Yes, it is going to take a revolution and I fear it isn't in the too distant future. nm
Posted By: Another Old MT on 2006-05-11
In Reply to: my personal protest - sympathetic MQer
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Sounds like in the not too distant future they won't need you at all if that's all you have to
What then? You better start considering the future instead of being content to be so impressed with the present.
If only VWP was the future. It's not. The bad sound quality of VR is the future at this company.
Bad sound quality, technical problems, no expander, full editing, half pay. No thanks. I'm on my way out after 4 years.
Bingo! It IS going to take a revolution.
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I think you're right - a revolution.....sm
not just Heartlanders but what's happening in this country is a sin......workers of the USA should all unite......there is SAFETY in numbers so if THOUSANDS got out it would/might make a difference.
No buying anything on July 7th...is merely a start but I'll not buy a thing on that day!! 
Time for a revolution (sm)
My husband keeps asking me why, why, why we just sit back and accept whatever is tossed out at us like we have no other choice. He thinks if we experienced transcriptionists banded together and refused to work for slave wages, they would have no choice but to be fair. They do need us, even though some of them want us to think they don't. VR is a fantastic concept, if only it worked the way it's supposed to. I'm sure there are people on clinic accounts or specialty accounts who do well because of the repetitiveness of the reports, but I find it to be a complete joke on acute care! This opinion comes after a year of using every so-called trick and keystroke shortcut there is and still feeling like a trained monkey trying to fix a mess. Even if it got every word right (which my program doesn't do even with clear-speaking MDs), there's still the matter of formatting, numbering, punctuation, etc., etc. There's no way on earth you're not going to be slowed down when you're having to fix every other word in a report. Rarely do I see correct vital signs and 2009 still prints out as 2000 nine (duh!!) The same errors are made over and over, so it's obviously not learning from its mistakes. Yes, I'm a little bitter, but I have 20+ years' experience and my salary was sliced in half last year because of this. I would love to hear of any magic formulas anyone has found, but I can't see VR making any progress with acute care. I'm currently looking for a job completely outside this field just so that I might possibly get my self-respect and self-esteem back. It just seems so wrong to do people this way and I'm in total agreement with anyone who wants to refuse to accept it anymore. I don't know of any other field where highly experienced workers have been reduced to ground-floor wages. I certainly understand the need to pay bills and eat, but I do believe we could get closer to what we're worth if we all stood our ground. JMHO
Never fear. Lee is not going anywhere. nm
:)
so maybe you have nothing to fear.
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I fear you don't get it.
What are you suggesting, then, that the poor OP not take ANY jobs? Gee, that's a great solution. Turn down 7 cpl. Live on 0 cpl.
Nice solution.
Obviously, you've never been in the OP's shoes, because sometimes scraping by is better than the alternative.
I'm so sick of snobs who say things like 'I'll never work for a company that offshores.' Must be nice to have the luxury of living off of someone else's hard work, that's all I can say.
Enjoy your galavanting.
The rest of us have to work.
I think fear of retaliation.
Someone below said they were threatened and harrassed by the company I work for. Also, I do not want the posts removed.
I fear you misunderstand
I am not sniping at anyone. Why do you think I still post here if not that I care about what you people, my sisters and brothers, are suffering??? Your post totally offends me. If you recall, I am being sued because I posted MY experience that I thought might be helpful to those of you trying to make decisions. My heart aches for all of you who are having trouble making ends meet and I truly wish I could help all of you and I am TRYING as best I know how by bringing certain facts to the attention of appropriate people who MAY be able to make a difference. The point I was trying to make is that if SOME will settle for 7 cpl today, tomorrow these greedy MTSOs will see no reason to continue to pay 7 CPL because they will be able to get people to work for 6 CPL. You see where this can go? Do you really think anyone can support their family on a couple of roupees (or however you spell it) a day? I think not. That is the point I intended to make. At least look at it this way, I'm not out there competing with anyone for work while I'm out galavanting with my husband's retirement in my motorhome.
Fear of change I guess.
Let's just say I'll bite my tongue for fear of
getting kicked off the board for stating how things have been since they started offshoring. But I think you get the general idea.
My fear is the 8 cpl/4cpl VR. Can you really make any money there?
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Do Not Fear Retribution for Sharing Concerns
Denise:
Thanks for the kind words about my post. It is my sincere attempt to ensure that every team member feel valued and empowered to be successful. It is regrettable to hear your concerns for simply sharing your feelings and yet I can understand because I do know that these types of passive/aggressive response have been taken by managers of our organization and virtually all others.
Denise, it is my job and responsibility to make sure each team member has a voice and that their concerns are heard. While I can't always provide everyone with exactly what they want I am typically able to help. I hope you will feel comfortable sharing your concerns with me.
Thanks again for the reply and sentiments.
Jeff E. McNeese
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FUTURE.NET
Hi,
Was wondering if anyone know anything about Futurenet and if so..what do you think of them. Thanks..
Future Net
At the risk of being called a spy or whatever, I spent 8 years with MQ. FutureNet is the BEST company I have ever worked for. They sure nipped the cherry pickers in the butts. They have work coming out the eyeballs and if you do your job according to what you promised, you won't be bothered by anyone. Best, best, best company ever.
future net
It sounds like you enjoy working for this company. I am not happy with the company I work for now as most of the dictators are ESL. Are the dictors for FutureNet mostly ESL. Any info you can give me would be helpful. Thanks, D.
Post edited to remove e-mail address. BuckeyeLil (Moderator)
Future Net pay
They've NEVER been late to pay me, and I've been there for about 8-1/2 months. Maybe you should find out if your invoice went through okay. I'd contact the office if I were you.
Future Net
Has anyone heard anything about them? I haven't had decent work from them in two weeks or more. Are they going belly up or do they off shore? I need to get serious about them becasue they sure aren't serious about their employees. I don't want to work for ANY company who offshores.
Future Net
Does anyone have any current info on Future Net? Everything in the archives is over a year old. Do they offshore? Thanks in advance!
Future Net
What is the latest on Future Net? Anyone here work or has worked for them?
Future Net
Hello,
I was interviewed by them, took a test over the phone, which really caught me off guard and offered a position. Richland will be one of my sites and I have to do 2 days of training. Hopefully that will be Wed/Thurs or Thurs/Friday. I will be emailing the recruiter this evening as she was out of the office on Friday. They have sent me quite a bit of information (site specifics/format/general helpful info) and I am looking forward to starting. I hope that helps....
Future something
FutureNet maybe?
Future of MT
As a retired MT, who spent over 40 years in the business, I project that within 10 years there will be no such thing as a medical transcriptionist. I would not encourage anyone to get into the business now. Just read the posts and look at the job seeker's board. 2000+ hits on 1 job ad!!!!
Future-Net
Can anyone tell me anything about working for Future-Net? Thanks
Future Net is on the sm
West Coast and has many east coast clients. They need folks who in the east coast time zone. At least that was the way it was a couple years ago. They must be getting more east coast clients. Not a bad place to work.
You should always think about the future
when you have children. You either totally misunderstood, or you don't have kids. BT didn't mean not to think about the present at all, but kids don't get cheaper as they get older, they get more expensive which means you need to think about how you will provide them a secure future. I have raised 6 (only 3 left at home now) and believe me, you think about the future a lot!
Future Net
I searched for posts and found nothing on Future Net since 2007. Anybody worked there recently or employed there now? How is it? Do they have work? Are they flexible? I am an ex yogger and may be in the market for a new job.
Thank you
They still do now, but I don't know what the future holds. NM
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Can't worry about the future right now...
My mortgage is not due in the future, it is due in the present. I cannot cut all my bills by 40% until Transcend figures it out so I have to make $ to pay my bills now--not later. Anyway--gotta go type for Webmedx, like I said. I have to pull myself away but will be back on later this evening. Good luck to all of you, and I truly wish you the best!!!!
Thanks, I'll try that in the future.nm
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Future Net sucks....SM
No direct deposit, no benefits, minimal weekend incentive and now NO WORK. I can't put up with it anymore and I'm out of there......If you are looking for a good job, this is not the one.
What platform does Future Net use?
Is it Itype or something like that? Does Instant Text work with it? Which work Expander works with it?
INMT
I work for Future-Net and they sm
not a part of Spheris at all. I know folks who work for Spheris and even the pay scale is a big joke. Future-Net is the best company I have worked for in m 30 years as an MT.
I love Future-Net! I have been with sm
them since May after leaving a national after 23 years. I have never been treated with such respect for the skills I have. They hav eplenty of work, the platform is not difficult. I am classified part-time which is 500 lines a day/four hours and get no hassels, no pestering phone calls. If they want to ask a question, they e-mail you. I love it! I do a high ESL account but truthfully its not bad and some of the non-ESLs are a whole lot worse than the ESLs, so it balances out.
Hope that helps.
Waiting for Future-Net
About a week ago I received an email from Future-Net stating I had passed all the testing and a recruiter would be contacting me....I am still waiting a week later. Is this normal for them?
TIA
I don't see retirement in my future, unless it's the
:(
Has anyone applied to Future Net sm
in response to their immediate need for MTs? Have you heard anything from them if you have?
Future Net Info
Would appreciate knowing whether Future Net hires for employee status or only IC. Went to their website and unless I'm missing something could find no information on this, or about any benefits for employees. Any info of this nature would be very welcome. Thank you.
Future (something) out of Florida?
I am looking for the name of the company that operates out of Florida. I believe they do ER work and they have the word Future included in their company logo. Thanks so much!
Sounds like Future Net
nm
For future reference...
I have found in my years that most places are far less concerned with format than content, in the belief that format could be individual based on client needs and any formatting errors could be quickly corrected in your first few days under the watchful eye of QC. That said, as a QC myself, I see many more errors related to content than I do of format once an MT has hit about a month on any account.
Good luck with your job search.
Well for future reference....
I would have the line counting program in place BEFORE I even gave my start date or whatever. Of course, if you were having so many personal or family issues that you couldn't even send an invoice, then you can't be outraged that you got cheated out of lines. Companies have certain deadlines as well and they aren't able to wait around and figure out how to get your programs up and running. I'm not sure what kind of company you worked for, but if it were ME, and of course it isn't, but I would have INITIALLY in the BEGINNING told them I was having an issue with a line counting software and ask what they SUGGEST I use that may be in comparison to what their other MTs use. IF they were rude, as you suggested, then I would have just not started working for them. But, to work, not able to count lines, not able to send an invoice in, the whole mess seems very disorganized, so you shouldn't be shocked that you didn't get paid. LESSON LEARNED.
BAD - ISR pay cuts in the near future :(
Some mumbo jumbo about how their fancy new ISR program will up our production, and thus we get pay cuts, since we have to be competative in the market. Funny how we are getting million dollar accounts, but yet they can't afford to pay us a decent amount. Knew it was coming, just was hoping to avoid it for another year until done with school.
Anyone hear of Future Step?
I received an email from Future Step telling me about a job. Never heard of them. Never applied with them?????
EGZAKLY and IT's the wave of the FUTURE and U better get
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If you don't like things now, can you decide on your own about your future? nm
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No future for kids - hence DINKS!
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Future Net's line requirement pp?
What is Future Net's line count requirement per pay period for PT and FT?
INMT
Yes!!! I don't work for Future Net but I am still waitin...sm
for my paycheck that was sent out Tuesday to arrive 2-3 days later and I have not received it. Bad time of year for things to arrive on time!
It's official, I'm a Future-Netter
I'm happy to be joining FN as a PT IC. Thanks all for your recommendations - I took them to heart.
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