Yikes... and I wasted my time testing.
Posted By: Jobseeker on 2009-04-28
In Reply to: rates 6.5 to 7 cents .NEVER make more at Jack-in-Box - darlene
You've got to be kidding. They sounded really strict on the accuracy rate etc and sounded picky, yet they want to offer some that. Ridiculous. For that rate, they may want to stick with newbies. I'm insulted, I think....
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Be thankful. I wasted a lot of time testing only
to be told I did great & they'd keep it on file for whenever they are hiring. WHY on earth do they test people when they aren't even hiring?! Several other MTs I know went through the same thing, wasting hours testing for nothing. I think they need an HR person who knows what she's doing.
Then they've wasted their time
There are a lot of things that could be going on, both innocent, stupid, and sneaky. They could be mining resumes to pad their employee list and make it appear as if they do have US employees. They could be stupid enough to waste time posting on a US board for a position in Pakistan. Or they could have innocently somehow missed putting in a location for a US transcriptionist.
Ignore it or wait and see if they clarify the position in the future.
okay so she wasted her time looking for blanks on a report that you obviously could have found yours
Now how is that her job again? The point is be responsible for your own reports and take pride in them...and being an MT is more than just knowing terminology..I am sorry you had a bad experience with QA but not all of us are like that...
Avg response time to app/testing??
I have applied (and tested where asked) to 4 companies, 2 of them acknowledged receiving my applications 7-10 days ago. I realize I may not connect with The Job overnight, but am wondering what is a reasonable amount of time to allow a national company to accept or reject? I know I can call them directly, and obviously will need to at some point!...on the other hand, if I need to just give them more time, I guess I can do that too. I appreciate anyone sharing who is in the know with this stuff, thanks in advance!
If an MT takes time to go through the testing process...
MTSOs should take the time to respond, even if it's an auto-response, letting the MT know that either they did not cut the mustard or that the position was filled already. It's the decent thing to do. That's the benefit of computers. It's not the personal touch most would prefer, but it sure beats sitting around waiting for an answer.
Ortho department has testing, the others do not at this time. nm
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Do not waste your time testing until u know the pay rates.
I have been applying and testing for companies and am just appalled at the incredibly low rates that are being offered. Please don't waste your time like I did until you know the pay range.
Do not waste your time testing until u know the pay rates.
I have been applying and testing for companies and am just appalled at the incredibly low rates that are being offered. Please don't waste your time like I did until you know the pay range.
When you ask for the pay range, some of them will simply ignore the request for info. Pathetic.
What should be the turn around time to hear response after testing?
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Exactly why I wasted only 6 mos
with them.
I'd have to agree with the testing of 6 voice files. Turned me off. Who has time to spend doing a
of those tests... I need a job not a day of testing.
Oh God, I wasted 2 hours
I am so, so upset. I have been doing the MT test for Cobb Transcription, and they have the entire test on one web page. I had about 5 minutes to finish the test when Internet Explorer locked up and the entire test disappeared! I had tried to save the entire page prior to this, but it was too big and copying ended up with Not responding. This is after 2 hours of looking up abbreviations, correcting sentences, and transcription. I am so upset I can't take it anymore. I will never again take a test like that which puts all parts of the test on an entire page. It is too risky. I feel like crying and all I want is a job!
Sheesh, that's awful. Glad I didn't waste my time testing, had a feeling....
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I feel your pain and have wasted more of my
time on new companies than I can ever get back. I didn't honestly have time to read your whole post, but I know I made myself a thorough list of all things to cover before I ever even thought about saying Yes, and found that it made no difference at all in the end. The recruiters promised the moon, answered all my concerns in the way I wanted to hear, and then I got the bait-and-switch every single time once I actually was employed. Its so disgusting in our industry, and I'm sure they get away with it because we are all remote - I much prefer to look somebody straight in the lie when I'm getting lied to...Its so very hard via phone, and I have also noticed that they won't put it in writing, exactly. So you have to either trust them and give it a shot, or mistrust them and don't give it a shot. But I have tried at least a dozen companies in the past few years, and absolutely gave up all hope, and stayed with my original employer - at least I know this enemy. I researched and researched every single company, confirmed and double confirmed all info given me, even had things go great for weeks while in training, transcribing thousands upon thousands of lines per day, only to have the bait-and-switch dumped on me every single time, bar none, when I was out on my real account and stuck with the company. Its as if it was a candid camera episode - gone were the dictators I had grown accustomed to, and here were the garbage ESL dictators and/or no work, and/or cherry picking, and/or new hours required, etc. I have no stomach for changing jobs ever again.
Futurenet require extensive, time consuming testing? I hate those you can't use foot pedal for.
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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.
Yikes!!!!! nm
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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.
Soap box closed
YIKES!!
Better stay away from them too!! Thanks :)
Yikes! Thanks for the info
NM
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! Thanks for the info.
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Yikes .. right, not write. nm
Ok, ok, I meant "company". Yikes! :) nm
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yikes. i am a high producer. with the changes at Q,
my pay has taken a HUGE cut, so I hate to jump from the frying pain into the fire. I transcribe and edit, and I am definitely feeling the pinch and have to decide this weekend. Thanks for the info...much appreciated
Yikes..I don't think I've used that for like 10 years. Why do you ask?
I'd also be curious to see if any companies actually are still using that. I can't imagine anyone still having it but you never know. Do you really like working on this now that we're on like WP 12??
Yikes - with the pay cuts and all? You can have 'em.
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Yikes---that should be question not questino:-)
Yikes! They were so nice during the test...
Oh no....not again....
Yikes..is your experience there current?
I'm leaving a job like that now so chances are that I do not want to go into another situation like that. Life's too short!!!
Yikes! Send resumes out right away. Try some of
I suggest Transtech. They are hiring, and are safe! E mail them and follow up with a call. You need a job! Please consider this a good thing because if the job that just did this would fire you like that on a whim, they are not worth working for, but I assume you have bills to pay!! Please try sending your resume quickly to a couple of reputable companies like Transtech. I can't think of any other. I used to work for MDI-MD but can't recommend them anymore. So many I can say don't send to... but I can recommend TT. Please try the best you can to get on board somewhere ASAP! We are out here pulling for you... and once you are settled let us know you are okay!
Yikes, I'm on a roller coaster!!
I don't know what to think. Guess I'll find out what its like for myself real soon. 
Yikes! A good one to stay away from then. Thanks!! nm
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