just wanted to clarify my most recent post...

• Check out Liz's job ad - No company name
  • The type of job ad post made by this person is not - Administrator sm
  • Looks like administrator removed the ad - Thank you NM
  • I thought it was funny. - Msla MT
  • I liked the ad. Too the point and lets you know - well
    • Don't be so sure. I was one of her MTs and she - was awful to work for. (SM)
      • "hell" is foul language?? - sinkable episode
        • In a job ad post, YES, it is foul language and it will not be tolerated - on this site. Administrator nm
      • that really is bad..... - mtx3
        • just wanted to clarify my most recent post... - mtx3
    • I'm thinking..unprofessional. First impressions are everything and my impression is.... - WanderingMT
    • She might be telling it like it is but... - JMO
      • She has good pay, but - rainbow
  • Re: Liz ad - Nice ad
  • Wow..too harsh for me.. I mean I think I know what the heck I'm doing but maybe I really don't - WanderingMT
  • Won't go there - siren
    • LUDACRIS!! - Absolutely
      • LUDACRIS??? - MTmaven
        • Thank goodness someone other than me caught that! - I've been silently LMAO!
          • Could not stand it .. - MTmaven
            • Spelling police is not necessary here. - Administrator nm
      • I just wanted to say .... - mtx3
        • That may be well and good, but she used poor judgment - Administrator sm
        • Is that you Liz? lol - x
          • no, I am not Liz! , I promise : ) NM - mtx3
      • Ad - MT
        • Then maybe you should work for her? - Me
        • I emailed her about her language.... - rainbow
          • Ad - MT
            • It was hardly funny, it was demoralizing to MTs. And, I have - Administrator sm
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do you know that they still have major deductions for commas and such, or was that from when you were with them before?  I know someone who is applying and I think they need to know if that is still the case.  Nobody wants a QA dragon breathing down her neck.  Thanks for the info. 

I am not sure what the poster meant, but perhaps they meant that patients' information is ripped off by others in the medical field? 

Could you further expound please?  Would be greatly appreciated. 

We have a free Job Seeker's board with plenty of job advertisements to peruse.  As well, we have a free resume bank for interested MTs to present a resume on.

Goldbird

If you are looking for a position (employee or IC), you will simply have to do your own legwork like everyone else.  Look at the Job Seekers board.  There are both employee and IC positions available.  Inquire with those companies.

Post your resume on the free job resume bank.  Companies looking for workers will be sure to see it there! 

If you wish to inquire about a specific company, please do so right here, on the Company board!! 

Goldbird

edict rather than law, but figured I'd get jumped on using that word.  One of the late-night talk-show hosts referred to it as a law when one of the guests was baiting him to say, Merry Christmas. 

The point is, you knew exactly what I meant in the first place.  Oh well.  Glad I gave No Name a LOL!  Laughing is healthy. 

If you are looking for a position, please read our Job Seekers board.  You may also post your resume on our free resume bank.

If you have questions about a specific company, please ask here on the Company board.

However, we do not allow posts asking for good companies or good pay, etc.  Ask about specific companies. 

If you have any questions, email the Administrator or myself.  We will be glad to help you.

Goldbird

You should peruse our free Job Seekers board for job advertisements.  We also have a free resume bank for you to submit your resume to.

Otherwise, you should not post job-wanted posts.  Please ask about a specific company.

If you have questions about this, please email myself or the Administrator.

Goldbird

There was a recent post on AOL about earning extra money with a second job during the recession  One of the jobs listed was medical transcription and the article stated if you can type and have excellent English skills you can do this job at home and earn extra money  --  My supervisor informed me of the link originally, then I saw it later that day  -- no wonder this profession has gone downhill :(

There was a recent post on AOL about earning extra money with a second job during the recession  One of the jobs listed was medical transcription and the article stated if you can type and have excellent English skills you can do this job at home and earn extra money  --  My supervisor informed me of the link originally, then I saw it later that day  -- no wonder this profession has gone downhill :(

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. 

if you go back aways, yikes. I am always concerned when this happens.  Raises the question of concerted effort to rehab a company's rep. Proceed with eyes open, I would say.

enlighten you about this company. You can copy and paste the below URL into your browser.

http://forum.mtstars.com/company/v/1/68408.html

I would like to comment on your posts, as it is my help-wanted ad you are discussing.  I have attempted to put as many details into my ad as possible, in order to answer all possible questions anyone might have before applying.  My ad is not meant to be overbearing, rude, or pushy, but I realize it might appear that way to others because of all of the fine details I have written into it.  I have amended the ad many times over the years due to certain situations that have occured.  The part about if you love animals is due to the fact that I had a Transcriptionist working with me, who later told me that she did not like animals.  Since she did not like animals, it reflected in her work, which is probably because the work did not hold her interest.

I have read a lot of really vicious posts about myself and my company, none of which I feel are justified.  I am sure I have hurt some feelings when returning test results and when informing others that they do not appear to be compatible with the current position, but I have always been diplomatic in my emails and polite when conducting phone interviews.

I would like to set the record straight and let everyone know that I do NOT send out real work, hoping someone will do my job for me.  When I test someone, they are typing actual dictation files, but the reports have already been typed and returned to the clinic.  When testing potential applicants, I only send out two small dictation files at the most (sometimes only one), and the person below is obviously confused, or is blatently lying.

Also, regardless of what some people might be saying/thinking, there are at least four new clinics that open each year.  In the past six years, I have had five people leave their jobs voluntarily for their own personal reasons.  My newest ad is posted because I have been short-handed for some time now due to all of the unexpected clinics thrown at me and because I recently had a transcriptionist pass away unexpectedly.

I personally take the time to train each new person, and I can only handle training one person at a time because I have many other duties during the day, such as invoicing, payroll, emails, phone calls, typing the work from my own assigned clinics, etc.  It takes at least one month for each new person to feel comfortable enough to go on their own with the work, so I am constantly behind on getting all of the clinics covered.  As soon as one transcriptionist is out of training, I post my help-wanted ad and start all over again.  Believe me, I would like nothing more than to hire someone and put them on their own right away, which would make my life a lot easier!  However, the vet group I type for is very picky, which I can only blame on myself because they are spoiled and accustomed to having things done a specific way.

I could write a book in trying to defend myself and my company name, but, unfortunately, I no longer have the time to chat with other transcriptionists like I used to do years ago.  My main reason for posting a response is because I realize these posts will remain on the board for a very long time to come, and I am hoping potential applicants are not deterred from applying because of what has been posted at this site.  

I don't understand what you mean by "in the office." The only people "in the office" are techies, some senior management types (but not even all of those), payroll in Pitts, etc.

I'm thinking through all of the "supervisors" (MT supervisors) and they all work from home. Sorry to hear that you've had a bad experience, but know that they DO have some really good transcription supervisors, and that it's totally an incorrect generalization that a 'bad one' will "be supervising you." 

And, no, I don't work at Webmedx any more. Used to, knew all of the supes very well and worked with them daily. I saw how they dealt with their MTs. All had their strengths and weaknesses.

Try to not generalize in such a negative fashion, okay?  If you have issues, speak directly with the supervisor, or at least say "I have worked with a couple, I didn't enjoy the experience, but I can't speak for every supervisor there." Post responsibly.

I can feel the flames already!

I have a hard time feeling sorry for someone who fraudulently receives unemployment benefits while working.  Two wrongs don't make a right.  I've had a real rough past few years here trying to recover from Medquist, but I'm proud to say I have been honest in all my dealings on my end.  I work hard and if the company doesn't work, for whatever reason, I move on.  Everyone should realize by now that THE ACCOUNT MEANS EVERYTHING.  Not the company.  Not the line rate.  Not the communications.  If you are on a crappy account, you won't make money.  You can have a low line rate with a great account and make great money.  You can have poor communications with a great account and it doesn't make a difference because everything on the account is crystal clear and you don't have to ask for clarification.  You unhappy Keystrokers got the bad account.  You happy ones have good accounts.  Simple.  Keystrokes probably should unload the bad account, but does any company ever actually do that?  I don't know the answer to that. 

Now, my production put me making the same as full-time in each one but I was officially part-time in each company

Do you mean you were able to produce full time work in parttime hours at both jobs?   I thing I'm going brain dead from job hunting and working.  Forgive me if I am sounding dense here. 

I totally agree with you, but it is getting harder and harder to find non-VR jobs.  If MTs have to do VR, then the only option may be to become as proficient as possible  just to survive.  I recently found a job doing staight typing  because found VR to be a losing proposition.  Being paid considerably less to make a sometimes totally worthless VR program look good is not my idea of a good time.

Are you saying if we don't catch all the errors (as in correcting everything), we shouldn't be an MT or are you saying we should just accept gobbledy-gook word salad from VR and be happy to deal with it?

I agree with the catching errors, but not with the expectation that every report will be a piece of garbage to be cleaned up and I should be happy to clean it, ectstatic to get 1/3 or 1/2 the pay or I shouldn't be an MT.  No, no, can't agree there.