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Keystrokes layoffs? - sm

Posted: May 30, 2014

I just read that KS is laying off, can anyone confirm?

http://www.thelayoff.com/keystrokes-transcription-service

I know this ... - their HR person is gone. n/m

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That would be a good thing - JD?

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She is the most unfair, cold person I've ever dealt with there, other than CS.

Yes ... - JD n/m

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Not transcriptionists, all office staff. Three took other positions within KS. sm - KS Lead MT

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They let go a programmer, a clerical person, an HR person, a coordinator moved positions and one sales person. The sales person did not sell anything in almost a year, and the HR person was cold as ice. I don't know the programmer or the clerical person. The HR was a great source of company gossip, but was a bit full of herself IMO.

KS info too - Beth

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The coordinator did not move positions but got demoted. The programmer was very instrumental in the development of ChartNet. The sales person -- she did land some new accounts that are still coing on. The clerical person was just hired a few months ago. These firings were because of $$$ --- KS is having to chop people once again to get enough $ to make payroll. If the MTs do not start looking for a second job, even part-time, they are going to be in a bad place next year - IMO.

How do you know it's to meet payroll and not a - restructure to make more? Where

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did you get this information? Just wondering because this board is full of speculation and one's idea of what is happening with any given MTSO over fact.

Fact or alleged?

Agreed - Tam

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If this isn't a huge red flag to the MTs at KS, I don't know what is. I saw this coming when I left back in 2011.

Most of your information is wrong. sm - LongTimeKSMT

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The programmer was did not develop Chartnet, that was developed before they bought the company a few years back. The sales person did not even land one account in 9 months. The coordinator was not demoted; they think very highly of her, and the position was not good for her. You really don't know. I don't know about the CSS person, but she was fairly new. So, sometimes "lay-offs" are disguised as such so as not to hurt the feelings of the people being let go. I had to do the same when I owned a service, and it had nothing to do with money at all. All companies make changes not just transcription. No one really knows except those who made the decisions. I only know what I put at the top of this reply, but I do know those are facts.

Correction - TomQ

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I doubt a company lets six people go at once just because they want to spare their feelings.
The programmer that was let go was indeed a Chartnet developer.

No memo's yet to say anybody - no longer there.

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We got a memo a month or 2 ago when a QA person was no longer with them.

Just so my pretty busy e-scription account stays the same !!

still let go for $ - not restructuring - SL

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I heard this from one of the firee's......

of course they would say that. They were fired. need to blame something. sm - Not KS

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If I was fired, I would not say it was because I didn't do my job. I would blame anything and everything else. I'm sure someone who is fired doesn't have nice things to say about the company they are fired from.

Why would it matter anyway to anyone? Most health companies, hospitals and vendors are tightening t - It would be foolish not to

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Look at how many hospitals are laying off hundreds of employees, not just transcriptionists. And look at companies in general. Every day, I see articles and news reports about thousands being laid off. I would rather see an MTSO lay off office people than all the MT's and send the work to India or Phillipines.

In other words, you would rather see it happen to others and not yourself. - Selfish selfie

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Comment has to be from some Key Joker.

Duh, YEAH. I have a family to feed, rent to meet. Of course I want MY kids - to have a home and food. Geesh. nm

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Sounds reasonable - TomQ

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If you saw layoffs coming at your employer, would you hope they hit you instead of your coworker? Would you stand up and say "Fire me first"?
There's nothing at all wrong with hoping the layoffs hit some other group.

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