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Apparently I am 100% ASR now. I made - approximately

Posted: Dec 07, 2010

$30 less today than when it has been mixed straight and ASR typing and it has been the longest day of my life. I have eaten more, got up more. I cannot sit still. If this is supposed to be "easier" on us than typing, they are full of hooey.

Same here - anon

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I have mostly all ASR too, and I find myself losing focus and wandering - checking the mail, getting a snack, or just walking around. With their new spy tactics, they can tell when we're not keyboarding or foot pedaling. Scary.

I must be weird... - Wookie

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I really like the ASR. I tend to wander off when I have to type the report and I need to read the report to make sure I didn't make mistakes. I focus more with the ASR and it's really fast. Wish we could trade! I'll give my typing reports and you give me your ASR.

Not weird - Anon

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No you're not weird. I like ASR better than transcribing too, but I lose focus faster. It would be faster, but I still have to proofread every report and always find mistakes. I trust my transcribing more than ASR.

I have become ADHD on ASR.. sm - ververyoldMQMT

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I never had this problem before. I love transcribing and I miss it SO MUCH... I don't lose focus with MT but ASR I just struggle to keep focus. Even if I did not have chronic kidney disease, I find myself taking frequent breaks (off the clock, by the way and logged out of DQS). Being parttime, this means I have to get on and off, on and off. Truly does make you a slave to the computer. Oh well, it is bitterly cold here in the South. I definitely cannot go out, but it still makes it hard to focus...

My take on this: I don't work for MQ, but I - read this board s/m

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frequently. I am sometimes appalled at what MQ has done and continues to do to their MTs. The stress of dealing with it all must be tremendous. I don't know how any of you do it, especially this FTR thing with blanks and QA. This environment is not condusive to learning how to succeed with ASR. It can be a difficult transition, even with support from management. I had to do it and have been doing it for about 8 months. I have read many excellent posts from MTs who are doing well with it with many helpful tips. It's a shame that MQ MTs are so stressed that ASR now seems like another obstacle for their success. I know I am rambling, but basically it's like you all have PTSD (never ending BTW) from this company.

Me Too. - n/m

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Always find mistakes? My God, every other - word is wrong. Takes

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forever.

Your job is to proofread every report regardless. - sm

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You should be listening to every dictated word and ensuring that it is appropriately used and what is on the draft.

Your post scares me. HA

i actually prefer it too - another weirdo

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another weirdo - mt

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I love ASR, but probably because in some of my other incarnations as a worker bee proofreading other people's stuff as well as my own was a major component of my job. I would love to do 100% ASR. I am waaaayyyy faster at it and I transcribe at about 80 wpm. Yeah, I know, just weird.

So you don't read the whole report with - huh

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ASR?

It's no wonder I pull up old reports for reference that have such glaring errors.

Just because it's ASR doesn't mean you don't have to read the whole report!

How about listen to the report also? So you - put down what he SAID

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Good grief Charlie Brown. No wonder I can't make any money on ASR. I do it RIGHT.

Me Too!! - The Wanderer

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I can't sit still either or focus. I never thought about it being due to ASR but you're right!! Good job Medquist making employees less productive!! HAHA!! Love this.

And again, I say . . . - mt

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Editing is a different skill set. SR is here to stay. Learn it or retrain for some other job.

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