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softscript??? - sm
Posted: Dec 10, 2014
Is SoftScript still around? If so, is still a decent company and can you tell me of the pay rates and/or line requirements, etc.? Thanks!
SS - anon
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I just know that the only shift they are hiring for right now is 3:00-1130 p.m.
Their ad says split shift available - So it is really 3-11:30 PM?
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I would love to do 4 hours in the morning/midday and 4 hours at night. Is that what they mean by split shift?
softscript - anon
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spoke to a recruiter yesterday - 2nd and 3rd shifts only available, one part time 2nd shift available - not negotiable
Softscript - Country Life
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Yes, they are still around. Straight typing, no editing, line requirements of 135/hr. I have been with them for a little more than a year and meet line requirements, but don't exceed them by much. I really don't know if they vary the per line rate based on experience, but I believe 8.5 is pretty standard, with differential being paid for nights/weekends. Overall, I really like this company as far as being helpful and easy to work with (especially coming from the hell of MModal), but do not make near the income I did in a hospital setting, so it is my second job, not my primary. I'm sure there are others who do better, and I do see my numbers slowly climbing, so I'm optimistic. Best of luck to you :)
do you mind me asking... - sm
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what type of shift you typically work or maybe your coworkers work? Just curious if they are pretty flexible. The company I was previously at let you basically set your own hours, you just had to have at least 20 and have them set. Thanks for all the info! :)
oh and... - sm
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Is there any training weeks required where you are not working your chosen schedule but working more the first week or two in order to train? Or, do they let you just start out working your shift right from day 1? Thanks!
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such a shame since somebody there had the good sense to hire PMs who demonstrate a certain degree of competence that the executive leadership does not
so very sad
stay tuned ...
I work on MULTIPLE accounts and had about 10 jobs so far today. and they have job posting on MTjobs. Hiring for transcriptionists and advertising plenty of work. ...
But, they have an ad on MTjob board that is just hilarious and funny. They have a picture of a dog sitting on a lap top computer working and underneath the caption it says are you tired of your employer treating you like a dog. The dog even have on glasses. I am stiill laughing. ...
Just finished their testing. Have read the archives of 2011 on them. Does not sound like a company I want to work for. Are they employee status or IC? Any current SS employees out there? ...
Anyone have anything to say about Softscript? The good, the bad, the ugly. :) Whatever you got, I'd like to hear it. Pay on time, good people to work for, what is the pay, etc. You know, all that good stuff. Thanks! :) ...
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I noticed that every now and then that SoftScript advertises on the MT Job board for a pathology transcriptionist. I tried applying for that job once, but they said that they wanted "recent" experience and the last time I did pathology was in 2001. And yet, they keep advertising for that position. What's up with them? Can't they hold on to any help? On the surface, it looks like they have a high turn-over rate with that position. Am I missing somethi ...
I interviewed and recruiter says they are hiring some 68 transcriptionists. I asked was this for a new account. She says, no for one of their old accounts. What would you be hiring 68 transcriptionists for an old account unless you fired all the new ones, or is it just me thinking that way. ...
I've not been working for SS very long and have been doing QA for them. I was wondering if anyone who reads this board is a QA, or has been a QA, for SS and, if so, do they audit you? How strict are the audits? What happens if you don't make the score? I have a friend who used to work for SS a couple years ago and she said that she quit because the audits were "nitpicky." I'm just wondering if I need to be concerned about that at all. TIA for the info. ...
Former employee, didn't get my W2 from SS, just called and she said they were mailed out the 20th or 21st so she is going to mail me out another one today. My question is how long after they were mailed did you all get them? ...
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Thinking of applying with SS - any info on their QA or typing platform wanted. They say it is great, but .......... of course they would. Also does a QA position get paid hourly or by the line? ...
Have over 10 years experience, have applied twice, have left my shift to work open. Have nothing against me, great references. Their email address they provide on their website when submitting emails to returns stating not a working email/no longer exists...Not one reply back. Do not answer their phones. No response to application. Yet, every week, they post begging for people. IMO, companies like this, aren't worth 2 cents. If the people they hire ...
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Sounds very possible that SS will go the way of TRS and MDI. The posts below sound eerily similar to the TRS and MDI sagas. If I were a betting man, I’d wager that, like TRS and MDI, the company will fail/sell out and be absorbed by a bigger one. Bob and Dorothy walked off with millions, and it would not be the least bit surprising if SS executives did too.
Out of work with SoftScript - confused
Posted: Oct 8th, 2009 - 9:17 pm
I find it funny how SoftScript is ...
Just wondering if anyone has received their paycheck yet for the pay period ending 10/15/09 for SoftScript? I am waiting to receive mine by mail, and so far it's not showing up in Paychex. Thanks for any info : ) ...
What does anybody know about a company called Softscript and what do they think -- I think Medical Transcriptionists are being ripped off. I have worked for 3 major transcription companies; and have watched my income steadily decline. I've been doing this work for 23 years and wish I knew how to do something else. With the new platforms it's close to impossible to get a good line count, you're paid less when you edit, and your QA'ed to death. The company I currently ...