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Very nice, always seemed to bend over backwards whenever I called.

Posted By: just me on 2006-01-11
In Reply to: Documed - curious




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It took me about 2 weeks. They are EXTREMELY patient and will bend over backwards
to work with you on whatever your needs are.
She picks and chooses. Nice to some, nasty to others. It's called bipolar in some
circles, two-faced in others.
Bend over
Guess some of us got screwed then cause we did not get $3.50/report for IRs.
MD-IT South Bend Indiana
Anyone know anything about this company?  I have been an in-house Transcriptionist for the past 14 years.  I was just told today that my job is terminated as of 08/31/07.  They are going with MD-IT, and said that this service is interested in employing all four of the in-house transcriptionist.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Backwards or Not
I totally agree with the poster who does not take the process any further without getting the basic information. It is a total waste of everyone's time to go through the process and then find out they want to pay an pennies, not the right hours, etc. event though someone trying to breaking into the field should do whatever it takes to get a foot in the door. I am not seeing how this could be construed as unethical, to me it is just common sense.
Sorry they. Got that backwards.
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The pay for MTs seems to be going backwards..sm
I worked as an IC for a company 4 years ago and made 0.095 per line.  They had an ad last week for an IC and it paid 0.08 per line.  Just doesn't make sense to me.
They got it backwards. They pay me to work.
I really appreciate your taking the time to answer these questions. I knew there was some reason I had marked them off my list last time around. Now I have a exactly the right cut and paste to place in my permanent no-no companies records.
Backwards, here is what happened in my case
When I went in to talk with the people at SS (this was twice before I ever started drawing money out) I was asked emphatically both times about drawing the money out earlier BEFORE my full retirement age. They told me about how much more I could get IF I did that rather than waiting until my full retirement age. I knew about the paying back $1 for every $2 deal BEFORE I went in and that was something I did not want to do. If OTHERS want to draw earlier, fine, no problem. I knew what I wanted and that is what I did. I can only tell you what happened with ME and that is they specifically mentioned over and over again how much MORE I would have if taking early. I know what my tax burden is, like I said, asked up front when I filed taxes in March, told how much I would average per month with company income, SS and retirement income. I do my math BEFORE so no surprises. With what my union DH pays in, I am only going to have to pay about an additional $1500 this year. Not bad and I am so glad I waited. Not everyone can, not everyone wants to but for me the best of both worlds.
This is completely backwards from applicant ethics taught in business school. (sm)
This was long before on-line applications were possible, but tradionally, applicants courteously follow procedures outlined by hiring company. Then you have a chance to ask your questions. And teachers advised you to have serious, respectable, and not focus too much on money or benefit issues until the employer reached the stage where they knew they were interested in you. Only then could you get into very polite, carefully worded money negotiations.


Very nice owner, nice work, nice place - sm
the leave you alone.  I left because they do not budge from their pay which was kind of mediocre.  I would go back if I had to because they were extremely nice.
Very nice people, nice place to work. nm

nm


Yes, nice QA (and nice people in general), but very little work right now. nm
nm
They have called me twice and I have not yet called them back
Per your recommendation, I just might. Thank you.
I called and called and e-mailed my STM. When that got no

results I went over her head.  Got another account, but with 3 accounts still not enough work to get in more than 20 hours/week.  I worked a shift that was part 2nd/part 3rd.  Some days OT was offered, but then there wouldn't be work the next day. 


Yes! Nice lady, nice company. nm
xx
I second that. Amphion is nice, nice, nice

The bend in the road is not the end of the road...
nm
that's nice. have a nice weekend.
x
Nice post, thank you and have a nice day. nm
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No one called you a joke, just called the post a joke because
we all know better, but you're entitled to your opinion.  You're the one insulting saying those of us who don't like SS probably couldn't cut it and that is the reason for our complaints.   You would be hard pressed to find anyone who ever worked for SS to agree with you about how wonderful they are.   They aren't getting new accounts, yet they always have an ad running - umm, let me think why that is. 
When I was called ...
I called Corporate back. I asked why were getting a call to verify we had received the letter. I was told that they wanted to verify the correct addresses for every employee, making sure each had received the letter, because our packets will be mailed out on 9/30 and are individualized as far as our base rates.

Personally, I would imagine that they have reviewed years of experience of MTs as well as the difficulty of accounts, as they have already stated, and come out with a tiered level of base rates -- the more experience you have the higher your rate as well as the more difficult the account you work on, the higher the pay...pay commensurate with experience and difficulty of work.
I bet if you called them they

would tell you.


 


They just called me AGAIN!!!
OMG! I am going insane! I just got yet ANOTHER call from a different person at SPI saying that she got a call from the hospital that I used to transcribe for saying that they had all these stat reports that were way out of TAT and no one at all on that account was working! Go figure! We all quit!!!! I don't know how much more I can take of these calls. I told her that I had better not receive anymore of these calls as I have made it more than clear that I don't work there anymore and haven't in 5 months!!! UGH!!!
Yes, it was a little different for me at first, too, but I called
Wendy and she explained it to me. Pretty simple now. Give her a call. She is always extremely helpful. Good luck.
Have you called them? They are more than
a little disorganized lately, but a phone call seems to take care of the problem. 
Someone called me...
The female I spoke with asked if I could produce 1300 lines/day (I said yes). She asked about my computer system (it met the required specs). She asked if I had an updated Cardiology book (I said yes). She said someone would call me soon--that was last month.
some guy called....
and he expected me to start right then and there-no paper work, contract, nothing. What made it worse, in the middle of him explaining the system and wanting me to start then, he kept telling me to hold on because he kept getting calls. He finally said he would call me right back (in the middle of me learning the system). I never answered his call.
called
Jim also called me for radiology hire. Anyone out there ever work for them? So many out there that just are not worth the aggravation
Called them...
I called Silentype today, as is my practice when I am job hunting to call and see how their office is run etc. I asked for HR/Recruiting and was told No I'm sorry, not today... and they hung up. What a bunch of idiots, what if I were an MD calling for some reason to speak with HR about a specific MT? SKip them :)
It's also called
supply and demand. There are so many MTs out of work and looking right now that they don't need to pay top dollar, even to the cream of the crop. There are too many MTs to choose from.
They called me...
I think thats what the meeting was going to be about too
I called my supervisor...
I really struggled with the decision to quit. I liked the company (a national) and accounts, but I could no longer handle the 20-hour minimum for PT as I already work a FT job and it just became too much. She was very nice about it and understood. She is a good supervisor and I felt I owed her that much. I did give a 2 week notice.
There is a company called
in Texas that I would strongly recommend staying away from. I worked for this company for a little over a month but the platform made it way to hard to get any reports in. The pay was good but without reports, no $$$. Anyway, when speaking with these people I was told that they would pay for the return of the equipment if the position did not work out. When I decided to leave, I called and was instructed on how to return the equipment (foot pedal). Once doing this, I received a bill from Fed-Ex as now they are not going to pay for it. When I talked to them in June, I was told to fax them the bill and they would take care of it. Today, I received another bill from Fed-Ex. I'm going to pay this bill but I just wanted to let you all know how shady this company is.

When they are trying to suck you in they act all "Christian like" but when things don't work out the horns come out. Be careful!
Called her again today ...
asked about start date, schedule, etc. and told her I'd call her back tomorrow. Will probably be accepting with them, starting on 11/28. You know how it sounds too good to be true? I sure hope it's not.
called big bucks usually do not....sm
SIT on forum boards 24/7/365...........*lolol* 
called and wrote
x
Spheris called but...

They haven't gotten back in touch with me.  Should I wait or call them back?  The lady who interviewed me told me that she would have someone get in touch with me.  That was a week ago now.  


I am not going to wait around for a phone call though.  I have been putting in other applications, but I really wanted to work with them.


Called out of the blue...sm

Have you ever been called out of the blue by a company which you did NOT submit an ap or resume to be offered a job?  Happened to me last night and I was a bit shocked.  It was what you would call a cold call, I guess.  Seemed odd...has anyone had a similar experience?


RE: Called out of the blue...........
If it was from Spheris, RUN LIKE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL and don't look back!!!
Well you called her a liar. We have a lot of new MTs
who appear to be happy. When you call someone a liar, you should be prepared to back up that claim. I am sorry they changed their mind on the trainer position. Perhaps they put it on hold. At least they told you that they decided not to hire anyone. Some companies leave you hanging.
Sorry, no one ever called back
nm
I was called and one of the first things they said was..
do you read the message boards and do you have any questions about what was said about our company??!! At that point i had not, but since i have browsed and looks like they are not a very well liked company?? I would like to verify this as well.
Yep, one called today. sm
I asked a company, who I previously worked with, for a letter of reference, and she asked me if I could work for her again. Still waiting for counteroffer as I said yes with certain conditions.

A few years ago, I went in with a brochure to one of my previous clients, and they asked me to work with them again. With that one, I wish I had not gone back. We parted company this time, but not on friendly grounds. He has a nasty temperament.


My AC and TL have also called me many times not just ops
Like I said one AC is real bad about it, maybe you don't have the same one.
It's called a bindi.
What Indian women wear on their heads.
LOL they called and reported me
to the ASPCA for trying to feed them a lesser brand...

Did you know dogs LOVE love love cat food?


They are just called holidays, but
There are companies out that call them holidays and PAY MT's for them when off -- TRUE HOLIDAYS.  Unfortunately, Transtech is not one of those companies that DO PAY for a holiday UNLESS you work that holiday.  Otherwise, you use your accrued PTO hours to be off ANY of the holidays.  Not good !!!
Has anyone used a service called
Transcription Matchmaker? Seems like a good idea but don't have time to waste my time right now. Thanks.
Called Webmedx
I too called Webmedx and they confirmed that they are hiring for the account to start in a few weeks.  QT has never told us the truth about anything, from the Indian outsourcing, to being low on work, and are still lying instead of at least coming forth so we knew to look for jobs.  I hope they lose it all, they are a dirty all their own that is for sure.
I just called Transcend.
They have no affiliation whatsoever with a company called JAX Transcription and have no knowledge of this company.