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Posted By: Keystroker on 2008-08-07
In Reply to: 1200 lines daily is great if you have the work, personally, I never had enough work so - am

I have never had a problem getting more work


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Can anyone tell me the required amount of hours/lines for part time per week for Focus? nm
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Make sure you ask what the required lines per day is. Could be 1200-1800 or higher. nm
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How do you get your required lines if there was no work at DSG or Keystrokes. Is
that a problem with them if there is no work or what do you do.  Thanks!
Who here is required to type 1800 lines on a daily basis for FT work?
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Well, what do they do when people dont meet their required lines due to no work. Most ridiculous
thing I ever heard of.  Overhire and then I expect MTs are to work 24/7 to get in required lines.  Nothing like making a total fool out of people.  Hardly worth making minimum wage now is it.
I would think it is a certain amount of hours or lines a DAY. But not employee, so can't say
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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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Just wondering - how many hours do you normally have to work to make your 500 lines? Thanks! NM
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Very neg. posts about TH - running out of work, getting nasty when you don't make your lines. TC
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When you run out of work doyou have to make up lines/hours to keep bennies? (nm)
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Thanks so much. How many lines are required for full time? nm
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Silent - how many lines required per page
I forgot to ask how many lines are on one page with them.  Are there any suggestions needed to know ahead of time?
Been working almost 2 months now and almost at required lines. (sm)

Taking me longer to get used to program than I had anticipated.  I know we have 90 days to actually make the grade, but am getting slightly worried.  No one has called me on it, but I am sooo nervous.  I am not a newbie, but maybe I am getting too old to learn new programs/etc. 


Of course, checking the boards while I am working is not exactly helping me. I realize that and am only doing so on breaks now.  Any helpful hints? 


Are you required to type 2400 lines in eight hours? Only
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They have the accounts set up so that we can BARELY get our minimum lines required in.
If I want to camp out for 15 hours a day as I wait for work to trickle in I can make more. :-(
MDI-MA does not require a set schedule- you do your required lines in 24 hours. nm
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Does anyone know the minimum lines required part time for Amphion? Thanks. nm
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Webmedx - low work ? Can you make up lines when work available (sm)
or do you have to schedule a make up time or just do without the lines? 
1800 lines is easily achieved. I average 300-340 lines per hour. nm
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How does one count one's lines on DQS to make sure one's

Hard to make lines
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Love Ops, make more lines on Ops than

anything else.  If you haven't done it in a while may be slow going until you're familiar with equipment/procedure terminology. 


Slow way to make lines
A friend has and it was much slower at line production but she had severe carpal tunnel syndrome... so it enabled to her to work is about it.
Now you can not make your lines in 9 hours!
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10 lines per minute = 1500 lines for 150 minutes - average. nm
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I average 1200-1400 lines per day with a national, and am only getting around 600-800 lines per day.
It's been this way since the day before Thanksgiving. I've been doing this for almost 30 years now, and more often than from Thanksgiving until the new year is the slowest time of the year. I have some months where I am swamped with up to 2000 lines per day. I stash that little extra money, and take advantage of a handful of extremely slow days this time of the year to actually cook dinner, decorate for Christmas, or do Christmas shopping. I actually anticipate this slow time every year and have grown to enjoy the breathing time. Any time I have attempted to pick up extra work with another company to supplement these slow times, the minute I get adjusted to the new accounts, etc. I have no time to finish all of my work because my full time job with national gets slammed again. Hang in there if you can, and hopefully your work will pick up significantly around New Years.
If you can't make 1000 lines in 8 hours,
in the wrong profession.
They don't expect U to make lines during first 90 days
Hang in there, it will get better, it takes time.
I am able to make 10,000 lines M-F every week at eTransPlus - nm
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EDMAT is very hard to make lines.
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I make a lot of money/lines at Transcend.
It probably depends on the platform. I love the company; have been there for a while but also worked elsewhere. This company is the best. E-mail me if you'd like
You pay more for insurance if you don't make minimum lines also sm
I left there because of this exact issue. I started having a harder and harder time getting my lines, meaning I got a reduced line rate and had an extra $95-100 on top of that taken out because they didn't pay the employer matching part of the insurance.
Now you can not make your lines in 9 hours! More time for 2nd Job.
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weird pay scale, hard to make lines, can't
make money, currently training women in Trinidad to do our job. 
You can make up your lines whenever you like. Just drop them and email letting them know that you ar
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Keystrokers do you find it difficult to make lines? Almost

a year ago I was offered a position with KS.  There were lots of rumors going around about my company so I started looking, but I fell for the lies my MTSO told and stayed put.  The rumors became fact and I had to find another job.  I just cannot make decent lines with new company.   I went from gross line to 65 characters, which by itself can make 100+ lines a day difference.  The platform is boggy and I prefer to do Ops only, but doing everything but due to my scheduled work time and the tight TAT of Ops and I'm just not happy.


I  was hired for an acute care account doing Ops at KS, but I can't remember any of the other details (other than of course pay).   I'm thinking about calling them to see what they may have to offer (they said call if I changed my mind), but don't want to have to start all over again only to find myself in the same situation I'm currently in with no able to make lines.


Also, what kind of Expander can you use.   New job uses SH and I really don't like it. 


 


 


New TTer, struggling to make lines. Are they flexible on this
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Uhoh .. does that mean it is difficult to make the 1300 lines per day sm

required for the 10 cpl?  I was in high hopes ... sigh. 


Thanks so much for your help/input.


Minimum lines for FT used to be 60,000 keystrokes a day, about 925 lines. Pay was good. Just not a
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Yes it is possible to double your lines. I cant type 460 lines an hour but I can get those with VR
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I am pretty sure the amount required is fine.
They cannot insist that you work at a certain time.  Requiring a specific TAT is also fine.
Incentive tier isn't so good when it's hard to make lines. I'm about
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Low line counts - difficult to make 1200 lines in 8 hours. sm
25 years of experience as an Acute Care MT and I had a difficult time getting 200 lph with Bayscribe. Any other accounts with other companies, I could easily transcribe 350-400 lph. Not at MDI - very difficult. I loved the account, but again it was difficult to get a decent line count.

It doesn't matter if you pay me 11 cpl if I can't get a decent line count. Couldn't take the 3 x day e-mails either.
Bayscribe stinks!
I also got put on 2 atrocious ESL accts with them last year. Couldn't make any lines. These dudes
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Regular lines, not weighted lines
was what I got paid for....
12K lines payperiod is 6K lines a week.
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0.8 x 1000 lines = $80.00 - 0.8 x 1500 lines = $120.

Can only get lines if there is work and that has been
a rarity lately, but they still keep advertising for more help.
Yep, but be sure to ask how many have to work 40 anyway to get their lines. nm
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I'd just like to have some work!! I ran out after only 172 lines! UGH! nm
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1200 lines daily is great if you have the work, personally, I never had enough work so
I left and have NEVER been sorry!