we could go on and on about this

Posted By: mt on 2007-04-14
In Reply to: line counts - tricky typist

But... whats the point? Companies can count lines any way that they want to. Trying to do something after the fact is too late. Find out up front BEFORE you start working for ANY company what is counted and what is not so you are not in the dark about whether a line rate offered is acceptable or not. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. If things aren't what you believe they should be after a week - toss the job and go on to somewhere else instead of STAYING THERE!!! These jobs are a dime a dozen, companies are begging for MTs. Why stay somewhere where you are not making the money you want to make. A while back I decided that I was going to give no more than a week of my time to any new job and if anything was amiss I would be gone. Fortunately I have found a good one and intend on sticking with them.

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Line Counts - tricky typist
- Perhaps I am oversimplifying things, but sm - LTMT
  - well - trifcky typist
    - I truly do wish you well ..... sm - LTMT
      - VINYL BELTS - TT112
        Oh, yes, the belts! (sm) - TT snail
        Old memories - TT112
        I tell people the same thing, that was told me....and you 5 years in a hospital setting to be able t - moving on
    - I have never felt the need to use a - celestialmls
  - TT Line Count - TT112
    - COULD'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF - kittytoes
    - YOU ARE AWESOME - Wendy
      - TT Line Count - TT112
        Thank you - Wendy
  - 3000 each day? Wish I was young again-LOL - good for you! - TT snail
    - LOL ... well, that is the exception, not the norm. sm - LTMT
      - How come y'all can and I can't? I'm no slouch, either. Maybe in about 16 - hours I could get 3000, but not 8!
        It happens with the job, not particularly the person as I well know. - Carrie
        Ask for more $$ - anon
        There are HUGE variables - Oldtimer MT
        Agreed - oldtimer2
- What about MDI-MD? I remember once there was.. sm - MT
  - When I check my line count, there is no problem at all. nm - Tweet
- For a little history..... - Ex-Cali MT
  - And you expect us to believe you know anything about TT? First off, it is not owned by a man, - Happy TTer
  - Me thinks somebody is a bit paranoid. - anonymous for now but a TT'er
    - I agree - TTech'er too
  - TransTech - kittytoes
  - OK now wait a cotton pickin minute! - sirpercy
  - What?!?!? You clearly have NO idea what you are talking about! The "man" who owns TT - Current TTer
    - Reply to Current TTer - kittytoes
- NEVER believe the company line. Do line count for yourself. - nm
- I'm new to TTech and feeling kind of alone out here. SM - New-TTech'r
  - Welcome Aboard - tricky typist
    - Thanks for the welcome and that should be (SM) - New-TTech'r
- Dictaphone Lines - prettykitty
- It was a problem with ichart - TransTech MT
  - Yes, yes, yes - TTecher
- Not a discrepancy, just a lag time - they don't count headers or footers. - nm
  - or spaces which probably explains the - celestialmls
    - TT DOES pay for spaces - huh? - TTer
    - TT doesn't pay for spaces or ExText doesn't - count them?
      - That is what I was told by QA. I asked management - celestialmls
        I just asked. We do get paid for spaces. If QA said that, they are wrong. - nm
        Line Counters - tricky typist
        Thank you for clarifying that. I was actually - celestialmls
        I'd sure like to know how to get a great line count on ExText. - I sure can't.
        Extext - MT
        Can't because it is ** fixed *** - TTech'r
        Why would they "fix" lines? The more lines you - celestialmls
        It has to do with how they bill their customers. nm - We're small cogs in what goes on out here! nm
- where did those posts go - anon
  - Archives - tricky typist
    - Apparently you aren't going to let this go! - sirpercy
      - off counts - tricky typist
        OK finally an answer! - sirpercy
        Love your post, Sir Percy! LOL - Happy TT'er
        Percy says 'merci!' - sirpercy
- dont mean to barge in here but - just dull me
- Not TT's fault - Daphne
  - Thats not true - kmt
  - line count - tricky typist
- Can you elaborate? - sirpercy
  - line counts are off - tricky typist
    - How far off are they? - sirpercy
      - line counts - tricky typist
        Talk to Dictaphone - anon
        I don't use my own counter - sirpercy
        whatever - tricky typist
        wonder too - Anonymous
        to anonymous - tricky typist
        don't have to be a psychiatrist also to see this is silly ... sm - LTMT
        Your concern is 'not' unreasonable - sirpercy
        line counts - tricky typist
        we could go on and on about this - mt
- Line Counts - kittytoes
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