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You are not going to find a good company

Posted By: in SoftScript. The last company on 2005-10-19
In Reply to: Feedback on SoftScript - Terry

didn't pay. Well, SS will work you to death and with the ESL's you will have to work 24/7 just to make enough to buy 10 gallons of gas. Does this tell you anything?


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Maybe try to find a good web site to refer to! Good luck NM
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Good of the company? As IC, I am my own company. Not my problem if she has problems as long as I do
:P
Find a better company

I think it's funny that you would expect to see the company's line count charge for the customer.  Do you think every business lets their employees see what they charge the consumer?  Anyway, sure we should have accurate line counts.  Guess what?  if you work somewhere that isn't giving you one, leave.  I did.  When I worked at Spheris, I could type all day and never reach my goal.  EVER.  And I was typing 200 min of dictation at my other job and doing 18,000 to 20,000 lines a pay.  I knew something was not right.  So I left and found a new job.  Now I work for another national.  I have no problems, NONE with my line count.  As a matter of fact, I find it easier to get my goal there than ever before. 


We don't have to unionize to get what we want, we just need to keep looking for a better job.  There are some out there.  Especially if you don't go into it looking for something perfect.  There are problems on any job in any career. 


Any company you have to pay to find you a job
is probably a scam.  
If this is the company I think it is you won't find better.

I have interviewed, tested, and have been offered positions with at least a dozen companies in the last 2 years and none of them had anything better to offer. 


The paragraph issue is really a non-issue to me because over a period of a day it isn't going to make enough difference in my line count to buy a cup of coffee.  I hate long reports too for the most part, it really depends on the dictator.   I try to make a game out of it.  I take a deep breath and just start typing and it seems to really make it go faster.  After I finish a report I might allow myself to get up and have a drink, read the newspaper, or surf the net for 5 minutes.   Since I download my work I can for the most part decide what order to do the reports in.  If I have a couple of long ones and a couple of short ones, I'll alternate them.   If TAT is close I'll just type them in order though.   When I get tired I get up and move around even if it is just to put a load of laundry on.  When all else fails I set the alarm and take a 15 minute nap and go back at it.   You can ask your supervisor, or the one assigning work, if you could have a different mix.


It sounds like you are just stuck in a rut more than anything.  


If you do decide to look elsewhere I suggest trying to work the new job part-time for a couple of weeks before giving notice, so you can see if you've made the right decision.   Like I said, if this is the same company I work for in FL you won't find anything better. 


 


 


Could you all help me find a company that does not need
I am a soon to be displaced acute care MT as the account I transcribe on has moved on to another company.  I would really appreciate any input about the companies you work for that do not need cable or DSL and how well you like where you are, etc.  Thank you in advance for your time.
You can if you find the right company (sm)
certainly more consistent than selling on ebay. It is also good for a single mom because you don't have to spend money on childcare and you are home when your child(ren) are out of school. I say keep selling on ebay and take the MT course too!
find a new company
I have 10 years' experience, I make 10 cents per line.  I make about 3500.00 a month before taxes.  You could do much better somewhere else.
Where would you find a company...sm
paying 10 cpl when they're all trying to get by with 6-7 cpl?  When I started with the Nationals about 4 or 5 years ago, the going rate was 8 for novices, 8.5 for experienced and 9 for acute care or 3rd shift. but the greedy MTSOs are cutting our pay to the bare bone,  year to year, penny by penny.  So at this rate, in about 5 more years, we can expect to make 1 to 2 cpl.  When will it stop?  When we make it stop.  I know we can't all go on a collective strike and some of us need their jobs since they have no other recourse.  And the Suits know it.  Woul any other industry, even dishwasher or floor cleaner, cope with this type of abuse??  The answer is in us.  They need us more than we need them
Keep looking, but find a smaller company.

The smaller ones have better accounts, useful macros and expansions, decent line rates, nice supervisors/owners, but probably IC with no benefits.  I don't care about that as long as I can crank out the lines in a small amount of time.


Find another company, SoftScript is
They lie, steal lines, expect you to work 24/7, and will call you on your weekend and beg you to work. You will have no life. They also have 97%+ ESL.
You just need to find a company hiring
x
IMO, you need to quit and find another company.
We experienced MTs need to refuse to accept that kind of paycut to work on ASR, which in most cases requires just as much time and effort, if not more.
you might find more info through the company board here.
or did you try that? I'm not awake, tring to help, tho.

I find it unlikely this company will be in business much longer...
that is just horrible.
It may be worthwhile IF you can actually find a company now that pays extra for it -
I let mine drop after 6 years. It got to be very costly keeping up with the continuing education credits because for me it meant nearly always having to fly some place to get them, hotel, food, etc. My 2 cents...
Googled the company and could find no website for it. Weird.
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How do you find such a good one?!? (sm)

I have only a 1600 sq. ft. house, one floor, 3 bedrooms, one is my office and soon one will be just a guest room (my brother lives with us currently), and two full baths. We have 3 Shih Tuz dogs but no children. I probably wouldn't have anyone clean in my office as I would need to be working while the house cleaning person was here.  


I remember my mom going through many housekeepers as they did just "surface cleaning" and did not get down and really clean like you described. I would love to find someone who does exactly as you described but only perhaps once a month as I can do some things the other weeks. My main problem is DUST! Where do I look to find someone that is as good as you found?!? :)


I just can't keep up with everything anymore and it is just adding more stress to my life and plus I have significant back issues so  it just makes things so hard to do. Would love suggestions on where to begin looking for someone as incredible as you have found!


TIA.


If you search the posts, I think the Company board, you will find that the monies paid to AAMT

for CMT/RMT cerifications are being used to offer "India" rates to workers in India to test for their CMT/RMT cerifications. I REFUSE TO BELONG TO SAID ORGANIZATION AND I WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE MY HARD-EARNED FUNDS TO HELPING INDIANS GET CREDENTIALED.


to find a good husband......
You have to know the "One" who makes husbands good. A good husband can only come from God and then all other things fall into place
Still, I say find a good attorney way outside your
nm
You're right, can't find a good one
My platform is down and I'm always up for a good challenge, but I think part of the problem may be is that just a "physical therapy" reference/search site is too general as there are so many facets to PT,such as ortho, cardio, etc. I've looked for a good site for this for over an hour, hopefully someone has one right at their fingertips. Good luck.
I find myself willing to research more for good dictators...SM
if I get a lazy, mushmouth speedtalker, I don't bother much. I mean, I definitely strive for accuracy with what I *can* hear, but if there are unintelligible parts, I leave a blank rather than playing it over and over and over and trying to get it. If they obviously don't give a rip, why should I?

Maybe a bad attitude, but why should I gyp myself out of $$ because some a$$ can't be bothered to E-NUN-CI-ATE!!
Where's a good place to find curtains?
My new office is ready to paint and decorate, so I want to get everything ordered.  They didn't have anything I liked at eBay, K-Mart or Shopko.  Any ideas?
You can go to school, but will you find a job after all is said and done. Good Luck. nm
nm
Acct fee is a tax deduction. Find a good one.
:P
Good post! What I find especially ironic
is at least in our state all the phone work, etc. related to welfare and foodstamps has now been outsourced overseas.

Uh, hello... how about giving those jobs to the people who are on welfare or foodstamps cause they can't find jobs?!?!? Since when did the government care about saving money anyway?
Good to hear it. Hope you find it useful. NM
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Also, good MTs hard to find. Might be worth
x
MTSO knows hard to find good MT,especially 1
x
Good jobs are tough to find
Before you jump ship, you might want to kee up your MT skills.

This economy is going to make it harder for even new college graduates to "make it." Professional jobs are really going to be tough to get even with advanced degrees, i.e. masters.

Just think of going back to school and spending all that time and money and then finding that you were between a rock and a hard place with paying off loans and no job in sight.

You hear of it every day.
You'd find links to some good ones on this site
http://linksformts.googlepages.com
Any MTSO find a good place for their own website?

I recently received a quote for a local web design company, and it was close to $1,000! I don't have that kind of money. I would just like somewhere to tell a little bit about myself and the services I offer to Physicians.


 


Thanks!


Even with multiple GOOD dictators, I still find it hard - sm
to do '8 hours' worth of transcription in less than 11-12 hours, mainly due to the lack of ability to make templates, as each doc does his H&P entirely differently. Also they want extraordinary accuracy, grammar clean-up, and proofreading done on each report. So a longish H&P can sometimes take an hour.
Anyone have a good source for Alabama doctors, where you can find them by just last name or a few le
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I do not get when "in a rush" became a good reason to not find your own answers..
better up my meds I guess.
What I think is so sad is that people may give up good jobs to go there to find out these things all
to late. The newbies can learn and use MQ and move on which they do but of course the clients suffer then with all the people learning on them but this is what MQ causes and when they lose clients with poor quality or people that just throw out work then they caused their own problems. You cant keep good MTs with no work I dont care what incentives you offer because they mean nothing with no work ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I wish people would understand that when MQ hires them.
Does anyone know of a good site to find sample op/procedure reports
I have found very few sites that have sample op reports.  Anything would be appreciated.  Thanks
A good tax guy is worth his weight. He will help you find deductions and if any probs with IRS,
;+
do a google search-were many hits and should find good info--nm
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A good MT is hard to find. Check back with those 2 companies
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Gotta find a good place to live. My kids play outside.

They know to come in when the street lights flicker on.


Strength in numbers though. I'd never let one of my kids go to the playground on the next street over by themselves, but my parents never let any of us wander off too far by ourselves either. It was always with a bunch of other kids.


They're supposed to be good luck. He'll find his way out when he's hungry. nm
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Not to discourage you, my concern would be if you can find someone to hire you. Good luck. I agree
nm
Company newsflash: THOSE WHO RETAIN GOOD STAFF RETAIN GOOD CLIENTS
Hight staff turnover = high client turnover if you don't pay attention.
Might want to check out eBay if you're not into JCP or Sears stuff. Can find some good bargains
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The Dorland's Cardiology Word Book is good, too. Might find books at half.com even if a few years
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Google South Beach Diet forum and you'll find a good board there for information. nm
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good company

I have been working for JLG for the past month or so and I have to say I am very impressed.  This company delivers what they pitch in the interview.  They do small things to make you feel part of the company and to make you feel important, but the best part is that so far they have paid on time, with absolutely no hassels of any kind.  They strive to make sure that you do not run out of work.  I am now assigned to 3 different accounts and so far the work has been more than I can do.  They also pay comparable line rates according to other companies across the board. 


I wanted to put this out there just in case someone is looking for a position.  As I understand it, one of their requirements is that you have 3 years experience with acute care transcription.  It has been stated to me several times that they are looking to hire a large number of transciptionsts, so possibly some of you can look into their company.  So far, I am very pleased, especially coming from the last company that I worked for.  I will be posting about that company later.   


Good company
Where did all former SS employees go.  I am looking for a good company.
GOOD COMPANY
PROSCRIPT - GREAT company... try them.