This is an issue of an MT not having confidence in her abilities. You can proofread while you SM

type.  I've been doing it for years.  I only re-read reports that the dictator is extremely nonsensical, can't put a sentence together to save his/her life, or if the dctator just seems like they don't know what they are doing.  But other than that, I feel pretty confident that I put out accurate reports.  I generally get 99-100% on my QA evals and I'm one the high producers in my department.

I've trained many a Transcriptionist who double, triple, even quadruple check everything they type because they just don't trust themselves.  If you are a newbie, I can understand not trusting yourself yet, but generally if you've been doing this for more than 2 years, you should know what you're doing and you should trust yourself.  If you don't, then you're in the wrong business.  Unfortunately, we are in a profession were we are expected to be both accurate and productive.  If you have a problem achieving both, then again you're in the wrong profession. 

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them to have said while I was spending $500 to get a new computer

in order to type their work, that they probably would not have SE

in a couple of months, and just rent a computer until I could move over

to Employee status.

But you know what, when I was an employee they made it impossible to

make the lines in order to be an employee because I mostly crap and was

working 12 hours to get 1000 lines (and I know I can do acute care as

I have done this work for 20 years and had just left a hospital acute care setting where I had no problem making 1200 lines a day.

I'm just about ready to dump this whole thing.  But thanks for your

reply.  I'm still steamed that in dozens of phone calls my supervisor

couldn't have shared any of this with me.  That's what she's there for.

Do you seriously expect answers to that many questions?  If this was a paid survey - maybe.  I'll give you a general answer to the gist of your line of questioning.

Why do most of us work?  MONEY.  I'm willing to stick with any job as long as my bills get paid.  It is not to my benefit to keep changing jobs and going through the hassles of learning new software and platforms, and starting out again with no seniority and tiny PTO accumulations.  IMO, transcriptionists job hop mainly because companies overhire and make glowing promises.  Some things I can put up with - the rising costs of insurance, new company policies, requesting me to change my schedule for the good of all.  I will grumble, but I will stay.  If and when I cannot pay my bills due to CONSISTENT lack of work, or being forced into new platforms where it is impossible to make any money, I will move on to the next company.

Meanwhile I am constantly looking for ways that I personally can improve my production and be the best that I can be, and I don't blame the company if my own personal issues cause my productivity to suffer.  Given the option I would stick with my current job forever AS IT IS TODAY.  But clients come and go (yet nobody carries on about THEIR turnover), the industry constantly comes up with new standards that rip off the MT, company policies go into effect that whittle away paychecks by reducing line bonuses, glitchy new software is introduced that reduces productivity, new off clock demands that require us to donate unpaid hours, etc.  If the companies weren't constantly throwing curveballs like these that for some are the final straw, less MTs would on the move.

I have not been an MT all my career life, and if and when I cannot make a living being an MT, I will go back to coding or find another genre.  Yes, working at home has spoiled me rotten and I would really mourn if I had to give it up, but realistically I realize it is a possiblily.  It is a hassle to change fields, but I am not afraid because I have portable clerical skills that will always be in demand somewhere, and know I am capable of learning whatever I must to get the job done and keep the paychecks coming.

I went full through full QA and was released with above 99%. Additionally, I asked my QA for help regularly for help on some difficult dictators (for the future) and she always commented how throrough I was.

That was before the company changed hands, however, and all QA personnel changed.

and you should stop adding the fuel, I think you are enjoying yourself

the offshoring began.   I don't understand why they wouldn't QA 100% of the work knowing there were quality issues.

I know we're not the only MTs to go through this, but many of us have a long history with QT and unless you've been on the inside you don't truly understand all the emotions we're going through.    I feel like my best friend has just stabbed me in the back. 

10 cpl is more than I make, but I'm pretty fast.  My base rate is 7.5 to 8 cpl depending on which of my 2 accounts I'm on, but since I do enough lines daily to qualify for bonus, I acutally make  9 to 9.5 cpl per line.  I average about 1500 lines per day.  Production is what drives pay, so that's why I'm making what I do.    I think it's unfortunate that years of experience isn't really compensated in this business, but years of experience doesn't always equal what the employer wants, which is speed and low error rate.  Everyone brings a different set of skills to the job.   In the end it's what you produce and not how many years you have behind you that the employer cares about.   Fair or not, that's the nature of this business.   

my company will make things not so nice for an MT hoping they'll quit rather than firing them.  If quality continues to be poor, not meeting TAT, etc., then there may not be enough work, only the horrible dictators, etc.   If things are slow and you are a new hire maybe the old-timers are getting the work.   If a new account went VR that might also explain the work load too.   If you are otherwise happy at KS I'd call and be firm in that you need more work. 

I feel like companies should offer some explanation if work is low.  I know they can't give you what they don't have, but if you are a FT MT, there is a reason you are and you have obligations to meet and it isn't fair that they can't provide the work you need and not give you some feedback.    

I think companies that say stuff like this are, well, I can't say the word but it's a banned one for sure.  HELLO out there...We are paid on PRODUCTION.  No one knows more than us that if we don't make lines, we don't get paid well...of course we all know that they will remind us if for some reason we fall below their predetermined robotic production requirement.

This whole 1/2 hour unpaid for lunch is absolutely infurating to me for some reason which I have yet to figure out.  I can feel my neck veins throbbing even now just thinking about it because the joint where I work pulls the same crapola, and yes it is crapola. 

Man, I so do feel a career change looming.

Some accounts must be affected differently than others, because its as slow or a little worse for me lately.  I guess as long as someone is willing to say the problem is fixed they'll never really fix it.

Issue resolved here, too as of 2:30 p.m.  I really never had any doubts to begin with as pay has never been late. 

They are the most professional group of people I have ever worked with in 20+ years. 

It really irritates me that people have to come to a public forum and tell ALL to people who really have nothing to do with the issue.  If you have issues, go to management.  Maybe it's the people who have to run their mouths (fingers) to every MT in the country that haven't gotten their checks yet. 

Boy, things sure do come back to bite sometimes, don't they?

I know your problem. I just moved from the Oregon Coast and had Hughesnet. The only company that I know of is Oracle Transcription, Inc.  I am not sure if they are hiring though; work has been slow.  Good luck!

Here is my opinion.  I feel that we will all have to become employees in Jan. From what I remember in meeting, Jan 1 date was mentioned, and it seemed to me evasive when asked if we could stay IC.  I do remember them saying if you wanted to be employee now you could do that now. Well, I wonder then if we are going to have a choice, and if we could do it now, why then would there be a Jan 1 date at all? Do you see what I mean? Jan 1 for what? Wouldn't you think that if one wanted to be employee, they'd do it now. So, that's why I think we will not be offered IC. 

Many of us have no work NOW, and can't pay our bills NOW.  What will it be like when we're all even faster and getting paid even less?  We've been losing accounts as fast as we can recruit new ones.

There is one account that the voice is uploaded from another system and it's only the voice files dictated on 2 specific ports there, not all of their dictation.  The company is working to get the problem resolved with the client presently.  I'm holding out because overall I don't think the company is bad. 

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