Transtech DID have a service help out with their work -- I know for a fact -- about a year ago.
Posted By: May not as of late, but on 2008-02-02
In Reply to: They don't send work to anyone. Period. You can take that to the bank. - Long Time TTer
How long have you been with TT? Anyone in mgmt will tell you that they outsourced work to another service in the past.
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TransTech has continued this LOW/NO work for more than a year now with
only promises for new accounts, while losing accounts, overhiring. This low/no work situation has been going on TOO long !
We can be sure that if management's/supes/QA/inhouse employees' paychecks were affected by this continuing LOW WORK situation, something would be done IMMEDIATELY by management. But they still get their bonuses, raises, bennies, trips to LV, etc.
So, so, so sad that this excellent company has lost respect for their MT's by NOT providing work for them on a consistent basis, yet demanding a schedule ! 
There would be no Transtech if their MT's were not working to keep accounts. How do you think, mgmt, you would be able to keep your paychecks/jobs without your MT's ? ? ?
The *sweetie* just does not show respect for me. MONEY DOES ! Jobs coming into my queue makes me money !
but even better is magicjack, which is only $19.95 a year for service!
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Yes they do send work overseas and do not hide this fact. There is plenty of work and they do pay
well. Overall, I like having work as I have been at places where you had to fight to keep busy so this works for me. 
Got a card and $50 bonus from Transtech last year.
I'm probably 1 of 3 people to ever leave TransTech over a year ago.
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Surely had hoped for Christmas gift from TransTech again this year, but . . .
not. Has any other TT'er (MT) gotten a Christmas gift of any kind yet from their employee -- Transtech ?
I guess I shouldn't have expected one, but I did . . . .
It's a well know fact WORK is
being returned to offshore. Mary, you don't know the whole story.
It's a well know fact WORK is
being returned to offshore. Mary, you don't know the whole story.
It's a well know fact WORK is
being returned to offshore. Mary, you don't know the whole story.
It's a well know fact WORK is
being returned to offshore. Mary, you don't know the whole story.
It's a well know fact WORK is
being returned to offshore. Mary, you don't know the whole story.
As a matter of fact, I'm out of work
right now. It happens everywhere occasionally. Only thing I don't like is, whenever I ask for a backup, I'm told that work is low across the board and to flex. I've seen people on here say, all you have to do is ask and they give you a backup account. Hasn't happened for me.
They post because someone WILL in fact go to work for them -
Sad but true.
It's no rumor there is not enough work. That is a fact.
Yep, I am rather sure of that fact that we work for the same company . . .
You are so very wise to get out of the MT field at this time. I would NEVER recommend anyone go into this field now.
Of course, there are still those who like to be home in their PJ's babysitting their kids and will allow their pay to be cut in half by VR.
Definitely NOT a happy camper now.
Yep, I am rather sure of that fact that we work for the same company . . .
You are so very wise to get out of the MT field at this time. I would NEVER recommend anyone go into this field now.
Of course, there are still those who like to be home in their PJ's babysitting their kids and will allow their pay to be cut in half by VR.
Speaking only for myself, I am definitely NOT a happy camper now of our company's decisions.
How many of you actually work for more than one service
and would you recommend doing so to others? I am very seriously considering working for two separate MTSOs PT. One would be day shift and the other evenings. I am wondering if others do this and find that they have better paychecks than when working for one MTSO full-time.
anyone work for D&L Typing Service?
Do they seem to have alot of accounts? Is pay still low?
anyone work for D&L Typing Service lately?
Looking for new info on this company. They had recent adds
Who is LK -- know TT did send some work to another service, but
but please let me know what you are saying because we TT'ers are very interested in what you are saying to us all -- I just know there is something very wrong with my line count. I have been doing this too long to not know how many lines I can get. I cannot put my finger on the problem -- I just know it does fall in my lap.
This is really disturbing to me.
If you work for a service, you are more likely to have all the specialties; however,
If an MT has for example only worked in house or for one hospital their specialties might be more limited. For instance, my first in-house job was for a hospital that specialized in high-risk OB and ortho, but the cardiology procedures and neurosurgeries were done at a sister hospital.
Now that I have worked for a service, there isn't a specialty in the hospital setting I haven't done.
Another thought - maybe, just maybe they are trying to match MTs up with the specialties they like best, not just have knowledge of - Now wouldn't THAT be a plus!
Just curious, do you work for a service? SM
I would love a 12-hour window of time.
Um, who said I worked for SS? I work for no service.
I've gotten out of the MT service ghetto. I work for a hospital. And guess what...
There are rude people here too ----> GASP!
Maybe I should quit my $18 an hour, 800 line minimum requirement with 0.06 cpl incentive for anything over 1000 lines a day, awesome health and dental benefits, work at home job because I shouldn't have to deal with rude people, should I?
Yea, you left out the fact that nobody is forcing you to work where you do...find a better job if
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Don't work for a service who offshores. Let them find someone else
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So all MTs that work for a large service are bad MTs compared to those sm
that work for a smaller company? That could not be further from the truth. Some of the larger companies can attract better MTs with benefits, higher pay, etc than a smaller company ever can.
I think it depends on the MTs, not the service, as to the quality of the work.
I work for one of the companies the OP mentioned and the QA standards are MUCH more strict than smaller companies I have worked for in the past.
Talking about the ones who say you cannot work for another national MT service. nm
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My company claims the offshore work is excellent. In fact, I
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Ummm, I work outside my comfort zone, in fact, do all worktypes on 2
both speech and traditional, and I don't have any work, either.
I work for MedQuest, a radiology service provider--sm
based in GA.
did you have to purchase equipment for this service to work or do they supply - nm
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Viva Transcription Company out of California. Does anyone work for this service. If so,
would you be willing to share what they pay?
I work for Keystrokes and have never heard that you had to have digital phone service (sm)
I used Embarq for about 3 months and made the change to digital because I got the letter from Embarq saying I was wasn't allowed to use the unlimited long distance that much. I also switched to digital because it is cheaper and truly is unlimited long distance at the same rate every month. I was never once told by Keystrokes that I had to have digital. The only thing they ever told me was I had to have unlimited long distance.
Surgical Notes transcription service out of Texas...anyone work there?
Do they hire employes or IC? Platform? Thanks in advance ;0
Well I don't work for Transtech and this discussion isn't about Transtech...
and that is not age discrimination....give me a break...
I actually left about a year ago and work for another company that's running out of work. Have to
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This is a fact and you might as well accept it for what it is -- FACT !
It would be a sevice that uses ExText, such as Keystrokes, and I don't know who else uses it. I would think that Keystrokes is as big or bigger than TT now, however, wouldn't you?
That is a BIG problem at TransTech is leads assigning work, rather than letting the work flow
This TT MT just admitted to that fact. It has been very obvious, as so easy to tell how work comes into our que and then gets pulled out as fast as it came in and replaced with YUKKY dictators. VERY frustrating to us other TT MT's who take the JUNK that is NOT assigned to other MT's, such as this poster.
There is NO work at Transtech. Maybe they just choose special people to send work to
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NO WORK at Transtech -- did no good to work the holiday for 1.5 lines, did it?
I am sure the office staff will share their PAID HOLIDAY MONIES with us who sit here with no work. This has gotten to be such a frustrating profession. I guess I need to relocate to Houston so that I can work in the office, too, and reap those wonderful paid benefits that us at-home piecemeal workers do not get.
I Have Work For Them For A Year
and usually there is plenty of work. Lately, I have been pulling my hair out trying to get work. I'm working on 3 different accounts with them....STILL NO WORK!!! It's rather ridiculous. I've been with them for a year and now I see that they are trying to hire more QA's!?!? WHY? There is NO WORK!!!!!
What is up with the No work? Been here almost a year and (sm)
this has only happened for brief periods a couple of times after OT was offered or MAJOR holidays. Sunday was so bad I didn't think I would get in my hours for the week and actually only did because I stayed on line and kept trying to pull up jobs
I asked for another back up and I expect I will hear back soon. She is pretty good about responding, but is probably swamped with people hitting her up for more accounts right now.
I really like the company, but this does make me nervous.
I left last year because the work kept
running out. Sorry to hear that the situation hasn't improved--looks like I did the right thing. Oh well...
Only there a year. They OVERHIRE. Out of work...
Other than that, they're great.
You are lucky if this is the 1st year for low work. It's been
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my first year I made 16k. Doubled that second year. Going on year 6 with (sm)
two local accounts I earned 23,000.00 and a national I earned 35,400... 58,400 this year. Don't ask me how many hours, though, I really have no idea. I'm pretty motivated. (When people ask me how many hours I work a week I reply as many as it takes I'd say 40-50/week. I am also a fitness instructer and personal trainer, about 5 hours a week or so. Decent money (sometimes under the table!) but mostly I just do it for fun and to be social and wear cute work-out clothes.
that first year was a rough one... but I consider it part of my education.
I'm pretty motivated.
Isn't this a strange time of year to be out of work?....
I am working for a certain company in Florida and float over 4 accounts and am running out of work constantly and this has been the case for a least a month now. I am used to being out of work during the Christmas/New Year holiday weeks and even the start of summer or 4th of July, but to me this just seems like the time of year that would be very busy due to kids back in school needing physicals, etc. Is anyone else experiencing low work with their company or has this one just overhired? Thanks. 
And they are pushing for year end for all accounts to be on DQS so they can get more work on ASR,
more work overseas and then begin to push EMR. This is the beginning of MQ not needing MTs like they did and that is why they now eliminated SE because everyhing is in place. That is the game plan.
Are you saying that Transcend DOES make you work 1 year before? : (
Thanks for the info! I was thinking of applying there.
How much can I expect to make the first year of MT work, around $20,000?
or more
Funny. I worked a year and NEVER ran out of work (sm)
I was on one account. Literally only one time in the entire year did I have to go to a second account. However, I can do every single work type and have tons of experience. There were some ESLs, but it's nothing like the tough ESLs I'm getting elsewhere.
OTI was wonderful. It remains the best company I have ever worked for, and I've worked for many. I left because there weren't benefits, and I had to have them. If not for that, I'd be with them. Great people.
Their QA leaves you alone unless there's a problem. They don't give you QA scores - you either do an acceptable job, or you will hear from them.
You work when you want, just get the line count in every week. There's no schedule.
Software is a little dated, but not really MT unfriendly. Just could be improved. Not made by MTs and needs more input by MTs.
Friendly people. Absolutely the best out there if you don't need benefits.
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