You went back? I thought they were upset at me when I left because they were looking foward to

• Another reason why I love TransTech - TT'er
  • LOL! Spheris is also cool if I lose DSL and they - also pay early on holiday.
  • and this is special because.....? nm - anon
  • Do you love their insurance increase as was - discussed on another post? nm
  • Gagggg, your posts are getting old. - work at TT, too. sm
    • I kinda agree. I enjoy working at TT, but this kind of "overkill" is why people sm - LTMT
      • That's a shame about the increase - because there were quite a few here
        • From what I understand not enough MTs - stroker
          • Same here - ERMT
        • Yes, I am really heartbroken because I was hired by KS and TT! - anon
          • The new KS insurance is only $250 a month. That's MUCH lower. sm - Update
            • You went back? I thought they were upset at me when I left because they were looking foward to - anon
              • Good MT hard to find & 1 familiar with platform is - better. MTSO will prob rehire if didnt burn bridge
                • Did not burn bridge, was well liked. - anonny
                  • Definately call. They will love to hear from you and - have you back. Worse can say is no(but they wont)
                    • yes, DEFINITELY - NM
                      • Okay, I will! Thanks for all your encouragement. - annony
                    • I was going to send an e mail just now - annony
            • New Insurance? - KSer
              • I called and asked. There was an email last week. sm - KS MT2
            • Is that individual or family and what is the company? - May have to check it out.
              • That is individual and the company is paying a big portion. sm - KS MT2
                • family rate? - unfg
                • Sorry, but $250 for single is - type-it
                  • insurance - marilyn
                  • Ykes, I have a private policy and only pay $160/mo. nm - R
                  • This is rumor. Nothing has been decided yet. sm - Keystrokes Manager
                    • Half the employees didn't take it? I'm shocked. - What's going on?
                      • I already have insurance through my husband's job, so I didn't need it. - KSMT3
      • LOL! No kidding! - KC
        • This company and KS are about the only companies talked about on this - Anon
        • I understand where she's coming from - My company never pays early, always late
  • So what is the big deal about that? Every MTSO and I have - worked for paid early too.
    • My company does too. Good god. - MEMT
  • Most national holidays fall on Monday. - Doesn't apply to you (NM)
    • For poster below not OP - Doesn't apply to you (NM)
      • Hmm, didnt see the "This is for everyone but MT - who works for the mid size MTSO." nm
      • Public board. I am free to respond to any post. - nm
  • Umm, I am paid every other Friday, on time. Work - mid size MTSO. nm

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Now why would I be upset?  I work for a great company and make great money.  It is a little annoying for people to say these things don't exist when they do!!! 

As far as posting my company's name, I am not at liberty to do so after I posted my line rate.  This is a very confidential topic at the company I work for.  I will say that they have been talked about frequently on this board as a great company to work for.  I don't believe they are currently hiring at this time.

Not that we are just switching to VR from straight typing. They are switching our VR to new software (that they claim to be more productive) and decreasing our line rate with the switch. We are currently paid a decrease of 30% of our transcription rate for VR but will be paid a 37.5% decrease when the switch to the new software takes place (this is about 1.2 cpl less for me). Unless the new software is really that much better right off the bat, that is a significant pay cut for us. If I can only do the same number of lines on the new VR software that I do now on our current software, I will lose a little more than $3 an hour for editing. I would have to be able to do about an extra 100 lines per hour on the new software to make the same amount of money that I am currently making. The problem is that there really is no proof that the new software will lead to significant enough productivity gains to justify dropping our line rate. I'll believe it when I see it. The idea of working harder to make (hopefully) the same, or maybe even less, money does not sit well with many....

You evidently have an issue with some MTs having a good job and good employer.  Why else would you take that post as being anything else?  Maybe you should work on your jealousy issues???

does not know that a lot is TWO WORDS.  She no doubt works at that company that values quality above all else. 

But, try to look at it this way.  You are in a healthcare profession, part of the team that takes care of that patient, even though not IN the hospital.  That means nights, weekends, holidays, etc., someone from the healthcare team has to be available for transcription.

I don't know anything specifically about this company, but from a manager's standpoint, I just wanted you to realize WHY some companies are specifically looking for nights, weekends, and holiday help.  It's tough--everyone wants to be off on weekends, be off on holidays, etc., but the reality is that MT just like nurses, doctors, and other allied health professionals are needed when the patient is an inpatient.  :(

misleading because the fit was not good for them. 

If you have been on these boards a while, you would know that she always posts her name.  I emailed her today to tell her what was happening on here, and the response I got back was she does not even look on here as it is too upsetting and has promised herself not to come and look.  She has too much else to do with her time and defending herself and her company is always misinterpreted.  She basically told me I should spend more time working or with my family than spending time on this soap opera.

sorry about type, but very, very upset with the TT has lost any concern/care for their MT's who make their paychecks for them.  Dictatphone doesn't pay you your salary, nor pay for your raises.  Your MT's allow your paychecks the remain the same and allow you to give yourselves RAISES.

Leads/sups, etc are transcribing OUR WORK now and we have none to little no paychecks to pay our bills.

You who are thinking of hiring on with TT better give some very consideration to your decision.  GOOD ADVICE.

and inability to meet my payments that I have normally had no problem paying.  It is so disgusting.

Don't send me a Happy Friday email.  Send me some of your paycheck, mgmt.  Nor do I want to hear you guys ROCK!  If you mgmt people had no paychecks, you wouldn't be saying that, would you?

Your paychecks come from MT's -- NO ONE ELSE !!!  And YOU want to pay us 1/3 or 1/4 of our line rate for your crummy VR dictation.  What a disgrace !!!

The accounts weren't too horribly bad.  The reason I ended up leaving was because slowly but surely they began to inch closer and closer to paying QA by production.  When I first started, the quota was something like 30 reports a day.   We simply had to make sure that we QA'd all reports that were close to being out of TAT first and then do the rest.  Then, my supervisor left and they hired a new one who immediately called a big teleconference meeting and said we had to up production to 60 reports a day.  Then, they started counting lines.  Which was fine because they were still paying hourly.

Next, there was an MT who used VR software because she was blind - yes blind.  Again, when I first started, I was told we had to edit her entire reports because she used the VR software and we had to make sure that everything was correct and made sense.  Then, we are told only check the blanks.  I wasn't comfortable with that and I continued to completely proof every word.  Then I was called on the carpet not because I wasn't meeting the production quota, but because I was ONLY meeting the production quota.  I told them I was proofing all of the MT's work that used VR, I was told that no one ever told me to proof every word of the VR reports and that I needed to fill in blanks and move on.  When I voiced my concerns, I was told that was my job, to fill in blanks and I should move on and strive to product above the standards.  Next thing you know, rumors abounded about changing the QA staff to being paid on production.  So I left. 

There just seemed to me to be too little concern for quality and more emphasis on quantity and I just didn't want to be part of company who would take money out of my pocket just to line their own and that's what they were doing by putting QA on production.  I also am not comfortable with the job of QA being thought of as a blank filler.  There is much more to the QA profession than just simply filling in blanks. 

I don't know if Transcend ever did start paying QA by production, but I could see that the idea was being floated there.  Maybe there was a enough protest that they didn't change from hourly. 

Good luck to you!