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closet - broom closet. (broken fingers) NM

Posted By: anon on 2009-08-07
In Reply to: uh, and you did a little throat jumping yourself there - mail-order bride? broom closed? - anon

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    Is she a closet drunk like you?
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    uh, and you did a little throat jumping yourself there - mail-order bride? broom closed?
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    Broken hearted
    Well, hence my ID name, Happy MQer, I am becoming an unhappy MQer with all this info I read about what others are making. It really is frustrating to me. Makes me feel like crap. I know I am a low producer, usually only getting between 4000 to 5000 lines per pay, but still, I find it very unfair. The sad thing is that I really LOVE working for them.
    sorry for my broken message.. sm
    I meant that is where a lot of work is going at the place I work now.  If they are run by Indians, why not send the work that way instead of constantly running ads here?  Dumb question huh?
    They outsource to India. Broken down
    a lot of times. Management stinks. Its better now with team leaders, but the top dogs are really low class nasty and payroll person is worst there is. Support from office and from the computer end of it is horrible. And don't count on 9 cpl. My friend and I got stuck at 8.5 and now they will not give raises. Accounts are horrible.


    You sound like a broken record!
    In every single one of posts you say the same things over and over. You sound like a cynical know-it-all.
    Yes, sad reality we have here. Again, I saw broken promises and expectations. That's the name of
    this game. How I wish it were different. If someone is luckily enough to have a decent job, it is either good pay, expensive insurance or bad pay, cheap insurance. You just cant wish. The only way to get 12 cpl is to get your own accounts, which is sometimes a pain too.
    Cindy, you sound like a broken record, over and over and over
    again. If I were management, would I not be throwing a name out there to get people on? Have you even done VR or are you 1 that is spewing out things you know nothing about? If you call my making around 20,000 little over a year big money, then you need to return to school and take math again. The problem with most on here is that they will sit around and wait for the work to trickle in to them rather than go out to get a job.I know the work situation is not the best in the world now but even before now I read where I have children and therefore cannot leave my house. The MTSOs probably know this, anyone can read this board. I had an old boss to read my postings before when I wrote against her company so I know they do. The money will continue on a downward spiral and basically the MTs here are just sitting back and waiting for it to happen. I would love to make what I did in the 80s/90s but those are times in the past for me. Thank goodness I do not have to make the big amounts as before but then I have worked so long now have social security coming in. Laughing when you say management, yeh with short term memory problems here!
    Precyse. Disorganized, low work, broken promises.
    nm
    Never talked to the owner? No wonder you have not had broken promises. Consider yourself lucky!
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    Broken promises, messed up pay, endless drama. Good riddance!
    nm
    Keystrokes-disorganized accounts, broken promises, moody owner
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    Hey Fingers! That is what I was sm
    thinking so far...it seems like it use to be 25 years ago and I haven't started.

    I ready and willing to bust my hind-end for this company because they have been so very kind to me so far. When people treat you right, it makes you want to work. you are right, you don't find this kind of stuff anymore. Too many new companies out there that don't have a clue and just want to treat MTs like factory line workers. The companies that have been here awhile (not the Q), you know what I mean, know that if they want experience and quality, they gotta treat you right!

    Congrats on your job too!
    To Fingers
    I am sooo happy you found an old-time MT company!!  Been doing this for 22 years and am very discouraged and depressed.  Didn't think there were any left like it used to be.  That was when transcription was fun!!  I would love to find a small company where I could just work the same 2 or 3 docs for a decent wage. Congratulations!
    Fingers
    You have said it well. I could have written your post. (We likely worked for the same big nasty MTSO.) I found myself getting migraine headaches and I actually broke teeth from grinding so hard at night due to the stress. I decided I could either continue to take the BS or I could put myself on the market. At the time I was pushing 60 and like you, I was scared, but I did it. I am now with a company where I am treated with kindness and respect, you know, like HUMANS are supposed to treat each other? And I am never out of work. Yes, my new company is demanding but at the kind of dough they pay, they have the right to be. My age and experience seemed to be a plus for me. I truly thought I would never get a job I liked as much as UCal (where I worked before the big nasty MTSO--UCal went to India one day). But I did. So I got stuck in the big, nasty MTSO and was mistreated and I just one day got mad as h*** and decided I wasn't going to take it anymore, not the demeaning conference calls, the clock in, clock out, be told I was spending too much time on a break. Uh-uh. There ARE good jobs out there. It might take a little trial and error, but if you are really good at what you do, you will find the right one. Good luck to all who are looking. I have been there and I know how hard it is. But I also know you CAN do it! Don't accept anything less than respect.
    Fingers
    What you say is true, and their silliness really does affect the outcome of their business. Methinks they are forgetting one of the cardinal rules of the marketplace: PAY PEANUTS, GET MONKEYS. If they get these 6 cpl newbies, they will get 6 cpl quality. the effects will be harmful and by then it will be too late. Accounts will be lost and their quality MTs will be long gone.
    Fingers
    There is simply no work on my accounts. I am getting 300 lines a day (and I usually do 300 lines per hour). I agree about low work being more stressful than no work. My great fear is this: What if the work does not pick up after Labor Day? I really want to stay with MDI but this is getting to be a bit much (or perhaps I should rather say a bit too LITTLE.....)
    Fingers
    Thanks. That is why I am waiting, but I have to be honest and say that I am investigating other opportunities outside of MTing. I think the whole industry is about to go belly-up. I do hope that you are right and that things will pick up. If I am not back to my full lines by the end of September, I will have to look at other opportunities and take the best one that presents itself. I have set that as my deadline. My income has dropped by 50% and we cannot survive on that. Thanks for your support and good luck to you, too! Good luck to all of us!
    Tell that to my dying fingers.
    x
    To fast fingers ....

    Your post on Unlimited LD was way at the bottom so I figured I would post a new thread ...


    I am unsure on who else there is that has Unlimited LD services that are indeed unlimited.  With AT&T and MCI, they have a hidden clause that states it is NOT unlimited and that you have to get a biz line, yada yada yada, which costs hundreds of dollars. 


    So my suggestion is if you dont feel comfortable with going through Vonage, then maybe check with your cable/dsl companies that offer VOIP ( voice over IP) that gives you LD services .... OH wait, Go to best buy, they have VOIP adapters through diff companies! I totally forgot about that


     


    fingers; question for you

    Hi,


    May I email you privately about e-MTS?  I work for MQ, too. Thanks.


     


    request to fingers
    Hi fingers. If you dont mind, I am out of work since April and trying to find somewhere paying okay. I left Medquist and they called me asking to come back. I am desparate at this point and am thinking about it. How do I contact e-MTS. HEEEELLLLLP. Here is my email address: baker699@adelphia.net
    Will keep my fingers crossed
    Thank you for your response.  It makes me optimistic to know that you are getting contacted...will keep my fingers crossed that I'll start hearing from some of them soon.  Hopefully they are all just really busy and working through all the resumes they get.  Good luck with your job hunt!
    I'm with you Cranky/Fingers
    Too many MTs only worry about themselves and running up their line count, they don't stop to think that this type of behavior leads to the company losing the account, because the client is seeing this and come time for contract renewal and out the company goes. Then who loses? All the good MTs on the account and the company.
    What I suggest is that you get those fingers
    working to make money before that rate changes. Don't waste time on here. This does not pay you a thing, just gets your blood pressure up.
    FINGERS - response
    To clarify once again. ANYBODY- anybody who works like the sentence below, IS ENTITLED TO A RAISE period.

    There is some wrong attitude inside -- if one feels a raise is not deserved then society as a whole and/or some other person instilled this and it is wrong wrong wrong. Women are in general put down, men do it and even women do it to other women (I suspect to curry favor with men)

    YOUR SENTENCE)
    I could work 16 hours a day 7 days a week and then some, but I am told that does not entitle me to a pay increase

    THIS IS A SAD ATTITUDE. MEN WOULD GET ONE FOR MUCH LESS EFFORT.
    let's see..10 fingers...10 toes...one nose..sm
    and maybe even my backside..I was speaking for myself as well as the others who have thought your posts single-sighted, single minded, and rather on the sour grape side. I also did not see any name calling, though, so you were wrong about that part.
    Hey Fingers! I start next week. sm
    Had to decide to put in cable internet instead of what I had. It is installed Monday. I have everything I need, people have been wonderful and I haven't even started yet. Even got a nice gift for MT week and haven't typed a line yet!

    I sure feel like a valued employee before I even start!

    Thanks for asking! How you doing?
    VR... no coffee for me... bleeding fingers

    I have been reading a lot of the posts to get the gist of VR and the line rate and the different programs.  I just started a new job about 2-3 weeks ago and as of today I am finally getting up my speed on the VR... takes a while to learn those short cuts!.  However, the pay is very low and I am evaluating whether I will stay or not.  I am readlly between a rock and a hard place and SO need to supplement my income from my SS widow benefits. 


    The company that hired me has 2 programs, one of them being EScript that you are all talking about that the words are just flying by while you drink coffee.  I'm lucky if I can get up to get a cup!!  I am using Enterprise Express Editor for mostly speech and very little text (which pays better by the way).  Has anybody heard of this VR that I just mentioned?  I would love to just put my feet up and relax a bit while the words are flying by. 


     


    You should not point fingers at what you don't know. I have worked for Lee and KS for 4 years an
    if anything, she treats us BETTER than any other company, which is why the changes. They are not 2-week changes. They are not unprofessional. They are changes that happen in every company in every industry unless they are stagnant. Growth brings change. There is no damage control to be done. Just stating facts and sharing information so that MTs looking for a position have the correct information. Good company, good pay, good benefits, good account, stability. They aren't going anywhere, their accounts are happy and the MTs on staff are happy except for those that cannot be happy anywhere.
    Fingers not working. I meant between companies. sm
    On rereading my post, I should have said often times the negative posts and great posts. Not all.

    There are some bad companies out there. There are some great companies out there. It is hard to sort through the trolls and cheerleaders.
    Thanks heard back and crossing my fingers
    nm
    meant *work for* sorry..tired fingers..nm:)
    ...
    Wow...congratulatins, Fingers! Sounds wonderful :0
    nm
    You can explain to 'this one' until your fingers cramp
    She's apparently ESL and will NEVER understand the point you are making. I don't even think she's an MT, just someone here killing time and sorely lacking in comprehension.

    Save yourself the frustration. I think the rest of us understand exactly what you're trying to convey.

    Sorry, that should be thinks…fingers too fast today
    NM
    They will pry my expander out of my cold dead fingers.
    And THEN they'll find out what Cranky REALLY means......
    oops - meant Keystrokes. Fat fingers today. nm

    fingers not working properly. Please ignore the typos. Need my coffee.
    nm
    Fingers are crossed (but it's hard to type!). Good luck! nm
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    not gott.... GOTTA (I hate my laptop keyboard..fingers are too fat)

    Oops, no expander problem, just spastic fingers, meant to say care. nm

    Workin, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that one of the suggestions will work for you too. nm
    nm
    Your link is broken.....see inside for correct link:
    xx