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Anybody with a good experience? - Cherith

Posted: Mar 15, 2015

Anybody who has had a positive experience with working for an outsource company - like good benefits and pay, etc.? I started with a company recently and like it but haven't gotten paid yet. I have a 625.00 house note per month plus other bills. Will I make it? I need encouragement badly!

You will never make that payment. You will be lucky to get - sm

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paid that much in a month. Read these boards. That says it all.

Thanks for info - Cherith

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I'm afraid I won't be able to make the payment plus other expensive bills. The cost of living is low where I live but the other bills are expensive. I think I'm going to look at other options for income. Thanks for your comments. I need input from people who have worked for outsource companies.

You might make that payment.... - Tired

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You might be able to make that payment and have a little left over. My mortgage payment is $1550 (live on the West coast) and I barely make enough each month to cover the payment. I used to make $60,000 a year doing this work. Fortunately, I have other income to survive on (am over 65). Like I said in another message, our work has been "Wal-Marted." The hospitals that outsource (most of them) just love the low prices and don't care that we can't make a living any more. It's just "business." You're very fortunate to have such a low mortgage payment. You can't get rent in Seattle for much less than $1200-$1300 a month, and that's not for anything luxurious plus that's an 1-bedroom apartment, not a whole house.

Thanks for reply - Cherith

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Thanks for reply. I am very fortunate to have a low payment. The cost of living is low where I live. I have doubts of staying with the outsource company because I'm afraid it will hurt me financially. It's unfortunate. I wish I could retire now but can't

I have. You will not get many positive replies here because the negative people attack when a nice - LongTimeMT

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I work for a big, evil MTSO and still make over $50,000 per year. Don't listen to the negative nellies on these boards. Think about it. There are 10,000 US MTs at MM, 8,000 US MTs at Nuance and at least 500-1000 each at Precyse, Keystrokes, IMedx and Futurenet plus 100-500 at medium companies like SoftScribe, Mediscribes, Medscribe, NEMT, SilentType, etc. You see a few bad posts about each company but what about the rest of their employees. They don't come here and because they are happy and are making a living.

Do your best, work when you agree to work, and communicate well with your managers, and you will do great.

A big thank you - Cherith

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Thanks so much for your encouragement. I needed that. I'm thinking about quitting the outsource company but may give it more time. Your input is much appreciated.

Where did you get these numbers? - not accurate at all

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You said MM has 10,000 MTs... Ummm you did not mention that there are only around 2000 on this side of the planet! I am betting Nuance has a similar situation.

I am neither happy or unhappy for the record. I am just numb...

Disagree completely. If you will notice, there are so many - sm

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negative posts because very few companies are good to work for, if any. I seriously doubt you make that much unless you are a CEO or a suit of some type. Cherith, do not pay this poster heed. Probably an MTSO

Probably not... - SadMT

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I would love to work the hours I agreed to work when I signed on at this place...and actually have the work to do. I would be a happy, loyal employee if that were the case. Unfortunately, it is not. I was promised there was plenty of work available for my proposed scheduled when I was contemplating signing on with them, empty promises.

What is your agenda for making these numbers up?! - I worked at MM

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And know for a fact there are not 10,000 US MTs, not even close. I suspect your other numbers are just as erroneous. Why would you mislead the OP?

OP: I ended up at MM aftera buyout after 25 years in the business. It was as bad as they say. I gave it 2 years and quit in tears. Working now for a smaller family-owned company I love as QA, though these are hard to find.

then what are you doing here? - ANegativeNelly

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For every person on the net who expresses a negative opinion or feeling, there are plenty who don't bother. The negative nellies on here have no one to confide in. Some even have some semblance of compassion and want to protect others from getting caught in the same trap. Even if you are telling the truth about your wonderful income, there are exceptions to every norm, and 50k a year would be a glaring one. There are way too many of us negative nellies around posting on this site for someone to write us off as just attacking or being negative. The atmosphere on these boards is negative because the profession that is the main topic of this site has very few positives, all of which are undermined by the poor income and the sense of complete powerlessness that most of us have. Calling us negative nellies and saying we attack and bragging about making $50,000 a year is not positive; it's cruel and judgmental. To the individual you were trying to tell how wonderful it can be just by working hard and communicating with your manager, etc., I say run fast and run far. This is not a good line of work if you want to make good money and/or keep your mental health. I plead with anyone who might be considering going into medical transcription to forget it. Save yourself a lot of hurt.

Where is your house "note" and "outsource company" - in India? - nm

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nm

not quite - Cherith

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Not quite in India. I should be more grateful that I live in a low cost of living area but I still suffer financially and I wonder if working for outsource company will make it worse. Too bad transcription is fading away.

Girl, You better line something up. - IMANMT2

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You will lose your house and they will hire someone else, there isn't a shortage of warm bodies.

I've worked for a woman since last March. (looking for more work, but am only seeing the fire to jump into when I leave the frying pan.)

I HAVE NEVER BEEN PAID ON TIME... My DSL has been turned off, my electric, (that was last month, no wait beginning of THIS month). My sister has kept me going. I'm on the verge of foreclosure. and I probably won't get another check (although the one I finally got 50+ days after I did the work is only for 2 weeks) until April. And I make sick pay anyway and watch the owner cherry pick the good reports out of my work pool and leave me the crap.

You need to do something. Borrow money, make a plan. (get out of MT) You'll lose everything and only you will be effected, not them.

Now, I know a lawyer..... You let me know.

Thanks for reply - Cherith

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Thanks for the heads-up. I do need to look for something else I think.

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