I always have been there several years and it wasnt always so bad but now with no work half the time
Posted By: Anon2 on 2007-07-08
In Reply to: That's a good observation, I will pass it on. - Current Transcender
communication I am no longer happy there and moving on.
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Full time but no work half the time-nm
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I'm lookin for part-time work (about 3-4 hrs daily) after 13 years of full-time, anyone know of a
company that is hiring flexible part-time? I'm starting a career in real estate but don't want to totally quit transcription, but I think most places require 25 hours a week and I cant work weekends, as real estate sales are the biggest on the weekend with open houses and people off work to shows homes to. If you know of a place I'd sure appreciate the info. Thanks!
Their pay scale for ES wasnt high enough for me. I make a lot more where I work now.
but, to each his own.
Been there for 3 years, pay on time, never without work.
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Yes, and if they are in a bind they PAY time and a half, so (sm)
what is your problem?
Are some of their production bonuses tied to the amount of work to QA. I wasnt sure about that. I
think that must be a different bonus.
What about time and a half and/or bonuses for holidays?
Does MDI ever offer any incentives? TIA
In the past year and half, I have always been paid on time. --nm
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Anyone know of a company looking for 13 years experience to work flexible part-time shift
I'm getting my real estate license but still want to keep my transcription job part-time. I'm looking for a job that will allow me to work about 20 hours a week and still have the flexibility to show a home on the spur of the moment. Thanks, I would appreciate any info!
I've been there for years, work on the DSG1 side of things, pay on time, direct deposit, more
feedback lately. I have always found the staff and MTs helpful and friendly. Work does fluctuate, but if you have a few accounts, should keep you busy, also sound quality can be an issue but mostly okay.
Same experience. Half the pay for doing work that would take
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You'll work twice as hard to get half as much, it seems
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I work for a nat'l as an employee, and my PTO rate is now HALF of what I actually earn working. S
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wasnt set up to own mq
Cbay was a service for a long time in the US and then they started Indian operations.
As to the original poster, here's my experience:
Pay is average on par with everyone else. You get a schedule and are expected to stick to it. They WILL ask you where you are if you do not. Pay day has always been accurate and on time.
There are different programs to work on but the few I've worked on seem to be quick to learn.
I would recommend them if someone asked me.
wasnt this Lee's sister in law?
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Thank you! I'm looking for part-time work to supplement my no-work full-time job.
Are you talking about DSG or intouchMI. Sorry. Wasnt sure. nm
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P.S. I just wasnt sure whether it was best to put an ad on here on job seeker or apply to the
companies that are hiring instead.
I know your post wasnt directed at me
But I believe what you said you made. I also caught on very quick to MT, had a great account to learn on my first few years and pretty much went like gangbusters. I actually make less money now than I did then, simply because I seem to get lazier each year. LOL
If you type reasonably fast, have a decent account and actually work your set hours (unlike me), it's easy to make a good living. Of course, it's hard for all of these things to line up but when it does, it's a beautiful thing.
She wasnt being harsh, just giving another point of
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wasnt just "complaining", just stating a fact.
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Wasnt expecting anything but got a nice box of chocolates and a card
I shared my chocolates with neighbors because Lordy, Lord, I do not need to be looking at a nice box of chocolates all day, because I wouldnt be looking at it all day - know what I mean? :}
Wasnt that software awful. Quit after one day. Too many programs to open before you could even do
a single report..What a waste of time.. too bad though. They seemed to be a really nice company to work for, but there was no way I was taking half the day to do two reports. NO WAY>>>
1 time in 2 years, and that was for about 30 minutes.
They are very flexible as long as you are cooperative with them.
Six years is a long time.
Yes, I would completely ignore the opinions on this board. There are a lot of unhappy people that post here. I have a feeling that the people that are so negative here are the same people that would be difficult to work with in an office situation. The only difference here is that you can hit that delete button and forget about it.
I have not experienced anything like you did. I'm sorry it didn't work out for you.
I am at KS for the second time. The first time was 3 years ago and this time sm
since last December. All of things that were problems in the past are solved. I have no complaints, make good money and am very glad that I took the advice from a friend and gave them another try.
My only complaint right now is not that bad when I see how many companies seem to be without work. My account is very busy, as is my back-up, so I am working too much. That is my fault for not saying no and being greedy, but it will come in handy for both Christmas shopping and 2nd semester college tuition for my two daughters.
Not a bad thing to be too busy this time of year on reading other posts!
Did this for 3 years. No slow time encountered. (nm)
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In the past 4 years I have always been paid on time
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IC I will post one more time and be done. I was audited years ago
and I was niave and only payed federal and not social security taxes because I had also worked a regular job on top of IC job. My penalty and interest was more than the tax I owed! I learned my lesson the painful expensive way.
I was told that IC status is a red flag for the IRS and they will go over your return looking at your deductions and if you don't pay social security tax at the proper rate, it is another red flag.
Now with Turbotax it is much easier to understand taxes on your own. Even if you use an accountant I think it is good to go over it yourself and get an explanation so you understand what you are paying because as the IRS said to me ignorance is not an excuse . I claimed I did not know what I was not aware I had to pay the full amount and they did not buy that excuse at all and slapped me with 3 years of interest and penalties!
i work 3 part-time jobs now. it can be confusing if you are learning both at the same time, but sm
other than that not a problem for me. best to get one down before starting to other or you might become overwhelmed.
Wasnt Bonnie with Medware, then StatIQ or something and now Transolutions?? Kinda makes you worry
when a recruiter keeps changing jobs too.. Maybe, it's because she is unsure of whether her companies do or DONT offshore... Hmmmmm...(scratching my head) Could just be the sad state of affairs in that before you know it, even the most solid people become job hoppers. I had ONE job for 10 years and all I have done since I started doing this at-home stuff is job hop. Very discouraging.
I'm back in college part-time after 24+ years
I figured this is the only to get my foot to the right job. My daughter will be 11 soon and by the time I finish my school that I did not finish after 24+ years, I could definitely be making 2 or 3 times more money than 7 cents per line. I can work at my local Starbucks part-time making $10.00 an hour with excellent benefits!!!
How's the sound quality lately? A few years ago posters were having a very tough time with it. Th
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Exactly. Gave mine up years ago. Waste of time & money.
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Ugh - well I did all my work on time and I expect to be paid on time.
The phone company doesn't wait, the cable company doesn't wait, and the electric company doesn't wait for their money either - all of which I need to pay in order to do my job. I work when I am supposed to, I help when behind, and give 110%, and I ask for my check to be on time.
I think if an MTSO is going to have to mail checks they should do so priority to make up for the delay.
Part-time MT getting full-time work ??????
TransTech should not be giving out work to PT people on their DAY OFF, or any other time BEFORE a full-time MT has enough work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Worked for them for years. First time not even a card, email, gift certificate, acknowledgment of s
any kind. The new management is so cheap. Hope they aren't counting on the accolades of employee of the year this year. They certainly are not that, and not even in the top ratings. Everything changed this year. And not for the better.
Yes, but there is play time and there is work time. sm
You volunteer. Awesome!! As long as you are volunteering during nonwork time that is great or during time that you have scheduled to be off. Again all great!!! We all have to take off with our kids when they are sick. Did it today as I had both at home and took PTO time for it. If you do these things in this manner, no big deal, but I am talking about the ones who constantly do not showw up for work and have excuses as there are more of them than there are of people who actualy take this job seriously.
As far as retirment from the other poster.... please. I am nowhere even close but I can say the downfall of this business is NOT because it is going overseas. It is because we do not have well trained American MTs. I have been here for 18 years. I have watched it go down. It is sad but we can't change it YET!
Pay is always on time, direct deposit, very nice management to work with, and DQS platform, work
load normally busy, but low now because of the summer slow down on my accounts. Sound an issue on some accounts, but not others. Overall, wonderful company.
No PTO for part-time. Not sure if you can work part-time or not since recent rule change. sm
You do pay a deposit for their equipment.
I'm part-time and don't have to work all weekend. I work Tues-Sat.
I've never heard that from Chronicle, of course I didn't see the ad.
I have 4 accounts, doing all work types, and I usually have enough work but this is the slow time of
year so we are scrambling a little for lines. Easy platform, paychecks DD, always on time.
Is it a nice place to work and did you have work all the time. nm
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They only pay half, so if you were
say 8 CPL, you would only get 4 CPL. I am not doing ME for them but you would have to do twice as much to make the same money. I have already decided if they try to force me into it, I will move on.
Half
A lot of companies like mine pay half. If I had to do ASR full time for that price, I would go to work at a store or something easy.
about half. However, you might be one of those sm
people who really excels on ASR once you get going on it and figure out ways around it. I know people who now prefer ASR and are making more than they did with regular and don't want to go back to regular. Keep in mind you have to do 2.5 to 3 times the lines on ASR as regular to recoup what you were doing on regular. Some people can do that, I can't, because I read too slow. Even with ASR, it's all in the macros/shortcuts. 1200 lines a day at 10 cpl is $120. You'll need 2600 ASR lines at 0.045 cpl to get $117. Can you opt to do both regular and ASR?
I used to work there several years ago...
good accounts, but watch out for the OM. She is a real b**ch.
I have been there for two years and have always had work
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I have been there for over 2 years and have never run out of work...
so, no this is not a common problem with Keystrokes...since you said you have no personal experience with them you couldn't possibly know...in fact, most of the time I have too much work...Keystrokes makes sure their current employees have all the work they want before they hire anyone...
used to work for them years ago..sm
good company, good accounts at that time. I saw the ad where they will be going to VR....I almost applied again had it not been for that VR junk.
I have never run out of work in almost 3 years.
It has been slower at times but I have never run out completely
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