A community of 30,000 US Transcriptionist serving Medical Transcription Industry
TransTech'ers, is it getting any better - for production for you? nm
Posted: Jan 25, 2010
nm
Always running low on work...nm - Always looking
[ In Reply To ..]nm
TT and low work - MTer
[ In Reply To ..]You will NEVER make the same editing VR as doing straight transcription. Why do you think all these companies are going to VR? TO PAD THEIR POCKETBOOKS.
You might as well give up on it if that is your only source of income. You will go broke, especially with the overhire that TT continues to do to keep their TAT up-to-the-minute. During my time with TT, I felt that they truly do not care if you have consistent work or not -- it is their BONUSES and their PAYCHECKS that they are looking out for. VR definitely benefits the MTSO, or they would not have turned exclusively to that method -- cutting MT's pay in half all the while. SHAME, SHAME
According to your calculations, if that is true with - my pay cut in half with
[ In Reply To ..]VR, I should be making $1500.00 per week with straight. I wonder how many here are making that with straight.
yes, yes, we're all lying here...sigh - crikey
[ In Reply To ..]nm
I think I said my pay cut..... - was not talking everyone
[ In Reply To ..]The person said MTSOs had done to cut MTs pain in half and I am MT
And you VR lovers accuse the rest of us of incompetence - Frank Hemoptysis
[ In Reply To ..]Because we supposedly 'can't do' VR. What a crock. I suspect that there are maybe 1 in 1000 MTs who do better on VR than on straight typing. Maybe you are one of them. Good for you. You win...whatever.
The rest of us know what a ripoff VR is and especially at TT. That VR is total GARBAGE and they are paying us now half our rate to correct it.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain...
Your word incompetence, mine would be - OMG
[ In Reply To ..]wrong platform.
Frank, are you the same Frank as in - SM
[ In Reply To ..]Frank Abscess and Frank Purulence who posts so much against VR on the other board? Names are so similar, makes you think hmmmmmmmmm.
I was being sarcastic; VR's ruined my paychecks - crikey
[ In Reply To ..]For the life of me, I will never understand what the point is of people posting on here saying more or less, "Well of COURSE it's cut your salary; what did you expect?" etc. I for one expected to make a living--maybe not to get rich, but to make a living. This isn't a hobby for most of us; it's been a career, till now. I'm still trying, with the VR, etc. It just seems like a ploy for companies to eventually move overseas, because with the exception of people who appear to do transcription solely for fun, not for any kind of monetary reward, it's no longer a career option for most in this country.
THIS is why we who are proficient at VR are so reluctant to share tips - RubySoho
[ In Reply To ..]I remember at least 6 months ago on the MQ board, several of us were engaging in a discussion about VR and trying to help the MTs struggling with it tips and hints, and bless their hearts, they were SO appreciative. Then, of course, along came the hate-spewing gagglers, accusing us of lying, of being MQ suits (LOL, I don't even work for the Q, I just wanted to try to help if I could), and everything else. TOTALLY derailed a very productive conversation and, dammit, those woman WELCOMED our suggestions and had tons of questions and we were giving them short-cuts, etc.
I love MTStars but there's a band of negative posters on this forum that just cannot fathm ANYONE being happy with their employer or proficient at theirjob.
I find it so disheartening when people want to learn, but noseybodies derail a productive thread ever chance they get.
So, you make $15/hour on a 40-hour week .. (assuming $750/40) - LTMT
[ In Reply To ..]That's only $15 an hour then -- I made that back in 1992. I currently make $27/hour straight typing, and I know I wouldn't make $54/hour with VR. I am glad you are happy with it, but my experience was that I could have typed the report much faster myself than slogging through corrections.
OOPS .. sorry .. math skills are lacking .. would be $19-something/hour. my bad :( sm - LTMT
[ In Reply To ..]Still ... I just cannot embrace VR with any love, knowing I can still make more straight typing. Now iF they were going to implement it as a helpful tool, such as with the advent of PCs, and NOT cut our pay, heck, I'd be right there with you, singing the praises. After 35-some years, my old hands could use a break. :-)
No, I am not working full time- only part time - pay cut in half
[ In Reply To ..]Said before and will say again, assuming is not good thing to do.
especially on weekends - anon
[ In Reply To ..]By the end of the week, everyone determined to make at least minimum wage is online trying to reach the quota.
I just started with them - Old and Tired MT
[ In Reply To ..]I am not that fast on VR. I can type circles around it when I have a very rare straight job, but I plod along on the VR. I have had to work extra hours to make my quota and I was told I am supposed to make so many lines per hour. I have 30 years of experience doing straight MT and less than one year doing VR. No matter how hard I try, it takes me a lot longer to make corrections than if I just typed the report myself. I have the feeling that if I can't speed up, I will be gone after the 90 days probation. I hate VR. It has ruined the profession. Of course, the MTSOs LOVE it because they can get away with paying us Indian wages. I get very depressed as I always thought I could do this job until I dropped dead at the keyboard but with VR, I don't think so any more.
Not MTSO and I love it - sm - VR person
[ In Reply To ..]It all has to do with the platform you use. VR can be money maker but not if you spend the entire day doing corrections. Not suit, no vendor, no MTSO, MT like others here.
Is all Escription equal at all MTSO's? If I can't make money on Escrip at - TT, can I do it on Escrip at another MTSO?
[ In Reply To ..]nm
I do not have that answer - VR person
[ In Reply To ..]Have heard the more people you have on changing things, say one types Doppler and the next types doppler it takes longer for the system to learn. I am not expert on whether this is truth or not and have not worked for lot of companies. Maybe someone else who has used that particular platform at more than one company can tell you.
It seems to me it is a combination of platform and company. - Your tips have been helpful. Thank you. nm
[ In Reply To ..]nm
I hate VR too. If you type fast, it is not a moneymaker. sm - LTMT
[ In Reply To ..]I am lucky enough to be able to transcribe at a relatively fast rate, 300 lph to even 400 lph if it is the right account/right dictator, and I HATE sitting and making corrections, plodding through it all, when I could have typed it much faster myself. If they paid me the same wage for VR as straight typing, fine, but this is just another way for them to grind away at our wages. They did not cut our wages with other advancements such as going to PCs and all that, so instead of this being tool which could have perhaps saved our hands and made life a bit easier, they have used it to drive us even further into poverty. Luckily, the 2 companies I work for either don't have VR or do not make me use it .. hallelujah!
Good luck to you. I have been doing this for over 35 years, so I am right there with you. I made more in the 80s than I do now .. pitiful.
Ditto. - anon
[ In Reply To ..]If it's a good dictator, not so much, but with the ESLs or the "uh, um" ones, the computer comes up with so much wrong BS that you have to go back and correct that it would take less time to just have typed the whole thing yourself. But of course there will now be a million comments about how great it is and how sucky we must just be at it.
It was great when it was ExSpeech. No problem there - Fried
[ In Reply To ..]I was getting my daily lines with no problem. Lots of work, too.
With Escription, lots of problems with the program. Lots of corrections, expanders aren't compatible, and always running out of work. Can't work on Express Editor because of problems with the program, too. Tech support at Dictaphone didn't know what to do, either. I think if they (Dictaphone) want to force these programs on you, then they should at least have someone who knows it inside out.
Not working for me and so disappointed. I'll soon be demoted to PT.
I'm looking, although I love working for TT.
Every week a new adventure in low work and a new creative excuse from mgmt. - Frank Hemoptysis
[ In Reply To ..]VR is the last straw I suspect in TT's chapter. I don't see them existing much longer with the quality of the finished records.
Though I suppose the writing was on the wall when they sued an employee for posting the truth here.
I was hired on an account using the eScription platform - RubySoho
[ In Reply To ..]And I LOVE my account and the platform.
(Preparing to be called a liar, a suit, a plant, etc...)
eScription is only as good as the MTs raining the system. Consistency is of utmost importance so that system can train properly and down the road can produce a nearly-clean document. Only a handful of MTs work on this particular account; this shows how savvy TT is about keeping the system well trained and thus allowing the MTs to make a decent living without spending all of their time on cleanup.
It took me a few paychecks to get back into the swing of eScription, I won't lie. But once I was up and running, I'm not clearning more than enough money to live comfortably without being chained to my desk 24/7 and NO, I do NOT work 12-14-16 hours a day to make this (the other thing we proficient at VR are always accused of).
I work my shift; in fact, I look forward to my shift, usualy produce an averge of 3000 editeed lines per day, and have not a single complaint about TT, my account, or my platform.
Give your platform (and yourself! time to learn. You[ll be glad you did.
Ruby, I am patting my foot because you are - correct in your statement
[ In Reply To ..]Platform is everything and how many you have on training the system.
TT and different platforms **bull** - mtmt
[ In Reply To ..]Let me inform you **excellent** VR editors that you are just merely working yourself out of a job. The more editors correct the errors, the VR machine will eventually recognize the words and you will have NO WORK AT ALL EVER.
You cheerleaders at TT on VR -- just wait until YOU have trained the speech machine and you will be OUT ON THE STREETS HOLDING A SIGN **LOOKING FOR WORK**
Most of the hoorah'ers at TT are either QA editors from the beginning of their employment with TT or are **assigned** the gravy dictators to edit.
Platform does not dictate my pay being cut in half -- If you wish your pay cut in half and eventually to NOTHING because the speech machine will be able to recognize your corrections each and every dictation, then go ahead and teach it. I value my skills and my self confidence to much to let a company cut my pay in half without FIRST cutting mgmt's and the so-called supes' pay !!!!!!!!!!!
OOPs -- typo -- TOO much - mtmt
[ In Reply To ..]The others who are cheering for VR editing appear to be the supes, leads, etc. who pick out the reports that they WANT to do. Work is constantly *assigned** to the MT's. Reason????
I am not sweating being on the street - No TTer
[ In Reply To ..]I merely answered the question of a person's pay being cut in half by VR and mine was not. I do not work for TT and never have so am not cheerleading for them or my company or my platform. Next.
I do not think that the VR system gets "trained" - sm
[ In Reply To ..]by MTs simply correcting a mistake, this is too simple. This correction has to be "saved" somewhere in the VR system, like "add to the VR like when we enter autoCorrect expanders and we have to click "add," otherwise it is gone.
Therefore some VR softwares never improve.
But it is not the VR editors who can do this, I do not know who should do this.
Any thoughts about that?
Going on 2 years and escription platform still only 50% - mte
[ In Reply To ..]accurate. Supervisor at local hospital tells me that she must edit the edited report.
I know the supv at the hospital where I get my work - from and there is no way
[ In Reply To ..]she would sit and correct the escription we do. Never hear anything except us doing a good job. I have been using it a little longer than you but I think our hospital probably would have tossed it if not working properly. What does she say about having to do that extra work?
I don't know why they think VR is faster - Old and Tired MT
[ In Reply To ..]I, too, could type the whole report much faster myself rather than slogging through all the corrections. Also, I have to set the speed much slower as if it was on 100%, it goes so fast that the dictators all sound like Donald Duck. They say it is supposed to "improve your productivity", but it sure doesn't do that for me. I could type the whole report in much less time than it takes me to stop at every other word to make the corrections. I still say the motive behind it all is to be able to pay us Indian wages because we "don't have to type the report". Yeah, right----.
I posted and have no idea where the post went but - I do not make Indian wages at all
[ In Reply To ..]I cannot type 600+ lph like I did in the first hour I worked today doing voice. I was not asked if I wanted to go on voice, was working inhouse and we had the choice inhouse job, voice or no job. I decided on going on voice and glad I did. Once there I really dislike regular reports now. It all has to do with the platform you work on.
I consider 4 1.2 cents a line Indian wages - Old and Tired MT
[ In Reply To ..]When they cut the pay from 8 1/2 cents a line to 4 1/2 cents due to VR, I call it Indian wages. It is just a ploy to cut our wages.
As Wendy Williams says, it is what it is - VR
[ In Reply To ..]You either learn and conquer or you find something else in this lifetime, I guess.
If I were younger, I would go to school to learn something else - Old and Tired MT
[ In Reply To ..]However, since I am on the down side of 65, by the time I got through school, nobody would hire me because I was too old. I definitely would do it if I were younger as this so-called "profession" is dying a slow death. I can remember the good hourly salary I made in house with a good vacation and benefits package, lot of perks, etc. Those days are long gone. My pay was cut in half the minute they started with "production only" because we no longer are paid to research terms, new drugs, etc., only for the keystrokes we make. If I was 20 years younger, I would find another profession in a heartbeat. I always thought I would be able to do this job no matter how old I was and until I dropped dead at the keyboard and be able to pay my bills, but with the advent of VR, I don't think so any more.
Say down side of 65? See inside - VR
[ In Reply To ..]On other side of 65 myself and I was told VR at over 55 and certainly was not going to seek another kind of work. So far today I am averaging $22 per hour and only 2 hours to go. I donĂ¢€™t think of VR as 4 cents a line, rather sit myself up to make XX amount a day. Oh, I know others say how much they can make straight and that is ok with me. I am fine with working less than 40 hrs per week now and with what I make, tired of straight.
Similar Messages:
Re: TransTech ApplicationOn My TransTech Application Should I Fill In Favorite Work Types & Fav
Jan 11, 2011
On my Trans Tech application should I fill in favorite work types and favorite specialities or leave blank or put any? ...
TRANSTECH PAY
Nov 10, 2009
Anybody know what the pay is for transtech, VR and standard? I am looking at applying. TIA ...
Transtech Rad
Nov 17, 2009
Anyone working at Transtech care to share whether there radiology accounts pay better than there acute care? I currently work for them on acute care. Thanks! ...
TransTech QA
Sep 04, 2010
Hi there fellow TT MTs:) Do any of you ever have trouble with QA at TT. Lately, I have been afraid to send anything in for correction, particularly 1 person, who dissects my reports down to crossing my Ts and dotting my Is. I know she is probably just doing her job well, and I know being in QA is a hard job, but this is getting depressing. I am not a newbie by any means, and I know my job well. Not criticizing here, just a little perplexed I guess. Thanks everyone! ...
TransTech VR
Jun 22, 2011
Just wondering if you can do exclusively VR or exclusively traditional? I thought it was mandatory that both be done, but I want to be sure. Do you like the ExText platform? ...
Does Anyone Know About TransTech?
Nov 06, 2010
Does anyone know about TransTech? ...
Has Anyone Gotten A TransTech W2 Yet?
Jan 27, 2011
nm ...
To MT Looking/TransTech
Mar 08, 2012
I started a new thread because I noticed your question about TransTech waaaay down at the bottom of the page and with no responses yet, so here goes... In my personal experience, nothing has changed from the older posts. Even today, I have 4 accounts and I'm currently waiting for work to come into my queue. If you can get in with TransTech as a favorite, you can make BIG money doing 98% OP notes (about 30,000 lines per pay period). But, if you're just a regular, ...
Anything New At TransTech????
Jul 19, 2012
Usually there are lots of posts here about TT. Just wondering what is going on now. I was hired and supposed to start work there, but could not work with satellite. For some reason, the EditScript would not come up. So I got rid of satellite and had Verizon Wireless installed. So far this is working pretty good. Much better than satellite -- knock on wood. Hopefully I can start working again. ...
Last Day At TransTech
Jul 31, 2012
I've been with TT for about 6 years but was recently offered an in house job at 4x the pay and really great benefits. I have to say I really enjoyed working for TT other than the times of low volume and I would recommend them. Things have changed for me and I can't turn down this opportunity but I do wish them well. ...
Transtech ?
Oct 22, 2012
Does anyone know if they hire part time? I know I have seen comments about them running out of work, but that seems to be a common thing among most of the companies anymore. ...
Anyone Know Anything About TransTech?
Mar 18, 2013
I was recently hired by Transtech, just wondering if anyone has any experience with them? I was very excited to get a job offer, but was a little nervous when the recruiter started explaining what to do when work was slow or there was no work. AT 4.5 cpl for VR, the last thing I need is long periods of no work. Anyone with experience with them? ...
All Right How About TransTech
Jul 10, 2013
I have got to find something new and unfortunately have to go with a company who hires employees/has benefits. ...
TransTech Changes?
Sep 30, 2014
I am no longer working for TransTech but just wondering if there have been any changes since merger yet? Any anticipated? I maybe should not have quit so soon....any suggestions? ...
Transtech
Oct 07, 2014
Wondering if anyone knows anything about or has worked for a company called Transtech? Thanks in advance! ...
TransTech, If You're Hiring
Oct 13, 2009
some part-timers anyway, why not offer weekends to part-timers and offer some Mon-Fri shifts for the experienced full-time MTs you're trying to get..... That's about the only way you're going to get many experienced quality MTs. And there are always plenty of MTs looking for part-time weekend work as a 2nd job. ...
Info On TransTech Please?
Oct 14, 2009
Any information on this company would be greatly appreciated. TIA! ...
Axolotl Or Transtech
Oct 31, 2009
Could somebody give me some info on these two companies, i.e., pay, benefits, work flow steadiness, management, etc.? Thank's in advance! ...
Transtech - Any Bad Or Good?
Nov 19, 2009
what is transtech like? any bad or good? ...
Question For Any Transtech-ers Out There
Jan 06, 2010
Just out of curiosity, are any of you who have been switched to much more VR than traditional (at the halved pay rate) actually making as much or more than you did before? ...
Anyone From TransTech Received A W2 Yet?
Jan 27, 2010
nm ...
Anyone Know How Much Cobra Is For Transtech?
Jan 29, 2010
nm ...
How Are Things At Transtech?
Feb 10, 2010
Does anyone have current information on the working conditions at Transtech? Is their insurance okay? Do they have enough work? ...
What VR Platform Does TransTech Use?
Feb 19, 2010
nm ...
Transtech - Still Low To No Work?
Mar 21, 2010
at Transtech, still low to no work or what? ...
How Is Workload At TransTech?
Apr 07, 2010
Considering applying there if there is enough work?! ...
TransTech Hiring?
Apr 13, 2010
Can you believe this? What about the MTs they have that have little to no work? ...
TransTech Hiring ????
Apr 21, 2010
I am surprised to see the job ad for TransTech on the Job Board here...I thought they didn't have enough work. There are two ads actually, one for acute care, the other for oncology. Does anyone out there work on the oncology account and is there enough work. What is their cpl rate for someone who has 12 years experience in oncology. Also, what platform do they use? Thanks for your help. ...
TransTech MTs On New Account
May 08, 2010
You know, the one that started just a couple of weeks ago or so. Just wondering how it is. Dictators good? ...
Transtech Question Yet Again
Jul 28, 2010
I see the below post about Transtech regarding low work volume. Are there any happy mts working at Transtech doing VR? At one point, I was reading positive information about this company and now all I see is that it has gone downhill fast, ie, Keystrokes same situation. I do not have a job right now and I really need to work. I guess what I am asking is should I give Transtech a try or keep looking. Any and all current info regarding the current st ...