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Fiesa and XP computers, etc - me


Posted: Apr 04, 2014

Everyone acts like it's all something new not to be provided a computer.  As a former recruiter, let me tell you that 98% of equipment sent out was not returned and this very expensive for any company.  It's not Nuance's fault XP will no longer be protected.  There is no reason to go in debt for a new computer when you can easily buy one for less than 200, and remember it's all tax deductible and they have the loan plan if you meet the qualifications.

Fiesa is to make everybody aware of the mistakes they make. QA/QC are also gone behind, checked, and graded.  Some of the errors we see are amazing - I've seen it all, male body parts listed as being in the brain, x-ray of the brain to check for cancer of the leg, you name it.  The big ones are wrong medications.  Some people try very hard and make an error now and then and we know who is who, some don't even make a reasonable attempt.  How would you feel if that were your grandparent, parent, child on the other end of one of these reports?  To us it may be pennies per line, but to them it's their life.  I see a lot of grumbling, but you're not out there in the world buying clothes, paying for transportation and babysitting, facing bad weather.  You're at home, listening to music or whatever, watching over your family and lucky enough to have a job.


fiesa - mtinmi

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So now it is the attitude that the employee provides everything for the employer to do work for them? The errors you mentioned are bad; what did the doctor dictate? Your last 2 statements really show the attitude towards MTs working at home, and you definitely are looking through rose-colored glasses. It is no walk in the park. "Lucky to have a job" how insulting, and by they way, aren't they the people making $$ for your company and paying your salary? Every report is produced by a HUMAN BEING that deserves respect. There are bad MTs, but there are a lot of great MTs. Due to the greediness of the employer and the extremely high salaries they receive, which are published by the way, the MT is absorbing the cost. You don't want to pay a transcriptionist, you want a typist. Ever hear "you get what you pay for?" Look at it this way, you can't go in a car dealership and buy a Cadillac and expect to pay for a Kia.

After reading your post, I hope you felt better voicing your opinion, but your insults towards the MTs that work hard for your company was totally uncalled for. By the way, I do not work for you.

speech documents - NM

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I agree....

GREEDY...

When we switched to speech editing, was anyone else told that we are being paid less because companies are charging the hospitals less for the work? I don't believe this for a second. I believe the companies still get paid the same amount for speech and straight type jobs. They just pay the MTs less.

And only the MTs....did anyone above us take a pay cut? I have been cut twice in the last 3 years when the company sold and getting paid the lowest at Nuance. I have been doing this job for 15 years. I will never get a raise...not even for cost of living, but I am positive those "above" me get theirs.

XP computer no good - me

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Where can I easily buy a new computer with windows 7 for less than 200? Thanks.

FIASCO - anon

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If some of the errors you see are amazing, why not fire those that keep making the same errors over and over? Instead, you want to get on here and tell US about how grateful we should be to have a job. What a laugh!!

You do get what you pay for, after all. There is another way to get only the best MLS, but Nuance herds them through like cattle, hiring newbies, no consistent QA/QC. Fact is, they are spending more money on hiring and training new people than is necessary, because they can't keep the good MTs.

I could cut some fat out of this place, starting with you.

Blah blah blah Fiesa and XP computers, etc - ci

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That person's attitude is why from here on out, unless we do something to make it change, things will not change. People like this who think we're LUCKY to be at home. That excuse only works for people with small children and I really don't know how they work at home unless their job is very, very flexible. I did it before and it wasn't easy. Not to mention, the industry has basically moved most transcription jobs to being home-based, so not really like we could go to an office if we wanted to. We don't have to buy clothes? I guess you think we don't have a life outside of working. Oh and we don't even have to buy gas? So those things mean we should be belittled and not valued whatsoever. People please reach out to anyone you can think of, maybe make a Facebook about the company if there's not already one and if you need to make one under another identity to list your experience or make complaints. Write an anonymous letter if you need to. Eventually, we will catch someone's attention.


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