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They usually give you an appointment with your trainer once your stuff has arrived. nm

Posted By: Good Luck! on 2006-06-26
In Reply to: I accepted a position with a company last week. sm - Just hired

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... and give more to the MTs who do the difficult stuff. nm
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Maybe their supervisors give them the good stuff on
complain to upper management or HR, you get ignored because the supervisor always covers herself with lies and/or using TAT as the excuse.  Sit on that TAT and rotate. 
Well I had an appointment for a
phone call once and the person called me before my lunch hour started, so I missed the call. They had insisted on making the phone call during the week, when I had to be at my job on site. I sat out in my car with my cell phone in the heat, waiting for the call, which never came. I sent an email and discovered she called 3 minutes early, with no explanation or apology.

I said if she wanted to talk to me she could call me on the weekend when I was off, and she didn't bother. Probably best because I was literally and figuratively steamed over it.
Wow, I just made an appointment for bad neck and shoulder pain. I went through
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It arrived today by FedEx. I was sweating it. nm
 
Silly me...It arrived in the mail today :)
I guess I was just a bit impatient due to needing the money and a bit worried as I have had one lost before. I need to set up a new bank account soon :) I was so relieved and happy when it arrived today! :)
UPDATE: CARD AND GIFT CARD ARRIVED TODAY FROM TRANSCEND. USPS STINKS...
It tooks what looks like over 2 weeks to get there. It could have been shipped to a third world country is that much time. Shame on USPS. I guess you get what you pay for..even at 41 cents.Yikes. Sorry to my employer.
mt trainer
that's the point. no one got it. they ended up saying that the owner was too busy to do any hiring. I interviewed for it too. 2 weeks of my time for nothing.
What trainer?
Initials
Well of course the trainer is going to say

she loves Meditech, then if there is an issue it becomes your problem. 


I do wish you well, but Meditech just doesn't get any better. 


Well you said up above it was regarding the trainer position
and they wasted your time. Now you have a problem with the way the owner conducted the interviews? I work for this company so I don't like to see the owner knocked down.
My trainer is not so good.
I love the company, but I am not very impressed with my trainer.
Shannon T. is the trainer there
who trained me and another MT. Neither one of us worked there long; we had the same supervisor, GH. If you go with Milner and have Shannon as your supervisor, you might like working there. Shannon seemed like she'd be a good supervisor. She certainly was an excellent trainer.
Nah, the newbie had the best trainer...
including asking to work OT without recording...I have already seen it.  She is definitely a keeper!  Only those who refuse to do so are fired or made to be miserable so they leave on their own. 
did anyone have to call MDI-MD trainer for their
Bayscribe training? They said if I didn't hear from them by 15 minutes after my scheduled time to call them. Its looking like I am going to have to call in about 5 minutes. Just wondered if this is common?
Is there anyone who works as a trainer? sm

I have been working as a trainer for well over a year.  I have many, many years experience in MT and QA.  I am trying to get information on what the average pay is for a trainer.  Thanks for any info!


Told by trainer. But you're right

I have to call again.  I'll have to get on the phone and call tomorrow morning nice and early. 


The trainer didn't email you?
My trainer sent me an email letting me know that my computer would be arriving and to confirm when my training would start.

In the email, she gave me my user ID and password to log onto the computer. This is so I could set it up and make sure the internet was working properly before calling the specified number.

Maybe they don't do that with everyone? I don't know.
I am interviewing for a trainer position. What would
you ask for per hour?  I will be training all new employees on the software that the company uses.   Thanks for any input.  Yes, by the way, I have been with this company for several years but not sure what to ask for in this position.  Thanks!!!
I have been contacted by a trainer in the US already. Still unsure about this.
They said they would overnight the pedal. Still unsure if I should change jobs. Yikes! If anybody could suggest a safer bet that would be appreciated too. Thanks for your feedback!
Yes, it seems to be rather slow. The trainer said she loved it, though, sm

so I will hang there awhile longer.  Perhaps I just do not know all of the tricks.  I was told to wait 3 months before asking for any changes, so I don't want to rock the boat right off the bat.  So far, everyone has been really great to me.


Thanks for your input -- glad to know I'm not the only one who is not fond of the platform.



CMT trainer for MT course on job seeker's board?

Now they want us to give out trade secrets to our international labor partners, aka Asian MTs?  That's like training your successor before you know you are being fired.  The indignities of this profession are piling up....


How is the trainer, team leader or regional mgr
They've already said that it could be months, maybe even into next year, before all the problems can be fixed.  Why would the team leaders or trainers have answers that the technical team doesn't even have, and if they do, why haven't they fixed it for everyone??
I'm doing okay at MW after 2 months. Didn't have the trainer screw-up that you had. TL and QA
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Winnie you're a great trainer
You're at Medware right? A lot of former OSI'ers have gone to Medware.
Support very slow, had to train myself on platform. Trainer kept
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"warned" by someone who won't give facts or sign her name. Give me a break! nm
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Nationals give at least a week to learn program. Give
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They used to give out $25 Amex cheques -- give them time. :-) nm

stuff
you have to purchase about $1200 worth of their "proprietary" stuff.
What to do to get rid of that stuff:
Copy the URL address of the offending post then click CONTACT (on the bar on the right) and fill in the Admin email form. In the box, type what the problem is (cussing, vulgar language, blah, blah) and paste that URL. Ask them to remove it.

It's the cussing and vulgar stuff they want out of here.


Why do we put up with this stuff?
No paid holidays, and the list goes on.  It feels like we should be '"greatful" that we get any PTO at all.  Who are they kidding? Who do you know who works at home all the time, never done, and the beat goes on.  I used to worry about voice recognition, now I think the best thing that could happen to me would be to have to find a "real"  job, real bennies, real security (or reasonable facsimile), real paycheck, real time off, real paid holidays, real sick time, etc.  We do way too much for way too little.  I feel like the time I get at home because I work at home is not enough to pay back the every weekend, pressure, pressure, pressure, always behind, never type enough hassles.  What pay is worth all that?  Let's be reasonable, maybe 60K a year but I make half of that in a good year.  And the more they tie me to the chair the slower I will be.  So on it goes.....time to get real...
I have seen some really BAD stuff done by them yet they keep on going.
nm.
Most MTs already have this stuff except for maybe - sm
the C-phone which you can pick up for less than $200 on ebay. Also you can write off all these costs against your income and save a little in taxes which is better than nothing.
and T/U for doing the other stuff!
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Bad Stuff?

Could it be that she was given multiple opportunities to improve her line counts? 


I know for a fact that they will bend over backwards to help their employees and give them an ample amount of time to reach productivity standards.  Yeah, giving someone 3 years is a bit much!!! 


Why does one consider Axolotl a bad company because they require their MTs to produce 1200 lines during their shift, which is what is agreed upon at the time of interview and when the MT signs the employment offer letter?  Because the MT does not hold up their end of the agreement, Axolotl is a bad company for not keeping them? 


Again, if MTs want a job where they do not have to stick to a schedule and have a daily minimum that they have to produce, they need to go to a company and work IC.  Axolotl is not the place for them.


If MTs want a job with awesome pay, great benefits, great editors, great platform and lots of work, then Axolotl might be for you.  If the MT cannot type 1200 lines in a shift or maintain quality, it will not be a job for them.  But I think this has been stated before in a lot of postings. 


No bad stuff here
I really don't have anything bad to say about Transcend. they have been a great company for me, very flexible. In fact, any other company would probably not be as flexible as they have been. If you are struggling, they will work with you. They may outsource some work, but they are definitely not India. They are based out of Georgia. All of the team leads and managers are right here in the United States. IMO, one of the best and fairest transcription companies around.

I went through the same stuff

when training for Documed for a few days.  they expected me to be 100% perfect on the first day with a 80%+ account.  I was told to not do any more reports at this time.  A week later no word, and I emailed back.  ****, who is a real smart-aleck, emailed back and said we can't continue at this time.  Well thanks for finally telling me, coward.  Companies are real jerks sometimes when it comes to letting employees go. 


stuff
No HR department that I knew of. It's a husband/wife team, plus a couple lead supervisor/QA people, and a couple of other QA people. Husband rounds up clients, etc. Wife does initial interview. Lead supervisor trains for account specs. They use more than one platform, but the web-based one they pay a couple cents per line to that company to do the templates, etc.

They are really not worth all the hassle to try to get this resolved. I think this MT has already wasted more than enough time to account for the cost of the foot pedal or anything else. Call it even already.
I have not written any of this stuff
The secret to becoming a favorite at OSi will never be made publicly known, as there are plenty of people who consistently get at least 98%, 99%, or even 100% on audits, and are they rewarded for it? No. They aren't even told what they get because apparently their superiors would feel obligated to reward them. They just keep plugging away making the people "who hear it from the physician" look good while some of the QA team needs to be replaced for their holier-than-thou attitudes and their capacity to make crucial mistakes as well. The only way to grow and succeed with this company is not by being a model employee by being reliable and doing near perfect work without complaining - it is all in the hands of the powers that be, and what they look for, I sure as heck don't know, nor does anyone else not in the inner circle, 98% accurate or not. Why anyone would want to run a company this way is beyond me. Why not take the best assets you have - your employees - and use them to help your company grow, instead of playing these stupid games and giving people promotions simply because they have found a way to nudge into your circle? That is how companies succeed.
And to think, they get all of their stuff from CHINA!
whoa!
Same old stuff, same phrases. SM

Must be great to be able to blame the world for everything.  You are a very angry person, you need to be on meds or something.


Yes, exactly. The picky nothing stuff
I have been reviewed now for 5 months; been in the "Exceeds Standards" percentage; and that is ridiculous anyway, 98-100%, etc.

I have been an MT for 25 years. Why am I being graded. We obviously do not know what we are doing. I thought I finished grade school along time ago.
If you would see how they do the QA and the nit picking stuff they take off for anyone would know
that they are going to do everything they can to make sure you dont meet that 98%.
weekends and stuff
Actually, when you get your little chart to fill in (24 hours, 7 days) it clearly has marked the hours where there is a shift differential. You could choose to work ONLY during those hours if you want. There will still be incentives and bonuses. The bottom line is, the jobs will still need transcribed and SOMEONE has to do it.


If you will notice, if you ignored the MQ stuff, there is nothing else other than that here.
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Biotech stuff too, I think
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Most of their stuff goes to India (nm)
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anyone can make that stuff up
...........
if that;s the stuff you want, DONT' GO THERE!
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I found some stuff, but nothing really about -sm
their flexibility. I may leave an IC job to become an employee and I am really worried about it, not sure that I can do this with 1 child still at home (3-year-old boy). I know there is a BIG difference between IC and employee status. I just don't want to stress myself out too much on a day-to-day basis. By the way, I'm not the OP. I think I will pass though. Flexibility is extremely important to me, at least until my youngest goes to Kindergarten.