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Opti-Script - whether or not you passed their test? - Curious

Posted: Jan 10, 2014

How long did it take after testing to find out whether or not you passed their test? I know I'll be put on the waiting list if I, indeed, passed it. Just curious how many days/weeks after taking it before I'll be informed of the results...

I found out right away - MT

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I was told within a couple of hours that I passed, but that I would be put on the "waiting list." That was almost 5 months ago, so.......

I gave up on waiting and found another job.

I turned in my test on - Curious

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Tuesday but haven't heard anything back yet...

I'm amazed anyone still applies for MT jobs - Ugh

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After 15 years of being an MT, I'm shocked by the low pay rate and the amount of people willing to work for it. If people stopped applying and working, they'd have no choice but to pay better. I got out the minute pay started going down and jobs were being sent to India.

Is this related to Opti-Script or just a random rant? - anon

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Just wondering if this is related to the rate of pay at Opti-Script or just a random rant on MT jobs in general... I was under the impression that Opti-Script payed above-average wages.

I read Opti Script only paid 3.3 cpl. See previous threads below - nm

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nm

I work there. VR rate much higher than that - MT (no msg)

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Just looked and that was TTS my bad. So what's the rate then? - curious.

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nm

I'm amazed former MTs still post on this board - Ugh

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If you're so happy to be out of it, for curiosity's sake, why are you on here posting and degrading the accomplishments of others or their endeavors?

If you're happy to be out of it, good for you, but I fail to see why you're lurking on MT boards and posting random things such as this if you so despise the profession.

Just sayin....

Why former MTs - post.

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Why not? Just because we have moved on to other jobs does not mean MT is now a foreign concept. I come here in spurts, not on a daily basis. But even if I did, that would be my business; it's a free country, I pay my internet bill so I'm free to browse, read and post on whatever websites I choose. So in short, I post here because I feel like it.

Also, just because we have chosen to find other jobs does not mean we can't still relate, understand, have an opinion or post about our experience. We still have knowledge regarding this field and have just as much right to post here as the next person.

The very people frequenting these boards - are the ones complaining of

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Despising it and are the first to jump on new people who ask questions about working as an MT, telling them to run as fast as they can and asking why they would want to work as an MT. Bet yet you blame the MTs who have moved on for saying they're shocked people are still applying??

For some it's the only option SM - Kitty

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Don't you think that any of us still want to be here, that we are blind to the situation & the abuse that has steadily eroded our finances, health & self-esteem? For many of us, we have been MTs 15,20, 30 years and have little else to fall back on. Many MTs are stay-at-home moms who have to work home

Many (as in my own case before my hubby died) had to stay home due to a sick family member. Then there's the age factor, too. Many of us are close to, at or past retirement age. We can't just go get a job at McD's, et.al and stand up for 8 hours a day like our younger counterparts. I won't even go into age discrimination; yes, it's illegal. Does it exist despite the laws? You bet. Also, age-wise, it is either difficult or impractical for many of us to change careers at this point or find it worthwhile to go back to school.

So, you see, we all are aware of what this job is doing to us, how it has brought us all down, but being in a position to do something about it is another matter.

Addendum to my own post SM - Kitty

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I would like to add to I also did very, very well as an in-house MT here in NYC. I had permanent as well as long-term temporary jobs paying $16.00 hourly on the average -and that was in the early 90s. These jobs were either eliminated or outsourced to the MTSOs.

In the words of my late grandma - sm

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Bless your heart!

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