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I have one suggestion..If there is no work. MOVE ON..why whine and complain on here EVERY day. I

Posted By: Glad NOT to be a TT'er.. on 2007-06-19
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agree with Jay. Maybe other people have OTHER things they would like to talk about besides being out of work every day at TransTech. I will say this.. with that much controversary and unhappy there, I would never work there and neither should you if your so miserable. Obviously, something is really wrong with that picture. Now, move on.. You can do better.


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    Whine, whine whine, entitlement, sm
    entitlement!
    Agree. I have said this before --- y'all whine about no work but when there's a ton of work
    do you?  Just wondering.  I find this perceived hostility completely out of character for TT. 
    I NEVER complain about having too much work

    I love it. I flex and go with the flow. It's refreshing to know we can make up time and hours when it gets busy.


    After working for a place that had no work for days on end and getting deeper into a hole while that company kept telling me the work would pick up (which it never did), I finally left. This company never let you make up hours. What you got, you got.


    I ran out of work yesterday and today on my accounts for the first time since the July 4th holiday, but only have a couple hours to make up and I will do that.


    I'm tired of the TT bashing, too. They're a great company. No complaints from me...EVER.  They bend over backwards to keep everybody happy, but you can never please some people. I think those people wouldn't be happy if they didn't have anything to complain about.


    If no one likes it, they can leave. It leaves more work for me and I'll gladly take it.


    Complain when there is work, complain when there is no work.
    x
    don't complain about how your hospital has too much work - it will bite you in
    the hiney!!!

    You may end up losing your job to an outsource service and end up making less money with horrible benefits!! Count your blessings.
    I didn't complain, but got something from both the places I work sm
    My PT job gave me a $30 gift card to target. My FT gave me $25 AMEX gift check. Both were sent in Christmas cards and both cards had been signed by everyone in the office.

    No...not lots, but then I don't need lots. I really loved that ANYTHING was sent and the signed cards were a very nice touch.
    As your accounts move to India, they move you to another account. NM
    NM
    There's no work at this place! Move on! nm
    xx
    They are going to work with everyone to move them to FT. There will be other options. sm
    Keystrokes treats their employees very well, and would never just eliminate someone. PT positions will be redefined and changed, not eliminated completely.

    Why does every post on here have to be negative? If you don't know what's what, you should not comment or read more into it.
    Maybe all that work should come off CM and move to Enterprise? sm
    Maybe it's better all the way around and we won't suffer like you are?
    Suck it up and work the extra or move on!! sm
    I am one of those MTs who had gotten sick. I hate to call of sick, but believe me, I could not work and then, once I was well, I stepped up and tried my best to work extra! Yes, it is the holidays and we all have a lot to do, but if the account gets behind and they get ticked, they can pull it and take their business elsewhere and where will any of us be? WITHOUT A JOB, that's where. If you don't want to do your part and step up to the plate for a company that is by FAR one of the best out there, well then you don't deserve to work for such an awesome company. Take it from someone who knows first hand, the grass is definitely NOT greener elsewhere. Look at all the MTs out there complaining that they don't have any work. I would much rather be in our situation than in theirs. I, personally, plan to work my tail off this week to help get things back in TAT! I wholeheartedly cannot imagine that QT is doing any kind of outsourcing! They have said all along that they do not support this! I hate coming on and reading things that are not backed up with FACTS. If you can't give solid evidence about the accusations you are making, then just zip it! Sorry for the long post, but it gets me fired up to see this company getting bashed when it does not deserve it!
    Nice people. I constantly ran out of work and had to move on. nm
    x
    Would you like some cheese with that whine?
    :P
    Then don't whine when they send YOUR job
    to India.

    I for one am making less now than I was a decade ago while working more hours. I used to get paid gross lines, headers, footers, headings, CCs, demos, everything. Now, I'm cheated out of all those things even though I still have to search and type them. I'm also paid half-rate for ASR which is so bad that it takes nearly the same amount of time as straight transcription. I've also been laid off because of sending entire accounts to India.

    If you want to keep your head in the sand until, not caring what's happening to fellow MTs until it actually hurts you, then fine. But I think we have VERY GOOD REASON to be upset about the cuts in pay and the offshoring of our jobs.
    There is no working out the bugs on bad sound. If it doesnt work you move on. My
    accounts have problems but I put up with it, some people will, some wont. 
    Silly - they'd rather whine - we have tons.

    nn


    Y'all want some cheese with that whine?
    nm
    Excuse me, but where in my post did I whine? I just tried to help. sm

    I am relatively happy with my situation.  I am sorry that you took it as whining.  Hope you have a happy day.


    That post was not a whine. It was just stating facts. sm
    I love my job. I love the challenge and the sense of accomplishment. I feel proud of what Keystrokes has become because I have contributed to this success and growth.

    Not all of our MTs are problematic, but life sometimes gets in the way of working, and as a KS manager, I help out where I can. This is my job, and I love it, but I realize that it is not for everyone. I am blessed to do something I love for a company I love to work for.


    You need to leave due to lack of work. Put in your 2-wk notice and move on. Gotta earn a living! nm
    n
    You may have to move on to move ahead (sm)
    One way to look at what you are doing right now is more training only you are being paid for it; once you have a year or two under your belt as experience, you may be able to command a higher wage someplace else. It's funny, a place will pay more for someone with 2 years' experience than they will pay someone who has worked for them for 2 years! Go figure.
    I will definitely complain.
    I just joined them end of June and the first pay day is supposed to be July 9. Their accountant made a big excuse about direct deposit system not being in place but I did not enrol in their direct deposit - so I gave them a week.

    Next paycheck is due on the 23rd.

    I plan to look elsewhere --- this is so discouraging.
    For all those who complain about
    THIS is what this is all about. How would you feel if your company was run this way? If you don't work for OSi, stay out of it!!!!!!!!!!!
    Already did - I never complain, just ask
    nm
    If you complain too much.
    They will overhire and then you'll be sitting with no work. Which would you rather have? Do you get 1-1/2 for OT? How do they pay?

    I've been working 6-1/2 to 7 days a week at my present job because of lots of work so I know how you're feeling, but I do have the choice of not working if I don't want to.
    I'll never complain about MQ. nm
    x
    better than normal. don't complain
    many only get 6
    I have never heard anybody complain about
    MTs are not fickle and as you stated in the end, different MTs prefer different types of work and some like variety. I think if they can make money, they are happy with that.

    Why such a negative tone?
    And then they complain about TAXES!!!
    Give me a break.  You should pay double or triple the taxes of someone making 30 to 50,000. 
    AND WE COMPLAIN ABOUT INDIA ...SM


    I would take this as a gross insult if I had 1 year of experience, and I hope this is for VR.  Any MT even considering such an offer, either:


    1.  Is in very dire straits, financially.  2. Doesn't value herself very much.  3. Is doing her fellow MTs, and herself/himself a great disservice.  All this abuse of MTs by the companies is done for one reason:  BECAUSE THEY CAN. (We let them).


     


    Even with a set up like that some people still complain
    I work with a similar set up only we can see which dictator it is. We are allocated a certain number of jobs at a time(the same for all of us) and you get what you get.

    There have been some people complaining lately (and named me specifically as the cause) that they are not getting enough work. Well, I cannot help it if they choose to work at night and by that time I have done all the work, or most of it.

    There is not much this time of year anyway, I'm getting less than 500 lines a day before it runs out.

    It just irks me that they act like I am stealing their work! This is not a competition for me, its a paycheck.
    I bet you complain about your wages
    And it all can be traced to company waste, not to mention the economy. No time to be wasting money. As I said, this is MY opinion. We are allowed in this country to have freedom of speech and opinions, aren't we?
    if that is the case, then we cannot complain when
    work goes overseas. If clients pay for inferior work, they may as well pay less huh? integrity, integrity, integrity.
    Why move all the work for Heartland overseas, are the MTs overseas that much better?
    Why? Why do this.  It is my understanding that in time that work will be coming right back.  Are the overseas MT's in Banglador or wherever better.  Don't the companies that offshore worry about the quality of the work, HIPPA issues, patient's confidentiality, etc.  Why don't they care?  Mark my words, those MT's are not better than us, they have US editors, etc to help them out.  They cannot land a new account US-based and compete with any US mt's.  What a  sad day.  I pray for all the Heartland MTs.
    I mean you have NO reason to complain about MW when there are companies like MQ-nm
    nm
    First, newbies complain about the fact
    ...then, when someone does hire them, the whine and cry that the account is too difficult. No wonder MTSOs prefer not to deal with newbies. This is a good way for you to learn.
    If that is all you have to complain about you've got it made. And they

    probably aren't licking the stamps as they just peel and stick them now. 


    Does everyone find any reason to complain? nm
    x
    I put my email at the top up there and no one cares enough to write. They just want to complain
    and tell untruths about this company. Some are a good fit, others not, but the things that I am reading are definitely not true. I would not worry about constant complainers. These people would not fit in anywhere and I am not upper management either nor am I lower management.
    I'm new to Keystrokes and the pay has been early or on time. Can't complain about that! nm
    s
    Spheris has a private board where we can complain. SM
    It won't help, but we can copmlain. Also, supervisors are quite helpful.

    Seems communication at Transtech is lacking in some way.
    I will. Hope you are right. Not sure who to complain to, but I'll figure it out.
    nm
    Its why people complain about negativity on this board
    Some people want to think that the people posting negative things here are just malcontents.  Sometimes, when a person speaks the truth, half a dozen other folks jump on to say its not the truth and everything is roses and rainbows.  Usually the truth is somewhere in the middle.  But some people would prefer to believe the sunshine being blown you-know-where by recruiters because they want to think they have lucked into a goldmine.  Well, its a crap shoot - maybe you did and maybe you didn't.  Each person's truth is going to hit them only after they are working the account.  So if she only wants to hear about the rainbows, let her have her fantasy.  Reality will come soon enough when she gets no paycheck.  Then she can pay her bills with all the rainbows.
    I didn't view it as a forum to complain. I saw it more as a chance to get to know sm

    others who work for the same company.  Working at home can feel kind of isolating at times.  I do not miss the commute to work, scraping ice off of my car in the winter, backstabbing, gossip, etc., but I sometimes do miss the social aspects of working in an office.   I guess my viewpoint is, things are what you make them to be. 


    I love Transtech and have been a cheerleader for a long time, even to the point of being accused of being management.  They have stuck with me through some bad times on my end, and I have no intention of dumping them through these bad times now, although I have gotten a couple of other jobs.  With the holidays coming up, especially, it may take all 3 to make ends meet and maybe have a few extras, but that is just part of life.   



    As a MTSO, why would he/she feel the need to come to a public board and complain? Unprofessional in
    x
    Does your company start with a T... If so, I feel your pain and it does no good to complain. No one
    cares. Tell me how you go from over 200 jobs in a queue to nothing in a few hours. Hmmmm. I smell offsourcing. Not happy. I just got a second job and thank goodness. It will save me when there is no work which is too often for my liking.
    Couldn't agree more! I don't hear other ExText client MT's complain about
    nm
    My suggestion sm

    Since you are not having any problems expressing yourself with management and don't feel it is an issue, discuss it with management.  Ask them if it is appropriate for you to work your schedule around your lifestyle if it differs from the one you have already committed to.  Ask them if it will cause a problem for production or account management if you don't show up to work when they expected you to, even if the volume is high, because then some of the work you say came in the morning and didn't get done until the afternoon might possibly have gone out of TAT.  That is exactly what management is trying to avoid and that is exactly what management was talking about when they sent out the company-wide email discussing this very issue you say that you can get away with.  Why is it that you can get away with it, but others are sent emails specifically instructed not to do this if it isn't a problem?


    I didn't post to cause an argument. I just posted to begin with because there is obviously a discrepancy with what some can do and what others can't, and what may be a wonderful experience for others within the company doesn't always ring true with everyone and should not be dismissed or eluded to as simply not true.  If the sun is shining outside your front window, it doesn't mean it's shining outside mine.  But just because it's raining, it doesn't mean I'm going to pack up and move either.  I'm going to wait for the rain to stop and in the meantime hopefully be allowed to speak about it raining without others saying it's not true.


    My suggestion:

    I was feeling the same way...so, I did what I felt I needed to do.  I talked to someone in the management position about all the things I have read on here.  I WA sick of all endless chatter about how awful OSi is.  I feel that I did the right thing, as I no longer have that "sick" feeling.  I have been reassured and I know that my job will be here for as long as I wish to work at OSi.  Another suggestion I can give is to stay away from MTStars.  It is nothing but a bunch of lies and gossip.  These people thrive on making others miserable and lying about other companies just to make them look bad.  More than likely, the ones downing OSi have had past employment and were unable to make it and now are holding a grudge.  You know who I mean, the petty ones...and you all know who you are.  I don't know about the rest of you, but I passed third grade a long time ago, why do I feel like I am right back there when I read this board? 


    So, if I haven't quieted your fears, talk to someone in authority at OSi.  If you don't like what you hear, then you can move on to wherever you feel you need to go.  Hopefully it won't be MTStars.


    My suggestion would be, if you don't fit the sm
    hiring criteria for a company but would really like to work for it, ask to take the test anyway, and ask for feedback on the results. If you did well on the test, maybe the company would waive the criteria. However, as you know, it is really better to have the experience before tackling this kind of work at home all alone. Good luck to you!
    Did you try the other suggestion and go through
    nm