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calling all MQ employees! - Not a newbie

Posted: Feb 03, 2011

Have phone interview next week. Looking for info on pay scale, weekend/holiday/schedule expectations, and vacation time info. Don't want to waste my time or theirs. Please only reply if you are a current employee with knowledge of current policies. I looked on their website but can't find this info.... thanks a bunch!

do not quote me, but - current employee

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I was told that current pay for all new hires was 4 cpl for editing and 8 for transcription. Please remember that you may start out typing, but you will be doing approx. 90% editing within 6 months.

I believe you create your own schedule and they see where they can fit you. I also believe you have to work 1 weekend day, but not certain.

Holidays are required if it is your regular scheduled day. You can take PTO time for a holiday if approved, but they do say "no" to requests. I was told had to work either x-mas or thanksgiving.

You accummulate PTO based on hours worked, however, I do not have the formula for that and it is different for full time or part time. Part time is minimum 24 hours.

Hope that helped.

Calling all MQ employees - Long time MQr

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Really? You want to work for MQ after all that you have read here! Good luck. Whatever pay you start out with get used to it, raises are very rare. I have been out of work several times in the past few weeks, so if you can afford that,then go for it.

Due to MQ's horrid VR and the fact all my accounts - dnr

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have gone to VR, I am now making minimum wage. I used to make 3.5x that. They are putting accounts onto VR as fast as they can and also sending the work overseas as fast as they can.

BTW, you only get 60% of your cpl for VR. - nm

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And you work 2x as hard. nm - mom2huskies

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nm.

that's what I am saying. I don't find it 40% easier AT ALL - anon

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Find it tedious and time-consuming.

not a newbie - facts about the Q - a1typist

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I have worked at MedQuist for a total of almost 11 years. I am at the same pay I was hired at 11 years ago. Have asked for raises many times, but always some excuse not to give one. The only other information I would add that is missing from posts below is that you must work 39 hours a pay period to qualify for health insurance. Also, starting recently you will be lucky if you get the 8 cents mentioned below...more probably will start at 7 or thereabouts with 4 cents for all ASR lines. Yesterday for instance, I only typed 3 actual jobs and everything else was ASR....virtually taking what used to be a $50,000 a year job and cutting it by more than half. Good luck to you....maybe you will figure out how to be more efficient with ASR than I have.

Love you A1typist - Tired of being a loser

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I know I used to be one of the $50k people. Now making half that and getting E-mails about "people" producing 400-500 lph on ASR. If I put out a decent report, I can only do pretty much the required 150 lph. I have learned every shortcut they offer and a few of my own. Just can't get it to go any faster (or get any smarter).

ASR - The Listener 1

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What is ASR?

ASR is voice recognition. NM - Shipwrecked

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NM

ASR - (A)lways (S)tupid (R)ecognition - sm

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With the ASR get used to fixing things like patients being 999 years old, having BP's in the 720/630 range, having doctors tell patient's to get more sex instead of get more exercise and typing Doctors named Urine or something like that.

They got rid of the weekend shift diff but - Kiki1

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still expect you to work a weekend day. I've been here 10 years and make just over half of what I used to due to:

1. Pay cuts
2. No more production bonuses
3. No more weekend shift diff
4. No stable accounts (constantly moved to new ones, AKA cesspool)
5. ASR at a reduced pay but requires a LOT of editing, often taking longer than to straight type it but getting paid 60% less.

To: Kiki1, weekend shift differential - frosty toes

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I've been trying to remember what the weekend differential was. I've been with them about 9-1/2 years. Do you remember what it was, when it was in effect, and when it ended.

I wasn't at all happy about how they messed with the evening and shift differentials either as those are 95% of my hours.

TIA

Frosty Toes - - Kiki1

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Sorry took so long to see your post and reply.......

However, let me see if I can remember correctly (anyone correct me if I'm wrong).

I've been here about as long as you. I think in the beginning they paid a flat amount, which I think was 150 per month. Then I think they switched to a different way of paying, I think maybe an extra amount like they did for evening/graveyard shift, not sure. But they did away with that just a few weeks ago.

Kiki1, weekend shift differential - frosty toes

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Think I need to do some checking into this. I'm assuming that weekend includes Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - or is it just Saturday and Sunday? Anyway, I work Friday evening and a few hours on Saturday in the daytime. To my knowledge, I have no indication on my pay stubs ever showing a "weekend" differential, and you're saying that this just ended a few weeks ago?

If there is any clarification you can give me as far as what shows on your pay stubs, please let me know.

TIA

re #5 - wouldn't that be "paid 40% less" if ASR is paid 60% of line rate? - nm

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nm

Wouldn't it be nice if Wal-Mart and Target ran a - 40 percent off sale every day?

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That is what MedQuist gets from us - transcription on sale for 40% off every day 24/7.

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