Tired of SS, any "good" places to work
Posted By: sassygrandma on 2006-02-12
In Reply to: What is SS? - MTbird
SS = SoftScript - The main company anyone wants to "RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN FROM" .... No kidding on this one - been there, done that!
As far as another position have you tried searching on Monster.com or going to any of the Transcription Services web sites? I believe most services now request you work one weekend day; however, it never hurts to explain your situation and one never knows they may make "special arrangements" with you. Never be afraid to ask!
Happy Hunting, 
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Tired of SS, any "good" places to work
I know there are many messages on the subject, but am getting tired of putting up with SS bull and would like to know of for.
I will have 1 year of experience in March. I'm tired of my line counts never adding up and the differences in the way QA corrects things so I never know which way I'm supposed to do things. It never fails that I can be making 100% on most everything I do, but when it comes audit time they can find things that bring my audit score to 1 or 2 percentage points below the required 98%. 
If there is a company out there that does not require weekends I would love to know as I don't have anybody to watch my 4 and 5 year olds every other weekend.
I'm sorry, I know this is not a grammatically correct message as I am very upset and just want out. The only problem is that I have nowhere to go once I do get out so I need a new job first.
Thank you in advance for all of your help.
I would just expect a "Good job and we appreciate all the hard work you did for us over the
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What makes a company "good" to work for?
In reading some posts below, I came across one that peaked my curiosity. She stated that she has not seen anybody post the name of a high-paying or good company to work for, so this made me think. I am an IC and have a job but am afraid of losing it as I just lost one account. So my question is I am completely new to the "big company" scene. If people are unwilling to divulge who they like working for (for whatever reason), how does one go about researching on what will be worth it or not?
Just curious 
Places to work...
I can certainly sympathize with your plight. Am forced to leave MQ because of the pay and now because of the uncertainty of having a job in a few years has come into play. I searched and found that no one really wants to pay more than 7-9 cpl anymore. I did find one place that will pay more. I think it is based on experience, multiple specialties and the account itself. I start in a week and they are starting me out at 9.5 with a review in 90 days to possibly go to 10. There may be even 11 in my future, if I do well with this company. So far, everything seems to be working out with this company. They have a very strict QA period to start, but I think it will be okay once I start actually typing. It is also strictly typing, no editing. So real money for real pay. I know that I did not find anyplace that paid better on the internet. This will bring me back to what I was making with MQ before the editing came around, which will be good for me.
So, it takes a lot of searching and a lot of hard work to find the right fit for you. If you would like more info on the company I found, e-mail me and I will let you know. I have a feeling they will be getting loaded with resumes in the coming months from people from MQ. Glad, I started before all this started.
Good Luck.
There ARE good places to work for out there
Congratulations! I'm glad you found a job that works for you.
I, too, have found my niche. It's pretty unique and probably wouldn't work for anybody else, but it works for me. 
I work for 2 places that both use Extext
You should be able to use pedal for both places as long as they both use Extext.
Is anyone else tired of MT work?
I have only been doing MT work for a little over 6 months and I am already burned out. I am tired of typing and listening and rewinding, etc. The only part about the job I like is that it involves the medical field. Does anyone feel like this? I don't know whether to try a different area of MT (thinking maybe I am bored with the specialties I am doing) or to get out of this field and do something else. Does anyone have any ideas for other jobs where I could use my medical knowledge and not let it go to waste?
Sounds like just where you work. Most places don't check so tightly on the lines produced AND you
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I get tired of daily grind. I get tired of having
horrible dictation/dictators and not able to produce lines, which directly affects my paycheck. I don't mind doing the difficult stuff, and I pretty good at it, but it is stressful and I find it very hard to budget when you never know what your paycheck is going to be. I hate being tied to having earphones on all day. I have children at home (I homeschool and don't have toddlers running around) and my DH works third shift so he is home during the day. I try to work around all this, but can't always. If I had a "desk" job I could be part of conversations at least, but having to have the earphones on you can't do that. I get tired of being sedentary, my feet swell, my shoulders are tired, my elbows hurt, etc.
I stick with it because of my children, and also because I like the flexibility. I don't have to be up at 5:30 to get the kids up and ready for school, I don't have to fight traffic to get to work at 8:00. It is a trade-off. Sounds like you just need a break.
"Good" reality TV?
Sounds like an oxymoron to me. There are many things I'd rather do than watch boring TV.
"good" days is right sm
At least we had our fingers on the pulse, albeit full of carbon paper. At least we were face to face with our employers or clients. Today who knows where our work is going and who is "editing" it. I have responses from companies such as "received your test results and you will "here" from us. Felt like e-mailing it back to her supervisor, but she WAS the supervisor! Gimme hands-on, face-to-face, we were tired and poor but we knew who we were dealing with!
And once you have a "good" sample,
SAVE A COPY for yourself in your own samples file.
No such thing as "good" money sm
There is money for some - is there any such thing as "bad" money? I was told by a health information "director" with high-level degrees who outsourced 12 million lines per se that we are a "dying breed - dinosaurs" who are going to be obsolete. I wanted to bite her head off. But truthfully, that's how some think of us. So if you are making "good" money, then thank your lucky stars because it may not last. Then you will have to join the ranks of those who are struggling. My past experience is that those who make "good money" don't brag about it. I'm not flaming you, I'm just asking you to have a heart and realize that you have to walk in others' shoes. Sometimes they pinch and some day you may have to wear them. So please calm down and let others speak from their hearts, not their pocketbooks. I used to do a platform in MT on career day at a local college but stopped two years ago because I told the director that I in all honesty could not encourage people to spend two years tuition on a career that may be outsourced and/or obsolete. I really meant that. Nuff said!
Oh, and $10 an hour is considered a "good" wage here.
Not...
It depends on what you define as "good money". sm
I do acute care, part time, no more than 24 hours a week and made 56K for the year.
Everyone's definition of good money is different - I think.
need help fast! Is 8 per 65 character line a "good' rate for an
MT with 10 years of exp? Was offered a position yesterday with a company and right now I make 9.25 - I know I will be losing, but right now I am on DQS and am so sloooowww.. What would you do? Not take it/ Tell them it's just too low? What?! 
Sense of humor, tells you "good job!" on the hard ones... nm
Oh, I totally agree, but go up to the "Good Morning" post. I'd rather have your input.
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Don't forget the "good Mayor" who did not follow standard emergency procedures
But he sure is quick to throw blame on everyone else.
Quick question or poll - What does one consider "good money" for weekly bring home income? sm
Would you consider $1000 a week, IC status, working 5 hours a day, 5 days a week "great money"?
What do you make a week and how many hours do you work?
This is for informational purposes only and not to belittle or degrade anyone or boast and put anyone on a soapbox about their income.
Thanks for your help!
seems to me a lot of places would let you sm
work just weekends as that is the hardest spot to fill.
I think a lot of places are going through this right now
It's been the same here. No work or very very slow. I'm the complainer when the work is low though, but I don't usually complain on message boards. I'm the one that's calling the company looking for more work. I'm flexible and they're good to me and keep me going. I have to appreciate that!
places have always been
doing that. I really don't think its just starting now. they save bucks that way.
Does anyone know of places
that hire people offshore to do data entry work. I work as an MT, but am thinking about moving to another country in the next 5 years. I do not believe in offshoring medical records, so I do not consider continuing with MT as an option. I tried doing a search on Google, but have not found much after trying different queries. Thanks in advance for all help!
Some places still use it, I use WP5.1 every day - sm
for 1 job, though they do want to convert over, but it is what the hospital uses. It is not hard to use and I have Stedmans's spellcheck and Smartype (the original) for it and you can macro your butt off with it; and very easy to use.
Do you even have to do this? Most places just
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Other places to try
http://www.choicere.net/adapter/
http://www.dictationmall.com/ind.html
http://hthengineering.com/
http://sylvansoftware.com/accessories.htm
http://dictran.com/medical-dictation.html
I think most places
want somewhat of a set schedule or a certain # of hours per week, be it FT or PT. However, a lot of companies offer split shifts and very flexible scheduling. Also, all work as a TAT - turn around time, so it has to be done in a timely manner. I suppose if you work for someone locally, this could be more flexible.
Yes there are still places sm
that give I raises. If you are dependable, do what is asked and more, don't pick and choose your work types, learn how to do everything that comes across the board and don't complain (at least to your employer-haha), there are companies that reward you accordingly.
I realize there are companies that do not reward and you have the choice to stay or go depending on your situation. But there still are places that will pay for good, experienced MTs and pay very well!
Yes, there are a lot of places worse off, but
there are a lot of places that are a lot better too. For the money and the resources that this country has, we do not nearly take care of business the way we should. Do you know that there are countries that do not have as much money as we do or resources, yet every citizen is entitled to healthcare by way of government paid insurance. Do you know how many people we have in the US that are uninsured? Do you know how many countries offer paid maternity leave for mothers? I could go on, but I won't. The US is a lot better than a lot of places, but we should be ashamed at how we handle things a lot of the times. America is full of a lot of greedy people, and we wonder why other countries hate us. Do you know that the cost of the president's inauguration party would have been way more than enough to armor every single vehicle that our military had? Do you know how many lives or injuries could have been saved if only the vehicles were armored better? Where are our priorities there?
Most places, you betchya
While you may have had one person train you, depending on the work you do and number of QA staff that support that work, yes. QA is usually hired as supervisory staff, which means they do QA, train, feedback, report quality issues, nonworking issues, etc. as well as being a source for you to ask for help, report issues, conflicts, etc. Usually when QA is done, all QA staff are polled for each person for any quality issues, complaints from clients, etc. to get the whole picture. While you may not view the QA staff as "bosses" per se, their word carries weight...do not be too quick to burn bridges.
Many places, google them
Ebay is probably the cheapest, that is where I got mine 8 years ago at $600, I am sure they have come down some since then.
I know of two places, but I can't remember the name of the second one.
emediamillworks.com is one of them. I'll search my hard drive to see if I saved the address of the other company.
Probably true a lot of places
Well, things will be totally different with the new generation since it is an accepted standard that women just do everything a man does for the most part now. I unfortunately was on the cusp of this changeover and will be too old to benefit.
I don't think too many of today's kids think that "male body parts" qualify as superior in the workforce. And if you do, you need to look around, because today women even fly fighter jets.
manufacturing places in TN and KY in USA..nm
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Do wi-fi places let you plug your lap top into
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Some places use the SS# as the patient ID #. (nm)
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It varies. 65 is not always the # used. Some places
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Some places will pay extra for
longer to transcribe. My company does. It does help.
Not that many places pay extra for CMT (nm)
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of all the places to put a typo!
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If Dell or places like that do not have it,
try a local computer store/repair service.
The same features are all there but in different places because
of the new ribbon. If you were productive in an older version, you would be just as productive in 2007 once you learn your way around the new layout. Almost all of my old keyboard shortcuts still work in 2007 so I don't fool with the ribbon all that much. I toggle it off most of the time because it's so huge and takes up too much room on my screen.
Are you sure your trial version isn't fully functional? Maybe your trial time has expired?
Most places can tell who has edited
a report, whether the MT, QA, or other personnel. I had a physician actually go in and change something on mine which was not correct. I saw that it had been changed and contacted my supervisor and she was able to tell the physician had changed it, not QA. So there are things in place most programs that can tell who made what changes.
If you google it, there are places you can
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Your sister hasn't been looking in the right places. (sm)
There are companies that hire coders to work at home. Tell her to try www.aviacode.com, www.lexicode.com, www.amphionmedical.com, www.btcworldwide.com, and www.peakhs.com. Tell her to subscribe to the AHIMA jobs board. They have plenty of jobs (some are in-house and some are work at home). Hope this helps.
I know what you mean. I remember when Elance and all those other places
first came out. People were bidding less than minimum wage. Really, how bored or desperate do you have to be to work for free? A legitimate business cannot compete with that. I had a virtual assistant business back then. People didn't care about quality and experience, only cost. That's why I went back to working for someone else.
The same thing with eBay. I used to sell collectibles there. People sell things so cheap that you wonder how they even cover their packaging materials and gasoline to the post office, not to mention the wholesale purchase price of the inventory.
Makes you wonder if these people have ever heard of a profit and loss statement....
Yes, I am aware but there are other places he expresses himself
on this board. I could be wrong, though, it wouldn't be the first time.
It's surprising how many places are paying 6-8 cpl
even though I know some people make more, cpl is dropping in MT, not rising. If you are not a fast typist, may want to consider doing something else.
There are real people at these places? lol nm
Thanks!
Yes there are many places without leash laws.
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