they are constantly out of work. Will show 40 jobs and a minute later none.
Posted By: loreli on 2008-09-04
In Reply to: What's "out of work" for you? Are you meeting your - mtttt
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Jobs just trickling in here, too. IC's have decided to show up for work! nm
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jobs paying by the minute
How does that differ from cpl? It must be a bit rare to find ?? Interesting topic.
Thanks.
A couple hundred U.S. Constantly hiring, but i bet constantly losing them, too. sm
Who knows how many offshore MTs they have at their training center.
They constantly run out of work and
the platform is horrible. You type an 11 minute report and end up with maybe 30-35 lines. The dictators are bottom of the barrel and the voice quality is the worst. I signed on because they were very friendly and seemed nice. I found out the ones in position of authority have no transcription experience. The rules change constantly. QA is alright I suppose but I have to admit I've had some strange reports back recently that I find myself questioning. I asked for a finished copy and I get the blanks I left still blanked and other things that make no sense at all are changed. Overall I'd probably rate them a 2 on a scale of 1-10. I've applied elsewhere and am waiting back to hear and will be leaving soon. I've been there a couple of weeks and already I see the workflow is not steady. I don't know what happened to their claim of lots of work. It's sure not the case. Are you thinking of applying or have you accepted a position with them?
Don't do it. Pay is low. They overhire and work is low constantly.
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DSG constantly runs out of work.
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That is why I am looking now for a second job. The place I work for constantly
runs us out of work and of course it is because things are slow but the fact is they overhired so they dont have to worry about TAT and be bothered with it. We dont count I guess.
Cherrypicking is when you work from a pool of jobs and being able to reject the worst jobs to those
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Is this the same office as Amherst. Why do they constantly run you out of work at Buffalo with no
explanation. Well, a lot of offices that are closing are shifting to Buffalo so I will be very unhappy if I lose my accounts and I will be long gone. Are you losing a lot of MTs at Buffalo because of this.
Forget it. We're constantly running out of work now. sm
Some accounts have work, many really slim.
Sten-Tel runs out of work constantly and bad communication there. nm
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Nice people. I constantly ran out of work and had to move on. nm
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After about a 2-day period of more work, back to running out constantly.
Maybe they should streamline, get rid of some dead weight, but mostly they should STOP OVERHIRING as they have constantly done in the years I have been there.
This is NOT a seasonal slowdown. They treat us like mushrooms, if you know what I mean.
outsource to India; not enough work, ran out of constantly; some really nice people, though (nm)
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I am working to support myself so running out of work constantly, is not an option.
I realize there are slow times, but a lot of places offer backup accounts. Why put all of your eggs in one basket. I'd starve.
Because, you show up to work, sm
put aside that time to do so (as a professional would), and should have the work available. If not, then get paid for your troubles. It's like being on a retainer, you pay to have the person available. Too bad it does not work this way for MTs. Companies have the best of everything. It is the IC who gets ripped off.
What lack of work? My STMs group of accounts is constantly offering OT. sm
Maybe you should talk to someone about getting more work? It's out there, within Webmedx, but you need to ask.
work with here for a minute
I think there is some offshoring going on. Last week there was no work for days. I have seen this before in another company. All of a sudden, come the weekend, there was over 500 minutes of backlog on one of my accounts. Where was that work that it got so seriosly backloged to that extent? Do not believe it is because some MTs are off on the weekend. India is 12 hours exactly opposite us. Their Sabbath starts on Friday. I looked at the time of dictation. If MTs are babysitting their computers to wait for a crumb, why would this work be so seriosly backlogged? Where was it that it now being dropped in our laps to improve TAT? I thing she is offshoring, but that is just my opinion. I also thing she is trying to get rid of the older employees that she feels makes too much money. She makes reference to the line higher line rates that she pays in her e-mail. Well, she will only get what she pays for. It used to be that MDI was thecream of the crop company to work for and only hired cream of the crop. Her MTs are now the wind under her sails. Will she continue to fly with this kind of secrecency? Sorry about my spelling. The way she is dealing with her MTs is like trying to build in the future a submarine with a screendoor; it simply will not float or fly.
Old posts show they want 1200 lpd and that the work load was very uneven. nm
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Thanks for posting that...Just goes to show that Keystrokes is a great company and will work with yo
I hope it works out for you and you start feeling better soon...
You are not supplying work right this minute but you will be soon
Don't you think we are sharp enough to know you train them first, get a US-based account and then outsource to them? Why the heck else would you be training them? US MT skills are not needed for them to do their own local accounts!!
Getting paid by the minute.....how does that work??
Since I can't imagine getting paid by the minute, how does that work and what is considered a good rate?? Thanks!!!
So you are supposed to work until that minute like nothing is wrong? sm
Do they really expect everyone to just say OK and carry on as usual until that time? They're nuts.
I gave 2 wks notice as IC and I had to work to the very last minute. It sucked.
1.70 regular minute, 2.25 stat per minute. sm
I do all cardiology.
Just a minute here chickie. There is work at Webmedx and plenty more coming on board. SM
Maybe if you had more than one account to transcribe, you, too, would have work. Don't spread lies on this board please. It is not nice.
That is why I work 2 jobs, 1 FT and
1 PT, so I NEVER run out of work. If 1 runs out, I switch to the other. It is working out great. Ya got to keep ya U-know-what covered. (Hope I'm not banned for that.)
PT IC's who work 2 or more jobs (sm)
What kind of interesting schedules do you keep? Do you work X amount of lines on X days? Days versus evenings? Weekend sometimes? Just trying to get an idea and be creative with my scheduled and would love to hear how you manage to juggle...thanks!
Would you work two jobs if the first
says you cannot work for anyone else as long as you work for them and that all your transcription time must be for them only? This includes above a 40-hour week. Do you think they'd find out if I did? I am thinking of it because of the account I'm on and cannot make any money with.
My account is very complicated and they are always asking for extra help on it and it does not pay well. The account specs and headers are very intricate. You are supposed to know when dictators want stuff that they don't even ask for and the specs are constantly changed and updatead. The company does not pay for spaces or headers. I made 5.39 cents yesterday for two hours work. That's nuts. I've got two years experience and am not toally new, but can't make any money on this account and the company can't hardly keep anyone on it either. They don't seem to understand why they can't anyone and keep saying is it such a nice account. Duh!
Can you work both jobs until you
figure out if Keystrokes is on the up and up. I have been burned so many times and understand how you feel;however, every time someone posted on this board and said to be careful, I have learned to listen. I was warned against Precyse, Spheris, Medquist and did not listen and went broke with those companies because I did not listen, but you also have to take what others say with a gain of salt and do what is going to help you. You said you make good money right now, well you have your answer. I would stay put or work them both until you are 100% sure about Keystrokes.
Not everyone is able to work 2 jobs or even 3 sm
due to family responsibilities, personal health issues and/or other commitments. They took a job with TT and have had more or less enough to work to keep them happy. TT is their only source of income and in some cases,they are the sole wage earner, so be nice. Maybe TT should go ahead and lay off some people instead of going with the low work no work issue so people can collect unemployment and maybe food stamps for those who need it. I myself would give take a layoff at TT so someone with children could have enough work to put food on their table, even though I need the money as well. No need to flame me, that is just my own opinion.
No, you should not have to work 3 jobs
I think that if those of you who have to try to juggle multiple jobs were to get an on-site job in whatever field, you would be surprised to learn that nowdays working at home is not all it's cracked up to be. I never tried it but I think juggling 2 or 3 jobs would leave no time for a life. Believe me life is short. Too short to put up with the nonsense feast or famine. There has always been feast and famine but it used to be that the feast times were the norm. The famines were a welcome relief, not meaning out of work totally, but maybe a sacrifice of a few hundred lines during a pay period.
I don't even work there, but if there are 300 jobs
can't the company share that work with some of the others out of work? Seems kind of one sided to me. My observation is you like to gloat in front of those who have little or no work. Quite possibly you could mention to the company that others need work as well as you.
I work 2 jobs, get DD on both and never pay a fee!..sm
I think there are only a few companies left who actually charge for DD, but those are probably the ones who are always in question.
Then what? MTs need jobs & will still work for them,
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For those who work 2 or more jobs and they both want extra work? sm
Do you automatically give it to the one you do full time or the one that pays the most? Feel like there is some loyalty to the one who gives me benefits. How do you all do it?
Maybe we all don't need to work two jobs, or care to.
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If you had to work 3 jobs to pay IC taxes, you were
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Does anybody work two jobs? Advice please :)
I work as an employee for a company with a 12-hour window, 40 hours a week, Monday through Friday, 1200 lines per day minimum. I've been offered something local to do on my own, approximately 1200 lines per day of work, but I would have the entire 24 hours to do it.
If I get my first job done at 1 p.m., I could get the other lines done in 5-6 hours max. Geez...I don't know. I'm probably going to kill myself doing this, aren't I? I was just calculating this as I was typing and didn't realize what a long day that would be.
Does anybody else do this? If so, how is it working for you? Do you feel burned out? I would really like to manage this somehow but want to be realistic. Any advice from someone who has done this or is successfully making something like this work would be appreciated! The extra money would be soooo nice right now. 
I would work 2 jobs, but the job you describe above would not be one of them!
I don't believe I would do the job you described at all...first, second, or third!
so you work 2 jobs to make that much
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If HL people know they are going to be losing their jobs, why are they still doing work for them?
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I usually work both jobs until I determine that the new job is really all I thought it would be. nm
legit work at home jobs
Go To: http://www.telcoa.org/id156.htm
i have worked for west.com - made $12 - $14 per hour, paid every 2 weeks
hope this will help
We have work. I've been in your shoes though with other jobs
They are screaming desperately, I get the job, and the second day of the job, there is no work so I sat there all afternoon twiddling my thumbs. By day 3, when I was told there was only 3 reports to do, I quit. Life's too short to waste my time and energy.
Yes. Check the # of jobs...0, 4, 21, etc., the words OT are there. The work soon won't be.
This happens often. Yes, it says OT is offered on an account, but there may be 0 jobs available. They absolutely do not owe us any OT at all ever, but it would be nice to get 40 hours in during your posted availability and not have to constantly flex to do so. People have other obligations in life besides Webmedx.
I like to work 2 part time jobs. sm
I don't like to put all my eggs in one basket. (Easter eggs LOL!) That way if I lose one I still have one to fall back on. Been burned too many times between offshoring and VR.
Why do companies advertise for jobs if they have no work?
I lost my job with a big offshoring company a couple of months ago. I knew it was coming so I started applying for jobs and sending my resume for posted jobs. The company that hired me responded to my resume submission within 2 HOURS and I was hired the next day. They had an immediate need, speciality I love, good pay. Now, a couple of months later I am getting calls and e mails from companies that I applied to months ago. One recruiter said, I don't know when we received your application, it was probably 90 days ago. During this same time period I have seen the Q advertise twice, claiming they have steady work (????) Of course, after reading posts here I would not even consider any offer from them. A lady from Spheris e mailed and ask that I let her know a time I could interview some time in the next several weeks.
I don't get it. If you do not have work, why are you posting jobs? I would consider this a big red flag.
There IS work out there, hundreds of jobs right now. Be a squeaky wheel!
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Work for a company that does not offshore. Save our jobs.
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