SCAM WARNING FOR OUR POSTERS!! (SM)

To all of our posters on MTStars:  We have experienced an individual who is apparently running a scam.  We want to make you aware of this situation and urge you to be discerning in any e-mails you receive regarding this and diligent to report any contact with this person or other similar situations with us immediately:

Name: Sherry Robinson
Email: s_robinson28714@yahoo.com
Phone: 828 675 2119
Location : Burnsville, NC  28714
 
She is asking for $100-200 for work at home jobs.  Once payment is sent via PayPal or check, she vanishes and later (after repeated emails and calls) sends a mail with links (mostly broken) to Work at Home Job sites, which any MT can find by simply using Google.  Her scam is via telephone!   The emails she sends out contain only the following information:  Call Sherry Robinson 828-675-2119

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• SCAM WARNING FOR OUR POSTERS!! (SM) - Moderator
  • Sherry Robinson scam - Adrienne King

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I certainly do not mean any disrespect at all to any of the trailblazers, but I think the MT programs now, particularly the good online training courses, do have the idea that many people want to chuck the 2 years' hospital experience out the window to work at home immediately.  This knowledge is reflected in the setup of the courses themselves...you do learn at home rather independently for the big dog schools, just as you would work rather independently when you start working.  I do believe these schools are expected by their students to be able to train people for employment at home straight away after graduation.  I am certainly not dissing the idea to work in a hospital for 2 years at all.  I just think that maybe the times have changed with more emphasis on MTs working at home, and the training programs are keen to that knowledge and are up to the challenge. 

Keep in mind that a hospital will most likely pay you hourly, which is definitely a huge reason to work in a hospital.  You will make beans on production at home, and not even beans in the can.  You will make the cheap dried beans.  Instead of building speed at home and making dried beans, you can build the speed and ear in the hospital with the consistent hourly wage, learn the ropes, and then go home when you are comfortable.  However, there's a learning curve with each new job, and you go back to making beans every time, but now they are Bush's Baked Beans usually.

However, I would suggest that you just try to take some online tests, even for those companies that indicate that you need 2 years' experience.  Some of them will waive that requirement if you do well.  (Some of them will bid you farewell and ask you to retest in 6 months or when you really have 2 years' experience.)  If these companies drop you a line after you test (and many will), you will get an idea of how you are doing.  You may even accidentally get a job offer.

When you start work, you will send everything QA's way.  You will worry about driving your QA person batty.  I still worry about that sometimes! 

Anyway, since I'm done talking in circles, there are benefits to both sides.  It is not necessary to start in a hospital to be successful. 

Out of curiosity, what training program did you go with?

tell you that you must buy $400 worth of software from a specific company.  Many times the software doesn't work but TranSCAM will not help you because you didn't buy it from them and the company you did buy it from won't contact you.  I personally think it is a company related to TranSCAM,

If the software works they tell you that you have to get good QA scores before they release you to getting paid for your work.  In the meantime you are doing work they are getting paid for (how they get accounts I have no idea) and you are never good enough to be released.

There have been multiple complaints filed with the BBB against them, several never resolved.  They have moved to a different state at least once and changed their name at least once.  If you "work" for them you will get some experience, but it really will not help you get another job because their reputation is well known and it isn't good.

keep in mind that if you are applying to a company who is hiring independent contractors, that the IRS definition of employee vs. contractors hinges on three main areas, one of which is how much control the "employer" has over the worker. If the employer is providing equipment to get the job done, the IRS tends to look upon this as more of an employer-employee relationship. So if you are applying for a job that is independent contractor status, remember you are self employed and have to provide your own equipment.

Employee vs. Independent Contractor Status is a hot area of IRS Audits.The IRS, state taxing agencies, as well as the Departments of Labor (which are responsible for Unemployment tax collections) have been stepping-up their audit activities. The purpose of the audit is to misclassify a subcontractor as an employee. The taxing agency can then collect the taxes which "should have been withheld" as well as large fines, penalties and interest. So if you want to be an IC, expect to provide your own equipment.