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Suggestion - old mt

Posted: Apr 12, 2010

The MTSOs DO come this board --I was termiated today as an IC and employer mentioned piosts here -- I have NEVER posted company name on here and to those before -do not send a referance to RE: someone posted on your company -- I may have posted but made it VERY cllear, we are NOT hiiring for the future, read and learn

I did not follow any of that -- what are you saying? - NM

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nm

I don't understand, Your company fired you - for posting here?

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And unless you posted with your real name or replied to someone who emailed you from this board, how would your employer know that it was you?

If MTSOs dont like what we post about them, maybe - they should clean up their acts. -nm

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AMEN!!! - MTPockets

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original respose - old mt

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That's all well and good but when we see this posted on MT Stars, I start to wonder what the intent is. We really have a huge trust issue with our transcriptionists due to HIPAA, etc. We cannot take changes with people we do not trust.

oops resonse - old mt

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Im stressed

direct quote from FORMER EMPLOYER - OLD MT

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Are you okay old mt? - sm

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I have read your messages, but to be quite honest, I'm just not able to make much sense out of them.

Is there anything that I can do to help you? Please let me know.

original response - Old MT

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The above was sent to me in an email by my now former employer. I responded by email to a few MTs on here, regarding the company tnat I was working for at the tme. Apparently, they sent correspondence to my company and mentioned my name. In my correspondence to those MTs, I also mentioned that the company that I worked for was a very small company and that I believed that we were not hiring at the time. I guess what I was trying to say, is that if someone sends you an email, please keep other people's names confidential. For example, just make a blanket statement to the effect of "I heard from a fellow MT on one of the message boards that you may possibly be hiring" or something to that effect. PLEASE do not mention people by name.

So sorry to hear your story Old MT. - What the heck?

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Did YOU mention any names in your correspondence to "those MTs?"

Do "those MTs" work for the company you used to?

what the heck - Old MT

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I may have mentioned the company name, which anyone can Google and get contact information for. To my knowledge, these were MTs that as I mentioned, were doing VR and it was in response to something like "my company does not do VR, just straight transcription."

Old MT - You make no sense

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Could you please rewind and start over.
Explain your story like we have no idea what you are talking about because we dont!

Starting over and rewinding - Old MT

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Yesterday, I received the following email from my former employer, after I was terminated yesterday:

That's all well and good but when we see this posted on MT Stars, I start to wonder what the intent is. We really have a huge trust issue with our transcriptionists due to HIPAA, etc. We cannot take changes with people we do not trust.

Now, I have NEVER posted my company's name on here and several months ago, I sent a couple of private emails to MTs whom had posted on here, I believe that it was in response to companies who still did straight transcription and did not utilize VR. I probably mentioned the name of the company, but did not give any other information out. I also mentioned in the emails that at that time, since it was a smaller service, I did not believe that we were probably looking for help. I did not give tne name of the MNTSO out, but anytone can Google the company name and find out the contact information.

Apparently, someone did contact the company and used not only my "MTStars moniker" but also my real name. I have never of course publicly said whom I am on this board or anywhere else for that matter.

What I was trying to convey, is that if someone sends you a private email, please do not mention names or monikers if you do decide to contact a company; i.e., don't say something like well "Old MT sent me an email from MTStars, and said your company may or may not be hiring and for heavens sake, NEVER use a person's real name.

I feel that of course, I have not violated any HIPPA laws, which I have not, but my employer making the statements that they did about not being trusted, because I came on a PUBLIC message board, borders on the ridiculous. Last I knew, we still had freedom of speech in this country.

Hope this has helped to clarify things a bit.

This is absolutely absurd! - LK

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Old MT, this is the stupidest reason I have ever heard for a person being terminated! If this happened to me, I too would be stunned beyond belief. That just takes the cake. I don't know what else to say, except that they have the right to terminate you for any reason they want, just as you have the right to leave for any reason. I would say you're fortunate to be done with such an arbitrary and dictatorial company. That is just ridiculous.

without cause termination - anon

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Actually companies only have the right to terminate employees for any reason - that's one of the definitions of an employee. However, the OP said she was an IC. The rules are different. I think this is just another example of MTSO using IC's illegally.

I agree!! - What the heck?

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So basically she got fired for possibly referring future MTs to her company??

It doesn't sound like she was "bashing" her company but just stating that yes they still do "straight typing" but not hiring right now!

How long were you with them Old MT?

Trust issues . . . you got to be kidding me!

What "trust" issues would they be talking about? They don't trust her in what she is going to say about the company? I don't know . . .

I think its just one more way of gradually "weeding - out" American MTs. Currently - sm

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my company is making a mountain out of a molehill with me, threatening me with termination over some piddly little mistake. I think it has nothing to do with the mistake, and everything to do with the fact that I'm an older (both in seniority and age), and slightly higher-paid (by 1 cent) employee. I'm sure that when they finally come up with enough "infractions" to dump me, my job will go straight to INDIA.

addendum to above and it does fit - Old MT

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This whole snafu started with the account manager and COO (Not the owner) sending an email out at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday stating there was a HUGE backlog.

Right now, I don't care if the MTSO does read this post but on Saturday, my sun conure (a small parrot) flew off my patio area. I immediately ran down three flights of stairs and she had landed on a patio door with complex next door -- thank heavens the owner was outside and her son was home and able to get the bird, although, she did sustain some injuries due to the fact that they had one or two cats -- she had a laceration on the top of her head -- needless to say, she was in shock as I was I, overweight, huffing and puffing. I did three reports Saturday, signed off because we had to take her to the vet and "I was shaken." I sent an email to the owner, team leader and COO as to what was going on.

Late Saturday, early Sunday I get a call from a friend whose husbabd had suffered a heart attack. I started working on Sunday, and had NOTHING but ER reports -- mind you, this company recently went to DocQscribe, which I had no problems with, but with work flow in general. At 5:00 p.m., I get an email stating "backlog please help!!!" I sent an email, stating that 5:00 p.m. on a Sunday was a bit late asking for help (plus wanting a change from ER reports). I sent an email back to the COO and the supervisor stating ath at 5:00 p.m. people were ready to wind down for the day, and asking why, if there was such a backlog, why an email wasn't sent out earlier -- Yesterday, I was locked out of the system and terminated and my former employer did nothing but send NASTY emails, which I have mentioned before

To Old MT - RLee

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Sorry to hear about how your weekend went and you being terminated. I am glad your sun conure is doing good, as I had a sun conure for about 7 years and got very attached to the bird, but due to me and my husband both working outside the home at the time and it being unfair to the bird being left alone all day found a great new home for her with other birds in the same house. My conure was quite the SCREECHER, but very lovable and very much a part of our family. Hope all goes well for you in the future.

ReLee post - Old MT

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Yep Tooki is the "neighborhood watch boid" LOL -- normally, I can have her on my shoulder, walk over to the 7-11 across the street and she is fine. I am a smoker, and smoke out on the balcony. Had opened the door, and she just FLEW!!! thank heavens,I screamed her name or she might have been in flight. I called her breeder, right after I got her back and her neck was weird -- she suggested half and half water and Gatorade, which I did but she started eating her food like the piglet she is -- right now, confined to her new cage (got it three weeks ago) and she HATES it!!!! but confined till next week and taking her to the breeder for a wing and toenail clip. She has been molting, so I think that was part of her being "rambuctous" My s/o and I refer to her as "Paris Hilton boid" because she does have her own "attitude"

To old MT - RLee

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My conure loved to be on my shoulder as well. Yes - mine had her own attitude as well. I never knew it was a she, always thought it was a he, until the person I gave her to sent me pictures of the eggs she was laying. Wish I had been working from home at the time because it would have been good company for me as well as the bird. I would never have DARED to venture outside with my conure though - you are braver than I was. Well - I am sure the bird will be fine as well as your current situation. Best of luck to you!!!!

what does this part mean - see inside

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...and to those before -do not send a referance to RE: someone posted on your company -- I may have posted but made it VERY cllear, we are NOT hiiring for the future, read and learn

I really am interested in what you are trying to tell us.

I take it to mean - maybe not

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Old MT,
Do you mean as a warning to future posters; don't post a contact person's name followed by the statement but we are Not hiring?

I am having trouble following your posts too.

Offshore - Susan

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Looks like not only has the work been outsourced to India but politics as well. The ethics and tactics of these companies are amazing. Good luck to you. Trust me, there are better opportunities out there.

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