Why send emails to everyone if your account is not affected? sm

I guess I do not understand what all of the hoopla is about.  If you are out of work, call the office and get a backup account.  I have a backup account, and have only had to go to it once.  I get the emails that are pertinent to the accounts to which I am assigned.  What good would it do for them to tell me that Hospital X is swamped with work, when that is not my account?

I agree with the poster above -- if people are so unhappy, why stay?  I personally am happy with TransTech.  While I wish the pay scale was a little higher, they have a nice tier incentive plan, the benefits are good and reasonably priced, plus the staff seem to truly care and try to be responsive to the needs of their employees.  Look at how they listened to people complaining about the line counting software, etc.

Just my opinion ...

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Why don't all of us get the SAME emails?

Why send to certain groups of people?

We should ALL be receiving the same emails at all times when sent out to MT's -- not just a certain group of MT's.

Try calling your ISP, cell phone carrier, cable or satellite company, etc for company service and more than likely you'll receive someone who isn't in the US. 

Want to buy furniture?  Good luck finding it American made. 

What about your clothes you're wearing? More than likely not made in America.  After all, that's how places like Wal-Mart is able to provide the low prices we want.  When I was in high school back in the late 70s a pair of Levi's would cost you around $20.  They are still around $20 - and it's almost 30 years later - yet the cost of producing them has gone up so something has to give to keep them cheap. 

What about your car?  It's hard to find the words American Made Car and Top Quality in the same sentence unless you have $40,000 or more to spend.  Most of us can't afford that so we go to cheaper vehicles - that are in part or wholey made out of the US.   Kia is building a plant here in Georgia that will open next year - and it cost our state millions to get this deal to provide jobs for Americans.  They've already more people asking about jobs with them then they'll have openings for - and they haven't even started hiring yet. 

Now look at food.  Where does your produce come from?  Increasingly from Mexico because of pricing. 

Now let's take our situation of healthcare and our jobs as transcriptionists.  Hospitals demand lower transcription pricing and get it because of competition.  Long gone are the MTSOs getting 20 cpl for a gross line.  MTSOs now do good if they get 9-10 cpl for a 65 character line - without headers/footers.  The hospitals don't care about the individual Transcriptionist because we don't provide direct patient care that they can bill for - even though if we don't transcribe correctly they can't bill - but they don't view it that way.  On the other hand if you're an oncologist or radiologist and want a new play purty you'll probably get it because it'll make them money. 

America has always been a free society with free trade, and as long as that continues our jobs will continue to increasingly leave the borders.  Will government care? Not really because the lobbyists line pockets with cash and gifts to keep getting what they want.  Here in Georgia the head of an area in the state was recently publicized as being unusual because she refuses to accept even a cup of coffee from anyone wanting to do business with the state.  That's the way it should be - instead of the exception to the rule.

but from reading the boards, income has dropped like a rock. Some hospitals/services want SS#, names, addresses, DOB, etc. in their reports. Not a safe thing to do with all the identity thefts going on.

I started when wages were around 12 cpl, nowhere near that now. Outsoursing has taken our wages down because we are competing with companies that are paying only 1-3 cpl. We are to work for less just to keep the jobs in this country, and even then, it doesn't work because the other countries cut their cost/wages even more.  In India, they can live a good life on 3 cpl from what I've seen, but not here.

I have not typed out my email address due to my email making it obvious of who I am to my current employer but would really appreciate it if you could click on my email link and send some information to me also!

Thank you for your help and your willingness to share information!

and inside the email has not put a resume, just a blurb about themself (which is impressive), no phone number, and when I try to reply, the email bounces back saying that it is not a valid email.  It matches the name of the applicant, but IF you are a job applicant who has not received a response to your email, please be sure you are including the correct information.  I can tell you that the email carrier is sbgclobal.net 

I will not name any names or initials, but if you have applied at any companies and received no response, this could be the reason why.

Thanks.

from some very professional MTs telling me they were embarrassed regarding some of the responses from their fellow MTs.  Thank you.  I wanted to let you know that it is appreciated.

On another note, the recruiter calling herself Hiring Manager is not me and I want to let you know that some of what she says may be true regarding resumes, etc. as we all get those, BUT I do not agree with the way she presented herself.  I also do not agree with the fact that she is addressing the readers as honey.  That to me is rather condescending and I do not treat any of the people who apply with me in a condescending tone.  I have written them to request additional information because the newer MTs are learning.  None of us in this MT world, recruiters included are not perfect.  The whole entire field on a day-to-day basis is a learning experience.

The other recruiter says she only works 8:30 to 4:30 M-F.  Well, good for her, but I wonder if she is on the west coast.  That might work if she is a west coast recruiter, but east coast recruiters have to expand our day to accommodate those on the west coast.  I know my days go late for those who work outside their homes and live on the west coast.  They have to come home, have dinner and then they have time to do a phone interview.

The other recruiter said some true things, but I do believe she presented them as a gripe...and I guess we as recruiters have those days, but it should have been presented as a pointer if they wanted to help someone.

I personally have devised a way to do a resume that works if anyone needs any tips. Most of you who have done this long enough know. 

For the woman who has no resume, that is a requirement.  Through the years I ran into one lady without a resume and she never could seem to put one together and she was a qualified applicant, but that is something we need.  If you only had a few jobs, you would not have had to put together much.  When you apply for a job, expect to get a resume.  If you have been fortunate to have jobs come to you, that is good.  I have had that happen too so I do know the reasons why a resume would not be needed, but be prepared in case it is because it can cost you a job if you don't have one. 

About the cutesy email addresses, I am with the other recruiter on that one.  It totally can take away from a good resume.  It will not keep you from being hired, but sometimes I felt kind of silling addressing someone's email address that was one of those cutesy ones.  We have the tools in place to have email addresses, utilize them.  We do not care if you are a scout leader, mother of 4 lovely children, etc.  We care that you are an MT or QA and are a pro.  Know when to use that cutesy email address. 

OK.  I did not mean to put the other recruiter down.  I can imagine that she had a trying day yesterday receiving all of which all us recruiters receive.  It's a multiple choice out there as far as jobs and I think we all receive the same resumes. 

I just wanted to thank those who were thoughtful enough to let me know privately that they did not condone some of the unprofessional remarks made by the MTs.  The same goes for recruiters. I do not like to see an MT put down with a name like honey.  That bothered me and I noticed in more than one post by the recruiter.  It seemed sarcastic, which was entirely unnecessary even if someone had been sarcastic to her.

Throwing a fit about how I trusted them, believed and accepted their job offer, and now I had bills that weren't going to get paid, I had two kids to feed, and what kind of way was this to treat people.  I threatened to take this to the department of labor, write letters to their local newspapers in the Boston area. 

So, I was compensated to shut me up.  Not that they were necessarily afraid of me, I was just prepared to be a very big thorn in their side until I found satisfaction.  So it was easier for them to just send me a check.

The response was overwhelming - 300+ very supportive emails (and still counting)from hopeful MTs who want to assume an active role in securing their future. 

You will be receiving a newsletter, information and questionairres by which you will express your opinion anonymously, in essence voting to agree on boundaries and terms.

We are realistic, and do not expect outrageously high wages, but we do expect to be treated with respect and compensated for our skills and dedication.

There will be no union dues as we get this thing off the ground in as many states as possible.  All  of our staff members are MTs, and they have volunteered their time to promote this initiative to stop the extinction of our trade.

Thank you for your quick and unexpectly great response ! 

We are stronger together.

NOTE:  For the naysayers who are trying to compare our plight to that of the auto workers', there is no comparison.  Apples and oranges.  Auto companies are directly affected by stock market plunges, oil prices, and the fact overproduction caused hundreds of thousands of gas-guzzling autos, trucks and vans that sit parked in the dealer lots throughout the US, gathering dust or snow.  Unions cannot control the world economy; they an only serve as the voice for a group of workers.