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Knowing that the only time work is slow is during

Posted By: holidays and NOT being offshored on 2009-04-09
In Reply to: Isn't it great to actually ENJOY your job again? - Happy@TT

is wonderful and I will flex my schedule any time to keep my job at Transtech.


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I have 4 accounts, doing all work types, and I usually have enough work but this is the slow time of
year so we are scrambling a little for lines.  Easy platform, paychecks DD, always on time. 
I think work is typically slow this time of year sm
and I am surmising they are not wanting a backlog to build because a lot of MTs are also taking time off for the holidays leaving a skeleton crew on some accounts. I am sure it will all be busier than ever in a week or so.  I have been able to get my line counts and then some everyday so far.  Everywhere I have ever worked gets a little slow towards the holidays.
Slow time of year = no work. Basically the same. If
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Litt to no work since Thanksgiving, slow time and overstaffed too????nm

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No - it is not always slow! Depends on the company and hospital. I have never been slow this time
Slow time is usually in September when everyone is back to work/school from the summer months.

Been doing this 24 years and never slow this time of year. Actually, I am drowning in work - can't keep up.
Depends on the account. Work on VR lately has been slow. Just like all companies, we have slow times

Honestly though, I have only had 2-3 times in the past 2 years where it was like the other day...no work... It did pick up later but I just think it's important not to make someone think we're overloaded with work all the time. That would not be fair to them if they end up with high expectations.


I agree, if you went to work knowing full well that the company paid 7 cpl no spaces
why on Earth did you accept the job?
dont misunderstand me...we didnt work knowing we wouldnt get paid
How stupid would that be? We were paid a month behind. So when the 18th came we expected our check for the previous month. So that would be one paycheck. No one willingly works for free. I know i certainly wouldnt have typed as much as i did for her - taken time away from everything/everyone else - if i KNEW she wasn't going to pay me. Seriously, I hope she rots for what she has put me and my family through. I'm not talking about a couple hundred bucks. I'm talking thousands of dollars. Yep, I'm ticked
Yes, but the only slow time for me...sm
was around the holidays for a couple of weeks, but now they are dictating like crazy, I guess they are taking on a lot of new patients. I still worry about this profession tho....I jsut pray daily that the account i work on does not go to EMR.
It is slow this time of the year EVERY - anybody that has done......sm
transcription for any length of time knows that.
Is this a slow time of year or what?
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Yes, I am. Things are slow right now, but I have been able to get it every time (sm)

I don't know for sure, but since they are advertising for 44 MTs for the new acct, I'm assuming some are already being hired, and that's why it is slow.  But we will be inundated soon, so I can live with it.  I like to do more than minimum, but I can manage on the minimum.  It will pick up real soon!


How long does this slow time last. nm
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This is normally a slow time of season
in this field. No one wants to be in the hospital during the holidays, a lot of doctors are out, etc. Also, I think many companies are just overwhelmed with the responses they get to an ad.
Did this for 3 years. No slow time encountered. (nm)
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Is Future-Net Techology slow to pay all the time?
I've been waiting since last week for my check, still not here. Invoice submitted on 12/14.   I guess, no pay, no work from me.   Blah!
Goes to show neither of you have been in the MT buisiness very long - It is always slow this time..

of the year..... nm


It's usually pretty slow this time of the year and TT is no different. The new accounts
they are hiring for will be starting next month and from what I understand they will need to hire more than 120 MTs between now and the end of the year for the four new hospitals, so I am not too worried about it.
I would wait it out because it is slow this time of year anways...
then after the holidays, if no better, time to start looking...good luck and hang in there!!!
It's neither. It's ALWAYS slow this time of year, between Spring Break and Easter.
By the week after next we'll be drowning in work.
The only time I have ever been slow is during X-mas time...
when most other companies are slow too...but I have never run out
beds full at the 4 hospitals I type in Texas (this is never a slow time)

It is not just a slow time....they lost a huge acct and moved many MTs to other accts.......
nm
always slow this time of year...doctors take extra days off, et cetera.
it will pick back up again soon...
yes, but I was told as an IC that if work was slow ICs get no work since they are nto employees
nm
Thank you! I'm looking for part-time work to supplement my no-work full-time job.

You must be slow, so VR will work for you.
Personally, I could not live on 13.50 an hour, or 12 an hour or some other equally low rate of pay. That is not even typing 200 lines an hour, and if you are so experienced, you certainly did not work on your speed skills. Your editing speed is just as slow, obviously.

VR will only help people like you who are very slow at transcribing. It is not going to help those who work much faster.

IBM selectric? I knew people who could transcribe 2000 lines a day on those things. Think what they did when computers came in.

Your post is confusing to me. Yes, I use an expander and a computer,and I get paid for my work because I did the input. I am also going to have to do the input for VR but that will pay half of what I make now. Forget it, sista, I am not an idiot. And I have yet to see an ADT feed that worked without glitches.

Like I said, you sit under your mushroom, let the owner and management make money off you while you sit there and work for a rate of pay that won't allow you to buy peanuts or popcorn cuz those are luxury items on your rate of pay.


slow work
I know three gals in the same boat. Love the company... hope I don't have to find a new one!
slow work
Is this usual. Wondering if to start looking again.
slow work
Is this usual? Wondering if to start looking if it does not pick up.
Slow work
Same here, only out of work a couple of times since I starte for TT in August.  By far, I am much happier with them than my previous employer. 
Work slow!!!!
Is anyone else having a hard time with work right now.  The company I work for is sooo slow I am bearly getting 350 lines a day!  I think they may have overhired back when they were swamped in Sep.  Not sure if I should look somewhere else or try and stick it out.  Any suggestions? 
Believe it here, work has been very slow
Again, I ask what accounts/types you are on that you have so much work, because my accounts have had little to no work at all for weeks now, and one has been slow for months.  I would be willing to move to one of these busy accounts that are always being spoken of, but don't know what to ask for because nobody will actually name these very busy accounts.  Thanks!
work slow down
Is anyone having problems with work slowdown with Imagestat?
Work is slow and sm
while I am not having a problem, many are.  It is only employee status, generally only full time and you will have to work a weekend day, we all do.  They offer nice insurance and it is not too expensive, but you have to maintain at least 11,000 lines AND 80 hours every 2 weeks to keep it.  Some of us are struggling, though I know I am not. I will tell you that folks who work 2nd or 3rd shift have plenty of work. 

All in all, it is an excellent company with wonderful people.  I don't want to work for anyone else, EVER. 
Work slow down
My supervisor assured me this happens at this time of year and I tend to agree, and she is really good about letting me make up time.  I do wonder about how many folks they hire, but I know we are going to get more customers.  I have asked to be considered for those accounts.
Work has been slow lately, but...
I was able to take on more secondaries and that did help the situation, so still able to make my lines.  They're a pretty decent company, probably the best I have worked for in about 10 years.  My main complaint is no salary increase after several years of working there, as if the economy hasn't changed dramatically in the last few years.  MTSOs just aren't keeping up with today's economic demands and they most certainly do not pay according to experience (are there any companies even hiring at 10+ c/l anymore?  If you know of any, please let me know).  Let's face it, VR is a joke and only created for their benefit, not ours.  They created it to avoid having to give out real raises.  By the time you finish formatting/editing these stupid VR reports, you might as well have typed it.  It makes me often contemplate jumping ship but there's really not a whole lot out there these days to move on to when no one is willing to pay based on how much experience you have.
I don't think so. Work is really slow right now. You can
apply through the website and someone will contact you if they are hiring.  No new accounts on the horizon that I am aware of. 
I work for MDI-FL and the account I am on has been slow *sm*
for over a month.  I will not make enough this past pay period to cover the cost of long distance and my Internet connection.  I know they have other accounts that are behind that you can work on but I personally feel the account I am working on is so slow because they overhired on it.  Why did they not put those extra people on one of the accounts that is consistently backed up?  I am in the process of testing for employment elsewhere.  Other than this recent issue with no work/overhiring, I have always been happy with MDI.  I will be sorry to leave but I am sure that the others working on the account will be happy to see me go as it will be one less person taking their lines. 
Lately work has been slow on Mondays, because there has been

OT the last several weeks so numbers are low to start with and lately there have been some kinks with the downloads from the accounts, but when work comes in there is a bunch.  Usually by Wednesday at the lastest there is plenty of work and by Thursday they are offering OT on acute care accounts and there is enough work to work 24/7 if you wanted to.  


I have been pretty good about sticking to my schedule, have been late a couple of times by under 15 minutes and I really expected someone to say something to me based on past posts, but so far it hasn't been an issue.  


It really is a good place to work.  There are a few sour pusses and I don't discount their experience because I've had a few bumps along the way, but there have been posts from people who were let go because they weren't making their line requirements (per them) and they still have nice things to say about the company.  


Nobody said slow down. They said work your own shift. If everyone worked when they

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Not at all. It tends to be a slow season but I have plenty of work.
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Actually there was a slow period, but LOTS of work now - nm
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Ask them to try you on dial-up. It may be slow but if it is stable, it should work. sm
I do know that there are a few versions of Meditech, Chartscript and ExText that do not work with dial-up, but that still leaves a lot of options open! Good luck to you!
Not out of work here...it was a slow start yesterday
but it picked up in the afternoon and evening.
Transcend advertising for help and slow work for you.
They will help you to find an account to keep your fingers flying. I would just hazard a guess that you might have to ask for an account on another platform but your team lead is the one to help you. They are the ones to rattle the cages.
Work is generally slow all around. Easter
is early, plus spring break in lots of places.   I've been on OT for the last 2-3 weeks and ran out of work yesterday and probably will today too.  Enjoy it while you can. 
Slow start yesterday - out of work for about 1 hour -
nm
I work at Webmedx. The slow issues are being worked on. SM
they have the best QA department, the best benefits out there (and affordable), the best bosses. I know the slow issues are a pain but they will be fixed by the solution center. They have fixed many things in the past.
There's a difference between over hiring and the occasional work slow down. sm
Every company has some times that are busier than others. That doesn't make the recruiter a liar.
Not for people on my team. Slow work for months. nm
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