Transcend and making lines

• Transcend and making lines - sm

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That is exactly why I left Transcend.  They try to make it look like people can make double what they did straight typing, but it's a crock.  Lots of new people were hired at 10 cpl, but you don't earn 10 cpl for editing on BeyondTxt.  Calculate what your earnings would be with the rate reduction at 2000 lines per day, which when I left was 55% of normal line rate with no incentive, and calculate what your earnings would be at 1700+ lines a day at 0.085 cpl, but don't forget the incentive rate, which at 1701 lines would have been 0.0075 cpl.  Which way is actually making more money?

I've heard that the current rate for editing is 60%, maybe it's gone up.  I don't know, but even at 70% a person making 1700 lpd straight typing would have to produce 2210 lpd editing just to break even, and it still wouldn't even be breaking even because the person is still losing the incentive bonus.  Transcend's pay restructure benefits Transcend because they no longer have to pay as many people the higher wages they did with straight typing.  It still amazes me that so many can't see that.  Even if the BT program was the best thing since sliced bread, which it is NOT because there are so many problems with it, there is no way to make more money with editing unless the person is a low to mediocre producer.  If you normally produce anything more than 1200+ lpd, Transcend really isn't the company to make money with because there are so many other companies out there that pay much higher.  It all depends on what you're looking for.

I agree. It's a good company but a struggle to get in hours and make lines.  It's has been like that for a while.

I just want to say to the "get a life poster" that I am glad you did state your hours.  Not that you werent clear on your very first post about how you reach your goals, but it makes me feel better to know that someone who seems as experienced as you has to work those kind of hours to get in what you want.  I am working my way to 20,000 lines a pay and am encouraged by you and your posts.  I think that you have a great attitude about your posts, your work, and our career as MTs as a whole. 

Also, I want to state that I work my shift but there isn't any work on the system them, I will type when there is.  They told us to do that in the email that was sent out.  They said in that email that we should try getting on in the early morning hours or  night hours and see if there is work on there.  They suggested being flexible in our shifts during the slow period.  I feel that we all have the same ability to adjust our schedule and our lives if it is important enough to feed our family and do what we have to do. 

If any MT does work over and above their scheduled shift to get a great line count with permission, it is because Transcend sees that some MTs are willing to do what is needed to get the job done.  That is why these MTs get the support and flexibiltiy from the company to do that.  If an MT is not flexible and helpful to the company, then I guess the company wont go the extra mile for them.  That is just the way I see it.

You could never figure the line rate with VR out with Transcend --- it was different with each person and when you did hear the formula, you would need to be a math whiz from Princeton to figure out the percentages of everything.  It would always turn out 1/2 of what I would make straight typing.  So probably Medquest is paying better on that for sure because I surely didn't make twice what you are saying is the rate for Medquest.  They may have their faults and pay less for straight typing but for VR that isn't bad at all.   Once you get going if you lose the dang mouse, you pull down twice the lines or more than with straight typing.