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So much anger, why not just move on to another company..

Posted By: ohreally on 2009-08-09
In Reply to: You REALLY ARE NEW aren't you? - Bitemett

your fabulous attitude and skills are probably needed elsewhere. Why stay with a company you so vociferously hold disdain for? Some people just like to wallow and complain and do nothing for themselves.




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I really wish MTs would move on when a company does this to them.

I know a company who has been pulling this crap for 5 years now stating the same sorry story over and over.  By 5 years, they really should have the bugs worked out, but, oh wait, she bought another new car and put in a hot tub. 


Bottom line, if they are not paying on time, move on.  If everyone would respect their work enough not to tolerate this more than twice, then eventually all the crap companies would either fade away or would make the necessary changes to stay in business.  I really believe the MTs who continue to put up with this are perpetuating the problem.  my 2 cents 


I'd let a company do this to me once only...time to move on. SM
I work for a company who pays bi-monthly. The check is literally in my hands 2-3 days after they receive my invoice (not local either). I worked for a company years ago who made the MTs wait until they received payment from their client. If you tolerate this, you are selling yourself short. Good luck to you. When I had a small MT service in the past, I paid my two subcontractors before I paid myself. There were many times I would have to wait on my physician clients to pay me, however it was unfair to make my subcontractors wait. I can't tell you how many times I had to use the old credit card and then pay it off when I received my paycheck. Being in this position, I have no tolerance for a company not paying on time.
Telling a company when you make a move
That is being held accountable for letting someone know where you'll be for that time.  I still think IC for flexibility is the way to go.  Furthermore, don't be surprised when that is someday thrown back in your face.  It happens.
Probably some people will move on and the company saves on benefit pkgs. (sm)

Telling us work is coming in at some time in the future is fine, but right now we have lost more than we have gained and  like you said, if we speed up we will run out quicker.  Not to mention that we will all have to work a little harder in order to make nearly the same as we did before.  Panic will make our fingers work even faster.


Remember the memo we got about over-editing.  Bet your butt we won't be over editing in the future.  If this ISR is so good, it shouldn't need too much now should it?


 


Don't worry. Next week, the bitter people will move on to attacking another company. It is just
you watch this board, you will see a pattern. One a week. Have to shred the reputations of good companies to bits just to feel good about being unhappy in general. I wonder sometimes if these people job hop constantly, even work at all, or work for the company they are bashing. Maybe it's just sick fun for those with no outside lives :)
As your accounts move to India, they move you to another account. NM
NM
I so agree with you. There's a lot of ANGER in many
to the anger that is raging among medical transcriptionists these days. We are all being RIPPED OFF by our employers, by our so-called 'industry leaders' (aka AHDI), by the hospitals that say 'we don't offshore... oh, no no', and then with a wink and a nod, close their MT departments and send their work to companies that SAY they don't offshore, but of course we ALL know the answer to that one (and so do the hospital CEOs..., they just think the patients will never find out.)

In order for anything to ever get any better, our anger will have to reach a boiling point, and when it does (and I think we're just about there), our anger needs to be consolidated and channeled into getting something done about closing all the financial loopholes, perks and rewards these people get for screwing us.
You know - posts like this do nothing but further anger (sm)
people in foreign countries against Americans. 
The anger is totally misplaced, though. First,
great! Who cares. There is obviously a need, and this subC is filling the need. The anger from MTs should be directed at the parent company who is using the subC group to handle work.  That is the only scenario to me that makes any sense at all regarding anger.  And that would be just the MTs from the parent company. If they have no work, as some company MTs are claiming, then it would make me angry, too, if I had no work, but my company was using a subC company for overflow. But in the cases where I have seen it used, at MQ, for instance, the overflow companies were vital and performed work and duties that the MQ MTs would not do, i.e. meeting TAT, etc.  But to be angry at the subC company or their pay rates makes no sense at all.  Lots of wasted energy and hatred, which is sad.
All you TT people are so anger and bitter! sm
She said she just found out she was pregnant so I highly doubt she is going to pop out a kid tomorrow!  Explain to me how you are paying for someone to have a baby - that doesn't make sense to me?  I am sure most of you have been pregnant at one point in time and needed maternity leave then.  I don't understand why you are all taking out your bitterness on your fellow colleague.
Have you considered anger management?

Anger eats at a person and does not solve anything. You must be a joy to work with. sm
I also work for Keystrokes and based on a company-wide email that went out last night from the CEO, the OP will get some resolution. I personally love working there and that email just adds to my job satisfaction. I have made suggestions in the past that have sparked some changes, unlike the other big national I spent many years with. I like being heard, or at least listened to, and I feel that the owners and managers of Keystrokes really do have the best interest of the transcriptionists in mind.

Before I get blasted for this post, let me add that this is my personal experience and personal opinion. I know that not everyone has the same experience at every company and wish you all happiness in the company or companies that you work for.
Your anger should be directed at the American Companies who outsource not (sm)
at the offshore employees who are also trying to make money for their families.
If you anger the acct manager in this business, you may end up broke.
They call us teams - yeah, right. The games played by those in management positions can essentially hold an MT as a financial hostage, making their life a living hell. I am watching it right now happen with a coworker who stood up for herself and now? She makes 50% less than she did a year ago and is powerless to change it.
sorry, I made a typo in haste and anger, it is 'agreed', not 'agrred'..nm
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You may have to move on to move ahead (sm)
One way to look at what you are doing right now is more training only you are being paid for it; once you have a year or two under your belt as experience, you may be able to command a higher wage someplace else. It's funny, a place will pay more for someone with 2 years' experience than they will pay someone who has worked for them for 2 years! Go figure.
Move on from both! nm
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Sometime you have to move on for (sm)
your own sanity.  Working under constant pressure is not enjoyable.  It is important for me to like my job.  Unfortunately, I worked for a place and felt like we (many more than just I) were not being told the truth.  I moved on and so did several others I know.  The company lost a few excellent MTs in the process.  I feel you get more with being straight up than moving through a thick smoke screen.  Sorry this is happening to you, I've BTDT.
Why would you just move on? There are a lot of sm
accounts. You are going to base everything on a few bashers. There are over 300 MTs at KS, some who have been there for a very long time.

My advice? Ask for a different account or ask for assistance on the one you are on. They will help you but maybe you need to go over the person you asked.

I have heard that there is a lead who will not pass on information like that because she doesn't want to lose anyone on her accounts. I know that she is not going to be a lead very long either as I have heard that someone else is taking over her accounts. If you email me, I will help or at least will work to get the right person to do it. I know that it isn't one of my accounts as no one has asked for a change on either of mine and most have been on them over 2 years.
move
May be you need to move then!
Move on.
LOTS of better companies out there than TTS.
I had to move to QA
I broke my thumb playing softball and it still hurts to this day after several years. A lot of people in QA have had injuries of different sorts, but we obviously must have a bank of knowledge and a lot of experience as well. Unfortunately, I have seen some companies stick brand new MTs in QA for some odd reason, presumably because they are friends.

If you can consistently type for 8 hours without getting tired you can make more money as an MT.

One thing that we in QA have noticed is that it seems the highest producers also have the most errors, some of them critical errors. You can tell that they don't proofread or do live checks. They seem to be interested only in the money and not the quality.
MOVE ON! nm
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Why not move on?

If you're that unhappy, why not just move on?  There are lots of other jobs on the job board.  It sounds like from your posts that you are a highly skilled MT and you obviously want to work.  If MDI isn't working for you, then why not look for a new job? 


I feel terrible for you that your experience is not good, but I don't understand why you stay.  Consider taking another PT job with a different company.  You could work it when the work is slow at MDI and if you find that it's better for you, then move on with the new job.  I'm sure no company wants someone working for them that is that unhappy. 


I know that making a change is hard, but it sounds like it's harder for you to stay than it would be to move on.  Not every company fits everybody.  You deserve to be happy. 


If not able to do the job, the MTs should move on
I have never worked at a job where I was asked to do so much work I could not do it. Maybe lack of get up and go or slow MTs, who knows? Why do you get the MTs are being disrespected? They can't do their job, we work production. We all put up with dictators who cannot speak clearly, chew, snort, ESLs. That is the way it has been and will be. The dictators are not changing for us. That person needs to probably find another profession.
Yeah, why would she move on??
She can belittle employees all she wants, does not answer e mails, sends snot grams on a regular basis and steal lines from the employees to fatten her own pockets.
That is a very smart move...
Perhaps that would be a better strategy for me.
This is a great move.
I believe of freedom of expression and we are just expressing ourselves. This problem must not prevail.
Yikes move on....
If this is how they hire people, imagine when it's payday!
Move on quickly...
There are other great companies out there. This really touched me, you sound like a single mom who is trying to just make the best for her kids. I feel for you! I, too, am trying to raise two kids, but work for a great national even though there has been a lot said of that, but they have been good to me. Don't feel like where you are at is the only option. There are many other places out there, just start looking and working at home really isn't so bad! Good luck to you!
Did HIP move to Georgia?
or do they have more than one office location now?  Thanks!
Might have to make a move
Can you tell me how many lines you can produce a day with your Medware account and what the going line rate is for someone with 5 years experience?
No way would I take a cut for AVR. I'd rather type. Move on.
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Good move

Moving to Transtech would be a very good move! 


Stupid move
Just because they are hiring does not always mean they currently have the work. I was with a company that was waiting for a certain type of transcription that I do. Even though the company did not yet have the transcription, they were advertising for MTs for that type of work. My sister said that do that so that they can be prepared. I am sure you made a smart move because more than likely they still wont have work to give their MTs.
Shut up and move on.
Geez.
move to another account

I tried that.  After trying to break through the wall of disbelief that I wasn't making great lines.   I was told by mgt *I'll get back to you about that on Monday*.  Never heard another word.


 


Good move
I have been there for just over 2 months and love it. They are the best company I have ever worked for in my 6 years in this field. I'm sure you'll love it.
consider that is how they do business and move on!
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So if I move from the Q to Diskriter, I can put if
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Making a move?
Has anybody heard of Diskriter and if so do you know if they are a good company to work for.  Their site looks interesting and their benefits look good.  Thanks!
TransTech. Best move ever!
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Me 2!! I just started! Best move
 
Do they still move the end of the pay period whenever they like.
They weren't bad to work for but that drove me crazy. I had it in my mind that the end of the pay period was on Sunday so I would work my schedule around that. So say on Friday I would think, Great, 2 more days on this pay period just to find out they were cutting it off on Saturday. I believe this was some bizarre attempt to be able to make payroll by cutting the pay periods short. I could understand if it was once or twice but it happened too many times and I find that made me nervous and wondering why you would changes pay periods so quickly without real notice. The company I work for now has their pay period dates set in stone for the whole year so I know exactly when the pay period ends and when I get paid.
I would take it as a sign and move on. NM
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Move to TransTech
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Move to India
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Been there - done that - it's time to move on - NM
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If you don't like it here move to India

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Country MT, you need to move - to
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They might as well move India over here.
nm