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You are correct: A naive person. Better jobs out there.

Posted By: nm on 2007-09-19
In Reply to: As am I... - Amphion

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How do you know that this person has 3 jobs?

How naive you are
Unethical practices effect all of us MTs!!! The higher management wages for not a decent days work, the lower wages for us lowly MTs. Anyone who does not work on production can get away with anything working remotely. Does that not make sense to you??? Companies do not care? Oh I think they very much do care. You are obviously defending your own poor work ethic.
You are very naive.
nm
Don't be so naive...
at least look around for another job in case what people think is going to happen happens.
How naive.
Ask the people living in Gaza if they would agree with you. As the 4 million Iraqis in exile. Ask some Holocaust survivors.

You've got an awful lot of growing up to do.
Wow. Naive. nm
  
Please don't call me naive...you don't know me
I was just making an addition to what I've been reading. That's why I put I just read... jeesh
you are very naive (but in a nice way)

The Indians who are poor WILL REMAIN SO and will not get a job as an MT.  There is no concept of Welfare in India either.  They will starve on the side of the road while the Indians with offshored jobs buy more clothes, cellphones, cars, etc.


The reason is that it is very difficult to get a PRIMARY EDUCATION in India.  Most Indians are TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY ILLITERATE IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE, LET ALONE ENGLISH.  To send your kid to primary schools that will actually teach them something, costs money and the poor in India don't have it.  It is the opposite of our country, which has a free education up to high school for all.  Then we have to pay for college ourselves.  In India, the colleges are free or very cheap, but the primary education is hard to get.


The person who is taking a job as an MT in India is NOT a poor soul crying thanks to the heavens that s/he can now feed their children.  Much to the contrary.  The people getting the MT jobs over there are of the upper middle class.  They are overeducated and underemployed and end up doing MT because they can't live off their parents forever OR they are older and want to slow down.  In India, MTs get paid either 1/2 or 1/3 of what call center workers get.  It is considered lowly to be an MT (strictly a typist one step above the office peon and yes there is a job category in India called a peon) and the call center workers are called executives.  MTs in India are failures in their chosen fields and/or could not hack it at a call center.


How do I know all this?  EASY.  I have family in INDIA.  I have seen the classified ads for jobs there.  They are so desperate for MTs that they will train anyone for free.  Notice in the USA they only want EXPERIENCED MTs and then the companies cry about how THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH MTs.  Crying with a loaf under each arm.


In short, sending MT jobs in India does nothing for the poor except possibly make a household servant job (pay is usually equivalent to $US 25 a MONTH) available.


Please: you're either very new or very naive
nm
OK say she was naive like her team

Please tell us exactly what emails you are referring to that TOLD us our jobs are GONE!?!   I've been RIGHT HERE trying to get work and answers - you must have been part of the golden inner circle that GOT answers - not me!


So you are embarrassed. You are also extremely naive.
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with all due respect, your response is somewhat naive..sm
how easy do you think it is for a company to say our MTs are all U.S. based? Sweetness, it's called the internet. I can't believe some buy into this. If I were a doctor and assured that my dictation was being typed by all U.S. MT's, do you think I would buy that - no. Especially when they can hire overseas MTs and pay them half the wages. Pleae get with reality here. Have a great evening! Also, DRC has no say so now; remember, they were bought out.
No, Amphion takes what they can get, the naive MTs.
nm
Wow, you are a naive little thing, aren't you?

Yes, I am sure TT will get it all straightened out.  It has all been just a bad dream.  We will all wake up and this silly VR CRAP will have been just a nightmare.  They won't be trying to RIP US OFF while trying to sweet talk us at the same time (sounds like some guys I've dated!). 


About that gift...  Not to sound 2 years old but, really, what else do we get in this biz?  MT Week is about the only thing left and TT just ignored it.  Nice.  Very nice...  TT Management, you can take that sweetie crap and...  well, you get the picture. 


Now, you go back to watching the Disney network.  They have nice stories too that always have happy endings.  Seems like something you can handle. 


a little naive to think the 'suits' don't come here wouldn't you say? nm
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"NN" means 'NOT NAIVE'
NM
Can you spell naive? See if you can answer this question..
What do you suppose happens once these people are trained to do YOUR job at less than HALF of what YOU ARE making?

get it yet?

and no, most of the time there are not plenty of jobs to go around.

I cannot believe anyone is this naive - you have an agenda perhaps?
In the dark, naive, have blinders on. ER is going down fast. nm
no msg.
If you think I'M a bully you're incredibly naive
There's nothing remotely bullying about my post. I stated my opinion. You post on here asking for opinions and I gave you one. It just wasn't the self-serving opinion you were seeking assuring you that you did the right thing.

Yes, perhaps you did the right thing for you by turning that job down; but if you're so happy where you're at, why are you wasting the time of MTSOs and perhaps pushing other MTs out of the running so they can spin their wheels with you? Also, about 98% of these posts on the job seekers board indicate when a weekend day will be required; you should have known going in when you applied apparently just out of curiosity that a weekend day would be required.

Sorry, but I'll leave you to your God and your family and your ability to pick and choose 'wonderful' job offers.

I'm just glad another MT will get a shot at this job who realizes people do indeed need reports transcribed on the weekend, and I certainly hope your God is on standby if a loved one ever needs a critical care transport and all reports transcribed and ready to go, because if the staff is a bunch of MTs refusing to work weekends, it could be a real inconvenience to have to wait until Monday for the official transcribed documents to be completed and faxed.

I'm done here...
Save a penny post is not slanderous. Not only are you naive,
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New, naive, desperate, carpal tunnel, slow transcriptionists... I don't know.
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I think it is one person. I had a few print outs from a few weeks ago and this person even capital
I have had a positive one. I have been with Keystrokes for 3 months and am very happy.

I printed them to show my manager but she told me that there are few bitter people out there and no one can do anything about them. My manager said that everyone can tell that it is the same few over and over again, for Keystrokes and a few other companies as well. Time to move on Ms. Anon. I cannot think why a company would go through the trouble of getting IDs and getting you installed just to ignore you after that. Doesn't make sense, does it? Are you sure that't the whole truth? You keep saying truth but it sounds fishy.
Exactly what I'm talking about RUDE! You are a very unhappy person. A happy person does not
respond in such a way!  This is the reason SS has such a bad name.
Cherrypicking is when you work from a pool of jobs and being able to reject the worst jobs to those
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I am not a hateful person but that person screamed at me for 45 minutes. sm
She said all transcriptionists are idiots.
Monster Jobs and Career Builder usually have a few path jobs. nm
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Don't think any do except for those in-house jobs. Some QA jobs are paid hourly. nm
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They didn't take our jobs, QT gave them our jobs. The account is now
back in the hands of US MTs, or will be in just a couple of weeks.  
Are MTs that are looking for jobs finding good jobs right now with everyone looking or is it
getting more difficult to find a good job.  I am most interested in jobs for experienced MTs with more than 10 years service.  I wonder if it is better to put a resume on or just keeping applying or what is the best way to go about this.
Look at all the jobs on the jobs boards.
You can find a job and won't have to apply for unemployment. You would be surprised how many companies need qualified MTs! Go get 'em and get 'em now!

Don't wait until the 11th hour. Too many needs to put your hat in the unemployment slot.

What they lost is our gain.

I don't believe you are correct about tha

MQ takes out SS taxes and federal taxes, but not state taxes.


 


Correct me if I am wrong about this.


Yes, you are correct
I worked for them and one check bounced. They replaced the check, so I decided to call the bank and check to see if there were funds and the bank informed me that there were NO funds. Second time, before I cashed the check, I called the bank, again, no funds. I told her i would shred the checks and I wanted a money order. After that, I quit.

Deb Garrison was not rude to me BUT, the people she has working for her are very rude.

Yes, a lot of MTs quit. And they do NOT pay for spaces, they ONLY pay an 8% allowance for spaces, which is way too little.

Look elsewhere, you don't want to touch this one.
Actually if you want to correct someone...
correct yourself.  It is y'all.  There is no "a" in "you"...You all not Ya all...brush up on your redneck lingo.
Actually they R correct...
Any word ending in a "y" does not get the - between it and the other word, as in weight-bearing, fruit-bearing. Sorry but I used 2 work 4 the Grammar Police back in 1903.

YOU ARE CORRECT!!!
I see this every day. You are correct!!!! They need to go down. They have a program and I have seen it! They can go in at any time and go down a long list and tell it what TO COUNT and what NOT TO COUNT. Then, they can tell ya'll (because I quit MQ) whatever the heck they want to.

The hospital that I work for uses their platform and we are allowed to see how our lines are counted. HOwever, thanks to MQ, we did lose quite a bit of money thanks to MQ telling our supervisors that it is the "trend" not to pay for spaces. Thanks to MQ, I will probably have to change careers even though I absolutely adore medical transcription. I used to average $19 - $21 per hour. Now, I cannot get past $15.50 on a really good day!
Yes, that's correct.
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That's correct, but......
MTs don't have the education/training that a physician does, either, so I don't think it is realistic to expect the same pay for what we do.  Don't get me wrong here....what we do is very important, but get real if you expect to be paid as much as a physician!
Actually, that's not correct....sm
It actually states...if you wish to remain ANONYMOUS, please do NOT enter your real name and email address when making posts.. You had me worried there, lol. I had to hunt down the policies to make sure I wasn't out of bounds!!! It also states that certain actions constitute a material breach of the terms and conditions such as (amoung others), Posting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, libelous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by MTStars.com in its sole discretion. IMHO, this poster is doing precisely that. All one has to do is read the tone of her messages. She is disgruntled and wants to get back at ____. I'm sorry she feels this way and I'm sorry she is making this public. I really CAN do without the drama.
And you are correct!!
Definitely is characters and spaces.
you are correct. sm
If they bash, I would sue!
You are correct - sm
You can either choose to have health benefits, (which I don't need since my husband has this through his employer), or you can have flexibility. I am finding that it is very difficult to find an MT position that offers both of these options. Right now, I need flexibility. Thanks for very bluntly helping me to make my decision!
Very well put--100% correct!
Good post!
It is Web Correct
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You are correct. How are we to know you are
Managers on the norm do not speak with this type of tongue.  Stop spreading lies.  If you are a manager for Keystrokes and this is an indicator of how you speak to people, then I would not work for this company or take the benefits.  Please practice what you preach and be a little more professional if it is the company's reputation you have in mind.  Management should be a little more discrete and not be posting on a public board.  There is a nice way to put things you know.  We are not children.   
Yes, that is correct!
Synthescribe America is out of Tennessee and Synthescribe, Inc. is out of the Phillipines (they are the ones who ask you for a 3x5 photo of yourself, etc.)
The above is correct.
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I believe this is correct
13,000 - 14,500 = .0025
14,501 - 16,000 = .0050
16,001 - 20,000 = .0075
20,000+ = .01
You are so correct!!!
I give you all the credit in the world for having your own accounts. I just got a call from a local hospital asking me to work a per diem job for one of the medical surgical floors. It will be very interesting to see how much they want to pay me an hour versus 7 cents per line. The hospital is only 5 minutes from my house. It's probably worth taking. It might get my skills up since I have never done Acute Care.
No, that's not correct
If you read the handbook it says both lines and hours, not just production.
You are 125% correct.
It is a bump in the road. She will be fine. Has happened to so many lately.
Sorry - you need to correct yourself
Employers only pay 1/2 of the SS which includes the Medicare portion -- they do not pay half of your federal INCOME tax or any of the STATE.   I have done payroll for companies.  They withhold your federal and state for the employee and send it into the government every quarter but they do not pay it themselves, they pay it FOR you.   If they did everyone would be getting whopping returns.  I have also and still am both and there is no way that my employee status pays half of my FEDERAL income tax and they do not pay anything to state.  Again they withhold it for me and I get a gross and net income on my paycheck total.  When I say SS I mean everything that is owed to them,  SS and Medicare as they just broke that up several years ago.   But you still only pay an extra 7.50 or close to that which is the half of the 15.75 which is the total that goes to SS and Medicare.  They have to pay WC and unemployement but that is extra and never comes into figure when you are taking about employee vs IC.