There are several Sten-Tels. Got a state for the branch you're interested

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I worked for them (the one in Springfield, MA) for about 18 months, up until September.  I ended up quitting because there was no work and I could not get anyone, from my account supervisor to HR management, to either a) tell me why the account I was on dried up even though the docs had just opened a second office, or b) get me onto an account that had work, or even c) respond to half my emails (account manager).  I did enjoy the work, it was straight typing (the platform I was on, they have 2), and the work was pretty consistent until mid-July.  After six weeks of begging, I had to move on.  Oh, and the kicker?  When I would actually get work, I could tell by the job number that literally 10s of thousands of jobs had moved through the system since the last time I worked.  But they couldn't find any jobs for me to do....And don't zing me on QA, please.  In the 18 months I was there I only had maybe 5-6 reports come back to be fixed or with notes from the client, and that was early on.

Now, having said that - if they called me and offered me work again under a different account supervisor would I take it? Absolutely. 

There are many different Sten-Tels out there, and from what I can tell they are mostly franchises, with the main branch being the one in Springfield.  They pay once a month, and the checks were usually delievered via USPS anywhere from actually on the 15th to up to a week later.  There were some pay discrepancies a couple of times, but as soon as I mentioned them they were fixed. 

Hope that helps.

HC 

right now it was good.  I do live in another state but her bank was bought by a bank that is local to me.  I went there as soon as I could get there and they cashed the check for me!!!  She owes me another small check ($84 and change) which I still have not received.  I was beginning to think that I was never going to see this $$ (the last time I was able to cash a check from her was back in January).  I guess if I bug her enough I will get my other funds.  I think she just wants me to go away which I will as soon as I get all the funds owed me.  She also owes me a 1099 but I am not going to stress over that.  I still have my records.  Thanks all for your ideas. 

IC can be defined differently state to state.  Even the IRS cannot come up with a definitive set of rules.  You would be surprised how many ICs actually get unemployment in some states.  If the unemployment claim form asks specifically if you are an independent contractor, do not lie, but if it does not, do not volunteer it.  Let the company prove you are a true IC according to the rules of your state.  All you lose is a few minutes filling out the claim form.  I would only do it as a last resort.  If you can find work fast, by all means go for it, but the way things are now with all the VR and off-shoring, it is a backup if you cannot find work.  No one should go hungry because they are afraid to file for Unemployment as an IC. 

I've thought about going back to Transolutions, and this looks interesting. How are they coming up with the hourly rate offered to each person, do you know? What sort of accounts? I was wondering if this was a crew of people who went around getting the new accounts started or filling in when there is an overload on accounts. Is there any special or different training? Would I be working on the DOS or Windows platform?

Any info would be great.

Please post only if you have worked there in the last year. There are lots of negative posts from late 2004, but from what I understand, there have been major management changes since then, so I'd like to hear from those of you who have experiences from 2005.  Thanks!

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I got paid that as a new grad just 3 years ago.  I really do need a job but at that rate It's just not worth it.

Knowledge?  Spelling?  Typo?  Punctuation?  Grammar?  Inconceivable to me that an untimed open-book test would be a problem. 

I (along with many others)  was laid off due to a merger a few years ago.  I filed for unemployment and several weeks later, before it was granted, I was invited to test to be hired back. For 10 years prior to that, with several companies, I had always scored over 98% on QA reviews, but on this test I ''passed the knowledge portion and failed the transcription portion.'' I always figured that the invitation was with the hope that many of us would not respond; then they could say they had offered us jobs, but we refused.   But when I actually did play the game and took the test, I ''failed'' because they really did not want any of us back and were just hoping I would not test, that way they could say I refused a job offer and avoid paying unemployment. 

At least, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it!