Agree. I shopped around until I found

• Ladies...I think we may be making some headway... - MT Revolution
  • Sarah1114 - I was just mandated a huge pay cut! Are you kiddin
    • I'm so flustered, I got my name in the wrong spot LOL nm - Sarah1114
  • If you want the best, you'll have to pay for it. - EmmaMT
  • if you ask me, MTSOs - sm - anonabon
    • Exactly! Get rid of the recruiters, the - Common Sense
      • Sounds like a school district! - catsxoxo
      • In a nutshell, that's what's wrong with our entire - (sm) - Topaz
  • My short story - same experience
  • Hospitals cutting their costs - where do - think they are going to cut first?
    • they already did that going to pruduction - read - anonabon
  • Actually, I'd be happy to work for 80s wages -- I made a lot more then. nm - LTMT
    • So did I! 80's wages were great! nm - nm
      • Hey, wages were even still good 5 years ago, now pretty much gone. nm - molly
  • Yes, the MTSO has to "make THEIR money", but - guess what, so do we! (sm)-Topaz
  • I hear ya'.... - sm
    • Your 1st paragraph should be burned into - all of our brains! (sm) Topaz
      • I'm gonna give it a try..can't hurt! - TravelinMT
        • TravelinMT: I say, go for it. sm - penny
          • Well I got the reporter's name - TravelinMT
          • I've tried to tell people as well - that their medical records are being
  • Agree. I shopped around until I found - sm
  • I agree to some extent, but some of these MTSOs are SM - jazzMT
    • The only accounts you lose in business by charging - what you're worth are the CR@P accounts.
  • "So many" job posting lately? I've seen fewer and fewer. nm - I don't get your logic
    • are you kidding me? - MT Revolution
      • The only thing you are doing is forcing the - Anon
        • We "think" we're worth more? We are! - wacko
        • So are we supposed to just accept low wages? - sm
        • let the MTSOs step in the MTs shoes - sm - no name
          • Exactly! MTSOs need to get a back bone - You sell us ALL short
        • Spoken like a true MTSO! nm - *rolls_eyes*
          • Wrong again! I am NOT an MTSO - just an MT - Anon
        • Oh, that's horse puckey. The reason they - BTDT
      • I would never even apply at a company with - sm
        • Not necessarily true. - Work for "Global" company
      • Inferior? - violetmt

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu

and it was more than $700 a month, the cheapest I could find in NJ.  I don't qualify for any type of help because I make too much money although my son's father gets all kind of help from the state.   I always carried my own insurance but made enough to pay for it.    Thinking about moving to India.  

What great posts. I get the feeling sometimes I am a loner in the satisfaction, my work ethic and passion for this profession.  I doubt like heck MTs will ever be replaced.  We may switch to editing but we are doing that now and surely within minutes of doing that, we become vastly sure that voice recognition will always need editing in the medical profession.  I'm not worried one bit. 

There are good and bad in every profession and there are always going to be those who complain more than they work.  Good golly, life and the MT jobs )or any job) are pretty much what you make them.  You do have some control.  I personally prefer IC but work more than the FT employee would.   You just have to be motivated and focused. 

I get to take time off for myself and go to lunch with my friends, stop and buy a new candle or plant for my desk and that is all it takes to refresh me and get me going again.  I have certain days of the week that I tell myself I am in an office and work like a mad woman.  If I lose momentum, I hang a picture of something I want to save for above my computer as motivation or that pesky utility bill or the kid's college tuition bill.  I don't lose time driving to work and don't have to stop and fill my gas tank, get up for coffee break every 2 hours and don't have anyone tapping me on the shoulder to give a donation for Suzie's cat that had the measles.  I do not answer the phone and I do not have the TV on.  I wouldn't working in an office,  would I?  I do have Willie Nelson and George Strait playing softly in the background though and I get to pick my own music. 

The economy kinda stinks right now and we all know it.  Folks will always get injured, get sick, need surgery and we have an aging population.  Health care is about the most secure profession presently and almost always and we are an important part of that profession as MTs.  Even my bad days ain't that bad. 

...in December.  I'm sure the whole thing had been going on for a while, but they didn't tell us MTs until December and gave us about 2-3 weeks' notice.  The conference calls were very helpful and informative, however.  Made the whole process easire.  My TL would always send us emails letting us know what was going on and what to expect...which was not much change from what we were doing already, except for how we report our time/lines.  I just wish we didn't have to fill out all that paperwork again (W-4, I-9, etc.).  The HIPPA and Transcend-specific paperwork I understand, but the others I wish would have just been transferred over. I'm not privy to how that process works, so I just do what I'm instructed to do.

Not sure about the not sending work to India thing.  I believe that Transcend does send work overseas, but it's a small percentage from what they told us.

I don't know this company and have not seen an ad posted for them, however, when I goggled them I found these 2 sites that are extremely alarming for anyone that would want to apply with them ....

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/334/RipOff0334462.htm

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/173/RipOff0173596.htm

While these reports are older, it does send up warning flags, in my opinion.

I know we all hear a lot of negative feedback on many companies for many different reasons, whether it be benefits not being paid, money not being paid, jobs not staying in the U.S.  I tried four different companies before I found MDI and made it my home.  I have never worked with such a great group of caring, supportive people.  I have been transcribing for more than thirty years, on and off, and have found everything I could want in a company, especially working from home.  They always have support and someone always answers the phone when you call, you stick to your schedule and you don't have extra people on there taking your work away, you get paid on time, and get time off when you need it with a little advanced notice.  The thing that totally blew me away was receiving a package from them the other day with a big thank you card for hard work, and a box full of goodies.  I don't remember getting that from employers when I worked on site.  If you are looking for a company that keeps their word and has happy longterm employees, MDI is the place to be.