You are absolutely correct......don't waste
Posted By: your time.................NM on 2009-05-12
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You are absolutely correct.
accounts. Some of these IC positions do not want you to take off either. They also want you to work set hours.  That's not IC status, that's employee status IMO.
That is absolutely correct nm
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absolutely correct
You are correct with the commas, they can make a world of difference in a sentence but she was counting me off because I didn't put a comma before the word and when doing a list, which is totally optional. This was just an example of the stuff that is being nitpicked at. Clients are always right, the problem is there is no real instructions there to clarify things. It tells you how to do the demo screen, the format, but doesn't say things like do we bold or capitalize allergies, etc. I keep all emails sent back to me for feedback. I will have 1 person tell me something that is not in the instructions so I keep a note of that and then another QA person will tell me something different for the same thing. For example we have a doctor who dictates a chart number. I asked QA if we put it in or not. One said yes so I did, the next said no and counted off for it. I have gone above their heads but it does not get me anywhere.
I hate work now because I am so nervous everytime I type I am wondering if I am going to be counted off for something, are they going to write me up and fire me? I have worked extra every time they ask for volunteers, have learned new accounts when asked because they were short people and like everyone else here I need a job, but at what point is enough enough? I am trying to find somewhere else to work, and maybe I'll have to work both places until I either get fired or find another company that is good to work for, I don't know. I have been with this company for 2 years now and loved it until the old QA person left and they have new ones now. Thanks for letting me vent!
Absolutely correct. They have OT now
At least in my region. I have not once run out of work, or not gotten my full-time line count. Perhaps other people's situations are different but I have a great TL and ROM, and they always immediately address any issues I might have, which have been rare PTO requests or when I offered to take on a secondary account.
Yes, I correct absolutely everything I can...I can't skip
over crap and just leave it. The quality of VR work is always the same as when I am editing. I also could not send out crap work in good conscience. For me, editing is just faster, cleaning up a 100 things in a report, adding a period here, taking out the patient name, adding a the, taking out a comma and adding a comma one word over just is not nearly as time consuming for me as it is with typing. For editing, I have done an 18 minute report in 19 minutes, so that is 1 minute of editing and the rest is reading. I can't type an 18 minute report in 19 minutes, maybe 25.
You are absolutely correct, this forum is
For you and anyone else to post your opinion or opinions as many times as you like and it should be done without being bullied. However, I think that some are so miserable with their own life that this is the only way that they can feel better about themselves.
I have over 27 years of experience and like probably most everyone else on this board, I have worked LOTS of nights, weekends and holidays. There are a few companies out there that do pay more than 7 cpl and have Mon-Fri schedules, the problem is that they are few and most MTs are smart enough that if they get hired on they stay. Just keep looking, do lots of research, watch the ads VERY closely and hopefully you will get lucky. I wish you the best of luck, as I wish all of my fellow MTs, even the ones with the most negative responses. 
That is absolutely correct which is why I switched to IC. I had the same situation.
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What a waste...
I have been with FN since 2005, started with a good account but lost it back in November of 2007 and have been struggling for work ever since. It was over 5 months before they gave me another account (the new SC account) and I still can't meet quota. They are all excuses if they answer you at all. They won't answer emails or phone calls. I hate the thought of having to look for another company but I'm going to be on the street if something doesn't happen soon, and you are all right...they really just don't care, they'll hire more.
Thank you! I won't waste my time!
Don't waste your time
7 cpl is peanuts and not paying headers and footers is just wrong, you might as well be working in retail or answering phones for a living.
Don't waste your time
Don't waste your money. nm
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Don't waste your time
They are very unprofessional people. Don't waste your time.
Don't waste your time
The QA people are not consistent. Don't waste your time.
RE: Don't waste your time
Is that the best you can do? If you did your work properly, then you would not have a problem with quality checks!!!!
Don't waste your time. sm
Been with them for a while. They cheat you on lines. They send out emails then don't follow through on them (regarding pay - I have one stating that from a certain date and ongoing that editors would be 6 cpl for over 1200 lines - Did Not Happen).
Accounts are not that bad. They do have a lot of ESL but most places do. The account specifics are tedious and have been redone and are still tedious if not worse so. This is really bad if you are on several accounts as you waste a lot of time going over them because god forbid you don't put that physical exam in paragraph form like the specifics state.
Very, very, very strict work schedule. Constant threatening emails about getting wrote up if you are not on to work when you are supposed too (yes I know you should be BUT there should be some flexibility as that is one of the big reasons we work from home).
Management leaves a lot to be desired. Can't get a straight answer. One will say this and then lo and behold another one changes it.
Line counting software goes down pretty often too. Of course, then you can't keep up with your lines until it is fixed. Once it is fixed, you will have to check to see if every job went through and most of the time you will find that at least 1 or 2 did not. Then you get to email and email and email and hope they get it straightened out before pay day.
What a waste of the alphabet!!!!
How ridiculous.
Don't waste your time.
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That was my complaint as well. You waste sm
a lot of time filling in demos. I tried it for about 6 months, but I just could not seem to up my count whatsoever due to that. I will say I never had any ESL docs.
Don't waste time here.
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Bad - do not waste your time.
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WASTE OF TIME
Not being paid for the demographics and performing more as a secretary than an MT. I did it for a while but finally got fed up. There are a lot of other positions out there that does not require all of that garbage!!
Waste of time!
They call you once and never get back with you. Dont waste your time.
Me too. Waste of time.
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LOL Don't waste your time
same old same old, some things never change, working out my notice now
Don't waste your time
The audio is very poor 80% of the time, and with the time it takes to study the seminar material they give you, the $50 per audio hour is not a good deal at all! I felt this did not compensate my time and skill as an MT. Also, I had to call and email often to remind the owner to send me my check.
Thanks, won't waste my time then, been
there, done that!
You sure have a lot of time to waste here. TT
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Don't waste any more energy on them. What goes
would tell them thanks but I accepted a position with another company making 25 cents per line.
Waste of time.
This example shows pure nitpicking and any QA who indulges in this waste-of-time should be written up and, if she does it again, relieved of her duties. MTSOs who dock pay for MT errors should ALSO be docking QA for this kind of nonsense. This splitting of hairs over minor points and nitpicking accomplishes nothing but to inhibit the MT by making her doubt herself, thereby slowing her production. Obviously, terminology, medication, formatting mistakes are valid QA concerns but this post shows what happens when a company permits its QA staff to run rampant with an inflated sense of self-importance. The QAs in this example are just as guilty of keeping MT wages down as the crooked MTSOs.
Don't waste your time. Very
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It IS a waste of time
Further, it enables an organization that has been instrumental in supporting offshoring. I have been an MT for more decades than I can count, and even in this economy I make great money. I have never needed the CMT, nor will I support the organization behind it. It's superfluous and it has, in my view, actually harmed the profession by getting in bed not only with offshoring but with MQ.
Don't waste your time
Read previous posts on this board.
Don't waste your time.
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Might be a waste of effort....
There's not enough work for the MTs already working for them.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AT SPHERIS!
Spheris is not MT friendly. Having worked there in the past for 3 years (and having had the good sense to get out), I know first hand how they handle things, like a 3-ring circus. It is a wonder they haven't gone out of business because they are losing all their accounts and their people, from what I hear. A few of their supervisors are vicious backstabbers and have a tendency to run good people off, but I guess that could happen anywhere. Spheris likes to buy out the little companies and put all their people in important places and goodbye to the rest of you little people. If you are planning to go to work there, please don't let me influence you in a negative way; however, I do hope you prepare yourself to work in at least 6 accounts on a daily basis after the first month or so.
waste of time reading someone who says nothing.
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don't waste your time on Focus
see negative feedback on several pages
I wouldn't waste your time.
I wouldn't trust the companies saying you get paid when we get paid, as that could be never. Word for Word is another company that has that policy, and they make you sign a contract that it is okay by you not to get paid until they do, yet they say it pays every two weeks. I'm not sure, I'd waste my time testing. I listened to a few of those files from Nicholas, and it sounds like the old bait and switch. I'd be very careful if I were you! 
It is really a waste of time. They same companies
they represent post ads. Going through TM you just have to take one more test and do one more interview. You don't get a better deal going through them and if they only represent a couple of companies, neither of them particularly that good that isn't much help. You can get more info from the company ads.
So true--Big waste of time.
You are so right--And it doesnt make one bit of difference whether QA is paid to find errors or not. The back-and-forth nit-picking, petty, so-called corrections that are usually just personal preferences is exhausting, demoralizing, and a big waste of time (which equals money) for the MT.
3 minutes is a waste of my time.
I have my own spread sheet that if I feel the need I can enter each account and it will show me what I'm supposed to be paid. Right now, Deventure pulled the info from all accounts for me. Escription shows you what your line count is after every note if you want to check. After a blank that line count can change and sometimes that doesn't happen for 24 hours, which would be AFTER they want the line counter entered. I turned down job offers from Transcend several times because I think their pay is low. If they cut mine from what I currently get, I'm out of there.
I tested and passed. They are a waste
of time. I hate the job and looking elsewhere.
ATSI-RUN, DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
They are they most dishonest group of people to work for. RUN, don't waste your time with them.
I concur, don't even waste your time
I was there for about six months and it was one of the worst experiences I've had yet. My biggest gripe was running out of work all the time. I very seldom made more than 500 lines on any given day. When I complained to my prod. supervisor she was helpful and added on another account but it was more of the same. I wound up with three accounts with no work in any of them.
On top of that you get the usual mess of working with each client's profile preferences (which is no big deal cuz that's standard) but one hospital was a doozy. Pretty much everything you've ever learned about medical transcription, just throw it out the window because there were four pages of do/don'ts, and Always Always do this except for. Everything almost completely opposite of how we all learned. And that was just one account.
Why a company would allow any hospital to dictate such terms is beyond me. Then to make matters worse their QA was terrible. Literally I would get different rules for each QA. I could always tell who was on depending on how they checked my work. The pay was actually decent and they were generous with allowing me to have a flexible schedule. I never had any real problems with any staff although I wish I could find their recruiter and ring her lil neck.
Never again. Never.
If you're looking for part-time work to fill your time this might be the right place for you. If you're working to pay the bills, just don't even waste your time.
Hey, it was great, I passed it on already.. not a waste at all.. Thanks again! sm
Maybe someone needs to move on and not read or comment on stuff that doesnt matter to them.. waste of time I think..
Don't waste your time - they're a mess
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Total waste of time and money
No doctor or hospital even has heard of CMT. It's just crap made up by the AAMT to line their pockets with application fees.
Don't waste your time. Took a ridiculous test
Absurd. The test had so many holes in it, with areas where more than one answer could apply. It was ridiculous. And, I'm not a newbie - been doing this for 15+ years. I am now working IC for two companies, loving it. You can try it if you want, but I think the test was crazy.
Most of the AMTs I have known waste a lot more time than Indian ones do.
And i'm NOT Ms. Shapin, but I worked at SPI and we had a lot of slacekrs.
When I worked at SpearUs, we had a lot of slackers.
When I worked at TRS, we had a lot of slackers.
I've been in the biz for 31 years and dealt with a lot of American pieces of wasted breath because they didnt want to work, called in, whatever excuse they could get.
No work at MDI-FL. Starving. What a waste of day getting up early for nothing.
This gets old. It has been like this for a week. I wonder how long people are supposed to hang out and do nothing.
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