Newish at Webmedx and very discouraged
Posted By: please share on 2005-12-13
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I am struggling to get those 35 hours in. It just feels almost impossible to get 7-8 hours of only typing in every day. If I ease up a bit and don't clock out for everything that's not strictly transcribing, then my lph goes to pot. I don't feel like I can win!
Are all of you actually getting those 35 hours?
The other thing that's killing me is I'm on multiple accounts. I do everything. I can't seem to get above 130-150 lph here. And being on several accounts I have still run out of work every week that I've worked.
I'm very discouraged with Webmedx. Can you tell me how to get those 35 hours in? I'm literally working ALL day. I don't leave the house. My day is spent clocking in and out. I start work in the morning and have to spread it over the day because it's so tedious with all of these accounts, lousy dictators, and work that runs out.
Please, any advice from current Webmedx employees, on how to get those hours in, and anything else would be HUGELY appreciated.
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And I'll bet they didn't even give you a kiss with it, either.
I became a little discouraged with my company, MQ, when...
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