no backspace -- what a nightmare! -- thanks for the warning! nm
Posted By: DANDELION on 2009-07-29
In Reply to: I agree, and also watch out for... (sm) - Beware2
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WARNING - etranz is a nightmare
Once again, another payroll check from etranz returned NSF. I left this so-called company, but I am still waiting for three paychecks, which if they ever do come I'm sure they will be worthless. This company is delusional. They do not understand why everyone keeps leaving and they tell themselves that each former MT had a "story" or were non-productive, etc. This is far from the truth. The truth is this company is based upon lies and they apparently have no money to pay their employees, so they continuously make up more lies and say your check is coming, that they had problems with the bank, that they refinanced their homes and have the money and intend to pay on time.
They have never paid on time . . . and most of the time when you finally get a paycheck, weeks late, it is NSF. They don't care! Meanwhile, you have to try to fix everything with your bank, etc. and figure out how to get your money.
Stay far far away from this one!
WARNING!!!! WARNING!!! NIGHTMARE!!!!!
WARNING!!! The IC works using Nicholas Transcription's own self-rigged platform system that they literally pieced together themselves even tho they are noT programmers= NOT EVEN CLOSE. this, um, platform is trash. It has so many bugs and errors that the MT spends more time fixing platform problems than typing; the program is so bad that it will destroy a computer. I know this because I had to replace my computer. Any body that works for this company stands a good chance of losing money rather. They pay 7 cpl, use a linecounting systme that does not include headers and footers. the low pay, the $2 charge for dir dep, and the time is spent struggling with this HOMEADE PATHETIC PLATFORM is extremely unreasonable. Oh yes, if an Mt does not meet the turn a time, the owner gets belligerent, hot-headed, and will FIRE an MT in a split second for being out of turnatime even if the reason for this is Nich. Trans' fault. This is a husband and wife team and the wife is without a doubt the worst individual I have EVER worked for (i have been in the biz for 10 years, so this is saying a LOT!!!) Enter at your own risk!!!
It's a nightmare!!!
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A QA nightmare - has anyone else
I started with a company recently. I had to invest to upgrade my word to 2003. They have account specifics that are so all over the place that each QA person interprets differently. I have one QA who seems to have it out for me. I'm getting reports back with changes and corrections that I know I couldn't possibly have done. I even wonder if they have me mixed up with someone else. I think I like the company overall but I don't know whether I should just hang up my keyboard and move on or what. Has anyone had a QA nightmare that they survived?
OMG! A nightmare again?
OMG! This is not a new situation at Axolotl? The regular Ax posters below have always given nothing but rave reviews on Axolotl, but now act as if this is an old problem, having no work. Is it a new thing or an old thing? I am hanging on by my nails and losing money daily. Not to belittle the OP losing $200 a paycheck, I have lost far more and am near panic state. If misery loves company, this must be happening to many of us. What is happening? I had never heard 1 word ever about low work here, so this is a shock to me. Is this not as temporary as I had been led to believe? I don’t have much time to play around, as my finances are near flat lined after months of this.
Yes, it's been a nightmare.
TY for your concern. Several of us haven't been paid our 2nd checks due. One hasn't been paid AT ALL. Stay away from TransMedical, Inc.
Spheris = Nightmare
Spheris is a nightmare and would not recommend them to ANYBODY...
Spheris ESL nightmare
I lasted 3 weeks at Spheris. They put me on a level 9 account, which is non-stop ESL's, never the same ones twice, all doing consults and cardiology. I just got slaughtered, couldn't get any traction and make any lines. Sometimes a 15 minute dictation yielded only about 35-40 lines. Then I found out Spheris is outsourcing to India BIG TIME. I got out before I went bonkers.
Demographics a nightmare!
She seemed nice, pay was on time, but the time put into searching for patient demographics was ridiculous. If they ever changed that, wouldn't be too bad.
Nightmare 2 years
You know, I'm one who calls things like I see them, probably gets me in trouble most days but when a person is loyal to a company for over 2 years despite health problems of their child continuing to work regardless only to be fired due to what I consider poor QA practices and constant changing of the rules.......well, I'm just grumbling at this point. The bottom line. Avoid TTS out of NH like the plague. javascript:editor_insertHTML('text',' ');
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This board became a nightmare
under the previous administration.
Would be my worst nightmare also. NM
I can't imagine why anyone would apply for a job like that.
Tis true, and it's a recruiter's nightmare...do it or else!
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There software platform is a nightmare.
Terra Nova nightmare....
Hi - I used to work for terra nova - bad experience for me - they started out really good, paid on time, etc, but when they switched over to the platform they work on now, they started messin up my money, when I did my line count for the pay period, it was never what they said it was - in the beginning, the line count feature on that platform was not accurate. When I checked my counts against their count, I was getting paid for work from the previous pay period?!?!? It was just crazy and when I spoke up about it all I got was BIG attitude from the owner - can't even remember her name right off....I'd run the other way if I were you....that's just my experience though, maybe they've improved since then...my thing is (with any company) DON'T MESS WITH ME MONEY!!!! 
Nightmare account specifics
As someone else has already stated here, the account specifics generally come from the client, not the service you work for (though they certainly can interject their own hoops to jump through and other insanities via their QA guidelines). I once started a new client with a new service and was presented with account specifics that totaled well over 120 pages, and the account supervisors forwarded me 75 helpful e-mails in my first couple of hours there, all of which detailed additional specifics for that one account. That's just nuts. I feel your pain.
Wait a minute, you mean this isn't a nightmare I just had
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They will hire ANYONE regardless of lack of skills. That's why QA is such a nightmare. nm
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I think we all have had nightmare experiences. I recently started a job that was "starving" fo
more work than you can imagine and then 2 days into it, NOTHING.. plus the software was a pain in the beeeehind!!! This great opportunity turned out to be a waste of time. Hopefully things get better for you. I quit..making $4 an hour was not my idea of surviving.
WARNING (SM)
If MQ is discussed anymore on this thread, the entire thread will be deleted.
Thanks for the warning! And NO WAY!
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Well...thanks for the warning!! (nm)
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Thanks for the warning
There are a couple of other companies out there fishing around for business on this board that have those same great features!!
Warning about D&L
I am an ex-employee at D&L and I will back you up 100%. I again did not receive my last check today, as promised, but some flim-flam excuse about them having received a bounced check from a large account. Regardless of their problems, I had done work for them according to their rules and expect pay according to their promises. I got out of there...I'm sorry you are having problems. For anyone looking for a job...beware of D&L.
WARNING ANOTHER CO THAT DOES NOT PAY
Please stay away from Meditran or also posts under the name of Rose for ortho help on this board. They do not pay!
what? oh man. thanks for the warning :)
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Just a warning
There is a certain company out of Sarasota who will advertise on the other board initals are PS -- good company in the fact that MT week GIFT and during XMAS gift, however SMALL. However, what I learned, is that if you question they will scr** with you. Example -- I did 35 reports for this particular company -- out of those 35 reports it was 535 lines -- YEP -- and no, I'm not lying -- automatic line count -- starred with another company recently 35 reports equaled 2100 lines --- HMM what is WRONG here? I called company A today got the run around and after SIX emails --NO response I was terminated -- I really DON'T give a hoot or holler and as an IC they cant terminate me -- I just want to forewarn and forearm that there are companies out there like that
thanks for the warning
I'm willing to bet we'll be seeing a lot more terminations with this new Impact thing.
Just a little warning...
Sometimes your better off under a group policy because your rates are across the board for everyone. With individual policies, come renewal time..you had better hope you did not file too many claims or have a new diagnosis like diabetes, heart disease etc..or your premiums could go through the roof and there is not a lot you can do about it. If you decide to switch policies/companies you might find that they will only touch you if you have a policy that costs out of this world, forcing you to stay with the first one. I have worked in medical billing/insurance, etc. I've seen this happen and also personally I have had to get a individual family policy. They snared us in with this great rate but a year later, our rates went a lot higher and we hardly had any claims. I guess the bottom line is.. it's not a great situation out there in the world of healthcare. We are forced to pay the price so to speak. Honestly, best wishes and I hope they do not sticker shock you later. The best news about individual policies is that if you are self-employed, you can claim it on your taxes so in a sense you get it back.
warning
They are just about all Filipino MT related and they literally kiss their behinds. They used to deduct from them just like the domestics, but they are phasing that out. Domestics are deducted for every little mistake. One girl was let go after only one week, had NO mentoring. Admin staff never been MTs.
They never once sent me a warning..
Just as I was about to start making my line counts and doing well the work disappeared and not just the usual standard drought that every company gets. My work up and vanished and never came back so after months of not making my line count I finally told them to i couldn't afford to work there. If they had the audacity to complain to ME about my line counts I'm sure I would have used much more colorful language. They're actually pretty cool about it though. I think their biggest problem is they're either overhiring or send our work offshore; maybe both.
Wow, thanks for the warning
Poor grammar and then calling MTs girls. Good thing you steered clear of this train wreck! 1 cpl? BWAHAHAHA....good luck finding someone to take that. Was the name of this outfit Scrooge's Medical Transcription Service? 
Thanks for warning us. nm
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No, not that company. But thanks for the warning. nm
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Thanks, we dodged the last one. But was warning new MTs to
MQ is concerned when it comes to covering yourself and what you THINK you have when you work for them. You can be in for a rude awakening and you are left holding the notorious bag.
They are reporting we are in a cycle now and it will last a few years, so we should anticipate this kind of storm activity next year and the next. These kinds of horrific storms have been here before so it is not all "global warming" so they say. It is a cycle.
From 1900s to 1950s we had storms with 180 mph winds etc so we are in for a mess of them it looks like. Good luck to you too. I'm leaving national work as an income, maybe a PT but will never depend on it ever again at home.
Oh great....thanks for the warning...nm
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Warning Non payer.
Mary Gleason, Digital Transcription. Do not work for, sole proprietor. Will let you work 2 weeks and stiff on pay, owed over $200.
lartech warning...
NONPAYER ALERT HERE!!
WARNING!!! NONPAYER!!!
The company that posted here a short time ago asking for PT/overflow podiatry work, COMPLETE transcription out of Texas, with the owner named Joanna. I worked for her earlier in the year. Got paid for the first month, but still 2 MONTHS later have yet to be paid for the other 2 weeks I worked. Had emailed about it and was told she hadn't gotten an invoice, which she had. I emailed the invoice AGAIN. Still no check. Emailed her yet again and have yet to recieve any response.
Just wanted to give warning if you are working or considering working for this person. Maybe this is a one-time issue, but I thought I'd pass the information along just in case. I'd hate for anyone else to be stuck high and dry with bills to pay and no check in sight.
Thanks for the confirmation and the warning. Better
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TTS website - see warning about them
http://www.tts-mt.com/index.htm
BE CAREFUL. They do not understand the meaning of Idependent Contractor and for employee status a pay cut is involved. Forget ever getting a raise. The platform is great but if you log off for a few minutes for anything you will be harrassed via messager, etc. Top pay in their minds is 8 cents for typing and 4 cents for VR. Moved on to bigger and way, way better. Do a search..there are a lot of posts about them.
Whoa...thanks for the warning! nm
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Warning about Medline
Please be careful with Medline, a company posting on the Job Seeker's Board. They posted in February of this year for people to participate in a short-term project of a pharmaceutical/medical conference. I completed a 10 minute test. A few days later I was told I tested great, but the response to his ad was in excess of what he expected and there was no more work on the project. He offered me a contract for future positions, I signed it, but I never heard anything back. I have no way of proving it, but I suspect that all the testing was part of a project he was paid for. If someone does work for Medline currently, please correct me if I'm wrong.
Just sent guru.com a warning about her. nm
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friendly warning
I've known 3 people who worked for them now and here's the deal. You will constantly run out of work. There are short periods where they will pay a premium rate for overtime, but it will not make up for what you lose due to no work in general. Also, don't expect your paychecks to be on time. They are mailed from Canada to one of their editors in California and she then remails them, so it never comes on time and recently people didn't get paid at all, the pay was over a week late with no real explanation. They just don't have it together.
Warning about this company
Just seeing that this company is once again looking for more MTs - be warned that it is not all it's cracked up to be. As an MT, you will have work but the current supervisor is extremely unprofessional and verbally abusive to you. The QA staff currently as well do not care about the MTs they edit. No feedback is given unless it is abusive to you. It is a company not recommended by many supervisors and professionals who have been associated with them or else have communicated on a higher level in the industry knowing the background of the company. As an MT you should be appreciated for being the backbone of any company - ATSI is not at all where you will find that well deserved attitude.
A few warning shots, then the big gun..
If the employee is making their production, that's one thing. But if they are not and turnaround time is suffering, then a heart-to-heart about the situation and maybe a couple of more warnings with a *I'm may have to let you go*, and then the hammer. That way, they can't say they never saw it coming and your friend's conscience is clear about giving the employee plenty of opportunity to address the situation.
And by *hammer*, I meant firing, 'cause reading it over, it seemed a little obscure even to me!
Actually there are lots of warning sm
posts here and on the internet (Google TransAM). Beware and TransAm seem to go hand in hand. Remember, one of the most important skills of MT is ability to research. They are a well known scam in the MT community. Search the other MT boards and you'll see the same beware posts. I'm sorry this happened to you but you're not the first to be scammed and certainly will not be the last unfortunately. I would suggest you chalk it up to experience and move on. The sooner you put it behind you the better. I'm sorry you fell for this but as you'll see once you really start searching, it's an old scam.
Warning about ad on Job Board....
By SIT transcription, this woman with the initials of AJ. She also calls her company A.J. Transcription AND SIT (Southern Illinois Transcription) You get NO account information, she refuses to tell you the name of the client/hospital/clinic....she does NOT want the MTs communicating and she is a witch to work for. These accounts are NOT her accounts. She contracts the work from various companies and she is not truthful about the line rate. She will quote you one rate, put it in the contract, then pay you a totally lower line rate.
Fair warning
I am confused. You say this is the not the first time they have done this and won't be the last and say money is owed but you also say you do not work there anymore. How can you know all of this if you are no longer working for them? Did you recently quit? Not trying to stir the pot here, just trying to understand. And why don't you handle your issues with them directly rather than posting it on a public board? How is creating this post supposed to help you? And what does the fact that the owners once worked for MQ have to do with anything? It's a red herring, a non-issue. A lot of people, myself included, once worked for MQ. So what? LM has always been on time with my pay, always, and have always been honest in their dealings with me. I think that the owners are decent people who treat their employees well. It is important to remember that great harm can be done to others with our words. If it were me and I had a legitimate gripe about not being paid, I would handle it through legal channels that have power to resolve the issue rather than resorting to a public bulletin board that does not. Just sayin', that's all......It's too easy to come on a board and flail away at someone. It just doesn't seem like the professional way to handle what should be an internal issue between you and a company.
Warning about WMX Webinar
Please beware! When you are on the WMX conference call today, the technology that they employ for conference calls allows them to see who is speaking. Be aware of that in case you want to make any comments during the call - they WILL know who you are.
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