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I was told that was no longer an option last week.

Posted By: They offered me a much lower rate (nope). nm on 2005-11-30
In Reply to: Anyone tried the ESL opening at Transhealth? sm - mlstoo

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I was just told on yesterday that they no longer do hourly for QA.
This was from a male (M.L.) who responded to my email. Did you get this information from a male? I wonder why they are telling some people that they pay hourly and telling others that it is by the line only?
Oh to amend that, the way they were counting lines changed and they told me they could no longer
count gross lines.  I was asking for 0.12 a character count line, whatever and however they come to that. 
They told me they'd call by the end of the week.
so i'm just waiting, lol
As recently as last week, I was told that there were
never employee positions at MDI-MD, strictly IC only. Are you sure you have the right company? I have many friends who work there as well, and all are IC and wish they had employee status. Very confused here.
This week I was told $11.25 an hour

I'd be editing VR all day though as she sends her standard transcription off to some MTSO.  I forgot to ask which.  Those wages are not bad really for this part, but nothing to scream about.  I was making $14 an hour at the in-house hospital job and the peak there was $17.50.   The bens are wonderful, $150 for family and that includes dental, vision.  We also get a 401k. 


But just from the interview, we only get yearly raises.  She doesn't do merit increases.  There are no quarterly QA audits.  Her standards are low, 1100 lines per day for editing.  She told me I was at the top of her list to hire but she is still interviewing.  I took it as she was looking for someone who would work cheaper.


 


Also I was told there is a 20 hour per week requirement (sm)
along with the 4,000 line. I have been an IC with this company since 1998 and just found this out about a week ago. Nothing in anything I actually signed, they were just "letting me know" to maintain my status this was the requirement.

As above, each office is different although I think they are trying to get more uniform across the board.
TNI told me last week they weren't hiring currently as
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I start at Webmedx next week and was told...
that my account will be 30% ESL.  When filling out the questionnaire, you are given the opportunity to tell them the amount (percentage wise) of ESL you can handle.  I put down 30-40%. I'm impressed with the way the recruiter handled things and, hopefully, will feel the same way in a month or so.  He seemed to really want to work with me and address any concerns that I had.  Good starting line rate with a good incentive plan. 
You need to confirm that with Keystrokes as I was told last week it was not. sm
I would assume each account has different software and programs as to whether it is compatible or not. I was told most of their accounts are not. So don't assume that all Keystrokes accounts are compatible.
They told me last week they weren't hiring
true or false?  This was e-mail from Carlotta.
We all had to call in to the new insurance company last week. I was told that it will be sm
around $250 per single and that KS will be picking up a large portion.
They test for ortho but not others but I was just told that starting this week, everyone will have t
I love it there too!
I agree. I was thanked for working extra the end of last week and told of some MTs on my job type
who were out due to illness or vacation and that we were getting behind.  Same as the message this morning....the minutes were building up.  Seems things are a bit desperate at this point and we all just need to quit trying to read into the situation and pitch in and get the work back under control.  OUR company needs OUR help, and we need to pitch in 200% or we may very well find ourselves without an account to work on.  I don't think it was a threat this morning - I think it could happen.
Told minimum PT was 3500 lines a week; requires 2 weekend days a month nm
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It's longer than the "standard" 65-char. line so will take you longer to make those lines!
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There is another option, DO SOMETHING ELSE!


Of course not! You gotta think outside the box. If this profession bothers you that much, learn to do something else instead of whining for years on end! It's no one's fault that you're stuck in employment neutral but your own.


 


That's one option...
but I would probably do a different shift.
You should have had the option of
I haven't been with them long.  I work a 12 hour window on second shift.  They prefer that you keep the same schedule for at least 6 months.
Yes PT is an option sm
Supervisor just sent out an email this week in fact encouraging us to use our employee referral program to find PT people.  They are especially seeing PT weekend help or 2nd 3rd PT help.  I don't know any other MTs in my area who are interested so the referral program ($500 for finding people that stay with the company) is not of any use to me.  We definitely need extra coverage on the weekends so those of us here already don't have to do OT everyweekend.  OT is not because of turnover it is because the account has grown and they can't keep up with current employees on the weekend schedule.
Not an option?
Then I suggest you get out of this business right now, because it's turned ugly in the past decade.

Trust me. You WILL earn less than you did 10 years ago.

Of course, you could stick to your other option ... unemployment. Enjoy that!

I wish you folks would stop whining for compassion, when you're so quick to turn your noses up at what the rest of the 'real' world has been going through.

Or is it only a tragedy when it happens to YOU?

Sorry if I don't get all teary-eyed at the thought of you have to 'settle' for the GOING RATE!!!!!!!!!

Form your own company. Then you can pay whatever you want. (And I'll guarantee you wouldn't be paying anyone else 11 cpl!!!!)
MTSOs also have the option
of walking away from a client who is not willing to pay an adequate rate that is required to get the job done. The money that the MTSOs save by using overseas MTs is spent on Editors who basically have to redo all of the poor poor quality reports.

If you are a building contractor and someone calls you and tells you they want a screened porch built. You as a contractor know what it's going to take to build that porch using quality materials and quality labor. If it takes $5000 to build the porch, are you going to let the homeowner tell you to do it for $3000 when you know it's not possible. Guess what...the contractor walks away and tells the homeowner they'll have to find someone else who can do it for that rate. MTSOs have the same option.

There is NO excuse for offshoring. There never will be.
You don't have to have it overnighted though. Just an option
I just told them to mail it.
Email me. I may be able to have an option.
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There is always the option of gaining your own
would be an option, when specs do not meet QA's approval.  I do not, however, believe that the executives side with MT's at all, but always QA.  The accounts I have, I am the executive manager, MT, QA (notice the order of importance).  I do not think there are people getting into this field because they do not give a crap.  There is too much to learn before you can really catch a break and land your first job.  So, I totally disagree. 
Not an option where I live.
There are 2 hospitals in a 50 mile radius and they only employ 2-3 MTs and rarely have openings.  It is very rural here.  I haven't had any trouble finding work from home as an IC, but want to change to employee status for health insurance since my husband is changing careers and won't be getting ins. any longer. 
Normally as an employee there is an option
in return.  It's a shame that MQ is not the same way.  I don't think Keystrokes is IC status though, but I'm not certain of that.  I just think this hoopla about Keystrokes is crazy.  Can they really have that much work and be that flexible that everyone at MQ is going there and will have enough work.  The other thing is that darned Meditech.  You all think that's getter than what MQ has?   NOT!!
Uhm... I thought that the option - sm

to accept or not accept a job because of the hours was the right of anyone, whatever the position be it IC, SE or employee.  What a joke!  Good for you though for calling them out on it.  Which gives me an idea ...


I believethey have the option
of doing this.  But they also have the option not to.  It is written something like that. I didn't opt for the 401K because I can barely make my lines as it is due to lack of work and was more concerned about today rather than tomorrow. 
I don't hesitate to ask. Have been told "yes", and have been told "no." Never been to
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You do have the option to type or edit.

At this point anyway.  Transcend has gained several new accounts recently, which has been broadcast from here to there.  What wasn't broadcasted is that they also LOST several large accounts over the past year, a couple just recently.  Some of the accounts that have just been added on are overflow accounts.  As each account gets transitioned over to the new platform, the option for typing will be great as the VR is extremely BAD in recognizing a lot of these new dictators.  Those editing on the accounts now are actually training the system to recognize what the dictators are saying.


As time goes on, the system starts recognizing more and more dictators are transitioned to editing.  Once the system becomes "smart" and is working at peak performance, less editors will be needed to work on the editing aspect, as was already experienced with a very large ER account that staffed 25 or more MLSs and dwindled down to 10.  We all saw what happened there.  When the editors were scrambling for work they switched to typing, and were told to do so by the AMs.  So think about what that means for those typing.  If less people are needed to edit, where do those already working on the pre-existing accounts go?  To typing on the new accounts.  When the work load is low, all those shifted from editing to typing will be doing the work YOU have been doing all along. 


Also, there will always be a need for some to type because there are some doctors that absolute cannot do VR.  Now just imagine if you choose to type rather than edit.  These are the doctors that you will be transcribing for day after day: Mush-mouths, speed-talkers, whisperers, extremely difficult ESLs.  In other words, all those that the system will never be able to decipher.  You may be getting a high rate for typing, but it is going to take you longer to do them because if they were that easy, the system would be doing them first.  No matter what option you chose you are on the losing end of the deal.  If you chose editing, it is FULL editing, not QA filling in the blanks.  Depending on how fast you type, you may never be able to achieve a consistent, day-after-day 40% increase in production, but you will be taking a loss in compensation.  If you chose typing, you're stuck with all the leftover garbage that the system cannot do on its own and your production still suffers.  No matter which way you look at it, you will be working harder and receiving less until the point eventually comes where 2/3 of the work force is scrambling for work while the other 1/3 is popping out 20,000 lines per pay period. much like it is now.  While you may have the option of typing or editing NOW, certain people in management have been telling their favorites that the goal in the future is to get ALL accounts and work types on editing.  Why do you think so many "in the know" are now scrambling for or were already told about the hourly team leader positions before they were even announced? 


Think about it.  This is not the first mass exodus Transcend has seen over the years. That became common knowledge when they had the push to hire back all those who had quit over the changes before.  Many there, even working for 5 years or more, are leaving this time.  If workers have gotten bad treatment before and left in the past, as is happening now, it will happen again.  A leopard does not change its spots. 


insurance is always an option since most use their spouses'.nm
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On some O accounts you do have Ctrl I option
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Health insurance option
Consider the IC at 9 cpl without benefits and no ESL.  Obtain health, life, and dental insurance other routes....like try ehealthinsurance.com.  More options there.  7 cpl isn't great if your dealing with a large amount of ESLs.
Do they have an employee option or only IC? Thought I
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If vision is an option, can you answer this? sm
Any eye care specialist (or contact lens wearer) attest that glasses do not improve vision as well as contacts lenses. Contacts correct the peripheral vision whereas glasses do not. Also, speaking from personal experience, NOTHING compares to LASIK. Contacts corrected my vision to 20/20 bilaterally. I had LASIK done almost 3 years ago and my vision is still 20/15 in both eyes.

I had custom wavefront, which was pretty pricy at $3300. However, I haven't paid a dime for vision correction since my procedure. Before LASIK, I would estimate my annual eyecare costs ranging from $450 to $600.

Insurance companies will pay for auditory surgery such as cochlear implants to correct hearing impairment, which they should. But how is surgery to correct hearing any different than LASIK to correct a visual impairment? Couldn't the same argument (cosmetic)be used if a hearing aid provided the same benefit as an expensive cochlear implant?

I just don't understand the inconsistency. Could it be that people with visual problems far outnumber those with hearing loss? Just a thought.
New option for group members
Group members now have the option of hiding their email address and IP address. This eliminates some features of the group but is for everyone's protection.
Is that the only option, though? How about great accounts at 10 cpl? :-) nm

Don't forget the option to vote this down (sm)
I think it's 10 votes to discard a post that gets the nasty post removed. I'd love to see more people using that feature here.
Regarding new accounts - are we given the option to switch or (sm)

have them added as a secondary?  I understand they are large accounts and I would ever so much enjoy working on accounts that do ops other than a few laparoscopic procedures.  Those large hospitals often have gruesome, yet interestingoperative reports. 


Does it depend on if the account falls under your STM?  Will they put out info closer to start date telling us about the size and scope of accounts? 


Sorry for so many questions.  Love the company and like my account, but would change it in a heartbeat if given the opportunity for something a little more interesting.


 


Right and offshore is a dangerous option
Dangerous to confidentiality. Yes, they may try it but it is failed miserably as we now know.
Do you have the option of paying extra...
for fedex or UPS delivery? What's it like to QA there? I definitely could not afford to wait a week for my paycheck.
if govn't option passes,
you may be crowding the ER, but you probably won't get seen in any reasonable fashion.  More like take a number and wait 6 months.  Why in the heck do you think the financially able from countries that have govn't-run healthcare come HERE for treatment. 
Full time with Transtech is both. 40 hours per week and 5500 lines per week.
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Nope .. email on 1/18 promised "within the next week." Here we are, 1 week later and no info.
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The minimum is 5500 per week, NOT 6600 per week. I think you made a typo. :)
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I don' remember this as an option using ExText with 2 different companies. nm
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Not always an option; my supes don't want calls at either of my MTSOs. nm
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Please note that we are working on an option for posters to be able
to choose whether they would like visitors to respond to them in email. What this means is that while you would still have to enter a valid email address to post, you would also have the option not to provide the email link for anyone to respond to.

Let me be clear that actual email addresses are NEVER revealed to anyone when posts are made. Only a link is available if someone wants to email directly. The only way your email address would be known is if you respond.
I agree, although employees do have the option of having the check Fed Ex'd. sm

However, if they are going to mail the checks, the checks should be mailed to arrive on the day of pay day and the employee should not have to pay to have their check Fed Ex'd.  I am going to start working PT for Encompass, and the first check or two comes via the mail until DD is established, and they state in the contract that the checks are mailed so as to arrive on the day of pay day.  To me, THAT is a sign of a company that cares. 


JLG may be a great company, but it sounds like they have financial issues.  I worked there a long time ago and at that time we were paid every other week.  It stated in the contract that the checks would be mailed every other Friday from the Tampa airport.  I waited and waited and when I FINALLY got my check, they had back dated the postage meter date to the day it was supposed to have been mailed, but it was postmarked severald days later -- like I'm so stupid I wouldn't notice!!   Still, things change and personell change, and I had considered working for them again until all of this mess started up again, which obviously was a  major red flag to me.  I do believe that they care for the MTs, so I hope they get the financial thing solved and reinstitute direct deposit. 



dont think that's an option; the feds are bailing
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Another option to direct deposit. Just an idea.
JLG sounds like a nice place to work, and perhaps more people would join there if there were another pay option. I don't know if your boss has looked into it, but I have a Chase paycard. It works like a Visa. It also has a number like a checking number and a routing number (not the same as the card number) and a job can direct deposit to the card like it would a checking account. You have access to your money right away at any ATM or you can use the card anywhere you go and on the internet, etc. I love it. I hate banks and fees, so I keep most of my money on the paycard and withdraw cash as I need it. I don't know if there are any fees to the company, but probably not because Chase probably has some kind of program. Just an idea. Good luck to all the JLGers.