Yes, it is hard, but on the off chance the machine
Posted By: fatcat on 2009-08-29
In Reply to: It is, of course, an - American-made machine
was made offshore, purchasing the machine involved one purchase. I can make clothes into infinity with it so I have in essence stopped my need to buy clothes from Mexico or who knows where.
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steno machine
Nope you're not misunderstanding. I've been using a steno machine to transcribe for 10 years now. I actually went to court reporting school and started working in that field and then the person I was working for started a MT company and we had on-the job training and eventually started working at home doing MT work for the same company. Long story short this company no longer has work for me and I'm getting ready to start with MQ. Yes, it was expensive equipment to buy but that is what I'm used to now. I could go out and get a court reporting job but that would mean getting actual work clothes on. LOL
The thought of the person that started the MT company in the beginning was that by using a steno machine we could produce more but that is not really the case. Sooo, I was just wondering how many MTs there are that use a steno machine :)
Transcription machine
from Dictaphone, or there are other manufacturers you can program to work like C-phone. It kind of looks like a phone with a handpiece and numerical pad, but you use it to dial in to access the dictation. I hope this helps.
Lanier machine
Speaking of Lanier in general, it's really not that different to use than a C-phone if you are used to that. You push a different number for sign-off, etc., but otherwise very, very similar. Sound quality is fine on mine.
It would have been put in a slot machine otherwise.
I had to put more memory in my machine sm
to speed it up. Now it's okay.
My sewing machine
is a Kenmore, from Sears, which, as far as I know, does not offshore its appliances and sewing machines.
No, but you can't have Vista on your machine to work for them. nm
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A fax machine is not pertinent to being a trascriptionist
How often do you use your fax machine in relation to your job as an MT? Please tell me. Who has money to spend to go out purchase a fax machine just so they can fax new hire paperwork and likely never use it again?
a few wods on the transcribing machine
that's something that bugs me. The machine records, and plays back. It does NOT transcribe. (That's what WE supposedly do.) So no way am I going to call my dictaphone, or my hard drive, or my foot-pedal, or any other machine a 'transcriber'. WE are the transcribers. The machines we use are for all intents and purposes just glorified Walkmen (tapes) or MP3 players (digital).
I suppose you could call VR software'transcribers', but judging by the lack of quality coming from those, I'd beg to differ on that, as well.
A "transcriber" is a machine, not a person.
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Probably typed by templated machine -
I seriously doubt the tech of the physician himself. The company I used to work for also had this and it was a templated program that typed out the report (in other words, VR).
About your Kenmore sewing machine...
You know that anything labeled Kenmore is a product from another manufacturer, right? Like a Kenmore fridge could really be a GE fridge.
You also know that Sears has entered into a marketing deal with KMart whereby KMart now sells Kenmore brand-name products, right?
If you won't support WalMart, why would you want to support KMart?
There is no answering machine. There is a live person
during business hours with voice mail after hours. If you called her home office rather than the main office, I could see that happening as she has only been in town a few days this month and last. That is why people need to call the people they are supposed to and not the CEO. Most company presidents are not accessible, in fact I have worked for both Transcend and MQ and never once spoke to the CEO and never expected to. Why does everyone expect Keystrokes to be different?
I am not saying that Keystrokes is perfect for everyone, I am just saying that if you go through the office, as you should, you would not have that problem. She only made calls for 3 days right after the HR person left and then someone else took over.
Do Diskriter MTs have to use a company machine or will they load yours? Thx. nm
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I am going to learn the steno machine so I can work...sm
less hours and spend time with my family more. The machine will not work I don't think with the VR but for regular reports it should work. Can you tell me what books you used to learn and if they were good? I am getting an old machine off of ebay with paper to practice and I need some instrucion books to learn theory and would appreciate any help you can give me as well. Please post how it works for you. I really would like to know. Thanks.
I have known two people who used the steno machine to transcribe as an MT....sm
Over 10 years ago the one MT was doing 400 lines an hour. Not sure about the other one. I know about the software expense to put it into a computer document but since we can only work 40 hours a week now at MQ because we are all employees instead of ICs, I am going to have a lot of time on my hands and thought I could learn it. I at least want to try and if it doesn't work out, then I won't take it any further. I also had an email from someone who knows about it and said it can be self taught with good materials. The most I could do with fine tuning my word Expander is 300 lines an hour and they took that account away from us and gave it to another supervisor. Now I get crap and it slows me way down. Can't live on 200 lines an hour. I need more.
Maybe I am way off base, but I still would like to try.
And I just called their number and an ANSWERING MACHINE picks up.
Gimme a break.
You need experience, an independent Fax machine, & your own DocShuttle/ByteScribe software. Pay in
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Last year you needed Word 2003 to work for them. Prior to that, you used their machine
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In the "old days", the machine on my desk that played the tapes was called the transciber. sm
People who type the dictation are called transcriptionists. I realize in this new day and age where people would rather google, spell check and guess rather than look it up in a dictionary or other word reference and actually know the meaning of what they are typing, such things make little difference, but it means something to me. I also have hated the word typist since I do so much more than just copy type.
I know ... pay me and you can call me anything is the predominating theory here. I just have noted that it is usually the Indian-based company that uses the term transcriber.
sorry - chance - the end got cut off..nm
Not a chance. nm. been there, ya da da
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By any chance...
Was this company called Proficient Transcription? If so, you need to look at the posts on the New MT board. She has been ripping off newbies for a while now.
DON'T TAKE A CHANCE
Pay is consistently late--and comes with a boat load of excuses. Not worth it. I am still waiting for payments.
Were you an IC by any chance? sm
I'm in the mid $20 per hour range myself but have long experience on 2-3 of my accounts. Good benefits make up for any loss in line rate you may see.
by any chance
was the wife's name Faye?
Any chance of getting a new sup and
I was the one who was so excited about the company I called it Axolotl, a Bright light in a dim universe. Some people even applied because I was so excited. Then, I was so disappointed about my experience. I still mourn over leaving but living life that way is not acceptable, micromanaged by a person who is so controlling was not my idea of a great work experience. So wish we could all go back and do it over again with just a bit better experience!
I did get a chance to do that once sm
My son's dermatologist happened to be a doctor I was typing at the time. He was in a large clinic system and when I saw him name come up I wasn't a big fan. He talked way too fast and never spelled any doctors names at all. We got to talking and I mentioned that I sometimes got his work and he asked if he was good. I told him he was okay but if he could slow down and maybe spell the occasional referring physician's name that would be great. I never get his work anymore so I don't really know if he ever improved or not but it sure was nice to tell him about it!
By any chance
Could/would you share the name of this company? Sounds IDEAL.
TIA.
Do you by any chance
work on VR and if so, which system do you use?
did you mean by chance Indian
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Is this company by chance DSG? nm
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Fred,, are you in GA by any chance? nm
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They will cut you off at the knees if given the chance sm
When you start they treat you like a queen. They then disappear and at any moment could e-mail to tell you its not working out. I left their on my own, but this happened to several others. They also tried not to pay one person for her wor just because she put in her notice.
In Texas by any chance?
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Yes, I say give them a chance... SM
Because overall they ARE a good company. I cannot say that they are the very best, and will fit every single person, because they're not and will not. The QA dept really isn't too bad either, but they are very... sensitive I guess. You may never ever have a problem with any of them, and I know that most of them below the manager and a particular team lead are perfecly competent and nice. So don't even let that worry you. :) I wish you luck with your new position!
Lisha
any chance all DRCers could get to know one another?
Really wish I knew who you all are who are on this board. It would be nice to be able to correspond a little less publicly about all this new info we got today. If anyone is interested, I would be the first to give my name and the account I work on. I'm willing to give Acusis a chance, but it just hurts so much that this has all been going on behind the scenes for months and months and months and I just kept blythely typing along, thinking everything was secure. My biggest worry is what happens after the 100 days? Words are just words and the fact that he says he has no desire to shuffle things while perhaps meant to assay our fears, truly just made me more nervous. My loyalty was always to DRC but I'm not so sure anymore that their loyalty was to their employees. I have to chew on that for a while.
Only have dial-up, no chance
of ever getting high-speed internet access where I live... my only other option is satellite, haven't wanted to shell out the bucks for that up to now, but may have to. Can anyone tell me what companies still use dial-up or allow satellite connections? I hate to apply at companies, etc only to find out that they won't allow dial-up or satellite. Thanks so much for any suggestion about where to begin.
Oh, I would jump at that chance if available!!
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Give em a chance
I have been with Transcend for over 2 years now and I love it. They will assign more accounts for you as needed when you are out of work. There are more options than just jumping ship. They are a very good company to work for. 
Is there a chance of me getting 9 cpl at Medscribe?
I am with Medquist currently and after three days of no work coming over, I am ready to head 'em up and move 'em out...I know a lot of companies pay very low, even for MTs with lots of experience, and I would like to avoid those companies. How well does Medscribe pay? I have no idea, and they won't say. By the way, I do mostly ER reports...Any negatives on the company? Thanks!
Do u work for SS by any chance??? sm
Had a lovely email from mgmt with misspellings and incorrect grammar tonight -- so was just curious!
I would give her a chance...but
I would give her a chance to sing her song, but she does not sound like someone who would recognize a loyal employee whether she found one or not. She demonstrates many of the symptoms of an employer/client who regards an MT as part of the equipment, and I consider myself an expert at attracting those types.
DD is immediate; there is a better chance of that going through than a check. sm
If a bank were to go belly-up, the direct deposits that are already sent are paid because they are paid the second they leave the bank. However, outstanding checks would be worthless.
This does not make any sense. If they changed banks and had a waiting period before being able to provide direct deposit, that would be understandable, although I do not know of any banks that do that for more than 30 days.
If there is a banking crisis and their bank is on the watch list, they would change banks. When you get your check, look at the bank. Look it up on the FDIC Bank Watch List. If it is there, maybe they are just panicking. If it is not, they are lying to you about something. Maybe they do not have the money to pay, maybe they have other issues. I do know, because my DH is still in banking, that many banks have tightened lending and have lowered corporate lines of credit for small companies. Most banks consider companies with less than $10 million in annual revenues to be small. Not sure where MDI-MD falls, but if they are under $10 million a year, they might have lost their line of credit through no fault of their own, and that could cause tight cash crunches.
Give them a chance
I agree with Hope. There are those of us who have not had 20+ years experience. We have taken minimal paying positions in order to get experience and for once, we would like to be given the opportunity to make some money and just given a chance to show we can do the work. As most recent graduates will agree, it can be very fustrating when every resume sent out is replied with contact us after you have experience.
I would expect QA to bring to my attention my weaknesses and where I needed to put more effort. Sometimes I read this forum and think how ungrateful some people are and maybe they are just burnt out with the industry and should find a new career. There are those who are new and hopeful we can eventually earn a reasonable income working at home doing something we like doing. Otherwise, we would never have taken the time out of our busy lives to return to school. Try being more positive and do not scare the new job seekers.
I have recently been hired by Focus and I know what is expected of me. Not many jobs pay top dollar for a person to sit at home in their pajamas. The least we can do is do the work without bitching.
Are you management by any chance?
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Oh yes. I believe I'd jump at the chance.
I really have to say that. Although I have dedicated my life to this job, that fact is easily lost with the smallest infraction by people who scream at me in CAPS. I want to enjoy doing the work I do with such care.
I think our chance to unionize has come and gone,
the current perks big companies get for offshoring American jobs. No, offshoring can't be stopped (unfortunately), but instead of being rewarded, companies should have to PAY for it as a privilege, not a right. That way, companies who truly NEED offshore workers could do so, for a price. But it should be more cost-effective for MTSOs to use American MT labor, even with the pay we deserve, rather than what we're currently getting, than to use foreign labor. Right now, they're having their cake and eating it too, at America's expense.
by any chance - is this a company in Maine
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Is Chuck Spitxer by any chance
the recruiter for this company?
Is this by any chance a company that starts with "M"??? nm
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