Whoa...thanks for the warning! nm
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WARNING!!!! WARNING!!! NIGHTMARE!!!!!
WARNING!!! The IC works using Nicholas Transcription's own self-rigged platform system that they literally pieced together themselves even tho they are noT programmers= NOT EVEN CLOSE. this, um, platform is trash. It has so many bugs and errors that the MT spends more time fixing platform problems than typing; the program is so bad that it will destroy a computer. I know this because I had to replace my computer. Any body that works for this company stands a good chance of losing money rather. They pay 7 cpl, use a linecounting systme that does not include headers and footers. the low pay, the $2 charge for dir dep, and the time is spent struggling with this HOMEADE PATHETIC PLATFORM is extremely unreasonable. Oh yes, if an Mt does not meet the turn a time, the owner gets belligerent, hot-headed, and will FIRE an MT in a split second for being out of turnatime even if the reason for this is Nich. Trans' fault. This is a husband and wife team and the wife is without a doubt the worst individual I have EVER worked for (i have been in the biz for 10 years, so this is saying a LOT!!!) Enter at your own risk!!!
Whoa there.
Relax. Please don't midunderstand. The comment is not directed at you personally and not intended to impeach your sources. I was simply trying to express great surprise that your research on this site or any other would turn up such negative press on such a good platform. Did not mean to imply otherwise.
Don't think that the substance of my post lies in the that silly opening comment, but rather in the review of the platform. Of course it is not a company, but the platform is used by a company that is currently hiring at at time when some of its people are low on work. I don't think it is completely unrealistic to suggest that work starved transcriptionists might try to keep their own territory secure. My message is meant to encourage that person or anybody to feel free to pursue work with any company that uses it with confidence that they won't regret it.
Whoa! Huh? 700 lph at 12 cpl!?!?
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Whoa!
I think she meant because you stated if you stayed in your seat meaning you are glued to it.
Whoa!
Sounds like they should be top of the list for the Hall of Shame! Seriously, we need one these days! Time is money, and it takes time to sift through all these crappy companies!
Yikes!
WHOA!!
That is downright stupid of you to say. Must be a newbie.
Whoa......
No warning, no nothing? She just sat there and timed how long you were you gone with the potty/coffee break, and fired you, just like that???? OMG, that's absolutely crazy!!! For all she knew, you were desperately trying to work through the stomach flu and had been in the bathroom vomiting that entire time.
That's just fricking insanity.
Sorry you lost your job, JM0405, but I've no doubt there's a more appreciative gig out there for you, like one that doesn't time your potty breaks!!!
Whoa....
A bit on the nasty side, aren't we?
While I certainly don't advocate patronizing payday loan places as they're notorious for overcharging on interest and becoming a habitual practice for its patrons, I also don't condone telling someone that their problem boils down to 2 issues, black and white, and to 'stop whining and work.'
Honestly, do you have a crystal ball and know what the OPs situation is? Do you know that she doesn't have issues that include a terminally ill parent/spouse/relative for whom she cares and counts on a certain payday for a specific reason?
Yeah, I don't know if she does or not, either.
Maybe she's a diehard spendthrift.
Or maybe she has financial issues that the rest of us have not been cursed with.
You sound like a very bitter person, and I certainly hope if you have children you're far more compassionate with their issues than you displayed with this OP.
If you were trying to win some dubious award for nastiest post of the day, CONGRATULATIONS...You win.
How pathetic some of you are with your judgments and put-downs. I can only imagine how utterly miserable your lives must be.
Whoa...What???!!?? English please?
Whoa people!
Group hug!
WHOA NELLIE!
Back in the day. I wasn't even an MT Back in the day so I doubt seriously I am frozen there.
someone finally lets loose, do you not read this board very often? People on here let loose every day!
As for this hyena standing up for what she deserves (and I feel safe in thinking I speak for a few of the other estemeed hyenas) I would have stood up LONG before anyone owed me 5K!!!
WHOA! Let's back up here. First off, I don't post anywhere....
like I "do here" until somebody keeps trying to dig. I thought I was plenty clear in my initial post that I am flexible on my hours, working when the work is there and asking for different accounts as I said. That means that when the OT is there, I don't shy away from it and am willing to work when the work is there to be done. I do NOT take work away from other MTs. If the work is low, I work my regular hours, but in this business the work is so fluctutant, especially at this time of the year, that it's rather easy to get the lines "with flexibility."
If I came off as "with an attitude," it was only because I felt YOU were trying to find out if I was one of those who "steals" lines or in some way trying to find out more than I felt was yours to know. I Just thought, however, that my initial post was pretty concise.
As I stated earlier, flexibility of hours, plus a LOT of shortcuts and whole texts into the shortcut file helps. Familiarity with an account always leads to higher lines. There is always a learning curve for any job or any account and its dictators, so that is definitely a factor. "Ruth" who posted above summarized what I had said in my initial post and that I thought was clear.
It really boils down to the basics of being a productive MT, I suppose. Is this what you want to know?????????
WHOA!!!HUGE RED FLAG --- SM
They would have known WELL AHEAD of time if they were upgrading the direct deposit. Something is going on with the finances of the company. Now, have they made any comments about paying people for bounced checks and such that will occur because of this lack of notice? If not, get the hell out and don't look back! Also, print out the email that says they were upgrading in case you need it for court documentation
whoa - that just may be a troll post.....sm
as I know it, the MT work coming out of India is sent to 3 doctors in India who sit in a room and proofread ALL India-MT work........saw a program on cable TV.....and this work is proofed before it comes back to the US.....
Whoa, please be very careful. Their ad is very unrealistic
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Whoa. Back up here just a minute.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10120.html#proof
Read the website info carefully.
If you are okay with any stranger having proof of your identity, your address AND A PICTURE ID, go right ahead and fork those babies over...no questions asked. A word of caution. Those two documents are really everything that anybody will ever need to steal your identity. The picture ID is icing on the cake. Sound paranoid? Not if it has happened to you a time or two. It's been done to me 3 times in the past 15 years. It is a really creepy feeling and a HUGE hassle to undo.
The only legitimate documents for proof of citizenship are U.S. birth certificate, a U.S. passport, a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship.
These new rules they talk about have only been effective since sometime in 2006. DL and SS prove only you identity...unless of course you are younger than 1-1/2.
You probably cannot avoid giving your SS#....but I agree with the other poster....copies of the rest of it only if you are hired. If it were mean, I would not hesitate to ask them exactly why they need them.
Whoa, I meant Transcend
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Whoa! Where've you been? This board was
positively crackling with anger over all of Acusis' MT's getting a 10-15% wage cut. We all got a phone call last Friday. Maybe they just couldn't get to everybody in one day. And she conveniently didn't mention it this morning in the meeting. Since they do a pretty good job of keeping us from getting in touch with each other (unless you want to do it on their totally monitored company email), you should check in with this thread on MT Stars DAILY. It's the only way we all have of comparing notes.
WHOA, TRANSCEND DOES NOT ALWAYS PAY FOR SPACES
It depends what account you are on. I'm on one that DOES NOT pay for spaces. It depends on what they agreed to when the account was set up with each individual hospital.
Whoa, 18 days of PTO? Really? I'd sure like to hear the details on that. nm
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WHOA! Could this be a scam to steal personal ID???? nm
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whoa what kinda mistakes are YOU making?
You work that many hours and I am sure there are a few screw ups here and there in your reports from tiredness. I mean even your posts are very hard to understand.
Whoa! That's one of the strangest policies I've seen
They make you list 3 places you tried to look up a term? That's just plain nuts. I wonder what their turnover rate is.
Thanks for the info.
Whoa, you TOTALLY misunderstood my post
Calm DOWN! I meant to ask your company only allows you to type 1200 lines a day? I would never do what you're accusing me of. Slow down and consider that before you blow your top like that. I was sympathizing with you, not trying to tear you down. Geeze!
Whoa..been years since they've been mentioned! Is their website current?
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WARNING (SM)
If MQ is discussed anymore on this thread, the entire thread will be deleted.
Thanks for the warning! And NO WAY!
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Well...thanks for the warning!! (nm)
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Thanks for the warning
There are a couple of other companies out there fishing around for business on this board that have those same great features!!
Warning about D&L
I am an ex-employee at D&L and I will back you up 100%. I again did not receive my last check today, as promised, but some flim-flam excuse about them having received a bounced check from a large account. Regardless of their problems, I had done work for them according to their rules and expect pay according to their promises. I got out of there...I'm sorry you are having problems. For anyone looking for a job...beware of D&L.
WARNING ANOTHER CO THAT DOES NOT PAY
Please stay away from Meditran or also posts under the name of Rose for ortho help on this board. They do not pay!
what? oh man. thanks for the warning :)
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Just a warning
There is a certain company out of Sarasota who will advertise on the other board initals are PS -- good company in the fact that MT week GIFT and during XMAS gift, however SMALL. However, what I learned, is that if you question they will scr** with you. Example -- I did 35 reports for this particular company -- out of those 35 reports it was 535 lines -- YEP -- and no, I'm not lying -- automatic line count -- starred with another company recently 35 reports equaled 2100 lines --- HMM what is WRONG here? I called company A today got the run around and after SIX emails --NO response I was terminated -- I really DON'T give a hoot or holler and as an IC they cant terminate me -- I just want to forewarn and forearm that there are companies out there like that
thanks for the warning
I'm willing to bet we'll be seeing a lot more terminations with this new Impact thing.
Just a little warning...
Sometimes your better off under a group policy because your rates are across the board for everyone. With individual policies, come renewal time..you had better hope you did not file too many claims or have a new diagnosis like diabetes, heart disease etc..or your premiums could go through the roof and there is not a lot you can do about it. If you decide to switch policies/companies you might find that they will only touch you if you have a policy that costs out of this world, forcing you to stay with the first one. I have worked in medical billing/insurance, etc. I've seen this happen and also personally I have had to get a individual family policy. They snared us in with this great rate but a year later, our rates went a lot higher and we hardly had any claims. I guess the bottom line is.. it's not a great situation out there in the world of healthcare. We are forced to pay the price so to speak. Honestly, best wishes and I hope they do not sticker shock you later. The best news about individual policies is that if you are self-employed, you can claim it on your taxes so in a sense you get it back.
warning
They are just about all Filipino MT related and they literally kiss their behinds. They used to deduct from them just like the domestics, but they are phasing that out. Domestics are deducted for every little mistake. One girl was let go after only one week, had NO mentoring. Admin staff never been MTs.
They never once sent me a warning..
Just as I was about to start making my line counts and doing well the work disappeared and not just the usual standard drought that every company gets. My work up and vanished and never came back so after months of not making my line count I finally told them to i couldn't afford to work there. If they had the audacity to complain to ME about my line counts I'm sure I would have used much more colorful language. They're actually pretty cool about it though. I think their biggest problem is they're either overhiring or send our work offshore; maybe both.
Wow, thanks for the warning
Poor grammar and then calling MTs girls. Good thing you steered clear of this train wreck! 1 cpl? BWAHAHAHA....good luck finding someone to take that. Was the name of this outfit Scrooge's Medical Transcription Service? 
Thanks for warning us. nm
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No, not that company. But thanks for the warning. nm
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Thanks, we dodged the last one. But was warning new MTs to
MQ is concerned when it comes to covering yourself and what you THINK you have when you work for them. You can be in for a rude awakening and you are left holding the notorious bag.
They are reporting we are in a cycle now and it will last a few years, so we should anticipate this kind of storm activity next year and the next. These kinds of horrific storms have been here before so it is not all "global warming" so they say. It is a cycle.
From 1900s to 1950s we had storms with 180 mph winds etc so we are in for a mess of them it looks like. Good luck to you too. I'm leaving national work as an income, maybe a PT but will never depend on it ever again at home.
Oh great....thanks for the warning...nm
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Warning Non payer.
Mary Gleason, Digital Transcription. Do not work for, sole proprietor. Will let you work 2 weeks and stiff on pay, owed over $200.
lartech warning...
NONPAYER ALERT HERE!!
WARNING!!! NONPAYER!!!
The company that posted here a short time ago asking for PT/overflow podiatry work, COMPLETE transcription out of Texas, with the owner named Joanna. I worked for her earlier in the year. Got paid for the first month, but still 2 MONTHS later have yet to be paid for the other 2 weeks I worked. Had emailed about it and was told she hadn't gotten an invoice, which she had. I emailed the invoice AGAIN. Still no check. Emailed her yet again and have yet to recieve any response.
Just wanted to give warning if you are working or considering working for this person. Maybe this is a one-time issue, but I thought I'd pass the information along just in case. I'd hate for anyone else to be stuck high and dry with bills to pay and no check in sight.
Thanks for the confirmation and the warning. Better
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TTS website - see warning about them
http://www.tts-mt.com/index.htm
BE CAREFUL. They do not understand the meaning of Idependent Contractor and for employee status a pay cut is involved. Forget ever getting a raise. The platform is great but if you log off for a few minutes for anything you will be harrassed via messager, etc. Top pay in their minds is 8 cents for typing and 4 cents for VR. Moved on to bigger and way, way better. Do a search..there are a lot of posts about them.
Warning about Medline
Please be careful with Medline, a company posting on the Job Seeker's Board. They posted in February of this year for people to participate in a short-term project of a pharmaceutical/medical conference. I completed a 10 minute test. A few days later I was told I tested great, but the response to his ad was in excess of what he expected and there was no more work on the project. He offered me a contract for future positions, I signed it, but I never heard anything back. I have no way of proving it, but I suspect that all the testing was part of a project he was paid for. If someone does work for Medline currently, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Just sent guru.com a warning about her. nm
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friendly warning
I've known 3 people who worked for them now and here's the deal. You will constantly run out of work. There are short periods where they will pay a premium rate for overtime, but it will not make up for what you lose due to no work in general. Also, don't expect your paychecks to be on time. They are mailed from Canada to one of their editors in California and she then remails them, so it never comes on time and recently people didn't get paid at all, the pay was over a week late with no real explanation. They just don't have it together.
Warning about this company
Just seeing that this company is once again looking for more MTs - be warned that it is not all it's cracked up to be. As an MT, you will have work but the current supervisor is extremely unprofessional and verbally abusive to you. The QA staff currently as well do not care about the MTs they edit. No feedback is given unless it is abusive to you. It is a company not recommended by many supervisors and professionals who have been associated with them or else have communicated on a higher level in the industry knowing the background of the company. As an MT you should be appreciated for being the backbone of any company - ATSI is not at all where you will find that well deserved attitude.
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