Your post makes my point. If IC, company is NOT
Posted By: your employer!! YOU are your employer. nm on 2008-02-14
In Reply to: give me a break - FLMT
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IC or employee status, makes no difference at this point. nm
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Think his/her point was the share of the WEEKEND work. What makes you so special? sm
Everyone else has to work a weekend at least every now and then.
What makes you think your post
People have the right to post what they want. She wasn't rude to anyone in her post (unlike you). She was simply posting her experience wasn't the same. Why didn't you step in the thread down below and admonish those for posting negative posts? You made it sound like you know MDI so well and that you're great friends, yet you did nothing until someone posted something positive about the company. Or is it that all you like to see on this board are negative posts?
The post makes no sense.
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This post makes 3 "SD" I have seen, what is that?
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Your post makes perfect sense to me!
Someone who completed a court reporting course already has the skills and could easily use them in MT. I just never heard of somebody who already does MT taking the time and effort to learn Stenotype. It can certainly be self-taught, but I'm sure you know that it doesn't happen overnight.
And I don't see at all how Stenotype could help much in VR, which is what a lot of companies are moving towards these days.
Of course, anyone learning Stenotype has additional employment options open to them in the court reporting field, which can be a pretty lucrative field. (And I TOTALLY share your feelings about work clothes!!! LOL.)
It's a wonderful skill to have, but it's far from easy and takes a long time to achieve a speed that would help with MT, don't you think?
No...the post from Moving On makes no sense to me
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your post lacks logic and makes no sense, whatsoever..sm
What is the REAL message in her post?
That her grammar is awful.
I read that post on job seeker's board, and it makes absolutely no sense...sm
Scary to think this is what medical reports might look like coming in from overseas MTs. Thank goodness I'm not an editor...that would irritate the living --- out of me. Quite an embarrassment to those of us in this profession who have worked hard over the years and are proud of what we do.
That's the point of my post --
We have no information. We've only been given a few quick answers in a phone call.
The pay cuts everyone is referring to are to the existing Transcend employees, not the MTs from the MDI merger. Nothing will change with us until January 1st. The answers you received in that phone call only apply until January 1st. After that, we're fair game for pay cuts.
I'm looking today, too! I've had enough of sitting around hoping and praying for something good to come out of this. If I jump the gun and lose 1 or 2 cents per line, at least I'll still have my sanity. I have a feeling though, if I stay, I'll lose much more than 1 or 2 cents a line with Transcend.
This was a very stupid move on Transcend's part. If they were going to do pay cuts, it would have been smarter for them to wait until after January 1st. They've just given us a sneak preview of how they treat their employees.
Re-read my post - that was my point! nm
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You missed the whole point of my post. NM
You missed the point of the post
The writer was asking you why you don't simply get another job (or a second one)... Unless you are new to this biz, you have to know to diversify and have more than one job at all times.
Doesn't mean I don't sympathize - and I speak from experience. Rad is all I do and I wouldn't dream of being without a back up at all times.
I agree with your post, but I still want to point out
that it is me (and the ones who stood with me) who came out as the winners in this argument.
I corrected definitely wrong grammar (10 times the same mistake in 1 post) and I was NOT nit-picking, whereas I was consequently singled out and nit-picked on by questioning my style, whereas BOTH versions are acceptable.
I can with certainty say that posters who are 100% against me and even started bad-mouthing me, although I corrected righfully wrong grammar, are the MTs with the bad grammar and spelling, refusing to admit their mistakes and should therefore NOT be MTs, because they have generally bad morals.
What makes you think its the same company?
n/m It seems that they are 2 different company with 2 different names. Why would you think they are the same company? Just curious as I have a job offer with both of them!
You miss the point and the irony of your post!
They are mass hiring still and have NO work. The future is the future, and now is now. I certainly think it is unethical at the very least to continue to hire MTs when the ones who are there are scrambling for a job or 2. No matter now nicey-nice they may be, that is NOT nice, no matter how you slice it. They have no right to be hiring with work shortages, unless they state that up front, which, of course, they do not!
You totally missed the point of my post.
You just restated my point. The above poster is lucky that she started at 0.095 cpl. That has not been my experience. But I am thrilled to be working at 7 cpl. As I stated before, even at 7 cpl, I make more money than I ever did at any other job. I currently making over $17 an hour at 7 cpl and my pay keeps increasing each month as I get better on my account, so I am not complaining. No need to get down on me when you clearly misunderstood my post.
Well, yes. But my point is the OP said wanted people to post
positive experiences with Focus. I've seen other posts like this where a person will ask about a specific MTSO and say something like just good things or no negative posts please.
It just strikes me as looking at the world through rose colored glasses. How can you make an informed decision if you only consider one side of an argument? It's just silly. Why bother to ask any questions at all? Just take the job and be done with it. People take time to answer questions honestly here and try to help out fellow MTs so they don't make the same mistakes we've made and what thanks do we get? 
Pollyannas like the OP who just wants to hear the good.
I think the point was to POST names of good companies for all MTs to see,
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The above post proves my point! You are out of line and that was uncalled for..sm
not to mention utterly ridiculous to even read. Why are you reaching so high to make this MT look bad because she doesn't want to work a weekend? Get over it already. The OP obviously has a life, some of us do! Maybe it's time you get one!
You missed my point in jobs knockin post and the
you want. If you like MTSO you are with now, get more work from there. If not go after what you want with different MTSO, different job, whatever. Whats the big deal with askin for more work with MTSO you are with, if you like them. No different that asking to work for (by applying to) any other MTSO. A real pro knows to get proactive and steer you life in the direction you want it to go.
EXCELLENT post. Thank you for a balanced point of view. nm
Yes, I agree. It makes you wonder what this company is really up to.
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No company makes guarantees of course sm
but if you have been there over a year you can take FMLA and the policy says **usually** will be returned to former position. I can bet it would not be the same accounts unless they had vacancies on your old accounts.
I think what it boils down to is if they need people at the time you are ready to come back, they'll take you back, but there is always the possibility they might not.
Jesus doesnt post on this board. No point in asking Him any questions here.
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Try re-reading the original post...you're missing the point
If the company populates the demographics makes
HUGE difference. I worked with two different companies with Emdat. One wasn't too bad but the other didn't do anything with the demographics or even try to figure the system out to make it more MT friendly. Emdat still, after how much time, has not corrected the spell check either. I finally quit. I am now happily working in Word again and my line count is back up to normal. Even after months in Emdat, my line count was down significantly. I will not work on that platforn. Good luck!
So you stay with a company that makes it hard to
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buy, merge, the point was they are now one company. nm
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That is my whole point, it is another company baiting, and I know about the "threat, too."
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That's my whole point, it is another company baiting and I know about the "threat."
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Nuance is the parent company of Dictaphone. Dictaphone makes ExText.
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Any company that makes you wait to get paid until they get paid by the client
is not a company you want to get involved with. That's part of being an MTSO, figuring out how to cover your payroll while waiting to get paid. I would stay away!
Which company is this? I post here all the
time and would like to know if my company was the culprit. Thanks.
Post an ad = company doing bad. Don't post = company doing bad. If we
did not have something to complain about, what could we possibly do with all that spare time?????????
Why post this if you are not going to say the company name?
Have to post about this company now...
Hi all, I've been through the grind over the last few years like so many MTs trying to piece together IC work, getting a good job here and there only to be forced into VR with as much as 60% pay cuts, etc. etc., so I just wanted to say for a change, THANK YOU to the one company that has kept me afloat through all this misery. It's a small company that I've worked for over a year now part time (wish I could be full time, but there just aren't the accounts available). This company is AccuSTAT out of Wisconsin. The pay is above average, the working conditions are great, things are run neatly and sensibly, and it is a pure pleasure to work there, like it used to be at the great smaller MTSOs before 2000. I know, it sounds like I'm some kind of company official plugging this way, but I'm just a lowly MT who kind of stumbled into the job when I needed it the most. As many bad experiences as I've had over the past few years (and posted about here, too), I am just so grateful to them and thought I should say so.
If you have the chance to work for them, I have to put in my 2 dollars and say go for it. With all the pressures on smaller MTSOs today, though, how long can they keep operating in a way that's profitable for the MT as well as for them? It doesn't seem like a good climate these days for any honest company. It does seem like work is starting to trickle back to the States and I hope that continues in a big way (I've taken another job outside of MT to fill in the gaps, hence my name). I hope all the small (and large, if there are any) MTSOs who are such an asset to the industry can hold on until then.
We just never hear about these good companies enough because they seldom have to advertise for MTs, but I think they deserve a mention and some credit for what they do. I know I'll be there as long as they have any work for me. I do hope that some of the hospitals who are tired of poor quality of work and questionable billing practices will take a second look at companies like AccuSTAT that are have always been committed to high standards, and do such a good job of keeping MT morale so high -- always the best way to ensure excellent transcription, IMHO, though so often not even considered these days. OK, off my soapbox, I know I sound nerdy but sometimes you just have to say it out loud.
Don't know company, but post seems complete to me. nm
She has EVERY RIGHT to post that she is happy with her company!!
You think you and the rest of the people who are all about negative negative negative are the only ones allowed to post...you aren't too sharp are ya?
They all post below, but not yet one of them will say what company they recruit for. What is sm
up with that? Does anyone wonder? LOL. I sure do.
If the company were more forthcoming, we would not have to post here.
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This should have been under Cenla company post.
it's okay to post company name, per moderator.
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this is for post further down, yes company board,
'have you ever worked out of the home'...sorry for confusion.
Yes, so that those who didn't see the post on the Company board may see it on the
Main board. What's wrong with that? Isn't that ok to do?
SATISFIED MTs, Please post initials or name of your company here
If you are happy with your job, please post company name or initials here.
Dissatisfied MTs, post initials of company here
Let's take a poll
I know nothing about this company, but I just wanted to say just because she wouldn't post her na
means absolutely nothing. There are reasons why a person may not want to post his or her name about such a volatile issue. I was in the same boat a few months ago. I would have implicated someone else. Sorry, this may not make sense, but I'm just pointing out that she may have a valid reason.
Post on Main Board now about her company. nm
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That may be but if companies can't post ads without company names,
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I also could have written your post.. Does your company start with a .....
T...??? It just sounds way too familiar and I have cut back on working for them because I'm sick of getting the garage that they won't send to the Indians
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