Make it easy on yourself and move to TransTech
Posted By: You won't regret it. NM on 2008-02-10
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- Make it easy on yourself and move to TransTech - You won't regret it. NM
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TransTech. Best move ever!
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Move to TransTech
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Might have to make a move
Can you tell me how many lines you can produce a day with your Medware account and what the going line rate is for someone with 5 years experience?
Don't make the move!!! sm
All of the questions you ask will have to be answered by your specific company. Where I work, I do have an assigned account and there are about 10 doctors in that account that I do QA for all of them.
I fill in blanks, give feedback and do random audits. I'm on several different IMs, so any of the MTs can reach me during the day to ask questions, but this rarely happens (easier to leave a blank and move on).
The ratio of QA to MT again depends on whether your company assigns you an account or has you randomly pulling work off of a system or pool.
I've seen the average pay for QA top out at about 4 cpl per 65 char. I get paid 1 cpl per 43 char (I know it's kinda weird, but the company I work for pays by 43 chars).
Now, the reason I say don't do it is that if you are a good MT (and you must be since you are being considered for QA), you will make far more money and have far less stress in your life if you stick with MT. What you will find is that there are a lot of substandard MTs out there, especially if your company outsources like mine does, and it is now your responsibility to fix all the problems the other MT either doesn't know how to do or can't be bothered to do.
You'll send emails, give feedback, try to be positive and helpful and when you start getting into arguments about where the comma goes in the middle of a sentence, you'll discover that you're now one of the QA people that you hated as an MT.
I think if you'll go back in the archives, you'll see I'm not the only QA person that feels this way - sorry I ever made the move. My paycheck was just about cut in half from when I was an MT.
Definitely get some of your questions answered from the company you work for about this, but think seriously about it first - it's really a lot of stress and who needs more of that in thier life?
Good luck to you and I hope whatever decision you make works out best for you! =)
Telling a company when you make a move
That is being held accountable for letting someone know where you'll be for that time. I still think IC for flexibility is the way to go. Furthermore, don't be surprised when that is someday thrown back in your face. It happens.
Correction. They do watch every move we make
And you cannot sign out more than once (for break) for your 15 minutes during your shift. You must work every minute during your shift and no break longer than 15 minutes. If not they will come to you and question you why you were not on. You have to have a pretty good answer or you will have to decide if you want the job or not. Regarding cherry picking there can be none, but on the other hand there does not have to be, if you get the ESLs you will get mostly all ESLs and it is your problem not theirs if you don't do ESLs 99% and with appropriate line count. None of this is mis-spoken it is the solid truth.
Move on, girl - gotta make a living
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I make that on an easy rad account
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With Transtech, how easy is it to get your minimum lines
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It is easy to get hired at TransTech - if you have experience
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I make that much $ too but i work very hard. Its possible, not easy.
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EASY to make line count!
My experience was the opposite. I routinely did 1600-2000 lines a day, WAY over minimum of about 1200 lines a day. I can't make that now in my current job, but at Spheris it was easy. It does depend on the accounts you're assigned, though, so I don't doubt that it COULD be hard to make line count at Spheris. Just depends.
Unbelievable! So you have an easy account and make a
decent living, yet you come on this board and trash TT all the time! That really is two-faced. You don't deserve to work for TT! 
your time is coming . . . easy does it when first hired on with TransTech, of course.
Do you think they are going to discourage you on the very first day of hire. NOT.
Obviously, you are one who is getting cherry-picked reports, but your time will come for the difficult dictators just as we all get.
So glad you enjoyed your first day.
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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Not so easy when you make top pay and work days and hours of
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I have an easy account and make a decent living.
And while you are at it, TT Management,
BITE ME!!! You were fools to file this lawsuit. $294.50 to lose all credibility in the MT World. Sad, truly sad...
And many thought you were one of the good guys.
Of course TransTech pays for spaces and they have a easy to get bonus structure.
I make as much as I did at the hospital, because of the bonus structure, retroactive to line 1. They pay for spaces and expanders, and they have ops normals too. Just wanted to put an FYI so people think TT does not pay for spaces, of course they do. You can make a lot per line with the structure and also differential and bonuses almost every weekend at TT.
Not easy to make 1000 - lots of ESLs or time
spent looking up addresses, etc. They kept you on because they can't find anyone to put up with the low and steady income.
TransTech and Keystrokes also offer some Dictaphone ExText accts. Very easy to
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depends; can make more $ on easy platform/7 than hard platofrm/8-9 cents
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As your accounts move to India, they move you to another account. NM
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I still make more with Transtech than anywhere else
they leave me alone to do my job. I don't have to read a bunch of unnecessary and irrelevant emails and I am not monitored by phone or IM. I don't have to clock in and out at all much less every time I have to burp. I love Transech and make good money here.
I make 350-400 lph at TransTech
I can't get $20 if I'm on disability so I'm staying put.
Believe me, one can make decent money at TransTech.
There is plenty of work and I don't think the incentive plan is low at all. A good MLS should have no problem hitting the first tier and the QA incentive should be automatic. The starting line rate is also one of the best I had run across. I'm not trying to convince anyone to come to TT, its not a good fit for everyone, just wanted to share my experience. If one is getting a negative vibe about a company, I don't blame them for not wanting to give them a try.
Transtech VR -- Can't make the same money IF you are accustomed to using a
lot of expanders/briefs, because you will be constantly deleting and retyping in stuff, rather than getting to expand a word/words. Definitely not the same money. Why do you think all these companies are going to VR? To put more money in the MT's pockets? NOT
Hell will freeze over before YOU can make your job *work* with TransTech. Out of your control !!!
I don't know who has ruined this wonderful company, but E is one of them !!! Of course, D is in control of everything, so just amazed at the condition of TT now.
Anyone know of a company, easy clinic work, easy Word format, dependable pay? Help!
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Frustrating situation at TransTech makes me make typos here on this board . . .
I have figured out a way to pay my bills with such **old, wornout** words
HAVE NOT figured out a way to pay my bills with . . .
If emails saying, "You guys make Transtech rock" pays your bills, let me know, because
I have figured out a way to pay my bills with such **old, wornout** words.
Management is rocking alright, because their paychecks are not affected at all with the NO WORK/LOW WORK situation that has been going on now for MONTHS and MONTHS. That seems so unfair when without the MT's, the mgmt would have no paychecks!!!!!
If emails saying, "You guys make Transtech rock" pays your bills, let me know, because
I have figured out a way to pay my bills with such **old, wornout** words.
Management is rocking alright, because their paychecks are not affected at all with the NO WORK/LOW WORK situation that has been going on now for MONTHS and MONTHS. That seems so unfair that their high paychecks keep coming in to mgmt -- when without the MT's, the mgmt would have no paychecks!!!!!
I love it. It is fast, easy to learn and easy to use.
You may have to move on to move ahead (sm)
One way to look at what you are doing right now is more training only you are being paid for it; once you have a year or two under your belt as experience, you may be able to command a higher wage someplace else. It's funny, a place will pay more for someone with 2 years' experience than they will pay someone who has worked for them for 2 years! Go figure.
Platform very easy and quick - easy to get used to. :)
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Move on from both! nm
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Sometime you have to move on for (sm)
your own sanity. Working under constant pressure is not enjoyable. It is important for me to like my job. Unfortunately, I worked for a place and felt like we (many more than just I) were not being told the truth. I moved on and so did several others I know. The company lost a few excellent MTs in the process. I feel you get more with being straight up than moving through a thick smoke screen. Sorry this is happening to you, I've BTDT.
Why would you just move on? There are a lot of sm
accounts. You are going to base everything on a few bashers. There are over 300 MTs at KS, some who have been there for a very long time.
My advice? Ask for a different account or ask for assistance on the one you are on. They will help you but maybe you need to go over the person you asked.
I have heard that there is a lead who will not pass on information like that because she doesn't want to lose anyone on her accounts. I know that she is not going to be a lead very long either as I have heard that someone else is taking over her accounts. If you email me, I will help or at least will work to get the right person to do it. I know that it isn't one of my accounts as no one has asked for a change on either of mine and most have been on them over 2 years.
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May be you need to move then!
Move on.
LOTS of better companies out there than TTS.
I had to move to QA
I broke my thumb playing softball and it still hurts to this day after several years. A lot of people in QA have had injuries of different sorts, but we obviously must have a bank of knowledge and a lot of experience as well. Unfortunately, I have seen some companies stick brand new MTs in QA for some odd reason, presumably because they are friends.
If you can consistently type for 8 hours without getting tired you can make more money as an MT.
One thing that we in QA have noticed is that it seems the highest producers also have the most errors, some of them critical errors. You can tell that they don't proofread or do live checks. They seem to be interested only in the money and not the quality.
MOVE ON! nm
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Why not move on?
If you're that unhappy, why not just move on? There are lots of other jobs on the job board. It sounds like from your posts that you are a highly skilled MT and you obviously want to work. If MDI isn't working for you, then why not look for a new job?
I feel terrible for you that your experience is not good, but I don't understand why you stay. Consider taking another PT job with a different company. You could work it when the work is slow at MDI and if you find that it's better for you, then move on with the new job. I'm sure no company wants someone working for them that is that unhappy.
I know that making a change is hard, but it sounds like it's harder for you to stay than it would be to move on. Not every company fits everybody. You deserve to be happy. 
If not able to do the job, the MTs should move on
I have never worked at a job where I was asked to do so much work I could not do it. Maybe lack of get up and go or slow MTs, who knows? Why do you get the MTs are being disrespected? They can't do their job, we work production. We all put up with dictators who cannot speak clearly, chew, snort, ESLs. That is the way it has been and will be. The dictators are not changing for us. That person needs to probably find another profession.
Yeah, why would she move on??
She can belittle employees all she wants, does not answer e mails, sends snot grams on a regular basis and steal lines from the employees to fatten her own pockets.
That is a very smart move...
Perhaps that would be a better strategy for me.
This is a great move.
I believe of freedom of expression and we are just expressing ourselves. This problem must not prevail.
Yikes move on....
If this is how they hire people, imagine when it's payday!
Move on quickly...
There are other great companies out there. This really touched me, you sound like a single mom who is trying to just make the best for her kids. I feel for you! I, too, am trying to raise two kids, but work for a great national even though there has been a lot said of that, but they have been good to me. Don't feel like where you are at is the only option. There are many other places out there, just start looking and working at home really isn't so bad! Good luck to you!
Did HIP move to Georgia?
or do they have more than one office location now? Thanks!
No way would I take a cut for AVR. I'd rather type. Move on.
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I really wish MTs would move on when a company does this to them.
I know a company who has been pulling this crap for 5 years now stating the same sorry story over and over. By 5 years, they really should have the bugs worked out, but, oh wait, she bought another new car and put in a hot tub.
Bottom line, if they are not paying on time, move on. If everyone would respect their work enough not to tolerate this more than twice, then eventually all the crap companies would either fade away or would make the necessary changes to stay in business. I really believe the MTs who continue to put up with this are perpetuating the problem. my 2 cents
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