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Keystrokes warning not a flame -sm

Posted By: BTDT on 2005-10-08
In Reply to: Before I am flamed, I should clarify that I am in my second year at KS but my anniversary with them - Keystrokes MT

No flames, but my version...be VERY VERY sure you have a job with them BEFORE you quit your other job. I was hired, got the programs loaded, waited for training, and never heard another word from them......all after I quit my other job. No flames, just telling what happened to me, as a word of warning about this company. Even getting it in writing is questionable. I got no answer to multiple telephone calls and e-mails. PLEASE BE CAREFUL!


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    WARNING!! STAY AWAY FROM KEYSTROKES

    Just a friendly warning to stay away from Keystrokes.  A friend of mine and myself were both hired by them and we quit the company before a month was past.


    They offer no training, broken promises, and the sorry part is the owner is no better than her employees.  We have heard that so many hospitals have voiced their contracts from Keystrokes as well.  There always seemed to be more typists than there was work on all of their accounts.


    Don't waste your time. 


     


     


    WARNING!!!! WARNING!!! NIGHTMARE!!!!!
    WARNING!!! The IC works using Nicholas Transcription's own self-rigged platform system that they literally pieced together themselves even tho they are noT programmers= NOT EVEN CLOSE. this, um, platform is trash. It has so many bugs and errors that the MT spends more time fixing platform problems than typing; the program is so bad that it will destroy a computer. I know this because I had to replace my computer. Any body that works for this company stands a good chance of losing money rather. They pay 7 cpl, use a linecounting systme that does not include headers and footers. the low pay, the $2 charge for dir dep, and the time is spent struggling with this HOMEADE PATHETIC PLATFORM is extremely unreasonable. Oh yes, if an Mt does not meet the turn a time, the owner gets belligerent, hot-headed, and will FIRE an MT in a split second for being out of turnatime even if the reason for this is Nich. Trans' fault. This is a husband and wife team and the wife is without a doubt the worst individual I have EVER worked for (i have been in the biz for 10 years, so this is saying a LOT!!!) Enter at your own risk!!!

    Not to flame but telling me I don't

    Thank you for mentioning things in your latest post that you left out of your first.  See how easily one can jump to conclusions?


    For what it is worth, I ran my own daycare for 10 years.  I know EXACTLY what it is like to be the one responsible for every aspect of running a business day in and day out, when people don't show up or go to lunch and don't come back, having to meet laws from varies state agencies that are contrary to one another and smile the whole time.  I've started work at 5 in the morning and finished at 9 at night (while trying to raise my own two young children).  I know what it is like to cook for 95 kids EVERY day for a year because I couldn't keep good help.  I know that until I converted all my private investment into a nonprofit organization, I could not achieve the success with my business that I was able to do.  Imagine working for 10 years and having NOTHING left of it but a good reputation, no retirement plan, no assests, nada, because the effects you left on people and the benefits you offered were worth all of it.  Would you be willing to do that?  Not many would, I bet.


    When you want to yell at me some more and show your true colors, you will turn away the good MTs whom you were trying to entice in your original post.  See how easy it was to fly off the handle.


    I do wish your business well, but I stand by what I said.  I save you money by working from home and doing what I do.  Every year I get devalued by the onslaught of forces I cannot control.  If you want to toot your own horn, I would suggest a marketing consultation next time.


    Peace.


    Yellow flame
    Can somebody please tell me what the yellow flame means?
    Yes, a flame happens after a post has been
    viewed a certain number of times...I think it's 200 on most of the boards.
    Not a flame, just a question
    How much do the pay you to spout the company line?
    Flame you? I applaud you!
    That was a remarkable post. You have guts to be able to lay it on the line like that. Yes, you have to work SMART in this field. I am fairly new at this, a little less than 4 years as an MT, but I am doing very well and do better every year. I make a fair bit more than what some of the MT's on this board say they make who also say they've been at it for 20 or 30 years. The response I will probably get for this is how unfair it is that they don't make more money than I do because they have so much more experience. My question back is why AREN'T they??? It's not the big bad MTSO's fault. This is a field that rewards talent and ingenuity, not tenure. Don't get me wrong, knowlege is invaluable, but it should enable you to produce more and therefore make more money. Now I'm going to put on my flame-proof suit, just to be ready!
    This is not a flame, but how recently did you work for them? nm
    xxxxx
    Re: The flame by my original post
    Folks I'm sorry someone considers my post a flame.  That was not my intention, but then again I have never been treated worse by an employer in my whole professional life.  That's why I'm looking forward to working for a company without local roots and the small town, small-minded mindset it brings.
    They flame out so fast and so ugly.
    nm
    this is a flame plain and simple. NM
    NM
    post on this at the bottom of this board with flame
    x
    Flames? Putting on my flame retardant suit. sm
    So what if some are happy and express their feelings about a company.  If given the companies and the reasons, each of us can use this info as we need to.  The remarks that just say Stay away don't help anyone.  In fact, makes me wonder what the poster did that contributed to the bad remark.  If someone disagrees with your reaction to a company and flames you or if you get flamed for giving reasons, seems to me you are getting flamed one way of the other.  Might as well give reasons and help educate the rest of us.  And no one knows who you are, what do you care about the flames?  Actually, when I get flamed, I have to smile a little to think about how I got everyone excited for a few minutes. 
    Where is the flame. It was only stated that you had incorrect info. Calm down a little
    We can see you dont like the company but there are those that do like it.

    We can state our opinions as well.

    No one was flaming you.
    Too much info often makes fuel for fire for those looking to flame (sm)
    If an individual is actually looking exactly what is wrong with E-mailing that individual? A person can post hateful comments anonymously on this board, but when you are E-mailing back and forth people tend to be more friendly and less critical. JMO
    WARNING (SM)
    If MQ is discussed anymore on this thread, the entire thread will be deleted.


    Thanks for the warning! And NO WAY!
    x
    Well...thanks for the warning!! (nm)
    nnnnnn
    Thanks for the warning
    There are a couple of other companies out there fishing around for business on this board that have those same great features!!
    Warning about D&L
    I am an ex-employee at D&L and I will back you up 100%. I again did not receive my last check today, as promised, but some flim-flam excuse about them having received a bounced check from a large account. Regardless of their problems, I had done work for them according to their rules and expect pay according to their promises. I got out of there...I'm sorry you are having problems. For anyone looking for a job...beware of D&L.
    WARNING ANOTHER CO THAT DOES NOT PAY
    Please stay away from Meditran or also posts under the name of Rose for ortho help on this board.  They do not pay! 
    what? oh man. thanks for the warning :)
    /
    Just a warning

    There is a certain company out of Sarasota who will advertise on the other board initals are PS  -- good company in the fact that MT week GIFT and during XMAS gift, however SMALL.  However, what I learned, is that if you question they will scr** with you.  Example  -- I did 35 reports for this particular company  -- out of those 35 reports it was 535 lines -- YEP -- and no, I'm not lying -- automatic line count  -- starred with another company recently 35 reports equaled 2100 lines --- HMM what is WRONG here?  I called company A today got the run around and after SIX emails --NO response I was terminated  -- I really DON'T give a hoot or holler and as an IC  they cant terminate me  -- I just want to forewarn and forearm that there are companies out there like that


    thanks for the warning

    I'm willing to bet we'll be seeing a lot more terminations with this new Impact thing.


    Just a little warning...
    Sometimes your better off under a group policy because your rates are across the board for everyone. With individual policies, come renewal time..you had better hope you did not file too many claims or have a new diagnosis like diabetes, heart disease etc..or your premiums could go through the roof and there is not a lot you can do about it. If you decide to switch policies/companies you might find that they will only touch you if you have a policy that costs out of this world, forcing you to stay with the first one. I have worked in medical billing/insurance, etc. I've seen this happen and also personally I have had to get a individual family policy. They snared us in with this great rate but a year later, our rates went a lot higher and we hardly had any claims. I guess the bottom line is.. it's not a great situation out there in the world of healthcare. We are forced to pay the price so to speak. Honestly, best wishes and I hope they do not sticker shock you later. The best news about individual policies is that if you are self-employed, you can claim it on your taxes so in a sense you get it back.
    warning
    They are just about all Filipino MT related and they literally kiss their behinds.  They used to deduct from them just like the domestics, but they are phasing that out.  Domestics are deducted for every little mistake.  One girl was let go after only one week, had NO mentoring.  Admin staff never been MTs.
    They never once sent me a warning..
    Just as I was about to start making my line counts and doing well the work disappeared and not just the usual standard drought that every company gets. My work up and vanished and never came back so after months of not making my line count I finally told them to i couldn't afford to work there. If they had the audacity to complain to ME about my line counts I'm sure I would have used much more colorful language. They're actually pretty cool about it though. I think their biggest problem is they're either overhiring or send our work offshore; maybe both.
    Wow, thanks for the warning
    Poor grammar and then calling MTs girls.  Good thing you steered clear of this train wreck!   1 cpl?  BWAHAHAHA....good luck finding someone to take that.  Was the name of this outfit Scrooge's Medical Transcription Service?  
    Thanks for warning us. nm
    xxxxxxxx
    No, not that company. But thanks for the warning. nm
    x
    Thanks, we dodged the last one. But was warning new MTs to

    MQ is concerned when it comes to covering yourself and what you THINK you have when you work for them.  You can be in for a rude awakening and you are left holding the notorious bag.


    They are reporting we are in a cycle now and it will last a few years, so we should anticipate this kind of storm activity next year and the next.  These kinds of horrific storms have been here before so it is not all "global warming" so they say.  It is a cycle.


    From 1900s to 1950s we had storms with 180 mph winds etc so we are in for a mess of them it looks like.  Good luck to you too.  I'm leaving national work as an income, maybe a PT but will never depend on it ever again at home. 


    Oh great....thanks for the warning...nm
    ...
    Warning Non payer.

    Mary Gleason, Digital Transcription. Do not work for, sole proprietor.  Will let you work 2 weeks and stiff on pay, owed over $200. 


    lartech warning...
    NONPAYER ALERT HERE!!
    WARNING!!! NONPAYER!!!

    The company that posted here a short time ago asking for PT/overflow podiatry work, COMPLETE transcription out of Texas, with the owner named Joanna.  I worked for her earlier in the year.  Got paid for the first month, but still 2 MONTHS later have yet to be paid for the other 2 weeks I worked.  Had emailed about it and was told she hadn't gotten an invoice, which she had.  I emailed the invoice AGAIN.  Still no check.  Emailed her yet again and have yet to recieve any response. 


    Just wanted to give warning if you are working or considering working for this person.  Maybe this is a one-time issue, but I thought I'd pass the information along just in case.  I'd hate for anyone else to be stuck high and dry with bills to pay and no check in sight. 



    Thanks for the confirmation and the warning. Better
    s
    TTS website - see warning about them
    http://www.tts-mt.com/index.htm

    BE CAREFUL. They do not understand the meaning of Idependent Contractor and for employee status a pay cut is involved. Forget ever getting a raise. The platform is great but if you log off for a few minutes for anything you will be harrassed via messager, etc. Top pay in their minds is 8 cents for typing and 4 cents for VR. Moved on to bigger and way, way better. Do a search..there are a lot of posts about them.
    Whoa...thanks for the warning! nm
    s
    Warning about Medline
    Please be careful with Medline, a company posting on the Job Seeker's Board. They posted in February of this year for people to participate in a short-term project of a pharmaceutical/medical conference. I completed a 10 minute test. A few days later I was told I tested great, but the response to his ad was in excess of what he expected and there was no more work on the project. He offered me a contract for future positions, I signed it, but I never heard anything back. I have no way of proving it, but I suspect that all the testing was part of a project he was paid for. If someone does work for Medline currently, please correct me if I'm wrong.
    Just sent guru.com a warning about her. nm
    nm
    friendly warning
    I've known 3 people who worked for them now and here's the deal.  You will constantly run out of work.  There are short periods where they will pay a premium rate for overtime, but it will not make up for what you lose due to no work in general.  Also, don't expect your paychecks to be on time.  They are mailed from Canada to one of their editors in California and she then remails them, so it never comes on time and recently people didn't get paid at all, the pay was over a week late with no real explanation.  They just don't have it together.
    Warning about this company
    Just seeing that this company is once again looking for more MTs - be warned that it is not all it's cracked up to be.  As an MT, you will have work but the current supervisor is extremely unprofessional and verbally abusive to you.  The QA staff currently as well do not care about the MTs they edit.  No feedback is given unless it is abusive to you.  It is a company not recommended by many supervisors and professionals who have been associated with them or else have communicated on a higher level in the industry knowing the background of the company.  As an MT you should be appreciated for being the backbone of any company - ATSI is not at all where you will find that well deserved attitude.
    A few warning shots, then the big gun..
    If the employee is making their production, that's one thing. But if they are not and turnaround time is suffering, then a heart-to-heart about the situation and maybe a couple of more warnings with a *I'm may have to let you go*, and then the hammer. That way, they can't say they never saw it coming and your friend's conscience is clear about giving the employee plenty of opportunity to address the situation.

    And by *hammer*, I meant firing, 'cause reading it over, it seemed a little obscure even to me!
    Actually there are lots of warning sm
    posts here and on the internet (Google TransAM).  Beware and TransAm seem to go hand in hand.  Remember, one of the most important skills of MT is ability to research.  They are a well known scam in the MT community.  Search the other MT boards and you'll see the same beware posts.  I'm sorry this happened to you but you're not the first to be scammed and certainly will not be the last unfortunately.  I would suggest you chalk it up to experience and move on.  The sooner you put it behind you the better.  I'm sorry you fell for this but as you'll see once you really start searching, it's an old scam.
    Warning about ad on Job Board....

    By SIT transcription, this woman with the initials of AJ.  She also calls her company A.J. Transcription AND SIT (Southern Illinois Transcription)  You get NO account information, she refuses to tell you the name of the client/hospital/clinic....she does NOT want the MTs communicating and she is a witch to work for.  These accounts are NOT her accounts.  She contracts the work from various companies and she is not truthful about the line rate.  She will quote you one rate, put it in the contract, then pay you a totally lower line rate.


     


    Fair warning
    I am confused. You say this is the not the first time they have done this and won't be the last and say money is owed but you also say you do not work there anymore. How can you know all of this if you are no longer working for them? Did you recently quit? Not trying to stir the pot here, just trying to understand. And why don't you handle your issues with them directly rather than posting it on a public board? How is creating this post supposed to help you? And what does the fact that the owners once worked for MQ have to do with anything? It's a red herring, a non-issue. A lot of people, myself included, once worked for MQ. So what? LM has always been on time with my pay, always, and have always been honest in their dealings with me. I think that the owners are decent people who treat their employees well. It is important to remember that great harm can be done to others with our words. If it were me and I had a legitimate gripe about not being paid, I would handle it through legal channels that have power to resolve the issue rather than resorting to a public bulletin board that does not. Just sayin', that's all......It's too easy to come on a board and flail away at someone. It just doesn't seem like the professional way to handle what should be an internal issue between you and a company.
    Warning about WMX Webinar
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    WARNING - etranz is a nightmare

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    They have never paid on time . . . and most of the time when you finally get a paycheck, weeks late, it is NSF.  They don't care!  Meanwhile, you have to try to fix everything with your bank, etc. and figure out how to get your money. 


    Stay far far away from this one!


    Warning about the phone call from MQ...sm

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    Warning: Klaar Transcription

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    sounds like a subliminal warning almost
    leaves for having been the butt of office politics and actually gives a valid reason for leaving, steadfastly working the assigned shifts, picking up the slack on unscheduled work days and generally contining to go above and beyond what is given by any typical employee

    and the office cuts off communications, my feeling is THEY are done with the employee in spite of that person continuing to attempt to have a good relationship through to the end.

    NO more feedback from QA, being locked out of the primary account when you know the account is more than 48 hours past due, etc., cause lubricate the lips of someone trying to do the honorably thing.