Are you saying that Transcend DOES make you work 1 year before? : (
Posted By: Sheryl on 2005-10-31
In Reply to: Only one I know that does that is Transcend. - KT
Thanks for the info! I was thinking of applying there.
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How much can I expect to make the first year of MT work, around $20,000?
or more
I "only" make $1.15 per report and have made over $62,000 this year so far. I only work 8 hou
5 days a week and pick up one 4-hour weekend shift a month. It depends on the account, your company, the report length, your expanders, normals, etc. I made $1.43 with Edix before I switched and even though I took a per report loss, I make more money in the past 2 years than ever with Edix. I rarely run out of work, which is a HUGE factor. I know that the company I work for is both praised and condemned on this board, but I am happy at KS.
Last year $36K part time, going to make more this year full time BUT sm
I AGREE it IS getting harder to make money. I used to make $24 very part time 10 years ago and now...well it is Word and platforms versus WP5.1. I got 7.5 cents a byte line then and I get 9.5 cents a character line now. That IS a huge different in point of fact.
OH I WANT MY WORDPERFECT 5.1 BACK!!!!! Bwaaah!
I actually did make over $20,000 my first year
I'm definitely not a genius, to say the least, but I think being an MT is just a good fit for me. I already had a background in journalism and typesetting, so I had a grasp of grammar and could type very, very quickly. I'm good with computers and the Internet, which helps with the tech part and with research. I didn't make as much the first 6 months, but once I got going the income started picking up. I was lucky to land a job making 9 cents a line that first year which also helped, and I also was working A LOT, for a few different companies. I'm now in my fourth year and am making over $30,000, a year but am not constantly working as I was that first year. Obviously not everyone can do it. All of the pieces, the skills, have to be there, along with some luck in landing a good account, but it can be done.
no- you will not make 25K your first year
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Yes, I make over that every year, always have. NM
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We get a lot of things throughout the year at Transcend.
I love my ROM, and my TL. Like I said above, it's not for everyone. There are many good companies out there. Good luck!
Do 16 y/o babysitters make $74k/year? That's what I sm
did this year :)
Transcend pays hourly or at least they did a year
Not true. Transcend tried to buy Keystrokes last year. sm
Keystrokes owners turned them down as they are not interested in selling and they are against offshore transcription. They are getting as big as Transcend, maybe even bigger, and they treat their employees a heck of a lot better!
Where do you get these rumors from? Not from anyone who knows.
How do these MT schools get away with saying you can make $40,000 per year. That is a fake
advertisement and should be banned!
I disagree...I make a nice $37,000 a year, which is
really good for my area, paid hourly rather than production. I worked my way up to get to this point. I guess it depends on how you look at it and your lifestyle.
Anyone know whether Transcend is keeping the same insurance this year or changing?
thanks
I also got put on 2 atrocious ESL accts with them last year. Couldn't make any lines. These dudes
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Transcend bought MDI, so if Transcend sends work offshore, so does MDI. nm
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Transcend BOUGHT MDI, you make it sound like
MDI is actually running Transcend. Liz is expendable if she does not do her job. Liz et AL might own stock in Transcend, but I doubt that they own the controlling interest.
However, neither company has the MT's best interest at heart. They are paying to have dictation by easy dictators done by voice recognition and making sure the rest of us are left with the horrible dictators they have on most of their accounts. I used to think JLG had the lock on bad dictators, but MDI and Transcend have made JLG look good.
I make a lot of money/lines at Transcend.
It probably depends on the platform. I love the company; have been there for a while but also worked elsewhere. This company is the best. E-mail me if you'd like
I make 4 cents a line, work part and make
over $500 a week on part.
I make 11 cpl with straight typing with MDI, and I doubt Transcend will keep our pay as it is. I am
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If I get fired because I can't make paycheck with Transcend - will I get unemployment?
I work for Transcend Services and loved it at first but for the past few months, the work has been so slow on my account that I've been way short of making my required $450 a pay check for PT status. I've gotten two warnings that I may be terminated if I don't bring up my lines, but there is nothing I can do -- the work simply isn't there.
If they fire me like they're threatening to do, will I qualify for unemployment while I look for work? Will the laws of the state I live in or the state Transcend is in (Georgia) apply, since I work at home?
Also, as it stands, I'm not even making minimum wage. How can I figure what I would qualify for with unemployment?
Help/experience/suggestions appreciated. I'm frustrated over lack of work, inability to get backup accounts, and a practically nonexistent paycheck after 8 years in the industry with perfect QAs. Grrr.
Thanks a million.
I guess what you make at Transcend is based on what you made when you came on board, 8 cpl here. sm
I guess since the last 2 companies purchased made good cpl Transcend is willing to pay them what they made, really not fair for others only making 8 cpl, but I guess they gotta cut corners somewhere in order to keep the new Transcenders happy. I think you all are getting the best deal they have to offer.
Stay with Transcend. I make more money edit than I ever could straight typing
Plus, the benefits are pretty good. Insurance is a little high but it is everywhere.
I make more than that with Spheris but never have work. I would rather make $1.25 and have work. s
My SIL works for KS, and she gets paid double for linked reports too. Where do you get $2.25? I am ready to leave Spheris.
I actually left about a year ago and work for another company that's running out of work. Have to
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I Have Work For Them For A Year
and usually there is plenty of work. Lately, I have been pulling my hair out trying to get work. I'm working on 3 different accounts with them....STILL NO WORK!!! It's rather ridiculous. I've been with them for a year and now I see that they are trying to hire more QA's!?!? WHY? There is NO WORK!!!!!
What is up with the No work? Been here almost a year and (sm)
this has only happened for brief periods a couple of times after OT was offered or MAJOR holidays. Sunday was so bad I didn't think I would get in my hours for the week and actually only did because I stayed on line and kept trying to pull up jobs
I asked for another back up and I expect I will hear back soon. She is pretty good about responding, but is probably swamped with people hitting her up for more accounts right now.
I really like the company, but this does make me nervous.
I left last year because the work kept
running out. Sorry to hear that the situation hasn't improved--looks like I did the right thing. Oh well...
Only there a year. They OVERHIRE. Out of work...
Other than that, they're great.
You are lucky if this is the 1st year for low work. It's been
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Webmedx - low work ? Can you make up lines when work available (sm)
or do you have to schedule a make up time or just do without the lines?
my first year I made 16k. Doubled that second year. Going on year 6 with (sm)
two local accounts I earned 23,000.00 and a national I earned 35,400... 58,400 this year. Don't ask me how many hours, though, I really have no idea. I'm pretty motivated. (When people ask me how many hours I work a week I reply as many as it takes I'd say 40-50/week. I am also a fitness instructer and personal trainer, about 5 hours a week or so. Decent money (sometimes under the table!) but mostly I just do it for fun and to be social and wear cute work-out clothes.
that first year was a rough one... but I consider it part of my education.
I'm pretty motivated.
Isn't this a strange time of year to be out of work?....
I am working for a certain company in Florida and float over 4 accounts and am running out of work constantly and this has been the case for a least a month now. I am used to being out of work during the Christmas/New Year holiday weeks and even the start of summer or 4th of July, but to me this just seems like the time of year that would be very busy due to kids back in school needing physicals, etc. Is anyone else experiencing low work with their company or has this one just overhired? Thanks. 
And they are pushing for year end for all accounts to be on DQS so they can get more work on ASR,
more work overseas and then begin to push EMR. This is the beginning of MQ not needing MTs like they did and that is why they now eliminated SE because everyhing is in place. That is the game plan.
Funny. I worked a year and NEVER ran out of work (sm)
I was on one account. Literally only one time in the entire year did I have to go to a second account. However, I can do every single work type and have tons of experience. There were some ESLs, but it's nothing like the tough ESLs I'm getting elsewhere.
OTI was wonderful. It remains the best company I have ever worked for, and I've worked for many. I left because there weren't benefits, and I had to have them. If not for that, I'd be with them. Great people.
Their QA leaves you alone unless there's a problem. They don't give you QA scores - you either do an acceptable job, or you will hear from them.
You work when you want, just get the line count in every week. There's no schedule.
Software is a little dated, but not really MT unfriendly. Just could be improved. Not made by MTs and needs more input by MTs.
Friendly people. Absolutely the best out there if you don't need benefits.
From an ad last year, you needed a Cphone to work. Don't know anything about them. nm
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I work for them...benefits this year suck
God help us if we get sick. They deductible is sky high and no meds coverage. I can't believe they boinked us that way. I'm checking into other companies.
Must work one year and then 5 days off - no holidays
are paid days off. If you chose to take the day off you don't get paid, if you work the holiday usually lines and a half for that day.
Definitely great place to work, 2 year
anniversary coming up and I still love my job.
I worked for them a year ago and quit, but now I work for them again and....
I am very happy. I could never get any work before or if I had a question I could never get it answered. I am now on a different platform at a different hospital and am happy. Pay is also always on time (direct deposit.) I could care less if they are indian run, they pay me on time and leave me to my work.
I was scheduled to work Christmas this year for TT as well....sm
But on Monday my DD went in for emergency surgery. I did not even come home for the first 2 days and only made 1 call to the office to explain early in the week. My DD was finally discharged on Christmas only to return to the ER last night. Do you know what TT's answer was with my 1 measly phone call and one abbreviated email I had time for to them? Family comes first - PERIOD. So, I am on trying to help out today if they need me and I will be GLAD to suffer thru some low work time and stare at a blank screen for a company who has those kinds of values. I VERYMUCH appreciate my job with TT and all that they stand for...
TransTech has continued this LOW/NO work for more than a year now with
only promises for new accounts, while losing accounts, overhiring. This low/no work situation has been going on TOO long !
We can be sure that if management's/supes/QA/inhouse employees' paychecks were affected by this continuing LOW WORK situation, something would be done IMMEDIATELY by management. But they still get their bonuses, raises, bennies, trips to LV, etc.
So, so, so sad that this excellent company has lost respect for their MT's by NOT providing work for them on a consistent basis, yet demanding a schedule ! 
There would be no Transtech if their MT's were not working to keep accounts. How do you think, mgmt, you would be able to keep your paychecks/jobs without your MT's ? ? ?
The *sweetie* just does not show respect for me. MONEY DOES ! Jobs coming into my queue makes me money !
And you are required to work 3 holidays per year, but you get extra pay for that. nm
Do all companies require you to work 1 year before you can take vacation?
Meaning you are an employee, of course. Just wondering if there is any hope out there. If you start with a company and it turns out horrible, then you have to start all over again, waiting for another year to go by. I don't want to wish my life away!!
Thanks everyone!
I think work is typically slow this time of year sm
and I am surmising they are not wanting a backlog to build because a lot of MTs are also taking time off for the holidays leaving a skeleton crew on some accounts. I am sure it will all be busier than ever in a week or so. I have been able to get my line counts and then some everyday so far. Everywhere I have ever worked gets a little slow towards the holidays.
How is it that in less than 1 year Medware goes from the best company to work for to the worst?
Let's hope AAMT does a better job of picking the next company of the year!
This year they chose one that really is a good company to work for. nm
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I worked there for over a year...left because of lack of work...
one months lots of work, the next three months no work, so on and so forth...when there is a little extra work they do a big hire and once again the faithful MTs who stick by them have no work...I have been gone for over a year and it is still the same way...
Transtech DID have a service help out with their work -- I know for a fact -- about a year ago.
How long have you been with TT? Anyone in mgmt will tell you that they outsourced work to another service in the past.
Slow time of year = no work. Basically the same. If
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Great place to work. I've been there a year.
Exactly what do you want to know?
Webmedx work pretty low. Typical for this time of year? sm
I'm fairly new, so just wondering. Having come from the evil Q, it makes me nervous. While at the Q and a couple other companies, this is not the time of year I typically ran out of work--Christmas, T-giving, 4th of July, yes, now, no. Thanks.
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