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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Apr 15th, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Transcriptionist
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overall not worth it
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Work from home. Work is fairly steady. Contacts at Speakwrite try to be helpful
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Ridiculously insulting low pay. Half-a-cent per word is untenable. Formatting requirements have improved recently, but are still far too onerous. No support provided when clients are rude, provide inaudible dictation, or give little to no instructions.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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2.0
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0.0
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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0.0
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728809
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Open
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Raise the pay rate. You are raising what you charge clients but never passing that onto the people who generate your income. Demand higher standards from the clients regarding the quality of their dictation.
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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No
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6.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Mar 31st, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Typist
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Las Vegas, NV
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Great working from home
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Set your own hours, lots of bonus time available, easy to communicate with help and/or supervisors
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Takes some time to get used to their formatting and the system
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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3.0
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2.0
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4.0
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728809
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Open
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Higher pay on normal jobs
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Feb 3rd, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Software Engineer
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Austin, TX
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great family run company
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small family ran company, very friendly environment and management.
pay well
autonomy
no crazy pressure
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really not much for a small company.
if there is anything you need to do your job, you will probably get it if you ask.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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4.0
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5.0
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5.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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728809
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Feb 1st, 2021 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Transcriber
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New York, NY
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EXCELLENT FOR XTRA INCOME
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Excellent in terms of technology. Quickly respond to concerns/issues. Super organized system so $$ is applied as soon as job is finished, updated technology makes it easy to navigate. Most kinks/critiques posted here can be overcome once you are long-term - as it all becomes 2nd nature.
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Low Pay. BUT if you can, work only when bonuses are offered -- this helps. Ingenious that they make it so typists can't communicate with each other (unless in a monitored forum); hence we could jointly strike for higher pay.
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2.0
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4.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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728809
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Open
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Pay excellent typists more money regularly. It wouldn't hurt to be more friendly during exchanges with your typists - (a Happy Holidays or good job, couldn't hurt)
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Apr 20th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Typist
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Great company
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Set your own schedule, work is interesting
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Work can be sporadic, but I know that's true for many other online transcription companies, as well.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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728809
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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20.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Feb 10th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Transcriptionist
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Madison, OH
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Okay for work at home job.
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Very flexible. Can choose what hours you want to work as long as you pre-schedule the time blocks. You can cancel a block at any time. As long as you don't cancel too much within one week.
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Does not pay well-at all.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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1.0
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3.0
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5.0
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3.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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728809
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Open
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Increased pay would make everyone happier.
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0.0
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[]
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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4.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Nov 1st, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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High Expectations for low pay
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Some of the people in contractor support are very helpful.
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As mentioned in other reviews, this company expects a high skillset in Microsoft Word, English grammar and typing speed. To expect so much and pay so little is discouraging. To be expected to apply, memorize or refer to hundreds of conflicting and contradicting typing, formatting and grammar rules is not worth the slave wages they pay. The level of expertise required to successfully perform the transcriptions should be paid at a much higher wage. The pay is not commensurate with the experience required. I find the proofreader’s comments rude, condescending and inaccurate. There are far better work from gigs than this. This company wants the cream of the crop but pay is at the bottom of the barrel. You could literally spend two hours on transcriptions and get paid less than $5. Don’t waste your time.
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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10.0
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1.0
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5.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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728809
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Open
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Change your pay structure. You might have less turnover. People with this skillset know their worth and will not waste their time and talent with Speakwrite for very long.
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0.0
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Apr 16th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Digital Marketing Manager
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Austin, TX
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Great company serving important communities and heading in the right direction!
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They offer great and flexible schedule. You are contributing to important industries that impact many lives such as police departments, help family services place children in homes they deserve, and help attorneys meet deadlines for filing in court.
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No cons at the moment for me.
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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POSITIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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2.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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728809
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Open
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Continue implementing great initiatives that make remote workers feel part of the team.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Aug 28th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Independent Contractor
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Be wary! Know what you're getting into.
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Work from home
Make your own schedule
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Absurd expectations
Confusing manual
Confusing standards
No help/support for typists
Low pay for amount of work expected from typist
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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9.0
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2.0
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5.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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3.0
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728809
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Open
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Please work on how you support your typists in-job. The manual itself is very confusing. And, when one seeks help through help tickets, no help is offered, most just send a link to the confusing manual and that's about it. I think the company has decent potential, however their tact with employees and offering typists support on how to interpret the manual would help greatly.
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0.0
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PART_TIME
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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private:speakwrite-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=728809
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Aug 7th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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SpeakWrite
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Run as fast as you can!!
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Working from home is nice
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Working for such little pay stinks. I type 70 wpm and would schedule myself for 12 hours/day, 7 days/wk. My average biweekly check was around $1000. That averages out to around $5.95/hour. That aside, there are worse things about this company. First, if a proofreader (PR) determines you have made too many mistakes on a job (which is subjective and ambiguous), they can elect to redo the job and you won't get paid for it.....even if you advise them you can't understand a single word of what the person dictating is saying! You have ZERO control over what jobs you get and you only get 2 1.2 times the length of a job to complete it before you start harassing you. For example, if a job is 10 minutes long, you get 25 minutes to complete it. They do quite a bit of workers' comp work, so there is a lot of medical terminology. You'll be told not to take the time to look up how to spell it, but if you spell it wrong, you'll receive a poor grade. Oh yes, you're graded on your jobs. Too many poor grades and you get nasty emails. After that, they can terminate your contract. Also, you're expected to make notes to the PRs to justify why you did something a certain way. Trust me when I say you can spend your entire allotted time explaining yourself. And the PRs don't always agree. You can do something a certain way on one job and be marked down for it. So the next time, you do it the way you were told to and be marked down for doing it wrong again. Even their own online help manual (OLH) contradicts itself. Finally, you have to schedule your hours in advance. You have to be at your computer the entire time, even if there's not work (and usually without pay). You have to ask to take a break and they will only give it to you if a certain amount of time has passed since you started that day (I think it was 10 minutes of break after 4 hours of work). If you want to be treated like a servant, this is the job for you. For the rest of us who like to be treated with dignity, I would say "RUN!!!"
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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14.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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728809
|
Open
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Scrap it and start all over again!!!
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0.0
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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2.0
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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Apr 22nd, 2021 04:31PM
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SpeakWrite
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