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Very few posts on here anymore. Fewer and fewer folks fooled by VR promises. - Debbie Hoodwinkski


Posted: Sep 26, 2011

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!

so right you are... - ltdn

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I did it for a short while, got tired of it, ended up getting my own docs for my own regular transcription account!! I couldn't be happier...I'm transcribing again! I'd say about a week after I left, my VR accounts got moved overseas. Thank GOD I got out when I did. I HATED VR! It is and always will be my opinion, that NOTHING replaces a human in this line of work. So glad the docs I work for now tried this and stood up for themselves and said "no way"!!!!


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