Escription has been out of work. Dictaphone has lots of work.
Posted By: NM on 2008-11-29
In Reply to: WHAT?! Then why do they have all...sm - blondie_1147
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I was told Escription would not work with Vista. Turned out it wouldn't work with my sm
Office Basic Edition 2003 either, but no one could figure out why, it was supposed to.
There is actually a section on the Dell website that offers Windows XP. I haven't checked it out as I'm not in the market, so I don't know if it costs extra. I have a Dell and it's been fine for me. I hate the ESL tech department, but it seems like most of them have that now.
I don't think we work at the same place, but I have been working lots and lots of hours.
Very thankful to have a decent job.
Call them. I have lots of work, had lots of work
during the holidays too. I don't know who routes the work, but one of the office people is on vacation this week. I occasionally have to call to get work depending on what hours I'm working, but I have never not gotten work when I've asked for it.
Lots of work here too. I cannot figure out which accounts have no work.
I'm on the Escription platform
Great place to work. LOTs of work and (sm)
as the other poster noted, somewhat flexible. Make your lines and they pretty much leave you be. Communication is great, QA is great. The platform is extremely easy. There's plenty of work to go around and then some.
Lots and lots of work. You will love
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I work for a company with lots of work,
I work a second/third shift position and I still run out of work. I asked for a secondary account probably 6 weeks ago and haven't received one yet.
You can call the MTSO or your supervisior, but they really don't care, the work is getting done and that is all that really matters.
The Low Down on ASR/VR with Dictaphone and/or Escription?
Companies I've interviewed with lately all are transitioning to ASR/VR. They all say you can still make good money. I need to hear this from the MTs who are actually doing this. Are you making the same or more or are you making less. ONe interviewer said they had an MT transition to ASR on Dictaphone and she made 27,000 lines for the pay period, although that sounds wonderful but at 4.25 cpl that is not what I would have made at 9 cpl doing 15,000 lines per pay period. I need to no some facts before I jump into this.
Are you on Dictaphone or Escription?
Are you on Dictaphone or Escription?
Why do you hate it?
I've used both eScription and Dictaphone...sm
and I agree computers will never replace MTs, but I do think the eScription speech recognition is awesome. I don't have to correct much the way I did with the Dictaphone system. My favorite blooper was speech putting dog walker's hump when dowager's hump was dictated though! Great mental image.
TT Mgmt says more is going to VR by Dictaphone and Escription
Trying every way to cut our pay. Less and less regular transcription. Of course, as mgmt says, this is the wave of the future. But how do we explain that 1/2 cut in pay to our mortgage companies and be able to put gas in our car to go anyway. Horrible thing happening in this MT field for the MT's.
I use Magicjack with Escription and Dictaphone
NM
I currently work for them on the dictaphone...
side and REALLY enjoy it. The benefits are good and the platform has been easy to work with. They also have holiday pay, vacation pay after 1 year, sick leave, and other benefits for fulltime workers. I am not sure what the starting pay range is, but they are an AWESOME company to work for. HTH!
Anyone using other VR aside from eScription like M-Modal, Speech2Scribe, Dictaphone's VR, etc.?
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Is Dictaphone better for VR? Escription can be frustrating with that at times.
My account is mostly VR and I have to work an awful lot to make a little.
Nuance owns escription and Dictaphone
Are your referring to Dictaphone Extext? Which Nuance system?
I work for them on the dictaphone side...
and LOVE it. They have good benefits, and my supervisors on my primary and secondary accounts are AWESOME! Also, the platform is really good and even works with my shorthand. It also has it's own Expander (ESP), which I hear is really great also. HTH
That is it as Dictaphone doles out the work
so it is basically up to Dictaphone how much work all the Dictaphone MTSO's get. Like when there are huge backlogs on new accounts that is Dictaphone's call as to who gets what. So apparently Dictaphone is sending the work to other MTSO's now but it probably won't last long because they know we have to eat and pay bills.
Dictaphone Software/VR work
I am finding that I have to work 12 hours when doing VR work to come close to getting 1000 lines. Is anybody else having a hard time getting lines when doing VR work on this platform? I work for Focus and am just curious if it is just me.
I work on Dictaphone Editor...sm
But you will NEVER be able to sit back and relax and let the words fly by. Where you got that notion is beyond me. you still have to work. You still have to be careful. You will still need to make corrections. If a software was that good, there would be no need for MTs. I think you need to change your idea of how VR works or you will be sorely disappointed. I am sorry you have the wrong idea about it, and give it a few more weeks. Training on VR for 2 or 3 weeks is not long enough. I have been working on it for a year (MT for 15), and my production speed is STILL improving. Good luck to you.
Dictaphone is a company offshoring our work.
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ANYONE WORK ON ESCRIPTION
Does anyone who works on Escription have any good tips or hints for productivity or any other information to pass along. I would appreciate any additional help. I have just started on it. Thanks
If you work on Escription
If you work for Tammy on Escription, chances are you don't have work.
I work on Dictaphone ExSpeech and make .04 per line.
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I work on the eScription account.
I know I was hired because I needed no training for the software. I don't think they have the time or manpower to train people on the software. They want people to be able to jump right in.
I work on escription accounts.
pay 4/9 for 60-90 days, can't remember which, then 4/10. Very nice to work for. I've been there since Octoberish.
Doesn't escription work better than
what the Q has? People post their ASR funnies, and they are unbelievable. I think escription works better, but that's just through the grapevine.
do they send escription work to
or just beyondtxt work to india? I have been on escription.. my last paycheck is barely 300 bucks (due tomorrow) as there was NEVER any work on the accounts i had
You are lucky you work on eScription then... Try
MedQuist's ASR and report back! It doesn't learn anything and gets worse daily!
I will trade for your $16 an hour anyday. I am down to under 10 and only 4 years ago was around $25.
Not complaining about wages not going up but certainly would like them to remain the same!!!!
TransTech gets work from Dictaphone/Nuance; not the piece of equipment, but the co.
TT uses Dictaphone's WordClient and ExSpeech platforms.
Dictaphone (the company) contracts with MTSO's to use their equipment and they (Dictaphone/Nuance) *divide* out the work each MTSO gets. That is one of the reasons for OUR VERY LOW WORKLOAD anymore !!!! We would be better off if we worked for a company who is not Dictaphone/Nuance-dependent for work.
The very few accounts Transtech has -- mostly overflow accounts -- are Dictaphone/Nuance accounts. We TransTech MT's wait for Dictaphone/Nuance to throw a few jobs our way, which is NOT happening. All of TransTech MT's are making LESS than ever day-by-day, paycheck-by-paycheck. Heads up ! ! ! ! ! ! !
lots of work
I got bored and tired of MQ not ever having any work, and I have found 2 part time positions that allow me to work whenever I want so long as I can get the required lines within a certain time frame. So far, I have worked for one platform for one month and the other for 1 day and already I am averaging more lph than with MQ. Think DocQScribe stinks maybe? Then add to that the time it takes for that stupid Etime logging baloney. I can't believe it took me this long, but it seems pretty plain to me.
I have lots of work on my
If you don't already have a secondary...ask for one.
Probably everything you said. I have lots of work.
Lots of companies overhire probably because they need the work done and there are always a few MTs who have issues and don't work regularly or don't do their committed lines, so they hire more to make up for it. It is possible they may be offshoring too. You can ask about the company here and if they are offshoring someone may know. Unfortunately there isn't anything you can do about either situation.
lots of work?
So which company is it you work for that gives you lots of work?
Lots of work.
Software productive and becoming more so as enhancements are made to the program.
They do have lots of work. That is plus.
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yes, there is usually lots of work
once in a while, it does run out but not for very long and it really doesn't happen that often.
Lots of work here
I get e mails once or twice a week from my account work flow coordinator (that are sent out to everyone) saying that the volume has picked up and anyone who wants more lines and more $$ is welcome to sign on.
Sounds like TTS - Most companies using eScription run out of work often. nm
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I'll work for them again if they get another eScription account.
The one I was on was lost. Not too heart broken as it was a pain in the butt account.
They use Dictaphone EX Text platform. Very user friendly and easy to work on.
It is all strictly internet based. No extra phone lines required. They do reimburse your high speed internet up to I think $40 a month, too.
Amphion has lots of work
I would very much like to talk with you and offer my assistance regarding your concerns of overhiring and lack of work. Something must be amiss and I would like to solve your dilemma yet today. We have lots of work, are still recruiting cream of the crop MTs, and pride ourselves on treating our team members fairly.
Jane - Amphion - 888-400-5777
Is there always lots of work at Precyse? Do they do
nm
I work for First Choice and have lots of ops.
I am not sure if they are hiring, but you can always check.
Lots of work on my account... but I saw the
intrascript e-mail too. I am sure if you do not have enough work you can go on it. Contact the office.
Lots of reasons. Lie about pay, no work,
no questions answered.
Lots of work - I have NEVER had this issue
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Seem to be running out of work lots more...
hopefully just a coincidence???
They do pay on time & have lots of work sm
but I found it difficult to make any money there. They use a Word counter, which is definitely short. Some TATs they have are unreasonable. Because of the way work comes in, your work day could be stretched from 6 in the morning to 9 at night. I like to work with a set schedule, so it was not a good fit for me. They may have different platforms now.
I see lots of mistakes too and I work there
We can look up old reports and I am astounded by some of the mistakes made. Makes me wonder how they even got out of 100% QA. One report for a dictator I knew to be on ASR looked like they didn't even edit it -- it was just a string of words that made no sense.
Have no idea what's going on there, except there is the usual big push for production. Don't know which accounts the Indians are on, but they do have Indian coordinators working the overnight shift; they have given them phony American names, but it is easy to tell they are not from here. I'm getting aggravated with the place but don't want to be a job hopper.
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