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TransTech as good as they say? - downtime

Posted: Nov 28, 2012

Their ad paints a rosy picture - can it be this good? Also does not mention insurance per se, but does say benefits package is second to none?

I'm curious too.... - Interestingminds

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I would be interested to know some information about them as well. Feel free to e-mail me if you would like.

If you search this board, it looks like they overhire - nm

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reply - Martha

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not sure where you got your information about TT, but most of the messages I have seen on here do not say anything good about them. You should check past postings.

Name one MTSO... - crs

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who doesn't overhire.

Birds chirping - as none exists. NM - anon

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actually, I believe that's something people would like keep quiet - about for obvious reasons. n/m

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can you elaborate - what obvious reasons?

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Maybe I'm dense, but I don't understand "obvious reasons."

I'm not the OP but so no one will apply for a job at the great company - where I work, nm

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TransTech over-hires - annie

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You are so correct - TransTech over-hires. I work at there now and it's been one disappointment after another. In the beginning, they are so incredibly nice. It was "honey this" and "sugar that" constantly. But as time goes on, the sugars & honeys start fading away..... then they are just MEAN. I'm so angry at myself for falling for all that sugar-honey crap! I can usually detect a faker, but not this time! I honestly thought those TransTech managers were REALLY nice, caring, concerned people. I despise a faker! (Let me just say though that not every manager/supervisor at TT is mean - - there are a few good ones). Not enough for me though.... I'm job hunting with a vengeance! :)

Have not been there in quite some time, but not having any work - was why I left, sm

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all the flexing drove me crazy and for more than 1 account. Who wants to work on 10 different accounts just to sit and wait for work all day. Other than that, I thought everyone I came in contact with was very nice and would have enjoyed the experience had it not been for the lack of work. My experience was that they overhire making it hard for 1 transcriptionist to make any money. I like to set me schedule and work it routinely, with TransTech, you never knew when you would have work so these schedules they have set up are ridiculous as you could not stay within the schedule if you had no work to type. They do want you to get the minimum on a daily basis, which means flexing. Definitely not the job for me.

Left for same reason - ExTT

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I left for the same reason. Even after changing shifts and primary accounts (with 2 backup accounts), there was no work. Most pay periods I was working just enough to pay for my benefits and exhausting myself just to manage that much.

I found greener pastures and moved along.

Gee, I only had 7 accounts. - Truthhurts

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When I started, I loved the place. Even after all the changes, I still thought I would be there until I retired, which I never planned to do. I thought I would die with my fingers on the keyboard.

Didn't happen. When they went to VR, that was still fine but after a while, there were too many "fingers in the pie" and Escription just never learned.

I worked at TransTech - sm

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They aren't too bad. I worked there for four years. For the first two years I worked the day shift and ran out of work a lot. Then I started on the late afternoon/evening shift and rarely ran out of work. I ran out of work mostly on Sundays and pretty much every holiday. What I liked about them was that they left me alone to work. They were also very flexible when it came to needing time off for medical reasons or personal reasons. Of all the companies I have worked for, they were the best. I left there because I went back to school, not because of the company or anything.

TransTech (current oncology employee) - running1

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NO.... it's not as rosy at TransTech as their ad makes it sound! I've been at TT for about 4 years (oncology MT). The biggest problem I have is RUNNING OUT OF WORK, yet they keep posting those ads over and over. It's so frustrating!!! Each morning when I start my shift, I pray that on this day there will be enough work to make my 8 hours so hopefully I will be able to feed my 2 children and keep a roof over their heads. Unfortunately, 8 hour days are becoming less and less. And now the holidays are here! I used to get so excited this time of the year, but now I just have an overwhelming feeling of nonstop worry and dread. I don't want to become one of those aggravating people that gripes and complains continuously about their job, but then they never do anything about it. Soooo... I do believe the time has come for me to make a career change.

Then work a different shift - nm

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my experience when I worked there, it didn't matter - what shift you worked, still NJA, sm

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I think that is what some of these people are saying when they are talking about flexing. If you flex, that means you work different hours than your usual to make up your lines. I flexed constantly with them, they still didn't have enough work. If I am supposed to do my line requirement and cannot get 1/4 of it done on my own shift, then that tells me there isn't too much work to be done (too many transcriptionists and we are all flexing and working different shifts just trying to get the requirement). I think that sums it up.

They used to switch insurance and payroll plans every year - Truthhurts

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Don't know how it is now, but it got so tiresome to fill out paperwork every year for the new payroll and insurance companies.

It was also tiresome to see NJA every day and having to "flex" to make up lines and time even if it meant working 7 days a week.

If there was plenty of work, you had to fudge your time sheet so you wouldn't go over 40 hours a week.

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