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Need a little input please... - ExAx

Posted: Jan 18, 2015

*some of the post is redacted due to inappropriate response below. not looking to jeopardize anyone's job at all. not sure if these questions are allowed, but

would anyone be willing to share actual experience they have had transitioning to Nuance from a hospital - step by step - and any promises that were made and how they panned out. did you get to keep your same hours as promised. how long did it take before you were pushed into other accounts. were you told you would be working on your hospital account, and if so how long before it did not have enough work.

anyone happy at Nuance, seriously, and I mean is it possible to make any money at all by working only 7-8 hours a day, 5 days a week. no more.

do they allow you to work part time if that is what you were scheduled for at the hospital.

on these transitioned accounts, do they supply the computers. if not, do they help you get one if they have to hire you from the acquisition and you do not have one...

there must be some people who make it there, I mean the work does get done by someone, (not all overseas is it?) but how is that possible if at all. or is it only for the original MTs who maybe have been there from the beginning who get all the good work...the rest overseas.

or is everyone subject to the issues on this board no matter how good you are.

My short and sweet answer to you is to go with coding - what you read here

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is all true. Don't waste your time trying it at Nuance, you won't be happy and you can no longer make money. This company is slowly but surely becoming an Indian company. This company has ruined the profession for American MTs.

Best of luck.

ty for your opinion, it does help - ExAx

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what a strange board though...I guess people have to be worried on here, which again is helpful to know if the company is that bad people are afraid.

basically, there are about 25 of us who are supposed to be meeting with Nuance so we wanted to be prepared what to ask and know what is in store for us.

No, if you "E" your email IS visible ... why the need - for deception?

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Sorry, but your email address IS visible if you choose to reply by email. Sounds like you are trying to get Nuancers to tell all and reveal who they are.

Looking at what you are asking and at your writing, I have to wonder if you are an MT at all. This board objects to criticisms of grammar issues, but in this case, I think it is relevant. Your writing is very poor for an MT. You write in sentence fragments with incorrect punctuation. You also omit capitals at the beginning of sentences. That is the kind of writing seen in managers, not those who write professionally.

You also do not seem to be asking from the perspective of a hospital MT. You know too much about the MTSO side of things and don't seem to realize it.

You also seem to be throwing the "or go with coding" bit too casually, as if it is a distractor. If you are a hospital MT, either you would be unlikely to be aware of coding as an option or you would have realized that it was and already taken steps to move into it at your hospital. In other words, the "unemployment and work force training" is something that came from a long time of reading posts on this board. It is the only route open to those who get laid off from an MTSO. If you worked at a hospital, you would not want or need to quit that hospital to begin with.

I think I have seen your writing here before and I thought you were a manager fishing for dirt that time, too.

wow, paranoid much? - ExAx

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shivers up my spine - you have spent more time attacking my post and not even attempting to answer any of the questions. why would you bother, who are you? are you the owner of this board or something? yikes... if you are at Nuance, you just gave me a TON of reasons why to stay away from it.

am printing this one for my co-workers...

TYTYTY

Being paranoid is actually the only thing that pays. - But I happen to agree, for one.

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Cutthroat tactics seem to be the only thing they do well with their MT division.

JMO.

To make this easy for you, - sm

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Nuance lies. Whatever positive thing they tell you, may last for a very short while, but eventually everything good will come to an end. Yes, some people actually do make money there. However, they work several different accounts, 6-20, and very long hours. Each of those accounts has different rules to follow. It is next to impossible to make money, unless you're young with a very good memory. I'm too old to remember account specs for 10+ different hospitals. You will also make money if you're willing to be on call 24/7. You will run out of work during your scheduled shift, and then you'll have to wait for the "SOS all hands on deck" emails to meet turnaround time. Give it a try, but be prepared as everything you read on this board is true.

ty for the response - ExAx

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very helpful. pretty sure none of us are going there, but Nuance is going to come in and give their presentation and we wanted full disclosure because we are also letting the hospital know who they are contracting.

much appreciated...

You're welcome. Please just keep in mind - sm

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THEY LIE!!! I didn't go into these details, but they find every way possible to cheat you out of money YOU earned. One more thing - they may start you and an okay cpl rate, but in a very short time, they will lower your pay. I started at 5 cpl and in three months was dropped to 3.75 cpl.

transition from a company acquired by N - anonMT

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I did not transition from a hospital setting, so some details may be different. At first not many changes were evident. I already had 5 accounts, and I lost 1 of them and gained 2 new ones. Several of our managers and QA immediately quit, so there were some changes there. Gradually changes came, first our platform (which was very much less functional than what we previously had). Then within about 6 months the rules for clocking in/out, definite schedules with NO wiggle room (before we had 10 hours to complete an 8 hour day), meaning for me not taking bathroom breaks unless I dashed (they monitor idle time where you are not actively typing) and racing to get a quick cup of water (I put an ice chest next to me with water/sodas to cut that out). The pay structure didn't change until about a year later (and the introduction of Fiesa). Then be prepared for some drastic pay cuts (50% in my case, and I had 25 years' experience). I also started having many aches and pains from sitting without moving for so long, afraid of being chastized for "nonproductive" time. For me, at that point I quit. So, if you don't have another opportunity, my suggestion would be to update your resume and start looking. You will have some time before all of the above kicks in and hopefully you will find another job. All MT jobs are going downhill and I got out of the profession altogether, taking internet courses during OOW times and when not working. I couldn't be happier in my new job! Ask your hospital if there are any other positions available (out of MT, maybe ward clerk, scheduler, anything but going to Nuance!)

Gather all the info from the posts going back in time on this board - Just pick a day and start there.

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There are dozens and dozens and dozens going back for at least 5 years, but I think even prior to that to.

Happy research.

Don't do it - liz

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In my case, everything was fine for 6 months or so and then it started happening. No matter what they tell you, it's not true. They will say they have plenty of work, yet neglect to tell you the majority of it is HORRIBLE ESL people that you can't make any money off of. One reason for this being the TSMs or someone will take all the good work. They may even promise you only certain physicians but that won't last either. They will at some point make you change your hours. I can promise you even if you go in the meeting with a good list of questions, they will have an answer ready to defend themselves. I agree their main reason for being in business is to help India's economics. This company gets new accounts and after 6 months or so (may be different for other accounts), they send them over to India. No warning to you, you will just notice you're not getting the same people any longer. Some companies complain because they notice the obvious difference in quality and the work is brought back to the US, but only for a short time. When they feel things have been going smoothly for a while, they will send it out again. I personally worked on an account that came back twice for that very same reason. I decided to stay, but once I saw for myself how they operate, I left. Don't be like me and think things will be different for you. In the end, they won't.

Ty ladies for all responses - ExAx

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all were appreciated. you are awesome!

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