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and she'll just keep running them off. Especially as long as

Posted By: "anal" is right... in EVERY SENSE on 2008-12-22
In Reply to: Wonder if it's who I think it is. Hope so - ex-TTS (nm)

she keeps people who steal, cheat, and lie -- get fired from other companies for being a thief and a backstabber -- as supervisors. It amazes me how some of the serious bottom feeders can go from one company to another, lie on their resume, and never get caught.... especially ones who had police show up to their house and confescate all of their equipment after they thieved from the company they left. NICE JOB! That'll keep a company floating along.


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They had a long-running ad in Advance Magazine. sm
I called on the job.  It was really excellent pay, got to work at home if you lived in the surrounding area and they paid relocation expenses. I really wanted that job but my husband did not want to relocate.  I haven't seen their ad in some time though. 
As long as you have work and are not running out, why worry? sm
I know exactly what company you are referring to and they HAD to do it to be able to keep within TAT. There were not enough MTs and not enough QUALIFIED MTs applying. I have not heard of many people being out of work. Are you running out? I was also disappointed, but I have to pay my bills and the rest of the companies out there are far worse than ours. Trying to find a company that doesn't offshore and pays well and has decent dictators is extremely, extremely difficult. Hang in there!!
I'm sure you'll get there before long. sm
I've been MT'ing for 23 years and the worst part has been the learning curve with a new platform and account. In fact, I stuck it out way longer than I should have with MQ just because I was too lazy to learn the ways of another company. I did take a position with a new company and will probably ditch MQ by the end of the month. Hang in there. Keep us posted on your lph ramp-up.
It should, but you'll be searching a long
time to find it.  Seems 8 cpl is the going rate and 9 if you're lucky. 
Wouldn't do it. You'll end up with lines that are in the 70 and 80 chars. long length. They
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You'll work as an employee, not IC. Need your own C-phone and pay for your own long distance line
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Very true, really long weekends at times, but no real vacation in 7 years.I'll travel when retire
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If you'll read through past posts you'll find lots of
recent info.  Why do you need menitoring if you already work as an MT.  Unless you do clinic work most companies will require you to work at least one weekend day, at least initially. 
If you'll read the archives you'll find out everything
you want to know, none of it good.
Probably figure you'll want Way more than they'll offer, whatever it might be. :) nm
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If you'll read more carefully you'll see
I was referring to AFTER she's missed out on a job, having a friend do sort of an audit to tell her what what was wrong with her test she submitted -- not cheating.
No problem :) No matter how long, it is too long for me - I am broke the day after payday. Kids wi
do that to you!

I know that they have worked very hard to make sure that checks are never late and I can say that in the past two years, I have had one problem (2 days late) and in the past 18 months, they have all been on payday and perfect.

I know that there are a lot of hard feelings in MT in general. I also know firsthand (and I am not mgmt) how hard KS has worked to get things going good.

I would not want to walk in an MTSO's shoes for any amount of money, but that's just me. I like to finish my work for the day, forget about work when not working and get paid on payday. I never want the other things that go with mgmt or owning a company of any kind :)
They definitely rip you off with your line count. Figured this out long ago and quit long ago
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What really sucks is that I looked for a LONG, long time -sm
before joining DRC - wanted a highly reputable, not-too-big co. that was LOCAL, and that treated its MTs humanely. I'm very happy with DRC & had planned to stay with them permanently.
Long, long history of not paying...and
similar posts have been made here in the past few months. Everyone thinks they will be different, and then they end up coming back here to warn others that they don't pay.
Running. sm
Good! You do that.  What concerns me are MTs of my standard that might get my lines.  So run Forest run, more money and security for me.
They are running another one now
which is why I am curious.  Thanks.
not running out
2 part-time jobs have been slow after Christmas and have run out of work (one is cilnic, the other acute care), but my full time job  has been keeping the work coming (acute care which is a trauma center and a major medical center) 
running out
Working there for 3 years.    Running out off and on problem, but in the past 6 months or so rarely happens (until last week). on my accounts. Sunday did very little. Today there is work. A few weeks ago both my accounts were very busy. I know they were hiring; now maybe there are too many people. This is why I work for more than 1 company.  Can't rely on one for enough work.
which MQ office running out? sm
Monrovia, Ca. How were you
informed of work shortage?
Definitely running out of work. nm
nm
running out of work
i work for Cymed and no work either. very hard to get line counts.
Running out of work

Hi there!


About running out of work - I see this is a very hot topic on the boards, as well as in the entire industry, and it's always the same this time of year.  I am a supervisor now, but when I was a regular MT, working on production, it used to be the most frustrating time ever - from mid-October to right after the first of the year.  I'll never forget dialing in multiple times on my C phone one Christmas - all day long.  I just felt like I was fighting for work. 


First of all, the reason for this dramatic drop in work is attributed to several different reasons.  It's not that the company has hired too many people, and pushed you out of work.  It's not that someone is secretly manipulating your work pool, and taking work away.  It has nothing to do with offshoring, or any of that - Trust me.  This was a problem WAY before offshoring became the major issue it is today.  This is simply a result of less office and hospital visits.  Most hospital visits are generated by older patients, and their routine, or urgent, procedures, necessitating H&Ps, Consultations, Discharge Summaries, OP notes, clinic visits to follow up the surgery they just had, etc., and etc. Many of them simply do not want to get out this time of year.  They will put off going to the doctor until after the holidays.  No one wants to schedule things during the holidays, and even people who have minor emergencies will try to treat themselves rather than go to the ER during this busiest season of the year.


So, how do we manage it?


I take a lesson from some people I know who are union workers, and their work is mostly outdoors.  Their work slows down during the wintertime.  They know it, and they prepare for it.  They put their funds in a savings account, or their branch of the union does it for them, to doll out later when work is leaner.  You can be your own credit union.  Many companies offer great - ABSURDLY great - incentives when the work is in a big backlog.  Take this opportunity next year, and put all of your overtime or incentive pay in a savings account, so you can use it when the holidays hit again near the end of October next year!  You could just jump from company to company, or decide to go work in an office somewhere hourly, but don't fool yourself.  Neither of those solutions will ever replace the rewards for being a dependable, steady, disciplined, loyal employee of a good company.  Find one you like, and stick with it, but know ahead of time that this year is going to be lean.  Be ready - be expectant.  It's one of the things about this industry you wish someone would have told you when you started, right?  Well, I'm telling you...


Anybody else with MDI-MD running out of work lately?nm
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Thanks everyone. I am running away fast.
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running out of work
any companies out there that are not running out of work for their employees????
Why is everyone running out of work?-sm

Either these companies are overhiring, or losing accounts? What do you think it is?  I am afraid to start my new job, because I am seeing posts where they run out of work....This is too frustrating...


Why is everyone running out of work?-sm

Either these companies are overhiring, or losing accounts? What do you think it is?  I am afraid to start my new job, because I am seeing posts where they run out of work....This is too frustrating...


RE: Why is everyone running out of work?-sm
Everyone - Too broad of an interpretation - The company I work for, no shortage of work.
Sorry. Is Medware running out of ops. ? nm
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RE: Running out of work at MDI-MA
Try one of the heavy ESL teaching accounts.... you'll never have to worry about running out of work. They do have them ya know!
Running out of work
I am a new Precyse MT (2 wks)  and there have been a couple times when I've run out of work before end of my shift, but as soon as I notified my manager, I was given another account to work on. They have so far been very responsive to me and always willing to work with me.  I love it so far.  
I keep running out of work.
The platform is pretty pathetic.  The do pay on time and seem friendly.  I switched companies because I kept running out of work and the same goes on here.  Oh well.   I am tired of learning new doctors and new personalities so I plan on staying.  Maybe I can find something else really flexible to fill in the low spots.    Good luck!
running out of work
I left this outfit at the first of the year and my accounts with my new employer have been going hot and heavy every since.  Let's face it people, people do not quit getting sick or having surgeries in the summer months.  There is no slow season in this field. 
To MDI-MD MTs; is work still running low; I was about to
accept a position but then I heard work had been low. I was also told by recruiter the ESLs were few but then I saw some postings stating there were many. I have been where I am at for several years so when I move I want it to be somewhere I will be happy for a long while. Can you give me an honest opinion?
Sounds like your co was not running the co
right. Get rid of them! Hire those who can do the 2000 a day. Instead, you demean the integrity of the field by paying junk wages. Smart idea...real smart! So they add to the field going into the potty.
potty running over.....
You would be shocked to know... not just a handful.
Yes, but then she might be running out of work.
No win.
KS and running out of work
I think it depends on what account you work on. I worked there a while back and was assigned a certain # of physicians. If they did not dictate then I did not have work. This was clinic work - but if you are on acute care or maybe radiology that might not be the case.
TT running out of work
Ask for a backup.  Today is my day off but I just logged on to see if there was any work to be had and yep, plenty.  I'm P/T and most of the time work more than I would like because of backlog.  Please don't call me a powers that be or any such.  I'm just a lowly MT who has worked for TT for about 4 years, ran out of work only a couple of times on my primary in all that time, asked for a secondary, got it and haven't needed to work on it since.  I sure do get tired of the TT bashing though, doesn't even sound like the TransTech I work for.
If everyone is running out of work...
then why are they hiring? I have an interview Monday for a job with MDI-FL, acute care, ExText account. Which account(s) do you work on?
I think the running out of work is because ...

of the time of the year.  Typically the period between Thanksgiving and the first of the year is a slowdown for the entire industry. 


This company pays well and on time.  They treat their employees very well.  You won't go wrong applying here and accepting their offer if one is extended. 


running out of work
Before I left they finally got direct deposit, but I did recall MTs calling often because they were low on work. In my experience as an MT, it is always best to work for at least 2 companies. I work Superior Global and Focus and love them both.
Yeah, that's what I was running into
When I type 5:03 it would stay, but then 4:63 and it would convert to a decimal.

None of yesterday's times changed like that but they didn't add up right. I did it off a handwritten log so maybe I'll go back and play with it later when I have more brain.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
Say what you will...our children will be running
that nursing home you'll be in some day. Better to treat them well and take care of them now than to wish you did later. By the way...I'm guessing you have a dog or cat instead of kids?
I had Bayscribe and DQS running (sm)
on the same computer for about a month or so and it worked fine.
Running out of work
I can honestly say that I have really never run out of work for more than a few minutes, always make my lines. I even worked extra a few nights these past 2 weeks when asked.
Running out of work.... sm
I can't understand how you could be running out of work at MQ. Maybe a year ago, but not anymore. Some times I wish the work would run out, but there is always work.
work running out
I am curious when I see such postings here on the board.

What type of reports are you generally being assigned??

It's scary to see work running out, no matter what 'type' it is.
Not running out here...I have been really busy..
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You won't be running out of work at all. nm