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Glad to know that I'm not in this alone.

One of the biggest perks I can remember when I worked in a doctor's office was when the drug reps or orthopedic equipment reps would cater lunch for the whole office just so they could meet with the docs.  The whole office would get so jazzed at the idea of free lunch.

If you can't afford to cater lunch, then I would do something like a muffin basket and bagels always go over well.  But food is your best bet.

I am running into the exact same thing actually.  I won't get paid for MARCH'S work until mid May!  I am an IC and even at that I don't even submit an invoice.  The company pays me for what their client pays them for.  If you ask me, I very much prefer working for companies that pay right on time based on the exact invoice you submit. 

Talk about sarcastic ...... ! Take it easy.

You "told us" what, exactly?  All who posted previously were well aware that this could happen again.  The point was that it was the first time Lisa had worked with this physician.  Giving them the benefit of the doubt was the appropriate thing to do.

Regarding the meeting, no, I do not believe you should be paid for the meeting.  Why?  Because the meeting should have taken place at the very beginning when you decided to accept them as a client.  A contract should have been prepared and signed at that time.  Since, as far as I am aware, that was not done originally, then it should be done at this meeting.  If it were done at the beginning, you would not charge for the meeting because you would be in the process of trying to negotiate a contract with them (i.e., consultation).

I do agree that you should not listen through and record all patient names before transcribing.  From this point on, you need to make it clear that you will need to be paid for everything you transcribe (per your new contract you sign during your meeting), which should have been explained very clearly after the first time this happened. 

1. Not applicable.

2. Not applicable.  I've had more companies want to hire me, but THEY failed to return phone calls because their own business problems or personal lives got in the way.  I'm still waiting for my contracts and welcome packets from at least three companies who wanted to hire me.  THEY dropped the ball, not me.

3. Not applicable.  I don't cheat, and I know what I'm doing.

4. Again, not applicable.  The only time I had difficulty was when I was a new hire with a company that needed coverage, so they bounced me around on three difficult accounts in three weeks because my test scores were so high.  However, why should I take a shot in the paycheck because they need someone?  I need money.  That's the bottom line.  I'm not in this business to do any favors for anyone.  The less money I make while doing the crap work, the less food I can buy to feed my children.  You can't expect someone to be off QA in two days and learn three different account specs in three weeks.

5. Not applicable.

6. That's fine if you want to blacklist MTs.  Just remember that what doesn't work between an MT and a company in one experience is entirely different somewhere else.

7. It's a two-way street.  I get no notice from my employer when the server needs to be upgraded, the power is out, the phone lines are down, there's a virus on the server, they need to deal with their own personal problems, or the dictators are out on vacation.

8. Emails bounce or get lost in cyberspace.  Again, it's a two-way street.  Recruiters and HR people neglect to return phone calls and emails as well.  Besides, sometimes we have to take the first position that actually comes through for us while we're waiting for other offers to get their organizational backsides into gear.

9. Not applicable.

10. Not applicable.  However, style issues are easy to relearn.  One employer or account wants one thing, another wants something else.  It's the basic knowledge that needs to be tested.  Cranial nerves two through twelve, II-XII, or 2 to 12.  I've typed all three according to the account specs.  Does that make me wrong?  No, it makes me flexible.  I thought that was a good thing in an MT.

11.  Again, not applicable.  I've never cheated, but I've been cheated out of pay.  I've been threatened with docked pay for not doing something I was never told to do in the first place and for sending anything at all to QA.  The MTSO would have rather I sent the reports through with a guess than to pay a QA person to double check it.  I've had MTSOs ask me to work for a day for free just to see how it works out.  It's all bull.  I get really tired of these ranting emails from the account manager about one thing or another.  One day, she tells us to do one thing.  The next week, she's screaming at us for doing that very thing she told us to do.  It's like working with Sybil.

12. I've never kept anyone's software or equipment.  That's stealing.  I respond to all emails and phone calls, especially if it's just to say, "No, thank you, I've taken a position with someone else."  I also purchase and set up all of my own equipment only to find out that oopsy, they overhired on the account so there's no work for me.  Start the job hunting process all over again.