this is good to know. Keep posting about these companies.

• Unbelievable!!! - BMW
  • They probbaly need to hire new MTs to replace the - me
  • this is good to know. Keep posting about these companies. - nm
  • Yeah and pay is a whopping 5 cents a line. - wow. where do I sign up. NOT. nm

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It seems to me I am seeing more and more companies with names I don't recognize posting jobs. I know that one well-regarded company that rarely advertises and with decent pay is having a hard time filling positions. I think this is the time to push for higher line rates. 6-7 cpl is regressive, as the MTs with 10 years or more know. If the experienced MTs refuse these low line rates they will HAVE to up the line rate eventually. That, or accept inferior work.   They obviously have signed contracts with hospitals, clinics, etc., and if they want to keep those contracts, they will need workers. If they can't hire at the low line rates what do you suppose they will do?

who it is.  Okay, this is the topic, and the reason why I am bringing this up is there were at least 2 posts here in the last week stating they believed the company would find out or did find out they posted here and they said negative things and might get fired or did not get hired because of it.

How is this possible? Can a recruiter or boss actually pin down who is posting? What if someone says something and they are a troll and sounds like a situation which the company person perceives is an employee and they take it out on the possible new hire or employee and they are wrong?

There have been posts here in the past by company managers who say if they find out who is posting they will sue for slander.  Then, MTs come on here and assume that the companies go to the board managers and get the IP address to figure out who this is.  Even if it was a certain IP address, and they went through this whole process to find out, it could be routed through another IP address such as overseas (this is often done in the case of hiding identity).

Since this is an anon board, how can any company say for sure it is a certain person. Why would they go to the trouble unless it were given to the police or a lawyer in the case of attempted murder or threat of such?

I want to know you opinions. And moderator please feel free to comment.  Wondering if our IP addresses are given out every time a company suspects something and if so, is this an invasion of our privacy since this should be anon.  Or, is it that people are paranoid, whether it be the employee/new hire, or company assuming such.  Remember to never assume because why? You make an *** out of u and me.

Thanks for your comments.  This has been bothering me a while now, and I would like to get some input back on this issue from companies and from posters alike.

All I see is negative!  Where is the positive or are they the ones that keep quiet to keep their great jobs to themselves (believe me, I'd do the same thing! ) ..... but THROW US A BONE, willya??

thanks!! 

Okay guys call me an idiot for not knowing that Medware has an India division!  Now, I'll risk the flaming yet again.....Can you recommend companies who offer employee status without outsourcing to India?

Good health insurance coverage at a reasonable rate for single person, nice organized people to deal with, paid on time, and the sooner they could put me to work, the better!

Please feel free to email me privately.  My address should be somewhere on this page!

Cindy

hire people that aren't exactly newbies anymore, but don't have the 3, 5, or 10 years most companies are looking for?  I have been working for about 16 months (SE) as an at home MT for a big national company, but would really like to go elsewhere, either as an SE or an IC.  Any info would be appreciated!

I am looking for a part-time position with a great company, large or small, that does clinic work...specifically ortho and family practice.  Can you either post or send an e-mail w/the name of the company? 

Thanks so much!!!!

I job hopped until I found a great fit.  I knew within 2 weeks at each company what would give me what I wanted.  It took a long time to get past the hype from recruiters, supervisors, etc., but these are my conclusions.

Pay per line is very important, but how is that line determined?  No spaces but pay same as companies who count spaces?  Dump the company.

A smooth platform to work on.  It does no good to have great tech support if you have to use tech support a lot.  It takes a minimum of 10-15 minutes for each call you have to make. That cuts your production by 1/6 to 1/4 during the hour you have the problem.  If you call tech support 4 times a day, that's almost an hour of nonproductive time.  Dump the company.

Mouse clicking.  Learn the keyboard commands and if they do not work, dump the company.  Every time your hands leave the key board to reach for that mouse you have cost yourself a few lines. 

Absolute verbatim -  you will never make enough macros or shortcuts to get a line count.  Dump the company.

Two weeks free work - don't even give them 1 day without pay. Run.

Benefits - good, but not the end of the world. You can get insurance at reasonable rates most of the time, or at least comparable to what you would have to pay at the companies.  Give insurance minimal consideration.  Paid time off?  Same thing.  Paid downtime because of company problems - consider this company- they care about you and are willing to accept responsibility for the problems.

Big Brother watching you all the time?  Run fast. 

E-mails half answered or you get an inappropriate answere?  Run away, you are not important and no one in management will ever listen to you.

No raises?  Forget it unless they offer incentive pay.

No incentive pay?  If no raises forget it.

Have to buy a lot of expensive equipment from them every time they make a change?  Absolutely not!

No direct deposit?  Depends on reliability and how fast a check is replaced, but direct deposit is cheap for employer now, and they should offer overnight delivery if no direct deposit.

It is far cheaper for a company to hire an IC than an employee (self employment tax is one of the big differences) so as an IC you should make more.

Fancy parties and a lot of travel by management to show how much they care?  Why don't they take that money and put it in payroll and pay the MTs a little more per line?

My $0.03 for the day. 

Basing your lack of success in finding a good company over Nov and Dec is starting with your back against the wall.  You probably will hear from some of those companies in the coming months as the work once again flows.

Have someone check over your resume.  There may be something you can do on that end to stand out better with prospective companies.

You have to do your research on your own.  Asking on these boards is inviting thousands to look at the same companies with you.  Look at local area (2 hour radius) first.  Go to yahoo yellow pages and look up transcription companies in your area.  Make phone calls.  My best paying sub account was not something I found online. 

Good luck.

I have been with DSG for over a year.  I have worked for other companies as well.  Every company had their good points and their bad.  I think it is just what you are looking for in a company.  DSG pays on time, their line rate is decent, there is plenty of work (except during the slow times, but everyone goes through those) communication is always open.  I have never had sound issues.  There are good dictators and bad dictators, along with ESL dictators.  Overall, they are decent and the MT Supervisor for DSG is the best I have ever met.

With MDI-MD, you are a statutory employee, meaning they take out FICA, but not your state or federal taxes, and there are no benefits.  You do not have to adhere to a rigid schedule.  You make a commitment for x-number of lines per day and have a 24-hour window in which to do those lines.  Every 2 months you submit a calendar telling them which days you will work.  If I recall correctly 2 weekends are required per month.  There is no extra pay for holidays or weekends, but their pay scale is way above average.  Some accounts are internet accounts, and for some you need a C-phone with unlimited long distance.  They use Bayscribe as a platform, which is very easy to use and has a built-in expander.  The liaisons and QA people are quite pleasant and easy to work with, and Dorothy cares about people.

With TransTech, you are an employee, and you are required to work a scheduled shift, Sunday through Thursday or Tuesday through Sunday, I believe.  However, unlike the poster noted below, there IS flexibility -- all you have to do is email management and let them know you need to make a change that day.   You get abou 3.3-something PTO hours per pay period, which amounts to about 11 days a year, which increases the longer you are there.  They have reasonably priced insurance -- medical, dental, vision -- and have just recently added a 401k plan.  The pay scale is a bit lower, but they have a nice incentive tier that is easy to achieve.  They use ExText as the platform, which is Word-based and very easy to use.  QA and management staff are friendly and supportive, and management seems to truly care about the employees.  Again, it is a great company as well.

Hope this helps!

Good luck! 

I am looking for a good company that pays bi-weekly - fair pay - good platform - decent accounts!

Thanks everyone!

Does anybody know of any good VR editing companies taht have lots of work with employee status?

TIA  

Does anybody know of any good IC status only companies?  I currently work at a hospital, but I have to come back home to work due to my husband's military career.  I really need a flexible schedule since I have a three year old with special needs.

TIA! 

I for one have been with MDI for 4 years, so as far as companies to work for, I have no clue - figured I'd be with them long term. Having said that, can you guys and gals out there who are up on companies because of recent searches tell us off the top of your heads who the BAD companies are, the scammers and no-payers. That would be a huge help.