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Posted: Jun 17, 2011

If you work a split shift, what are your hours and how is it working for you? I'm thinking of going that route but I'm not 100% sure.

shift - anonymt

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doesn't matter how you do it, there is no work.

What difference does it make what your shift is? - Old and Tired MT

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I end up having to work at least a couple hours on one of my days off every week just to make up lines, so what difference does it make when your shift is? All I ever see are emails about "flexing" and "jumping on" on my days off so as long as you are available for them 24/7, why worry about a shift?

If you start your split shift in the morning, there won't be any work - sm

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If you work afternoon to evening, it is hit and miss. I work second shift and have run out of work frequently; however, this week I actually had work! Yippy! But the account I am on is so horrible with VR that I end up re-typing half the report. So, I am making about 9 bucks an hour. Yippy! Not sure if this is TT's fault but I am outta here and off to school to move on to better things.

Shift - Wag the tail

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I recognize we all don't like the peaks and valleys.

I worked in a hospital they wanted it to reduce costs, and did so by using VR. I did not like it at all, but I can produce more. I moved to TT and like the fact they keep jobs in the USA.

As far as work, itâ��s there if you are willing to have a backup account. Quite frankly I take advantage to spend time with my kids if there is a lull, which I have come to realize, is for any company. Amazingly it happens in the summer since there are 3 holidays. I know there are additional slowdowns, but I plan for it. Being a single mom, I just like the fact I can work from home and have decent benefits.

I had 4 different accounts and still had no work, so your backup theory doesn't - apply to everyone, sm

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I could never produce more on their VR as the ESLs are so terrible even the VR doesn't understand them. When you spend 5-10 minutes correcting mistakes in a document that VR couldn't understand, then you're losing money, not producing more. Not having work on my scheduled hours and not being able to produce more lines than I needed to make a living (the 1500 line minimum isn't going to pay my bills at the line rate they offer) is the reason I gave up this job. Hey the perks of working at home also come with drawbacks. No one is paying my internet bill or my electricity for the time spent working in my home. Also, if you use TT's own computer, you have to rent it. Yes, it is nice to work at home, but the rewards have become increasingly less than if I had just gone out and done a job in a different location (not to mention the fact some days I just feel tied to my house because that's what working at home life is all about, waiting on work to come so you can make some money (a far cry different then going to a company, putting in your time and then being done with it). Your personal life does change when you are working at home. My attitude has changed working at home and this situation with NJA constantly. It's a lot of stress to try to make money on production and juggle a life. JMO

Any other on call employee is paid, but not MT - Old and Tired MT

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If you sign on for your regular shift and there is no work, you are expected to "check back" every 10-15 minutes just in case something pops up that needs to be done yesterday, so you can't go anywhere, go outside to mow your lawn, etc. Any other type of employee who is on call gets paid, but not the lowly MT.

I noticed an email the other day where MTs who had no work earlier on a certain account - see message

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Were being TOLD (not asked) to sign back on as there was work available now. I'm not on this account but I remember reading the email and shaking my head, wondering just why these MTs who had no work during their shift should drop everything and jump on at a moment's notice. My goodness, it's as if even when their shift was over with, they're still expected to be chained to the computer for when work does come in. I think it was more the being told as opposed as asked to get on and work that I found annoying; if the MTs had no PTO and wanted to jump on to earn a few bucks, that's fine, but for those who called it a day when their shift had no work, I don't think it's fair to expect them to rearrange their evening when their "work day" was over. JMO, of course, but it just doesn't seem fair to expect employees to be available at a moment's notice long after their workless shift is over.

My backup account is so atrocious that I despise having work on it - TTer2

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My primary runs out of work 2-3 shifts a week and my first backup account isn't too terrible...when there's work on it. However, my secondary backup account is so horrendous I'd rather go unpaid or take PTO than work on it. Too many quirks, multiple physicians with the same name who never say which department they're associated with, dictators who are too "busy" to input correct patient information so simply enter all 9's for the medical record number, etc., and then mutilate the patient's name so you can't understand it to try to do a search by patient's name. I could go on and on but, yeah, they can keep this backup account. By the time I waste 4 hours on it to make MAYBE $20, I'd rather just sign off and work on my IC position, which pays much better, is straight transcription, and is hassle-free.

Backup accounts are fine if there is actually work on them, but when one of your backup accounts is enough to make me, an MT with 10+ years of experience, shudder at the thought of working on it, I'd rather lose that paltry 4.5 cpl than risk being terminated for a HIPAA violation because I picked the wrong "Dr. Doe" out of the 10 with that identical name.

I used to be one of TT's most vocal cheerleaders. Now I'm probably one of their more skeptical employees. There's a reason this work is drying up and I don't necessarily think it's due to overhiring.

No work once again - Old and Tired MT

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I worked a whole hour last night and then no work for the rest of the night. This is getting really old. I, too, have nothing but horrible ESLs and the hospitalists are the worst of all-- can't even pronounce words or make a simple sentence that makes any sense. I used to really love doing MT but hate the horrible VR wreck and everything that goes with it. Wish I could afford to actually retire.

No work - anonytoo

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Are you voicing these concerns to TT management? What are they telling you?

It's "the nature of the beast" - Old and Tired MT

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The same old tired excuses, the holiday (Memorial Day which was almost a month ago), school is letting out (whatever that has to do with anything), and the usual excuses.

I bet I know which acct that is. I'd rather go without. (sm) - Ex-Cheerleader2

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Since when did it become the norm for these HMI directors become afraid of the doctors? Back in the day, a good strong MR-then director would keep these idiots in line. Now they expect us to do all their dirty work. If I wanted to be a maid, I'd work at Merry Maids. Don't get paid enough to clean up crap.

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