Been There, Done That

Maybe I've worked in more MTSOs than any of you readers out there have. You'll need the fingers of your other hand to count them.

The truth is, no other company has compelled me to blog the way I have here. You know why.

I've worked with so many companies in my lifetime, and only one company did not give me my final pay. In the case of some companies like ADEC and Transkripsyo, I did not even bother to ask for my last paycheck simply because I believed I didn't deserve it. The others, like e-Scribir and South Transcription, gave it to me without my asking.

AM-Accuscripts is the only company that deprived me of something I believe I really worked for. No, line count at that company cannot be used as basis because when you're asked to transcribe crappy dictations, you definitely slow down, which drastically reduces your line count. Unfortunately, no one else wanted those files, so I ended up doing them. Look what I got in return.

When I'm up to it, I'm going to rate all those MTSOs as best as I can. By now, you must've guessed which one's at the end of the pack.

Just so you know I won't be biased, the MTSO on top of my list is the MTSO that welcomed my resignation because the management didn't want a carcinogenic employee like me around. I still think they're the best in town though. No, I can't even imagine myself back there -- or in any other MTSO, for that matter. That's objectivity at its best.

As an MT, only one company actually made me feel that I was important to the organization. That company never paid my salary late (yes, there were lots of time wages were even paid early). They gave me real health benefits, overtime pay, holiday and vacation leaves, a reasonable salary, and a fat separation pay. No, that company is not an MTSO.

Yes, I've been there, done that -- and there's no way I'm going back to work for an industry that gave me shit. That's why I gave it back.

Why Some Employees Stay

You know why some employees stay? You've exploited them. You continue to exploit them. Yet they won't budge.

Why?

They're so lame they can't find a job elsewhere.

Of all the MTSO's I've worked with, there's only one where I witnessed at least 4 MTs resign in the 2 months that I was there -- and they all worked in one location. Unbelievable!

Ooh, 40,000 More Lines a Month and Counting

Isn't that effin' awesome?

Someone just flaunted the fact that she bagged a new account that will give her 40,000 lines a month.
Isn't that great?

At a rate of 400 lines per day over a 22-day month, that's roughly 4 to 5 more MTs.

So that's something to brag about, huh? A new account from MxSecure? Wait, am I supposed to know this?
So there's no breach of confidentiality there, huh?

Oh, well, Satan has his way of reciprocating.

AM-Accuscripts is Hiring!

Wow, AM-Accuscripts is hiring! Go for it, people. It's your chance to get employed in one of the more credible MTSO partners MxSecure has in the country. Excuse me while I barf.

By the way, don't expect a corporate environment; the office is actually a house in the middle of a huge suburbian subdivision, perhaps to make tax evasion a whole lot easier.

Be prepared to work in an office where a thief lurks; do not leave your valuables anywhere unguarded.
Don't be surprised if fingers are pointed your way for being the culprit; they've blamed the new hires before.

Don't be greedy; get ready to donate your 1,500 pesos to the owner, who needs money badly so she can stick with her slimming regimen. Remember, if you end up disliking the way the company is run, you'd have to stay for a year before you get back that amount. Don't forget that you spent for transportation and food during those three days or so.

Tell yourself that you'll be working for an employer who can't keep her word. Yes, you do have a verbal contract; now you know why she prefers it that way.

Accept the fact that you'll be leaving the office at around 8:00 p.m. or so on most days of the week.

Finally, prepare a resignation letter before you even think of submitting your resume.

So, with me having a lot to say about this great company, don't you think I'm making things up or even sour graping? Haha. I don't give a hoot about what you think.

What are you waiting for? Go ahead and apply. I'll be glad you did!

The Truth Can Hurt

Some people are used to living a lie. They have a false sense of the real world and live in a world of lies and make believe.

If you tell the truth, they think you're being libelous, slanderous, or what not.

I hope one day, this person will wake up to reality, look herself in the mirror, and say, "Yes, I have been greedy and unfair to my employees."

A relatively well-off employee, who went to the same school as her employer, was chatting with this fat-assed biatch seated beside me. Translated, the sentence went something like this: "She treats money like it was her god." Yes, that sentence was referring to no one else but you-know-who.

Well, she does count her blessings, which definitely do not come from the Christian God. As they say, charity begins at home; so in her case, she better start with her employees. Can someone ask her to spell the word "conscience"?

Sure, the truth can hurt. In my case, the truth set me free.

At the end of your life, you will face your Creator. How can you hide the truth from Him?

MxSecure: An Oxymoron

Funny how a business entity like MxSecure can give a contract to a small company that doesn't ask its employees to sign a HIPAA-related document or have a security policy in place.

Hmm ... perhaps that small company, which continues to exploit its employees, has a security policy after all. The front door's always locked.

Home-based Work Rocks!

Yey! It feels so good to know that when someone does you wrong, you get back something good in return ... and it's two-fold to boot.

Nearly double your last paycheck while working within the comfort of your home -- it can't get better than that.

Sad to say, I now trust my American employer a whole lot more than I do my previous Filipina owner.