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Transcend TimeSaver - Pam

Posted: Feb 10, 2012

I don't have a problem with TimeSaver. After tracking my lines for quite a while and using a stopwatch to see how many lines on average I produce an hour, which translated to $18.50 per hour, now I just take my lines for the day and divide that by $18.50 to figure out how many hours I worked. I usually do 1850 lines a day to equal 8 hours.

Me thinks - sm

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If you are putting your hours in TS based on how many lines you produced, that is backwards (as a cautionary note for others reading your post). We don't always work at the same pace. On the other hand, I suppose if you have high production, they won't care what you put in as long as no OT is to be paid.

you aren't supposed to average it out - only hands on keyboard time

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you can't possibly make the same every day of every week unless this is an acct you've been on for years and you only have a few dictators. You're supposed to use the stopwatch every day and go by that. Regardless of that, if you are producing 1850 lines a day every day then you are producing enough where they probably won't ask you about time...maybe....

Transcend - wannabelikeu

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If you are making $18.50 an hour as you say, and do 1850 lines a day, and each day it takes you 8 hours, I assume you are not doing any editing? Coz that works out to 8 cents per line. How didja manage to dodge editing with Transcend?

not same poster, but - sm

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many of their accounts are still straight transcription.

Straight typing - not me

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That is NOT what I have been told. There are supposed to be NO more straight typing accounts, much to my chagrin. I would be being a very big pest to get on one of those if there were. For many, many years I have transcribed (once familiar with an acct) at approximately 250 lines per hour. I don't do much more than that with editing, when you do the math - paychecks are pathetic now!

maybe you could ask - sm

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ask about other regions within the company then? I have been told only about 1/2 their accounts are VR. I have multiple accts and none are VR. If you don't get satisfaction from your TL or ROM, try going higher maybe.

look at their job posting - nm

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Apparently it depends on which platform they put you on. Some of them are straight typing. Read the posting and you will see what I mean.

i think accounts using Bayscribe are still - straight typing NM

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I know that to be true as well - NM

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Straight typing - Pam

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Yes, this is straight typing. I have a wonderful account and love my doctors (only 1 ESR). As I said earlier, for months I used a stopwatch and it always averaged out to $18 to $19 an hour. And I do still spot check to make sure it's the same now and then, and if anything that might be low sometimes. There are some days when I get the best docs and do $20 an hour. But as long as I make 1850-1900 lines a day, I put in 8 hours.

.Transcend - wannabelikeu

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That's great for you, congratulations. Unfortunately, I have been dropped to 4.5 cents a line for editing (after getting 9 cents for straight typing the same account before it went to editing). Now I am lucky if I manage to earn $50-$60 dollar per 8-hour day. Very sad and disgusting.

straight typing - me too

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Yes, I ask for straight typing when I started here and was told any acct with straight typing will not be that way for long. Even in the training itself they tell you Transcend is an 'editing company'. I wish I could get on one even if it is just temporary. Anything would help at this point.

Transcend - anon

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I told my TL that I didn't have time to mess with the stopwatch. I set a goal for myself, usually 1 hour without interruptions, and I edit as best I can for that 1 hour. Then I take a break.

If I do 6 sets of that, then I put 6 hours on my timesheet. If I am researching, then I consider that as part of my contribution to the report and that is included in the hour worked.

I will say that I am finding it hard to meet the minimum requirements and if it doesn't get easier, I'm going to have to move on. I used to edit 450/hour on Escription. I supposedly am doing 250 on BeyondTxt.

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