tera nova transcription? Good, bad? Mixed reviews. nm
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Webmedx good reviews
I thought they were OK too but maybe not...the posts I read in the archives said they paid well..but guess I'll look elsewhere
Didn't Webmedx get good reviews here?
I was under the impression they were a-ok? Hmm...
Your message is too mixed. Either you want to know the good, or you want to know the negative. Pick
one topic and maybe you'll get more informative responses. Otherwise, you're just setting the stage for more battle by your wording, and everyone is just tired of fighting right now.
Has anyone ever applied to a company that does not have good reviews on this board
but ended up liking it anyway? I have an interview today with a company like that . They opened up a training center locally and I thought that maybe I might get some local accounts, but the main reason for applying is that I am doing clinic work and would love to go back to acute care.
Has anyone every brought up to the interviewer the bad reviews, or is it best to leave that out? I am new to job hunting.
Terra Nova Transcription? HELP!
Good Day Ladies and Gentlemen,
I heard Terra Nova Transcription are hiring a bunch of new MT's so, I put in my resume. I did the test files and they came back with a really good offer. Has anyone heard of Terra Nova Transcription, and if so, can you please give me any feedback? I'd like to hear some opinions before I make my decision. I believe their company is based somewhere in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada.
Thank-you,
Helen
Terra Nova Transcription
http://www.terranovatrans.com
Terra Nova Transcription
Does anyone have any information on this company?
Has anyone ever heard of Terra Nova Transcription or work there.
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Mixed
I worked there quite a while, email me privately :)
Mixed up a little? (sm)
You complain about MTSO's wanting to tell you when to work and how they will pay you, which is pretty standard in this industry, but then you complain about companies not paying a decent wage and no raises - now hear this - as an IC, you have to be willing to work when the work is available, for the going rate, and there are no wages and certainly no raises. You trade wages and raises for the freedom of not being an employee. It's like when you hire a plumber (an IC) - you don't want them coming to fix your sink at 3 a.m. just because they couldn't sleep, do you? Do you hear them complaining about their wages and asking for a raise? No, it's a business. Try acting like a professional and quit whining.
Not mixed up...
It's not an IC thing here...you try to pay all MTs low wages, like what we were making 20 years ago! What are you saying, you pay your employees more than your ICs? WRONG! You pay as little as you can to everyone to make more $$ for yourself.
And by the way, it is EXTREMELY professional to want to be paid what our skill set is worth...why do you think plumbers make over $25 and hour!?
You must have this mixed up with
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I know she has me mixed up and I sm
have told her several times. Obviously she doesn't have enough decency to admit she made a mistake. I guess they just like tearing people up. Sorry, but nobody raining on my parade today!!!!!!!
what do you mean there are no reviews?
how do they know if you fall into full time or part time slots for insurance? what about the 120 days after employment, they review you then dont they and what about accuracy?
Reviews
Thanks much for taking the time to reply. It is something that is important to me, and I am wondering if I am being unrealistic to expect a review and/or raise after a year of service with the same service. Isn't this just good business sense on their part in an environment where it is hard enough to feel connected and part of a team?
Reviews
I appreciated the responses. I will be checking out future opportunities and wanted to be sure that a yearly review is a reasonable expectation on my part. Just starting my list of pro's and con's to try and find the right fit. Thanks again.
PS: Hate to break it to you you really summed up my situation in a nutshell. Glad to hear moving on was a good move.
Bad reviews
Yes, I work for a company that has gotten bad reviews on this board. It seems pretty much every company gets bad reviews which just shows that everyone's different.
I like the company I work for. I just think what works for one person may not work for another.
And no, I wouldn't mention the negative feedback you heard here.
Good luck!
Bad reviews
I work for one such company now. They are always getting a bad rap but they suit me just fine and dandy. If I have any concerns (and I've applied for a lot of jobs), I bring it right on up in the interview...they don't have to hire me and I don't have to go to work for them so if they aren't willing to address any concerns I have, they don't need me and I don't need them. I went to work for one such company although at the time they were getting a lot of posts about paying. The interviewer admitted that it had been a problem but had been corrected. I went to work for them anyway. No problems with the pay but no one had posted that they were so disorganized they didn't know which end was up. I say a short term understanding makes for long time friends so if you have concerns, my advice is ask away but make your own decision. Don't rely on this or any other board to make your decision for you.
Yes and No on reviews.
You have to really study the reviews here for a while to get a feel for them. First, remember the saying where there's smoke, there's fire. If you have several consistent posts complaining about pay, or no work, etc., you can bet this is probably a true issue. Like one of the posters below, when she mentioned the pay issue and the no organization, I know exactly what company she means, as I read this board daily. I've done it for years, and you really do learn the companies this way, the good and bad of each. As for the glowing, cheerleading reviews of companies. Beware of these more than the negatives. For instance, below you will see rave reviews for another company, nearly to the point of praise the Lord posts. Only problem is, the MT is a newbie to the company, hasn't been there even a month, and the others chiming in with praise are brandie new, too. Yet you have ex-MTs and old-timers with the company stating there is no work, NO work. Who do you believe? The newbie? NO! So many companies play the bait and switch. They get you on board, give you great work for a month or two until your ties are cut with your old job and you're stuck, more or less. Then you see how the company really is - you'll either wake up one day and have no work, or garbage work that you never saw before. That's the way the biz is. So, never ever believe a newbie. They mean well and are all excited, but its like an emotional high when you fall in love at the start. Then when reality sets in, its way different! When you get an occasional complaint like I hate company so and so, and its full of hate and pain, you can pretty much rest assured that something personal happened, like the MT couldn't pull her weight or quality was an issue. When its so emotional and personal, there's more to it than just a negative review. Generally I have found that the companies praised on this board were not at all what they were praised out to be. I prefer giving some with a bit of negatives a shot, at least knowing what the problems might be from the start and addressing them on the interview. Yes, by the way, bring it up, as all MTSOs know about this forum and should be more than happy to address your concerns. I've never had a problem with this. After all, we tell them we found the ads thru such-and-such web site, so we can tell them we saw some negative reviews as well. How they handle the answer is your answer!
there have been mixed opinions
but I have had nothing but a great experience working here. I am very happy with them.
Reviews, raises???.....
What part of that was unclear. Anyone can check production - you won't get a review after 6, 10 or 20 years much less right after your probation. If you aren't producing to suit them - you are gone, unless of course you are a pet and then you can do whatever you want..
don't read the reviews
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I know that they are going to be doing annual reviews now as sm
my supervisor was just telling me about them. Yes to raises but I think it depends on how high you start at. I went from 0.08 to 0.09 over a year, now slight higher.
Yearly Reviews
Does anyone knows if any of the transcription companies actually gives their MTs yearly reviews, feedback on their performance, and/or raises.
QA reviews???????The whole time...sm
i was there, I NEVER ONCE had a QA review....my team lead was good at disappearing or just not replying to IMs sent. Emails were answered a whole day later....phone calls were NOT returned and when I typed in the place of another MT who was out....i found NUMEROUS errors in her prior typed reports. What QA review??/Could not have been on the account i was on.
ExecuScribe: Archives mixed...sm
In response to my query on MT Stars, an Execuscribe recruiter contacted me inviting me to take their online test. I decided to search the archives for info about this company before going through the testing process. The result was mixed reactions, but mostly positive. Can anyone out there give me any current info on this company? For one thing, do they still require you to have a C-phone? Thanks in advance for your help!
ExecuScribe: Archives mixed...sm
In response to my query on MT Stars, an Execuscribe recruiter contacted me inviting me to take their online test. I decided to search the archives for info about this company before going through the testing process. The result was mixed reactions, but mostly positive. Can anyone out there give me any current info on this company? For one thing, do they still require you to have a C-phone? Thanks in advance for your help!
You kinow, I get mixed messages with that.
There have been job applications that want to know every single thing, even what were you doing when you were unemployed, and they want the dates for that. I have had people complain when I didn't. However, I would rather put job experience pertaining to the position I am trying to get.
can be a bit confusing
I got the call, too. Mixed feelings here, too, but (sm)
my deep-seated distrust of all large companies of any type causes me to be worried. The call was upbeat, but I guess all we can do is wait and see what happens. This did kinda ruin my day, though.........
do they still have the cphone accounts mixed in
with internet accounts? Thank you.
major mixed messages!
I think Larry must have left that one out in the conference I was in yesterday. It is hard to know if issues are purposefully being clouded (so we don't leave right away) or if like you say, they just really don't know. I would like know to the truth about whether CB, DJ, etc did only find out a few days ago. I guess ultimately it really doesn't matter does it.
Yes, and even if they are saying IC and SE are available, you are right, everything is followed with the foreseeable future disclaimer, or I think or I believe. I know with MQ, eventually SE gave way to IC which gave way to total employee no choice, stay or go. .... ....
Used to always get glowing reviews, but that has changed.
But it's kind of sad. Quick growth can create difficult times for small companies, I think.
regarding negative reviews for Axolotl
Most of the negative reviews from Axolotl are very old. I have transcribed from 14+ years and I have never found a company that even compares.
You might have a couple of disgruntled employees who could not and would not take pride in their work and maintain their quality posting negative things!!!
If you are looking for a good place to work with good benefits and you take pride in your work and can produce quality transcription, then you might want to consider taking a look.
IMEs and Peer Reviews
Have 15+ years of experience in this field. Any suggestions on how to find additional work???
Ya know what? I started doing VR about 5 years ago mixed with standard and
really did okay, bout 80% VR. Not sure what it is but lately the reports are coming in such a mess and such bad quality I am now not able to make a decent line count. I believe the push was on and they added facilities way too fast without everything being in place and lots of docs needing to learn how to use the durn thing and the system not used to the dictators (and with some dictators never will) that these accounts are now really so bad MY counts are even way less on VR than they were 5 years ago. The system has to have so many reports in to make the words come up correctly in future reports but is supposed to eventually get used to things. But like I said, way to big a rush and push for VR and I don't believe companies or the system were ready.
BUT the sellers of these systems who make quite the profit don't care and the MTSOs certainly don't care that we make such a pittance being paid by the line or if we can pay our bills and probably never will. As MTs, we are certainly taking the brunt of all of this. Pathetic. Wonder what they will all do when more and more MTs move on to a job they can make a living at and the hospitals tell them they can't offshore???
I see a big ad in my paper for Heartland IS, many bad reviews on this board.
Stuff about them being sold and on their website is a big picture of....India? I am sort of new to the business, one of the MQ SE in the middle of the shuffle. Are there any companies that are stable? I am tired of stress.
Thomas Trans Any reviews/comments on this company?
Thanks in advance
Fast Chart pay. Anyone know if they pay decent? I have heard mixed reveiws and not sure what to
think. Do they pay on time?
All the old reviews say they're horrible. Listen to those MTs and choose another company. nm
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I've heard mixed things about MediTech platform...can anyone weight in on (sm)
its pros and cons? I'm going to be learning it in my new job soon. I couldn't find much in the archives that is very recent. Thanks.
If you do a search on here you'll find mixed responses to the experiences people have had with th
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I spoke with recruiter 3-4 wks ago and was told mixed acute care & clinic, no ops exclusively. Low
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Terra Nova
Does anyone work for Terra Nova out of Canada? Any information good or bad is appreciated. Thanks.
Terra Nova
Run as fast as you can.....
Terra Nova
They do pay in US dollars, but it does take a while to get it
Terra Nova
If you are asking me why I answer this way is because I worked for them and what I am saying has been MY experience with them. I can't speak for anyone else who worked for them, but can speak for what I know.
Terra Nova - sm
On the other hand, I worked for them and found them to be a reputable company. I always got paid on time. I got paid in Canadian $$ but I am Canadian so its all good. I always had a lot of work. Things may have changed since then, of course.
Terra Nova
I found them to be a reputable company to work for. I certainly haven't had any problems. I know they have lots or work.
Terra Nova
After working with this company for quite some time I am surprised by your comment. I would have to question if your criticism is legitimate or if the quality of your work is the issue.
Terra Nova?
Hi, does anyone know anything about this company. They are offering paid by the minute transcribing. THANKS
Terra Nova???
Does anyone have experience with Terra Nova?? Anyone know anything about the company??? I looked in the archives and couldn't find much recent. Would love to hear from you!!!!!
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