I try to be kind and give people the benefit of the doubt, but I have to agree. sm
Posted By: LTMT on 2009-04-11
In Reply to: This is just so much baloney - OMG
It all sounds like a bunch of hooey. My ex husband used to tell lies when the truth would have worked better. Perhaps she is related to him. 
I cannot believe any MT would not know at least the most important aspects of the BOS. True, with some accounts, you ignore the BOS and do it however the client wants it, but still, you should KNOW the rules.
Maybe I'll just put out a shingle and call myself a lawyer. Of course, I know nothing about the law ... but maybe that shouldn't be a problem. 
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I usually try to give the benefit of the doubt,
but unfortunately that sounds like a big fat lie. But I am no longer expecting honesty, respect or anything else. They told me when I hired on, that ABSOLUTELY NEVER would they outsource our work. Period. Well partnering with one who does, is the same thing, IMO. Of course they know what the pay scale is. That answer just tells me its not good for us...
I kinda agree. I enjoy working at TT, but this kind of "overkill" is why people sm
get tired of us talking so much on here. Every place I have ever worked has always paid early if the pay day fell on a holiday. Granted, they do not have to, and it is a nice and considerate thing to do, but hardly so much so as to make me want to burst into a chorus of Go Tell It On the Mountain. lol
Some people who work in offices have that benefit, but no MT
booooooo
I hate it when people tell me that working at home is a benefit (sm)
Benefits are something that the company pays for. No use as MTs. If it was a true benefit, then they should give us the money to cover the costs of what daycare would be, because if you have kids, generally they stay at home with you, right? So, they should be compensating us for daycare costs on top of what we already make. Now THAT would be a benefit!
I doubt it. There are more happy people than unhappy people sm
at Medquist. I've checked out other companies but I liked MQ the best (I kept working at MQ while testing other companies).
Probably some people will move on and the company saves on benefit pkgs. (sm)
Telling us work is coming in at some time in the future is fine, but right now we have lost more than we have gained and like you said, if we speed up we will run out quicker. Not to mention that we will all have to work a little harder in order to make nearly the same as we did before. Panic will make our fingers work even faster.
Remember the memo we got about over-editing. Bet your butt we won't be over editing in the future. If this ISR is so good, it shouldn't need too much now should it?
I think they do kind of give you an idea.
Most do anyway. Some of the ads are really long and almost read like a short novel. I am not sure they can all put each and every scenario for benefits, hours, etc. I think most recruiters will answer questions before you take the time to test though to see if it may be a good fit. Wow, there are a lot to choose from.
Long shot.. Does futurenet give out any kind sm
of Christmas bonus or gift? Just wondering.. Or for that matter, do any of the companies?
Quit jumping on people who make that statement. Doubt she is
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And, you have all kind of people here who say
they cannot leave home, they have a kid, husband, etc., so they have to work at home. Do people not think the MTSOs see this? They have most where they want them. They can QA you to death, lower your rates, make your line count higher, make you work when they only need you and YET, the people continue saying but I cant leave the home. Well, then work from home and be satisfied with your lot.
Thank you! that was really kind of you. didn't know nice people were still around, LOL. sm
we all know as with everything, time and circumstances change. sorry to hear your outcomes. i too hope TT will hold up to its end of the bargain as they have something great going on now and we need companies like this.
What kind of platform does People Support use?
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They're kind of new. Older posts had people having difficulty with them. nm
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Very nice people, but only 7.5 cpl for experience. They use MPWord. It's kind of clunky & not aut
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I think if they also give them to people
who don't say anything - if you aren't complaining and you're doing a good job on the ESLs, why not send you more and more? Just my opinion - maybe if you make a complaint they will change it. I used to work on a really hard ESL account and I know how aggravated you must be right now.
I have to kind of agree with you. I noticed on Performance Metrics that some are below the 125 requ
and some people have a horrendous QA submission rate. I understand some accounts require more to be sent to QA than others. But... now is the time to clean house with those consistently underperforming.
Another thing that has always irked me is the number of new MTs (and I am not trying to be offensive or mean) who come into the profession and want a day shift M-F job because they have responsibilities at home. Well, we have all been there, done that and paid our dues.
I think WMX is pretty good about not overstaffing day shift and spreading out people to meet the needs of the client. I am just saying in past places I have worked this has happened. Some of us oldies work weekends and evenings, the new ones walk in and demand the icing off the top of the cake.
See, not enough work gives me too much time to complain.
C'mon people, you get what you give!!
If you give half wages for full editing of very few clear dictators on a slow VR platform with no expander, bad sound quality, and technical problems, what kind of MTs do you think you'll get? Experienced, high producers?
I am sure there are 40,000 non-MQ people too, give us a break
OMG - give it a rest. Some people have to
complain about EVERYTHING even when there is nothing anyone can do about it. The LAW says they have until Feb. 2nd so stop complaining.
Give me a break. Obviously he/she was joking or they would not have put that in there. You people
are ridiculous, always looking for fault on something someone says. I'm not the OP but I also promise people that I won't come here because if I read something untrue about the company I work so hard for, I get upset.
It's like reading the National Enquirer. 99% gossip, 1% truth, but for that 1% truth and the daily laughs, it is worth coming to read.
OK, if this is your co policy, then tell the people who give notice. You
cost them money if they have no job so if they are professional and give you what normally is a 2-week notice (considered to be professional), then you should let them know that. Tell them no notice is needed if you need to quit...put it on paper.
okay give it up people OSI is not the only place on earth
:-(
That's advice I give people and, to a person, SM
they say others have told them the same thing. The only way to get a job is take a remote MT course, which costs a fortune. Money poorly spent.
I can emphasize with young mothers who want to stay home with their children. I really can, because that's what I did. There simply is no future in this. I too am holding on until retirement in a few years. Five to be exact.
And these schools continue to tell people there is a future in MT. There isn't.
Metro in Georgia is one. Give them a call. Great people. nm
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Give it some time. I think some people aren't working today and the ice
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Give them a call. So many people switching companies all the HR depts must be really busy. nm
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I agree, give MDI another call, bug them.
it will be worth a little bit of hassle in the long run. They are one of the good companies.
I agree, but just wanted to give her her due as far
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I agree...give it at least 2 more weeks...
you never know, you may find your speed and production picking up and you will love the account...hang in there a bit longer!
I agree. I wonder why people think this will be the end of MQ chiseling them down. This is only the
beginning. More will come. Ever since Philips took over it has been one thing after the other. Do you really think it will stop now. Give me a break. They do these things little by little. Did you ever notice. That way they can be ready when a lot quit. If Amherst is any clue to how things are going to be run throughout MQ I guarantee you there will be a lot of MTs leaving MQ.
LOL, I agree! Some of these people are scary. nm
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Agree also. Take care of the people sm
who are already with you before taking care of brand new people.
totally agree - nice people though -nm
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Also agree, but I think the rude QA people mentioned are gone. nm
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I agree 100%. You people have absolutely no idea
of this person's capacity for selflessness and generosity, to the point of putting herself last in an effort to achieve many goals and in the face of adversities I wouldn't wish on the harshest critics here (although youse guys are tempting me!). If you didn't cut with through her, there is a reason for that and I know her employer cuts to the chase much more deftly than you would be able to withstand so I know she backs this recruiter 100%. They both can run circles around you. You have no idea how tightly knit some MTSOs are and the ones here bad mouthing this person won't stand a chance getting a job in certain places if their lives depended on it.
Go sell crazy somewhere else.
I agree 100%. People should know better, but those of us are who loyal will remain so.
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agree - most people only have good things to say about MDI-MD
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I agree. I mean I realize you have to have some idea what people are doing
because of the work that has to be done but not to this extent. You are right, I might as well be an employee somewhere. She doesnt hire employees just IC so I expect she feels a need to rule them like that or she has a problem with controlling people. It almost seems like that. There are other vendors on the account so maybe it is greed to keep pushing and pushing to get as much as she can. Who knows.
I would say most here would not agree with you that people from India get all their words right
You must have a very limited amount of people from India you do. I have an onslaught every day I work and most fracture the English language. I am sure probably 99.9% of MTers on here would disagree with that statement.
I agree. I think the reason why people crab about not
just as with many other companies, TT has trouble trying to hire for overnight, 2nd, 3rd shifts, and weekends. People want day, so TT hires them for day. But it is a 24-hour 7 day business and the docs generally dictate in the afternoon or late evening for the work they did that day and for the preadmissions for the next day, or emergencies. A long time ago when I worked in house I realized that working a different shift than everyone else would benefit me pay-wise, and work-wise, and now since I am at home, TT has worked with me to have a great schedule. Why great? I am flexible enough to work when other people are not willing to work, and TT appreciates that so in return they allow me to split my time working so I do have time to be with my family. The MTs who want day and only day, no weekends, etc. I am not blaming them, but that is where the work is eaten up by everyone else not willing to flex. Any company whether IC, SE, or Employee will have the same problem. Sorry such a long note, but I have not run out of work at the odd hours, and I don't believe that I will.
I agree, plus this affects people who don't work for
the state of the transcription industry.
I agree. Its a necessary evil. They exploit people who need insurance.
I work three jobs.. two in transcription and one doing insurance billing for a private physician. It is crazy how much the cost of medicine is and how bad insurance companies are gouging people. 
I agree. Have people not learned its always slow after a holiday?!
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Agree to point, but people need samples and also ability
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I soooooo agree with you! Their tech people are some odd ducks!! They never help me! nm
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I wonder what the quality of the work is like adding all those people to accounts. I agree. They
will lose accounts this way and MTs will move on. No one is going to sit around and make no money and then have QA breathing down your neck when you are thrown into all these accounts. So no one listens in New York. What is the problem with them.
I agree. And black list or no, intelligent people take information
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I agree also. Keystrokes is a wonderful company with very, very nice and helpful people. I would
like much more work, at least 12,000 lines each pay period.
What would the benefit be except that you'd
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She's going to benefit from it, too, so don't
If she's going to pay the person part of her rate, then she's obviously going to have her doing part of the work assigned to her, and she's still going to make 6.5 cpl off this gal. Not to mention, the original poster knows nothing of this person and she could stiff her for pay entirely. I would be very leery of a work offer such as this. The original poster would be better off going directly to doctors' offices or other services and offering a free trial of her work. However, if she went to a decent school, her school should help her obtain PAYING work upon graduating.
It's a benefit to me.
All those who doesn'ts you mentioned are actually tax deductions, which overall lowers your tax burden anyway. I love working from home and do consider it a benefit not having to commute, deal with office politics, boss breathing down my neck, etc. I did take a pay cut to work at home and am still glad I did. This is just my opinion and I am one of the rest of the working world. I love Judge Judy too.
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