. You guys are too good and there are too many other companies out there to put up with this kind of bull. Remember, we are in the driver's seat, we can be picky - demand far exceeds supply for professional MT's and you guys are sticking it to Transcend as should all new and old MT's. I also believe MTStars should ban any further job postings from Transcend - it is a total insult to us to allow them to continue to post, IMHO. 
Thank you for standing up for yourselves and, indirectly, for all us MT's! 
Kudos for TransHealth
 I just want to say that these last 2 months with TH have been very difficult. I have struggled every day with the work type, but am learning more each day and it gets easier everyday.
Well, I have not exactly been an exemplary employee.  I'm not up to my line counts yet, had to leave work once to bring son to ER, and today had internet problems so wasn't able to work (and I called later than I should have to let my boss know).
I DESERVED to be fired today. I'm in my probational period and figured I was outta there! I certainly wouldn't have blamed them if they gave up on me today...I might have fired them if the situation were reversed, but they were absolutely wonderful. They calmed me down and assured me that it was okay and that I'm not going to be fired...that they understood. They said once my internet was back up then I could go back to work....no problem.
Wow!  They have totally earned my respect, admiration, and loyalty. As you can see, my internet problem is resolved, so I'll be burning the midnight oil to get some lines in today....so I better end this post for now, but I wanted to share this great experience that I had with TH because all too often all we seem to hear is the negative about all of these companies.
Have a great night everyone!
Chickadee 
Kudos for Transhealth
Well I guess you have to feel like giving kudos if just occasionally one of these co.'s are civil since overall one rarely sees basic decency from any of these people.
Kudos to you, Jes! However, you are doing something that does offend some s/m
You work hard for your money! You go girl! It's a dang shame that as professional women and mothers this forum has become overpopulated by bitter, burned-out, hateful, and I mean ugly to the bone venomous MTs who never have a kind word to say. IMHO, some of y'all need to get off your arses and get out of the house to socialize or find employment where you can relearn how to interact nicely with others. It's easy to hide behind a made up name and spout snide remarks off into cyberspace, because you know you'd be fired or have your arse kicked if you actually had the nads to talk to people face to face like you do here.
Seriously, if being confined to the house, alone all day has reduced you to this, a counselor may be your answer.
Kudos to Keystrokes
I do not work for them but I think it says something positive about Keystrokes in that they will drop a dog account instead of trying to make money off the backs of their transcriptionists like so many other services.
Kudos to you Admin!! Ty whoever had the proof too!
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KUDOS TT23,,,like you I understood what TT was doing
they explained rather clearly. It is a shame that this situation (which was only meant to help TT MTs) got so blown out of proportion. These are just rumors, bad rumors,, it amazes me how someone could totally miscontrue a very clear email!
Excellent summary! Kudos!
I couldn't have said it better. I am cautiously thinking our stock might go up down the road because the brick and mortar schools are slowly dropping MT training from their curriculum. No more ads on TV about going into MT. So those of that are left and haven't run for the hills may be at a premium soon. I've seen it before back in the 70s when we were paid too low and we all just walked off the job. Maybe they will get a clue before we do that again.
Kudos for trying, QA, but you can't reason with these people
I'm with a few other posters, good riddance to them. They mock all reason and logic, and instead stick firmly to their narrow-minded beliefs.
I've given up. Let 'em go. TT is undoubtedly better off without the lot of them.
That was an excellent question! Kudos to you! sm
I currently work with MDI, absolutely LOVE the company. But I will probably quit now. I used to work for Spheris (back when it was Edix), and when they started sending work overseas, I quit. I just think it's so un American. I think it's definitely to save money. I hear they can pay those people a lot less than us.
I'm really disappointed.
Well, kudos to you!! Great rates! Congrats!! nm
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Correct spelling is kudos. You're welcome.
I have been at Keystrokes a while and have to give kudos to what I think is the best company out the
not always great in the beginning and I left and came back a few years ago. I am so glad that I did. The changes have been wonderful. I think it is refreshing to see a company actually improve over time with growth instead of going downhill.
I agree with you!
BRAVO!!! If I did not have to pay QA and could get everyone to
type 200-250 lines an hour, I could pay more. QA and part-timers kill our rates.
BRAVO!
The last thing I want to do is interfere between an MT getting a job, OR an MTSO finding help.
That said, the whole purpose of the board is to save fellow MTs from bad experience, and (are you listening MTSOs?) put some pressure on MTSOs are are 'not' doing the right thing to make corrections.
How hard is it anyway to admit when you've made a mistake and correct it?!
Good luck in your search. I learned a difficult, 'expensive' lesson with this company: Specifically ASK if 'your' payment is tied to their payment.
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BRAVO FOR THIS!!!!! ...nm
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Here! Here! Bravo
Very well stated. AHDI did sell us out and I, too, refuse to give them another of my hard-earned nickels.
BRAVO!!!!!!!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!....nm
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BRAVO BRAVO!!!!!
Best thing I've read all day! Let her try and respond to that.
to this I can only say: Bravo!....nm
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Bravo! Couldn't have said it better myself
Never had a problem with MQ until DQS. I am chained to this desk from sun up to sun down just trying to make the line count. It was NOT like that before DQS - I actually made very good, but now I can barely get by. What is really disturbing to me is that it is obvious a very big problem to a large number of MTs, yet MQ turns a blind eye. I guess as long as the big dogs are getting their fair share, then they are not worried about who is actually keeping them in business - the MTs. Without us, where would they be??
Well said, Wendy - Bravo
Bravo!!! Hey Maggie......
Can I come work for you??
BRAVO! Absolutely right.
2 types of trouble makers #1 the person who likes to start trouble just for fun and sits back and watch other people suffer as they fall for it. #2 The green eyed monster who cannot see something good happen, so needs to try to ruin things which obviously are good. Then, there is every one else, those who worry not and rely on truth not rumors, and the other who pays attention to the trouble makers. These type of people need to take a walk and calm down. Count to 10 before writing or reacting. Learn how to treat a reactive mentality by proactivity or meditation. IMHO. Rumors are just plain wrong. Word from the horse's mouth just plain right!
Bravo - you hit the nail on the head!
I want one of those hourly paid positions they're offering now. I was on a good account, then they switched me to another hospital in that system - and it's AWFUL. And cherry picking GALORE!!! You can watch it happening right before your eyes! Totally absurd. I went from 250-300 lines an hour in training and right after, to 100-150 lines an hour now, if I'm lucky. Pitiful ... totally pitiful.
BRAVO. TY for the courage to post this. nm
Bravo! You are a smooth cookie!
You have what it takes. You are a fighter! I think you'll survive and this is coming from an MT with 20 years in this business. I am not an MTSO owner. I service my own accounts and do my own work.
Everything you have said is so true. I think that many forget how they got started in this business. I also think that work-at-home Moms should be respected and not bullied. I know where my place is in this business. I know because I have the income to prove it. However, I am also a mother, wife, sister, daughter, friend, etc.
I have seen job ads that look as if my 8-year-old typed them up. The normal course of action is an interview, a phone call if interested in hiring you, and then you take the job or you decline. Then, comes the personal information.
I went to one site just to check it out, clicked on apply online, and the first question was social security # and this is the largest MT employer ever. How can they ask for that to simply apply with all of this fraud that goes on today.
If that's the case, bravo for her for standing up
for her beliefs. I took a stand on mine when I quit a former job. All the best to her if that's the case.
I couldn't agree more!! Bravo!
Bravo! You stated that perfectly! $50K for me, too!
Then AHDI can call me and maybe we'll talk.
Bravo - see there are true IC companies out there.
Please realize fellow MTs that usually an IC works multiple accounts and that can mean multiple MTSOs. You don't need to put all of your eggs in one basket. If you are asked to work a set schedule which does not allow you to transcribe for other clients, then that's employee and you should be treated as such. The IRS expects you to contract with more than one client or vendor; it just plain looks better since we are considered self-employed.
A plumber doesn't always work for the Jones family, they do work for the Smith family and the restaurant down the street, etc., etc.
Bravo! Your message should be typed and placed on
But most importantly, of course, on the desk of every MT company CEO across America.
Greed is NOT good. It's why our entire economy is in the mess it's in today.
oops, long night should be BRAVO
and who am I to post when my fingers feel dyslexic by now :)
BRAVO, well spoken. (clapping and cheering) nm
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Bravo for you! Keep up the good work! You should be so proud! nm
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Great post!! Amen!! Bravo!!!!
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BRAVO!! I'm sure you're making lots of $$$s..sm
But if you were like the rest of us peons who had to run back every few seconds of footage because you can't understand most of what the dictating clown is saying, whether ESL or native train-catcher or sleepwalker or can't-make-up-my-mind-what-I-want-to-say, Ah...Hmmmm...Scratch that!...Let's see, ..uh...where were we.. uh... zzzz (yawn) zzzz. And then they race through the labs & medications 78 RPM. But they're God's chosen people while we can't miss a comma...QA gets p..... off if we send too many blanks, well, I hope you see my point. My hat goes off to you!
Bravo!!!!! Excellent post. 30 years here.
I just wanted to be left alone so I could do my work. I came in on most calls to help out. Quality meant everything as did TAT. Did that matter to management? That I was not talkative on the telephone (Small talk eludes me for some reason) during chats with these people has cost me a fortune. And pretending to be someone I am not is just not something I am capable of though I must say I wish I could be a talkative person just so my personality would be more obvious in this so often unfair telecommunation job, where after all I have given, I am treated no better than a newbie, even with disrepect, biting e-mails by moody unprofessional management.
Bravo! Applause! Yes! I agree completely!
BRAVO, Single Mom!!! You are 100% correct: Daycare is not s/m
raising your kids any more than a SCHOOL is. I am so insanely sick and tired of the people on here who have NO idea how it feels to be without food and money to take care of their children. I would suspect that a great deal but NOT all) of the people telling the OP to stay home and not try to better herself with a nursing education and a nursing job have someone else who helps them pay the bills... do ya think?
BRAVO!!! I send you my very best wishes for success! (nm)
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Bravo! Well, said Anna. TT is the BEST company in my 17 years of MTing.
Thank you for standing up for them!
Bravo! Great post. I left TT but I will always speak very highly of them.
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