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Transcenders - Questions for you, please - sm

Posted: Dec 19, 2009

Does Transcend have an incentive plan and would you explain it for me?

What were you hired at (base rate)?

Do they have any VR work and what is the base rate for it?

Thanks.

answers - sm

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I am not fully transitioned in, but as far as I know:
No incentive pay.
Hired at base rate.
Plenty of VR at approx half of MT rate.

Some things may be dependent upon account and/or platform.

Transcend - bb

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I can only speak for my own experience with Transcend recently. They advertised for a "straight transcription only" account to which I applied. Upon interviewing, I was told that account was put on hold, did I wish to interview for another account which was 40% VR. I said sure. I was hired and that account turned out to be 98% VR. A very nice account mind you. They pay 60% of your straight transcription rate for VR. I thought they were a great company until I received my first check and realized I was paid for production only. This is typical, you say? No, it is not.

In the first 2 weeks of working, being brand new to the company (VR was brand new to me, also), I obviously did not meet hourly production, but did not minimum wage requirements either. I made NUMEROUS attempts to rectify this situation. Well, finally thinking it had been cleared up, my second check did not have back pay and did not have money for meeting minimum wage either.

I went to the CEO (I have posted here about this before). He did not help me either. I am not a whiner, complainer nor an idiot. I happen to have a college degree and would not stir the crap, so to speak, just to cause trouble. But, this is a federal crime. And, all my nice managers? They turned on me in a heartbeat.

How else would you expect to be paid? If - Mter

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you weren't producing enough for minimum wage, maybe you're in the wrong business?

I have seen this also and scratching my head - SuzieQ

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wondering about just how much you were doing. Most of these places are paying production only. Did you know this when you accepted the job? I am like the MTer above, not even enough for minimum wages, then best see about another line of work. Is this a new profession for you?

I think what bb means is - sm

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She was hired as an employee paid based on production. However, by federal law, if an MT does not produce enough per hour to make minimum wage, MTSOs are required to supplement the difference.

Transcend hires primarily employee status; therefore, they are bound by the minimum wage federal law. Anytime an MT does not earn enough to make minimum wage, the employer is required to supplement the difference. This could easily happen when training on a new account and new platform. I would expect the longest for this to occur is 2 weeks. If after 2 weeks an MT isn't able to make minimum wage on an account, it's time to move on.

Now I understand... - SuzieQ

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As most are not hired as employees, just was not making the connection. Thanks for the enlightening.

Transcend - bb

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I must not have explained myself correctly to elicit such snarky responses, but around here there does appear to be some miserable people which is truly a shame. LOL

The poster who explained how minimum wage works is correct, and I did not realize that Transcend primarily hires ICs?? That is a new one to me. I am not a new MT and maybe I am a slow learner. I have not met many MTs who meet or exceed what is required in the first 1-2 weeks when joining a new company. This is why many companies will pay a set hourly rate for awhile. I could be transcriptionally challenged though!!

I believe, perhaps, if posters would reply with the same meanings, but maybe with a bit of kindness, these forums would be so much more productive and helpful. Just the cryptic way the first 2 posters reacted to my post makes one wonder just what, exactly, they are angry about in life.

Snarky on here - old one

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I too have noticed a real sense of "better than thow" on here. Who gives some folks the right to cut down others just because they are posting on a forum for MTs and posting about the MT profession. Well, in life, actually what ever makes a person feel that they are so above others that they can be snarky all the time?!?! Lighten up folks. I'd much prefer to be friends with someone who uses a bit of well-placed sarcasm referring to their wages/jobs than someone who must just sit in wait until they can jump on someone else and suggest that that person is in the wrong profession. EVERY HEAR OF BASIC HUMAN KINDNESS AND LOVE OF MANKIND. Ever hear of HUMOR!?!? You Snarky Ones, try a little kindness. Please do not be so judgmental.

has anyone else had the VR switcheroo? - cc

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Hi. I've been thinking about going with them but just got the ol' voice recognition switcheroo with TransTech and don't want to go through it again, as "you will make so much more money" has halved my salary. My question is, have any other Transcenders been told they'd do traditional only to be switched to VR? (Sorry if this posts twice, I've had trouble with the computer.)

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