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Actually, that 10% I stated was too low - what is the diff between cpl spaces vs nonspaces?

Posted By: Whatever it was, that was how much I was "short on 2007-03-14
In Reply to: They told me their cpl included spaces at hire but when I got the first check - they denied every saying that. Watch out! nm

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I am sure that she still posts, just under diff name.
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No shift diff??
I've ALWAYS gotten a 2nd shift differential in Ohio...wow, that's not fair to U.
Very few. More often a 2nd or 3rd shift diff will
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Thank you. What is the pay diff btwn Lvl 3 and 4?
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We are SE not IC. Does that make diff for U/E?
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There are diff Sten-Tels (sm)

I worked for them (the one in Springfield, MA) for about 18 months, up until September.  I ended up quitting because there was no work and I could not get anyone, from my account supervisor to HR management, to either a) tell me why the account I was on dried up even though the docs had just opened a second office, or b) get me onto an account that had work, or even c) respond to half my emails (account manager).  I did enjoy the work, it was straight typing (the platform I was on, they have 2), and the work was pretty consistent until mid-July.  After six weeks of begging, I had to move on.  Oh, and the kicker?  When I would actually get work, I could tell by the job number that literally 10s of thousands of jobs had moved through the system since the last time I worked.  But they couldn't find any jobs for me to do....And don't zing me on QA, please.  In the 18 months I was there I only had maybe 5-6 reports come back to be fixed or with notes from the client, and that was early on.


Now, having said that - if they called me and offered me work again under a different account supervisor would I take it? Absolutely. 


There are many different Sten-Tels out there, and from what I can tell they are mostly franchises, with the main branch being the one in Springfield.  They pay once a month, and the checks were usually delievered via USPS anywhere from actually on the 15th to up to a week later.  There were some pay discrepancies a couple of times, but as soon as I mentioned them they were fixed. 


Hope that helps.


HC 


Transtech does have shift diff's for 2nd, 3rd,
Don't know cost of family insurance.
Axolotl pays a diff.
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What do you mean by wkd/diff to line 1 - have to work whole weekend?
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shift diff after 5 pm weekdays and all day Saturday nm
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I work for 2 diff MT companies and love it
Like you I do not need insurance. I like the differences between the two companies I work for, both have their pros and cons (as any company does),the flexibility is better than being a full-time MT for one company but the flexibility is still limited but it is there...the second company I work for is really really good if you have to flex your schedule...for me changing companies usually was becuase of the hours not working for me, this is a solution that has worked for me for over a year now and I have been a transcriber for 31 years...good luck, do what is best for you!!!
ps with the second company I asked for more money than I was making with the first company and ended up getting what I asked for..GOOD LUCK
I believe OP is referring to DocuMed in NJ (dff spelling, diff co.)
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How much is family ins at Trantech, is there a shift diff?
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What is the shift diff for 2nd & 3rd shifts, weekend? Thanks!
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with 16 years I would suspect you to know the diff. between wave and waive?!?!?
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I think most places pay for spaces. I work for TransTech and they pay for both spaces
as well as punctuation. I would never work for an MTSO that doesn't.
A friend's printed offer said 6-8.5 cpl with CMTs making more. Don't know about shift diff. or
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Was there a short time last year. You work as an employee, not IC. Different software/diff. accts.
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65 with spaces versus 65 without spaces; how to calculate?

Can someone tell me if you are getting 9 cents per 65-character line with spaces how much you would need to be paid per line to make the same amount per line if you are offered a ''65-character line without spaces?''  Thank you very much


So, if not spaces paid, what cpl would be comparable to at least 9 cpl w/spaces, do you know??
Thanks.
All compaines count lines different--with spaces, without spaces, headers or no headers, 65 characte
a line, 75 characters, etc. I would ask each of them how they count their lines. Sometimes the way lines are counted does not make a company worth working for.
54 without spaces = 65 with spaces if you do the math nm
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Could the KS RAD MT who stated
below that she has been at Keystrokes for 2 years and makes good money define what good money is? I would like to make sure there is plenty of work to make $$$.
someone stated... c msg
IC only, no benefits, paid by the minute.
I stated
at the beginning of the test that it was not timed and was open book.
Sorry...should have been *It* stated
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Please know, as I stated above -
that a USB may NOT be what is required in a job.  There are also 9-serial port and 15-serial port pedals.  All companies are different and have different requirements.  I'd hate for you to buy something you don't need. 
I had stated it would not keep them from getting
a job for sure and yes, you are right about the chuckle...but I definitely would love to see a little more professionalism in this field. I think people would take the field more seriously with more professionalism amongst all of us though a few laughs do make the job more interesting. :)
As stated below, have been here for almost
 
it's stated on both ads.. looks low to me
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WOW! VERY well stated!
This is an excellent letter. You made some very valid points, didn't lose your cool and I think you prevailed in your argument. You succeeded in pointing out to AHDI themselves their glaring inconsistencies. I am so proud of you for having the courage to write this and share it with us.
Well stated! sm

You took the words right out of my mouth.  I am not yet a CMT but am going to take the exam before the end of the year. 


I have a friend who is an ER physician.  He has no respect for what MTs do, primarly because his reports are riddled with errors by MTs who 1.  Don't care or 2.  Do care but do not have the skills to produce an accurate medical record. 


Either way, MTs are sometimes viewed as low-skilled labor that is easily replaced.  Credentialing can only help to undo some of the damage that has been done to our profession in the past few years. 


Again, this is just my opinion.  Please don't flame me if you do not agree with my views.  We're all in this together and want the same thing.  More respect and ultimately more money.  Most of us work because we have to.   


Well stated. You get what you pay for...SM
We're talked down to by MTSOs and QA and expected to turn out perfect work while at the same time wages are going lower and lower.  What workers in any other line of work would stand for this?  Would they care? 
FT only, which is usually stated in their ads.
Usually have 2 accounts.  The schedule depends on the account, but with KS and most all companies now the schedules run Tu-Sa or Su-Th.  If clinic work may not be required to work weekend.
I saw their ad on MTdaily and the ad stated
something about offshoring resumes ...sounded like they welcome both USA and offshore. So 2cpl is not good for two reasons:

1) Because its 2 cents/line
2) If they welcome offshore resumes, then they probably are offshoring accounts, which means you will end up retyping JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE REPORTS, thus, making no money.


Beautifully stated!!!!
There is something going on, they are outsourcing and there are money problems.
in the ss website, it stated...
no equipment costs and that
they provided all the necessary equipment for effortless setup.

so i was shocked (and fell for it) when i was told to purchase the pedal/program.

i am one and have stated my reasons why
this board is mainly for complainers.

if any poster has something good to say about a company, they are practically dismembered by angry mobs of posters.

who even knows how many actually DIFFERENT posters there are? who cares?! lol

i don't see a union ever for MT work. i see aamt watering down their own organization.

i doubt a cmt certification would help much at all, just do it for personal satisfaction.

this field will never be regulated so it won't matter.

jmho
and as I stated in a posting to someone above--sm
perhaps they should ask your company to post the names of all who were hired...as if it is any of their business, anyway...geez, I just don't understand some of these people.
The new PT job I have stated today they had others from MQ (sm)

joining them.  I said sorry, we are all trying to cover our financial bases/asses.  His response was bring em on. 


 


 


It is clearly stated in their ad on the job board. n,m
 
It was stated the way she meant it.

I am sure that she meant exactly what she said.  It could have been stated in a more professional, courteous way. 


There is no reason that people should be so RUDE all the time.  I guess it makes her feel like she is somebody or something.


YaaaayyYYY!! Very well stated
Thanks for the kick in the butt:)
As I stated, I make $25+/hr...
and my name says where I work.  My company is routinely bashed, but I personally know at least 2-3 other MTs who work for my company on this board that also make a comparable amount. 
no....if I wanted more, I would have stated that.
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As I stated in the msg above, I did not know you could use your own. My apologies. nm
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As I stated in my post,

I was trained by a mentor.  She had, at at time, over 25 years' experience in the field, about nine years ago.  I have no idea what they teach about this in the classroom, but I suppose my answer would have to be that it was chiseled in stone.  LOL!!! 


However, just for you, I found this information provided in the BOS2:


In an independent benchmarking study of the MT profession conducted in 1999 by the Hay Management Consultants (HayGroup), three distinct professional levels for medical transcriptionists were identified and described. 


The first item listed for the Professional Level 3 states, Recognized as possessing expert knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, signs and symptoms, medications, and laboratory values related to a specialty or specialties.


Level 2 refers to the same knowledge, but as seasoned rather than expert.


Level 1 refers to the same knowledge, but as basic rather than expert or seasoned.


I would think that an expert level, even a seasoned level, would include available dosages and what the medications are used to treat, wouldn't you?


Does this mean you have to know this?  No, I don't think so, but I would also think the transcriptionists with expert and seasoned knowledge earn more than those with basic knowledge.


Hope this helps! 


 


You should have stated that you just wanted

you didn't really want a true explanation or answer to your question. You asked, I answered. I could give 2 hoots what anyone does or doesn't do, sweetie. I was wasting my precious time based on my mistaken assumption that you were truly wanting to know the answer to your question.  So, have fun bickering with yourself.  Too many MTs with valid questions to waste my time further with you.  You can sure lead a horse to water, but you sure can't get 'em to drink. LOL.


well, the problem is what you stated, but......sm
i think the BIGGEST problem is GREED.......GREEDY GREEDY GREEDY MTSOs, etc.  they want bigger homes, bigger cars, more trips, and bigger boats. 
As stated previously....

This is an anonymous board.  Anyone can come here and post under any name.  That is not a clue that this is the 'real' person. 


As I said before, your posts come across as very snarky.  I am being honest with you.  You may want to work on your communication skills.  Communicating online is different than communicating face to face.


You mentioned 'bitter MTs.'  I am not one of the 'bitter MTs' that you speak of.  I have a great job (not with MDI).  The company I work for is not even mentioned on this board, and there is a reason for that .  Yes, there are 'bitter MTs' who post here.  And you know why they are bitter?  Because they are dealing with companies who do not have any respect for their MTs.  Now, I know you are going to carry on about how MDI appreciaties their MTs.  Well, I hope that's true.  Instead of trying to address their gripe here, I hope you are addressing it individually with the MTs who actually work for MDI.


As above poster (TT) stated

it is part of their duties as a lead. If the other responsibilities are being handled, they are to type/edit work, too. Part of their responsibility of being a lead.


They did it at the other national where I worked, too.  What are they supposed to do? Forget about their responsibility?