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Some of it sounds criminal to me!

Posted By: Sued may be the least of your worries! nm on 2005-08-23
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    tell your friend to file criminal charges - sm
    bouncing a check is against the law (except in Florida - where you have to go to small claims court). However, in MOST states (before anyone jumps down my throat) - in MOST states it is against the law to bounce checks and it is taken seriously and the owner CAN BE taken away in handcuffs and the court WILL ENFORCE that they make good on the checks.
    I imagine nothing to worry about unless you're a criminal!
    nm
    Which companies do criminal background checks?
    no nasty comments, you wouldn't understand.  Just asking a question.  Thanx for your help.  It would save me alot of time to know this information.  Thank you.
    Credit & criminal background checks

    I'm thinking of applying to these companies and wonder which ones do these checks.  Don't judge me but anyone with teenagers knows that things can get out of hand.  Thank you.


    Diskriter, Alltype, TTS, MDI-MD and (yes) Medquist.


    Also, has anyone ever been hired and then fired for a stained record?


    We all need to band together!!! And we DO need to contact an attorney. This has become CRIMINAL!
    This is not legal!
    Doesn't Diskriter require criminal background check?
    .
    I can totally understand a drug test and criminal background check, but...sm
    personally I don't feel you can always judge the caliber of an employee based on a credit report. I know plenty of people who are the salt of the earth, of high moral standing and work ethic that may have encountered a unfortunate circumstance, i.e. job loss, car accident, excessive medical bills, that may have put a blemish on their credit report. They should not be discriminated against.

    However, I do see where a credit report would be necessary for a position of relevance. I just don't see the justification for an at-home IC who is using their own equipment, paying their own taxes, etc. to have to submit this information.

    I'll use my own situation as an example. A few years back my husband accrued an excessive amount of medical bills and I was unemployed because my job was outsourced. We were late on a few bills and are trying to rebuild our score so that we can get a good interest rate on a home. Every time that score is pulled, it drops a few points. We have worked very hard to rebuild this score just to have it drop because a company wants to know personal/private information. We as MTs are supposed to respect the privacy of patients and have HIPAA drilled into us daily. I feel my personal information should be respected as well. A criminal background check isn't personal information, but necessary for the safety of all involved.
    sure sounds swell. Sounds like 2350 ln/day @ 4 cents/ln=$90./day
    in order to figure how many line needs to be produced to make $500 per pay period. ie, how many lines an hour needed per 8 hour day --at your rate.

    So say $450 a week would be $90 a day.
    For example, if making 4 cents a line,need 2,250 lines a day, 281 an HOUR (to listen through and edit) to make this great wage of $90. a day FOR ALL THIS SAME SKILL, TO KEEP UPDATED WITH CHANGING MEDICAL COMMUNITY. nope Better at Jack-in-Box Pass it up.
    Sounds like it and it sounds like you must tell them when they will be and no change them. Wonder
    what you do when there is no work. Well, there will be a lot of problems with this whole plan if they dont get things straightened out with this no work situation.
    Sounds like I'm the same age as you!
    x
    Sounds like she was trying to -sm
    make you quit - probably because they overhired and have too many people. She probably thought she could bully you out the door and have one less person to have to deal with. I wonder if she treats others like that too.
    I bet so. Sure sounds like them!!
    nm
    Sounds like
    MedQuist
    SM - Sounds like you...

    must know this owner pretty well to be bashing him this way.  How is it you have come to such an opinion?  Did you work in an office with him?  I would be very anxious to hear more of your scholarly declarations such as the answer to ending world hunger and obtaining world peace?  Please, tell us more oh "wise" one....


    exactly what I was trying to say! It sounds like they sm
    are on the right track! Good luck to them.
    That sounds exactly like OSi.
    nm
    sounds like mq
    There is always someone telling everyone what excellent accounts they have, perfect sound, TONS of work....hmmmm....well, I guess it's nice that SOMEBODY is going to be able to pay the rent cause it sure ain't me.


    Sounds about right, maybe even a little low. nm
    nm
    Sounds low to me (sm)
    I made $3.00 page several years ago.  With wages lowering each and every day for the MTs, maybe someone else would like to share their thoughts.  Good luck!
    It sounds like they are not
    very technical-savvy if they need MTs to come in for training! I'd be looking elsewhere.
    They can only say no, but it sounds like they can't...
    ...afford to lose you. YOU are in the catbird seat. Ask for the raise. Really. Do it, and best of luck.
    Sounds like BTS in MA. sm
    They will take 6 weeks to send you a paycheck for 2 weeks pay, trim 30% off your line counts to supposedly cover headers/footers, and stiff you for your last check if you leave. Leave while you are ahead if it is them.
    wow. Sounds like you been there, done that. Thanks for

    This sounds like a
    .
    Sounds like she might need some
    x
    Sounds like
    Sounds like a really nice gift. Mine must have gotten lost in the mail LOL
    Sounds like
    it might be what they call a vacation -- I wouldn't know really though, haven't had one in so long.
    Sounds like...
    the company I work for now meets those criteria.  Email me if you'd like.
    This sounds exactly like the what the
    well trained office staff is supposed to say to negativity about the company. I worked for TC for awhile and learned the ins and outs. If you don't mind being overworked, underpaid, all the cherrypicking going on and don't question anything then this is a great company to work for. Not to mention if you are on the CEOs good side and work in the office you get paid trips to Disneyland for your whole family, and can give the MTs as much grief as you want and nothing is said. But if you do mind all this stuff, then as the first poster said run as fast as you can.
    Sounds like....
    .....Focus
    OMG! Sounds just like MQ! lol
    x
    Sounds just like what my sm
    husband has through work only the deductible is 1000.00 for in network, 2000.00 out of network. No payout until deductible is met,except for office visits. Unfortunately, only one of my doctors is in his network. None of my specialists are. And, the PPO network is very restricted. But we do have prescriptions. It used to be John Deere Healthcare. Now it is United Healthcare.
    It sounds rather -
    .
    Thank you...that sounds better!
    I could definitely live with that! I'm glad I asked more questions. Is Carlotta nice to talk to? That's who I would be speaking with and she seems nice. Do you get samples or are able to see old reports for the ESLs or any difficult dictator? That helps a lot, too. Thank you!
    sounds like maybe........
    the police should get involved in this case.  Too bad I do not know her, or I would definitely think about getting her and that other lady SOME jail time! Would serve them right, and then throw away the key!
    Sounds like one to me
    nm
    Sounds like
    the same company I tried before this one, trained 1 days, worked 2 days, both with no work and quit.
    It sounds like
    somebody already figured the lines to be subtracted at 133 . . . is that gross lines from the original counting method? If so, then you would need to figure it based on 65-char so as not to cheat yourself. It could be quite a difference, especially when considering the weekly or monthly amount.

    Also, if it were me I would tell them that my 65-character count line rate is higher than my gross lines rate (by at least 2 cpl), and that that is standard practice, which it is.
    This sounds more like something

    The button mashing and burping sound sort of childish.  JMO.


    Sounds like...
    Sounds like the same one I worked for. Trust me, don't walk, but RUN away from these people. She does everyone the same way.
    ER sounds like the best bet then..
    If you can type that much more on ER, then why bother with acute care? I myself like acute care better, but if I could make substantially more money with ER, I would just go with that.
    Sounds like D&L
    Beware, that is how that whole scenario started with them....
    This sounds about right
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    That sounds like a lot more than

    That sounds more like you are a control freak and this person also must socialize with you.  Hmmmm, makes me wonder.....  Get a life!!!!  The OP is struggling with a line count she's been doing for three months, so what gives????  Do we need to know about your loyal employee and social entertainer?  Not really!  


    P/S:  By the way, don't need you to hire me.  I have my own accounts. 


    It sounds like they have been
    treating their ICs like employees and got in trouble for it. I've never been an IC, but I suspect they want to continue to impose rules on their people that are not allowed, so if you are already having to follow rules about when you work and who else you work for, I wouldn't think it would make a difference to you, would it?
    It also sounds like the HMO's - so why not get -
    .
    Sounds like sm
    You aren't really working OT in the sense. So you take 12-15 hours to get your job done, but you are really only working probably 8 or less. If you're literally at your PC for 12 hours and not getting the job done, then wrong profession for you and you are being dishonest and lying to the company about your actual lph, on which they have to base the OT rate by law.
    sounds the same...
    scarrrry. So many people speak highly of this company, yet, obviously, we've haven't seen this.
    Sounds like MDI-MD. Sorry. (nm)
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    Sounds to me ...
    ... like she was trying to call your bluff and got burned in the process. She may have never had any intention of offering you the position at 0.09, because she thought you couldn't produce the proof. The ethical thing would be to offer you the job anyway, of course.

    However, just remember that you're WAY better off this way. Frankly, if someone had asked me for proof of my last pay - especially via my sending them personal financial information like a pay stub - I woulda ran away super fast.

    I guess on the bright side, you learned something out of all of this. And by sharing your story, we all learned. Thanks for that.
    Sounds like..
    ...Firing someone was the high point of this bitter poster's pathetic little day. But, unlike this angry individual, that skilled MT probably transitioned to another company within the same week, still enjoying working from the comfort of her own home and chuckling at raging posts by angry losers like this poor soul. But that's what happens when one has marketable skills--Unlike so-called ''managers'' like this poster, who when their luck finally runs out and they lose their oh-so-important positions, would be lucky to get hired at their local McDonalds, getting their jollies bullying kids putting burgers in styrofoam boxes. Enjoy the view from under that bridge and your Happy Meal!