I sent it in the first day, heard back in a few days, took the test and started last week. sm

• Has any applicant heard from...sm - TIA
  • Keystrokes - Anon
    • okay, same here..thanks. nm - TIA
    • I sent it in the first day, heard back in a few days, took the test and started last week. sm - New KS'er

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I don't think I will take the job, but do you know if they even hire ICs?  Just so I know!  TXs

I took the test for Transolutions 7 days ago and haven't heard anything as of yet, sent back Keystrokes questionaire 4 days ago, nothing yet. If they're all supposedly hiring, why we waiting? 

 Maybe they're busy sorting through resumes and tests, and it just takes awhile.  I'm keeping the positive attitude so far.

everything is going pretty well.  Everyone has been really nice and helpful.  I really love not being tied to a strict schedule. 

the time of the day -- 5 o'clock rush hour seems to be the busiest where I work Mon-Fri.  The weekends are a little busy mid morning/early afternoon.  I try to adjust my schedule so I'm working more during those hours and getting things done around the house in the morning hours when it's not as busy.  Of course, with kids, that's not always optimal, but I try!  In this day, I'm just thankful to have work.

and I passed it. They sent me back an email saying that they were on a hiring freeze because of changes that were being made to the company. The email also said they would keep my resume on file. I know that companies make lots of excuses for not hiring new MTs, but this doesn't sound like one. 

I was referred by a friend.  I spoke with the HR person, took the test, and was told I passed with flying colors.  I was told that a job offer was merely a formality and that I should go ahead and give two weeks notice at my other job which I did.  I then waited a week before I actually got an official job offer.  Then I was sent the paperwork.  It was unbelievable!  I had to have a physical exam by my physician and have him fill out their questionaire.  I had to find a drug testting facility on my own and do a drug test.  I had to have a TB test AND they wanted a chest x-ray as part of my physical exam.  Then there was the background check and reference check.  You would have thought I was going to work for the CIA and required high security clearance or something.  Then I was told there was a problem with my references.  They had asked me for two professional and two personal references which I gave them.  They called my personal references and asked them if I was a good Transcriptionist and a good employee.  Diskriter told me that none of my references were valid because no one had actually worked with me.  Then I had to clarify that they had called my personal references and if they would simply call the professional references, the would get the answers they were looking for!  It took them three more days to get it straight.

Finally, I was so fed up, I told them I refused to get a chest x-ray and I thought all of this was insane for a simple at-home job.  I was so upset because I had gone two weeks without earning any kind of paycheck while I waited for them to check how frequently I go to the bathroom!  I felt like a show dog jumping through every single hoop for a job that ended up being not worth it at all.

I feel for ya and all I can say is they weren't a bad company to work for, I just had an incompetent supervisor with very poor communicating skills.

Good luck!

8 hours a day, but I often times have to be physically at the computer longer than 8 hours because sometimes the work is slow.  I have two accounts.  I work no weekends. 

You may have kept your job, maybe not.  Not sure you wanted to.  Even if 3 days is the standard issue here - didn't your company have someone to back you up on your account?  Is there that much work there?  No sense in second guessing yourself now.  What is done is done.  While different people in your place would handle it different ways, I bet this manager will think twice in the future before being so COLD.  You never know, they may call you and want you to come back, so think about that a bit too.

I am sorry you are without income/job now but like the above post to mine said, you need to complete a grieving process before you worry about this.  Job searching is hard work and you are probably not up to it yet.  Be ready to move on before you tackle this business again.  I don't mean to sound cold because I lost my dad in 1986 and cried for 3 years, but you have to be able to focus to take on a job search, much less be able to learn new platforms and accounts.  It certainly takes more than 3 days and even more than a week. My heart goes out to you.  Good luck.