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Line count requirement - Fedup

Posted: May 07, 2013

Is anyone else having difficulty making required line counts on Accentus Canadian account?

How so...poor dictators, program, or no work? - anon

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That is always the problem...it depends on many things. Cannot always figure things out until you invest a lot of time and energy to find out where it is that they are fooling you. Then there is the not counting for spaces and the 66-character line and all the other hidden means that companies have put in place to make themselves profits. They don't have to be upfront at all. Plus they like it too that the employees don't gather nor talk...keeps the dictatorship going...(my opinion).

Accentus Canadian accounts - Fedup2

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There are several Canadian accounts but the one I am on has daily e-mails with new instructions, multiple files/spreadsheets to keep open and refer to, multiple doctor lists for reference. I spend more time checking all of the instructions/account specs/looking up the doctors than I do typing the darn report. Also, the platform is a real dinosaur. I am requesting the new account; another friend did and she is much happier. Otherwise, if that doesn't happen, I am outta here! I have been an MT for over 20 years and I haven't had such low line counts since I was a new MT!

Low line counts - fedup

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Thanks so much for replying. I am having same experience and feel the same way.

I am very concerned as they all act like we cannot do the job. - anon

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Training is always a crash course and they have their hidden ways of making their profits. I think it is because there is no pay for spaces, headers, footers and templates...mixed with a 65-character line, equals profits for them, and you are left with "keep the change you filthy animal!" We are definitely working for Al.

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