Who are you to say something like that? Maybe you're Webmedx mgmt lurking, another thing that mak
Posted By: Ex-Q on 2008-04-07
In Reply to: I think it was probably due to quality. - They do not tolerate poor quality.
Work is very, very low at Webmedx and there should not be a reason for it.
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If you're referring to the 20K-line post, I am NOT mgmt...sm
I make this type of line count because I'm willing to work on different accounts and work extra when the need arises. I LIKE paying my bills, so I am flexible - and that, in this day and age, is on of the real keys. Nothing is as it used to be when work was consistent and pay was better, but I need to pay the bills. I have a great communication with my supervisor, and that is another key. If you don't talk to somebody about your problems or lack of work of whatever, it cannot be fixed. I don't care if I have to learn every acct the company has - I'm going to do that, because it will ensure that I can maintain a good line count at the end of the payroll period, thereby affording me a better check.
The basic fact is that working for a company is no different than any other aspect of your life. If it's not working for you, then you MUST make a change. Complaining about something will not change it - and ultimately you will spend your life feeling miserable - and trying to make other people feel miserable, too. I choose the opposite.
I've been at a multitude of other nationals and, for me and for now, this IS the company that I'm happy with and with whom I intend to stay.
You can go ahead and flame away - 'cause while you're sitting here typing nasty responses, accusing me of being mgmt, or making negative responses about Transcend, I'm working away. Now if that sounds "condescending" to you, TOUGH!
Only thing Focus has in US is payroll & recruiter. All mgmt., IT & acct. operations in India. nm
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there is something more dangerous lurking...
and the founder of the original AAMT has a hand in it but I have yet to determine if there will be a place for us or not -
standardized dictation, pretexted format, no more verbal dictation...
I am aware the last few years anyway this is in the works and it may even perhaps be how med students are being taught now, relearning the whole dictation thing.
what I cannot figure out is will this keep us involved or completely make us insignificant?
I would like to get your thoughts on this...
dangers lurking
When I entered the profession in 1976, there were rumors that profession would be ending.
If I remember correctly, JCAHO doesn't allow for 100% canned text, but there are programs developed and being developed that create a record with zero secondary input.
While I realize it's your job that is being replaced, is it at all logical to think PROGRESS isn't going to find a way to do it faster, cheaper? (The third option being better and I've seen some programs that are far better than many MTs, but there are MANY other MTs who CAN produce a perfect document so they will always be exceptional in my book.)
This war against wages isn't likely to go any where. Companies that pay crap need to employ the crap MTs or the MTs who are not in that category need to say no and find better work. The ratio of online MTs to nationwide MTs is rather low. There are MTs out there who work in their local hospital for $18-20+ an hour with benefits and PTO and are quite happy with that.
When you get everyone stirred up with union or whatever word you want to use, it does little more than create a flurry of emotional outpouring and it eventually settles down into the realization that a union isn't the answer. A personal values stance, refusing to work for low wages will take you a lot further down the road.
BTW, Cbay pays $1.50/page on some of their accounts. In fact, my experience has shown Cbay is much more appreciative of the MT than many other companies.
With all the variables as to what could be lurking
that dictated minute, your guess is as good as mine. Do you have an offer? If so, what is it? Is this for an IC job? PT? FT? No real way of knowing uness you take the plunge, do the dictation and see what you come out of it with. IMO, sounds like more smoke and mirrors.
Another thing about Webmedx sm
is you can use other transcriptionist's normals or create your own. You just do a control N and put the doc name in the box, and every normal by every person shows up. It is really neat. Helps with line counts right away too.
WebmedX did the same thing...
...when they switched to VR. And editing sucks... You can barely make anything there now... And benefit costs went through the ROOF!
What gets me is they're not telling their clients they are switching them to VR or charging clients LESS but they're ripping us off and in not telling the clients they don't dictate LIKE they are dictating for VR! They talk to you like you were a person still (2 years later). So it's a PAIN to edit...and you make pennies for producing thousands of lines...
Time to start career training elsewhere. MT is a wash, after 15+ years of same. Only industry where pay has dropped continually over the past 15 years! :(
You're forgetting one thing...
The current account(s) will NOT allow their work to go out of this country.
So let's not start crying or screaming just yet. ;-) There'll be plenty of time for that if/when another USA MTSO swoops down and underbids the contracts. :-((
You're right about the grandfathering thing, but - sm
for myself, I don't want any PART of 'CMT', because of those slick shysters associated with starting it in the first place. I wouldn't want anyone thinking I fell for AAMT's medical transcription con-game.
That's a strange thing to say. You're
an MT and love that we can't get a union together to improve our wages and working conditions? Or are you not an MT...
Good thing you're independent,
Also, do you clock out for every little thing, or do you find that now you're able to still get t
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The only thing they've proven is that they're
I left them over 4 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Moved to Webmedx. Quite happy. nm
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FUNNIEST THING..they all think you're making all this big money (LMAO) -nm
At Webmedx, if you're scheduled for 35 hours, you may find (like I did) that (sm)
you have to do 40 due to the time clock situation.
Just be honest. Put down the shift you're looking for, what type of work, that sort of thing.
Be reasonable in the line rate, or I use "negotiable". Let them know if you're looking for a large or small company to work for.
LOL! No, I'm FAR from mgmt!
Nemesis would have been closer ;) Believe me, I have STUDIED this company and would be the first to zing them if I felt it was earned.
Former MQ Mgmt = HIS Mgmt
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U'r KS mgmt - I do my job, so had better you
Only someone in mgmt at the co. would keep posting like this, and be so seriously upset. I can just see an MT defending someone they work for like this, LOL.
The IC co. I just left did the same thing. Always responding pretending to be an MT. LOL.
Like I SD - you better believe my pay better be in my acct on the day it is supposed to be there. Not 1-2 days late. You want me ON TIME on the job, you want me to be responsible, give you advance warning of days off, do a quality job, to work the hours I am scheduled. LOL - that goes 2 ways - you better do YOUR job and ON TIME.
Yes I am in Mgmt.
I see it as part of my job to check things and keep it fair.
U can try discussing it with mgmt but you will just
be discriminated against because u do not think what they do is the best thing since fried grits. If the program is so wonderful, why all the problems, the notes on the private board about major issues never resolved. Why does it break down every day? Why are line counts so hard to get? Say a word to mgmt about anything and u pay the price by getting nothing but garbage for dictators and garbage accounts.
They could save a lot of money by trashing this program and starting from scratch cuz MLS could actually produce some work on something decent.
They must be in co-hoots with OSI's mgmt
so lame
I'm not mgmt. I don't even work there, but was
My choice was between TT and another company. The other company went higher than 9 cpl, and I went with them.
Should be -- Don't KNOW if she means mgmt.
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re: Word/mgmt
When I applied, Word 2000 and Excel 2000 was the minimum that you needed.. I did ask about the bounced checks, etc and was told that they do not currently have an issue but it was at one time.
Every reason to believe? Oh, boy. I think mgmt (sm)
has better things to do than sit around on these boards all day. Trust issues, huh?
Did you not think that QA and mgmt were in contact?
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My advice - look elsewhere. They (mgmt) is
extremely rude and feedback is insulting.
OMG! That explains it, then. MQ mgmt, and
ex-management are literally scum. After that enlightenment, I wouldn't say I was smart to send MDI-MD packing, but rather my MQ disgust radar was going off, and I didn't know why. Isn't that bizarre? That happened to me at another company a while back - one I was checking out before leaving MQ, and I accidentally recognized one of the names of management on a group email, and inquired. Sure enough, it was a company started by all ex-MQ mgmt. I tried to stay the course, but it was just the same old BS under a different company name. So sad, as I had heard great things about MDI-MD as well. Thus, my willingness to give them a shot. That's really a shame. Lots and lots of MQ MTs left MQ for them as well, and I know not many of us can handle any additional financial hits right now. So sad. People get the courage to leave one monster, and end up in the monster's spawn. Sorry if I offend anyone, but if you know MQ, you can relate.
Mgmt is US based but BAD!!!
Since the US management took over, there is no work and many Focus MTs have either quit - like myself - or have acquired 2nd employers so they make money. No work, bad management, accounts leaving, payroll always coming up short now, no decent QA, management that won't answer your IMs and if you call team leader you are called stupid, a liar, a worthless retard and basically they hate you and will fire you. I would personally avoid the company. It was better and more honest and work flow was great when the Indians managed Focus!
That seems all you have done . . . TransTech mgmt ????
So silly . . . .
sure sounds like T mgmt, but thats okay.
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send it to everyone BUT mgmt. Make sure it's just to the MTs. sm
what are they gonna do? fire you? LOL
They also did not change the MGMT insurance
and that's just not right. Seems the ones who are making them all that money for their BIG salaries are the ones who are suffering. VERY UNFAIR.
Don't ever forget that HR works for MGMT and not
Recruiters or mgmt should not be solicting
for employees on this particular board, it is for the MTs to share information about companies. I know this isn't an MT.
Adept Word Mgmt.
I used to work for them when I lived in Texas and I did not like them at all. Don't bother....
At the risk of being called mgmt, I have to say (sm)
that when I started 2 years ago my very first check was direct deposited, but I can't remember how much time they had to do it. I DO remember I was shocked, because the company I had come from always told us, it took several pays before it went through. I think it was because they just didn't bother with the paperwork involved.
TT Mgmt says more is going to VR by Dictaphone and Escription
Trying every way to cut our pay. Less and less regular transcription. Of course, as mgmt says, this is the wave of the future. But how do we explain that 1/2 cut in pay to our mortgage companies and be able to put gas in our car to go anyway. Horrible thing happening in this MT field for the MT's.
sups, mgmt, recruiters...
And whatever almighty names you wanna call yourselves. This is someone you can learn from.
lol! i'm not mgmt and not scared, just wanted to
share my opinion. I'm just a plain 'ole MT, wouldn't want to be in management or an MTSO. Had a couple of my own local clinic accounts some years back, but one of the doctors went out of business, and I gave the other one to a friend because I was tired of driving 30 minutes one way to pick up tapes and deliver.
Bottom Line -- Mgmt always says that
cherry-picking is not allowed and will be dealt with; however, it very rarely is. If management is not going to take care of it, nothing you can do. Just type and go on. This way, you will get up to speed on these dictators and it will not matter in the long run.
When MDI mgmt posts on these boards
they don't hide behind a moniker. They use their real names. People will think what they want to think, but I'm with the OP on this one!
Just because we can't see it doesn't mean mgmt isn't dealing with it. (sm)
Hopefully they are still monitoring this. The only time I really noticed a problem was a few months ago, they had hired some new people on my main account and they evidently didn't like foreign accents. After a few days an E-mail came out about cherry picking and those people were gone, either to another account or company, I don't know.
It is VERY clear Web mgmt does not care at all about their MTs.
If they did, this overhiring and scrambling for work wouldn't happen constantly as it does now. They can keep their townhall meetings and cookbooks and let us work consistently.
I'm sure the team leads and mgmt SM
are keeping track of line counts, right? Then they should be quite aware of who isn't getting their count in and contacting those people to find out what the problem is.
CONGRATULATIONS MTSO MGMT
I really enjoyed this post.
I have worked for a lot of companies and can tell you this has the worst mgmt of sm
any company I know. They are unprofessional and they do not know how to manage. They are running around like chickens with their heads chopped off, play people against each other (watch behind you if you go there) and you really do not want to go there. They do hire outside the U.S., almost everywhere actually-not just India, the Phillippines, but as far away as Australia. Their tech support is bad and the company could care less about those that work for them. On an up note, they pay on time. That's all I can say about them that is good. You would do better working for any other service that is around than working for them.
or maybe some offices still have poor mgmt & skills
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I thought this was mgmt also but kept my mouth shut...nm
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