WHOA, TRANSCEND DOES NOT ALWAYS PAY FOR SPACES
Posted By: Tired MT2 on 2009-09-14
In Reply to: spaces - t
It depends what account you are on. I'm on one that DOES NOT pay for spaces. It depends on what they agreed to when the account was set up with each individual hospital.
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Whoa, I meant Transcend
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Whoa there.
Relax. Please don't midunderstand. The comment is not directed at you personally and not intended to impeach your sources. I was simply trying to express great surprise that your research on this site or any other would turn up such negative press on such a good platform. Did not mean to imply otherwise.
Don't think that the substance of my post lies in the that silly opening comment, but rather in the review of the platform. Of course it is not a company, but the platform is used by a company that is currently hiring at at time when some of its people are low on work. I don't think it is completely unrealistic to suggest that work starved transcriptionists might try to keep their own territory secure. My message is meant to encourage that person or anybody to feel free to pursue work with any company that uses it with confidence that they won't regret it.
Whoa! Huh? 700 lph at 12 cpl!?!?
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Whoa!
I think she meant because you stated if you stayed in your seat meaning you are glued to it.
Whoa!
Sounds like they should be top of the list for the Hall of Shame! Seriously, we need one these days! Time is money, and it takes time to sift through all these crappy companies!
Yikes!
WHOA!!
That is downright stupid of you to say. Must be a newbie.
Whoa......
No warning, no nothing? She just sat there and timed how long you were you gone with the potty/coffee break, and fired you, just like that???? OMG, that's absolutely crazy!!! For all she knew, you were desperately trying to work through the stomach flu and had been in the bathroom vomiting that entire time.
That's just fricking insanity.
Sorry you lost your job, JM0405, but I've no doubt there's a more appreciative gig out there for you, like one that doesn't time your potty breaks!!!
Whoa....
A bit on the nasty side, aren't we?
While I certainly don't advocate patronizing payday loan places as they're notorious for overcharging on interest and becoming a habitual practice for its patrons, I also don't condone telling someone that their problem boils down to 2 issues, black and white, and to 'stop whining and work.'
Honestly, do you have a crystal ball and know what the OPs situation is? Do you know that she doesn't have issues that include a terminally ill parent/spouse/relative for whom she cares and counts on a certain payday for a specific reason?
Yeah, I don't know if she does or not, either.
Maybe she's a diehard spendthrift.
Or maybe she has financial issues that the rest of us have not been cursed with.
You sound like a very bitter person, and I certainly hope if you have children you're far more compassionate with their issues than you displayed with this OP.
If you were trying to win some dubious award for nastiest post of the day, CONGRATULATIONS...You win.
How pathetic some of you are with your judgments and put-downs. I can only imagine how utterly miserable your lives must be.
Whoa...What???!!?? English please?
Whoa people!
Group hug!
Whoa...thanks for the warning! nm
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WHOA NELLIE!
Back in the day. I wasn't even an MT Back in the day so I doubt seriously I am frozen there.
someone finally lets loose, do you not read this board very often? People on here let loose every day!
As for this hyena standing up for what she deserves (and I feel safe in thinking I speak for a few of the other estemeed hyenas) I would have stood up LONG before anyone owed me 5K!!!
WHOA! Let's back up here. First off, I don't post anywhere....
like I "do here" until somebody keeps trying to dig. I thought I was plenty clear in my initial post that I am flexible on my hours, working when the work is there and asking for different accounts as I said. That means that when the OT is there, I don't shy away from it and am willing to work when the work is there to be done. I do NOT take work away from other MTs. If the work is low, I work my regular hours, but in this business the work is so fluctutant, especially at this time of the year, that it's rather easy to get the lines "with flexibility."
If I came off as "with an attitude," it was only because I felt YOU were trying to find out if I was one of those who "steals" lines or in some way trying to find out more than I felt was yours to know. I Just thought, however, that my initial post was pretty concise.
As I stated earlier, flexibility of hours, plus a LOT of shortcuts and whole texts into the shortcut file helps. Familiarity with an account always leads to higher lines. There is always a learning curve for any job or any account and its dictators, so that is definitely a factor. "Ruth" who posted above summarized what I had said in my initial post and that I thought was clear.
It really boils down to the basics of being a productive MT, I suppose. Is this what you want to know?????????
WHOA!!!HUGE RED FLAG --- SM
They would have known WELL AHEAD of time if they were upgrading the direct deposit. Something is going on with the finances of the company. Now, have they made any comments about paying people for bounced checks and such that will occur because of this lack of notice? If not, get the hell out and don't look back! Also, print out the email that says they were upgrading in case you need it for court documentation
whoa - that just may be a troll post.....sm
as I know it, the MT work coming out of India is sent to 3 doctors in India who sit in a room and proofread ALL India-MT work........saw a program on cable TV.....and this work is proofed before it comes back to the US.....
Whoa, please be very careful. Their ad is very unrealistic
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Whoa. Back up here just a minute.
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10120.html#proof
Read the website info carefully.
If you are okay with any stranger having proof of your identity, your address AND A PICTURE ID, go right ahead and fork those babies over...no questions asked. A word of caution. Those two documents are really everything that anybody will ever need to steal your identity. The picture ID is icing on the cake. Sound paranoid? Not if it has happened to you a time or two. It's been done to me 3 times in the past 15 years. It is a really creepy feeling and a HUGE hassle to undo.
The only legitimate documents for proof of citizenship are U.S. birth certificate, a U.S. passport, a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship.
These new rules they talk about have only been effective since sometime in 2006. DL and SS prove only you identity...unless of course you are younger than 1-1/2.
You probably cannot avoid giving your SS#....but I agree with the other poster....copies of the rest of it only if you are hired. If it were mean, I would not hesitate to ask them exactly why they need them.
Whoa! Where've you been? This board was
positively crackling with anger over all of Acusis' MT's getting a 10-15% wage cut. We all got a phone call last Friday. Maybe they just couldn't get to everybody in one day. And she conveniently didn't mention it this morning in the meeting. Since they do a pretty good job of keeping us from getting in touch with each other (unless you want to do it on their totally monitored company email), you should check in with this thread on MT Stars DAILY. It's the only way we all have of comparing notes.
I think most places pay for spaces. I work for TransTech and they pay for both spaces
as well as punctuation. I would never work for an MTSO that doesn't.
Whoa, 18 days of PTO? Really? I'd sure like to hear the details on that. nm
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WHOA! Could this be a scam to steal personal ID???? nm
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whoa what kinda mistakes are YOU making?
You work that many hours and I am sure there are a few screw ups here and there in your reports from tiredness. I mean even your posts are very hard to understand.
Whoa! That's one of the strangest policies I've seen
They make you list 3 places you tried to look up a term? That's just plain nuts. I wonder what their turnover rate is.
Thanks for the info.
Whoa, you TOTALLY misunderstood my post
Calm DOWN! I meant to ask your company only allows you to type 1200 lines a day? I would never do what you're accusing me of. Slow down and consider that before you blow your top like that. I was sympathizing with you, not trying to tear you down. Geeze!
Whoa..been years since they've been mentioned! Is their website current?
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65 with spaces versus 65 without spaces; how to calculate?
Can someone tell me if you are getting 9 cents per 65-character line with spaces how much you would need to be paid per line to make the same amount per line if you are offered a ''65-character line without spaces?'' Thank you very much
So, if not spaces paid, what cpl would be comparable to at least 9 cpl w/spaces, do you know??
Thanks.
All compaines count lines different--with spaces, without spaces, headers or no headers, 65 characte
a line, 75 characters, etc. I would ask each of them how they count their lines. Sometimes the way lines are counted does not make a company worth working for.
54 without spaces = 65 with spaces if you do the math nm
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Transcend bought MDI, so if Transcend sends work offshore, so does MDI. nm
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We heard Transcend is buying Keystrokes next. I'm not working for Transcend. No Way !
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If MDI-FL is owned by Transcend and Transcend admittingly offshores, sm
then doesn't that make MDI a company that offshores? That's like saying that one branch of a company offshores but another does not, so they are excluded from the offshore label. If MDI-FL is part of Transcend and Transcend offshores, that means that they do.
RE: If MDI-FL is owned by Transcend and Transcend admittingly offshores, sm
Your hypothesis is incorrect. MDI is a wholly independent subsidary of Transcend, therefore, they were not a part of the experiment to offshore to evaluate cost/benefit ratio that Transcend only tried for 90 days (I believe the evaluation process is not still ongoing).
$.08 w/spaces vs. $.09-.10 w/o spaces
Would you make about the same, i.e., $.08 with spaces versus $09-10 without spaces? Just wondering. Thanks.
They do not MTs for spaces. nm
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They do not pay for spaces. nm.
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spaces
I asked them about this specifically and they said that wasn't the case. I'm half tempted to have THEM sign a contracted stating everything they are telling me is true.....Lisa
Spaces!
 SoftScript just announced that they are paying for spaced again as of today!
but, did they tell you when the took the spaces away
before. Nice to give them back and admit they took them. Believe it when you see it.
spaces
Do most companies pay for spaces? Are spaces included in the standard 65 character count? Thanks
I know they pay for spaces,
I assumed they were paying the headers and footers, but I never specifically asked, so I can't say for sure.
They don't pay for spaces though
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They pay .07 without spaces....
I applied when they first posted the job on MT Jobs. I received an email stating they only paid .07 cpl without spaces. They probably got a lot of resumes but once people found out the low pay, nobody was interested, which is probably why they are hiring again.
No spaces
If you negotiate a better line rate, along with their excellent platform, being paid for headers, and not running out of work, then I just don't get what the big deal is with spaces versus without. With spaces for less money doesn't cut it either. The bottom line is whether you are able to make a fair wage or not and I have found Cymed to be very fair.
Looks like they DO pay for spaces
CTech prefers to us the Net Line (defined below), however we will also price per visual black character and per report. For more information please see our Billing section.
I copied this from the site:
Price per NET/ASCII Line CTech defines a NET/ASCII Line as 65 printable alpha/numeric characters and spaces (no more than two consecutive spaces). ASCII table codes 13 (hard carriage return, only when needed) and 32-125 only. No fixed headers or footers are counted. The pitch and font style are defined by the client and do not impact the price per line. Attributes such as bolded letters, italics, and underlined characters are not charged. The total number of characters divided by 65 is the line count for the document.
They do pay for spaces. It says so right in the ad
They definitely do. I have an interview with them on Monday.
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I was told they did but maybe it depends on the account. I've been with them for over a year and I can tell you, I'm a damn happy camper. Plenty of work, some challenging, but good, good people to work for. I'm IC and pay my own hospitalization, but what's the kick about that? You work to pay for it anyplace else and they call it a benefit. We all worked at MQ or anywhere else for benefits. I'm making over $1000 a week. I can work as much or as little, but I figure if I can't set aside some money to pay for my PTO, then I'm a pretty sorry manager. To me the taxes are no big deal. I'd rather earn a good paycheck, pay my own taxes and hospitalization than work for a company like MQ and I was there for 8 years.
They don't pay for SPACES ask them. nm
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they don't pay spaces
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Do they pay for spaces?
Do they pay for spaces? Do they have a lot of ESLs?
No spaces
In my case, the line rate was higher than what was offered at the other services I talked to who did pay for spaces. Additionally, Cymed pays for headers which can offset some of that, along with a very efficient platform. For me, what I am averaging an hour has been comparable to other companies who paid for spaces.
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