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We can choose our own hours and work as much or as little as we want. It's a 1099 position so no benefits. If there are files to download a typical day is just VR editing, nothing exciting. 
I have learned that 1099 positions are not practical. I have also gained knowledge of the law enforcement transcription environment. 
The management is responsive, but only if they have something negative to say.
There is no workplace culture because it's a remote position.
The hardest part of the job is wondering if there will be files to work on that day. The pay per page or per minute is very low compared to other transcription companies. It's not an enjoyable place to work, but if you want some pocket change, really that's all it is, it's fine. This is not a job you can work 40 hours at and survive. One would have to work 12-18 hours a day 7 days a week to even make enough to make a car payment. Most 1099 jobs take advantage of their contractors and VIQ is no different. There is no option for moving from one place to another or to gain experience or training in other areas. 
There is nothing really enjoyable about contracting for VIQ other than to not have a blank space of unemployment on your resume. Contractors don't make much, there are no benefits, there are no training programs available, and there is no way to advance internally or externally. If you enjoy sitting at your computer and checking for files every five minutes for eight hours, this is the job for you. Do not take a position with VIQ if you need money to survive. This is not a career. This is not a livable wage position. A 1099 position is what you do when you have extra time to fill. If jobs are long and difficult, there is no increase in compensation. If it takes you three hours to do a 20 minute job, you get paid the same as if it took you an hour. If you do the math, prisoners make more at their jobs while incarcerated than a contracted transcriptionist at VIQ. So if you work in the law enforcement transcription area, the people you transcribe for will make more if they're convicted than you did transcribing their interview. If that sounds like the job for you, then contracting going to be wonderful. If you want to be able to make more than $2 an hour, work somewhere else. Target pays $15 an hour and you get a discount. Sure, you won't get to work from home, but you'll at least have a paycheck that doesn't look like $399.25 for two weeks of work and working literally 8-10 hours a day seven days a week. This is the absolute truth. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The ability to make my own hours, work as much or as little as I'd like, 100% remote.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Meeting strict deadlines; however, we're given 24 hours to turn files around so we do have the ability to plan ahead. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Since it's 100% remote, I'm not sure about in-office environment. However, I am impressed by their quick responses to emails and questions, and they are always positive and friendly.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Log in, check my deadlines for the day, complete the work on my own schedule (making sure to complete files by their deadlines). Keep track of the work I do to ensure it matches the company's report.

I was transcribing phone conversations in Spanish into English transcripts, verbatim. and I was never able to get past minimum wage equivalency. My trainer commented that I did perfect work and cut me loose. I tried it for a month and ran into a wall in terms of "getting faster," and stopped figuring out new tricks to speed things up at about $11 per hour. No matter how I tried, that was about as fast as I was going to get. I was a perfectionist and did great work, but there is no money in that, I guess. As for the work itself, I loved it and enjoyed the content: but the money was the issue. It is a good job in that they always paid and all of that, and so if you aren't trying to live on it and just want some fun language practice, then it's a good fit. But if you need to pay rent and eat... you will easily make more money elsewhere even with no language skills.

This job requires your having to stay on top of the queue so you can pull work. The original ad suggested sending in as many as 4 fingerprint cards during the hiring process. I would suggest you DO NOT.  I sent in two cards so I could work on different accounts only to be told there was no other work, but they're STILL HIRING!! The compensation is deplorable for slogging through hard-to-understand dictation and many times, terrible audio, which you are still expected to try to figure out. I understand why they're always running ads now after getting a few paychecks! The only real benefits I see to this contract is not being bothered by management and having a lot of freedom to come and go as needed as long as I meet my turnaround time.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You can make your own schedule and work at your own pace.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
When the turnaround time is short.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work is done remotely so there really is no exposure to the work environment. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work at my own pace and can chose how many minutes or hours I want to transcribe.

No technology support, poor management, low pay. They are sending the bulk of their work to India and our managers keep leaving or getting laid off. The morale is very low, and they do not care about their people. They openly lie about what they do here to investors and clients.

Interesting work, work from home is great, flexible schedule. Feedback is given. Very easy to get an answer if I have a question about a job. 
Pay is not great. 
Voice files are sometimes difficult to make out.  

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