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Making Minimum Production at Amphion - How? - SkepticMT

Posted: Jul 25, 2013

Is there anyone out there working for Amphion who is happy there and who can make production? Even on my best day, I can't make it. I'd love to hear how others are doing it. Thanks!

Triton - IMO stinks

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If you are working on Triton, that is the worst experience I've ever had. Very bad software application. Did not work for me. If that is what you are on, I feel for ya.

Triton - yuck

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I'm getting ready to take the Amphion tests. Are there other platforms that are better than Triton? Does the new employee have a choice of which platform/account to be on?

Definitely ask for - not Triton

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The other one starts with an E, Escription maybe? Triton people get paid more, but it really isn't worth it. I think the problems at Amphion are really more structural. I was there for a few months and one thing is the support is good and the QA excellent, learnt a lot, BUT they spread the work way too thin so you have to have 5-6 accounts, all with pages and pages of special instructions and lists of doctors. The Triton was godawful, kind of rinky-dink and not very robust, i.e. you could lose stuff for no reason and it would shut down. This is my experience, could be due to ISP issues or my computer being old at that time. The actual program is not that bad with Triton, if they could get the functionality better for research purposes (very hard and time consuming to see prior reports) and maybe have the cc's and doctors come up automatically attached to various work types or whatnot, it would make it better. To have to spend so much time researching all the different specs for all the different accounts was ridiculous, and I think a lot of people there just try to stick to fewer accounts and work all hours of the day just to get the work they know, which is ridiculous. If you are going to spread the work thin and multiple accounts you need to make it easier on the MT I feel.

Amphion/Triton - MT Mommy

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I lasted two months and I topped out at $13/hour in Triton. I was off 100% QA in two weeks.

Question for you...s/m - ???

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If I may ask, why did you leave Amphion? Honestly I would be happy for $13/hr but my situation is different than yours I'm sure. You only lasted 2 months there? When did you leave? What team/platform were you on? Did you move onto another MTSO or get out of MT completely? I've been with them 3 years and am wondering myself if I should get out.

Tips for making line count...s/m - O

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I too was NJA alot when I first started. I'm on Triton (not a fan but I'm used to it). I had one team, one acct. I asked for a 2nd acct. Now I have 2 teams and 3 accts. Rarely OOW. Just my experience, but I make the 10,000 line minimum every PP working 40 hrs/week and w/o speeding up playback. Most WT/dictators I can't speed up. Since I went to at least 2 accts, I never did not make line count. Do you only have 1 acct? Mine always seem to have work. Also see if you change your shift. I do every 6 months. I follow the work load and track "busier" times and it's worked for me so far. Try adding more accts/switching hours if you are able. It may help. Good luck.

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