sick and on treatment and they were laughing?
Posted By: WOW! on 2009-07-10
In Reply to: I thought about it but changed my mind after - No way
honestly, one day these people will get their due.. unreal that people can laugh at someone's misfortune, an employee no less. Tacky and sad.
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I don't say where because I know not everyone gets the same treatment. sm
I work for a national and have several hospitals in my work pool, each with several dictating docs/PAs/NPs of all different nationalities and dialects. But I do have a primary account which I absolutely love and which really boosts my line count on the days I get it. Only a few of us work on this account. I have also been with this same company for many years, have proven myself to my supervisor professionally and personally, and I have consistently excellent random reviews. I did not always have this account as my primary. My supervisor knows I love this account, and she knows the dictators are generous with normals, but she also knows I never have to send one of their charts to review and that I can turnaround a LOT of these charts per hour. So in a sense, having this account is a reward. I am sure if other MTs knew how easy (to me, at least) this account is, they would want it, too.
So I would not say what national I work for because I know there would immediately be several other MTs on here claiming that their situation is the exact opposite, nothing but ESL dictators and mushmouths, etc. Well, that's how it was for me when I first started wtih this company. It has taken several years of steady effort to get to this point (and very little complaining). For every one 2300-line day there were three 1300-line days.
I empathize with those who are struggling, I have been there. It was a few years before I got to an income that I was truly proud of.
Not everyone got the treatment you obviously have gotten
The training is a joke. Half hour on the phone is what I got. Broken promises as to how much work would be available, no job skipping, etc. This list could potentially be very long. I'm glad you have had a very good experience, but not everyone has.
Treatment
First of all I would venture to say that any glowing reviews about Futurenet came from people who do not need benefits, i.e. those who have husbands who work or those who just want mall money.
If you need a full-time job with benefits - do not apply to Futurenet.
Not everyone receives the same treatment. Maybe
QT is probably better than lots of companies, but they are on a serious downhill course. I don't mind working extra occassionally, but we get it caught up this week and then next week it will be behind again and we'll be asked to work again. If they are staying out of TAT it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know you need to get rid of those not doing their share and hire new ones.
Disgruntled employees are disgruntled for a reason. Sure there are those who just aren't going to be happy/content with any company, but there have been several posts over the last few months where people have noted a change in the company. Some if it I think is due to EDITED leaving. She seemed to balance the work so that you didn't get garbage 2 days in a row. Also L started her business and there didn't seem to be anyone looking after TAT, being balanced in the work distribution, you didn't know who did what, e-mails didn't get answered, QA problems, etc. There was talk maybe 2 years ago about selling to the squid and I was told not to believe it, that it absolutely wasn't true. If there is no basis to the offshoring issue, I feel they need to come forward and let us know, either way. When you take a position you do it based on current information, if the situation changes I believe you should know so that you can decide what to do.
SOME treatment, even if slow, is better than
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What makes u think u should get special treatment?
Tons and tons of ESL and you can't avoid them.
I didn't like the way we were given preferential treatment (sm)
and the MTs were treated like peons. The owner told me about different perks that QA got, but the MTs did not get, because we were considered the elite. Even though I was in QA, I never thought that I was better than the MTs, or elite. I was once an MT, so I remember how it was, and I didn't like their attitude. That is one of the reasons that I left.
Honest/personable treatment, no DD but pay on
a lot of ESL or just plain difficult dictators. They are growing. I was switched to a new account they added in the middle of a work day with no notice...wished I had been asked in advance if that was what I was interested cuz it blew productivity for a few days and lowered my check since I was not yet familiar with the first account and new to the platform. Competitive pay, IC status. No extra phone line needed. They use AIM when you are working...may or may not get support even if someone is assigned to cover for questions/help. I left to return to work for a previous MTSO where I had worked.
Honest/personalbe treatment...
Thanks for your reply. Looks like I'm better off where I am, even without knowing the pay.
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!
Still laughing....
at 'are they flexible' and 'sit for 8 hours day'. Oh my!
Laughing here
You said I would love to QA you stuff myself. I just love it. You probably just need to stick with whatever else you are trying to do.
cant stop laughing
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I am laughing here as I cannot take a test
I want to use my pedal but.........this is crazy.... never mind the test is too ridiculous!
Look for lawsuits. Like we need someone laughing at us.
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I am laughing so hard here...
Don't let someone make money off of our sweat and tears, when we could be making that money ourselves. TTD can go fly a kite for sure! 
Where DID you come from? You have me laughing myself silly!
Love the comparison with MQ and MDI-MD...
Not even close - laughing
I am just one who has been trying to offer 'food for thought' posts, that's all.
I'm sorry, laughing so hard
I can't type this.
I can't stop laughing! Nice one! nm
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I'm crying over here laughing so hard
no message so you don't have to bother looking inside the post. I thought same thing when I first got here...thought boy is this NM lady annoying. LOL!
Rolling on the floor laughing .... nm
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Done psych and almost died laughing
at the reports we would get. It was adult/adolescent drug and psych wards. I loved it, thought easy and not boring. Remember the time the man kept complaining about his neck hurting. Went to 1 doctor after the other, no help, no one listening. He finally had enough and got a noose, got a chair and decided to hang himself and end it all. He jumped off, popped his neck and guess what, sorta like a chiropracter, solved his problem and he was a happy man. Just 1 of the many.
when you are finished laughing, pls read
I strongly disagree with you. To say all MTs are highly skilled is to demean the whole group. There are roughly -- very roughly -- two categories of MTs. There are those who do it because they can stay home and breed their chihuahas and herd their babies. Then there are those who absolutely love the field of medicine and work for that reason. I began in-house and never dreamed that I would eventually work from home. The MTs who are willing to research Hiszysrinksigo's syndrome instead of blanking it SHOULD be paid more per line than the puppie brokers.
I am laughing at there is always work on second and third shifts. If you say so.
Go on with the bashing. Im prepared.
If I could only figure it out...stop laughing...LOL
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I don't see ONE single post where anyone is laughing at the SM
MT who is owed the money. NOT ONE. We are laughing at the so-called friend who comes on here insulting and bashing anyone who *dares* to ask a question about the situation and who stoops as low as to insult people about anything from their screen name (which is really mature) or saying they are in a 12-step program or calling people insecure just because of their screen name. THAT is what we are laughing at. I would think that was quite obvious...
Fell off my chair laughing so much at that!
Thanks for the laughter. Hahahahahahaha....
While you are laughing, that might not be a good thing because
I thought I was reading up at the top of this that the pay for VR at TT was 3.5 which is even less than what this person is making. I think at 3.5 or less folks are really going to be unhappy.
Losing ANY job is no laughing matter
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CrankyBeach, how can I be laughing even as my BP rises?
I've of course had the insurance company experience with an illness of our own, so your too-vibrant description of doing it all day has my stress level leaping even as I relax waiting for my smothered chicken to finish. Never on this earth. Maybe in the afterlife if I'm very bad.
Hey, stewed, laughing as I read this one
A gourdboard, who would have thought that 1 up!!
Rolling on floor laughing my butt off.
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SICK!
What the ____? He sent you a picture - what a psycho!
Tell me more!
LOL, sick!
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sick
They said they have sick time. What's up with that?
GET SIck, WHY DON'T YA?!
I think MT work is seasonal anyway....people will always get sick, but the time of year can affect how often and how quick people decide to go to the doctor. Plus, if it's surgery or other procedures, if people can plan when to do them, they probably haven't picked June or July - when many people are on vacation, or grandkids are coming to visit....
What is sick is that there may be SM
about 15 total people in the QA world doing this, but they hold a minimum of 30 jobs and it could be up to 50 jobs between those 15 people and that is just working for nationals!
For all of you QA people out there wondering where the jobs are, that's your answer. I wish these companies could cross-check with their competitors to match names, they'd be really surprised at what is going on out there.
so sick of seeing these ads....
It makes me wanna vomit after a good laugh. All these IC positions, stating you MUST work this. You MUST do that. I'm so glad I have 2 jobs that are true IC positions. Of course I need to work to live, and I'm not lazy, but other than that, I do what I want, when I want, and how long I want. I am asked to help if can-NOT told. I do not get threats of being let go. These companies make me so sick.
And I'm getting really sick of
some of the people on this board (some, not all) jerking my emotions around. I have a conference call looming on my schedule for less than 4 hours from now, and I haven't got a clue what it will be about. And after reading this board this morning I am all but sick to my stomach with worry that it might mean I have to start job-hunting all over again.
Me too, sick of getting ripped off by SS
on a daily basis. My lines at Softscript for the last 3 weeks since the server issue have dropped drastically. I guess they think we cannot do math and only type.
feeling sick too!
I just wonder how many people here are just here to stir the pot and make everyone feel sick and scared and paranoid about their jobs?
feeling sick too!
Actually, I don't work for OSi, but work for another National that is always bashed on here. Things are changing here too and not very positive things are being said about changes and I was just making a general statement about people who like to make others feel paranoid about situations. But, I'm trying to look at it this way, there are thousands of MTs employed by my company and there are only a few here who are doing the bashing, so I'm trying to stay positive, but still a little afraid!!
Universal sick day
Been reading the posts about having an MT strike. I agree with the comments about companies getting worse instead of better as far as paying IC and other transcriptionists. We should just have a universal sick day (just one day) and see what chaos this causes. May be it does not even have to be the whole day, just a couple of hours.
Anyone sick of Amphion??
I am sick of no work...I am sick of having to flex my time...I am sick of being accused of not making my line counts when they don't have work...I am sick of being a transcriptionist!
Sick of transcription
I, too, am SICK to almost being dead from being a transcriptionist, but being the only income for 4 people, stuck in the game.
SICK of this stuff
About TransTech! They are the finest people in the business. They would never do anything in a suspicious or ill mannered method involving line counting or anything else! One might suggest if you work more and post less you would see a better line count. It takes time to build up to a good line count, i.e. becoming familiar with the facility, with the authors, with the work types, building your word expander, and working diligently towards obtaining your goals, doing what it takes to achieve the line count goals you set for yourself, turning every stone in effort to achieve those goals before suggesting the line counts are not correct. If the ESL are difficult, look at samples, invest in becoming more familiar with their way of speaking English. As far as EXTText for Word Client/Transnet/Dictaphone, I love the software. Again from time to time, there may be issues, but for the most part, the software if very geared to good production for the MT. I hope that all who read the posts about Transtech will be mature enough to make your decision by your own experience and not the experience of others. I have been with TransTech for 4 years, and I am not saying everything is wonderful, we have our ups and downs which are almost always me and not them........but in all honesty they are the finest company with the best group of people I have ever worked with and for! Thank you for reading my 2 cents on the line count saga!
I'm sick of set shifts as an IC.
THEN getting constant IMs to work when I'm supposed to be 'off'. If you want me at your beck and call you better be giving me benefits!
So sick of oversears.
Thanks for the feedback :-)
This makes me sick
I gues they are no different than anyone else
Sick and tired
Vent away! At least those of us on this board understand.
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