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Oh absolutely! I agree 100%. Especially when it comes to my company

Posted By: MT on 2005-07-20
In Reply to: Then there is the other side of the fence ..... - the bitter ex-employee

the "company who shall not be named"!  Yep, the fabrications that can start flying out on that company are actually funny by the time the flaming thread gets done, but sure must work and scare off a load of MTs, though, actually, by the looks of the new hires, nobody believes them! I think it works against "those" type of posters either way - the extremist cheerleaders and the extremist bashers.  They actually do more harm than good for their individual causes, because they sound so NUTS!! 


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    I would absolutely agree with you. SM

    Something terrible has happened to the work ethic in this country.  I have met so many MTs who feel entitled to high pay per line, easy work, no weekends, no nights, and who don't want to give even the tiniest bit of effort when it comes to completing their work on time and CORRECTLY.


    I wouldn't want to be an MTSO for any amount of $ in the world.  MTs are too difficult to deal with and there are tons of them out there who are totally undependable and/or incompetent these days.


    I agree - absolutely ask

    Okay, they obviously like you, but is their love for you going to pay your bills?  If other MTs have quit this account they obviously couldn't survive by working on it either.  The company obviously knows this.  I think they should be willing to pay more for doing it - and it sounds like by complementing you they are hoping you will feel appreciated and keep doing it.  Done that many times myself.  I have a too extreme desire to be appreciated, and I've had to learn to put that aside and make sure I can survive and pay the bills.  Even though I've worked for many great companies with very nice people, if it's a lousy account it just doesn't work. 


    I say keep looking for a better account, either where you are or elsewhere.


    I absolutely agree with you on this Ana....
    The owner is a nightmare and doesn't want you to question them about YOUR money! Now that is crazy!!!
    I absolutely agree with you
    and I think it is the VR/SR platform.  I worked for another company doing VR before this one and the platform was much better - speech picked up patterns of the doctors and filled in the correct info behind the correct headings, etc., but this one - it is horrible - you absolutely would not believe it.  I would laugh if it was not so serious - the stuff the system puts in is no where near what the doc is saying so almost everything has to be retyped - I know - pretty darn silly.
    I absolutely agree with you on that one...sm
    I can see both sides of the fence, depending what day it is, how much stress is going on, etc.

    But, absolutely, if I'm up front with an employer about my being part-time, and yes, I do put in extra time in evenings and weekends, why in the heck do they treat you like a slacker because you don't want to type 2000 lines a day?

    On the other coin, I actually applied for an on-site MT job at a doctor's office. It would be 45-minute drive, professional attire, etc. Thought I was ready for that until it came right down to it. Then started thinking about all the days the kids are out - 1 week for Thanksgiving, 3 weeks for Winter, etc. Realized how spoiled I am, where else can I make this kind of money working part-time?

    It's definitely a love-hate relationship! :)
    I absolutely agree with you.
    MDI and the people who work there are all top notch.  I was in no way referring to the QA people at MDI or the email.  I was just stating my experience with some inexperienced QA people and how frustrating that is.  I've worked for OTHER companies where QA was very inconsistent, incorrect, and very condescending in feedback, even when they were wrong.  I apologize to MDI if anyone thought I meant their QA people.  I've heard nothing but the best about QA people at MDI.  I was just venting a little about newbies being in QA positions and putting errors into reports that did not have reports when submitted, and was wondering if anyone else shared my frustration with that situation.  I probably should have started a new thread for this.  My bad.
    I absolutely agree.
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    Absolutely agree! I kidded them about having
    a tough QA department, but they are good!!!  If you don't feel secure about styles and word usage, Mary can train you well.  Work for them.  It will be tough, but boy will you learn and get paid for it too.  On new accounts they are tougher on the MTs because they want to keep the accounts.  Good business!  Good people all around.
    I absolutely agree with you on this post. sm
    It's ridiculous for companies to expect ICs to clock in and out for lunch, etc., when there are no benefits at risk. MTs who don't keep any kind of schedule and expect to have work whenever they're ready are ruining things for the rest of us who are diligent.
    I agree 100%. You people have absolutely no idea

    of this person's capacity for selflessness and generosity, to the point of putting herself last in an effort to achieve many goals and in the face of adversities I wouldn't wish on the harshest critics here (although youse guys are tempting me!).  If you didn't cut with through her, there is a reason for that and I know her employer cuts to the chase much more deftly than you would be able to withstand so I know she backs this recruiter 100%.  They both can run circles around you.  You have no idea how tightly knit some MTSOs are and the ones here bad mouthing this person won't stand a chance getting a job in certain places if their lives depended on it.


    Go sell crazy somewhere else.


    Absolutely I agree! Hindsight (sigh) ..sm
    Yes, in hindsight I should not have done it. I had been in my office for days on end testing and testing. I remember it being very tough and took me a long time to finish. I was desperate (I guess) to seek my own accounts and thought this would be the first of many!

    Never again! :)
    Absolutely true about the Q. Couldn't agree more with you. NM
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    I agree. Sadly, it is absolutely true, nm
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    agree with absolutely every thing said, and double on the rude staff...nm
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    I agree, absolutely agree
    and I might say, this is keeping updated in ALLLL specialities and subspecialities, drugs, instruments, and on and on. It is not a good profession for sure and sadly it is the MTs who are being very definitely HAD
    there is absolutely nothing on this company = sm
    nothing came up, even in the posts below.
    If anyone absolutely LOVES their company ... sm

    I would love to hear about it!  I have 15 years experience, 14 of that acute care, need employee status with benefits.  I'm with the BIG transcription company now that is steadily taking away everything good about being an at-home transcriptionist   :(  Have been there 12 years. 


    Any suggestions?  It's sure confusing going through all of these different companies, trying to figure out pros and cons. 


    Thanks, I would love to hear from anyone who works for a great company! 


    if anyone absolutely loves their company
    I used to work for MQ but quit over 2 years ago. I now work for EMTSonline and absolutely love it. Work is plentiful. They are all very supportive. I absolutely love my work again.
    I would ABSOLUTELY NOT work for a company that is associated with her. nm

    Good company (not absolutely great). Been with
    them for almost a year (March will be a year).  Lots of work. Does not offshore.  Pays well. You will read good and bad.  I just have no complaints at this time and I have been doing MT for 16 years.  Good luck in whatever decision you make.
    I dont know this company but I would absolutely hold into a job I had until I was sure these
    companies arent playing games.  I dont trust any of them anymore.  
    Absolutely the worst company I have worked for. SM
    Extremely disorganized, outdated platform (in terms of MedRiteXL), unprofessional management.
    Whatever that company is, they absolutely do not have access to our resume bank.
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    The only company I have ever worked for is Soft Script so I have absolutely nothing to compare sm
    it to. I had my own accounts, lost them and so went with the first company to high resistance me!  I've been with them a few years now and certainly have had issues but with absolutely nothing to compare it to, I have always assumed this was just par for the course....now after reading all these negative comments about the management and the platform, etc., I am wondering what I'm missing by staying with SS...how much worse is this company than most? Would it be prudent to start interviewing with other companies and if so, which ones are better than SS. I would so appreciate any input....I support myself and believe me if I can find a better company where I could make a bit more money...I would be there yesterday! 
    Absolutely not! I work for the best MTSO. I am have been so blessed to work for the small company I

    I will share this about the MTSO I work for.  I called her late last Wednesday night after Church and told her I was compelled to help out with Hurricaine Katrina in some way and an opportunity arose for a small group from my Church to go to Louisianna this coming week.  Would she be able to cover my work.  She told me no problem without any hesitation and even donated money for the trip. 


    And I am sure there are plenty of good companies out there to work for.  To compare us to migrant workers is just not right.


    I agree with this and if any company has more
    than one of these problems, I would stay away. I can name a few to stay away from: TransHealth, Spheris, MQ, DSG just to name a very few. Every company I named had at least one of the problems mentioned above, usually more.
    agree about her company name.....
    it does sound strange: And I Said Yes

    Well, excuuuuuuse me if I Just Say No

    heh heh heh (Friday yet?)
    Agree they are hers not company's
    I don't know about elsewhere, but at my last company I was told we were supposed to create our Expanders off the clock so it didn't cut into productivity.  You bet your bippy I took them with me - saved them to a file, emailed myself the file, emailed it to my new job, opened them and copied them into my Shorthand.  Didn't have to bug tech support about it either.  In fact I was encouraged to do so by my new employer.  It is NOT stealing when you made them on your own time, it IS your intellectual property, as well as any lists of particular medical terms you have made, etc.  You're not taking their program, you're taking YOUR file.
    Yes, I agree. It makes you wonder what this company is really up to.
    :
    Agree. Terrible company
    nm
    I agree - the company I work for is doing the same
    I wanted to sit down and cry. It was awful and SO BORING!!!! If you find anyone, let me know. This is awful.
    I agree that they may not be a legitimate company.
    See post my me above in response to internship post. 
    agree great company
    nm
    Agree. Great Company.
    Very flexible in scheduling as long as you get your lines in. Pay is always on time. Owner is extremely nice. Good pay. Easy software.
    I agree! And only a garbage company......sm
    would pay QA less than what they are worth. Unfortunately there are quite a few of those! But there are still some good ones out there (although few) that really do care about quality are willing to pay more than secretary wages.
    Agree, they are a good company. sm
    Pay is always on time, and the platforms are easy. I do have heavy ESLs in my accounts, and problems with running out of work. I think the accounts that have plenty of work are internet accounts.
    I agree it is a strange company

    I just have to add my 2 cents.  I have often thought of Amphion as strange also.  It is very strange to me that a transcription company thinks it is perfectly acceptable to keep their entire crew on mandatory OT for 5 months, really without much explanation at all.  They act like this is normal behavior.  The final straw for me is that they have made the choice to keep all the MTs on mandatory OT (an hour a day extra almost every day FT and PT employees) and take on NEW accounts.  On the team I work on, they took on a new account last week and kept us all on mandatory OT.  They are hiring and training people like crazy, but why would a company choose to keep their loyal staff on OT for 5 months and take on new clients instead of giving the new hires a chance to get in, get trained, help us get caught up first?  They are a very organized company though and send out a job status report every morning.  It shows the new accounts and all.  Do they think we won't notice they are choosing taking on new clients over giving their MTs a much needed break?


    They are all about money and will never say no to a client it seems.  They do this without explanation to the MTs, an apology, a bonus or anything.  They do say thank you for your dedictation and hard work a lot, but quite honestly, that only goes so far.  Yes, they do pay us time and a half for OT, but gosh what about living a life.  I have a family!


    And by the way ... they expect their work to be perfect as well, even while we are overworked.  Their QA is very tight!


    Yes indeed, strange company!  Amphion does have some good qualities, but in my mind the cons outweigh the pros greatly at this point. 


    Add me to the list of those from Amphion looking for other employment!


     


     


    Agree, they are a good company...
    Yes, they are a great company to work for, so don't you think they deserve a call instead of this broadcasting? I have been with them for near 3 years. They have always been honest and I don't have to worry one bit that I will receive every dime of my pay.

    Please call them, and have the decency to post back that the issue is resolved, at least.
    I agree with you!!! I also left a big company for this one and
    it's been just a few months and I love it. I don't dread work anymore!!!! No regrets.
    I agree on the small company.
    I was my happiest when I was with a small company, but then they were acquired by a larger company and so I left.  I guess that's the point I was trying to make.  Working for a smaller American-owned MT company that doesn't overhire is a hard job to find simply because they don't overhire.  The MTs at that company don't want to leave.  The problem comes arises when a lot of larger companies pull the tactics mentioned before and then there are many, many MTs doing what you said...looking for another company.  That doesn't leave many smaller companies to chose from because most aren't hiring.  I think that's where the problem comes in with a lot of people being frustrated with going from company to company only to end up in the same boat a few years (or less) later.  There definitely is a downward trend in this field.  Some are fortunate to have the good jobs, but it's not the norm anymore like it used to be.
    I agree -- if someone does not get paid by a company, that's something we all sm

    need to know!  As much as some of us may love doing what we do, I doubt any of us want to do it for free.  One of the purposes of this board is to network and share such information.  I know if someone did not pay me, of course I would go through the legal channels, but I would be screaming my head off here, warning everyone too.


    To the OP, sorry this happened to you -- hope you get your money soon.



    I agree - Amphion's the best company to work for
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    I agree with the posts below, I think it is a good company. SM
    You do receive good training on the computer. The whole week of training is on the computer. You will start IMMEDIATELY on production with your account. That is my only complaint.
    I agree...I found this company to be very back and forth...
    when there is work, everything is great...but when there is no work and you want more, somehow they can't come up with any and make excuses as to the lack of work, et cetera...I moved on and am happy I did... I know people who are happy there so to each their own, this is just my own experience...good luck!!!
    Agree - familiarity and comfort with a bad company
    Well worth the learning curve. I invested years at MQ too but was becoming physically, emotionally, spiritually ill more and more. I feel like a bird out of prison.
    I agree, it's a great company! I have worked
    at many places, but Transcend is the best. No company is perfect, but I have been very happy here.
    I agree with one thing you say. With almost any company right now, unless you marry the job and
    work 24/7 and jump through hoops, dont expect to get the best or be treated the best.  They are always looking for the new to use and abuse and thus the circle keeps going.  We all burn out being used and abused and they know that so they keep adding new MTs to use and abuse.  That is a fact in MT today.  I dont specifically know anything about these 2 companies but it is the same at the 2 places I currently work PT.  Exact same situation.  I have stopped jumping and I dont plan to do that anymore because in many cases, you still go down with the ship when they get an urge to overhire in these larger companies.  They dont sit there and pick and choose.  You just go down with the rest.  Small companies may fiddle more with that but not the larger ones. 
    I agree. Keystrokes is a good company that sm
    really does care about its employees. I have been there a long time (7 years) so I have seen them grow from small to large. There have been a lot of changes through the years, all positive, and if someone is not there now, they really do not know what is what. This year alone, we have added benefits including PTO that posts quarterly so that you do not have to wait a year, paid life insurance, dental insurance, additional life insurance to purchase and vision insurance. These are in addition to great health insurance that only went up $8 compared to my husband's company that went up $180 per month, Aflac, 401k and other benefits.

    Yes, there are a lot of happy people working there but not every company is for every company.

    Did they have a lot of problems back 7 years ago, 5 years ago, etc? They did but they worked through them and improved themselves and continue to do so.

    I make great money, have steady work with very few exceptions and have great benefits. I was remembered with a card at Christmas, every birthday and with a gift each MT Week. I have received little thank you gifts here and there, get OT pay when asked to work it and do not get bothered as long as I do my job. Their standards are high but their pay is higher than most as well.

    THAT is why there are so many happy people at Keystrokes. If the company didn't work out for you or you didn't work out for the company, it may be time to try them again as things are always changing for the better. If you did not work out for them, tell them that you can improve as well. I bet they'd listen and consider that.

    Are they perfect? No, but they are as close to a perfect job as I need and want. As long as they keep improving and not making bad changes, I will stay until I retire in 8 years.
    I agree, it shows a company has discretion rather than
    wise decisions. That is rare in this business.
    I sure agree with you about the lousy communication. It seemed to be a company wide
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    Agree, but it wasn't the company mentioned in this thread.
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