You are a prime example of people spewing hostility....

• To hostility posts below - Anon
  • I, too, have been in this business a long time. - I have a little different view .. sm
    • To the one who has a different view - fatcat
      • Good luck with retiring in FL - anon
        • Anon - fatcat
      • Retirement? What is that? - Working long time
  • A few years ago, I would have agreed with you. - But its the Internet and the
    • shy and introverted? - itzme
      • You are a prime example of people spewing hostility.... - Thanks for illustrating her point, LOL!!!
      • I didn't see that in her post at all. In fact I wrote something similar...please sm - IMO
        • Although I do agree with some of what you say - you also are posting anon. LOL
        • ADDENDUM: The REAL truth is . . - ronni
        • My opinion... - MT
        • Thank you. I agree obviously. Also a problem - Huh? Milton?
          • I love Office Space... - GothMT
  • I believe it's also due to the fact that - Anon
    • I find it interesting... - my opinion
      • Nobody mentioned Lovey-Dovey but you. - LOL
        • Hmmm - my opinion
          • Again, there is a total lack of reading - comprehension on your part.
            • Get a life... - my opinion
              • Your posts are EXACTLY what I'm referring to... - Anon

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 of how one must take all comments into consideration when searching for information on this board.  I had a feeling that those posters may have been referring to another company with the same name and decided to wait and see if someone else would post.

Thanks

I still think it is really, really strange that she can't spell Axolotl, and none of your bullying or accusations are going to change my opinion.  To recap, I questioned if she worked there since she couldn't spell it, because I didn't think it was fair to other job-seekers to sing the praises of a company if you don't work there and have first-hand experience.  She said she did work there, silly, and then I told everybody who got bent out of shape that I was glad they were happy at Axolotl or wherever they are.  I don't see how you can gather from that that I have a better-than-thou attitude or that I am not a team player. 

I don't think you should attack someone because you perceive their opinion is different from yours.  There is no reason to be so unkind. 

I have been in the MT field for about 17 years, on the MT end and QA end.  I do not regularly post on this board, nor am I a company basher, but I have come to visit and read posts lately.

I have come to believe that the hostility in this field has nothing to do with isolation, the job, competition, having earplugs in all day, etc.  I am convinced it has everything to do with the dishonesty, unprofessional, unethical, and very possibly illegal practices that are being displayed by some MTSOs, and I include their recruiters in this scenario.  To add fuel to the flames, I believe there is a total lack of self-respect portrayed by some MTSOs, and their management.  We should not let this rub off on us.

I have been out of the job market for 17 years and when I found myself back in the running, along with networking, I have encountered some very unethical and unprofessional practices that include outright lies, fraudulent ads, nonpayment, a very high probability of some testing that in all likelihood scored well but the applicants were told their tests were too low or failing.  This is fraud.  I highly recommend to anyone testing to keep a binder with the company names and results that you receive back in your e-mail, if any results were returned to you.  There are other things we can do, as well, if we just think about it.  We need to be aware of the companies that practice these tactics.

I still believe that there are some wonderful companies out there, with the utmost integrity, but we sometimes, unfortunately, must weave our way through some of the very ugliest of encounters.

Having said all that, I truly believe the above is where the bed of hostility and anger arises.

Hello everyone, I have been reading the posts on this board for the last couple of weeks.  Most of the postings are helpful, but there are some who just break out into an all out war with one another.  I have not been able to tell if it is the majority or not yet.  Why do you think that is?   

Do you think this field makes you feel that you have to compete one another?  Do you think that is because of the isolation?  Working at home is isolation, but even in a hospital setting you are isolated.  Let's face it, we have those earplugs stuck in our ears all day.   We have the ongoing pressure that we have to get our line count, or more.  Do you find that there is a lot of hostility in this field, or is it just because we are women?  Do you think it might be that we feel unappreciated?  We were even told by a coder, at the hospital I worked at, that we were nothing more than glorified typists.

Let's face it, with the amount of time that it takes to master this occupation we could have all had a degree in something.  Some of you already have.  If you work by the line - if you have the experience, the typing skills, use your abbreviation expander, and have a steady work flow - you can make a decent living - but based on the typing skills, work flow, etc. etc. it is not a guarantee.  That is a lot of pressure when you think about it.  That is a different kind of pressure than other jobs.  I am not trying to be negative, I just noticed that there seems to be a lot of hostility and I noticed that at the hospital, where I worked, for 15 years also.  I got along with everyone I worked with.  In order to be able to get along with the transcribers I use to work with, I had to become very thick-skinned, because basically they were just mean.   Has anyone else noticed this?  Do you think it is the job?  What do you think?  I am not attacking the transcription field, just something I have noticed over the years.       

but I have to say that I love my t-shirt and the fact that they thought to send it.  Would I still think it is a great company if they had not have sent anything?  You betcha.  And does my feeling of self-worth ride on whether or not I get an atta boy?  Of course not.  But those little things are a nice touch and very much appreciated.  I have not been working at KS long enough to have done anything yet, plus I have been a bit poverty stricken lately, but in the past, I have occasionally sent chocolates or something to the head office to show MY appreciation too.  It is a 2-way street.  When you have a good working relationship, it doesn't hurt every now and then to say thanks ... I appreciate all you do.  Just my opinion.  

Hope everyone is having a nice Memorial Day weekend.  Time to forget the nastiness and just relax and enjoy life. 

need to keep from naming names.  I thought it was an informative bit of information, but when you name names, then posts are way out of line. 

I would really like to see a truly professional way of talking about a company.  I don't care what board you go to, somehow people just do not want to play nice when it comes to talking about people.  If those people could learn to be a little more professional and stop posting names to their wrath or anger, then that will be the day I can say I am proud to be in this profession.  When I see those types of things, it makes my skin crawl.  If it were me being talked about, I would be livid.  I certainly understand why the posts were deleted. 

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the OSi management person is who is in here doing damage control/cheerleading under the name "Happy OSI-er"??

Is it PD, MB, Flossie, or one of the lower level cronies that they put up to it?  My guess is that it's Flossie, but it could be any of them.

Could they be any more transparent?

Thanks for the info. 

Lisa

I am not pro-MT or pro-MTSO.  I am a person who tries to treat people fairly and wants to be treated fairly myself. 

To the person who got fired:  Why in heaven's name would a company keep someone who makes errors, apparently consistently, takes off at the last minute and has problems?  The bottom line is THEIR credibility suffers for your actions and they are a business.  I'm sure everyone is sorry your are having problems in your life but come on!  How long is someone supposed to wait around until you get your life together?  You really expected that?  You said, they knew I was having problems and that things would turn around?  Say what???!!!!

Like I said, sorry you are having problems in your life but the world still goes on.  The place you worked for very well could have said they don't want work produced by you.  Why would they?  By your own admission, there were errors, glaring enough that the MTSO and the place you typed for couldn't take a chance with you anymore. 

This is what's wrong with the world today.  Everyone wants not just a second chance, but a 3rd, 4th, etc.  Let me say that no one can put up with mistake after mistake in a MEDICAL report.  It just can't happen, no matter what the reason.  While I'd be upset if this happened to me, I'd realize it was my own fault and take responsibility for it.  Why blame the company for your actions?  Get your act together and if you are as good as you think you are, you will surely find something else. 

make this observation about V.  I have known and worked with her and have followed her career and she is one of the best MTs, QA persons, knows-about-the-MT-business world people I've known (and I've known her for 10 years).  I also know she has solid backing from a number (not just 1 or 2) of well-known MTSOs and she would not have that if these allegations were true.  I doubt those who put her down will find jobs with several of those MTSOs because of their loyalty to her.  Her dedication to this profession cannot be questioned unless it is by someone who comes across poorly, IMO.

wages only pay what the market will bear. If no one will work for 6-7 cpl, you won't see ads for that. However, I will tell you there are plenty of experienced people with good skills who are willing to work for that. But you don't have to...at least as long as you can get better!

Joy is her name.  I am very disappointed that people do hardworking MTs like this.

This URL posted for this company would be a good item to send to the PA Labor Board to show them how another state handled the IC status and determined that ICs qualified as employees.  Here's the URL again and hopefully helpful for the D&L folks, too.      Thank you for posting this URL.

LINK/URL: http://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/pubopinions.nsf/0/7421262d80c0991286256c91006e39f2?OpenDocument