I worked for them for 3 months and left. Always
Posted By: was short 50 dollars or less on 2009-04-14
In Reply to: good place to work - ej
of full time lines, so no sign on bonus. I had an 80% ESL account and I cared more about the quality, so I made less than 900 dollars a payperiod. Great quality, good for them and my conscience, but not enough money to live on, no sign on bonus and no benefits. I left for a company where I am already far exceeding 900 dollars a payperiod with no sweat. BTW: No incentive or good QA bonuses at Transcend, so that was no help. No differential either. They do pay overtime, but that is not so great when you are trying to make sure you understand multiple foreign accents. Good luck to you.
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Worked there for 2 yrs and left a couple months ago.
Couldn't take working with unqualified people any longer. A very unprofessional company.
Has anyone ever left Keystrokes and gone back? I left a few months ago and realize that I made a
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I left them about 2 months ago. When I (sm)
started with them a year ago, things were great. Then they started lying about things such as pay and work, etc. They screwed me over big time. I had the best account there that I could get 300 lph on and they put me on one that I only got about 120 lph on. Seems a lot of companies do this. I lost all respect for A then.
I left MQ several months ago and
have worked for Landmark since that time. I have had no problems - always plenty of work, always paid on time. ExText is very easy and user friendly.
I left SPI 6 months ago
and I'm REALLY glad that I did! I had about 4 different managers before I left. I don't know where they all went, but they kept leaving! I did both typing and QA for CyMed, and I left in February, which is when all of the SPI changes started becoming more and more noticeable. I am now at Keystrokes and am so much happier being with a company that refuses to outsource, and one that pays for spaces unlike Cymed or SPI did!
I left about 7 months ago
I worked for Cymed for a year, and that was alright, although not exactly the best either. Then, SPi came along a little over a year ago and took over, and that is when things really started to go down hill. I started running out of work almost every single day and my account manager was always changing. They then set up these awful work pools where I would get all of the crap work (heavy ESLs and very short reports that yielded very little lines). I finally left in February and moved on to another company (one that does not outsource) and am so much happier. I bet SPi will fold very shortly if they keep all of their antics up. They have already lost a lot of good sized hospital accounts.
I left MQ a few months ago.
I left MQ a few months ago. I do have to say, MQ is a good company. They are flexible with hours and such. I do not regret leaving, though. I am now an IC and love it! Just make sure you leave on good terms in case you might change your mind and want to go back. They called me quite a few times asking me to return to work for them. Hope this helped.
Took them 2 months to know I left...they
even called me after 6 months asking me to work on my day off. Not very organized if ya know what I mean! I don't think I finished my 2 weeks though as I was taking a 2-week vacation before my new job started.
Left MQ, been at WMX about 3 months s/m
They count their lines the same way. The difference is, I'm typing about 3000 lines a week more now than when I was at MQ, and working less hours, because there is no more cesspool. I have one account, and no VR, and it is heaven! I have about 30% ESL, but it's not too bad, you get used to your docs and then they're not too hard. They have a great QA staff, also. Very helpful and positive feedback.
I have 12 hours to fit in my 7-8 hours of work (35 hours/week is full time at WMX). I have heard, however, that they are going to do away with their 12-hour window, unsure if this is true, you can ask a WMX recruiter. They usually require one weekend day, but this depends on the account you would be assigned to.
I do acute care only, and we have been swamped! I am on the Enterprise platform, which means I use their computer. I have heard this is a better side to be on for steady work flow. I have been assured that I can have another account, or however many I need, if my account runs out of work. Haven't seen anything like this yet, though. WMX also has an amazing incentive program, and it gets even better when your account has backlog. They sometimes run a special weekend incentive program, and I can make up to 3 cents above my normal pay, and also get paid OT.
And, the best part, the people at WMX are wonderful! They are just friendly, friendly, friendly, and very supportive and helpful! I have had an absolutely positive experience with them, am very happy with the whole package. No outsourcing, either.
Good luck to you!
I left after only a few months when
it became painfully obvious they 'assigned' work even though it was supposed to be 'pool' work. I would bust my a_ _ to work down to the 'good' dictator only to see the whole batch disappear. It happened several times so I asked her where the files were going and she acted like I was nuts.
I don't mind doing the ESL and mumblers but don't think it's fair to give all the easy work to 'favorites'. I have a low tolerance for lies and unfairness, so no, it was not a company for me. If you are a 'favorite', then you pretty much have it made. There can only be so many favorites though....someone has to do the crap transcription.
That's why I left there a few months ago sm
And speaking of line counts, when you worked on Mongoose did you ever notice that the estimated count always seemed to lose about half a line when it was finalized? Never could figure that out. Besides the tiered pay system, if you have their insurance you are also penalized by having to pay the extra they pay when you can actually get 10000 lines. I don't know what happened there because they were a great company when I started with them but just went completely down the tubes late last year.
I did not know they lost it. Left months ago though.
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I agree. I left after 3 months. nm
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do you mind saying why you left after 4 months?
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Exactly the same reasons I left too after only 3 months...NM
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Over 1000?! I left there 18 months ago...
..and there were only 300 or so! They hired that many since then?
Ex Recruiter
I left about 3 months ago, but was never paid
shift differential, never paid OT.
Shannon left months ago. Nmsg
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I left due to no work for 2 months and they were STILL hiring
when that was going on. I would stay clear for a while unless you can survive off of 200 lines per day and want to work 24/7 and fight over the lines as they come in.
This could have been my post, but I was only there 3 months & left for same reasons. nm
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Just left Precyse a couple months ago and it
was still that same way. Nothing has changed, but the work coming from India has improved. 
Left a couple of months ago and the plan will not
change until end of October. Do you want family or just employee and children? If I remember correctly - the employee plus child(ren) was running about 225+ a paycheck and family (employee + spouse and/or children) was running high 300s per paycheck.
I left SPi 8 months ago and still get crap from them in the mail
I recently got a huge packet from them that took up half of my mailbox. It was a bunch of forms they wanted me to fill out and send back to them (tax forms and other SPi stuff). I haven't even worked there since last February! They really are incompetent and have no idea who is still working there and who is not.
Congrats! I left MQ 3 months ago and it is hard to believe
the difference. I am not with KS, but it is nice to feel appreciated once again and to have only 1 account.
I left 6 months ago, but they weren't paying OT then, but
I worked plenty OT.
I left a few months ago, all my acounts went to India. SM
Try is and see for yourself. They are going VR for the rest. Good luck.I couldn't make a living there.
Left 3 months ago for lack of work
and haven't looked back. It is just the nature of the beast than when a network of accounts change to VR and MTs are doing more lpd now, there will be less work to spread around. There were already problems with not having enough work, so I did not wait for the transition to VR I had already moved down over the previous year from full time to part time because of lack of work. Glad I made the move because I am also the sole breadwinner for my household and can't afford to go without work.
I echo BTDT and left a few months ago. Don't bother. NM
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Lots don't stay. I left six months after the 1/1/06 disaster
In fact, I was so fed up then, I left without having another job. I just jumped away. Glad I didn't stay for the most recent round of changes. Judging from the MQ forum, it doesn't appear to have gotten better at the Q.
I left a couple of months for the same thing. The prior
3 months I was lucky to get in 800 lines a day. I had a couple of days where I got maybe 4 reports. I would sit in front of my computer for 12 hours/day, checking every 5 minutes, and still couldn't get my lines with 3 different accounts.
They hire away ahead of time for new accounts and after training they have to do something with them until the account goes live so they put them on other accounts temporarily and then there isn't enough work for the regulars.
When I first started running out of work I watched the backlog report to see where an account might have a big backlog and there were 3 or 4 who were on OT most of the time, but when I asked to be put on one of those accounts I was told no. There were many days that it looked like half the accounts had a 0 backlog. Then they started hiring for 3-day weeks and 4-day weeks so there was no work on weekends to try to make up your lines/hours.
Yep, I worked there for about 3 months.
Complete waste of my time. Platform was terrible, to say the least. Very disappointing experience, and lots of bad press on this board on Transcend for a long time. I should have listened. Sorry you're going thru the same thing. One thing I can say - I stuck it out when my initial gut reaction was to say Adios! I only wish I had said Adios a lot sooner. They were nice and all that, but not my fit technologically, which is about half my income!
I have worked for MW for 2 months
We have plenty of work, pay is on time, lots of positives.  I'd say more but my girl is calling.
I worked for TT about 9 months ago ..sm
and after a short and horritble experience at MQ, ended up at DeVenture.
I worked for them up until a few months ago....
You can email me with any questions.
I worked for them a few months last
year on two accounts and ran out of work everyday. Other than that, they were very nice people to deal with all the way around. I'd go ahead and use their computer, if for no other resaon than as a backup to yours. Besides, you have to pay the deposit out of your earnings either way.
I worked for them for a few months.
company was great, staff was friendly, pay was always on time, but the IT people are in a different country and communicate by IM. They screwed up my router so bad I had to get a new one.
I would work for them again if they had a better technical support.
I worked there for about 4 months and
shouldn't even call themselves a transcription company. If you want bad management, terrible voice files and a platform that works when it wants to I say go for it. Oh and make sure you have a second job lined up so when they run out of work you have something to pay the bills with.
she worked there for two months - last year
By the time her last check arrived it was another two months after she had sent the equipment back. She would call everyday and get a different response as to why she still hadn't gotten a check for her first two weeks. She wasn't angry or about it, just frustrated because she thought working at home would be a godsend, but in this case it wasn't. It was unfortunate that she did not try other services.
I worked for them for a few short months
and could barely make 1000 lines a day. Dunno if I just needed to put the pedal to the metal or if it was their system...
I have worked at KS for almost 9 months and am very happy. sm
I looked at all angles when applying and most of the problems that people spoke of were in the past. A few had not even worked there for a few years. I took the chance and could not be happier.
I worked there briefly PT about 9 months ago. sm
I did clinic work, for which I was paid 7-1/2 cpl (you get 1 cent more for acute care, I think), which was extrmely low for IC work, but the work was easy, and I liked that they paid every week. The wav files are downloaded from an FTP site along with the appt list for the doc you are assigned, then your finished work is uploaded to the FTP site. There was no special platform, just Word. I don't know about how the hospital side was done. The people there are great, and the QA people are friendly and helpful. The pay was always on time, direct deposit.
Hope this helps! 
Well, I worked for them for about 6 months last year.
It was not a terrible experience, but it was not a wonderful experience. Everything about them was just mediocre. Not much to say, really. Maybe that's why there aren't many comments.
I worked there a few months ago. People very
nice, but disorganized. Kept losing my work. Sound files were really bad, only worked on one account so it could have been just that account. Platform so/so, but looking at upgrading within the year and I don't know what platform.
They are a fairly small company, I think less than 50 MTs.
I worked for them two years ago for about 4 months
and they were always running out of work on the two accounts I had. Obviously, nothing has changed since. I had to pretty much sit at my computer 24/7 to get my lines and much of that was waiting for it.
The people were nice, which was truly a blessing. But, I could not make any money if the work just was not there. So, I had to move on.
I third that; friend worked for them and took about 3-4 months to collect his pay. nm
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Haven't worked for ExecuScribe but have been at TT for about two months now
TT is the best company I've worked for in my 18 years as an MT. See all the other postings below.
PS- I am not a plant or cheerleader. Just a happy employee.
Could you be more specific? You worked there for 9 months -- what happened? sm
I'm just curious. Stay away could be for a variety of reasons.
Thanks.
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)
I worked for MQ for 12+ years, left in
6/07. Up until 1/07 it was a good place to work. But in 1/07 they started losing accounts and in 6/07 changed the incentive plan to the point I was losing $600 a month, not to mention the inflexibility of schedules, no communication, lack of raises (did not have one in 5 years), etc. I have never once regretted leaving especially after reading the MQ Board. If you just start there and did not go through the changes it might be okay, but if you have a choice to not go there.
I too worked for Milner and left sm
2 years ago. I experienced alot of the same treatment the orgiinal poster experienced. Everyones situation is different but don't discount anyone's experience. Just because one MT had a good experience doesn't mean everyone will and visa versa.
I too worked for Milner and left sm
2 years ago. I experienced alot of the same treatment the orgiinal poster experienced. Everyones situation is different but don't discount anyone's experience. Just because one MT had a good experience doesn't mean everyone will and visa versa.
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