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no, isn't 2 week vacation but technically is. new acct isn't ready on go live date so we get

Posted By: happy MT on 2006-09-22
In Reply to: I think she is just saying she landed a job with them and a bennie is 2 weeks paid vacation. - that's all

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    Don't know, maybe they're getting ready to go live on a new account?
    x
    Well, welcome aboard then. Do you have approximate live date? nm
    .
    One week of vacation (IF you don't need it for something else)
    Holy-moley, what have we come down to?
    It is Lkeystrokes@aol.com but she is on vacation through next week. sm

    Your best bet would be to call Becky at the main office at 630-739-5520.


    The recruiter was on vacation last week. Maybe shoot
    s
    Anyone here typing the new acct that was to start this week?
    nm
    Does anybody live near Trenton, NJ? If so a hospital position 40 hr week is available...sm

    This requires a quick response on your part, because there are two positions open and I don't want to post this on the job seeker's board.  The ft position is hospital transcription, hourly wage, all bennies and PTO and holidays.  The other position is team leader for the MT department, directing work flow and working with staff. People are now interviewing, but wanted to give a chance.  email me if you want to, because I will not name this on post.  Thanks


    Advice from an MTSO. You will not be ready until you think you are ready and it takes more than MT
    One of the most important things a service owner can have is confidence. You have to have confidence in yourself before anyone else can.

    Transcription is only about 50% of what you need to know. Set yourself up right from the beginning. Pick a name, incorporate, open a checking account.

    Then put the basics in place down to the littlest detail. Pick your colors, your logo, your motto.

    Put together a business plan. A formal one. It will help define where you want to go and will add to the professional image you want to portray. Register with the state and your city or county.

    Take a small business class at a community college - that is a HUGE help.

    The other 50% is accounting, business management, HR, marketing, sales and legalities.

    It sounds like a lot but it will pay off.

    And be prepared ... as you succeed, there will be a lot of people that will try to talk you out of it but you need to be strong and realize that they did not do it so they have no idea. Get some thick skin.

    I used to post a lot on here, and learned the hard way not to. This is the first time in a long time that I have come over here, but your post caught my eye. I do not post anymore, but my company has a lot of posts about it and you have to learn to put blinders on it and ignore the bashers. Hard to do but trust me, very necessary.

    Anonymous MTSO, although some will figure out who I am !
    MDI is not technically IC
    it is STATUTORY EMPLOYEE. They do acute care hospitals. Here is the site for more information:
    http://www.transmdi.com/home/
    technically, after the closing, then employees not ICs
    so might want to rethink
    Technically, outsource is still the correct label
    It falls under the umbrella of outsourcing, and offshoring is a specific type of outsourcing; i.e., there is domestic outsourcing (kept within the country) and offshore outsourcing (sent out of the country).
    Thanks for explaining. I tend to be a bit technically challenged in that area. sm
    If I ever get a life, I might give it a try.  Somehow a picture of an old woman hunched over her keyboard, listing hobbies as eat, sleep,and work, probably is not newsworthy  .. LOL. 
    I lost an acct with MQ, called the hospital and they told me who had the acct. I chose not to go wi
    nm
    Older posts about them have the MTs bouncing from acct to acct and not being able to make
    s
    My acct mgr sent an update this morning stating a large acct sm
    starting next week; another in 2 more weeks; another in early October; and another in November. This is just a normal end of summer / holiday slowdown. I'm sure other posters on this board are also out of work due to the same circumstances.
    Give it a whirl. I WAS on that same acct, same pay. Asked and got put on an acct just as bad, so I
    s
    I don't know where you live but where I live foreclosures are rising and there are no jobs -- non
    I worried about my employer for part of the winter as my accounts grew sparse. I had plan to switch to being an employee with benefits but dared not make the switch in this economy (this was last year this time, got it?)
    I figured keeping my seniority was worth whatever security it afforded.

    My accounts have rebounded some and I can pay my bills.

    By economizing seriously, I have paid off my credit card and put some money aside, just in case. I'm breathing easier, thanks.

    So, all in all, I'm not complaining. This last winter was brutal, but I had a job and I paid my bills. When employment rebounds and/or national health goes into effect, people will go to the doctor again and we will be busy.

    My part of the world is like a ghost town -- everyone who could left to find work in the city -- many apparently leaving their homes to the banks. Several houses in my vicinity have been on the market more than 4 years.

    Forgive me my loyalty ... it pays the bills.

    What does yelling at the rest of us do for you?
    How was your acct at Amphion? I have a HORRIBLE acct...

    I am new to Amphion and have this account that has a lot of account specifics, no automatic ADT (which means I have to search for the names, etc) which is not a problem for me, but there is one dictator who is ALWAYS awful, and I have been getting him back to back to back my first week with Amphion.  Did you find that you basically only had 1 or 2 dictators while there or did you have more?  Of course, I would not mind doing him occasionally but can't do this all day.  I will never be able to make any money, especially at the line rate that I am being paid.  I have 2 children of my own and 3 of my sister's children in my care.  I cannot afford to do this everyday and don't know what to do.  I work as an IC for another company making 9 cents a line, which is much more than Amphion, but really wanted employee status so was willing to make a little less, but I am afraid it is not going to work.  I do not want to have to find yet another company and start all over with them to only find out that they suck too.  Any suggestions?


    It depends on where you live. If you live in their
    service area it would be cheaper than outside their service area.   I only have rates for out of service area and medical is  139.13 for family or 168.42 depending on what plan you choose.  Dental is 20.85 for family, vision is 5.13.  These are per pay period. 

    Individual coverage would be 44.79/54.21 medical, 7.99 dental, and 1.71 vision.  

    I opted out of insurance as we have through my husband's job.  I believe  the cheaper insurance is a 70/30 plan and the more expensive an 80/20, not sure about co-pays.  Deductibles are $2000 for family, not sure about individual.
    Vacation for SEs
    Anyone know what is the procedure for taking vacation(s) as a MQ SE? How far in advance do you let them know, do they have a problem with it, etc.? Is there a limited amount of days you are allowed per year?
    Vacation

    All MQ offices seem to operate differently, but in mine I have had no problems.  I usually give several weeks to a month's notice, then I also remind them a week or so before I'm off.  I have never had any problems whatsoever.  I took off about three different weeks last summer over a 6 month period.  Plus, right after I was hired I had to take off for an already planned vacation and they didn't say a word.  


    I don't know the answer as to how much time you are allowed to take off.  It would seem to me being an SE (basically an IC) that legally they could not limit your time off.  Of course, that doesn't mean they won't complain about it.  I think if you give a few weeks notice there shouldn't be a problem.     


    Again, you are not ready
    ...If you have to ask if there is a contract to type up. If you have been an MT for ten years, you've had to sign a contract with an MTSO. It should be common sense that you would do a contract if you have your own account. Even though the client can break it at any time.

    MTs don't mind helping MTs. I think if you seemed a little more knowledgeable you would be getting a better response.

    You may want to do some research first. You are not asking the right questions. You don't strike me as someone who has been in this business for ten years.
    Get Ready
    that is way too high - and is why you are being replaced bu Indians.
    I have vacation and PTO. I take off when I need to. I
    usually take 10 days off in a row and then long weekends various times throughout the year.  I have even taken a day off with just 1 day notice when I was just needing a break.   I don't take advantage and I have about a month of accrued time now.  Sometimes if I'm taking off on a Friday for a long weekend I'll work extra during the week, or get up very early Friday and work, so I get my lines in, though I'm not asked to.   I think my company sees that so they don't hassle me when I take off.  
    Someone needs a vacation and bad!


    Vacation? What is that?
    :-)
    Thanks! Im on vacation
    until mid next week. More later!
    Some MT's on vacation right now, but
    But sometimes there is not even work on weekends.  Yuk!  Going to get worse before it gets better at Transtech -- too many MT's hired now and slow holiday period coming up.  Some of the accounts are only overflow accounts and temporary accounts that TT picked up recently, so look out for the bill collectors at the our doors around the first of 2008.
    No, she is still there but has been on vacation. sm

    If this is the right account. Actually, I think all the leads are there still and a few have been added.  ***Edited by Moderator***


    Please do not post initials and/or names here. 


     


     


    You probably won't know until they are ready for you to.

    Yes, I'm about ready if
    If like you said, I knew I could have a good job out of the house, I would take it. I'm tired of being treated like a first grader by MT companies who think they are all that.

    I work like a dog, and I'm very honest but I have people micromanaging me and telling me to make sure I'm not late... they are crazy. I overwork if anything. Egos.
    Regarding vacation and PTO,
    do you mean they are separate, 6 vacation days and then 1 week PTO, meaning 13 days total? and how do they differ between the 2? Thanks for your help.
    Full time with Transtech is both. 40 hours per week and 5500 lines per week.
    x
    Nope .. email on 1/18 promised "within the next week." Here we are, 1 week later and no info.
    x
    The minimum is 5500 per week, NOT 6600 per week. I think you made a typo. :)
    NM
    Companies that allow you to take vacation
    I work for a company that has paid time off, thing is they don't like you to take it. If you want to take off more than 1 week a year, they won't let you even if you don't care if you are paid for it. Does anyone work as an employee where you can actually take vacation without being without a job when you come back, the work is steady and the pay is good?
    Vacation Coverage - IC
    I work as an IC also, and I'm taking a few days off in just a few weeks. I let them know a month ahead of time. I'm the only one working for this company (very small) and she won't hire anyone else, so they know what they're in for when I'm gone. I don't know what they're going to do because they always had another girl for back up. The only bad thing I'll have more work than I can handle when I come back. I'm not sure how other companies handle the situation.
    I'm getting ready to start sm
    with a company that uses this platform and am curious as to how it works as well. I'm wondering if there is a built-in line counter.
    get ready to tell your thumb
    that it's going to work for free. Phoenix Medcom doesn't pay for spaces.
    How much maximum vacation can you get
    working at Webmedx. Thinking of applying but need to know about paid vacation days. I believe you get 10-11 the first year but I'd like to know how much vacation you get maximum after a few years. TIA
    Uhh, as an IC? Vacation is unheard of in that

    Staff appropriately and you won't have this problem.  The problem is relying on ICs as employee.  You cannot expect someone to just work and work with no time off - not gonna happen!!! 


    This is what goes against my grain.  These companies want employee types but only want to pay a very minimum line rate for evenings and then now are requiring that you take no time off or schedule time off and never have an emergency???? 


    Get ready to be clocked in....

    I would think it is tough to go from IC (flexibility) to working a strict shift.  This is just my opinion.  The other problem with working for that hospital is that at any given time they could outsource the work.  I'd be very careful if I were you especially if you are an IC with your very own clients that you service yourself and not through an MTSO, which is actually subcontracting. 


    Even though you are hourly, I'm sure they'll want some sort of production out of you, and this as well can be stressful in a new environment. 


    It's tough, but if I were you, I'd stay IC.


    KS Vacation question (sm)

    How does KS calculate your vacation time?  If you had 1 quarter in the year that did not meet the 12,000 lines, does that mean you get no vacation at all for that year?  In other words, If every month has 12,000 lines per pay period, except 1 or 2, no vacation at all for that year? 


    Most are ready for editing though, sm
    Much more work flow these days now that they added additional work types.  Easy to make good money.    I like it.
    Can you take vacation days with no pay
    and can you have holidays off with no pay. Is there a limit to how many days off a year you can take? Do you have to make up the time you are off? TIA
    Only if you're PT ready to go FT

    For 1/4 of a cent raise.


    Yes, I'm ready to give up the PT MT I do
    because this 3 cpl VR crap is for the birds!   I already gave up FT MT after 20+ years and that was a WONDERFUL decision for me.  
    Vacation should be holidays
     
    Ready to scream!!
    I need to vent!!  There is a certain co-worker who lurks, hovers, and then pounces whenever she sees good jobs coming up.  She waits until I am tied up with another job and then swoops in like a sniper and grabs them.  She does this over and over!  It is becoming so disgusting. 
    Remember when Don was on vacation?

    Some were not keeping to their daily line commitments and a couple of accounts were out of  TAT.  She wrote:   WAIT TIL YOUR FATHER GETS HOME!   I like a spoonful of sugar with my medicine!  And humor is quite unusual in a boss. 


    getting ready to test with Amphion
    anyone take the test recently?  How was it?