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Poll: How many have been working for MQ more than 3 years. - Maverick

Posted: Jan 01, 2010

I started out in 1989 with one company who merged with that company who bought out that company and then merged with that company known as The MRC Group who merged with Transcription Limited who is now known as MQ.

more than 3 - much

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Started with Transcriptions Ltd. in 1994

Me too :-) 16 years....out of Long Island office...sm - Mare

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Does anyone remember Shelly? Great boss!

Oh my goodness.... Shelly was my boss too! - reunion

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I still get updates on how she is doing from one of the old QA girls. I loved Shelly and Mike. WAAAHHHHH..... I want my old life back!

Those were the days :-( I kept in touch with her and she works for another MT company....sm - Me too

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She called me when she started with the new company and asked if I needed a job about 1-1/2 years ago and I almost went for it....but still here with MQ. Do you remember the woman they hired to do QA in the office back then? I still have my corrected reports she did back when I started training in the office. I miss the receptionist also...she was a doll. Oh well, back to reality...ugh!

I also was contacted by her - reunion

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She did not stay there long and then started working for another company. I still talk with my QA girl weekly! Helga was the receptionist!
Oh dear, I miss them all so much. I still have the x-mas photo hanging up on my desk as I cannot bear to take it down. Thanks for taking me on a walk down memory lane, now I can cry myself to sleep!

I still have Helga's back pillow she gave me when i visited the office.... - Me too

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before they closed up the office. The accounts I had back then were great! I took a lot of pride in my work...and still do...but its getting harder keeping up with the constant changes. I know a few who have left only to find the same problems at other companies. So, I'll just go with the flow as long as the money is there. ;-)

10 years..... - Kiki

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Started in-house (when there was still a local office, long since closed)--starting telecommuting after 3 months....

12 years here - Confuzzeled

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Nobody bought me, sold me, or traded me, I voluntairly went to work for them. Sometimes I question my sanity. lol

Me too! - Maverick

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That is partly why I am asking. I wondered if I and a few others are the only ones who are left working for MQ and most are now newbies. Sorry newbies, but I am curious if many of the MQ'ers who have worked here for ages are now gone to greener pastures.

Almost 11 years here - outta here

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I'm on my way to greener pastures real soon. I have a second job lined up and will start this week. It's not MT, and straight typing, no ASR. If I can get enough work doing it, I'm outta here!

Yay!!! It feels great to have hope again.

I've seen my attitude morph negatively over the years. - poodlepassion

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I didn't use to be so cynical. I believe it has come about with so many changes made by MQ not made to benefit the MT and I've begun to hate myself for choosing to work here. Being in my 50s doesn't make it very easy to choose another career, but I've been very actively looking. I'd like to find a job where I can put my long years of experience to good use, AND be appreciated.

Me, three - Almost 13 lucky (not) years (nm)

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I do feel like I have to add.......... - Kiki

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I was much happier in the past than I am now. Not sure if I will stay here much longer. Just depends on how things go. I used to really be worried about the laid off thing, too. But I do realize that even if that were to happen, there ARE other jobs; this is not the only MT job. I do worry about off-shoring (way more than ASR) taking a lot of our jobs.

Aye. nm - Multi-MTSO MT

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I have, 3-1/2 years or so. - Giselle

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And I'm probably an oddball, but with all the ups and downs over the years since I've joined, I find this job challenging and still enjoy it, although there have been times when I have wanted to scream.

Poll - Reenie

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Started in 1993 when Transcription Limited also. Now 17 years in. Have 2 more years of full time. It has been good. It has been bad. Rode high for many years, made lots of money and now not so great but will stick with it as long as I can.

More than 3 years - NoNo

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03/2006=4.4 years

Before that: 11/2001 with Spheris until hire by MQ

8 years as a national MT.

More than 3 years - NoNo

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Actually 4.75

29 years total - Old part-timer

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I forget when they became Medquist but started in 1981 for Transcriptions Ltd out of Feasterville, PA

29 YEARS! Are you being punished for something? nm - mt

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Quite probably! - Old part-timer

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There was a time, though, where it was a great job...

We were invited to the annual Christmas party, got NICE Christmas gifts and they sent flowers when I had my children. *sigh*

That's me 20+ former TLer - veryoldMTer

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ah the memories of Christmas' past.... The parties, the bonuses, the Get Well cards when major illnesses of mine and my dear DH who was nearly not here with us. Yes, we were family then. Still hanging in and as always a cockeyed optimist. Have a very strong Faith that keeps me going in adversity too...

Poll - RTDE

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13 years.. and still here...you joggled my memory, it was MRG Group.

Do you mean - MT Bottle

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DO you mean MRC Group? I worked with a company that merged with them and as far as I'm concerned that was the beginning of the end, probably back in 1994 or 1995, somewhere around there. With that merger I began to realize there were too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.

13 years next week - reunion

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Started with Transcription Ltd. in New Jersey in January 1998.

Miss it badly!

15 yrs - going down with this ship

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Started at Transcriptions LTD, i'm sticking w it, I have no other schooling nor skills. I've started in that direction though *sigh*. Glad to see others are sticking it out, maybe we will get a nice package.

Thanks for posting. My boss used to be Jay Cannon at Medifax in 1991-1992. - Maverick

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I started out with Dictation West then at Medifax. Then Medifax supposedly bought out Secrephone (although there were arguments about that) and we became The MRC Group and then it was merged with Transcription Limited.

Memories of MRC - anon

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Yes I do remember this. I believe it was Secrephone that was bought out by MRC. I do not have very good memories of the whole event either. I chose to leave soon after that and went with a small MTSO.

Wouldn't you know a few years later that small MTSO was taken over by Medquist. Stuck it out for another 5 or 6 years and had to get out. Just couldn't take any more. I'm with a small MTSO again and much much happier.

The greedy suits are the reason many of us are struggling to survive, that is those of us who do not have the gumption to go out and find our own clients or at the very least find a better MTSO to work for.

10+ years here for me, but no - Will die along with MQ and then retire

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"white flag upon my door." I have tried other places and always come crawling back, too hard to start over at my age and too hard to give up the good accounts I have now and the PTO. I have found that every company has the same crap, just different names for it.

MQ in the past - anyone

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Anyone on here that worked for MQ in San Diego in the 90's?

Started in 1994 - hEireann

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I started in 1994 when it was MRC. It was great, working in the regional Nashville office doing just ER reports and making tons of money. I quit in 2000 to work in a local hospital. They decided to outsource their transcription and I came back to MQ in 2006. Things have really changed over the years with new technology, outsourcing and voice recognitiion. I have been transcribing since 1977, got my RN degree in 1986, but even while I was getting my degree I worked full-time for MRC. I knew I would stick with being an MT, I really loved it that much. I have become ambivalent just lately because of all the changes with MQ. I am still making a good living, but I am very concerned for the future.

I am at -7 months - Bunion

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and love it. I aborted MQ and have never felt better.

Love,

Big Buns

longevity - crh

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I've been with MQ 13-1/2 years and with this last year's latest cuts I am now down 50% wages from 5 years ago. It's a killer!

poll - spitfire

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Have been with the Q going on 6 years. It seems my downfall was being bought out by C-Bay. Everything pretty much just went to H**L in a handbasket at that time, pay, supervisors, etc. I'm really hoping that things will look up. I once again have a new CCM and she is great. Soooooooo, maybe 2010 will be a turn around point; I can hope can't I????

Maverick my friend, you sure know how to ask them - Dinosaur

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I started with the original MRC owned by the Marcus brothers. I signed out my first pack of job tickets (remember those)? In 1973. Yes, I have been here over 30+ years. I am a true dinosaur. We used a chisel and stone tablet.

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