Leadfeather, they expect us to edit VR because they can

They (management of companies who ask us to do this) know that most people who do MT are not wealthy people, or even average income-wise and are desperate for any work/income they can get.  They use this information to their advantage and always will. You said it when you said "a few measly hundred dollars".  To many MT's that's a lot of money.

Unfortunate but true.

• VR Doomsday predictions - E.L.
  • writing congress - msbeanctr
  • The problem is...SM - Leadfeather
    • Leadfeather, they expect us to edit VR because they can - sm
      • However, as far as I know, the companies that have editing positions..shrt msg - Leadfeather
    • Your are right Leadfeather! - Cece
      • Too bad for us that more of us don't feel this way. Shrt Msg - Leadfeather
      • I know - Cece
    • All good things come to an end. - sm
    • please, enough already - sm
      • It's not speculation, it's called foresight... - Leadfeather

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I could have written your post myself, especially about standing alone.  I worked for Medifax when they started cutting pay.  Being the outspoken person I am, everyone wanted me to stand up and speak for all of us.  Wanta know what happened?  Yep, you guessed it.  The powers that be weren't stupid, they gave token raises to the lower producers and there went the ballgame.  Those MTs suddenly were "happy" THEY got a raise.  I told Medifax to shove their job and moved on to MRC.  Wanta know what happened?  A few months later these "happy" MTs were calling me asking, "what are we going to DO?"  (Medifux had taken back their raises and some more to go along with it.) My answer, "Beats me."  Most of them ended up at MRC.

I was with MQ when they joined Philips too (bought out along with ddi), and I sure saw the handwriting on the wall.  Some MTs think they are so good they can never be replaced.  Wrong.  I'd wager that in a few years MT, by whatever name it's called, will go back where it came from...to minimum wage jobs.  I know of one very excellent MT who was trained by doing editing.  I didn't train her but I know who did.  She simply listened to the reports that had already been transcribed and looked up the terminology.  They'll simply have maybe 1 lead person to oversee the work of 40?  200? "medical language specialists."  MTs.....gone.

For your normals that have either an abbreviation or a long form use the following:

type bp, get BP

type bpp, get blood pressure

type wnl, get WNL

type wnll, get within normal limits

type copd, get COPD

type copdd, get chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

type cold, get COLD

type coldd, get chronic obstructive lung disease

Yes, sometimes the word cold will be used in a report, but it is so seldom unless you are doing pediatrics, that you will and should notice it.  Hope this helps.

At this point anyway.  Transcend has gained several new accounts recently, which has been broadcast from here to there.  What wasn't broadcasted is that they also LOST several large accounts over the past year, a couple just recently.  Some of the accounts that have just been added on are overflow accounts.  As each account gets transitioned over to the new platform, the option for typing will be great as the VR is extremely BAD in recognizing a lot of these new dictators.  Those editing on the accounts now are actually training the system to recognize what the dictators are saying.

As time goes on, the system starts recognizing more and more dictators are transitioned to editing.  Once the system becomes "smart" and is working at peak performance, less editors will be needed to work on the editing aspect, as was already experienced with a very large ER account that staffed 25 or more MLSs and dwindled down to 10.  We all saw what happened there.  When the editors were scrambling for work they switched to typing, and were told to do so by the AMs.  So think about what that means for those typing.  If less people are needed to edit, where do those already working on the pre-existing accounts go?  To typing on the new accounts.  When the work load is low, all those shifted from editing to typing will be doing the work YOU have been doing all along. 

Also, there will always be a need for some to type because there are some doctors that absolute cannot do VR.  Now just imagine if you choose to type rather than edit.  These are the doctors that you will be transcribing for day after day: Mush-mouths, speed-talkers, whisperers, extremely difficult ESLs.  In other words, all those that the system will never be able to decipher.  You may be getting a high rate for typing, but it is going to take you longer to do them because if they were that easy, the system would be doing them first.  No matter what option you chose you are on the losing end of the deal.  If you chose editing, it is FULL editing, not QA filling in the blanks.  Depending on how fast you type, you may never be able to achieve a consistent, day-after-day 40% increase in production, but you will be taking a loss in compensation.  If you chose typing, you're stuck with all the leftover garbage that the system cannot do on its own and your production still suffers.  No matter which way you look at it, you will be working harder and receiving less until the point eventually comes where 2/3 of the work force is scrambling for work while the other 1/3 is popping out 20,000 lines per pay period. much like it is now.  While you may have the option of typing or editing NOW, certain people in management have been telling their favorites that the goal in the future is to get ALL accounts and work types on editing.  Why do you think so many "in the know" are now scrambling for or were already told about the hourly team leader positions before they were even announced? 

Think about it.  This is not the first mass exodus Transcend has seen over the years. That became common knowledge when they had the push to hire back all those who had quit over the changes before.  Many there, even working for 5 years or more, are leaving this time.  If workers have gotten bad treatment before and left in the past, as is happening now, it will happen again.  A leopard does not change its spots. 

I havent seen anyone else be able to do that on the new platform.  What is your secret because I have tried and could only do 425 maximum on the best day with the best dictators on.  Way too much work for that kind of money.

Been with them for quite sometime now.  Lots of work, but complete full listen and extremely difficult to reach that type of line count on VR.  Not to mention, there is a lot of changing of the guards per se going on in the company and it's just a really wierd situation. 

Hope that helps.

Been with them for quite sometime now.  Lots of work, but complete full listen and extremely difficult to reach that type of line count on VR.  Not to mention, there is a lot of changing of the guards per se going on in the company and it's just a really wierd situation. 

Hope that helps.

You will do very well at editing, because you can't spell and probably never use any expanders! 

An MT cannot do editing and use expanders, so LOST MONEY right there.

Please, there has to be companies out there who want straight transcriptionists and not going through SR first.  If anyone knows a company that is loyal to their transcriptionists, possibly have benefits, and are honest that is looking for a well-educated, hard working transcriptionists, please tell me where.  I have been in this business many, many years...but every company I contact, they are going to speech recognition.  And the pay is much less.  HELP!

out. 

1.  I'm having problems using the Ctrl M feature to match audio and text (to re-check my blanks at the end of a report). 

2.  When I highlight a block of text to add to ESP, I hit Ctrl-Ctrl but it doesn't automatically transfer the text; I have to copy and paste (hope that makes sense).  Any suggestions?

3.  Ctrl-Shift-B can take FOREVER to populate a cosignature block.  Anyone else have this problem?

Thanks for any help.  I don't have a lot of instructions for this platform and there aren't a lot of people on it, so I'm figuring it all out.

nm

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