Sun shining and beautiful after days of bad weather - I just (sm)
Posted By: sm on 2009-08-20
In Reply to: It's really hard to believe that nobody is posting - anon
want to plow through my work and go walk in the woods. Grateful for the work, the sunshine and still having the ability to walk.
Have a nice day.
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Must be a cloud overhead because the STAR is not SHINING!
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So where is the weather better? Looking for
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Wish you were right about it being the weather, but
my account is in Las Vegas -- a LARGE account -- nothing but sunshine in Las Vegas . . . . so . . . . not the weather!
How is the weather in New Jersey about now.
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And how is the weather in New Jersey now for you too.
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That is what I just said. !0 days PTO, period. That includes vacation, sick days and personal days
They should have paid holidays so that you are paid if you take off. Also should inculde extra hours for sick days and personal days.
That annual raise of .002 is kind of a joke especially when at the same time they upped the minimum line requirement from 10,000 lines to 12,000 lines.
OSi just does not have the qualified people in management positions that I wish to work for.
I am glad that you are happy at OSi and all is working out for you. Their dishonesty and the way they treat people just does not work for me.
Of course they can get by cheaply by hiring unqualified people so that is very good for the owners.
I think it's bad weather causing the problem
I heard the site I TX for is having bad weather, and that can effect work flow.
Don't you watch the Weather Channel....sm
For the past few years and especially now it's been the raining money season in India and the no work/drought season in the US!!! There is NO slow season in this country other than the little bit of time around the winter holidays. In almost 20 years in this business that's the Only time there was a lack of work, certainly not during the spring, summer, or fall! If you believe that nonsense that the work is low due to the season...well, boy do I have an investment deal for you! Buy property in India and work there as an MT..you'll be back on your feet in no time! The other thing taking our jobs from us in the invasion of VR....one by one accounts are disappearing from a typing pool because they're being switched to VR...and try doing some of those VR reports From the MTs in India and the Phillipines....YIKES!!! I was Very lucky to have found a good small company where I just type, no VR, no offshoring at all, and steady work...so I'll hang onto it for as long as it lasts. There are companies out there like mine, you just have to keep looking every day and hopefully you'll get lucky too! It took me over 6 months to find this one.
Beautiful!!!!
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this is a beautiful gesture sm
and just what I needed today...thank you. 
Ru Paul is beautiful. nm
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That's a beautiful story! (sm)
I guess there are different degrees of severity with stuttering, as there are with most things.
I certainly am aware when I do it, I'm sure it's noticeable, and it's terribly frustrating and embarrassing. It doesn't mean (I hope) that I've lost the little intelligence I might have, just that I maybe have a little problem with my wiring. LOL.
I'm sure your friend is a very competent physician. In a field where malpractice lawsuits are filed on a relatively routine basis (with or without merit), I doubt he would still be a physician if he didn't have a high degree of competence and intelligence.
I also don't think people should be so quick to negatively judge a person with this type of disability (or make fun of a person) because someday, they might find themselves with the same ailment. As I found out, it can happen in a split second. 
Their website is beautiful! I have never seen one like it
It really is a nice website, the art is fantastic! I am going to keep them on my desktop for future reference. I have never run across them, but they sure seem really down-home. Of course judging a book by its cover, but it really looks like a nice place.
Same here--weather stinks for work at homers - good riddance to FL. nm
I live in the Northeastern also - it is beautiful here! nm
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long beautiful hair
LOL. Anyway, I would be interested in hearing about DeVenture, also. Are they employee or IC?
Hahaha, don't hate me, but I have the beautiful NJA screen right now!!
And I am very happy to see it. Off to drink a hot cup of coffee and bask in the warmth of the morning sunshine.
Ta-ta.
I just drove by the new office. It is beautiful and huge. I felt like a stalker but did not want t
I worked for MQ for a very long time, almost 15 years, and made the switch in January. What a great change it has been for me and it is nice to see offices being built for expansion rather than closing like the one in Tinley Park did with MRC/MQ. I should have made the move 2 years ago, but am glad I finally did it this year.
Merry Christmas mlstoo!! & All! Beautiful post, feel the same!!! nm
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You bill 30 days behind, and they snail mail it so it's late - about 40 days from invoice
No way jose - they even messed up their direct deposit payments
Maybe she/he works 14 hour days/7 days a week? nm
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Would that be 5 business days or 5 regular days?
So when are we going to be paid this time around since you're so knowledgable?
Sorry, but for some of us a day or 2 actually makes a difference.
Most want 20 hours over 5 days, but it could be more, or it could be spread over 4 days. nm
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Correction - TH has 5 PTO days 1st year/10 days 2nd yr
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Axolotl within 30 days. Transolutions in 60 days. NM
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It is true. Any job has its good days and bad days.
Perhaps you'd like to just keep your old job and try this one out. Just because a poster here is crabbing about it, or even if as in the past there have been negative posts, odds are that there are very happy people who don't even post or know that this board exists. As Alice says. Everything is relative. The fact that this company is hiring and pays may be a place which is a blessing. As opposed to digging ditches on day labor for example. Or somebody might prefer digging ditches. This is just an example. Sometimes we who are employable, even though we don't make as much as we used to in this business, or as much as we would like to, we still if working at home do not pay for gas to go to work, career clothes, deal with office politics, have to look at a boss who writes us up if we are a minute late, etcetera. I don't make half as much as I used to, but I don't send my 3 children to day care which by the way saves us money. SO I remind my husband I am worth that in addition to my salary if I had a job outside. No job is perfect. I am not even sure if Focus is any good or not, I have not worked there. But if one poster says there are good days and bad, I say that is the most honest answer you are going to get anywhere, and if you need a job badly, how is it to hurt trying it out, until you know for sure for yourself? THanks for listening. But sometimes this board gets to be a bit much with the agendas of people railing on other people like the OP here who just wanted all opinions instead of just one side. Balance is always great. And, if things seem lop-sided, then it is a good thing to seek out both sides. IMHO.
I think they would. Those are good days for 10-hour days. sm
I have a set schedule but it is Tues-Sat and it works well for me. It wouldn't hurt to ask!
90 days is correct. 3 days off 1st year, 10 during 2nd.
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Were the 2 days weekend days? sm
They expect everyone to work a weekend day. Their definition of team player is to actually work 6 or 7 days a week. One might consider it if the pay was there & she gave out some decent work. It is the ideal place to work if you are a workaholic with no life.
11 days is more than you would get inhouse...usually 10 days.
We have the convenience of working at home and yet you want MORE than what inhouse positions offer?
Ask if those are calendar days or biz days too nm
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90 days
...so I'm not eligible yet, but that was the first good thing I heard about the...that their pay was about average, benefits were great.
I can't give specifics yet, so maybe someone else can help with that who already has it, I just didn't want you to feel ignored!:)
Re: A few days ago...
It was not a few days ago. It was weeks ago. They've gotten everything straightened out. I've posted in defense of this company before. They are compassionate, they are very helpful, and are all about finding ways to make us be able to do better as MTs and QAs. I love this company and hope to be there for a long time to come. Those of you who have no personal knowledge of the company need to not post in response to people who are asking legitimate questions. We hire newbies that have no experience and give them a chance. Unlike so many of the 'great' companies out there that everyone spends every day worrying about. We are onboarding more and more accounts by the week and are growing tremendously. I highly recommend this company. Good luck to any of you who decide to apply.
That's what they want... we have 60 days sm
to find another job and we can give them 1 days' notice and they'll consider it a lay-off, otherwise if we leave with no notice, they will give us bad references.
We all have those days
 It seems like I have days like this a lot lately. Isn't this job fun?
Five days for me. sm
have not yet started, just heard yesterday, but sounds good so far. Hoping this will be my last carnival! lol!
90 days
Diskriter benefits start after 90 days of employment. I have been with them since July 2006 and love it here.
It's been eight days now
And still no answers.
Despite their many good points, I disagree about the benefits. I think they are awful and very dependent on circumstance beyond the MT's control. I think they're only good for people who have been with them for a very long time and are allowed to stay on a primary account. I thought I was alone in this and even began to doubt my own abilities or chalked it up to my aging until talking to some other MTs who felt the exact same way; that every time they got good at anything their work was switched to something unfamiliar, keeping their production and wages down, and benefits next to nil. I've heard three MTs complain of this and wonder how many others there are.
yes, same here, last few days.
am getting concerned...did they overhire?
I believe it was 3 days
I think within 3 days I had heard back. In the week after that, we exchanged information, etc. Before 2 weeks were up, I was actively working on my account.
Good luck to you!! I am another happy Keystrokes employee.
Up 2 u, can take 5-7 days (sm)
They are probably checking references, background, etc. Give them a week from when you interviewed and then give them a call. They are interviewing a lot of people I'm sure since they always have ads on the boards. Can take awhile to get all candidate interviewed and make their best match for schedule and experience.
Sure you can, and use up one of your few PTO days.
I get 10 PTO PLUS 6 paid holidays!!
Gone are the days...... sm
Sorry, my opinion is that this is going to be the norm for most. I think the days of making .10 and over/line are gone unless you have already been employed somewhere for a long time. There might be just a few places that pay like this but I doubt many. Some places are even only paying .3-4/line for speech rec.
Some days yes, most days no..sm
It is usually my own fault if I don't get my lines in 8 hours. Usually related to too many interruptions, too many distractions (looking up something on internet, which leads to looking up something else and so on), or when Im not feeling well. I don't want to sound rude, but really look at why you may not be meeting your lines. You may find you have more to do with it than the system.
How often can you take days off at MDI-MD?
How do you maintain your required line count for the week if you take a day off? Do you have to make them up on other days or what? How many days in a row could you miss? I've never been an IC or SE before so just wondering since I've been reading about them being flexible.
TT these days.
All I have to say is ARRGGH. Sorry. Usually not this way, but that is the word for it. Arrrrrg. 
After 90 days.
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42 days???? huh???????sm
Report away, that is what I was just told Friday by a Recruiter!!!Maybe the recruiter or whomever she was, needs to get her information straight.
No pay for 42 days
OMG Not being paid for 42 days is even worse!!! Nothing defamatory about telling what actually happened to a person individually. The truth is the truth.
those were the days...
gosh, you are very lucky to work for a hospital that does not outsource, I used to and those were the days.................so few hospitals still have inhouse MTs. I am not the speediest MT, that's for sure, but I take a lot of pride in my work with accuracy and extensive medical terminology being my strong suits - but it is hard to make money without speed. I know I should give it up and do something else for a living probably but I love this work and cannot imagine doing anything else.
A few days?
Wow!!! It sounds like you have a great gift to be able to tell someone is abusive. You worked there a few days???
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