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accentus - what's the catch? - slave wages

Posted: May 15, 2012

ad says they are paying 7.15 CPL for SR Editing and 11.18 CPL for Transcription. Must be a catch. What is it?

Accentus catch - anon

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Those are the highest rates and are for the "star team." You cannot start off on the star team. It is for the best MTs and you are trained on all of the accounts. They do have a "fast track" for getting on this team, but it is still a minimum of 60 days, and you must meet certain minimum requirements during this time.

Their base SR rate varies depending on your experience as well as the account.

is their platform any good? - slave wages

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I thought it was virtual black character (no spaces). - MT2

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Which is the catch. I think that drags it down a huge percentage on line counts.

VBC - another MT

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They do pay only VBC, but it's also based on a 55-character line, so it there basically isn't much difference between that an a 65 character line with spaces.

That's better news :) - MT2

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the catch is - slave wages

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They offered me 7.25 cents per line for straight typing and 4 or 4.5 for editing. As an independent contractor. I suggested they bite me.

I hope you - really did that

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I have been responding to ads with low wages and making comments (not bite me) and telling them what my rate is. Also sending inquiries to the contact us button at MTSOs and telling them what my rate is.

Also, oddly Accentus is advertising again, when there are some on the board who applied, tested, interviewed, were "hired" and never heard back from them. They told me "I did not meet what they were looking for at this time." Or something like that. With 16 years experience, I wonder what they are looking for? Hmmm.

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