o.k., I was exaggerating a little, but...

Posted By: () on 2009-06-14
In Reply to: Are you serious? Someone doing 1000 lph? - SS

this was posted my an MT, 06/11/09, I quote:

'You have to be extremely fast at scanning for mistakes, you would have to probably keep your foot pedal at fast forward always and have some very good dictations that would enable you to do this. I do both but have done 600-700 lines VR an hour BUT before flames leap up at me and say not possible, I have a really good system and really good dictators without many....

this translated to 15-17 pages (1 page is counted with 40 lines) of editing in 1 hour! To keep up this speed, day-in, day-out, not a single correction or looking up references can be done.

It is posted on the Main Board, 2009-06-11, and you can there follow up the comments.....

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Doing VR and making money - You can do it
- Somewhat Agree...sm - cindylouwho
  - I recently started on VR with TransTech, - TTer2
    - Do you mind if - SallyS
      - Sure, that would be fine - TTer2
  - You say regarding VR......sm - ()
    - Obviously editing and typing are different - cindylouwho
      - VR isn't even editing-it's worse-and such a pain I - don't understand why pay is so low-nm
        Can you tell me what VR is if it isnt editing? - Clue me in
        BEST COMPARISON I CAN THINK OF - sm - Half-Pay
        I meant it's worse than editing - it's - editing gone bad - nm
        I think you are clueless and don�t know what - Clue me in
        Not the poster you're replying to, but she is RIGHT - VR is way worse SM
        I'm wish you, only wish to differ partly on 1 point - SM - Lonestar
        Have probably more years experience than most here - Clue
      - VR and straight need the same MTing knowledge...sm - ()
        Actually, the CHALLENGE is = sm - poorbeach
        Maybe VR was designed for people in other lands to - make it easier for them - no msg
        exactly what my post states sm - cindylouwho
        you state that no MT on VR will - ()
        I can't speak for myself, but I very seriously doubt sm - cindylouwho
        VR help - seen it all
        Your posting is a case in point - CynicalMT
        Very intelligent post, and right on target! nm - Wise1
        True....but - ()
        Correct - CynicalMT
        excellent point, not at a speed of 1000 lph, claimed by some...nm. - ()
        Are you serious? Someone doing 1000 lph? - SS
        o.k., I was exaggerating a little, but... - ()
        Lost cause, Cindylouwho - Knowing it all
        I give up, it's you beating the dead horse......nm - ()
        Such presumptions - CynicalMT
        I don�t have to be saved because my job - Knowing it all
        LOL HAHA LMAO, etc. - CynicalMT
        same here: LMAO !.......nm - ()
        Brings to mind famous saying by Liberace - Knowing it all
        what you are saying does not apply in these - ()
        And I guess you have worked on all the platforms so - Say what?
      - had to learn not how to learn - cindylouwho
        So what is the difference in your pay - Questions
        pay issue - cindylouwho

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EXAGGERATING A BIT, NO?...SM

If you were to make 50-75% less than what MTs make, you'd make 50-75% below minimum wage, because that's what most MTs nowadays are able to eke out.

You report having to correct crappy work that you have to do over again? Are we to believe this is the work turned out by the average MT? I won't even go into leaving 50 blanks... give us a break, please.

It would be a lot more fair and correct to put the blame where it is due...Poop in, poop out. Blame the dictators! Easier to blame the MTs, right?

not exaggerating
When it comes to offshore MTs who are fine with medical terminology/meds, but have little or no command of the English language, then the time spent re-doing their garbage - for less than they were paid to type it in the first place - is a very accurate description of what it's like to be an editor.

Well, aren't you exaggerating? Do you really think that
straight transcription is and will always be the only and most accurate way to deliver reports?
Doctors enter all the data into pre-prepared templates and combine it with front-end VR, done by themselves. This is surely a big change for them, but with time they will get it, like you got MTing. Doctors can be very smart if they want to be.

This will be the end stage of MTing: Front-end VR done by the dictator himself with usage of templates. Until all hospitals and clients change to this it will take time.

There was such a big uproar against VR and now almost everybody does it.