High Cost for Flexibility - Transcriber Transcript Associates Employee Review

I began working at TA as a way to supplement my income, especially once the pandemic hit. Being able to set my own hours and work from home was super important during a time of instability. All the managers were incredibly helpful as the training period was a collaborative effort to get me up to speed with their (rightfully) high standards. I interacted with some pretty unique and interesting files, and developed a skill that will allow me to come back and contribute again if I need the extra money again. Truly a blessing to have worked as long as I did with them during such a crazy time.

Really, the only cons were sometimes the work could be inconsistent. This was through no fault of their own, just the nature of the industry and the ebbs and flows of media content. There were weeks and months where there was so much work we would have an extensive backlog, but there were also times when we went through week-plus-long stretches where there was nothing to do. Ultimately, the busy times made up for the not so busy times. Some files were poor audio quality and hard to work with. Again, not TA's fault as such things are on the onus of the clients who came to us for our services. As a Transcriptionist, you're not a full-time employee so benefits and such are not an option. Your pay is determined by time spent working, so to make serious money weekly you have to be willing to take either several medium-sized files a day or longer.

What I appreciated about Transcripts Associates is that for the most part you can take hours only when you need/want them. They are used to working with flexible hours.

Sometimes there just isn't enough work to go around. It can be feast or famine, depending on the production schedule of the companies they hold as clients. There will be weeks or months where you're being begged to take more work if you can, and then weeks or months where you're just told there isn't enough work to go around. This can be frustrating if you need the hours and the money.