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Editing VR in BeyondTxt has made me severely depressed. - transcender


Posted: May 02, 2010

I have never felt more worthless in my life.  I work for about half the pay, it takes longer to do because the drafts are so awful.  You get marked down if you don't use shortcut keys to navigate or whatever and the object is to keep you fingers on the keyboard, but you cannot keep them in the position you need to for transcribing or fixing all the problems.   I find my right hand is always on the control+delete key or end key, and my fingers constantly on the period or comma.  The commands are just not user friendly nor are they well thought out.  No one wants to hear that the editor is bad, you just do your job and don't rock the boat or they will tip you right out into the ocean.   I have had reports that were so bad that other than a few things like and, the, if, was, is, were, etc., there was not 1 word in the entire report that matched what the dictator said. It takes me more than 12 hours a day to make what I used to make transcribing in 6 hours on the same account. 

I am too old to learn a new profession, have little or no social or family support, and to be honest, this is actually making me suicidal.   Oh, well, let the big cats in transcend get rich at the expense of everyone else.  They simply do not care. 

 

I really hope you're exaggerating about suicidal.... - RubySoho

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Seeing that frightens me, Transcender. Please, if you're feeling that overwhelmed, call the local suicide hotline or a friend or relative, ANYONE you can vent to. I do feel your pain and understand how insurmountable everything feels for you right now, but that is not the only job out there and it's certainly not worth the satisfaction to Transcend to let them know they have you over the barrel like this.

Call the suicide hotline if that's serious...Please don't do anything rash. I'm sure many people love and care about you, and losing you would be devastating to them.

Things WILL get better. Please believe that.

Sending positivity your way....

Check yourself into the nearest hospital. - sm

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This is severe depression. It is obvious you are not seeing a way to get around this and it sounds like you may need to be evaluated psychiatrically. Maybe you need some medication to stabilize your ill-feelings. Once stable, you can find another job. In the meantime, have an inpatient stay and get yourself back to your good feeling self and let Transcend pay your sick leave. Do they offer at least short-term disability?

It Will Get Better - Maggie

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Please listen to the previous 2 posts, I totally agree with them. I know where you are, I have been there! I lost the best job I ever had due to depression and felt like I would never find anything else. It took me a year to get back to work. I now am also working as an editor, and do also hate it, as you 1/2 the pay for twice the work, but I am keeping this job only until I can find one I really want. Just this week I have had 2 offers which look promising so things can and will get better for you. I will be praying for you. Good Luck. Try Diskriter, best company I ever worked for!

I sure know what cha mean - justallen

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Man, it is nice to know I am not the only one who feels this way...low pay with way too much editing. There is no way to make money. I am going back to straight typing and thanks for the heads up on Diskriter!!!
Rock the boat! - MT
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I just got some extra training for editing, which did help a little bit. I asked my Team Lead for extra help, and she got me in touch with a trainer. It's worth a try.

Diskriter - Livewire

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Hey Maggie, is there a big % of ESL docs at Diskriter? Thinking of applying

starting her on antidepressants would be the worst, believe me - look for another job

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This will happen to her if she goes to a doctor or hospital.

I often have heard how awful this BeyondTxt is. since you have experience, try to get another job on a better platform or software.

Do not go around telling people that you are suicidal, they will put you into an institution, they mean well, but that's where it ends.

Is it really THAT bad?

I just tried to email you and it was returned... see inside - lka

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Hey Transender... I just read your post on the board and I am concerned about you, especially when you say you have no support and are working 12 hours a day. That is feeding your depression. Please reach out to your company trainer and ask for help in helping you to make progress. If you ever want to e-mail me, please do by "reply by email." I can give you some support and a friendly ear. I am a great listener. I know what it is like and I have been there myself with depression and anxiety. Hope to hear from you, and you are worth something... you are NOT worthless.

It is NOT supposed to be like that. - CrankyBeach

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I've only been editing for a month, and it's taking some getting used to after 38 years of straight typing.

However... first of all, in a recent training call with the productivity trainer, I specifically asked about getting "dinged" for not using the shortcut and navigation keys, because I quickly discovered I could get where I needed to be in the document A LOT faster using the mouse. (My supervisor told me that she too is a "mouser," and she's been editing a lot longer than I have.) The trainer said, and this is important, that we are NOT "dinged," those numbers are simply arbitrary goals and guidelines, and if we can achieve our best speed using other methods, then go for it. Find your own best method of getting through the jobs, and do it your way.

Secondly... A dictator is NOT supposed to be on speech wreck if their drafts are not consistently 75% correct or better. On my team, we are supposed to report to our leads and supervisor about problem dictators, and several that I know of have been put back into B mode.

Thirdly... I have been told over and over, by several different "suits," that if you and editing truly do not get along, you can request to be put on a typing-only account.

Having said all this, though, I sincerely hope you are able to figure out what you need to do that will be the best thing for YOU, up to and including finding another job. Please keep us posted and let us know how you are doing.


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