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No 8-hour minimum schedule - SC

Posted: Mar 16, 2011

Are there any VR companies (Escription preferably) that will allow you to work based on reaching a line count, not on an 8 hour window?

Transcend. - no mess

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Thanks! - SC

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Thanks for answering---I was actually considering them. I hope they have work for 3rd shift---keep hearing of shortages.

However, you DO have to show up for your - scheduled shift

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and report your time on a time sheet. This is to keep the Department of Labor happy.

Definitely - SC

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Yes---especially so that they know when to expect you to be at work. I just wanted the flexibility to work beyond, but this could be the reason why they are running out of work---maybe too many people do this.

That's not true. FT requirements for Transcend are - $900/pp and 35 hours.

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You might not have to work 8 hours daily to meet the minimum FT requirement, but on most accounts you'll have to actually work over that anyway just to make $900/pp due to overhiring. Of course, you can only put 8 hours on your schedule no matter how many hours you sit and wait, and they consider actual work time as "only when you're fingers are flying in a report." This is a direct quote from CB.

checked website - SC

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I am sure this requirement has to do with receiving benefits also? Do you know if the benefits are affordable for single? I did apply since on their website they state 3 year experience for clinic, so maybe I have a shot since I am coming back after being away for 2 years.

Yes, these are for benefits like insurance and PTO. - sm

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The insurance for single is "relatively" affordable, but the deductibles are ridiculously high. Last I knew, before I quit in late-2010, they were $1000 and $1500. The $1000 deductible, of course, was way more than the latter.

benefits - SC

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Thanks for responding. By affordable, do you mean below $100 per pay period? If so, this would not be too bad, although I am spoiled because I have been at a hospital with excellent benefits for the past 2 years in a non-MT job, but I have to move to another state due to illness in the family and MTing would be good for my situation. I figure I can start off with clinics to get my speed back, but I am sure they will want current experience.

I believe the lower deductible is more than $100/pp - nm

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I have the higher deductible, and - I am a single person

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Medical is $60 per pay period, dental is $10, and vision is $3.04.

Despite the deductible, they DO pay all but the $35 copayment on office visits, and they even paid for a bunch of tests involved with my workup for cataracts and glaucoma. (And that was under the medical, not the vision insurance.)

Was that a pre-existing condition? - nm

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No, the cataracts and high pressure were - discovered last summer

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and the same insurance was in effect at that time. But even if it WAS a preexisting condition, since I have been continuously insured all this time, even when insurance changes, the preexisting condition thing is irrelevant. It's only when you get new insurance and you have NOT been previously insured for a period of time that there is a waiting period before they will pay for a preexisting condition.

That might be California law, or it might be nationwide; I really don't know.

Also, I do NOT know if my age affects how much - my premium share is

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I am 55.

Sit and wait - RLee

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Toward the end of my employment at Transcend I actually spent more time waiting for work to flow in on my account than I did actual typing. But, as you stated, the only time counted is actual time with fingers on the keyboard. Yet they expect you to work a "shift", which I found almost impossible to adhere to due to the fact that the work trickled in and had to work beyond my so-called schedule just to TRY to meet my requirements. I see most things have not changed by reading this board since my departure. Good luck to anyone seeking employment in these trying times, especially with Transcend.

Can forget Transcend - SC

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I only have 2 years experience and they require 5, so that leaves me out. Any other companies for the no 8 hour minimun schedule?

don't assume - sm

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If you sell yourself well, test well, and adapt well, companies sometimes overlook their stated requirements. It never hurts to try. I do find Transcend to be very flexible, of course that may depend on several factors (the account, team leader, whether you came in on a merger, etc.) Good luck.

Thanks! - SC

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Very true, since I started out as a newbie on my last 2 companies---they did take a chance on me!

I would avoid Transcend - Me2

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I really, really would!

No 8-hour schedule - Keepitreal

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Not and be hired as an employee, maybe an IC.

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