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What kind of foreigner are working for TransTech that puts $ sign behind number?????

Posted By: TT broke MT on 2009-06-12
In Reply to: But that only started 2 months ago and besides that, remember - MTer

Foreigner, where are you from?  You working for 3 cents per line, too.




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Thanks. That is very kind of you. I wish working was not so crucial for me sm

right now, but for now, I am the sole support for the household, and it does get a bit scary at times.  Still, you are right in that coming here really does no good.   I may have to try to find a second job until I can build more of a cushion for us so that the off times will not be so scary.


Again, thanks for your kindness and understanding.  It is appreciated.


I love working at TT. They have been very kind and understanding with me sm

on many occasions, and I have nothing bad to say about them.  However, I have also come to realize that it is my responsibility to seek out other sources of income, especially with the holidays coming up.  I am single with no children, but I still have tons of bills (my fault), and I doubt the electric company or other places will just let it slide because work is slow.  I am going to be starting an IC position that will allow me to flex my hours around the times I am committed to TT.  I definitely hope it gets better, and I have asked for another account, but sometimes I guess we have to be proactive and take care of ourselves.


Good luck to you!



I kinda agree. I enjoy working at TT, but this kind of "overkill" is why people sm
get tired of us talking so much on here. Every place I have ever worked has always paid early if the pay day fell on a holiday.  Granted, they do not have to, and it is a nice and considerate thing to do, but hardly so much so as to make me want to burst into a chorus of Go Tell It On the Mountain.   lol
Don't even try it with ME - I'm not a foreigner for you
You're prideful, not proud. To save you the energy of looking it up. Shame on you.








PRIDEFUL
adjective
1.  having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines; haughty aristocrats; his lordly manners were offensive; walked with a prideful swagger; very sniffy about breaches of etiquette; his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air; a more swaggering mood than usual-

Why would a foreigner be asking about work?
They have jobs - Ours !


I would laugh if it weren't so frickin true.
Will the dictator change? Could end up being a foreigner (sm)
talking over that incessant sound of running water I always hear in path reports.  I wouldn't do it.
Anyone currently working at TransTech

any comments are appreciated


Anyone currently working for TransTech? It seems there are mostly positive sm

posts, but thought I would check before I jump into the fire.  I have never worked with Extext, so I am hoping it is user friendly/easy to learn.  The incentive pay schedule looks good, although I though I read someone say lines are hard to get, so that is a bit scary.  Oh well .... as they say, nothing ventured, etc.


Any info is appreciated.  Thanks!  


Anyone working for Transtech on dial-up?

Can dialup be done to work for Transtech on their platform with Extext and Escription?  I know it will be slow but I would like to know if it is possible. 


Thanks


Same here, my hubby puts out
He chose the better plan so I don't have to fight for referrals and pretty much anyone takes our insurance.  It is a rather nice luxury.  However, I thought that someone down the line told me that if you have a lot of healthcare expenses, you could write that off on your taxes.  I think that is why some companies will set you up with flexible spending accounts.  I am no expert on that though.  Maybe someone could comment in that regard.  Between the kids, my husband, and I though paying a $20.00 copay is a lot better than paying full price for those office visits.  It seems like it is always something especially with kids.  Now that we're getting a little older, all of the preventive stuff needs to be done, so it sure is nice to have that health insurance. 
I think the non-MT staff puts in a lot of
hours to get new accounts up and running, training new people, and ironing out the details.

I think start-up time is probably triple the work for them, so yeah, I think they should get paid for all the prep work they do so that the work can actually be transcribed.

I LOVE working for TransTech. Been there almost three years and it's
the best MT job I have ever had. You will enjoy talking with Debbie, who does the hiring.
Probably the same reason Transcend puts in the same ads over and over. Whatever that might be.
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i wouldn't sign it, but cross that out and sign
the rest
That puts it into perspective - and 16 an hour stinks!
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Bait and switch and rudeness puts them at the bottom of mine. nm
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Anybody know about the quality of the work CBay out of Annapolis puts out with their totally Indian
based company. Just curious who does the proofing for them.
if someone puts up with crap for 5 years... they deserve the crap!! good grief... grow a set and get
xx
Ditto.. Over 13 years experience working in hospitals doing all types of reports, currently working
for a national etc.. and Spheris told me I didnt have the qualifications. What cracked me up was the hospital I was working at at the time contracted some of our work out to them.. What a joke..I was good enough to work for a hospital and gave them work, yet not qualified enough for them. What is wrong with this picture.
MQ same situation. No pay for working holidays, no pay for working weekends nothing. Now noone works
much anymore and so they jerk the work out of the accounts to some place that throws it back with a lot of bad bad quality. This is the NE region. I dont know what the others are doing.
US MTs are just a number to HIS
HIS just needed US-based MTs so that their clients would stay and they could finally break even!
Tax ID number

I am just trying to estimate my taxes and my tax program won't do anything without a tax ID number....I tried the Medquist board twice with no response.  could some former or current  MQ'er take pity and email me the tax ID number?? smedmiston@bellsouth.net.


Wonder how they got your number?
I guess that is what would bug me the most :-)
I have the number

I got offered a full-time position and got phone numbers and e-mails with no problem.  I have the transcription manager's cell.  E-mail for details.


They did offer me an check if i wanted it.  I chose the direct deposit, but i think they will pay by check too.


Number 1, 2, and 3
1. I come to this site for a break and to see what other MTs are doing or not doing. Sometimes I post and sometimes do not.

2. No one said anything about delirium but if being happy because your are not being taken advantage of by a company, then yes, we are; however, apparently some just want to express relief.

3. Hanging out on a site where people are looking for a job for transcription, to me at this point in my life, is to break and hang out with my peers.

4. Large groups of people are not deliriously trying to get people to Keystrokes, I think just sighing, I know I am after all I have been though.

Hope this helps. Can we express opinions if we are not looking for job? I like the main board too.
Wish it was just one number.......
By the way, I'm not working today. Are you?
Which FOF number were you in?
I was in FOF 12 with Rachel. I'm still having to use Netcare for my account, which is good i guess, because was already familiar with it from training.

About my name, I love it. My great-grandmother suggested it, so I got it, then got her first name as my middle name. So it worked out perfectly.
There are a number of different
versions of Meditech.  I type in Meditech Magic using Shorthand expander.  I know lots of people copy and paste from Word, but I'm afraid I will screw something up.  I really like Meditech because I get paid by the gross line.  I make more money on this account than anywhere else.  I also like Meditech because the patient's entire chart is available so rarely do I have to leave any blanks.  Lab values can be verified, x-rays reports are accessible, etc..  It's not made for the MT, true, but there are a lot of benefits to using it. 
number
Call 800-788-0629 and ask for the payroll rep - they may want your last name as different employees handle different letters (some do payroll for last names A-F, etc.)
SS number
Why would an IC need to give out a SS number? They don't match your contributions, so I would think they would have to accept a tax ID number. I really don't know. Probably curious as well.
It's a sign
hmmm, the woman at this company was so nasty, I told her, Why don't you hop on your broom and fly off into the sunset before someone drops a house on you.

Would seem she either flew or was flattened doesn't it?

They are poison. Run while you can.
How do I sign on?!!
How do I find this fantastic Deb?! I went to school for MT, found work which only lasted one year and then the company folded. I am having no luck finding anyone who'll take me on with just one year's experience. Deb sounds like just the perfect kind of person to work for. Is she hiring? Thanks for all the help, everyone!
sign
exactly what I thought - the person cannot be a MT.  Management must not have enough work to keep them busy.
Is this a BAD sign?

 


For the past couple weeks we haven't been able to use our health insurance and my company says they will reimburse.  And then got email we had coverage until May 26 and then will get reviewed and be put back in the Blue Shield pool...this makes no sense.  Does this happen very often?  Should I be looking?


 


most def a BAD sign

Gurl, that is the sound of one duck quacking.  Vamamos, now.  Do not pass gonad. Proceed directly to the lighted exit sign over the door.  Insurance first, payroll next.  Unhuh.  Go.


 


Is this a bad sign?
Now I am getting nervous...maybe I should just stick with my current company? I really couldn't seem to find much info on them, and what I did find was over a year old. I just want to know if they are good to work for!
DO NOT SIGN
They have no right to ask you to give up your livelihood unless they are offering a severance to cover that time. My BF was offered a package from ATT and had him sign but gave him payroll for that time in one lump sum. Consult more attorneys. This is your livelihood - how are you to survive.
You think that is bad, I tried to sign on to my
account this morning and got invalid #.  I tried again and got invalid # again.  At this point I'm starting to freak, thinking they locked me out of the system.  I tried one more time and entered my number more slowly and got in.  I guess I'm as fast on the number pad as I am on the keyboard and it wasn't recognizing each number - LOL.  
I would say don't sign with them
I am waiting for work right now. 
So, do you think this is a sign

that JLG is going out of business or just getting rid of the SR side of it?  Hopefully for the MTs there, it just means more straight transcription for them.  If that is the case, I don't understand why some SR editors wouldn't be offered an MT position. 


Any other JLG SR editors out there get the axe or an offer to switch to MT?


Even if you sign up for M-F 8am-4am
...shift or something like that, you will always get suckered in to working extra hours. just the life of an MT. however from experience, being helpful and wanting to please everyone by volunteering to work extra in the beginning often leads to them EXPECTING you to work extra and taking advantage of you. Stand your ground from the start if you don't want to work 24/7. I did at first and before you know it I'm expected to bend to a cardiologists' whim 24/7. Only after I threatened to quit did they take me seriously.
ME too! But sign us up where?nm
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sign
Has your worked picked up any? Has anyone else's?
here's their site and number sm
http://www.amphionmedical.com/
You must know the office number
Hello there,
I will be at the office all day tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Would love to talk to you again.

1-800-205-7047

Thanks,
Liz
IC MT, do you have a certain number of lines (sm)
or hours you *require* for yourself? How many hours in a given day do you work? Thanks!!!! That helps.
Thanks for the contact number.. I will do that! ... nm
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Not tons, but there are a number of them who SM
are totally unintelligible.
I think there are a huge number
who lie about their qualifications and experience. The company I contract with has hired MTs who claim to have 10 years experience. Their final product looks like they are recent graduates of IHA who failed high school English.
I wondered that, too. There was a number in
I wonder?
Have phone number for MDI-MD,

301-236-6770, have not been able to find web site.  You can Google U.S. Medical Transcriptionists Directory.  It lists transcription companies by state.  You'll find MDI-MD there, but gives no web site.  Hope this helps.