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Someone will come on here and complain about their company or ex-company because there is no work or they were let go and yes they are mad and yes they make a few derrogatory statements about the company and then someone always has to come on and say that they were obvious a poor transcriptionist or were lazy or something to that extent. Tells these people, who are struggling (I know I am there, my van just got repossed) or have just lost their job, that they just can't cut it and this is obvious their (the MTs fault). Really?!? - you can tell that because someone just posted that they are upset or that their company just really put one over them? You can't believe that a big corporation really wouldn't be cutting corners to make themselves more money? Get real. It happens - even to good transcriptionist! I worked for a company for 9 years, had absolutely no complaints about my work, maybe called in 5 days in that 9 years and then one day I got a call - my account was gone, nice knowing you and good luck, that was it. IT DOES HAPPEN - and they have the right to be mad and to vent and I hope that they do get over it and go on, but I am not going to judge them from a post. There is no need to come on and tell these people that you KNOW they were too lazy or too poor of a an MT to cut it. Enough! Let them vent and be done - saying that kind of stuff just gets things riled up even more. It is rough out there and if anything we need to back each other up, not tear each other down! I am hanging in there for one more year and then I hope to be graduated and onto another field as I am tired of struggling every night to make in two weeks what I use to make in one, but I can still have some compassion for every MT that is still out there struggling. Ok - Done with my vent.
I personally am answering posts with relevant information to the post. There are new posters on these boards daily looking for relevant information about companies they are considering taking jobs with and they are looking at the newest posts here.
If you find that because you read posts against a company last week and you think someone is whining to excess that is your problem. Stop reading the company board would be the best answer to your problems.
The purpose of this company board is to give and receive information about companies. If there is enough bad publicity maybe the company will learn to value the work MTs have done and change their arrogant attitude toward the MTs who actually bring the money in.
I am not posting strictly to bash the company but to warn MTs about owner/management attitude toward MTs and also hope that management will fix their internal problems which at my previous company they may have been unaware of - but so far they are ignoring the issues with their management and support "team".
Any change in how an MT is paid or respected has to be good because in my experience our pay has gone down and respect for the work we do has been diminished, maybe because the owners think MTs are a dime a dozen and they can always tap into the offshore MTs.
"But those posters go way beyond that and start bashing the company and telling everyone to stay away."
I read this board to get information about companies just like I read reviews of movies or products I am considering buying. Some movie reviewers bash the actors or the story. Some people who bought a product says it's not worth the money or it doesn't work as promised, don't buy it. Is it unfair or part of the review? Same thing with a company. If someone is treated badly or unfairly by a company I want to know and I don't want it sugar-coated.
One thing to keep in mind is if someone from the company reads MT Stars maybe they will try to fix the company and treat MTs with a little more respect if they get bashed enough on the company board. Other companies without integrity will ignore the criticism and go through MTs until they find a doormat MT who is willing to work cheap enough, do junk work and not make waves, never questioning anything the company throws at her. That type of MT is not good for our profession.