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Looking for a FT position, any suggestions as to a good company to work for? - Sean

Posted: Oct 29, 2011

I would like opinions on a GOOD transcription company to work for, or the ones to stay away from... Any advice will be appreciated.

Sean - anon

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I think you're going to have a hard time finding people to answer that question for you. IMO, transcriptionists working for "good companies" tend to want to keep it to themselves, with good reason because there are so many "bad" companies out there. Also, there are many "good" companies that don't advertise jobs because they don't need to. They have happy employees so the turnover is probably pretty low. I CAN tell you one company that didn't work out for me was Nuance but I see some people post on here that they enjoy working there, so to each his/her own. Good luck with your job search!

looking for FT position - sean

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Thank you, that is great advice. I have had a couple bites from some MTSO companies,including Nuance,Transcend,quitea few IC but I really do not want to be an IC mostly due to having to pay my own taxes..did that before, it is awful!

Sean, try Diskriter... - anon4

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decent midsized company. I've been with them 2-1/2 years now on second shift, decent straight typing account. I can't complain. QA are good people. You could do worse.

I work for Diskriter - pavlova

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What straight typing account are you doing? We are low in Transriter.

good company to work for ---EMTS - anoneeee

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Hi Sean, I have been an MT for 31 years and have pretty much worked for a lot of the nationals that I see mentioned here and will not go back there again. I had been recruited for a company that I thought I had found my "forever home," (in fact, they recruited me from my posting my resume on another MT employment site) -- it was great, straight typing, IC status and weekly pay by direct deposit. However, my world crumbled in February, when the contract went to another service because the hospital felt that we were not meeting TAT. I then did a VERY brief stint at Focus/Nuance and pretty much believe what you read regarding the horror stories that have been posted. I became very stressed out and like many posters here, I do believe that most of my work was being QAd offshore. I found a job with ENTS (Electronic Medical Transcription)a few days after leaving Nuance, and I hope to be here until the day they put me 6 feet under. They have had a recent ad on here and while I can't tell you about this specific account (since it involves VR - the account I am on is straight typing). What they state in their ad for pay rates is true -- that is the rate that everyone is paid, regardless of their years of experience. I have found everyone that I work with to be very helpful and friendly -- they do not offshore (although a couple of the office staff are of Indian descent). I had a personal problem occur the day I was to have software installed and was not able to get it resolved for almost 2 weeks. Most companies would have blown me off -- however, they didn't. I can openly communicate with the owner and the general transcription supervisor and while I don't get an immediate answer, they do answer emails or get back to you by phone in a timely fashion. We have our own instant messenter system and are able to communicate that way and are encouraged to do so. They require 9500 lines a pay period for FT (again, this may be specific to my account; however seeing the rate for straight typing being the same, it may be that for all accounts). They pay twice a month by DD on the 10th and 25th of the month and the first check is a paper check to verify everything and I actually received it on the Wednesday before the pay period. I actually got my first "DD" check on the 25th (had to have a couple more paper checks because my computer bit the dust). I recieved the "paystub" for the deposit on the 25th a week before the actual deposit, so I knew what would be going into my bank account. They do offer insurance but it is not offered until you hit the 9500 line mark and I felt it was a bit high for individual coverage (I have my own insurance through my late hubby being retired military), so if I were to get insurance it would probably be medical and dental only. However, if you drop below the 9500 lines, you are in danger of losing your benefits, they will send you an email stating that "so far in the pay period, your lines are low." They do not "average lines," so if for example you do 9500 lines one pay period and 9000 the next, you will lose your benefits -- if it is a consistent drop over time, you go to part-time status and if it continues, you are terminated. They do understand if it is "circumstances beyond your control" - again, I had 2 computers crash and ended up having to get a new computer -- I received the warning letter, wrote an email to the office and they had forgotten that I was having problems with the computers. I have "slowed down" with age and no longer to really "crank out the daily lines" like I used to, but I did manage to achieve a little over 13K lines for the pay period I just completed. We do have a "time clock system;" however, we do not have to punch in and out for bathroom breaks etc -- basically you put down your start time and the time you finished and the time that you spent for "a break," whether it be dinner, running errands etc. As long as you are close to or at 40 hours a week, it is really not a disaster. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the time left that I have as an MT will be spent here.

I apologize for this being so long and I am not a suit (been there done that), but just trying to cover the bases and answer any questions you or anyone else may have regarding the company.

EMTS - bellagirl

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Is this company be in Florida?

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