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and I'm only getting 8.5 c.  I'm FT, acute care and do the weekend.  And I have 18 years experience with acute care.  That totally sucks. I'm so depressed now. I wish I would have never read this whole thread. 

Lots of work.  Very nice people to work for! Platform is easy to work on.

and I have to stop myself from making corrections and have to really concentrate on typing exactly what they are saying.  It's HARD!  But hey, they are indirectly signing my paycheck, so I gotta do what they tell me to, ya know?

I started with a company recently.  I had to invest to upgrade my word to 2003.  They have account specifics that are so all over the place that each QA person interprets differently.  I have one QA who seems to have it out for me.  I'm getting reports back with changes and corrections that I know I couldn't possibly have done.  I even wonder if they have me mixed up with someone else.  I think I like the company overall but I don't know whether I should just hang up my keyboard and move on or what.  Has anyone had a QA nightmare that they survived?

Once again, another payroll check from etranz returned NSF.  I left this so-called company, but I am still waiting for three paychecks, which if they ever do come I'm sure they will be worthless.  This company is delusional.  They do not understand why everyone keeps leaving and they tell themselves that each former MT had a "story" or were non-productive, etc.  This is far from the truth.  The truth is this company is based upon lies and they apparently have no money to pay their employees, so they continuously make up more lies and say your check is coming, that they had problems with the bank, that they refinanced their homes and have the money and intend to pay on time. 

They have never paid on time . . . and most of the time when you finally get a paycheck, weeks late, it is NSF.  They don't care!  Meanwhile, you have to try to fix everything with your bank, etc. and figure out how to get your money. 

Stay far far away from this one!

*Does anyone knows if any of the transcription companies actually gives their MTs yearly reviews,*

I don't know about all companies, but I've been an MT from home for 10 years, in-house 5 years (prior).  When in-house, yes, I got yearly reviews.  Since working from home, I've never had a yearly review.  I think I got a 90-day review once at one company.  I've worked for several companies, small-to-mid size to mid-size nationals, no large nationals, some for short periods of time, one for almost 6 years. (see last paragraph below).

*feedback on their performance,*

With the more organized and mid-size nationals, I've gotten informal feedback (you're doing a great job! kind of comments) on productivity - but that is something that it concrete and visible and able to be scored against the company expectation.  QA feedback has ranged from nonexistent to daily emails on blanks, being able to review the work I submitted the day before and compare pre and post completed reports, to just being told you're one of our best MTs! kind of comments.  (see last paragraph)

*and/or raises.*

At the company where I stayed for almost 6 years, I got raises maybe 2-3 times.  They were always related to the company needing more production from me or needing me to set up new accounts, help with setting up templates, etc.  I have gotten several 90-day raises at different companies, earlier if they released me from review early.

There were 2 exceptions to the above for me.  Both were small-to-mid size nationals.  One (as an employee) gave me monthly reports on my QA scores.  They later developed quarterly reports that included QA, performance, and team spirit (for lack of better term).  One (as an IC) gave me charts for monthly QA and meeting my production versus my committment.

Because mine does not match yours does not mean what I said is a lie. 

Everyone has to find their own niche in this business and what makes one person like a company will be the reason why another one dislike the same company.

company #1 - VR up to 300-315 lines per hour, straight 150-175. VR pay is 70% of base rate, so this is not bad.   Do not use highlighter, but use editing and navigation shortcuts.  Use foot pedal but not usually the mouse. This is an account I'm very familiar with and I find the platform easy to use. I have done VR with this company since day 1 so I can't compare my paycheck with pre-VR.

company #2 - working here for 7 years, VR started last year, and a new platform started last year too. I find the platform pretty cumbersome - lots of switching back and forth to different panels to check demographics, add cc, etc. And uses drop-down menus to pick headings - for this company I find VR to be a money loser. Used to make 10 cpl to cover all team accounts, income dropped with new platform, then dropped some more with VR... then my position was eliminated and changed to new account for less money for both straight and regular.  VR rate is about 3 cents lower than base rate. New account has more than 50% difficult dictators, ESL and non-ESL. Fussing around with the headings and subheadings, which have to be fixed in VR as well as the text of the report  - not getting more than 700 to 1100 lines in 8 hours. Even using hot keys.  Need to pay bills so found another job. 

#3.  This is only my 3rd day. Using Escription. Much better quality of VR than I have ever seen before except for numbered lists -- the numbers are usually all off. Not too many panels to switch around to and no drop down headings.   Using the editing and navigation keys and also finally getting the hang of the highlighter thing - except it's a red box, less distracting than the highlighter.  And not using foot pedal.   Approaching 200 lines per hour on VR and improving.  Can take fingers off keyboard at times and drink something, stretch, etc. But this one only pays half of baseline rate. Only a few straight reports have come through.  Love the account.

So  - I have mixed feelings about VR and it really does depend on account, platform, etc. I do correct everything and still up names, etc.

Sometimes doing VR with all the function keys and highlighter reminds of trying to play my son's video games - uncoordinated.