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My wages have been cut in half since going from transcribing to SR - rip

Posted: May 27, 2014

My wages have been cut in half since going from transcribing to SR. Anybody else?

Yeah, everybody's did - anon

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I'll hold a place in the soup line for you.

They only pay half for VR, but it takes the same amount of time as straight - typing. Very unfair. nm

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and with the way ASR is now,,takes longer sometimes - nm

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I prefer ASR! - anonymous

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I definitely make more money with ASR than with straight typing. I'm slow with straight typing, managing about 125-150 lph, but with ASR I average around 300-350, sometimes more if I get th good dictators.

Not everyone is faster with straight typing and some of us greatly prefer ASR! My wrists definitely prefer ASR!

Same here - TrampledUnderfoot

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I do okay with straight typing, but I can fly with ASR. And it is easier on your wrists. There's the occasional report that is so convoluted that straight typing would be easier, but for the most part, I prefer ASR.

funny, I never had problems with my hands - til I started ASR years ago.

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MM's ASR will need to get a lot better before I can say I like it. Plus the fact that I make thousands of dollars less every year.

Me too! Having to hold your hand in a claw all day to Ctrl arrow... It's killing me. - nm

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Why dont you use control on the left side with little finger and - use little finger on right for arrows? nm

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My wrists hurt since ASR also,,thought it was just me - nm

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Wages - Working poor

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My wages have also been cut in half going from transcribing to speech recognition. I had to file bankruptcy in 2011, and now I am going through foreclosure on my condo. At this time, I am living with my elderly mother (who is very happy that I am living with her, and I am happy to be living with her, too). I am also going back to school to get a career in education. I am really grateful for second chances, though I am in my 50s, it is never too late for a new start.

With you working poor - sm

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Did the foreclosure, the kind you pay back, almost done with that..But this most recent "paycut" with 99.7% accuracy, I can't afford my house anymore. So, getting ready to try and sell and if it forecloses first I don't care. I have never worked a job where I have improved and taken a 12,000 paycut over the past years.

oops mean did the bankruptcy - nm

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Wages - Just You Wait - Victoria

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Most of us went to ASR years ago. We may not like it, but we are used to the pay cut by now. Now wait until you lose your good accounts to EPIC or overseas and you get left with the ca-ca accounts and watch your paycheck drop even further. I'm trying to look at the bright side and seeing if I will be able to live on the piddly Social Security you get with early retirement.

Wages - Fatigued Fingers

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When I figured that I could make more money by taking early retirement (I'm 62) than I could by working, I went for it. I have 3 weeks left and then my life is my own.

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