$14 an hour is great for a newbie, but sm

• Why do some companies think 8 cpl is GREAT - Janice
  • Because they know some dummy will agree to work for it. nm - simple as that
  • There are companies on this board advertising for 8 cpl - LMT
  • No way is 8 cpl good as IC - sm
  • Could be because all they can get from the docs is 11 cpl....nm - MTSO
    • You are right - me
      • Call their bluff! - nm
        • They don't give a hoot - they'll take the poor quality for less money. - SM
    • You need to negotiate better contracts. - NM
    • If thats all they can get from the docs, get a different account!! There are more out there - Kat
  • The companies think it's great because THEY sm - nm
    • That's righ! - MTness
      • sorry .. - Mtness
    • If you can transcribe 175 lph, that is 14 bucks an hour. I wouldn't call that chump change. sm - Southern MT
      • 8 cpl - andromeda
      • If you only do 100 lph cause of a difficult doc then its a whole 8.80 an hour... - nm
        • True, but if you can only do that - you need to find another job - anyway. nm
      • No. That's SLAVE CHANGE. - There's a difference.
      • $14 an hour is great for a newbie, but sm - nm
      • It's all relative - MT2
        • You won't make big bucks like that unless you own your own service or have only private clients. - also poor in the NE
          • Not necessarily - MT2
            • Nope, more like a matter of time before we're all working for chump change. - The writing is on the wall. nm
              • Only if you accept it. Put your foot down - and say NO. - nm
  • don't know but u live elsewhere than me....sm - I merely offer less than most nat'ls..
  • I agree with you, Janice - nn
  • Stop complaining I only make 7 cpl as an IC!!!! - Donna
    • When you accept so little, you not only ruin it for - yourself, but you ruin it for others. - nm
    • Thats nobody's fault but your own, go get what your worth!! - Kat
    • Why do you accept line rates like this? nm - Curious
      • offshoring is doing it - charlene
        • Don't you believe it. They CAN pay that and better! - They're just too greedy.
          • You bet they can - check this out. - MT2
      • I have friend that makes 5 cpl as IC. She was hired right out of - school, afraid to leave.
        • don't accept the wage, but I would!!!! - nm
        • How can she pay living expenses on that? nm - Crusade for higher line rates

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I am a newer employee and i get plenty of ESLs and harder to understand dictators.  Some of my reports are hard and i get plenty of reports that are short.  I still manage to be a high producer though.  So what.  It's called work.  The more you do of the harder dictators, the better you get.  The shorter reports you have, you just fly through them and do more. it still adds up if you are diligent and don't stop to whine about it. 

Also, if I am a high producer, I hope that i DO get taken care of by my company.  I am working extra, I am faster, and I deserve to reap some benefit from that.  You wouldn't expect a high school grad and a college grad to get offered the same pay would you?  Why does every one get so upset if a high producer is treated differently?  I just don't get it.

Hi, I'm a newbie and was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of/worked for AccuStat Carolinas?  I think I just got hired...they didn't have me test, I just sent a resume.  Can anyone help?

 I am a newbie, and I came here hoping to gain insight from MTs with years of experience, a little support, and make a few friends along the way.   

People here are too busy being rude, nasty, and trying to

out do one another, and it is sad!

As a newbie, I KNOW I have much to learn, but that does not mean I don't have a clue or a brain in my head. Passing the CS final with a score of 97 on the first try, well, I think I have a pretty good start at it.

While I have much to learn,  I strive every day to improve on my skills,and value advice from those with much more experience. That is not what you get here.

Certain people on here, the same people over and over again, respond to every post on every page , and it is always in a negative manner, and most often down right nasty...why?

At one time each of you were newbies, looking for that first chance, looking for advice , encouragement from others who are more experienced, but it seems you all have forgotten this fact.

It is possible to respond to someone and get your point across without being nasty, rude, insulting .

There is a lot of competition in this business, the bad economy and so many new MTs coming along only makes matters worse.

I enjoy the work, just want to improve, and try to make a decent living. And like I said, I hoped to make a few friends along the way, but that just is not possible. At least not here.

 It isn't about not having thick skin. I have raised 2 kids with health problems on my own, ran my own business for years, my skin is very thick. But,no one enjoys a place where they know every comment they make, question they ask will be met with an insult.

One person on here replied to me many times by email when I asked to hear from anyone who worked for or had worked for a company that had offered me a job, and I of course replied back thanking her for being so nice, for encouragement only to find out she was taking my personal emails to her and passing them along to other people, such as the recruiter at the company that I was thinking of accepting the job offer with...why? Only reason I could think of was to try to cause me trouble before I even got my foot in the door.

I had simply asked the lady how long it took to get set up to begin working, and if the platform they use had a line counter or if I needed my own. She sent my email to the recruiter saying she didn't know how to answer me????

Two simple, basic questions and she didn't know how to answer me? If you have been a MT for several years, worked for a company for several years, and cannot tell someone how long it took you to get set up, and if the platform you use  has a line counter, well, I am sorry but I have to wonder how you have a job.

The recruiter jumped on me saying I was to address all questions to only her, that writing this woman would not speed things  up for me??? I did not ask anyone to help speed things up for me. It was all very strange.

This is just one example of my bad experience here, then every time I come here it is this same nasty junk back and forth from the same people over and over again.

Some of you have nerve to tell others they need to grow up. 

Hi,

I just posted on the main board, but perhaps I should post my request here.   I have just finished MT schooling and I am hoping to get my first job.  I am a hard worker and very anxious to gain on the job experience - but who will take the time to help me in return for a lower rate of pay?   Thank you ffor any advice in where to go from here.     

Does KS do any kind of annual performance review?  Do MTs ever get pay raises?