TransTech had an overload of ESLs for this experienced MT. Couldn't take it! nm
Posted By: back to my old local on 2005-11-19
In Reply to: Transtech medical in Texas. I found them when - try
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I don't think 25% ESLs is an overload and most are
fairly easy. So far, Transtech has been a great place to work, great people, plenty of work, and easy to maintain a consistent line count.
yup. I think you are right...OVERLOAD!
I started all at once on a new job with a new platform and then the IT as well. I figured if I was going to be slow, I might as well be slow just once!LOL! Anyway, I did get my old Expanders in and it is not so much the bottom of the screen but more the markers, etc. i tried to switch to spacebar, but that was worse. Anyway, I may keep trying or i may go get a real job! Thanks.
The ESL overload wasn't my cup of tea at all. nm
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system overload
You should run a system defrag and clean up through your start/accessory/system tools. Tis will free up space for you and optimize your computer. IMO this should be done soon so you do not lock up during work.
ESL overload is what led me to 'quit' my job!
I know exactly what the poster is going through. They may have used strong words, but they are strong emotions and I can soooo relate the need to vent! I had the week from ESL h-e-l-l a while back there and that's when I had a meltdown and quit my job. I wound up not quitting after all, but it made me realize that there's only so much a melon can take before it implodes on itself, ya know? Here and there it's do-able, but when you get day after day of it, and you are anal retentive like we tend to be, and have to have everything just perfect--it's killer. Makes ya really hate your job and no one wants to hate what they do for a living.
Hang in there OP (original poster). You are not alone!
 
Technical help, please- buffer overload?
Going along today and computer decided to show me a buffer overload, not able to do anything at all, said something overloaded. Anyone know what this means and how to get rid of it? I used to have Dell, oh how I miss and was told you could not have a computer made by Dell because of Vista and cannot use Vista on my platform. I need assistance, anyone??
That is exactly what it is. They overload these accounts, you keep learning new
ones as backups only to find that they then get overloaded and then you sit there and wait for work making probably minimum wage. Well, just keep two PT jobs and then when one runs out go to the other and let it go. The whole thing is not about the MT or what they make or how much time they spend playing the game. After awhile, you just say I will cover myself.
TransTech
TransTech is in Texas:
http://www.transtechmedical.com/contactus.html
Anyone with TransTech
How long does it take you to get your 1100 lines, on average. Also, how strict are they with you about sticking 100% to your hours.
TIA
TransTech
No work lately.
TransTech
I have been with Transtech for a little over 1-1/2 years and it works great for me.
TransTech
Anyone know anything about this company. They sure do sound "good". Anyone who can give some insight please post, especially if you are currently with TransTech.
TransTech
I have just been offered a position with this company. Could you tell me if the full-time employees really make 11,000 lines a PP? Also what kind of platform do they use. I have heard that the ExText one is not so good. I have not done MT for a year or so, so I've been out of the loop for awhile. I REALLY need an honest answer on this company as there are other companies that look good also. As you said, they looked very good. I talked to the recruiter and everything sounds SO wonderful, almost TOO good to be true. PLEASE HELP ME DECIDE. The 11,000 lines a day sounds ludicrous to me as I have NEVER made that many lines with any company/account I worked for.
TransTech
Could you tell me a little about it. Do you really make 11,000 lines a PP. Is it an easy account to do given the recruiter says they have a lot of interns that come and go. I REALLY want to take the job offer, but I'm SO afraid I'll end up with a company that is really hard and demanding and is hard to get a good line account. ANYTHING you could tell me would be most appreciated as it would save me SO much work looking at other companies first before I give her my answer. I TRULY NEED YOUR HELP ASAP as she was SO nice, but now I'm seeing other companies that look good too. I need a company that will supply the PC and everything and most of them don't. That is one of the reasons I liked Transtech also.
TransTech
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Try TransTech
You cannot go wrong with them.
I did with TransTech.
They told me about 3 times via email that they would call me the next day. I kept following up and finally I got a call the third time that was 3 days later than stated in the email. The person was very friendly and apologetic, but I couldn't wait around 2 weeks to hear from them, so I ended up somewhere else. I don't regret my choice either after having interviewed with them. The pay was not good. They did offer benefits, but since I don't need them, I'd rather have the $$$.
Yep, MQ and Transtech NM
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Transtech
is anyone currently working at transtech
Do not work for Amherst if you can work for any other office in MQ. It is terrible. They overload
accounts terribly. We are always running out of work or need to have 8 or 9 backups to get lines in. This is the way it is. There may be a few out there that it is different but I do acute care and was just transferred there along with my office and everyone in my office is in the same boat. Not a good deal at all.
In my case, it was TransTech. I went with them
because they were the only company that I could not find a negative post about on this board. Live and learn.
TransTech computer
When they hired me they didn't have a computer to send me right away so I said that I wouldn't mind using my own since I have 2 personal computers. Okay, so J phoned me to set me up and worked and worked with it and like you, couldn't get the program to work properly. He even told me he would call me back and called Dictaphone himself and he DID call me back. By that time I was just getting frustrated and *I* asked him to please just wait and send me a company computer when one was available, which if I remember correctly they either located one for me that day or the next. But he was never in any way discourteous while trying to get my computer to work. In the 2 years I've worked for them I have had very few problems and when I have had a problem I would call the office and either get J or T immediately or one or the other always called me back within no more than 10 minutes and both have ALWAYS just been so very pleasant. If you're really interested, I think it wouldn't hurt to have a conversation with Deb, she is a wonderful, wonderful person and believe me, she really CARES about her MTs.
TransTech in Texas does them. nm
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TransTech does. I think the ST will work with it. nm
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Did you mean DSG and TransTech pay LOWER than 8.5??
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TransTech uses Ex-Text
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I'm sure it is Transtech. Just the bestest little co on the
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Anyone who works at Transtech
have you been getting a lot of reports on a certain account that have been under a minute for the past couple of days, like echos, stress tests, etc. I have been getting these like nonstop for the past 2-3 days. I guess I shouldn't complain because it IS work, but I get so annoyed with these piddly little dictations that take more time to set up for than to actually type them. It's really killing my line count. Am I alone or are others experiencing this?
Not at TransTech, They are/were all MTs. Even the owner used to be an MT. One of the
things I really respect most about this company actually. All supervisors, managers, leads and even the owner used to be MTs. I think the only ones who weren't are the IT staff.
If have worked for TransTech for two years,
you undoubtedly know that Debbie and J go way back and used to work together at another company (reference a recent email you should have received from T, the new president that states that she, J, S, and D all worked together before TransTech). I received an email from Debbie stating that she was sorry I was dissatisfied with tech support, but that they had never ever had any complaints about them before mine. Kind of shows me where I stand in all of this. Many times when managers and tech support are friends, it's the MTs who suffer.
what is your experience with Transolutions and Transtech
Do they keep their promises, primary account stability, start out at least 9 cpl, supervisors easy to get ahold of, etc.
Dano - do you work for TransTech?
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TransTech does - small fee per month (sm)
I have been working for them for about 3 months and love it there.
Transtech/Transhealth/WebMEDX..(sm)
Does anyone know if any of these 3 companies use the Dictaphone ExText platform? Thanks
$25 Am.Expressgift card from Transtech..nm.
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work type/TransTech
Don't be afraid to email QA and ask for help. I work for TT, too, and our QA Dept. is top notch. 
TransTech Medical does not outsource offshore.
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Transtech medical in Texas. I found them when
I was running out of work every day. They are wonderful and very nice. Transcend is not that great.
TransTech does this group, too. Awful foreign residents! nm
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TransTech will do this on the bigger accts when they're swamped. nm
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TransTech lets you use dial-up -there are others - search archives
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TransTech FedExs the first few checks until your DD kicks in. I was included in the
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I think DeVenture, eTransPlus, TransTech, and some Medware accts use
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I wasn't offered 8-1/2 cpl w/United out of So.Carolina - much lower. TransTech and DSG
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Gotta read thru the posts or search for happy MTs, etc. TransTech
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I think $.07, $.075, $.08, or $.085 are all way too low for experienced MTs.
I truly love interviewing with these companies, then trying not to spew coffee out my nose at the line rates offered. Some of those rates were even for IC with no benefits or tax withholding. I'm about ready to quit MT and let them offshore because rates have dropped so much since I started. It's wonderful being offered the same rate to do ESLs and upper level work as what I made 10 years ago as a newbie. It's getting to the point where you can't make a decent, honest living anywhere any more.
Well, that's what MQ does. If are not an experienced MT,
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If you are experienced and don't have to SM
look a lot of things up, then the answer is macroing the daylights out of you machine. Macro just not large words, but medium and small words, such as "n" for "and" and "w" for "was", and so on. Try not to type anything out, if you don't have to.
I have also experienced that.
Did tell her that she might not have realized it but I felt there it sounded condescending and as our goal was to put out as perfect a product as possible, it was not helpful. Also told her that I appreciated constructive criticism as that would help us both.
Things did change. Sometimes I don't think they realize the importance of the way they phrase a sentence.
new MTs vs. experienced MTs
Dear MT Pundit,
Thank you for taking the time to write your thoughts about experienced vs. new MTs. I think you're right-on. I see myself in the set-in-my-ways attitude sometimes. I'm not speaking for anyone else, of course. I can only speak for myself. Change isn't easy for me, but I've tried very hard to adapt and think I'm doing okay. This industry is changing fast and furiously, and if I want to stay in it, then I need to be able to go with the flow. Otherwise, my job may well end up in India.
Too experienced? sm
Looking for a little advice. While applying for MT jobs recently I have been told I am too experienced to "just transcribe" because they see that I have held supervisory and other positions in the industry - along with many years of actual transcribing experience. I realize these days about 8 cpl is the going rate and although I wish it were higher, I wouldn't apply to these postings if I wasn't willing to work for that rate. Just looking to supplement my income. I would hate to leave all this experience off my resume, but maybe I should? Any ideas for a different way to spin this?
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