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It's amazing to read this board and see how many rotten MT companies there are out there!

Posted By: ????? on 2005-07-28
In Reply to: It's amazing to read this board and see how many rotten MT companies there are out there! - blows my mind!

Only if you believe what you read on this web site. Personally, I would not put one ounce of thought into what someone anonymously writes.


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It's amazing to read this board and see how many rotten MT companies there are out there!
What the heck happened to this business!
No, not how many rotten companies -- how many rotten ATTITUDES are on here!
Don't be so gullable.

Do you read this board at all?
I used to work for MQ and quit for the same reason, twice actually. Those of you who stay busy with MQ and make money, my hat is off to you.
Read the MQ board....
more company-wide changes to come........My days there are numbered. Everyday something else happens that pushes me just a little closer to leaving.
Just read the MQ board.
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You must not read this board very often
Otherwise you would know transcription is NOT easy money and you sit for hours and hours and have to work weekends, holidays.  Even though I don't do it anymore I visit this board.  After 10 years it's the same gripes and complaints.  You will bust your butt for 9 cents a line and no benefits.  Good luck - this type of work is not for everyone.
Has anyone here ever read the message board
It's pretty interesting in that some posts have been made in regard to stocks being valuable based on the MTs.  One even said that As long as there is cash in the bank and transcriptionists transcribing it remains a viable opportunity.  I wonder if they know all the problems with keeping transcriptionists transcribing there.  I also wonder if that post came from Transcend management.
I read yesterday on another MT board that they only pay 6 CPL.
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Racism on this board -- Everyone read

Offshoring is one of the sorest subjects for MTs currently. 


Remember, however, that we just cannot tolerate racism on this board.  It is your businesses and government that are doing this -- pushing for it, allowing it, promoting it. 


Keep racist remarks off the board, period.  Racism is hate speech and it will not be tolerated.


Goldbird


 


My advice, go to MQ board and read a while. (nm)
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Go to MQ board and read notice of new
bonus policy, came down yesterday. Judge for yourself.
Have you read the posts on the MQ board?? You might
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You don't have to read the entire board there
certain company.  There's no reason for you to be rude, she or he is just trying to help!  I'm one of those MTs that is fed up with the B.S. being fed to us by these we strictly hire U.S. MTs only companies. 
Best read the comments on this board first!
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You can tell they read this board. The production
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Just read the Medquist board.
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if you ever read the posts over on the MQ board sm
lots of those folks didn't believe what they were told either. It just took a few years to really hit them. Now they are all screaming.

The poster has a right to post what she did. The other posters also have a right to post the positive posts they have. I am glad they did post. I just wish I had known all this before I went to work for LM, I would have weighed all this out and been more careful as far as looking for signs that I was not going to get paid, i.e., I wouldn't have done as much work the first pay period until I saw that I did get paid on time.
Read their ad on job board, 3 years minimum. nm
 
Read down the board back through T'Giving.
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I just left MQ after 12 years, read their board before
thinking about them.
You need to read the ad on Job Seekers board for QA person. huh? nm
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Read their board. I left after almost 12 years. (nm)
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No..go back and read your comments on MQ board
they speak for themselves.
Just read the posts on this board from SS Management
It's obvious NOTHING HAS CHANGED AT ALL!  Rude, stupid people running this company.  That's why they have such a high turnover.  They can't keep anyone!  Hello!  I mean, look, this is a good example of how dense the mgt of SS is:  They post awful, rude, childish CRAP on this board and then try to tell you, oh, things have changed, it's not like that anymore.  Yeah, right... 
All Company Board Posters Read

I have removed a thread about Acusis because it was practically 100% absorbed into nothing but hateful rumor and personal attacks of one individual at the company and too much identifying information.


Do not identify people by initials, names or other descriptive information about individuals.  Stick to topics about companies, issues, etc., but we will not be tolerating personal attacks on anyone. 


While I generally try to use a temporary ban to get your attention for such posting violations, banning for this type of attack will be slower to lift. 


Please be responsible with posting in leaving out information about others individuals, internal/privileged information, etc.


Moderator


I know they read this board and giving them a heads up on...sm
this problem may help everyone. An employee gets taxes and benefits paid by the employer, equal to about 25% of their line rate, 8 cents a line plus 25% equals over 10 cents a line. An IC can deduct that 25% because they have to pay all taxes and don't get any benefits, thereby making their line rate lover than 8 cents, in the range of 6 cents a line. Get it? It costs the MTSO MUCH less to hire ICs, and then they want you to commit to a schedule.
Please - all posters on Company board read.

I just wanted to clarify something with everyone in hopes to ensure we all are on the same page.


I have deleted some posts that were correcting grammar/spelling, etc., as those are not allowed.  I usually will place a temporary ban on a poster in order to stop them and tell them in my action reason why I deleted/banned their post/privileges and ask that if they will abide I will remove the ban.  For 99% of posters, this works well as they were not aware that it was a problem or that we are serious about it, at least.  However, there are posters on occasion who resort to calling me names and who rant over the morality of some posts left on the board and try to enforce THEIR views or to allow them to pick/choose which posts should remain or even to excuse them from their unwillingness to abide by guidelines.  Not happening!


We do not moderate any of the boards for niceness, for ethics, for morals, for specific opinions.  We DO moderate for name-calling (troll, liar, or foul names), for posting privileged or private information, for spelling/grammar policing, etc.  All opinions are welcome here.  Stick to posting about topics, etc.


I just wanted you to know that MTStars does protect YOUR right to express your opinions here - regardless of what perspective it comes from - as long as posting guidelines are upheld.  This means that you may well find posts that are offensive to you - just skip them, leave them alone.  Stick to discussing or even debating topics but leave the personal attacks alone.


Thank goodness that we do not moderate by any one person's opinion of what is nice or not, right or not, appropriate or not, moral or not! 


Moderator Cher


This board is not to attack people by name. Please read about Keystrokes. sm

attack people by name.  In Lee's defense, she has over 200 people working for Keystrokes now and accounts in a lot of different states.  As managers, we have started taking on more of the day-to-day and HR and the clerical staff take care of the transcriptionists.  It is a hard thing to learn as an entrepreneur but delegating is very important.  We are finally seeing her do this, and things are much smoother.  One person simply cannot do it all in a company of this size.  I wouldn't want to own my own company for that reason.  The hours she works would kill me and I would be divorced.  The constant travel of this year would cause most people to take days off after each trip, but I have talked to her hours after she got in from a one-day trip for a meeting to sign a contract and while tired, she is still out there making sure that our jobs are secure.


No one was out to get you or to mess up your life.  I am sure that there is more to the story than you are saying but I find it hard to believe that you were ignored.  I personally talk to each person hired for one of my accounts and make sure that they have all that they need. 


If you came during a hectic time and felt you were not treated fairly, on behalf of the company, I apologize.  However, and this is not an excuse, with the growth that Keystrokes has experienced, there are bound to be hectic times and bound to be changes.  I, for one, am glad that the changes make Keystrokes a better place to work.  I hope that someday Keystrokes replaces MQ and Spheris at the top of the national companies and know that if they do not, it is because they refuse to compromise and hurt the transcriptionists. 


Life is about choices.  Mine has worked well for me.  We should all help each other rather than carry around so much negativity. 


There is SO much info...read this board and do searches on each page.

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I'm sure you'very read many posts about mandatory OT on this board.
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I read on this board that someone heard they didn't anymore(sm)
I don't know for sure. 
Just go to MQ board and read, form your opinion from current employees (nm)
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Read the Sticky post at at the top of the Main board that I posted and that will explain it.

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I read that post on job seeker's board, and it makes absolutely no sense...sm
Scary to think this is what medical reports might look like coming in from overseas MTs. Thank goodness I'm not an editor...that would irritate the living --- out of me. Quite an embarrassment to those of us in this profession who have worked hard over the years and are proud of what we do.
Read the job boards and see what the companies

require as far as shift, equipment, etc.  Weed out the ones you may not have equipment for or that you don't want to work their shift or do lots of ESLs.   Read the archives on companies you might be interested in.  


There is no comparison list.  You just have to do your homework and investigate.  Maybe a good company to you is one that offers insurance, but a good company to someone else is lots of work and low ESLs. 


 


They were actually one of the companies I was looking at until I read the archives..it seems
they haven't changed at all with the negative responses this time around.  Thanks for the warnings! 
Inquiries about companies, jobs, etc. (PLEASE READ)

Please ask about specific companies.  If you are looking for a job, see the Job Seekers board.  There are literally hundreds of job advertisements.  Each one is very descriptive and each one has contact information.  Please research for yourself.  Ask about companies by name but research for yourself.


If you wish, we have a free resume bank for you to post your resume on. 


Please do not post asking for good companies or companies that only do certain types of work:  Look at the job ads on the Job Seekers board.  This information is all provided there. 


If you have problems or issues, please let me know via email.


Goldbird


 


so-o-o-o-o sorry. Rotten way to do it too.
Know what I would do, copy/paste (maybe revise a bit, but not much) you post here and email them. Tell them you cost me another job by the way you handled my question. YES. Only fair, they should know, not a way to do things and it WILL make you feel a bit beter too. It is not good to hold things in. Speak up. You CAN be very tactful but still get the point across.

Yes, thanks for the heads up, I will not go there for sure.
Several companies on the Job Seeker's Board pay that.
I see 3 right now. I can't say who they are, but they are there.
Board is for talking BETWEEN the MTs, not the companies!
Aren't you being ugly? LOL

Maybe you should be pulled!

There are companies on this board advertising for 8 cpl
They also want you to pay your own taxes, provide equipment,and pay your own long distance service. PLEASE. Don't do it.
Can companies track who you are on this board?

If you post a question/comment here about your company, if they wanted to know who you are, it is possible for them to track down who you are? 


Thanks


I will bet if all these companies had message board that sm
you would still see the same things as on the MQ board. Same crap goes on everywhere.
rotten attitudes
Who wouldn't have a bad attitude with the way some of these companies think THEY own their MTs. Thank God I got rid of the rotten companies out there and believe me there are several. Make you promises and never come through. I will never ever let another company OWN me. Something is stinky out there!
Rotten docs

Dear Doctor:


While I have a great deal of respect for what you do, you aggravate me.


Please, when you are addressing a letter be courteous enough to include the CITY and the STATE, and if you spell something don't spell ROAD for me, because, trust me, I learned how to spell road in the second grade!


Don't make me search for 15 minutes to find something your lazy ### could have read off the chart, because I only made 14 cents to type that letter, and my time and skill is worth more than 60 cents an hour. 


And while I am venting, how about you say pheochromatoma, instead of feo, if that is what you mean.  Don't be so lazy my job is 100 times harder.


Because they are rotten to the core. nm
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Stick with the recommended companies from the New MT Board. nm
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yes FBI even called my rotten exhusband
That was too much
Doesn't this board not allow posts or ads by companies that outsource?
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are you serious? This board is for MTs to get information about companies from personal experience.
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?? company board, can talk about specific companies by name (nm)
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