YIKES!!! This is horrible. Guess I will not be applying there. Thanks for the info!! nm
Posted By: Seeking answers on 2006-02-12
In Reply to: I pay $202 per month for just me. The coverage is sm - KeystrokesMT
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YIKES!!! Thanks for the good information. I wont be applying there.
You just cannot make any money doing that, and face it, we're not in this to waste time in our day. We are trying to make a decent living which is getting harder and harder to do as it is.
Yikes, I guess that says it all for this field....I made that over 15 years ago!
Guess it's time to move on :(
YIKES... I guess I knew it sounded to good to be true. I wonder if anyone ever gets sign-on bonuses
at any company. Maybe we should take a survey on who actually gets a sign-on bonus. How depressing is that. Now I'm bummed.
Yikes! Thanks for the info
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Yikes! Thanks for the info.
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I am considering applying and just wanted info. sm
I have been doing transcription locally, but wanted a part-time position to supplement work load and they offered part-time or overflow work. It sounded like it could be what I am looking for.
Thanks for that info - I was thinking of applying there but not now! nm
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Is there anyone that can give any info on DSG. I am looking at applying there and would like some
info. Thanks.
Is there anyone that can give any info on DSG. I am looking at applying there and would like some
info. Someone had posted they felt it was hard to get lines there. Would appreciate any input you might have before I make this move.
Any info on Medware...thinking of applying..nm
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Don't you think other MTs thinking of applying with this company would have liked the same info?
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Looking at applying with either DSG or Keystrokes. Any up-to-date info would
be appreciated such as work availability, etc.
Looking at applying with either DSG or Keystrokes. Any up-to-date info would
be appreciated such as work availability, etc.
Horrible, horrible, horrible place. Unlike the other poster
I actually worked there. Sound quality is horrendous. The account I had was the worst ESL I've ever had and I do 85% ESL so I have no problems doing ESL. Frequent management turnover. When I was doing QA the work was so bad that I pretty much had to redo every report. I hear about how well they pay, but they don't pay that well and certainly not enough to compensate for all the other stuff.
Horrible place. Check the archives, lots of info there.
Worked there 2 years ago..horrible, horrible, horrible.
Would totally avoid them at all costs.
I guess I can use this info about now!
Just started VR a few days ago. I am totally disgusted and depressed. I feel like I am being abused (because I am). Half pay for VR is ridiculous. It is bad enough these companies don't give raises, but now have this dumped on us. I am very experienced (over 20 years), type as fast as anybody, but I know from just a few days of doing VR that I have to go and look for another job again. I am so depressed because I really loved by company until this week. It does not take me 1/2 the time to do VR, maybe 3/4 of the time it would to transcribe, sometimes as much or more than it would take to transcribe from scratch. I don't know where these companies got the idea that 50% of our line rate was fair. I feel totally ripped off and frustrated. I have enough stress in my life, didn't need my paycheck to drop drastically too.
BT, more SS info (OT I guess)
I would suggest carefully evaluating your situation. SS has a site on the internet and/or you can go in to their office. Some of the people in the SS offices are very intelligent and helpful, others are dumber than gourds.
When I did my calculations I came up with at full retirement age I would get right around $1800/mo. Early retirement it would drop to around $1200/mo. My husband is a retired Teamster (union) and his retirement is around $4000/mo plus his SS of $1200 (he took it as early as possible too) and my SS is also $1200. If I continued to work, even with the allowed income before the 1 out of 2 $ penalty, we would be paying taxes on 85% of our SS income. Since I quit working the percentage we pay has gone down some...I leave that up to our CPA to advise us. We both have taxes taken out of our SS as well as his retirement so we usually don't have to end up paying any taxes other than state at the end of the year.
I also earn income but I have a sole proprietor business so that my income is offset by deductions, which means I don't pay taxes (legitimately) on it. You might be surprised at the deductions you can take as a business, which isn't that hard and not expensive to set up, the same as the biggest corporation. We deduct travel expenses, which is entirely legal so long as you do something related to your business during your travel. This isn't hard either.
Every one is different. Our farm is free and clear as are our vehicles and we have no payments of any kind other than insurances, property taxes and utilities, so there is no reason for me to work if I don't want to. Retirement was hard at first after going to work for a half century. After a year, I am busier than when I was working for a paycheck, I enjoy my life 24/7 and so retirement at the earliest possible moment worked for me.
Chatty and I can only tell you our experiences but each person is different as is the amount they will receive from SS. You might come out better than you think being retired, that is if you want to retire. I feel like I paid enough taxes in my lifetime and I concluded I could do other things to occupy my time that didn't require paying taxes let alone putting up with the crapola from any MTSO.
I am also from Warminster. Guess I know why we are all looking. Thanks for the info. Nice to know
what is going on in Warminster because no one there will tell you.
Thanks for the info. Guess I will wait till Mon.
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SoftScript is the worst - horrible accounts, horrible management, don't go there! nm
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horrible, horrible contact person! Worst experience ever. SM
Turned it down because of the arrogance and attitude.
That was not long ago. Ads run every 2 - 3 months.
Horrible accounts, horrible sound quality, etc
The only time SoftScript would not be wonderful is if you aren't doing your job. They are an extremely professional company. Sounds like someone may not have lived up to their standards.
Horrible, horrible place. Lots in the archives.
Horrible company, horrible dictators, ESL
at its absolute worst, sound quality horrible. The MTs I did QA for were horrendous. They made up words, obviously didn't use a spellchecker, couldn't get the hang of something as simple as copying and pasting Preop diagnoses to postop diagnoses and would type same again and again. QA manager would send out updates for new drugs, equipment and have things misspelled, frequently got e-mails that evidently were sent because someone wanted to feel important, absolutely no useful information, management problems, lots and lots of turnover, including management. The CEO has no clue about transcription and is in it for the money. After talking with him you feel like you need a shower.
Horrible platform. Horrible communication.
Horrible people who say one thing and then when you do what they say, they get mad and act ugly.
Enough of a bone?
Yikes!
Run for the hills! Don't get suckered into joining them cuz they may offer 10 cpl as it is not worth it; also not worth sacrificing every weekend for chump change. They say they offer competetive wages in their ads but yet they don't offer incentive or shift differential. No wonder everyone leaves as there are greener pastures.
Yikes!
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Yikes.
I can't see any MTSO getting involved in this. I know plenty of MTSOs or their loyal workers read here. I warn people when I can and give credit to a good company when I run across them. If a company worries you, don't work for them. There are hundreds of companies to choose from. :-)
Yikes.
That is just terrible!
YIKES!
Just sounds like a bunch of people got up on the wrong side of the bed today. Everyone seems to be crabbing here. I know this is a company board, but why the personal attacks? I think possibly the attendings were not in lately maybe because of the holidays and a lot of docs who work for the Hospital Admitting dictated. It does not happen in droves all the time but it happens. And about people liking certain work types, that is good for the company, everyone just should be prepared to do everything if the company knows they have the talent. In my 20 years of experience things usually even out. Especially at a place as good a TT with the kind of leadership it has. Not to be goody goody, but if someone was worried about too much ESL or some other problem, why not just reduce stress instead of crabbing on this board. IMO. Of course now you can crab at me, but that's okay, I'll just have an egg nog and forget about it (see gab board). LOL
Yikes.
If you like coding, go back to school for that. No way should anyone be doing QA fresh out of school. Good luck to you!
Yikes!
That was the reason why I was thinking about applying was because my company has been very low on work almost all month, and I wanted something more stable. I guess I'll have to think twice about them then. Thanks for the heads up!
Yikes!
I would never give ANYONE copies of my pay stubs no matter who they were or what they said they needed them for!
YIKES!
I saw an add posted on another forum and the address was Ohio. Totally strange. Indian-owned - - I will not apply. Thank You!
Yikes
Sounds like something Spheris would do.
Yikes!
We should all throw our shoes at whoever is in charge of that place!
See I did it again - yikes.
*hilarious
I think I should just call it quits right now :)
Yikes!
Ebonics at its finest.
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YIKES!!! nm
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Yikes!
WOW! This is absolutely ridiculous! There are some really unhappy and mean people on this board. It really isn't anyone's place to point out grammar/spelling mistakes. I get emails all the time from my supervisors I work for with typos and incorrect grammar and puncuation in them - WHO CARES? I do it as well - I am more relaxed in my correspondence, but when it comes to my job, I am extremely conscientious about it. That's how I make my money. And the companies know this. They aren't going to fire you or dock your work because you left off a comma or used an elipses in the wrong form. I also have a side business where I deal with the Mayor, City Council, and various others in government and they all write like me too!
You posters who scream and belittle people for things like this really have issues. Major control issues. Get some help and leave the rest of these people alone. Take a yoga class, do some meditation, go for a hike, have a couple cocktails - do something to relieve the stress and unhappiness in your lives. You can't control the world, honestly. To the posters who are like me and just relax when we write because we aren't getting paid to do otherwise, keep it up! I definitely keeps the stress level down. Don't let these OCD'ers and control freaks get to you - and most of all, don't get sucked into their pettiness.
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YIKES!!
Better stay away from them too!! Thanks :)
Yikes, someone is definitely misleading others. I
that Transcend is still offering 3 cpl incentive to work holidays.
Undercutting ... yikes!
That's not a great practice. That can hurt MTs in the long run because it lowers our pay. If the national can make that line rate, you should be worth it -- or at least darn near -- too! You really just shortchange yourself. Being competitive is one thing but undercutting is another. Make sure you know the difference!!! Competitive means you are within a cent or two of the competition. Undercutting means you accept way less, thus making it look like MTs in general just overcharge and don't deserve the higher pay. Keep it competitive but don't undercut! We deserve just as much as the nationals and maybe even more so don't hang yourself. If you give the impression that you're willing to do the same work for much less, you may have a really hard time raising rates later. Not to mention, other MTSOs will blacklist you for it and if you ever need a job, you may have difficulty finding one. MTSOs exchange info about undercutters all the time.
I speak from experience so just a word to the wise.
Yikes move on....
If this is how they hire people, imagine when it's payday!
Yikes! Got my answer.
Sorry you do not have enough work. Now I know not to bother.
No spellcheck? Yikes!
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Yikes. That's going to hurt your ck
Yikes .. right, not write. nm
Ok, ok, I meant "company". Yikes! :) nm
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