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No.. I don't work for keystrokes

Posted By: move on on 2008-12-27
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    Not only that, but I would MUCH rather work for Keystrokes than Spheris as Keystrokes doesn't

    I know two people who work 3rd shift for Keystrokes on radiology and have a lot of work. Maybe you
    on an account that has enough work. I hate to hear that someone doesn't have enough work or that they have a problem because I know that Keystrokes works to find the right account for every person. They do a lot for us but you have to talk to them until you find the right account or volume or hours for you.

    I think that a lot of companies are that way but there is a lot of job-hopping in transcription. Everyone is looking for the perfect job but the grass is not always greener on the other side. There are a few MTSO's really are not good but for the most part, the others don't intentionally drive people away. That would not make sense. They need us to work as much as we need them to have the work there for us.


    Keystrokes: Why should I come work for you?
    I'm interested in working for you guys, but from what I've heard you don't furnish a computer, do not pay for long distance, do not pay for health insurance. Do you KS employees not mind all that? Is the money you make worth not having the above-mentioned items? Thanks for any input as I am very intrigued by this company but wondering about what is NOT provided.
    ? for those who work at Keystrokes.

    Do you use Word?   Can you use Stedman's Spellchecker?  What Expander do you use?  I don't know the name of the account I'm going to be working on, but it is a hospital account. 


    I  forgot to ask these questions when talking with them today.  


     


    Does Keystrokes often run out of work?
    .
    Do You Work for Keystrokes?
    ERMT --   Do you work for Keystrokes?  I was hoping for an individual message from you about your specific experiences and opinions about Keystrokes.  I can always go to the archives, etc.  But I wanted a personal reply from YOU. 
    I used to work for DSG before going to Keystrokes...
    and I have never been happier...DSG constantly runs out of work, KS never does...unanswered emails at DSG, that never happens at KS...good luck in your decision but I would definitely choose Keystrokes after having worked for both companies mentioned above...
    Anyone STILL low on work at Keystrokes???
    Wow, these past 4 weeks or so have been the slowest that I have ever seen. All of my accounts have been very, very slow. If it doesn't pick up real soon, I may have to start sending resumes out, which I HATE to do as I love Keystrokes, but not loving the little to no work. Anyone else in the same situation?
    Keystrokes....they work for me...nm

    Anyone work for keystrokes?
    Would love info from someone who works for Keystrokes, specifics on amount of work, company, how are they to work for, etc.  Thanks.
    Do you work for Keystrokes? sm
    There are no admin assistants in the office that are transcriptionists and there are no prn transcriptionists. You must be confusing them with someone else. They have started some part-time positions but do not have any PRN positions. I have worked for KS for 6 years now and am a lead. There are no and will not be p.r.n. positions due to TAT and other factors.

    Also, KS no longer requires WindowsXP. More and more accounts are Vista compatible.


    I work at Keystrokes
    And I am more than willing to say that I like working for them very much, but there have been drawbacks with my employment as well. Work load on my accounts is up and down, don't know from one day to next if it will be busy or slow, but then again, just ask and you will be assigned a back up account to help fill in on the slow days. PTO time, definitely sucks. 1 week paid a year, and you can take up to 2 weeks without pay. Don't make any last minute plans, you need to get the approval 30 days in advance to take time off. Time off is blocked out around Christmas, which for people like me that are 2/3 of the way across country from their family is hard, but we adjust. The pay is good, the benefits on the other hand, though a good package, I find to be expensive and hard to afford. The job leads and management though are wonderful and usually willing to work with you on all issues. All in all, I do like working here and am not going to look elsewhere.
    DOES ANYONE WORK FOR KEYSTROKES HELP

    Does anyone out there work for keystrokes. I need some answers to some questions.  Please.  Thanks.


    No work at Keystrokes
    Anyone had this problem of recent? Also, QA fussing at you because you are not multilingual/mindreader/MD?
    Anyone work for Keystrokes (Clinic)....

    Can anyone tell me anything about this company?  How is the pay (on time???).   Is there plenty of work?  I was told I would be assigned to one doctor.... what happens if a doc does not dictate one day, can I get a second doc?  Any other help would be appreciated. 


     


    TIA


    Keystrokes - Not Enough Radiology Work
    I too thought Keystrokes would be my salvation when I read all the great posts about it, and accepted an offer in September.  But my radiology accounts dried up, and even though I have been begging for work, I have not been offered anything steady or stable.  Yes, everyone there is as nice as can be, paychecks (such as they are) are on-time, but from the time I get up until I go to bed I am lucky if I have a half-dozen reports.  My first/primary account went voice before I even started it. I asked for a backup and they gave me clinic notes - I only do radiology, I have 13 years of radiology.  I asked for another backup and had one for less than a month before it went voice.  During that month there were more transcriptionists than available dial-in lines, so couldn't get in to work half the time.  Now I've been given an account that I'm only allowed to work on weekend afternoons.  I continue to ask them to find me an account.  I absolutely cannot believe I am begging for work and earning nothing.  I have a family counting on me, I can't go on like this.  I am absolutely devastated.  CONSIDER VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU GO TO KEYSTROKES.
    Keystrokes definitely a good one - work there now
    Had a nightmare experience with TT. Have heard DeVenture is a good one but no personal experience.
    I have never run out of work at Keystrokes, nor have I come close
    I have 2 ER accounts, and they both keep me very busy. It is true that they make sure that everyone working there has enough work before they will hire more people. That's why I love them so much.
    Anyone work for Keystrokes on a teaching
    hospital account that started recently?  I've been on the account for about 6 weeks.  I'm struggling on it and I'd just like to talk to another MT on the account. 
    Does Keystrokes use Docuscribe? How are they to work for?


    I am tired of geting burned by some of the companies that advertise here.  I want a job that has a lot of work, does not outsource and have good accounts. 


    My resume is looking worse and worse because I appear to be job hopping.  I want to find a good company where I settle in, work hard and retire in 7 or 8 years. 


    I worked for MQ for 11 years and loved DocQscribe.  I just saw an ad from Keystrokes that they use it and want to know if they are as good as they seem to work for. 


    This is so confusing.  Most of the companies either run out of work, send work to India or conveniently forget to pay for work done.  Help!  I need a good company!


    Keystrokes is great to work for...
    tons of work, great leads, benefits and great pay...I believe they just started using DocuqScribe recently though because I came from a company that used DocuqScribe and an account using that was not offered at the time...send in your resumes girls!!!
    Keystrokes - Running out of work?
    What type of account do you work at? I just got hired and my account will be a very large teaching hospital in the mid-west. I didn't think it was the kind of place that would run out of work but your comment has me concerned. Would you please expand on your experience with your account if you can? Thanks.
    Do you have to work every weekend with Keystrokes?
    x
    Keystrokes and clinic work....sm
    Does Keystrokes offer clinic work?  Thanks
    I would love to work for Keystrokes but
    I do not have a personal computer with XP and they stated that I needed to supply my own PC with XP.  Once I find a place that I can buy XP at a reasonable price I will apply.
    keystrokes work situation
    you must be on a different acct than me.....
    Keystrokes work situation
    I work on an ortho account...maybe just depends which account you get. Sorry not working out so well for you.
    keystrokes work schedule
    Do you have to work your entire 8-hour shift or can you stop once you reach minimum daily lines? thanks.
    I work for Keystrokes also and they are awesome...
    Love it there!!!
    I work for Keystrokes and I love it...
    nm
    I work for Keystrokes and love it
    Great company, good pay, great leads and plenty of work...I have been there for 2-1/2 years
    Keystrokes...wish I had plenty of work...sm

    Is Keystrokes a good company to work for. nm
    :
    Vista will not work with Keystrokes accounts
    They say right in their ads what operating systems they are compatible with, and they are not compatible with Vista yet. I asked this when I was first hired 6 months ago because I was going to put Vista on my work computer before I started, and they clearly stated that Vista will not work with any of their accounts yet, so I stuck to XP. You were not fired. Your system simply will not work on their accounts. All that you need to do is get a copy of XP somewhere and install that over Vista and you will be all set.
    When I worked for Keystrokes, I NEVER had enough work to make
    even 1000 lines a day!  If I had enough work, maybe, but I NEVER did.  It ALL depends on your account 150%!!
    Keystrokes is and will not send work out of the country. sm
    The owners feel strongly about that.
    Keystrokes does not overhire. There has been so much work on my account sm
    that they are begging for overtime (and paying 1-1/2 times normal rate for it which is better than other companies that I have worked for!). One thing that no one can say about Keystrokes is that they overhire. They make sure we all have enough work before hiring more on an account. Yes, I have talked the owner about it so I got that information direct.

    Also, I think the above poster is right. I think Becky is one of the owner's right-hand persons, her and Karen both. They are both very helpful, as is Jen who answers the phones and a few others.

    They could get rid of the IS manager and a lot of us would have a party. She is horrible to deal with but I think is related to Lee or Jeff because she has been there a long time!
    I work for Keystrokes on DocQScribe and love it. sm
    I find that my line count is accurate (I pulled a few reports out into word and counted that way). ShortHand works, or I would not be able to type, seriously. I type 1500 lines a day, most days, worst being 700 in the beginning and 2357 being the best. This is 8 hours. I have done more but worked longer than 8 hours those days.

    The only thing I was faster on was WP5.1+ with PRD+ but maybe it was just that my fingers were younger :)
    I work for Keystrokes and I am not heartless or hateful...
    I think the other posters just had horrible, horrible experiences with this person when she was there and they are just still very angry...sometimes anger makes you say things you don't necessarily mean...they are just trying to stick up for a good company and not let one disgruntled former employee badmouth them...
    TO LTMT: You posted below that you work FT for Keystrokes (sm)
    and PT for Smart-Med. I work for KS and I didn't think I could work for anyone else. I thought I remembered reading something about it in the Employee Handbook when I was hired.  New handbooks are coming out this week...but just wondered if it really is OK with KS to work PT for someone else.  TIA.
    How do you get your required lines if there was no work at DSG or Keystrokes. Is
    that a problem with them if there is no work or what do you do.  Thanks!
    I work on a Meditech account (not with Keystrokes)
    and they have also prohibited cutting and pasting.  Just because it looks okay on your screen doesn't mean it comes out okay on their end, I guess.
    Yes -- still at Keystrokes and still love it. :-) I am just looking for extra work. sm

    I have worked 2 jobs for almost all of my life, so it is almost 2nd nature.  I think you will find Keystrokes a refreshing change from MQ.  They actually care about your well being and listen to you . They do not overhire.  The benefits are pretty good.  I do not have anything bad to say about them. 


    Good luck! 


    Reply to Is Keystrokes a good company to work for
    I have been in this business for 15+ years and I can honestly say, I have worked for quite a few different companies (Heartland - THE WORST OUT THERE; Softscript, about as bad and Spheris was so/so) and Keystrokes IS THE BEST!!!  I love my account and my supervisor and they do NOT hassle you as long as you are working. I have never heard a negative thing from anyone in the company yet!  I get paid on time and have taken time off in the last 3 months I have worked for them!  I SAY GO FOR IT!!   Okay, I will get off my  now!!   Anyway.. Keystrokes ROCKS!!
    I wanted to work for Keystrokes but she hired me a month ago
    and then never followed through. I think that they are a great company, at least the friends I have that work there think so, but it seems that hiring is their weak spot. I should apply for that. I am organized and would never let someone slip through the cracks. I am going to call their office on Monday to be the squeaky wheel.
    I work for Keystrokes and have assigned doctors. I'm very happy. sm
    I believe you can get overflow work if your doctor does not dictate on any given day, if there is any overflow work on that day.  My pay has always been on time.  I highly recommend them.
    I need to change the name I use. I work for Keystrokes but live in Kansas. I am truly KS MT but ot
    nm
    exactly....all of the people that I know that work for Keystrokes are happy and love their job...
    move on if it is not the right fit for you...there are plenty of other companies out there...
    I work on an ortho account. Keystrokes is just wonderful! They will help you in every way possible
    and seem to really care about each person.  They have been very good to me and I am very thankful to have a job with such a great company!
    Try Keystrokes for ortho. Lots of work. The lead is the best I have ever had. sm
    I have two doctors that I am responsible for and love having them assigned because I know what they are going to say before they say it. She is a stickler for reliability and quality, but if you are a good MT, you will love it!
    Which is great to work for LeePerfect or KeyStrokes? They are different, aren't they? nm
    nm