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VR nightmare - Just me

Posted: May 30, 2012

When you first went to VR did you have a hard time? I've straight-typed for so many years and this seems to have thrown me off. The mistakes have been incredible and I find myself feeling so inadequate.

VR nightmare - oldANDtiredMT

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I continue to have an extremely hard time, after 3 months. My production totals are horrendous. I have no answers OR hair left to pull out.

VR inadequacy - HLM

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I'm glad to know I am not alone. I have been an MT for over 12 years, pride myself on quality. Recently took a job at Accentus, on an account I was told was mostly typing. It was not. It was alot of VR-early phases with them trying to get it transitioned to all VR. (My first time ever attempting it.) I worked so hard, couldn't get my line counts up at all. Constantly got feedback with errors I had made, etc. Even with proofing my work before submitting it, and reproofing. I was so utterly discouraged and felt so inadequate, I ultimately ended my employment with them before it started good. If VR is the future of MT, then I'm afraid I'm doomed! :-(

Same here with errors - Just me

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I've worked this same account for 11 years, never had a complaint, and now I dread turning on my computer because QA sends tons of emails with complaints. And they are very rude. The new QA people have never worked this account and think I have no clue what the doctors want. Amazing to me. I can type much better than read so this has thrown me off. I've gone from a mere $1500 a month on a bad month to around $600 a month for the past three months. I cannot live on this of course.

I thought I was the only one. I guess there are others struggling. I have been an MT for 10 years bu - nm

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Keep hoping and praying it will get better but so far, nearly broke!

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