What makes u think u should get special treatment?
Posted By: ?? on 2005-11-12
In Reply to: How is the ESL situation at MDI-Fl? Any special - clients to avoid if I accept a job there? nm
Tons and tons of ESL and you can't avoid them.
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So you deserve special treatment? sm
MTs that don't have kids are ALWAYS stuck with the weekends and nights. It is expected of us to take up the slack for the MTs with kids ALL THE TIME. And when asked ONE TIME to switch and work a night or a weekend so an MT without kids can do something, the answer is always NO I want to be with my kids. Go ahead and flame me because personally I'm SICK OF IT!
That's exactly what makes them special. They haven't lost touch with the MTs. (sm)
That's why I believe they are such a success. Seems like a lot of people are saying the same thing. I believe this will be my last MT job - they are great.
Think his/her point was the share of the WEEKEND work. What makes you so special? sm
Everyone else has to work a weekend at least every now and then.
A special is defined as a special in Radnet - i.e. anything sm
from a PICC line placement to c-arm to interventional.
I don't say where because I know not everyone gets the same treatment. sm
I work for a national and have several hospitals in my work pool, each with several dictating docs/PAs/NPs of all different nationalities and dialects. But I do have a primary account which I absolutely love and which really boosts my line count on the days I get it. Only a few of us work on this account. I have also been with this same company for many years, have proven myself to my supervisor professionally and personally, and I have consistently excellent random reviews. I did not always have this account as my primary. My supervisor knows I love this account, and she knows the dictators are generous with normals, but she also knows I never have to send one of their charts to review and that I can turnaround a LOT of these charts per hour. So in a sense, having this account is a reward. I am sure if other MTs knew how easy (to me, at least) this account is, they would want it, too.
So I would not say what national I work for because I know there would immediately be several other MTs on here claiming that their situation is the exact opposite, nothing but ESL dictators and mushmouths, etc. Well, that's how it was for me when I first started wtih this company. It has taken several years of steady effort to get to this point (and very little complaining). For every one 2300-line day there were three 1300-line days.
I empathize with those who are struggling, I have been there. It was a few years before I got to an income that I was truly proud of.
Not everyone got the treatment you obviously have gotten
The training is a joke. Half hour on the phone is what I got. Broken promises as to how much work would be available, no job skipping, etc. This list could potentially be very long. I'm glad you have had a very good experience, but not everyone has.
Treatment
First of all I would venture to say that any glowing reviews about Futurenet came from people who do not need benefits, i.e. those who have husbands who work or those who just want mall money.
If you need a full-time job with benefits - do not apply to Futurenet.
Not everyone receives the same treatment. Maybe
QT is probably better than lots of companies, but they are on a serious downhill course. I don't mind working extra occassionally, but we get it caught up this week and then next week it will be behind again and we'll be asked to work again. If they are staying out of TAT it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know you need to get rid of those not doing their share and hire new ones.
Disgruntled employees are disgruntled for a reason. Sure there are those who just aren't going to be happy/content with any company, but there have been several posts over the last few months where people have noted a change in the company. Some if it I think is due to EDITED leaving. She seemed to balance the work so that you didn't get garbage 2 days in a row. Also L started her business and there didn't seem to be anyone looking after TAT, being balanced in the work distribution, you didn't know who did what, e-mails didn't get answered, QA problems, etc. There was talk maybe 2 years ago about selling to the squid and I was told not to believe it, that it absolutely wasn't true. If there is no basis to the offshoring issue, I feel they need to come forward and let us know, either way. When you take a position you do it based on current information, if the situation changes I believe you should know so that you can decide what to do.
SOME treatment, even if slow, is better than
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I didn't like the way we were given preferential treatment (sm)
and the MTs were treated like peons. The owner told me about different perks that QA got, but the MTs did not get, because we were considered the elite. Even though I was in QA, I never thought that I was better than the MTs, or elite. I was once an MT, so I remember how it was, and I didn't like their attitude. That is one of the reasons that I left.
Honest/personable treatment, no DD but pay on
a lot of ESL or just plain difficult dictators. They are growing. I was switched to a new account they added in the middle of a work day with no notice...wished I had been asked in advance if that was what I was interested cuz it blew productivity for a few days and lowered my check since I was not yet familiar with the first account and new to the platform. Competitive pay, IC status. No extra phone line needed. They use AIM when you are working...may or may not get support even if someone is assigned to cover for questions/help. I left to return to work for a previous MTSO where I had worked.
Honest/personalbe treatment...
Thanks for your reply. Looks like I'm better off where I am, even without knowing the pay.
sick and on treatment and they were laughing?
honestly, one day these people will get their due.. unreal that people can laugh at someone's misfortune, an employee no less. Tacky and sad.
and this is special because.....? nm
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No, not very special.
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There ought to be a special SM
piss and moan board just for all you negative types who like to do nothing but complain and be miserable and start trouble.
Well, now - isn't that special?!
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you must be special, most people get 8 cpl or
less if on the new platform which only pays 60% of your line rate.
You must be special, some of us get nuttin
I haven't seen overtime request in 9 months.
How is the ESL situation at MDI-Fl? Any special
nm
You must be special, I never get a call
and only get a list of work to be done. A thank you once in a while would be nice, or even an offer to change accounts since there seems to be a hiring spree for them. I feel like if I fell off the end of the earth that they would call in 2 days to see why the work was not done,but no one gives a care whether you live or die there.
These special teams they have is just SM
sugar-coating the fact that you get the worst of the worst all shift, every shift. It allows them to funnel all the bad dictator to the MTs who can do them and allow everyone else to have the lighter stuff. I think if they are going to have BEST, STARs or whatever teams, they should be paying MINIMUM 12 cpl for this kind of dictation.
No, they were never special enough to have their own in the first place.
nm
Nah, nothing special. They are interesting though. Perhaps you could ask for some?
Maybe they can put some in your cue now and then. Just a thought.
I have never had a problem, but I know how *special* I am! LOL
I sometimes get ignored, but I know when certain people are in the office or at home, on shift or off. About 96% of the time I have no problems at all. Had platform problems today and got a prompt answer and had it all fixed up within about an hour.
Special situation
Hey guys,
I got kind of a special situation and was curious if anyone had any suggestions. I am living abroad for 6 months and then will be returning back to my house in the US. When we came abroad I was working for a company and then started with another company a short time ago. I like them a lot, but they are mostly VR and I can't stand it and make no money doing it, so I was out looking for another company. I am a US citizen and pay US taxes, but I am having trouble finding a decent company to work for. I know some people do this job and are military wives stationed all over, so I thought maybe someone would have an idea of a great company hiring at the moment? I am fresh out of ideas. I have several that will gobble me up gladly when we get back to the US, but I need to work while we are away. I can stay where I am, but I am not really making any money and went part time due to the VR editing mess. Anyone know of any solutions?
Thanks in advance!! 
I saw that ad and took special note of it also. (sm)
My first thought was their accounts must be extremely backed up and they (KS) are in danger of losing clients, thus the need hire MTs who are going to be able to pull off that line count within only their first week.
However, there is ALL WAYS more to a story than meets the eye.
It takes special ppl to do what we do. Either you have it or you don't. sm
Not everyone is cut out for this field. I'm sorry that it didn't work out for you because it definitely has it's perks! Like sitting in my PJs as I type this, while my hubby sits in traffic. It took him 5 hours to get home the other night from an ice storm. I'd list more bonuses, but there are just way too many and I have to get back to work.
Jayne, I didn't have to do anything special. I have
my SmarType running with MS Word and when my Word program opens SmarType is running with it. Load your SmarType and see if it will automatically start running when you open your Word program.
A special place in hell
awaits those people who told you that. I was an MT for 15 years and the most I ever made was 32K. That was several years ago when I worked at one of the last hospital jobs still around then. My pay actually got lower each year. I finally left the field.
Back in the day when I first started doing this, I constantly heard stories similar to my sister-in-law/aunt/cousin/best friend works in Florida/Texas/California/New York and makes $20 an hour doing transcription!!!!
I kept hearing about those big money jobs but I never found one. I've worked in every hospital, clinic, doctor's office and national you can think of and barely made ends meet. I'm so sorry they got to you. I wish I could get to people before they put down their money thinking their going to make big bucks. It's such a lie.
Why would you talk to the owner? Are you special? sm
Perhaps you missed the email about contacting your direct supervisor. I would never call her for anything. I have a person to go to.
Is there special equipment required with
Just curious.
yes true, unless on Special Teams, then 9 cpl
nm
Do you need a special foot pedal for DVI?
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Special foot pedal
You need a special foot pedal for TransNet.
You must be a special person - to have someone care so much about you.
NM
Nothing special about it. I'm an IC, and those were my requested days
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Well, aren't you just SOOO special!
I also have a special needs child, but my company routes
our work so that one person can't do lots and lots of minutes and there not be any for the others. Usually there is plenty of work for everyone to do lots and lots of "extra" minutes. There have been rare days where there wasn't a lot of extra work, usually due to the hospital system being down, and I may be a couple of hundred lines short because there needed to be some work for everyone, but usually the next day there was plenty to go around. Unfortunately most companies just want the work done and doesn't care who does it. If someone stays up all night to work that is better for TAT, which is a major concern with most companies these days.
6.5-clinic to 8-acute, special teams-9
nm
Any special reason, asking for a friend desparate for a job
Do they take newbies?
Can you tell me about testing? Do you need special foot pedal? (sm)
How quick are they to get back with you once you send resume? How quick is entire testing/hiring process?
TIA
No special errands to run, just work your shift. :) nm
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So all three you just filled in the blanks and didn't need special equipment?
The MT I work with and I might test with them this week.
Agree. You can't fake experience with OPs and special procedures.
It's much better to be honest but tell them how much you want to learn & ask them to give you a chance.
I was told needed special foot pedal for Transnet,
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Go to their website. They don't pay for headers, footers, special chars. and they're Indian
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No special software. Just copy and paste the report you typed to Microsoft Word on your
computer. Under the Tools menu, select Word Count. Characters are listed with or without spaces. Take the total of either and divide by 65 to get your line count. Then match that with what your company is giving you for a line count.
If you don't have Microsoft Word, then you can download a free trial of Abacus line counting software from the internet.
There is NO work at Transtech. Maybe they just choose special people to send work to
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I got my invoice Thursday and sent it in Thursday. Guess you are special. Hip hip hooray. nm
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Not me. I hope there is a special place reserved for them in a very hot place.
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