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People used to just bash MQ, but look at what is

Posted By: OFF SHORE NO MORE on 2008-06-01
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happening now at almost all these big companies.  They are sending our work out of the country. 


If there is anyone out there who may have the right connections (you know what I mean), please, please do what you can to help. 




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Why is it that people can come on here and bash companies but when someone tries to say that they sm

are happy, they are either management or causing flames.


There are a lot of good companies out there, but this is like anything else:  If you have a good experience, you are happy.  If you have a bad experience, or perceive something as a bad experience, you yell and scream and ram it down the throats of everyone around you? 


We are all entitled to our opinions, good and bad, but people that come to this board for real answers are never going to be able to find them as both the nay say'ers and the yay say'ers get out of hand.


I work for Keystrokes.  I have for a few years.  I am happy there and hate to see the bad posts, knowing that there are very few that feel that way.  There are over 200 of us that are happy and have been there for a little while.  It is disheartening to see that one of the biggest companies that really tries to do well by their employees has such bad press at times, and that the ones who do the bad-mouthing either:


1) Have not been there in a long time.


2)  Were not hired.


3)  Were let go.


Yes, they hire often, but they need to advertise, recruit and hire to staff new accounts or they would not be able to get and keep the account.  Yes, people leave companies and move to others.  This industry in general seems to see a lot of job movement, in house and with services.  Yes, they had a recent change in management of ONE PERSON ONLY, the one who did the hiring, but companies go through changes all the time, in and out of healthcare.  WHO CARES?  They tried to make it better by sending out an email to all resumes in that person's office.  I saw the email as someone from another company received it, knew I work for KS, and wanted to know if I am happy there.  I thought the email was good.  They had a lot of calls to make, and those calls do not last for 30 seconds.  I talked to the owner when I was hired and we talked for 45 minutes as I had a lot of questions.  Yes, they said that they would make the calls in a few days but obviously it took longer than they expected.  Again, WHO CARES?  If they were say they were going  to call you and did not, maybe they ran out of time or maybe they JUST WERE NOT THAT INTO YOU.  Just because you put in a resume, it does not mean that they are going to hire you.  Maybe a lot of applicants were excited and called them or kept emailing asking for a call, but there are only so many hours in a day.  There are a lot of maybe's and a lot of things that you have no control over, and a lot of things that they have no control over.


It could be that you are the best Transcriptionist in the world, and they lost out.


It could be that the positions were filled by the time that they got to you in the pile.  It happens.  So many people want 1st shift, Mon through Fri, no ESL, no equipment, no this, no that, specific this, specific that.  There is not an endless supply of every type of account, every shift. 


The big question here is:  Why do you care so much that felt it necessary to come to a public board and bash a company that you know nothing about?  How about we stick to bashing those with no work, that send the work to India, who do not pay their employees, who offer 3cpl, who have ugly QA, who cheat on line counts?  THOSE are the companies that DESERVE to be bashed. 


 


You might ask why I am taking the time to write this.  It's simple.  I feel that the hateful people bring out the worst in all of us, and that poison spreads.  Yes, I feel passionately about this, but it is only because I do not think it is fair to bash a company that you do not work for.  They should thank their Lucky Stars that they did NOT get to some of the calls for the truly spiteful people out there, because a few months down the line, they would be here screaming about something else.  Now he or she can move on to the next company that they want to try to bash.  You don't hurt the companies when you do this, as they are not here, but you do insult those of us that like working for Keystrokes or whatever company is the flavor-of-the-month to be bashed.


I don't want to bash them, but r/o
If you don't like being old fashioned, you will want to stay away from this company. It couldn't BE more old fashioned! Also, you will have to enjoy being micromanaged and spending half of your day with your instant messenger popping up, being asked what you are doing, etc. I left amicably, but it was definitely not the place for me. QA is completely out there with no regard for BOS in any way. They make it up as they go, and it is anything BUT consistent. I wish I would have known this before I went there, but I couldn't find any info at the time. (PS- I thought the pay was embarrassingly low, with no hope for a raise--EVER)
I don't bash, but I tell the truth and often it isn't

good.  I don't work for KS, never have and have absolutely no desire to ever work for them, but I have worked for one really bad company.   I have 18 years' experience and was the QA manager so I have skills and I'm very good at what I do, but the company was horrible and told all kind of lies to entice me to work for them.  I don't post on here to bash the company, but if someone asks about the company I will give my honest opinion.  What about companies like XXXX or whatever they call themselves now.  They are a scam and what if when someone comes here to ask about them all that is posted are good posts (of course there would never be any).  


I personally feel that all the MTSO and management posts from KS are enough to keep me from wanting to be a part of KS. 


 


No reason to bash, do whatever you think is best for you.nm
nm
Isn't it illegal now for an ex-employer to bash?

Frankly it will just be a bash fest.
Things get very carried away on here and I doubt any MTSO is going to want to banter about what they feel is best about their company.

I personally do not assume that someone who is saying something good about a company is an MTSO. I take everything that is said with a grain of salt.
I am in no way, shape or form trying to bash here.
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I'm not trying to bash the company or anything, but I am curious as to what sm

others do when faced with no work.  Do you ask management for more accounts?  Do you just ride it out and hope that indeed new accounts sign on and you can make a living before the wolf gets too close to the door?  Do you go and look for another job (or 2) to supplement your income and then work like crazy when things pick up?  In a perfect world, I suppose I would have a nice little nest egg built up and could just enjoy the lull times, but unfortunately that is not the case, and I was just curious as to how others handle it.  I do not have a husband to fall back on as a secondary source of income/support, so it can get kind of scary at times.  My instinct tells me to just work another job or two.  I may not have a life, but at least I will not be on the street. 


Thanks for your input.


and I know a person that comes on here to bash another company because sm
they fired her. Nothing wrong with the company, but they fired her and she is angry and bitter (about most things actually) so she is trying to destroy them. The tone of the bad posts about Keystrokes all sound like 1 or 2 people. I am going to try them.
uh oh. Here we go. Time to slash and bash Execuscribe. sm
I am sure you do not realize what you are asking and expect mature answers but you will not find many here.

Execuscribe is a wonderful company. The pay is lower than most but the work is plentiful and there is little turnover. The office staff is nice and helpful, the owner is great and the accounts are stable.

I don't even work there but know this from others who do.
The many negatives? You're the only one I've seen bash it. Not every place is for everyone.
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Wow! If you aren't interested that's fine but why bash this company for doing something nice
employees? I really feel sorry for MTSO's in this day and age of constant bashing. They simply can't win. If they try to do something nice and creative, they get bashed. If they don't, they get bashed. How 'bout giving them a break and going back to the rock you crawled out from under?
People at TT have been paid! People who haven't well, maybe you did not make count and your check
after insurance deduction. Maybe your bank is holding it. Maybe anything! But we GOT PAID. This is NO LIE. And I am sick of this board. Nothing but disgruntled exemployees arguing with employees who like their job. Ugggg. I am working. BTW: THERE IS WORK (clears throat) remember that? Work?
Keystrokes is wonderful!! They are the nicest people and care 150% about their people!!
Excellent company!!!!
I worked for SS and some people were very RUDE and I am talking about the editing people in some
instances.  It ALL depends on the person, as it does with any company.  They paid on time and the lady over me was very nice, but boy the person in QA was mean to EVERYONE!!  Never seen anything like it before.
Are people trying to scare people or just tell them what is happening. I am not scared just seeing
that things are changing very rapidly and not for the better for me. If I have no work and need multiple accounts everyone else is in the same boat now arent they that have my accounts. That is how people know what is going on.
Maybe due to the people that manage Amherst. I think MQ would be a lot better off finding new people
up there with all the problems you hear about that office. Seems like something is very very wrong there.
I doubt it. There are more happy people than unhappy people sm
at Medquist. I've checked out other companies but I liked MQ the best (I kept working at MQ while testing other companies).
SO right! People who get paid to bring people on-board -sm
to these companies (few, if any, are 100% honest, it seems), are going to be honest and tell you anything that isn't rosy and sugar-coated. Having a good prospective MT walk because the company isn't so great means less green dollars in their bank account every month. They're not going to tell us anything that DOESN'T make them more money.
More people will come into VR because the qualifcations to do MT are not the same. Lots of people w
to work at home. It's all relative to what you are used to. The nationals are counting on this. I think MTs will work cheaper rather than reenter the work force with no other skills than MT. The nationals are counting on this.
They named people's names. That is not right. People just sm

need to keep from naming names.  I thought it was an informative bit of information, but when you name names, then posts are way out of line. 


I would really like to see a truly professional way of talking about a company.  I don't care what board you go to, somehow people just do not want to play nice when it comes to talking about people.  If those people could learn to be a little more professional and stop posting names to their wrath or anger, then that will be the day I can say I am proud to be in this profession.  When I see those types of things, it makes my skin crawl.  If it were me being talked about, I would be livid.  I certainly understand why the posts were deleted. 


Thank you for saying that. Most people here just love to trash people.
It is against board rules though.
Heartland - we take care of our people people
I meant in quotation marks, not parentheses.
For people at MDI-MD that say they are out of work, I see they are hiring now. Are people still
running out of work or did they get more accounts.  I am interested in this company.
Honestly, people some people are lazy...
plain and simple, sad but true.
Dont kid yourself that people dont know what is going on. Do you honestly think these office people
dont talk. Maybe you should make sure you know what you are talking about before you open your mouth.
Who said people who work for KS aren't happy for people who work for (sm)
other companies?  I'm happy for people who are happy with their jobs, no matter what company they work for. 
Because people like you come on this
because you don't have any problems with MDI then no one else possibly could either. I'm really glad your experience has been so positive. I'm not saying mine has been bad but there are issues at management level whether you want to believe it or not. Have you read any of these posts? Does that answer your question?
Who are these people?
I'm not sure who the devil-nurse is but I know who the current manager is. Who is the first one you mentioned? Her initials are okay if you care to answer.
some people
not only is she too young to read the newspaper to find out about the divorce rate and many people maintain relationships with their exhusband she also can't take a joke and is plain crazy and mean to boot.
Probably not seeing that a lot of people are having

nm


I think on the people on DQS yes.
:
How can you sit there and lie to these people?!!!!!
ROFLMAO!!!
Okay, former OSI people!

the OSi management person is who is in here doing damage control/cheerleading under the name "Happy OSI-er"??


Is it PD, MB, Flossie, or one of the lower level cronies that they put up to it?  My guess is that it's Flossie, but it could be any of them.


Could they be any more transparent?


Uh...what? Like I said, I wonder some of the people
absolutely nm
I have never met so many people in SM
one field who have anger problems, personality problems, severe mental illness, you name it.  They are drawn to this field like flies. 
That the people who do your QA
I always change inappropriate things.  Yet, if I do have to send a report to QA they change it back to "verbatim" and deduct me.  That is NUTS.  If you know it is a "she" and not a "he" verbatim is out the window as far as I am concerned.  Some QA people need to get a life.  We MTs take our jobs seriously. 
that is how most people pay
It depends on what you call making money. You get paid, so you would make money.


People PC

Thanks for the info. 


Lisa


I just can't believe people sometimes - sm

I am not pro-MT or pro-MTSO.  I am a person who tries to treat people fairly and wants to be treated fairly myself. 


To the person who got fired:  Why in heaven's name would a company keep someone who makes errors, apparently consistently, takes off at the last minute and has problems?  The bottom line is THEIR credibility suffers for your actions and they are a business.  I'm sure everyone is sorry your are having problems in your life but come on!  How long is someone supposed to wait around until you get your life together?  You really expected that?  You said, they knew I was having problems and that things would turn around?  Say what???!!!!


Like I said, sorry you are having problems in your life but the world still goes on.  The place you worked for very well could have said they don't want work produced by you.  Why would they?  By your own admission, there were errors, glaring enough that the MTSO and the place you typed for couldn't take a chance with you anymore. 


This is what's wrong with the world today.  Everyone wants not just a second chance, but a 3rd, 4th, etc.  Let me say that no one can put up with mistake after mistake in a MEDICAL report.  It just can't happen, no matter what the reason.  While I'd be upset if this happened to me, I'd realize it was my own fault and take responsibility for it.  Why blame the company for your actions?  Get your act together and if you are as good as you think you are, you will surely find something else. 


I have to wonder what it is about these people that

make this observation about V.  I have known and worked with her and have followed her career and she is one of the best MTs, QA persons, knows-about-the-MT-business world people I've known (and I've known her for 10 years).  I also know she has solid backing from a number (not just 1 or 2) of well-known MTSOs and she would not have that if these allegations were true.  I doubt those who put her down will find jobs with several of those MTSOs because of their loyalty to her.  Her dedication to this profession cannot be questioned unless it is by someone who comes across poorly, IMO.



WOW I can't believe people would lie about that
I mean, do they not think that they might get caught when they actually start to work? Crazy, but it gave me a good laugh.
could be quite a few. The people in
human resources (love the ratsources) have no idea about transcription but like to think they are important and run slipshod over people. After all, they control your check and your benefits.
You don't have to take the job. But some people may want it.

wages only pay what the market will bear. If no one will work for 6-7 cpl, you won't see ads for that. However, I will tell you there are plenty of experienced people with good skills who are willing to work for that. But you don't have to...at least as long as you can get better!


hoi, you people really don't get it.
//
Yes those are the people

Joy is her name.  I am very disappointed that people do hardworking MTs like this.


Well some people!
Show some love  geesh!!! 
I think people ask that because they are
Not because they do not trust MT Stars, but because when there are major blow-ups at companies and they are talked about, the companies make it plain to their MTs that they are reading what is written and it feels a bit threatening to the MT.

I'm sure that there are QA people
If you don't know the answer to the question, please don't reply to the posts.
D&L people

This URL posted for this company would be a good item to send to the PA Labor Board to show them how another state handled the IC status and determined that ICs qualified as employees.  Here's the URL again and hopefully helpful for the D&L folks, too.      Thank you for posting this URL.


LINK/URL: http://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/pubopinions.nsf/0/7421262d80c0991286256c91006e39f2?OpenDocument


 


Yes, but WE the people will still
CONTINUE to tolerate that won't we :)

At what point, I wonder, if ever, will people start to PROTEST what corporate rule is doing to us?

Probably the day after it's too late

Just curious: how many here have ever picked up the phone and called their representatives in Congress about *any* issue? This is not meant as sarcasm, I'm truly curious...

We can email each other to death, but THEY are the ones writing laws...