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Bureau of office services - see message - Anonymous

Posted: Oct 13, 2010

They were advertising for a VA account and a radiology account on October 7 or 8 but it appears as if all the posts have been removed. Is this a legitimate company? I checked out their web site, it looked okay to me. Does anyone have any information that they would be willing to share? Thanks

AC and VA accounts - sm

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The 10/6 ad for AC and VA is still there. I applied for the RAD account, but you're right, I don't see it.

AC/VA - Anonymous

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I applied for the RAD account too but could work on other accounts. I thought they sounded good; maybe it's just too soon to tell, thanks for writing.

Bureau of Office Services - nanna6

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I currently work for the Bureau. I have been with this company for almost one year. Yes there is a radiology, and a lot of radiology and other work, both for the VA that you need clearance for an for a huge hospital in California (where all the radiology work is). I currently transcribe radiology, VA and on our new account. It is a good place to work, never any issues with late pay. They are very professional and the managers are great.

Nanna6 - Anonymous

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Thanks for the uptake, I hope I hear from them!

Bureau of Office Services - Dee

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I was hired to transcribe and QA VA accounts for this company. The work was very sporadic, and the transcription and QA managers were terrible to work with. The communication was horrible. The transcription manager said that I would have to promise not to work with any other company, I was guaranteed an employee position which was an empty promise, and the list goes on. The final straw was when I refused to enter a term in a report that was incorrect. I explained that the term they were telling me to use was not the correct one (it was a military term that I knew I had correct and theirs was wrong), and the next e-mail I received from the transcription manager was that one of my e-mails in communicating with her contained a misspelled word, which she felt was an indication that my work was not up to par, either. I was absolutely shocked that someone would assert something so stupid, especially since this woman had to retract one of her own e-mails the week before because she confused so many MTs due to all of the errors in it. Typical, though. They're in the wrong but start fabricating problems with the transcriptionist's/editor's work quality. I'm glad to be away from them. Also, BOS is a family owned and operated business, employing relatives left and right, and I do not like that as a rule anyway. I hope you RUN from them. This is not a good place to work. Good luck whatever you decide.

BOS - Anonymous

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Thank you for your honesty. I'm sure you're familiar with the expression; if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

BOS - Dee

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You're welcome. I'm happy to help you. :) I wish you God speed in finding the right job. I'm sure you already know that divine intervention is always a good thing, especially in this industry where there are so many wolves and dishonest companies. All the best.

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