Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Rodeer said I *could* work M-F, but that they really needed weekend coverage if I could do it. I said fine, no problem. They said they don't think people should have to work both Sat. and Sun. though and asked me to choose. I chose Sunday - Thursday. I also get a lil bonus for working Sunday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rodeer employee (as of February 28) Career Step graduate, 10/02/01 Experience: 4 months My Home Page: www.renesue.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Work schedules Do most of you work weekends?I have always done clinic and private practice transcription and I never had work on weekends (except for when the doctors got behind). I'm considering applying with some nationals and wondering if they usually require you to work weekends, including Sundays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 Hi, ! The company I work for does not require that you work weekends except for when the doctors are behind. We have had mandatory overtime situations already for the weekends. I have seen that some nationals do require weekends, but not all. Also, some companies pay you a shift differential to work weekends. --- tessbear wrote: > Do most of you work weekends?I have always done > clinic and private practice transcription and I > never had work on weekends (except for when the > doctors got behind). I'm considering applying with > some nationals and wondering if they usually require > you to work weekends, including Sundays? > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ===== Beth ) __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 I work on Sunday nights, but that is what I asked to work. I work for MedQuist part time and tell them when I work. However, they will ask if people are available for weekends sometimes when work is backed up, but it is not mandatory. Pattie tessbear wrote: > Do most of you work weekends?I have always done clinic and private practice transcription and I never had work on weekends (except for when the doctors got behind). I'm considering applying with some nationals and wondering if they usually require you to work weekends, including Sundays? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 I forgot to mention that I do get a bit of a differential for working nights and weekends. Pattie Pattie wrote: > I work on Sunday nights, but that is what I asked to work. I work for MedQuist part time and tell them when I work. However, they will ask if people are available for weekends sometimes when work is backed up, but it is not mandatory. > > Pattie > > tessbear wrote: > > > Do most of you work weekends?I have always done clinic and private practice transcription and I never had work on weekends (except for when the doctors got behind). I'm considering applying with some nationals and wondering if they usually require you to work weekends, including Sundays? > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 I don't work for a national company, but I work 7 days a week. Does that help? Polly --- tessbear wrote: > Do most of you work weekends?I have always done > clinic and private practice transcription and I > never had work on weekends (except for when the > doctors got behind). I'm considering applying with > some nationals and wondering if they usually require > you to work weekends, including Sundays? > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 I'm sorry I'm late on this. I work on weekends even though I'm trying hard not to, after three + years of starting my own business. What happens is that the Neurologist doesn't dictate and doesn't dictate all week, then on Friday there are a bunch of tapes waiting for me. I've discovered that if they're not returned on Monday, no one says anything anyway. I am planning on making clear that 48 hour turnaround doesn't include weekends. But then, that usually makes the beginning of the next week very busy for me....I'm working into the late evening then. It's ridiculous sometimes. When you work at home, with your own accounts, there's no one to take up the slack, you have to do it no matter what. Take a vacation...it's just catch up when you come back. I do have IC's I can give some work to but it still takes time to listen to it and correct it and print it. Work schedules > Do most of you work weekends?I have always done clinic and private practice transcription and I never had work on weekends (except for when the doctors got behind). I'm considering applying with some nationals and wondering if they usually require you to work weekends, including Sundays? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Winnie, if you get a week's worth of dictation all at once, should the standard TAT still apply (weekends or not)? Now and then, I think about starting my own biz (when I have more experience), but everyone I know who has their own biz *does* work 24/7. That's kind of scary. Anyway, I always read very carefully any posts from MTs who have their own biz, trying to learn what I can for possible future use. It just doesn't seem like a fair game when you have agreed to a TAT, but then they give you a whole week at once! p.s. Do you have to voice proof all your subs? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rodeer employee (as of February 28) Career Step graduate, 10/02/01 Experience: 4 months My Home Page: www.renesue.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- I'm sorry I'm late on this. I work on weekends even though I'm trying hard not to, after three + years of starting my own business. What happens is that the Neurologist doesn't dictate and doesn't dictate all week, then on Friday there are a bunch of tapes waiting for me. I've discovered that if they're not returned on Monday, no one says anything anyway. I am planning on making clear that 48 hour turnaround doesn't include weekends. But then, that usually makes the beginning of the next week very busy for me....I'm working into the late evening then. It's ridiculous sometimes. When you work at home, with your own accounts, there's no one to take up the slack, you have to do it no matter what. Take a vacation...it's just catch up when you come back. I do have IC's I can give some work to but it still takes time to listen to it and correct it and print it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 Yes, I voice proof all my subs, which is time consuming but necessary. If I got a week's worth of dictation at once, I would not agree to the usual turn around time. I would let the office manager know that it's not possible. My agreement (not written) is pick up Mon, Wed and Friday. If on Wednesday, Monday and Tuesday's dictation is not there which happens, then I know on Friday he's going to throw it all at me. Then he doesn't give me separate tapes for each day, he fills up less tapes. It doesn't all get in Monday. That's not fair. So far,there's been no problem and no complaints. I have mentioned it to the office manager and she had no problem. I guess it would be good to address that in a contract. For four years I've worked 7 days a week. When I first started, I worked very late at night because I worked in an office part time. As I got more work, I finally quit that. But it was still 7 days. Now I try really hard not to work Sundays and, if I schedule right and nothing goes wrong all week or no one needs me (family) so to speak with things that interrupt my day, it goes okay. But, for instance this week, one sister dropped by yesterday for over two hours, today one sister came in for the day so I spent the day with her, which is why I'm not done now and will be working Sunday this week, to play catch up. I've had several weeks of additional carpooling and that's knocked an additional hour out of each day which is a lot. It's not horrible, I just go back to work after dinner and don't get to sit in front of the TV with hubby and knit or something like that. Mostly I think I've given up a lot of creative pursuits but am trying to find more time to try to fit them in. If I have to work two hours on a Sunday it's not too bad but it's nice to not enter my office for a whole day It has been worth it. Re: Work schedules > Winnie, if you get a week's worth of dictation all at once, should the standard TAT still apply > (weekends or not)? Now and then, I think about starting my own biz (when I have more experience), > but everyone I know who has their own biz *does* work 24/7. That's kind of scary. Anyway, I always > read very carefully any posts from MTs who have their own biz, trying to learn what I can for > possible future use. It just doesn't seem like a fair game when you have agreed to a TAT, but then > they give you a whole week at once! > > p.s. Do you have to voice proof all your subs? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Rodeer employee (as of February 28) > Career Step graduate, 10/02/01 > Experience: 4 months > My Home Page: www.renesue.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > I'm sorry I'm late on this. I work on weekends even though I'm trying hard > not to, after three + years of starting my own business. What happens is > that the Neurologist doesn't dictate and doesn't dictate all week, then on > Friday there are a bunch of tapes waiting for me. I've discovered that if > they're not returned on Monday, no one says anything anyway. I am planning > on making clear that 48 hour turnaround doesn't include weekends. But then, > that usually makes the beginning of the next week very busy for me....I'm > working into the late evening then. It's ridiculous sometimes. When you > work at home, with your own accounts, there's no one to take up the slack, > you have to do it no matter what. Take a vacation...it's just catch up when > you come back. I do have IC's I can give some work to but it still takes > time to listen to it and correct it and print it. > > > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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