You deserve a round of applause for your post!! sm
Posted By: sc on 2007-11-01
In Reply to: Long, but just had to say it ..sm - Maggie M
I have been at this for almost 20 years. I work a mid size company and it is a company that is bashed quite regularly on here. However, it works for me and I love it!
I have the opportunity to work with MTs with all types of experience. I have some older MTs that I wonder what have they been doing on all these years! and I have new MTs that try their hardest, but even some of them that are trying so hard are just never going to make it.
I agree with all the whining on this board. I don't mind it (as I don't bother to read the actual post most of the time), but I hope when people read these posts that they take what is said as a grain of salt. Form your own opinion of companies, etc.
Also when you say when you are going to work, then actually DO work those hours.
Hats off to the original poster!
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Very well said (*applause*)
Amen Sister! Well Said! Huge Applause! :) nm
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Bravo! Applause! Yes! I agree completely!
This round is QA
The original story was that they were just getting rid of smaller accounts, which would supposedly explain getting rid of American MTs. They told the QA people first that some shifts were being done away with then changed it to being based on production. There was one Editor yesterday called to work OT and when she tried to call in she couldn't, so she called tech support and when she did, she found out she had been terminated!!
Still going round and round with this
Why? Does anybody read this board before they accept a position? This subject has gone round and round and round and many people quitting and then another round of people and the same thing over and over again. However, you cannot blame it all on one company. It just so happens these are the ones that happen to recruit heavily from this board that are mentioned here. Check the archives, go back a few pages and do your research before you make a decision. Granted there may be some sour grapes out there but if you see the same thing repeatedly beware!
ROUND 2 - This is getting fun now! SM
So, if we DID have a recruiting board and I was a recruiter (or an MTSO owner, IC that needed help part-time or short-term, had a temporary position, or say I even was a hospital HR person and I said hey guys, I have the need for somebody to type some Radiology for 30 minutes a day for a week or I have a full-time opening for 10c a line for cardiology, how many of you skeptics WOULDN'T respond? I think otherwise. I think we could use it our advantage. We don't have to believe evreything they say; we're not looking for facts on how many of their MTs like their job, etc., we're just looking for an environment that is two-way instead of them just posting an open job and all of us expecting that they can respond in a timely manner to the 500 of us who send our resume in at one time.
SPI in another round of layoffs
Last week they announced they were dropping the smaller hospital accounts that used domestic MTs, today they emailed QA staff and had them call in on a conference call just to tell them they no longer had jobs. So this nice big foreign company who came in and assured everyone how the company would be bigger and better only took 6 months to start weaning out all domestic staff. I wish the facilities knew this.
I would ask, you deserve it. sm
I just got a new job and in my job search I did find some wanting to pay 8 cpl for high ESL with a production differential and then one other offering 10 cpl with a production differential. One was about 50% ESL and the other about 65% ESL. On the other hand another was offered at 9 cpl with lower ESL. I would not do a high (esp. as high as you say) ESL acct for less than 9 cpl and probably not 10, so I say if they want to keep you they should give your request a lot of consideration. They may be willing to do it if they have had a high turnover and you have already proven your proficiency on the account. Sounds like you deserve it.
let us all believe they will get what they deserve.
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Well that is just silly, unless you are getting round the clock pay.
And I highly doubt that. I was a recruiter, doesn't pay all that great.
They're hiring for the next round
of MTs.
Um, yes. Gather round and let me tell you a story...
I was hired by Focus in QA, paid hourly. I sat around for three weeks and no one contacted me about loading software, training, etc. I emailed the person who was supposed to do my training and was told I haven't forgot about you. I promise we will get together tomorrow. Tomorrow would come and she wouldn't call. Meanwhile, I'm not getting paid. Finally, I emailed the head of HR and cc'd one of the VPs in the U.S. office. I was told my supervisor was very sweet, but she didn't know what she was talking about when she said I would start immediately. My supervisor then told me that she would sign off on any hours I put in the timeclock system. For three months, I timed in and sat at my PC and waited for training that never came. At the end of the third month, I took matters into my own hands and called the IT department directly, bugged them with email after email, and they installed the software on my PC. I then emailed the tech department a list of accounts I wanted access to and it was given to me. I started training myself only to be called up and fired.
Fired from a job I never actually started! It was the most infuriating experience I have ever had with an MTSO. I have never seen so much disorganization, outright lying, and complete disregard for their employees than I have seen with Focus. I am not just talking about myself here. I am also talking about a number of employees that had been with them much longer than I who had been unceremoniously fired after being hired to build a U.S. based QA dream team.
I won't go into all the empty promises that were made. That's another bedtime story for another night.
My advice, if you have another job, hang on to it. If you don't, starting looking.
Karma will get what they deserve
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You deserve better than to work for this
RUN, RUN, RUN, RUN. See archives.
You don't *really* deserve a response but here goes
something tells me you aren't capable of getting this but here goes: MY POST was to gauge INTEREST, *not* delegate the work.
Can you grasp that simple concept?
Try reading my posts again, and see if it's a little clearer.
As an activist for 10 years, I know just how easy it is for others to allow one person to hold the reins. I'm not willing to do that WITHOUT serious support.
Got it now?
What is your problem? TT does not deserve
all these negative posts and bashing. For your information, I've been there over a year and the only time I ran out of work was around the holidays.
Methinks there are too many people that have become paranoid because of another job with another company and it's not fair to TT.
C'mon, be fair to TT. They've been good to all their MTs.
Thank you, you deserve to be blessed.
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Then what? I will have given a heads-up to others who deserve it
There must have been a certain amount of business generated from their advertisement of work being done state side.They obviously plan to keep that on there, so it's had to be a money maker. It certainly makes a difference if I'm the one looking for a job and it's a state side company hiring MTs. Then what...? You're right. It's not going to stop. But would you not want a heads-up? The website says state side. All of us deserve to know the truth going on inside these crooked companies.... because the only thing we can do is look after each other.
It is on the JobSeekers board in a little round button
There are 3 and the one on teh far right is the Job Bank.
Has anyone who has applied for last round of Lee Perfect openings heard from them yet? nm
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And then there are those who ace the tests and deserve a response!
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You certainly deserve the extra for working 3rd. sm
I could never do it!!
So you deserve special treatment? sm
MTs that don't have kids are ALWAYS stuck with the weekends and nights. It is expected of us to take up the slack for the MTs with kids ALL THE TIME. And when asked ONE TIME to switch and work a night or a weekend so an MT without kids can do something, the answer is always NO I want to be with my kids. Go ahead and flame me because personally I'm SICK OF IT!
Other than the obvious MQ and Spheris, what companies round out the top 10 in terms of size? sm
Which offshore out of those? I want to go with a big company for a few reasons, but I do not want MQ or Spheris. I'm also just curious. It seems like they are very big and the rest are much smaller. Am I right or just assuming? Which company or companies do you think are growing and will catch them or close? Are there any out there that have that potential? I would love to get in for chance for advancement but not ground level because I want stability. Easy to know what I want, hard to articulate it clearly. I have read previous posts, tried to research other sources and want to put together a good list for myself.
Axolotl- Are you eligible to retest if you didnt make it the first round?
It's embarrassing to have 15 years experience and not pass. I really feel it was a sound quality issue but that is just my opinion. I wondered if they gave second chances.
Typical year round. They overhire. I left due to lack of
work. About 6 other MTs left when I did, that I am aware of, due to lack of work. There are accounts with a lot of work and frequent OT, but I was told they couldn't be worked on as a secondary account. Made no sense at all to me.
NO paid holidays for us all year round. If there is any work on the holiday, you get
lines and a half, but usually there is no work. They usually clear out the work before the holiday so there is no 1-1/2 line pay remaining. Transtech names 6 holidays each year, but the MT takes those holidays off WITHOUT pay.  I am sure the office staff and all other non-MT staff take off WITHOUT pay, too, aren't you???? LOL
Which MT companies DO pay an MT for holidays. I don't consider a day a HOLIDAY unless it is PAID. They can call it 6 holdays, but have to take off without pay . . . . just another day, i.e, get sick -- NO PAY.
You are so right and the ones who work for free should be flogged. Everyone deserve to be....
compensated for their time, effort, and dedication and what a slap in their face to get paid 1 cpl, if they are lucky. With this company, they would be hard pressed to get get anything so if nothing is really want they value their worth at, then go for it. I find it almost pathetically sad and any company that does this should be ashamed.
I HAD A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THERE, AND I THINK PEOPLE DESERVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT...
IT WAS GREAT WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THAT MUCH I WILL ADMIT. I WAS PLEASANTLY SUPRISED AT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HELP, THEIR KINDNESS, AND THEIR AVAILABILITY TO THE MT'S. BUT AS MANAGMENT CHANGED, SO DID ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT MADE DSG SO PERSONAL.
I LEFT ON MY OWN TERMS. I WAS NOT FIRED... I AM NOT A MAD IC OR EMPLOYEE THAT WAS TERMINATED. I WAS SICK OF BEING TREATED LIKE CRAP ALL OF THE TIME. AND I STILL TALK TO MANY FRIENDS THAT I HAVE MADE THERE AT DSG, AND THEY WILL ALL SAY THE SAME THING... DSG HAS BECOME A VERY IMPERSONABLE PLACE TO WORK, AND IS A PLACE WHERE YOU HAVE TO FIGHT FOR YOUR WORK. WE WERE NEVER ENCOURAGED TO HELP EACH OTHER AND WERE OFTEN GREETED WITH RUDE COMMENTS FROM THE MANAGEMENT WHEN TRYING TO DO SO.
I DO NOT HAVE TO KEEP QUIET ABOUT MY OPINION OF DSG OR THEIR UNPROFESSIONALISM. IT IS A FREE COUNTRY.
THANKS FOR YOUR BLESSINGS, THEY ARE NOT NEEDED. I AM EXTREMELY HAPPY WHERE I AM NOW. NO NEED TO FIGHT FOR WORK, AND MAKING MUCH MORE INCOME. SO YOU CAN HAVE DSG... FOR ME IT WAS A STEPPING STONE ON THE WAY TO A REAL JOB...
I agree, whoever you are, you deserve to be happy with any job, not constantly struggling.
The reason we have these boards is we need each other, that is my reason. It is a God given right that we deserve to be happy and not be taken advantage of, be kind to other people, and PASS IT ON!
You deserve major kuddos! Hope that company (and their editors) appreciate you!
I know I would as an editor!!!
if someone puts up with crap for 5 years... they deserve the crap!! good grief... grow a set and get
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My post should say the post above not the post below, Sheryl's post to be specific. nm
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It's a "fishing" post. Same post a few days ago with numerous errors
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You are not allowed to post their link on this site. Post
will be removed. It was up last night and post got removed.
Read Spherson's post below, who admits, in the post, they do pay it.
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Peachy, your post is interesting, but my post now is irrelevent but
A few weeks ago I went to my clinic where they had recently implemented EHR or EMR, whichever you call it, and the doctor's back was to me the whole time he and I conversed because his nose was stuck in his laptop. To me, it felt a little more impersonal, but I understand he was doing what he had to do, but it seems like the bedside manner may go to the wayside if the doctors can't even look at you when they are asking you questions or you are speaking to him/her. I know this is relevant to your original post, but just an interesting fact that I had not anticipated. Anyone else experience this?
This is why I NEVER post my cpl. I'll post the range of
what the company pays, but NEVER what I make. I know that I make more than probably 70% of the people there, because they know I produce a client ready report and that I can do anything they throw at me. We don't have levels, but I guess if we did I'd be at the highest level. Telling how much you make isn't so bad, but when people know what company you work for and then what you make that isn't a good combination. The ONLY people I have ever discussed what I make with, are my husband and my MTSO owner. Talking about your salary/pay is enough to get your fired in lots of companies.
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One post was another "run" type of post and the
the recruiter. Once you are in with the company, the recruiter has nothing to do with you or your job. I want specifics about problems with THE JOB, not the recruiter. Specifics such as no or late checks, line counts being messed up, no work, taking bennies away with no explanation. Things that matter, not the recruiter.
everytime you post, where ever you post
unless you go through an anonymizer, your IP address can be traced back to you, even through the guises of this web site. There are web sites you can find on the internet to do this for you, or if you are 18 years old and like to hack, it's an easy enough thing to do.
I post a pay range, DOE; however, most don't post..
I wish some MTs would start thinking about the business aspect of the industry. For example, this is a public site, so go to Google or another search engine and type [the co's name] and per line, and voila! now everyone knows how much you pay your MTs.
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No, after I read a followup yesterday that said there were apologies and answered Michelle, I realized that and someone said to just get back to work and they were right.. even an apology was too much, plus it would look like I was just tagging along after JMO, which is what you are accusing me of now.
I just didn't understand where the posts went, it was odd, and I wanted to reiterate some things (the point I mentioned earlier, about seeing BOTH sides), but I see it really doesn't matter WHAT I say, you've already made up your mind about me and my motivations without even knowing me. Why am I explaining myself to you? I dunno.
It doesn't matter. Good luck to you and don't worry, God will take care of/deal with me, and I ask him to bless you all too.:)
TO POST ABOVE, AT MQ 6 YRS....sm
Would you please e-mail me at jcarros213@aol.com. I "really" need information.
TIA
This post should have gone under OP.
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