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Nuance contempt for their transcriptionists - wanting to quit


Posted: Apr 05, 2014

"Fiesa and XP computers, etc - me

Posted: Apr 4th, 2014 - 1:56 am

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."

I just signed up for MT Stars today after reading this post from someone at Nuance, either recruiter, QA/QC, or someone higher up than transcription.  ME ... you make me sick to my stomach.  A former recruiter ???  if that was with Nuance, I hold nothing but disdain for you.  I proceeded with employment based on the lies, half-truths, withholding of pertinent information, and now, I deal with a manager who either feigns ignorance, specifically chooses not to be informed, or lies to me regularly.  

One of the reasons I chose to go with Nuance was being told what great opportunity for advancement with this company would be available to me.  Actually, I rather pity you and the people who have chosen to embrace this very bad excuse of an employer.  I don't have anywhere near the required disdain for working medical transcriptionists that you do that is apparently a requisite of management here.  

It's no surprise that Nuance management would monitor these boards and make half-hearted efforts at defending their practices.  Do you have other duties, or is this the whole of your contribution?  

WTH? - Kiki

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Most of what you just said is a bunch of nonsensical jibberish.

When you said something about how MT's "grumble" etc,--- you have got to be kidding? Why can't MTs complain about their crappy pay? Do you think doctors would EVER accept LESS and LESS money for what they do? Do you think anyone would tell THEM to stop grumbling and that they must not care about their patients if all they want is to be paid so much? I don't THINK so.

Also, what on earth makes you think MTs sit at home "listening to music." WTH? Pretty hard to work and listen to music much less have kids underfoot--I always STILL had to pay for babysitting. And I don't know about you but last time I had a non-telecommuting job I didn't have to buy the computer I was working on. WOW

I think the first 2 - anon

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paragraphs of her post is someone else's post named ME. Then she is commenting on their post after that.

Ok, I get it...now I see the quotes..... - Kiki

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I still say "WTH?" to whoever originally said all that.
NUANCE MTS - FORUM MT
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Long and kind of confusing post. Almost all MTSOs and Nuance is no exception; acquire ire of MTs for one reason or other. Nuance, M*Modal and a few big ones are grabbing all accounts. When you are this big you get to control recruiting, employee and IC support, equipment ownership. The choices are limited. Each of us have to make our own assessment as experience of others may or may not apply.
Nuance has earned my personal worst employer status - wanting to quit
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Sorry if you found my post difficult. First 2 paragraphs were from someone inside Nuance, and reflects an underlying contemptuous attitude toward Nuance transcriptionists. I really don't care how bad others are. This is the one I'm working for now. My own ire is due to dishonest recruitment practice, and a company that treats me with near total disrespect. The only viable option for me is find a new job with an organization that values my contribution to a much greater level than Nuance. I don't care to look for a new job as unemployed, so I will put up with this, but it takes a major toll from me and my family.
Bad information from inside Nuance - wanting to quit
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Here's another example from the inside Nuance post that presents inaccurate information, when talking about new computer purchase:
"and remember it's all tax deductible"

No, it is not ALL TAX DEDUCTIBLE. My unreimbursed employee expense was deductible at less than 50% last year. The only part that is deductible is what is greater than 2% of the adjusted gross.
Information provided to Nuance employees by employer is as often as not, unreliable.
Not to mention how - annual standard deduction
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for a single person is $6,100, so unless you're paying mortgage interest and real estate taxes, most of us on an MLS income are not even taking itemized deductions.
Right! The standard deduction is 2% and then you can claim anythig over that - so you still gotta spend $ to get back $ LAME
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