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I am so sorry you got a bad impression. Sometimes things seem ugly when they are not..

Posted By: Mary C. on 2006-03-22
In Reply to: They posted on all the MT boards. - sm

The owner is the sweetest person I have ever worked for. The pay is good. If you want real info on them, please feel free to email me. MaryC_RI285@msn.com


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My experience was UGLY. Very ugly.
Just keep your other job until you're sure....good luck.
I was under the impression that if ....

you are fired for something that is in the handbook (rule, regulation), and you have been warned accordingly as stated in the handbook, that you could not get unemployment unless employer just did not bother disputing the claim.  My example would be... if the handbook says you cannot be absent more than 3 times in one month and you are absent four, you can be terminated without being eligible for unemployment.  Having worked for Spheris, I know they do send out communication when you miss line count.  All that said,  I would file the claim anyway... ya never know, Spheris may not even dispute it.


An impression
It was an impression on how they conduct interviews.
I got the very same impression........
And I quote....****By not accepting TO WORK for a foreign employer, you shoot youtself INTO YOUR FOOT; because if you don't ACCEPT AS A US MT the work, then they will be forced to offshore

It isn't so much a dialect or accent per se, it's just the odd usage of the language, such as bolded above.



My first impression is that

they will be cutting MTs who don't meet quality and who send too much to QA.  I hope I'm not one of them.  My second thought is that they may have to cut line rates or lay off MTs.  I also noticed where it sounded like some accounts may be dropped because of expense.  My only comfort in this email is the fact that it went to all employees, not just MTs. 


WOW -- this came as a total shock to me.  My lunch is now sitting in my stomach like a pile of dung.  Not a good feeling. 


Someone please hurry up and fix this economy!


That's the impression I got as well (nm)
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That's the impression I got too. Someone is mocking the co.
If it is for real, someone has extremely poor taste.
I was under the impression that we good
straight type, do VR or both! What is the big issue, if that is the case? If so many of you are unhappy, leave! Maybe, just maybe, they are doing this to weed out all the "bad" MTs, you know, all of you that come on here and complain. Get a different job already, gives the rest of us more!
My impression is that it WAS by them, but they had a backlash
from all the people reading it and stating it was unprofessional to post so much confidental information, so they pulled back and want to say they didn't post. Right. The tone and phrasing of this current post is absolutely consistent with the others. I'm not buying it. But please, Keystrokes, keep posting. With every post, you show so much about your company. :)
I was always under the impression that the MTSO's
about their coworkers at all, or even how many there are, or in what states. I only know one of my coworkers, and it's only because of a chance meeting where we got to talking, and found out we did the same work and worked for the same company. But I think they don't want the MTs to be in contact with each other because then they could start comparing notes, comparing earnings, accounts, productivity expectations, etc. It would probably let a lotta cats out of a lotta bags.
So, you're under the impression
That it does not take a vast amount of time to sift through HUNDREDS of resumes (apparently from MTSOs who have posted here, half of which border on illiterate or nonsensical), try to find perhaps 20 candidates out of hundreds of possibilities, then set up times to call them, etc.?

You must spend a lot of time on the couch channel-surfing, Doing something PRODUCTIVE is always of VALUE.

I'm guessing you're not very happy with your MTSO so you're the one digging deep. In typical hypocritical fashion, I'll bet you collect a check from them every payday though, don't you?

Thought so ;-).

I was under the impression that the transcriptionist, as well
as the MTSO were not held liable, that it was whoever signed the final product (in theory, they proof it before they sign it). It is the physician's dictation, how can the MTSO or MT be held responsible if they transcribe incorrectly dictated test results, physical exam findings or anything else re: the patient?
Okay, well it was my impression that at some point maybe year end they either go on DQS or get

another service because MQ only wants DQS clients and does not want to continue with the others like MTS, etc


companies who start off with a bad impression

Sometimes we MTs have tunnel vision about a job and will persevere until we get it, thinking we are getting what we want, only to realize that the warning signs were there from the get-go. 


If a company is rude to begin with, there is no logic in thinking it is going to get better after you are hired.  I now listen to my gut (a show on Discovery Channel pontificated that we have a *second brain* there, a warning brain) and see with my eyes what is real and what is rose-colored.  Those *funny feelings* about things are there to keep us from making mistakes.  Listen to them. 


And I hope you find a soft place to land. 


Do you get the impression this person is answering herself in some areas?
I know I do.
I had the same impression. Plus their line rate and incentive sm
plan are really low.  Can't see being able to make decent money there, even if the people are nice. 
I'm thinking..unprofessional. First impressions are everything and my impression is....
I wouldn't want to work for someone like that.  There would probably never be any way to ever please her.  I mean how many of us at one point in our careers thought we were doing a great job only to have a supervisor or someone else tell us our work stinks..It's obviously subjective versus objective opinion. I just think her ad had a very unprofessional and rude tone to it and I am guessing that she has been burned or thinks she has.  I just don't think you'd want to portray your attitude upon potential new hires. I will say...the ad did make me laugh, but there is a time and place for jokes and posting as a job ad isn't where you'd want to make people either offended or laugh at you.
Probably no "real" company name. I got the impression she was a private owner her own small bu
and..probably not a company we would have heard of before anyway. I applied so we shall see.
We were not ugly

We were not ugly.  Stacy came on and stated that her two  most important factors in chosing a company was to have a computer provided and to have paid maternity leave and that was in CAPS.  She did not state that she was wanting to earn more PTO time and to use that, she wanted to be PAID after having a child.  At 4 hours per pay period that is 12 days a year and that is pretty norm for this profession.  Like I told Stacy, would you pay a babysitter or a nanny when they wanted six weeks off and you had to pull in someone to do their job so you were paying double and earning the same income.  It is really hard to provide benefits and a decent pay in this field.  Yell at me all you want, but the balancing act is very hard to do.   And like the prior poster also said, the companies change so often between merges, buy-outs, and out sourcing that what you sign on for in 2006 probably won't be the same in 2007 or 2008 for sure.  So if stability is what Stacy wants, I think that she needs to look elsewhere like a union job or a state/city or county position where it is spelled out in black and white what she will receive for the next three years.  We did not mean to make you feel bad but again, you posted several times about maternity leave and we are not mind readers you should have posted need to accrue PTO at a faster rate.   But we were not nasty or ugly and just stated the facts in this field.


 


bad and ugly.
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Not sure why you have to be ugly
What was the purpose of the very nasty responses to this question?  I happen to agree w/ the original poster on this and see no reason for why you had to be so hatefuly in replying.  Did it make you feel better?  Do you talk to your employers, friends, families, etc., this way?    If so, I must say I feel sorry for you AND them.
Why do you have to be so ugly about it?!?!
I did not take it as this person ripping apart any company at all.  They were just stating what so many on this board have stated many, MANY times and in a sense they are correct.  It does not take much to set up an automated reply, trust me if I can do it, anyone can.  I just don't understand why people have to attack others on this board when they are simply just stating THEIR opinion, if you don't like it then stop reading and move on to another post, it's that simple. 
Here is the good, the bad and the ugly. sm
I left KS a few months ago after having a near nervous breakdown. I had too much going on in my life and thought that it would be better to go work in a hospital.

The Good: They are growing, have very stable accounts and keep all their customers. Pay is on time and there is direct deposit. The rules have become clear in what is expected of you. They are very personal.

The Bad: The insurance is terrible and expensive but I heard they are getting BC/BS in the fall for sure. The pay used to be late here and there for a few days. It is fixed now and has been for a very long time. The growth caused some changes that did not work and more changes were made to correct the problems caused, which seemed like chaos from the outside looking in.

The Ugly: They went through some terrible growing pains a few years ago and have been dodging bullets from former employees. There were late checks and no direct deposit. There was not a lot of work because they overhired.

The diagnosis: Once they got over the hump several months ago, things evened out and have been for a while. I want to go back but I'm afraid they won't take me.

How do I know all this? My best friend still works there and is very, very happy. I made a mistake leaving but now my life is on an even keel. I made a lot of money there.
Ugly. Dont even consider it.
They profess to be a good fine Christian organization but they are FAR from it.
DRC good, bad, ugly?
Any info i.e. are they good to work for or anything would be appreciated.
99% good, No Bad, No Ugly ... sm
Except for a short period of time when work ran low on one account only my experience has been 99% good. No place is perfect, but I have absolutely no complaints. The people treat me like a human being, I love the platform, the sound quality is great, they pay the long distance bill, the benefits are superior. Best move I ever made.

Wise
wow...it can get ugly in here....Well MTSO,

keep on speaking highly of your MTs, and probably best that she not visit this board.  It seems our profession has taken a negative turn somewhere along the road. 


Good luck with many more new MTs to come in the future.


the good, bad, and ugly

I was wondering if anybody out there would be willing to give the good and bad about what company they work at, or used to work at.  I'm trying to figure out who it would be worthwhile to send resumes to and who I should just stay away from.  I'm interested in the management, scheduling, line requirements, pay rate, benefits, and provided equipment.  I'd greatly appreciate any info you have.  Thanks!


 


 


Well, there must now be more than one of you, too! Cause there was an ugly hateful thread

about racial prejudice - really shocking, and someone named eyetype was proudly gloating and calling herself a string of things of which I can only recall old hateful bigot, but she was gonna get a new attitude, or something to that effect. Whole thing now deleted, conveniently, but I actually made a sticky note to remember who it was that said these horrible things.  Now that's a HUGE spot to reach in my world - SO BAD that I would put a sticky note anywhere!  I have never done that before in my life, and there are some ugly posters around these here woods!!  I wanted to be sure to steer clear of you and NEVER forget what you said, you or the other eyetype?


Good, bad or ugly about Webmedx??? NM
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X-Press: The good, the bad and the ugly?
Any recent info appreciated.
The QA is okay on my account, no ugly comments, but
sometimes when you have a specific question you don't get an answer or it takes days.  We have 5 QA people and each one had their quirks and interpretation, so while you may be doing something one way because one QA person said to, the next QA person may tell you to do it differently.   You never know who will be doing your QA at any given time so you stand a change of being wrong a percentage of the time and occasionally they have made changes that were not correct.  Not a major issue usually, unless you make a lot of errors, and then it affects your line rate. 
Has anyone heard of LTS, Inc. - good, bad, ugly?
Has anyone heard or worked for LTS, Inc. - good, bad, ugly?
What's the good, bad and ugly on All-Type?

I applied with them awhile ago, but hadn't heard anything  - just got a phone call from them, but want to see if anyone has any input before going calling them back.  TIA.



good,bad,ugly DSG kentucky sm
AKA Dictation Services Group.  Any info appreciated
Keystrokes - good, bad, and ugly

Would anyone be so kind as to give me some insight into this company?    In the past everything I've read about it was pretty good, but I'm not really able to pull up anything recent.  Thanks a bunch. 


They flame out so fast and so ugly.
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Transend, good, bad, ugly??
Considering employment.  Any experiences to share????
SoftScript? good, bad, ugly? nm

Diskriter? Anything on them? Good Bad Ugly? nm

Van Belkum good, bad, ugly? nm
nm
That e mail you received is truly ugly.
What will they think of next. Just plain evil doings, these days!
ATSI... Good, bad, or ugly?
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MTS of Texas..the good, the bad, and the ugly..sm
Good:  Pay on time, but the amount is almost always incorrect.  Bad & Ugly:  Pay by the minute.  Owners will tell you it equals out to be the same as being paid by the line.  NOT.  They use Meditech - a very antiquated version of it.  QA dept. is laughable (i.e., close enough, just leave it out).  Little to no IT support.  Owner recently sold the company to her son.   
Transcend...good bad and ugly

Would like any current info on them.....Got hired and would like to know if it is worthwhile to take the job or not.


Thanks!


Your post was ugly and your moniker was a
slap in the face.  I don't know the situation, but why kick someone when they are down.  
Oracle? Good/bad/ugly? no msg
Thank you.
that s/b math, didn't mean to sound ugly.
 
Transcend... any comments, good, bad or ugly? TIA...nm
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MDI-FL..Good, bad, ugly, Realisitc, Honest ... ?
Any info you may wish to share would be appreciated.  How easy it is to get line count, feedback, on-time pay, benefits, etc. etc.  TIA
Fast Chart -GOOD,BAD,UGLY?

Can anyone give me some feedback?  I read good things on MT daily.