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I dont give a rats ass about impressions made here.

Posted By: sm on 2008-08-22
In Reply to: I still think you are setting yourself up (sm) - ReynaMT

My concern is for my friend and the suffering she is enduring. You obviously cannot put yourself in our/her place.

I interjected because I know law, and in answer to your question, YES, we have taken the appropriate steps required.


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    Hey if they can get us to work for 8 cent s a line, 150 lines an hour for a whopping $12.00 buck/hr.  Hey!


     May even be less and hour as the trend is  going lower than 8 cents a line.  Plus they keep hacking away at the lines counted by reconfiguring the system to give certain letters a value of this or that, or no value.  It is a bad profession.


    If I cant make QA, dont give me work. Dont dock
    x
    No thanks. Dont want to give this much control/info
    that you don't know about.  What kind of software/spyware/trackers are also put on your PC with something like this?  No thanks.
    I do not give out that information. However one co I made $17
    was Medquist. My current company pays different rates to different QA and I would never post what I earn. They do not need QA people. Just do the best you can and try and negotiate a fair QA rate for yourself. It will come. Unfortunately, even at $17, that is only half of what I earned as an MT. I once had a QA position that paid me $20 as an employee. You just have to negotiate.
    You made me 'salivating.' Please give us the name or your
    company.
    THANKS
    Simplistic answer. I dont personally give $. What
    x
    Dont gripe is will not even give them chance to reply.
    nm
    give amphion or transcend a try and dont always base choice on posts
    d
    sorry dont give out my email address but happy to answer questions here

    This is a really good point. First impressions mean a lot.
    Mine of Keystrokes is not a good one.
    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.
    Overhiring and giving new-hires false impressions that
    they'll be able to make a decent day's pay is scamming too, cupcake.
    DIRTY RATS - But at least they are HONEST
    xx
    True, plus the suck rats always
    seemed to love the conference calls and tried to jump in with all kinds of stupid questions, I guess to try and make themselves look like enthusiastic eager beavers.  All they did was prolong the agony of the call.  I really like working independently. 
    Actually you can buy frozen mice or rats
    and nuke em and the snake will eat it. But the big snakes like MQ and T like to eat their prey while they are alive and unsuspecting. You know, kinda like they did to us. Hissssssssss.
    I dont cherry pick, never did. I dont do that to my coworkers on my account.

    What is the new status. I dont understand what it means. I dont need their benefits nor do I want
    them.
    I dont know what that means. I am an SE. I dont sit and wait for work I come back in when it is
    there so I never had to deal with Amherst when there was no work because I just stopped working and did other things. My feeling is if this doesnt work there are other jobs out there.
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    nmnmnm
    I didnt get the packet, do we have to take their insurance if we dont need it. I dont want it. Wish
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    x
    "warned" by someone who won't give facts or sign her name. Give me a break! nm
    x
    Nationals give at least a week to learn program. Give
    xx
    Dont kid yourself that people dont know what is going on. Do you honestly think these office people
    dont talk. Maybe you should make sure you know what you are talking about before you open your mouth.
    They used to give out $25 Amex cheques -- give them time. :-) nm

    u made 300 a week? That's more than I made there.
    But no work, no pay. Nice ppl, they really are, some of the nicest in the business. Just can't communicate to save their lives and the recruiters are lying dogs.

    I'd say if you're looking for part-time work, as in less than 20 hrs a week's worth of work, then this place is for you. Use them as ur backup. Because guaranteed that's all they're using you for.


    I get what you are all saying about them not having to give give you work, but...
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    You dont have to tell me..

    I see it quite clearly.  Some of that stuff is just plain crap, and it takes longer to change every other word or heading, etc. than to just type it yourself.  Trust me, I know the game they are running.  I am just trying to prevent others from going through the same thing a lot of us are going through right now.  All of this could have been avoided by just having a little more consideration towards their MTs.  There is ABSOLUTELY no reason why we should have had to work for 12 days and not know what we were making--NO REASON.  I think this really shows just how much they really DON'T care about us as MTs, and that makes me both sad  and angry .


     


    I dont know why
    WHY what did your lawyer think?
    dont do it
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    Dont do it. Dont take the job. You will

    really regret it.  I was laid off from my hospital job and went to work for a national and it has been the absolute worst experience.  My income has gone down so much that I leave the answering machine on now because the bill collectors are calling me every day.  The security of knowing that you are paid by the hour no matter what makes all of the difference in the world.  When the national has platform problems, computer problems, no work (which happens frequently), etc. you are NOT PAID.  You just have to sit and wait until THEY fix it.  The benefits are nothing like you get working in house and they are so expensive.  I just really think you should consider all of these factors and understand that it is very different from working for a hospital.


    At least it has been for me, they dont TELL you to sit and
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    I dont know but it

    is a paid ad, so they have to still be in business. They can't be too hard to find on Google or they would damage their business dealings. Sorry, I just saw the banner and knew people were questioning their existence.


     


    I just dont do it
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    DONT DO IT! nm
    nm
    DONT DO IT
    DON'T DO IT...they ARE the same company as in the Phillipines operated by a very nasty CEO that will NOT pay you.  She has been sued so many times for non payment.  Not good people to work for.
    DONT DO IT
    YES they are the same company in Tennessee and the Phillipines.  I use to work in both offices...trust me...DONT DO IT...very nasty owner, short fuse and will NOT pay you!
    Dont ask, dont tell. nm
    x
    please dont tell me ...sm
    They use it on rad accounts. I hope it's Lanier.
    DONT DO IT! nm
    s
    I dont know about everyone else, but my PC
    In the last coupla weeks, it's slowed down about 50%.
    You dont have to have radar here
    Agree with poster above who said that only you can change things for yourself.  Maybe shouldnt have used the terms babies.  Fine, okay, I'll admit that.  And I dont take anything on here personally.  All I am saying is that all anyone does anymore is complain.  It is tiresome and old. 
    you work there dont you? You tell us
    d
    Dont you wish someone would have warned you?...
    I have gotten a lot of grief for trying to warn people about what was happening to me and others and that it would soon be happening to a large majority of you.  I think it is a duty that we should all have.  Why would you let someone else go through something horrible if you could possibly stop it.  I loved the "old" Transcend and its management--not too happy with the "new" Transcend or its management.  However, that is my opinion.  I see there are many others with the same opinion, and these number will continue to grow if Transcend does not wake up.  I was a "Current Transcender" until now.  I just can't do it anymore.  I tried to fight the good fight and hold on to them (at least until I found something else better), but my children need to eat, and I have a mortgage and bills to pay.  I can no longer be a Transcend cheerleader.  I was a cheerleader in the past and referred other MTs to the company (all of whom left before I did), but it is just a really "bad" place to work as far as wages go.  I have to do what is best for me now.  I can't go bankrupt for Transcend.  Thank God I had the wisdom to find another job to supplement early on in this "transition" process.  If not, I would be homeless now.  I certainly do not wake up every day with my only purpose being to bash Transcend.  I had to be honest with myself and others or I couldn't sleep at night.  I wish all of you the best and hope you and Transcend figure it all out before it is too late for you.
    Dont worry,
    I never got a phone call, but got my packet today. 
    One word......DONT'!

    if that;s the stuff you want, DONT' GO THERE!
    x
    maybe there is another Transhealth we dont know about lol
    nm
    i dont know if it would be the best, but i like cardiology
    /