this has been going on too long - I left because of it
Posted By: tired of the lies nm on 2008-10-20
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It was $1.15 when I left not long ago. nm
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left MQ not too long ago, and I would definitely NOT
work for them if you are looking to make any money!
Good Luck!
As long as you left your job profesionally, you
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I left there a long time ago but I
had office people but I don't think they were MT's. I do remember the endless account rules and them changing all the time. They were very disorganized when they distributed information. It wasn't the worst place I've worked but it wasn't a picnic either.
I'm no longer with MDI but I left long
before there were workflow problems. I actually worked there 2 separate times with the same liaison and accounts each time. I liked it there but I had a weird primary account that loaded work twice a day and I didn't like working around those 2 times. My accounts are the ones that went to VR so it's a good thing I left when I did because there certainly wouldn't have been enough work after that on my primary.
Anyway, I have a feeling that they are wanting people to leave so that they can bring new people on at a lower rate. That's really the only thing that makes sense, don't you think? Times are tough everywhere so more and more people are going to settle for 8 & 9 cpl for statutory. You've got tons of people coming on board who are used to babysitting their computer all day so the new folks are probably not going to complain. The ones who have been with MDI forever are the ones who are really taking the hit.
I agree that it is unfair.
I left them not long ago. Way too much time spent talking to
tech support because of technical problems or glitches with their system. I probably averaged 90 minutes a day down-time trying to get everything in order. Their transcription platform is not the best in the world from what I saw.
I left out wanting to share..(long night)
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I also vote for Webmedx - used to work for the Q, left long ago sm
Have not worked for Transcend or SoftScript so can't judge. I agree with the above poster; pay good, shift diff, PTO, decent bennies. Lots of work. Keep in mind there are two parts of Webmedx - the one on Enterprise platform and ChartMatrix; the ChartMatrix side seems to have more negative reviews.
may be good now, wait until they Global your account, too. I left there long ago, happy I did. nm
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Has anyone ever left Keystrokes and gone back? I left a few months ago and realize that I made a
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It is as simple as filling out a form. I did it when I left an MTSO and when I left sm
a non-MT position at a company years ago.
What company? I did not know that any of them offer 401K anymore.
No problem :) No matter how long, it is too long for me - I am broke the day after payday. Kids wi
do that to you!
I know that they have worked very hard to make sure that checks are never late and I can say that in the past two years, I have had one problem (2 days late) and in the past 18 months, they have all been on payday and perfect.
I know that there are a lot of hard feelings in MT in general. I also know firsthand (and I am not mgmt) how hard KS has worked to get things going good.
I would not want to walk in an MTSO's shoes for any amount of money, but that's just me. I like to finish my work for the day, forget about work when not working and get paid on payday. I never want the other things that go with mgmt or owning a company of any kind :)
They definitely rip you off with your line count. Figured this out long ago and quit long ago
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What really sucks is that I looked for a LONG, long time -sm
before joining DRC - wanted a highly reputable, not-too-big co. that was LOCAL, and that treated its MTs humanely. I'm very happy with DRC & had planned to stay with them permanently.
Long, long history of not paying...and
similar posts have been made here in the past few months. Everyone thinks they will be different, and then they end up coming back here to warn others that they don't pay.
but those were long, long lines for
most of the reports. You could make more with a 65-character line count.
may I ask why you left? nm
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I would keep looking. I left after a
month because of the very low and convoluted pay scale, as well as the fact that I was never kept on an account long enough to build up any speed. Unless things have changed, you'll waste a lot of time looking up information that other services provide. They're nice people and they paid on time, but I didn't see enough earning potential so I moved on. BTW, I had 15 years of experience at that time and 99+% QA scores.
When I left
I was told by my PS that if I went with another company, MQ would one day buy it and then fire any MQ working there who had left MQ for that company. At the time it seemed like an empty threat, but who knows?
I did too, but left them behind and
if you want to email me I will tell you about my experience. I do not like the idea of posting negative things on this board, as everyone finds a company to be different for them. If interested, I will be glad to share.
I tell you why I left
Did you notice on Spantel the time difference? You could be working in the evening yet the system would show it was the next day? I was told about that when I was hired, yet I was constantly hearing from my manager about not having enough lines and there they were, credited for the next day. They lost paperwork constantly as well and I had to work an entire month before getting paid because somebody lost the paperwork I filled out.
I'd check my lines and see a list of jobs that showed 0 lines...yet go back in later and some would be there. It was very very inconsistent.
LOL - that's why I left!!
That is why I left
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will anybody be left?
OMG, I know how you feel. My position was also outsourced after 20 years. I currently work for a national; but I feel there is no job security. So, I plan to go back to school and get out of transcription. This is not a profession that I would advise anybody to get into.
I left because sm
My lead just WOULD NOT leave me alone. I don't mind working 40 hours a week or even a few more, but when I have a day off, I want it to be a day off. She was constantly emailing and saying Critical Status on _____ Account and she would call me on my days off and ask me to work. Now, I know some people welcome the extra work, but I am very fortunate to be in the position where I have a husband who makes a good salary and yes, I need a full-time job but I do not need overtime and I do not want to work seven days a week.
If the pay had been better, I would have just learned to be thick-skinned and ignore her when she kept bugging me, but the pay wasn't that great and I got an offer from some local doctors to do their overflow work and then found a second part-time job with a local MTSO and said bye-bye Keystrokes. Now I have weekends off and can basically set my own hours. Just call me Happy Camper.
I left OSi and went to SPi
I left OSi because my account coordinator changed about 3 times within a month then found the same thing happening at SPi. Now the word is out that another OSi account manager or maybe even 2 are leaving. This just gets old. I am very happily employed at Keystrokes now.
Thank you all. I like to see how much I have left to do. (nm)
actually not as many as you think have left
You're just speculating though!
I left also
more than once. Their new policy states that cannot be rehired for a year. If leave more than once may be 2 yrs before rehired. I know, they won't rehire me either. I gave them a little less than 2 wks. Luck of the draw I guess. Grass is not always greener on other side of track. Hang in there. There is still work out there, may not be with them, but you will not starve. I don't think you will anyway. :)
That is exactly why I have left the
MT world because it seems MOST of companies do not care about the MT, just themselves. I know it takes money to run a business, but why cheat on the MT's livelihood??? Anyway, I just got sick of the crap, and I found it to be totally
Unacceptable. That is my cents per line worth.
I left
because the line counting method jips you IMO. If you are not on Extext you may be fine. Wonderful people but I could not make my line count goals with them...
Been there- left
I agree about the statement that there are a few good team management players, but the one that did QA for me was horrible. Would send e-mails in CAPS. I felt that to be very unprofessional on her part. Filling in demographics was the pits. Not a money maker for me either. I left after the CAPPED e-mail. I would stay away from this company. Sound quality was bad as well. Posting my personal opinion.
I left the Q in Dec
and am now a HAPPY Keystroker!! Good luck, what account do you have?? 
Left QT
Fortunately I left QT when If first heard the rumors, several months before they closed, LAJ was nice enough to allow me to continue to work part time so the transition was not too bad, except it was a big drop from gross back to characters. I too left and went to WMX but only stayed about a month and then moved on, have been at the current company 6 months and a lot like QT, one account pretty much, very basic account instructions, 12 hour window, I still miss QT but am happy now with benefits.
Has anyone left MQ and still
Getting their E-mail??
Had it and left - sm
I went with my cable company...no cap. Unlimited really means unlimited. For me, cable was cheaper, faster and much more reliable.
Just left there and sm
I couldn't get out quick enough. They promise endless work and that turned out to be a great big bust. They constantly run out of work. The QA dept is ok or I should say there is at least one person in the QA dept I dealt with that is good. The other I can't say for certain she even knew what she was doing as I received some really iffy feedback from her that I had to question. The platform IS Apex and it stinks pure and simple. It is nonproductive and slow as all get out. I also think the line counts are not what they should be but there is no way to verify that as it's all done internally within the platform. If you're looking for production and to make money I'd recommend you running the other way. There are so many other opportunities out there. Good luck to you though.
When I left
I was making 9.75 cents a line. I would not have stayed if they had offered me nine dollars a line. After I quit, someone from MQ called and asked what it would take get to have me come back. I told them there was not enough money in all the world to entice me to come back.
Then you should have just left it at that
There was no need to even mention anything other than this particular MTSO is a crook. If you didn't want anyone to make comments about your friend then you should not have even brought her up, or how much she is owed.
Your friend has learned a hard and valuable lesson and you get to go on a headhunt. Nice of you to take on the cause, but if her kids are starving I would think a sack of groceries would go a lot further than your ego.
why we left MQ
There are far too many reasons to list here.
left MQ
I left in Jan 08 because my pay was about $600 less a month-- hated my accounts, etc!!! Much better at JLG!!
But what about those of us who have left
And were fall out from it? Are we supposed to try again, or are we black-listed? What is being taken care of about that? Not to be flip, but we did lose out on working at a great place, and had to take the time to go elsewhere, etc. There was fall out, and wondering if there is anything done about the people lost because of the situation which has been taken care of now.
I left there.
The pay was good. If you have a lot of experience, and experience with ESLs, they have some real stinker accounts (you know the kind, hospitals along the coasts where ESLs run rampant). Maybe that's why pay was good and they paid more during training. I don't mind ESLs but a steady diet was just making me mad.
I just left there....
Running out of work was common. When you run out, they expect you to flex and then be johnny-on-the-spot on the Friday, Saturday, Sunday shifts when the work piles up. If it had been an occasional thing, I could understand, but from the beginning of November until I left a few weeks back, it was still a problem. They should rename the company to Precyse No-Jobs-Available Solutions, LLC (with LLC standing for Low Lines coming).
I just left
I started working for them in 2002.. it was my first national. It was in its last days of being called Edix. I started with 7 to 8 cpl (can't remember) - but made good money because there was nearly unlimited overtime on my account, incentives, bonus etc. Also felt appreciated. After 2 years I started making 10 cpl on specials team (working as needed on all team accounts). There were always a lot of changes, especially numerous supervisors, but nothing that bothered me until about 2-3 years ago. The atmosphere became somewhat frantic - that's the word I think of - more nitpicky QA, supervisors seeming very stressed out, and tons of e-mails that interrupted your train of thought. But was still making good money until they changed platform to Cornerstone. I found it cumbersome and pay diminished. Then along came VR and pay diminished further. Then they cut down on specials teams, I got send to another account for 8.3 cpl/5 something for VR. The combination of this particular account, VR, pay cut, and platform did me in. I tried sticking it out and hoped for an improvement but it was very stressful. Had to find something else and now I look forward to going to work again.
Just left SPi
They have the best platform going - Chartnet. They have good benefits and the best PTO I have seen. Pay is so-so. Having said that, in my opinon, this is the type of company that MTs are looking to avoid. I was there when they bought Cymed and just left in March. Had 9 years with the company, 2000 lines per day, 98-100% QA scores. Paid holidays and 4 weeks PTO. I was laid off because they keep losing big accounts and the big ones they keep are being offshored to the Philippines. I can't tell you how many accounts I was on for the last 2 years. Went through about 5-6 account managers (new ones coming from MQ). They expect you to sit at the computer and wait for work, but you have to clock out when there is none. I was sitting at the computer 10-15 hours a day and only getting about 5 hours of typing. They just signed a contract to offshore work for CBay and the Q to the Philippines. Don't know what they are offering, but we actually trained them on an acct with 135 doctors so they could offshore it!
I left there because.....
For one, they give you a copy of their incentive policy and then after you've worked your butt off, your told that it is old and isn't in effect. Another reason, I was typing straight and got an email with some instructions about VR. I asked when this was supposed to happen and was told yesterday. I had several questions and they were NEVER answered. I was told that every account on dictaphone (at every company) was going to VR, I don't think this is true. As for the schedule, I was an IC. I like to start about 7 a.m. and if I wasn't on at 7:15, I'd get a friendly email asking if I planned on working that day. Its a crap company if you ask me. The only positive is that they did pay on time. If you can handle being played around and the psychotic owner and her minions, it might be for you. Hope you find greener pastures ;)
Why I left - sm
Work was very inconsistent, endless e-mails and updates (to the tune of about 200 a month), then conference calls that were a waste of time, and it seemed that over the 3 years I was there doing acute care the ESL load went from about 25% of okay to understand to 95% of the worst ones on the planet and the sound quality went in the toilet where it took QA and then QC to finish the reports and then often with big fat blanks. SO glad to have moved on!
When I left...
One of the higher-ups there (who knew he was soon leaving) implied that the pay would be scaled down and even noted that if I were to quit and then return the next week, my pay wouldn't be near what I was making when I left. So do they offer any bonuses or shift differentials? The place I currently work for has a good line rate PLUS we get bonuses (on reasonable amount of production), shift differential PLUS they weight the difficult dictators so you get bonus lines for those. There are still some good companies and hospitals out there. (though, admittedly, I wonder how long it will be before they get sucked into the vortex of India).
I just left KS because of all the sm
disorganization. They are wonderful great people to work for but I just can't get use to the disorganization that goes on there.
They wanted to put me on that Christus account. I have had enough experience to know that when a company tells you they want to do that because you are good watch out.
How long have you been doing MT?
I left TT for OSI and I can tell you it is definitely NOT better. I think I
made a HUGE mistake and am actually thinking about going back to TT.
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