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Landmark now requiring..... - bananabread

Posted: Apr 09, 2014

....line requirements per hour. Did anyone receive this e-mail this morning? It said she will let us what the requirements actually are forthcoming.

I know this is the norm with most MT companies, but one of the reasons why I have stayed with Landmark so long was I could basically name my own quota and own hours. Since this was my secondary job, I could fit it in when I had free time throughout the day.

Oh well....not really complaining, just surprised a little.

LINES PER HOUR - FORUM MT

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It all boils down to MT rate less than $0.075 per line. If you paid by hour, just calculate how many lines you have to transcribe so that Landmark achieves $0.075 per line rate. The current magic number is $0.075 going towards $0.06 per line. I have seen this happen. Good luck.

When I was hired I was told - 1000 lines a day minimum

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which certainly seems like a very modest requirement. How can people work an honest 8 hour shift and not make this?

It's 1200 a day... - Depressed

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...and that with working less than 40 hours a week. We are to stay under 40 hours a week.

Acusis requires 2,000 lines per day. Which - of course is impossible to achieve.

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Glad I got out of that h___hole.

How to make line counts then? - bananabread

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When there is no work? I would have to be logged on for 12+ hours to achieve 1000 lines per day it seems. I can go 4 hours or so sometimes with an empty queue.

making line counts - I agree

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I agree, I can spent 3-4 hours waiting for work, can't make 120 lph that way. My shift is 5a to 2p and I quit at 2 working an 8 hour shift, although sometimes only 3 hours of work. I will not work past my 2p just to get in officially 8 hours of actually working. I do have a life, but I guess with my last take home check of $600 (lack of work) I really can't afford to have a life. I work that shift because I do have other things to do after 2p and the last thing I want to do at 8 or 9p is to make up for hours I had no work.

I agree - LM worker

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I have no trouble making over 200 lph, and know several others who do it as well. I think their requirements are very fair.

520 lines per hour is our requirement -VR - Cbk

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We have to do 520 lph hour, that is 4,160 a day x 5 day 20,800 a week -- with 98.5% accuracy. We have to speed the voice up all the way in order to achieve.

line count - I agree

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Well I have made 68 lines in 3.5 hours, that does make 120 lph minimum according to my math.

Easy... - Rose

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"How can people work an honest 8 hour shift and not make this"?

With lousy dictators who won't pause for meetings, ordering lunch & phone calls, and consistently get wrong doctor codes and demographics requiring much research. When I worked for LM in the same 8 hour period I would get as high as 1400 and as low as 600 all based on the dictator and research required.

I'm trying to figure out - NK

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why not getting our timesheets in on time means we might not get checks on time. Are there employees who are paid on an hourly basis rather than production? I'm pretty sure they aren't taking our line counts from the timesheets rather than the line count within the program they've always used.

I bet it is a minimum requirement - of most employers

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that you show up for work on time and turn in your timecard on time, whether they take the lines off the timecard or off the system, wouldn't you agree?

40 hours - wondering

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Is 40 hours a strict requirement? What happens if your lines per hour are above the minimum, you meet the daily/weekly quota, but don't work a full 40 hours per week? Anyone know?

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