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Hunred bucks says it's TT - exactly why I left after a month. Happy now.

Posted By: xox on 2008-06-16
In Reply to: Can we communicate this company's name in - some way?




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I hate it and I am making about $200 bucks less a month. sm
I miss doing straight transcription, but I can't find any companies with steady work doing straight transcription.  I am forced to do VR now and am making about 200 bucks less a month on eScription platform.
Unlimited long distance for 50 bucks a month.nm
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I left in 6/07 after I took a $600 a month
cut in pay when they did away with the incentive per pay period, cesspool, nitpicking everything to death. It was funny, I had worked for them for 12 years but all of a sudden nothing I did was right, after receiving--when they did QA-99%+ ratings. Also, NO flexibility in schedule, just to name a few.
Ex-SS'er myself. Left a month ago and never

looked back!  I have nightmares about that place.


I left after one month. I was constantly
switched between accounts (three times on one Saturday because there was no work). The pay scale is convoluted and low. The staff was nice. Interestingly, I learned that my supervisor quit a few weeks later.
I just left Diskriter a month ago

and had some unused PTO.  Anybody know how long I'll have to wait to get this? I tried to e-mail payroll to ask, but it won't go through because it's not an internal e-mail.  Thanks for any information...


 


I don't know the situation since I left almost a month ago, but

for weeks anyone who looked at the backlog reports could see lots of 0 in the minute column, so it isn't like I'm making the no work situation up.   Yes there is a ton of work on some accounts, but when you ask to be put on one of them and told no what are you supposed to do.   I more than made a good faith effort to adjust to try to get lines in.


If you're happy there great, but there are many accounts and multiple STMs, so unless you had the same account and same STM I did then you don't know the story as I do.   If you read the boards the past month or so I'm not the only one with this same story. 


I just left there last month after 2 years -
I had been really happy with my job until about last November. I finally even applied for and received unemployment. Not only was my line count down from 20,000 a pay period to sometimes 7000-8000, but that also meant my line rate of pay was down because of their tiered schedule. It did not seem to matter how much I asked or complained about the work and begged for more, there was always an excuse.
Been here about a month, but worked for them 3 years ago and never should have left.
I left the first time cuz DH (now my EX-DH) was less then cooperative to say the least.

I LOVE it here.
No, things definitely have not improved. I left a month ago
and really wish I had listed to the posters on here.
Wished I would have left after a month. I regret that
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I left a month ago, and couldn't be happier! They are the pits! Good luck. nm
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I have been a MT for four years and I make $1800.00 per month. I am happy with my pay at this
stage
I was not happy and left.
The account I was on had 15 phone numbers that a person had to dial manually, and if you couldn't get a line, you were out of luck and had to wait a while. The sound quality on the account was awful, and as others have mentioned, you also have to have unlimited long distance.

I was assured there would only be 1 account to work on so that I could become familiar with the doctors. Instead, within a short period of time, I was being jerked between 3 different accounts.

The owner began e-mailing every day asking people to do extra. She also demanded people work weekends (even if they were already signed up to work one day), and at one point became demanding. I worked 1 month straight without a day off, and at the end of the month was asked to work more. When I said I needed a day off, it wasn't pretty.

I am with a new company, on the same platform, and can get the same line count in 4 hours compared to the 8+ it took me with MDI. The difference? The new company's accounts are web based.
I really doubt it!!! Left after 2 yrs with them and now very happy!!
OSi lacks professionalism in every aspect. Unqualified managers, horrible tech department, servers always down, on and on.
I worked there as an MT..... was not happy and left.

I worked there for 2 years.  There were a lot of policies there that I did not like.  I left there and found a company that is better suited to me and treats their employees much better.


 


How long have you been there?  I know leaving the comfort of a job is tough but there are much better companies to work for (in my opinon anyway)


Any happy Transcenders out there? I know a couple people have left, not sure why. nm

I left them over 4 years ago. Best thing I ever did. Moved to Webmedx. Quite happy. nm
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I left after nine years in June before the pay cut and I am very happy in my new position and making
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may be good now, wait until they Global your account, too. I left there long ago, happy I did. nm
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IS THIS WHY THEY PAY US THE BIG BUCKS..SM
like, who among us can even afford $2,500 yearly for something so ludicrous? 
called big bucks usually do not....sm
SIT on forum boards 24/7/365...........*lolol* 
Your the QA person getting the bucks- you can
--------MHS
64 bucks a DAY? Not very cheap! Especially
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Bingo. You won 100 bucks.
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Well even at 14-15 bucks an hour sm
as an employee with benefits, it is still pretty good given todays employment climate. Im like some of the other posters here, still have to pay bills and sitting around waiting for the big bucks is not paying the bills. 14-15 bucks an hour works for me until if and when something better comes along.

I just don't get this whole mindset of because someone is not getting the pay they want, they won't work at all and then complain about having no money and not being able to pay bills.

I am 54 years old, been in this business almost 32 years. Call me old fashioned or stupid, but it makes no sense to me if the jobs are not there, why one would not take the jobs that are there until something better comes along........if it ever does.
At least 40 bucks an hour is what we are worth - nm
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Didn't your outside job with the big bucks work out? We were hoping for ya..nm
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there is NO WAY I would work for 9 bucks an hour!!! What is the email
address??? I would LOVE to email them and tell them how crazy they are!!!
1200 lines at 3 cpl equals 36 bucks
You can work at 7-11 for that kind of money.
GREAT - so as long as the next cut is under 32% we will still be making big bucks, right? nm
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You won't make big bucks like that unless you own your own service or have only private clients.
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I was told several new accts are coming on this month and also next month, so
I'm not worrying.
Pay period goes from 1st of the month to the 15th, then 16th to the end of the month. sm

So, I guess you could maybe get by with less than 1000 a day, although the incentive tier would make it worth your while to do a bit more.  I am using ExText, and yes, I find it easy to use, but then I used it for a year with another company.  I think their other platform is Mongoose, and I know nothing about that, so really cannot say.


Yes, they are hiring now.  In fact, there is a $500 sign-on bonus.  I think it is all just acute care.  I'm sure they would love to have someone with your experience.  Rhonda Durham is the recruiter.  I am sure she could answer any of your questions.  I am happy to help too, if I can, but I am relatively new.  The account I am working on is mostly psych, it seems, and I am loving it.


Another nice thing, their benefits start after 60 days, not 90 like most.


Good luck to you.


Wait a minute now..before you sink a bunch of bucks in books..sm
I've been at this for many years and I have about 18 books that I've acquired over the years. Since I started working using internet-based platforms, I rarely have to open those books..just Google gets it most of the time even quicker. Oh, yeah and the 150 bucks I sunk into SmartType..well, it's been sitting on the shelf for 6 years now. The internet-based platforms and most others have their own expanders. A good basic word book from Stedmans or Sloans should be adequate for a newcomer; but some companies provide these as well or offer a discount. So, bascially, between Google and company-provided Expanders and equipment along with reimbursements for phone line/web access, start-up cost should be quite minimal now.
Go to your State Labor Board & for a few bucks, file a complaint.
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is the deductible for insurance still 2500 bucks w/ no copay for doc visit?
That is the sole reason I quit. That and the fact they switched me from account to account as soon as I started making a decent line rate with one.

They also have the ability to slow down how fast you can download files. They slipped and told me that it was to help control traffic on the server.
My job is working out splendidly, I wouldn't say big bucks, but good pay and nice people. sm
I am just looking for something to do in the evening and weekends.  I am going to the job during the week daytime hours.  I miss transcribing as it is not transcribing.  Thanks for your concern.  But, yes this job I am working at during the day is a breath of fresh air compared to trying to sort through transcription companies, trying to figure out how they pay, by the character, by the 65 character count line or gross lines.  I really am enjoying the people the place too.  I would recommend trying an out of the house job for everyone on this board that can! 
If you can transcribe 175 lph, that is 14 bucks an hour. I wouldn't call that chump change. sm
Working for minimum, or barely above minimum flipping burgers or cashiering at WalMart is chump change in my opinion.
TransHealth starts 1st day of month after month SM
you start, BC/BS, good rate on single, don't know about family premium.
Last month was slow on my account..but this month (sm)
we've been swamped...
The new insurance is very reasonable. I pay $200/month and they pay $200/month. sm
Unfortunately, I have had to use it a lot since it changed and I am very happy. They have covered everything.

The insurance is actually $80 cheaper per month than I paid at the local hospital, which is a large employer.


Has anyone ever left Keystrokes and gone back? I left a few months ago and realize that I made a

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It is as simple as filling out a form. I did it when I left an MTSO and when I left sm
a non-MT position at a company years ago.

What company? I did not know that any of them offer 401K anymore.
Happy New Year. May we all have happy home lives (sm)
and do whatever it takes to make our work lives work for us too. 
Right and told we should be happy we have jobs. Not too happy right now.

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MDI Maryland HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY
THIS IS NOT MDI IN NY OR FL!!

www.mditrans.com.

I can't say enough nice things about this company; very flexible, you area a statutory employee. That means that they pay the employer portion of your SS. Great on time pay, tons of work. Do your lines and you are left alone! Expect to be responsible though. Pay for your phone; rent a Lanier or a C-phone if you don't have one; BayScribe platform. Anything that is a bit of an inconvenience is more than made up for. You will know to the minute how much you will make and how many lines you have typed. Check it out!

$$ per month

I am trying to compare nationals versus working at a hospital.  Please respond if you have time. 


For all of you working for a national, what do average making per month?  How many hours per day?  Do you work for one doctor, a clinic, or a hospital? 


I, personally, would like to make $2500 to $3000 per month but don't.  Is that unrealistic?  Currently, I only average around $1800 and this is with no benefits; I have flexibility but no benefits. 


What transcripton platform do you guys find to be the most productive for you?


I realize you can't have everything, but you do have to live; also, I am trying to stay home because of my son, i.e., taking him to school, being there for school functions, sport's activities, etc. 


$$ per month
I make around 5-6K per month and have done so for 4 years running. I work around 45 hours a week with rotating accounts. I do get a high line rate of 12.5 per 65-character line.
A MONTH! What do they tell you when you
call or email them? I'm not waiting a month. I was hoping to get started this week as it is a new pay period and all. Wow. Good luck to you.
about a month
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