I also got put on 2 atrocious ESL accts with them last year. Couldn't make any lines. These dudes
Posted By: were baaaaad! Couldn't stay. nm on 2007-03-22
In Reply to: Yes! My account had about 50% ESLs. nm - RTV
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This mama says the same thing about TransTech. My accts just happened to be atrocious. nm
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They were very nice and paid on time right from the start, but both accts. I got put on I couldn'
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TWS 3.8, just seems strange for this time of year. I have 3 accts. NM
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Last year, they had accts w/their own software and some with ExText.
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I think they are great. Been here over a year and couldn't be
happier.
There did last year for 600 lpd minimum. I couldn't take it because of
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You couldn't have said it better. That is exactly how I feel and have for the past year. (nm)
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Pay offered last year was 8 cpl/w on 1100 lpd. Some posters said they lost all their good accts
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I couldn't wait to sign up for the insurance this year...
It was going to be cheaper than what we are paying now. Then I got the payment sheet and I was really disappointed. The rates are almost double as last year's rates.
The insurance I have now is cheaper even though their deductible is quite high and they don't pay for ER coverage. After finally talking my husband into going under TT's insurance (that alone took almost a year to convince him), now I have to tell him we're staying where we're at now....unless TT does find a better plan.
I will be waiting [im]patiently to see what they come up with.
Was there a short time last year. You work as an employee, not IC. Different software/diff. accts.
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They work with you to make sure you get the lines required or the amount of lines you want...
I have never had a problem getting more work
That's why I quit MQ. I couldn't figure out how they were counting the lines. I took a big p
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You were given too many specialties/accts to make any good money.
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LOL! I couldn't have done it Must have been a really good job for them to make you do that
I couldn't make any money with them
for pretty much the same reason -- and I usually do pretty well with ESL dictators, but combined with the dictation quality it was rough. I think they started at 0.0875 per line, with maybe more per line depending on how many lines you produced. I don't remember for sure about that though.
I was switched from one heavy ESL acct to another and couldn't get the lines, so I bailed. Other
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LOL. What teeth? Lost them when I couldn't get full time lines
Just gumming whatever I can! LOL.
Or it could be that "your company" couldn't quite make the cut.
eyes wide open
I worked there for awhile, couldn't make any sm
decent money. They changed their QA and guidelines and I made even less due to extra proofing, looking up in their Style book and the BOS which oftentimes conflicted. Their spellchecker was full of misspelled words. Drugs were way outdated. Couldn't use my own word expander. Took about three weeks to get feedback sheets and sample reports. Wasn't worth it. I figured if I had to produce a superbly quality document, I would go elsewhere for more money.
Well, I was thinking I couldn't make enough $$ but I truly didn't stay long enough..SM
to really give it a chance. I know that now. I started but got cold feet and went back to my old job. I really liked their benefits, and I'd be willing to give it time, this time, to get more used to the account and system, etc.
I was just wondering if they ever hired anyone back. Thanks for asking and not flamning. :)
I was on an internet acct, no Cphone. ESL docs were swarming, tho', and I couldn't make good l
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If you look back in the archives people left when they realized they couldn't make money with it.
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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!
Post from a year ago said 8 cpl with 8.75 cpl for 1600+ lines
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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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Last year offering 8 cpl w/spcs on 1100+ lpd, 8.5 cpl for 1400+ lines. nm
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Do 16 y/o babysitters make $74k/year? That's what I sm
did this year :)
Guess we all can't be put on good accts. Gotta be there at the right time. Both of my accts.
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Are you saying that Transcend DOES make you work 1 year before? : (
Thanks for the info! I was thinking of applying there.
How much can I expect to make the first year of MT work, around $20,000?
or more
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.
How does one count one's lines on DQS to make sure one's
Hard to make lines
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Love Ops, make more lines on Ops than
anything else. If you haven't done it in a while may be slow going until you're familiar with equipment/procedure terminology.
Slow way to make lines
A friend has and it was much slower at line production but she had severe carpal tunnel syndrome... so it enabled to her to work is about it.
Now you can not make your lines in 9 hours!
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If you can't make 1000 lines in 8 hours,
in the wrong profession.
They don't expect U to make lines during first 90 days
Hang in there, it will get better, it takes time.
I am able to make 10,000 lines M-F every week at eTransPlus - nm
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EDMAT is very hard to make lines.
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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
You pay more for insurance if you don't make minimum lines also sm
I left there because of this exact issue. I started having a harder and harder time getting my lines, meaning I got a reduced line rate and had an extra $95-100 on top of that taken out because they didn't pay the employer matching part of the insurance.
Now you can not make your lines in 9 hours! More time for 2nd Job.
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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.
Can you say where you work where it's so easy to make your lines? All I come across is crap out
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weird pay scale, hard to make lines, can't
make money, currently training women in Trinidad to do our job.
Just wondering - how many hours do you normally have to work to make your 500 lines? Thanks! NM
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You can make up your lines whenever you like. Just drop them and email letting them know that you ar
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