Anyone work for Sten-Tel doing the VR work?
Posted By: nn on 2005-07-18
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The ad says most of the work is editing, obviously, and 20% transcribing. I could use a break on my hands!!!! It also says 9 cents a line. And she makes a comment about doubling your production. Well 9 cents a line and you only have to listen to the dictation and edit and then occasionally transcribe, that sounds great.
Just wondering if anyone works for them currently doing this. What is your experience with this?
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Anyone work for Sten-Tel?
Would appreciate any info.
I work for Sten-Tel
Unlike most MTSOs, everyone is very professional and kind. There is plenty of work. The pay is average and they only hire IC status. The platform is Word-based and very easy to use. I love working for them. The only thing I don't like is the fact that they mail paychecks. Other than this, it's great.
I work for Sten Tel in MA and have
A pay schedule was recently distributed to all MTs and QA people that is the same. We are paid every two weeks. What are you talking about?
I currently work for Sten Tel in
I also received an IC contract from another company that says the same thing. You are an IC. They don't guarantee you any work. If there is no work, no pay. This is standard for an IC. I QA for them and have had very little work since I started. No work, no pay.
As far as the 'no liability' portion, I must have overlooked that. Why would you speak to an attorney and then come here asking for opinions. What did your attorney tell you? Seems like you would listen to him/her.
I work for Sten-Tel
There pay rate sucks.
I am a new MT and I currently make 3.0 cents per line. After I receive my CMT after 5 years I can go up to 4.0 cents per line. This sucks.
Otherwise, they are a good company and they usually have plenty of work. However, try and negotiate a higher pay rate!!
anyone work for Sten-Tel
and not getting paid? Email me.
no work with sten-tel
I had the same experience with Sten-Tel. The bank was always empty. I told them I do their stuff prn and got another job. Haven't been back since. Now my job is going to whoever will do it cheaper than me, and I hate to think of going back to Sten-Tel. They're pay was like 9 cents for every 11 words and it sucked. I could flip burgers for more than that. Not to mention they was verbatum. Doc said, patient is no longer oranges. I typed, The patient is no longer eating oranges. They marked it wrong and told me to just type what is said. Remember, some foods can interact with drugs. I'd be real proud to be on staff with a coompany that puts out sentences like that!
Does anyone work for Sten-Tel in
Mass as an Editor or QA? Can you give me any information regarding the position? How is the work flow? Is there plenty of work? Do they pay on time? Are they flexible? TIA for all info.
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I work for Sten-Tel
I have never had a problem with receiving my check on time. I have already received this month's paycheck. Maybe there is something up with your local post office...you know how they can be.
Anyone work for Sten-Tel?
Could not find any recent posts about Sten-Tel. Before I accept the job offer I would like to hear from anyone who might be working for this company. Thanks for any information!
Anybody work for Sten-Tel and actually got off of QA?
I have worked with them before and quit because of the QA. Well I just recently started back about 2 months ago b/c I was desperate and hoping maybe they would be different but it is the same old crap. Their QA is ridiculous. They will keep you and keep you on QA forever. I guess I need to start looking for a different company. Has anyone worked with them and actually got approved and taken off of QA? If so, how long did it take you? The other company I work for had me off QA in 2 days...so I know that it is not my work quality that is keeping me on QA.
Anyone else at Sten-Tel having problems getting more work?
I've sent in several requests for more work, and I just am not getting the lines I need. I love the company but I have bills to pay. Problem is, I'm a newbie (less than 2 years, anyhow). So I was just wondering if anyone else is running into this, or if you have advice on how to get around it?
TIA
Sten-Tel...any QAs here work there? If so, how is it? I'd be happy to hear from ya:D nm
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Sten-Tel runs out of work constantly and bad communication there. nm
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Sten-Tel is bringing all of their offshore work back in to USA. Per the client's wishes! nm
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As a whole.. nice people to work for, decent benefits but the get off/on the system, work/no work,
is maddening. I couldnt pay my bills or even work the schedule I was assigned. They would ask us not to work until work built up in the evenings and I specifically wanted to work days as I have kids etc. It just didnt work out for me but to each his own. It just seems there has to be a better balance in this business that what is happening.
I did speak with my manager. Work was promised. No work there when I needed to work.
I see the reports everyday too, but when I get work it is of bad quality, then there is no work unless I work diffrent shifts. Thank you.
My liaison always says to work on secondary when primary is low on work/no work. n/m
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That's going to be nuts...I do ASR work too, plus work split shifts. We'll NEED a spread shee
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Work is easy, very nice owner, pays weekly, work in Word.
A majority of at-home MT is overflow work with in-house getting the bulk of the work. If they clean
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Pay is always on time, direct deposit, very nice management to work with, and DQS platform, work
load normally busy, but low now because of the summer slow down on my accounts. Sound an issue on some accounts, but not others. Overall, wonderful company.
That is a BIG problem at TransTech is leads assigning work, rather than letting the work flow
This TT MT just admitted to that fact. It has been very obvious, as so easy to tell how work comes into our que and then gets pulled out as fast as it came in and replaced with YUKKY dictators. VERY frustrating to us other TT MT's who take the JUNK that is NOT assigned to other MT's, such as this poster.
Ever thought of a home health care aide? Usually paid training and start work right away. Can work
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Absolutely not! I work for the best MTSO. I am have been so blessed to work for the small company I
I will share this about the MTSO I work for. I called her late last Wednesday night after Church and told her I was compelled to help out with Hurricaine Katrina in some way and an opportunity arose for a small group from my Church to go to Louisianna this coming week. Would she be able to cover my work. She told me no problem without any hesitation and even donated money for the trip.
And I am sure there are plenty of good companies out there to work for. To compare us to migrant workers is just not right.
It does work, you do not need to "make" it work.. it works in all word based programs.
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I did some overflow work for Landmark.. they are wonderful to work for.. very nice people.. pay was
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They have to be flexibility because of the erratic work flow. No sense in a schedule if no work..
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I was told Escription would not work with Vista. Turned out it wouldn't work with my sm
Office Basic Edition 2003 either, but no one could figure out why, it was supposed to.
There is actually a section on the Dell website that offers Windows XP. I haven't checked it out as I'm not in the market, so I don't know if it costs extra. I have a Dell and it's been fine for me. I hate the ESL tech department, but it seems like most of them have that now.
Yes they do send work overseas and do not hide this fact. There is plenty of work and they do pay
well. Overall, I like having work as I have been at places where you had to fight to keep busy so this works for me.
There is NO work at Transtech. Maybe they just choose special people to send work to
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Are you required to work major holdays at KS. I know nature of biz to work them. Thanks for info. nm
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Great people to work for, but I had to leave due to lack of work. Hopefully that has changed. SM
Most of us who do not live in California had to go IC. When I was there, they did not have statutory status, although they told me they did when they hired me. Their pay for VR is VERY low, not a living wage. Many of the folks in the office are ex-YOG and great to work for/with. Good luck.
1200 lines daily is great if you have the work, personally, I never had enough work so
I left and have NEVER been sorry!
Don't know about radiology work load, but we have been scratching in the dirt for work for a numb
of months now. They hire, lose account, hire again before new accounts comes onboard, then have overhired, having to put new MT's on the current low workload.
Medical field is 24/7 work unless you work for a clinic or stand alone operation.
I just look at the other cool people working holidays and weekends in the ICU, ER, paramedics,and am glad to be there. When you work in a hospital for a length of time, it becomes a necessary evil to show up at the worst possible times.
Having a family or a life you'd miss from Friday at 5 PM to Monday at 8 PM must be hard and
I think that there is a place for you where they can meet your requirements (M-F). There are plenty of those jobs.
They require that you work in house until your have clean QA for 3 paydays then you can work
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All nationals I work for you only work 40 hours unless they approve overtime.
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I'm part-time and don't have to work all weekend. I work Tues-Sat.
I've never heard that from Chronicle, of course I didn't see the ad.
The bid has nothing to do with consistancy of work. MTSO cannot control how cosistant work is.
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I'll love to know who you work for. I also work every weekend with no extra pay.
It'd be nice to get paid for all the nights and weekends I work.
Like I said - it depends who you work for. I work for a hospital at home - not a company. nm
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I know two people who work 3rd shift for Keystrokes on radiology and have a lot of work. Maybe you
on an account that has enough work. I hate to hear that someone doesn't have enough work or that they have a problem because I know that Keystrokes works to find the right account for every person. They do a lot for us but you have to talk to them until you find the right account or volume or hours for you.
I think that a lot of companies are that way but there is a lot of job-hopping in transcription. Everyone is looking for the perfect job but the grass is not always greener on the other side. There are a few MTSO's really are not good but for the most part, the others don't intentionally drive people away. That would not make sense. They need us to work as much as we need them to have the work there for us.
I work on it. Usual amount of work. Not running out but not backlogged either. They seem to have
about the right staffing on it. Hope that helps.
Maybe is it for a particular account. I work M-F. You are required to work one weekend an month.
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I used to work for a company who separated the MTs by work type daily. sm
regret ever leaving that company. we had a max of 4 MTs typing a large training hospital with clinics. i was assigned consults and discharges with consults being my priority. another MT had ops and admits, etc. it worked so much better. we were RARELY out of TAT and each of us were trained on other report types for backup in case someone need to take off. not to mention that we were easily able to learn the ESLs because we got them repeatively enough to learn them, set up templates, etc. much, much more productive for us as MTs, for the company as work flow, and i am sure for the dictator because they got someone who knew them and their dictations well enough to be accurate. i don't understand why large MTSOs cannot comprehend how much more beneficial that would be.
I actually left about a year ago and work for another company that's running out of work. Have to
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I so wholeheartedly agree with you. Don't work for KS but work for SS - another company bashed
Works GREAT for me and I love SS. I never really care what the negatives are as I have found they are usually people that can't make their lines, don't work the hours they commit to or just overall do not care!
don't like ASR/VSR -- all work going that direction -- causing very low work situation for awhile
Just a little message since you asked. Hardly any regular paid transcription work left for TT MT's (transcribing as in the old days, I am speaking of).
I have 4 accounts, doing all work types, and I usually have enough work but this is the slow time of
year so we are scrambling a little for lines. Easy platform, paychecks DD, always on time.
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