5 cpl/43 vbc only = about 6 cpl/65 char w/spaces...sm

I was offered a job by The Transcription Doctors, Inc. with the pay being 8cpl or 3cpl for editing, 65-characters with spaces excluding blank lines. My question is ... Is the excluding blank lines part normal or is that super cheap of them? I know 3cpl for editing is already cheap...Do most companies include even blank lines? I hope someone knows...Thank you. ...

Hey all, I was wondering if any of you have ever heard of being hired as an MT on an employee basis and being paid on a character per line instead of hourly basis? with no benefits. Thank you for any input....I appreciate it! ...

Does anyone know what 0.08 line without spaces equals out to with spaces? ...

How are you supposed to be able to count characters without spaces? This just seems odd to me. Guess you learn something new every day. ...

Does anyone know if Diskriter, Amphion, Etransplus pay for spaces? Need help asap so I can accept or reject offer. Thanks in advance. ...

If a position offers pay without spaces, would that pretty much cut pay in half when compared to pay with spaces? ...

Five years experience and especially experience in basic 4. Surely you jest! ...

Does anyone know anything about K&R, other than they don't pay for spaces? Do they pay more per line to compensate? I was thinking about picking up some extra work and have done VA work in the past, so was just wondering. Thanks. MJ ...

I was reading and found it is okay to use one space after punctuation. This is going to be a hard habit to break. I am old school and was taught to use two spaces after punctuation in typing class. Thanks for any comments. Mel ...

this one of those fabulous things that is taken care of on the back-end? That would save me a few strokes. ...

What would 4.4 cents editing VBC average out to if compared to transcribing with spaces? ...

Ithinkitisnotfairtonotpayforthespacebarkey!! ...

I was wondering if there is someone who could answer a question about Escription. I am currently an Escription editor and do not get paid spaces. Does anyone know if this is true with all Escription accounts, or if it is a company-specific thing? TIA! ...

but now I can't find it. Thanks. ...

Does KS pay for spaces, etc? Any info is appreciated good, bad or ugly. TIA! ...

Just curious, I'm trying to decide between a few companies and I totally forgot to ask the interviewer. I think the whole VBC thing is criminal. It's bad enough not being paid for all of the research, demographics and CCs we do, but to not pay for characters that we actually type just because they don't print out in black and white is OUTRAGEOUS!!! ...

Hi from Australia on Australia Day. Only new at this MT at home business. Struggling to get my line count up. In all honesty it would take a few months to add in enough shortcuts to make it worthwhile. I have been racking my brain over how to get those two spaces at the end of a sentence for free. Finally it has come to me. We all need to do an autotext incorporaing the last letter of a sentence and the first letter of the following sentence ie I saw Liz ...

I've seen it posted in various threads that companies are not paying for typing spaces. I can't get my head around that. What's their rationale? It's a keystroke, just like any letter or number. ...

Okay, when did Nuance announce they were not paying for visible spaces in a report? I'm a former Transcend employee and heard this news today. Is this documented somewhere? If so, someone please tell me where. I'm dumbfounded. How low can this company get? ...

I am very curious as to why companies do not pay for all keystrokes. I just left a job that I felt like they were stealing from me. The spaces really add up. Honestly I felt like I was being robbed. I wasn't told in the beginning that was their practice. ...

Wondering if Synernet pays for spaces? That's one thing I forgot to ask recruiter. ...

Does Transtech pay for spaces? ...

Does Nuance pay for spaces? TIA ...

I see in TTS ad they pay for headers, footers and spaces. Sounds like lines are easier to come by with this company. ...

Is there a difference in pay when there is 1 space after a period as opposed to 2. If you are paid for spaces I am thinking this could make a difference. ...

Hey everyone, Just curious about this... I just got a report back from my QA at work, and she dinged me for writing "End stage renal disease" instead of "Endstage renal disease." Now, someone correct me if I am wrong, but those are 2 separate words and should not be together like that, I dont think. I wouldn't write Stage6 or Stage4 together, so why the difference with end stage? We are supposed to used the 3rd edition BOS, but I can't find a reference for this. &nbs ...

5 cpl/43 vbc only = about 6 cpl/65 char w/spaces...sm - ridiculous

Only in India or Pakistan, or wherever. NM - deb

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