I can empathize with that..sm

Posted By: Anon2 on 2007-01-07
In Reply to: Of course 3000/8hr. is possible, with 3-page - anon

basically I have very good dictators and I am fortunate for that. I have no ESL, so things are faster for me, even though I do have a couple that change their minds every two minutes and scratch everything I just typed. 3500 gross a day is not possible when I get a lot of dictations from them. some days are better than others, that's for sure. It seems though, that you do understand the possibilities of being able to make that type of line count. thanks.

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Lines - curious
- 3000 lines - 6 hours- VR editing. nm - mt25
- line counts - mae
- What about minutes per hour/day? - sj
- If MTs want to work 10+ hour days - Linda
- I do QA on some of those people who crank out - well
  - AMEN!!!! nm - gacmt
  - 3,000 lines - hallelujia
    - I can make these lines and my QA is very high - LuLu
- Don't get discouraged and don't - Typingfool
  - You are NO fool... - Obviously!
  - Tell 'em typing fool, because I tend to agree with you. nm - luv2type
- I just get the work done. sm - luv2type
  - Well said luv2type! I am a great transcriptionist... - Carly
    - I figured you were Carly... sm - luv2type
- between 1000 and 1200/day in 5 hours. VR and - Wannie
- PT I do 500-800 a day; I am slow though - sm - XXX
- My average falls somewhere between 1800 to 2000 lpd and SM - Tinks
  - around 2000-2300 for me in 10 hours SM - MSMT
- 3500 per day, no VR, average. nm - Anon2
  - Yea, and I do 5000 a day in a 6 hour day... - anyone can post anything!
  - This is not possible. You'd have to average 300 lph and work a 12 hour day. This person is stre - Tinks
    - not stretching. I work about 12 hours a day and make--sm - Anon2
      - Gross lines and 12 hour days!!! I stand corrected, you weren't stretching the truth, you were... - Tinks
        sm - Anon2
        Come on! Surely you know better than that.... SM - Tinks
        Well, you know what they say about *assuming*. sm - Anon2
        I'm sorry you feel picked on. Yours was the post I responded too because SM - Tinks
        There were others that DID find it believable--sm - Anon2
        Thank you! - Ga Peach
    - May be the line counting method. - mtathome
    - stretching the truth! (got cut off above). - Tinks
      - could be short reports and getting paid for headers/footers in a 10-hour day. - MSMT
        Do the math. I am figuring on a 65 character line with spaces. SM - Tinks
  - HOW is this possible? Even macro'd to death, how did you find such a clear acct - that this is possible?? I get garbage. nm
    - I get 2500-3500 with a 10 hour day! - It's possible. sm
    - Actually, 3,000-4,000 lpd was possible for me...sm - cookie
      - thanks for backing me up. It IS possible-sm - Anon2
        gross lines - aln
        Right. Can't compare the two. Just like you can't compare clinic and doc office work to acute - MOMT
        Thank God! An MT who actually knows what she's talking about! Thanks, ALN - Tinks
        I was referring to gross 65 character per line with spaces, sm - cookie
        I stand corrected. Sorry, did not mean to say gross. Rather, 65 cpl with spaces, headers, footers. - cookie
        I agree with Tinks....no such thing as a 65 character GROSS line....unless - MOMT
        There is no such thing as a gross 65 character line! OMG! No wonder MTs are making peanuts SM - Tinks
    - I do over 3000 per day but I know others - LuLu
      - Of course 3000/8hr. is possible, with 3-page - anon
        I can empathize with that..sm - Anon2
- I average 190 to 200 per hour.... - NM
- 1450 for 7 hours. NM - anon
  - @ 380 lpm transcribing, 800 editing - Rosie
  - I average - LuLu

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