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Likely that is the company buying you out. (sm)

Posted By: sm on 2007-09-03
In Reply to: Not sure who they are selling to but...sm - anon

Which company is offering you jobs?


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    x
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    Why should they pay the US MT's more than they pay the Indian MT's?


    Look for managment fallout.


    Welcome to the world of the modern day transcription industry.


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    Did Keystrokes sell to Transcend? I thought Keystrokes was buying sm

    small companies but another service owner told me that she heard that Keystrokes sold to Transcend.  Is this true? 


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    x
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    Why would you want to work for a company with no QA? Anyways the only company that comes to mind is
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    They are not a Fortune 500 company. They are a past INC 500 company. There is a
    HUGE difference.

    Just FYI ... the article was in the Rochester Business News. It notes that the person charged with everything was the owner's husband, not Linda herself. It was something that was done at the company that he worked for, not Execuscribe. If their biggest client is going to fill-in reports, I am sure they will bounce back and get something else. I doubt they do not know that it is happening. Any MTSO worth her/his salt keeps an ear to the ground AND has enough contact with their accounts to be up-to-date on changes about to happen, good and bad.

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