Wouldn't the white mean spaces? nm

• Question, what does 65 character B/W line mean? I'm not sure what the B/W is??(nm) - quietmoods
  • I emailed and asked. Said it was 65-character line with spaces or black and white. - quietmoods
  • It means it does not pay extra for paragraphing, - just this
  • It means characters that are printed in black and white - no spaces included. nm - Bold.
    • and which characters... sm - Curious Kat
    • Definitely is spaces include, black and white. - nm
    • 65 characters - MT MT
      • And you are correct!! - nm
    • Wouldn't the white mean spaces? nm - Confused
      • I don't think so. What you see on paper or on the screen in black and white. - Bold
  • Black and white. nm - Mary
    • So that means WITH spaces? (nm) - quietmoods
      • Yes, I think that is what it means. Not sure why they don't just say so LOL. - MT
        • Maybe I'm wrong that it's with spaces, not sure. See above. - MT

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I understand what you are saying about transcription being black and white, but I have to disagree.  While transcription itself is pretty straight forward, there are many different fields that require the same service. 

To say that someone with no medical transcription experience does not need additional training does not make sense to me.  I have dealt soley with psych. transcription and won't fool myself into thinking that once I've done one area, I've done it all. 

If you go to websites of top online companies, they specifically say that any other transcription experience outside of MT does not apply towards years of experience required for employment and my conversations with them have confirmed that. 

I appreciate all of you who have given me honest, useful and valid information.  It will definitely influence my decision! thanks again!

I worked for a company that used the DQS software and I never could get my line counts, even though I typed like a fiend! In an 8-hour shift, I could get maybe 800 to 900 lines with that program. The way my company said, is Black and White characters, which means no spaces.  I didn't get any credit for the ADT screens either.

Hope this helps.

Wow....and I thought I had issues!    

I worked for a guy who owned a landscape nursery who was just like that though...He was younger than most everyone there and couldn't have weighed 90 pounds soakin' wet AND he had to look up at all of us (barely made 5 feet!)...it was so hard to keep a straight face when he got all upset and pissy over something.  You'd never see him walking around his domain to keep an eye on things...uh oh.  He'd be tooling around in his Bobcat shouting orders from over a bullhorn.  Oh my god it was a riot! 

To be fair to the above poster, $11/hour gross is kinda low though, so I can see how someone would be tweeked at that. 

If not employed there we can't as a supervisor, but if the recruiter says black and white lines wouldn't that be just the black characters on a white page?  No spaces.

Can someone tell me if you are getting 9 cents per 65-character line with spaces how much you would need to be paid per line to make the same amount per line if you are offered a ''65-character line without spaces?''  Thank you very much

Diddles:

To me these things are a big red flag about a company. My reaction would be that they are very controlling and if they are trying to control your speech on the Internet there will be many worse things to come.

I believe a lot of these companies make you jump through hoops, i.e., testing, paper work, etc. before they give you any answers about specifics just so you WILL feel like you have already invested a lot in time and emotion and will not turn back, which is another very good reason to not allow them to silence us on the Internet.  There is very valid information to be shared about companies which is neither bashing nor praising but just that - information allowing us to make a decision about whether a company would be a good fit for us or not - BEFORE doing all the testing.

You must have some doubt in your mind about this or you would not be here asking the question. Go with your gut instinct. There are many good companies out there who do not impose these types of restrictions.

I am divorced and remarried.  My first 2 children are half black and I'm white so they are mixed and my 2 youngest are all white because their  father is white.  I'm married to him but my first husband was black.  I also have worked at home and SPECIFICALLY chose MT so that I could stay home.  Hey, it happens! 

Now, go get your spitoon and set out there on the porch and wait for your boyfriend Larry the cableguy to get  home from his REAL job!

My job is to type acurate Medical Records.

It is true...just ask 98% or the Transcriptionist there.  That's why they all have taken on second jobs to keep some money coming in.  This new program they have has everyone losing money.