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oh - I stand corrected. So who's LK?

Posted By: nm on 2007-06-14
In Reply to: That would LT not LK :) nm - KSMT




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    I stand corrected...

    I see. I stand corrected.
    xx
    Ahh, I stand corrected. nm
    nm
    I stand corrected

    No, I did not know many of the things you say here.  The only pharmacy techs I know are people with very little training, not like anything you mention, and that does frighten me I must admit. 


    I do know that many of the newbies seem to have a poor work ethic and don't seem to have had very much training.  I see that where I work.  And I do know someone who had been in a mentoring program offered by a national and had a horrible experience and barely kept herself alive on what she made. 


    I did not know the other things you mentioned.  I am glad you filled me in on these things.  I want to learn all I can about our situation.  I welcome feedback and I sure wish the things you mentioned were discussed here.  I'd be grateful if you could advise me where to turn to find out such things and keep track of what is really going on, because I apparently am not getting the whole story.  I'd also be interested in your ideas for what to do as you seem to know what you're talking about. 


    I apologize if I offended you or anyone else. 


    I stand corrected.....sm
    The M-F schedule was not an option when I hired, but that may have just been with the account I hired for.
    Stand corrected
    yes, I meant between sentences, not words.  See what working all hours of the day does to you?
    Then I stand corrected.
    Thanks for the clarification.
    Execuscribe - I stand corrected

    Thank you for pointing out actual fraud amount.  I stand corrected. Article states $379,968.  Kodak alleged near $500k.   It was $1.36 million and $632,277 that was ordered to be paid by Linda and husband for damages stemming from the convicted fraud. 


    And again, you are correct in that it was not Execuscribe by that name in these particular convictions, but former company name of Emtex - whose assets were then acquired by Execuscribe at a deflated value, and then quickly transferred those Execuscribe stocks to her sons -- which generated a new action, and was declared null and void by the court in an an attempt to "hinger, delay or defraud" her creditors.    So, yes, Execuscribe was named in this court action.  


    Maybe I'm off by a few years -- but I remember this business being Emtex, Executive Secretarial, and now Execuscribe.  That's SEVERAL names.  If I'm wrong on that - sorry.  But my point is, one GOOD name should carry you through your whole professional life, don't you think?


     


    I stand corrected and apologize to OSi
    And, love the red coffee cup and candy. 
    You're right, I stand corrected.
    I did not accept the offer as I had much more pride and hope for the profession I have chosen.

    Also, my reply was not a company bash session and it was entirely professional. I point that out as my professional pride is the reason I declined the offer from Shapin, which was made by a woman who seemed proud of low quality and the insult they are making to our profession.

    Now, I can almost promise that no one will post a professional response that would agree with you. Any real professional would never accept the positions they hire for, unless they have drastically changed. And if they HAVE drastically changed, I definitely take back all I say and hope for the best for them and their employees.

    Fallyn
    I stand corrected. It is HIPAA

    I stand corrected. Guess all accounts are not
    created equal and sounds like you have a good one. 
    You're right - I stand corrected. So much for *rules* NM
    nm
    I stand corrected. That's good to know. I have found them to be fair also.
    nm
    Sure I got the email, I stand corrected. Three titled employees are listed & there is one more
    that simply has not been announced yet. I will say again, could be nothing at all, could just be a change of guard. Didn't say whatever was going on was good or bad, but wondered what is going on. I will be the first to say change is often a very, very good thing and I am hoping for good!
    I think I would rather be corrected by the
    dictator that some of the nit-picking QA people who check every a/and/the, every comma, etc; especially love those QA people who believe their way is the only way and it is wrong if they say it is. These are the kind of companies that I want to stay completely away from. It's sad though because some of the companies are probably very good to work for otherwise.
    What are you being corrected on?? If it
    is account specifics, bone up on them. If it is your style of transcription, i.e., they are following BOS and you aren't, or the other way around. If it is simple mistakes, then take the time to proof your work.
    Corrected mistakes - sm
    I agree with you about the stupid mistakes that are corrected by the dictator. I feel terrible when the doctor spells out BOWEL or other simple words. The MTs who type like that are a disgrace to the profession. You HAVE to pay attention to every word, know the difference between ileum and ilium, in these diagnostic imaging reports. I don't blame the radiologist for being upset - and the MT deserved being yelled at for it. There is NO excuse. I'm ashamed everytime I have a dictator spell out something so simple, but I do appreciate the occasional spelling of an obscure illness, etc., although I don't trust their spelling, I always check it myself, but their spelling is a help to looking it up. Why throw stones about the offshore MTs when there are MTs here just as bad, or worse? No wonder accounts are constantly changing over to other companies.
    Your'e right, the errors have been corrected.
    It was written in a fit of passion after just learning that I lost my job, excuse me. I hope you are never put in this position and don't ever get emotional about losing your job. I am sure you can walk on water also.
    i corrected myself. PAY ATTENTION LOL
    /
    I would rather be corrected than look too stupid. sm
    Maybe that poster or emailer or whatever was trying to help the poster not look bad?

    I am playing devil's advocate I guess.
    Look above, I corrected myself, how rude people are here.nm
    nm
    Doctors would be okay if you corrected your sentence LOL
    /
    TransTech - corrected post

    I was offered a position with Transtech today. The recruiter gave me a lot of info, but I completely drew a blank regarding any questions I had. I work for MQ now, and am looking to leave because I believe it is only going to get worse, and I can't take any more cuts in pay. So here goes:


     


    1. Do they do ASR, and if so, what is their percentage of line rate (i.e., Medquist currently pays 70%).


    2. Do they pay any shift differential?


    3. Do they allow split shifts or 10 hour shifts for 4 days if 1 is a weekend day?


    4. As far as line rate, they offered me 1.25 cents less a line than I am currently making, but their incentive program, from what I understood, seems pretty decent.


    5. Are they easy to work with, QA, supervisors, etc.


    Any and all information anyone can provide would be appreciated. This is a big decision I need to make by Monday, and am a little nervous, but think I would like to take the leap!


     


    Already corrected this above with the "Oops" post.
    x
    I corrected it immediately in my lower post....nm
    nm
    Well I just re-sent my resume to the corrected email address he gave.
    I just got it back saying it is undeliverable. Makes me wonder what type of company this is if they can't get their email straight.
    At least you stand up for yourself!

    I am the HR person, QA, and trainer for a small company.  We've had the same employees for more than 5 years, some as long as 10.  Recently we had to hire a few new people because of growth. 


    People talk about wanting to be respected and wanting to keep the work here.  I agree this needs to be done but in order to do that we have to have qualified people.  IF somebody passes our simple test, which is transcribing real files, and we hire them, we tell them their line requirement.  We don't even require set hours.  We get people who won't do 200 lines per day, much less what is required.  We get people who say they have 10 years of experience, yet require total read throughs, which cost us money.  The incredibly bad ones we have to let go, which is incredibly hard for me to do, then come here and post how horrible the employer is.  They don't mention the fact that 1) they still have our equipment even though they have their last check, 2) they failed to do their required lines per hour, 3) half the time they just didn't work at all PERIOD.  Or I invest a great deal of time in training them and they quit with reasons like I didn't realize it would take four hours to work part time and get my lines, I didn't know working at home was like having a REAL job.


    I don't know anything about your company at all, but I do know the frustration at being hammered on these forums without the real stories being told, so I think it's great that somebody actually takes up for their company.  We do not outsource, but I have edited for companies who do, and the work is there ON TIME, even if it has to have minimal editing.  If someone is sick, there's somebody to back them up.  No whining, no emails from people who say that for the 10th time this month there was a wreck and their power is off, the dog is sick, I fell and hurt my back again, my dad is going to be ill in December so I'll need time off, my car broke down and I had to walk 5 miles home so that's why I am 8 hours late getting on, I was out all night partying and I have too much of a headache now to work.  It's a real shame for the people who actually do work their tails off.


     


    What does TTS stand for? nm

    nm


    Take a stand.

    Lest we get redirected to the politics board, let me make a few general observations.  I would not look to the companies for resolution.  They are only one player among many whose greed holds our country in their clutch...a tight, squeezing grip that impoverishes the poor, enriches the wealthy and make economic refugees of the ever-shrinking middle class.  Look beyond the corruption of the politicians and whatever despair, frustration and hopeless you may feel.  For a long and single moment, stare far back into the eyes or our history and ask these questions over and over and over again:


    Why are we paid wages like we're a third world country. It'd be nice just to meet the bills, but between low wages and high costs of having insurance, which we have to have because our antidepressant medications are so flipping high, who can survive doing this anymore? 


    They are your questions.  They are mine too. Why, indeed.   Go and find your answers.  Seek educated and balanced debates pros and cons, right and left. Here's a hint on how to start.  You'll have to switch to something besides Fox and CNN to find this.   Listen to the candidates.  Follow the rhetoric and their platforms.  Watch closely and be a tough critic.  Put yourself around others who share these perspectives.  Listen and contribute, teach and learn from one and the other.  Identify your agenda and then go out and promote and support it. 


    Do this between now and this time next year.  Then show up at the polls.  You will know what to do.  If you don't get what you want from the leadership and the legislators, do not disappear into the corner of the country.  Get out there and go for it, over and over.  This is not wasted effort.  If you were a child of the 60s or 70s, you would believe this.  In my life, sweeping, long-reaching and lasting reform has come and gone.  Minorities and women still reap the benefits of those efforts from so long ago.   The time is ripe for history to repeat itself.


    PS:  If this were 1970, you and I would be organizing (watch out, here comes that dirty word) LABOR UNIONS. 


    Could not stand it ..
    First post I read was how nobody needs the BOS. Then I read this .. some days you just have to wonder how in the world people make a living if they really feel there need be no rules or standards. Forget India or Manila or Pakistan and for God sake, remember patient safety. There is a reason for standards and every time I come here I see someone shooting themselves in the foot with their incredibly illogical logic. Our jobs are about patient safety .. first, foremost and always.
    What does LTS stand for?
    nm
    Can't stand it.
    I hate the way it searches patients, I hate the autotext format...basically can't stand it. I only live with it because I play it in express scribe and type it in word and then copy it over.
    what's TT stand for ? nm
    nm
    Where is YOG or what does that stand for???
    Does this company still exist?  I tried to look on Google to see what company this is and cant find it.
    What does it stand for, please? (SPi) (nm)


    Who is going to stand up for us?

    We are all spread out, and the company I just came from kept everyone's name a secret, including how many working on the account, changes in schedules - everything.


    And this is exactly why, so we CAN'T do anything about anything.


    I was with them about a month. I could not stand the
    account they had me on and they got pretty rude about it.
    what does MTSO stand for? nm
    ...
    It would only stand to reason that they
    ALWAYS on the verge of losing accounts, probably because of the cherry-picking, lazy, idiot MTs they employ.

    Also, as was posted by Deb the last time this issue was brought up, it is because it is a different platform. Do they offer any of us without work the chance to train on the new platform? Of course not!
    If they do not have the integrity to stand up and say they have
    enough staff, then I have lost all respect I had for any of them. Most of them have no ability anyway, so when they lose those jobs, they will be on the welfare lines.
    I absolutely cannot stand it - sm
    When people feel the need to correct errors in posts!
    We should all take that stand, Angry4U.
    In fact, we should take it further than that. We could start by writing letters to congresscritters and to facilities in our own town that use overseas transcriptionists.
    Taking a stand
    I work for MDI-MD which does not offshore. There ARE companies out there with integrity. I think it behooves all of you who are looking for new jobs to be very clear that you will work only for companies that do NOT offshore. You should also give the AAMT a piece of your mind since they have been supporting (and profiteering from) offshoring for years. Think about that the next time you write your excuse to this pathetic organization.
    What does the eMTS stand for?
    And do they have a web site? I am looking for a job and would really like to know more about them or how to send a resume. Thanks!
    Stand your ground and tell them you would like to
    If they don't tell you then move on to the next company.  For the posting below re: depending on how you test determines your salary.  I would never work for a company that did that.  It is not fair.  Many of us are great transcriptionist, but test horribly.  If a company makes you angy or they don't answer your question, then keep on truckin', there are plenty of them out there!  Good Luck
    The initials stand for
    TTS- Transcription Technology and Support out of New Hampshire.
    I don't come here enough to know the companies that well...what does SGS stand for? TIA (nm)
    zzz
    what does DH stand for? Sorry to be so slow. nm
    .
    while it's supposed to stand for that
    I use my imagination and have come up with some really good and oh so appopriate ones!

    D--- h---

    Think about it. LOL
    Thanks! Can you stand 1 more question? SM
    Does the length of time to get the lines in each day matter, like if it takes me 5 hours to do 600 lines versus 4 hours, do they care about the actual lines per hour you are achieving, or can you work more slowly and accurately and not have to try to fly so fast to cram them in for quota? It would be to my benefit to do more an hour, obviously, to finish more quickly, but wondered if that is an issue that is brought up. Thanks so much, once again.