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Chrissols · 07/06/2021 18:07

Hi all........

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carosel2 · 27/07/2021 18:26

@Chrissols - you arent on your own, ive not been contacted yet either, I was thinking if they do it alphabetically im pretty up near top but still not heard anything. On a plus note, I have had the best day ever regards to earning but no not with DICT8 but Tpro! Smile. My feedback from them has been so.lovely too it makes you feel appreciated for all the hard work and effort put in

Meha5a · 27/07/2021 20:01

@Chrissols don't be disappointed about not getting a call, it would have been a waste of your precious time as the person on the other end of the phone sounded like they couldn't care less. I wonder why the didn't do an anonymous survey 🤣🤣 probably weren't brave enough !!!!

LMW1990 · 29/07/2021 10:24

I've applied for T-pro 😊 thanks for all the advice thus far.

I'm currently reevaluating my extracurricular earnings as it were.

Would anyone mind sharing what they earn monthly from the likes or dict8 and T-pro, and how much time you dedicate to them?

Gally123 · 29/07/2021 10:54

@LMW1990 - it is hard to give monthly earnings as things have been so up and down since the pandemic, however prior to that in a good month (ie 22-23 working days) with DICT8 I could earn about £1200-£1300 but with a month with lots of bank holidays like Easter and Christmas etc it would be under £1000 and also taking time out for holidays, could be as low as £650. I work full time, normally 8am-6pm, but sometimes work odd hours, ie if I take time out during the day I might work in the evenings or at weekend.

During the worst of the pandemic it was about £600 a month I think.

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 11:11

@LMW1990 my earnings are very similar to @Gally123, but as stated, that is for full time working, if you are relying on weekend/evening (being already employed daytime I think), you might be better off with Tpro as you can guarantee the work will be available. Very often there is no work with Dict8 at weekends/evenings.

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danblack87 · 29/07/2021 16:43

@Gally123: Glad to hear your cheque finally arrived Cake Flowers

Gally123 · 29/07/2021 16:47

@danblack87 - I suspect not as glad as I was!

danblack87 · 29/07/2021 16:51

@Gally123 and @Chrissols: it was me that mentioned the 5,000 calls required. So now there are two (must have realised the enormity of the feedback slowing things down)!!! LOL

danblack87 · 29/07/2021 16:58

@Gally123: I am glad for any transcriber getting a result (your recent misfortune was really taking the Biscuit)!! I had a weird feedback this week ... first one in ages. I had typed RE: after Dear Dr (but the dictator didn't dictate any patient Identifier) ... Apparently you're supposed to type in the notes box "no dictation here or some such other as per the standard format" ???????????? Surely the blank RE: line automatically indicates that nothing was dictated and surely the person the other end listens to the dictation and would fill it in automatically. Absurd I thought ... I did not even both to respond to that feedback [picky, picky, picky person]. Angry, Shock, Hmm, Wine THEN LOL

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 17:02

@danblack87 I haven't received a call, am thinking I won't get one now......maybe they have heard enough 😂😂

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Gally123 · 29/07/2021 17:03

@danblack87 - no I always type "no patient details dictated" if no name, number or DOB are given, as per the directive.

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 17:03

how can the tasks go down from 122 to 93 in one second, yet the same five are still there showing????

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Gally123 · 29/07/2021 17:04

@danblack87 - to add - I type that in the message box and not directly into the letter.

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 17:20

@danblack87 I got picked up on that about a year ago, so now I just pop a message in the comments box to state 'no patient details dictated'

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Februarycat · 29/07/2021 18:30

Can I just ask do you have to do a set amount of hours on TPro or can you log on as and when? Just been on their website but does not say much. Thanks

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 19:01

@Februarycat they do say they want you to do so much, but they don’t really bother. I can go for weeks without logging on and then just do an hour for a day or two and they are absolutely fine with that 😊

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Februarycat · 29/07/2021 19:17

@Chrissols Thanks that's good to know. Think I might apply and see if I hear back from them.

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 19:39

@Februarycat go for it….they are snowed under

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Gally123 · 29/07/2021 20:04

@Februarycat - I signed a contract with Tpro and they stipulated 150 letters minimum per week. Someone here (I forget who) recently said they now require people to work a minimum of 6 hours per day.

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 20:14

@Gally123 @Februarycat honestly they do not hold you to that…..I work as little as an hour a week and they are absolutely fine 🙂

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Chrissols · 29/07/2021 20:16

@Februarycat if they held folk to that then transcribers wouldn’t have the time to work for other companies which I think most of us do

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Meha5a · 29/07/2021 20:23

@Gally123 out of interest are you very strict with yourself about the hours you do ?
Do you give your self an hour off for lunch and have coffee breaks like in an office environment.
I am not disciplined enough and my hours are all over the place 🤣 and the ironing pile is my bug bear while typing I find it very hard to switch right off 🤣

Chrissols · 29/07/2021 20:25

I’m not at all strict with my hours. If I added up how many, although I work over five days, it would probably equate to three days at a ‘proper’ job lol.

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Gally123 · 29/07/2021 20:42

@Meha5a - I try to be strict re hours. When I started I decided to do the same hours as if I still worked in the hospital plus some travelling time as I knew I would not earn the same as a grade 4 Consultant's PA. I am not retired yet, nor can afford to be. Although I do not get up as early as I used to do, and travelling I was often home much later than 6pm. Housework was always done at the weekend when I worked at the hospital. However, I went through a phase of sleeping badly and then oversleeping, which would have been a nightmare at the hospital, but not so much now. At the moment I am watching lots of the Olympics both day and night time but I have earned enough this month to cover my bills plus some extra so I can relax and take it easy. When the weather is nice I do sit in the garden but then type a bit in the evening. I think working from home you do have to maintain some structure/discipline, and I do have a regular lunch break. One of my sister's some years ago worked from home, but always seemed to be out shopping and in the end her bosses said she had to work from the office instead....

@Chrissols @Februarycat - I am only stating what my contract I signed says. Most of the online companies now require typists to commit to a set number of hours or work volume. Wetype not only stipulate the number of hours but also times ie 9am -1pm. There was another company that said typists needed to type a minimum of 90 hours audio a week. People looking for typing work need to be aware of these stipulations and be ready to agree to them or not, esp if the rules and regulations on zero hours contracts might be changed by law in the future, as is likely.

Sue7844 · 30/07/2021 09:16

Hi all. I’ve applied to Dict8 (& just waiting for username & password etc) as I’ve been bullied at work so thought this was the next best thing. How does everyone find being self employed? I’m a single person so need to make enough to pay the bills. Any advice would be helpful.

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