Fantasy Land
Posted By: yeah right on 2008-10-28
In Reply to: Are you saying KS is paying OT now? I never got any and I work a lot! nm - mtm
Can you find the MTSO posts?
OT can be collected retroactively through Dept of Labor if you kept records.
You are one of hundreds. Follow up on it.
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Differences between reality and fantasy
I completely agree with your analysis except to say that what your post proposes as perhaps an ideal standard is not what is in place in today's real world business protocols. When I worked for a local company who paid by the hour, the lph were the same regardless of trained VR versus untrained VR. They did not pay for spaces and expected 1600 lpd. That is 3 cpl whether you did simple editing from what Dragon entered or had to clip out the entire report and build it from scratch. They would kick in an extra $2/hr if you made above 1600 lpd (no spaces) IF your daily average was above 1600 lpd for the 2-week pay period. No one ever made the bonus while I was there, and eventually they dropped the bonus program all together.
I ended up leaving and on the first day of my absence, they announced they had contracted to send the easy dictators to India for the necessary training of Dragon to fit the voice file. The hard dictation was left for the in-office staff. Fair? Hardly. Reality? You bectcha bottom dollar. They lost 10 employess within 60 days out of a staff of 16. I averaged over 1400 lpd, occasionally hitting that 1600 lpd, and got the same pay per hour as those who did 800 lpd.
So, what is my incentive for entering 104,000 Keystrokes a day for 3 cpl? NONE! I came back home to do MT for US only MTSOs who treated their staff with respect and with adequate compensation for the knowledge shown in the daily work. They are out there and I will be loyal to them. Those who choose to offshore lose my respect. We all have choices in life. I know my value.
How is it possible that I could land a job..sm
right after finishing my MT school, but now that I have more experience and have worked in-house, I can't? I am getting so frustrated right now. If I don't land a job soon, we will go into foreclosure on our house. I have applied to over 25 companies, and I am still applying and testing.
Okay, I just needed to vent for a minute.
Can I come join you in La La Land?
Your dreamin.
How'd you land that interview?
Did you work for the company already? I'd love to be a trainer or tech person for an MTSO. I'm very qualified, but I'm stuck typing boring reports. As for hourly wage, I'm not sure what the going rate is for trainer in the MT world. I make $30 an hour teaching adult ed and online classes, but I don't have enough classes to replace my MT income. Plus, there's so much work outside of the classroom, grading papers, lesson plans and reading that it's really NOT $30 an hour.
Agree. Got any swamp land to sell her? nm
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Well, I don't know if I'd call India a "terrorist land."
And why are you calling yourself spectator? Enjoying the sport, are you?
and I have prime land in the everglades for sale.
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Oh to live in that nice little fairy land :)
Yep, that is why I got into this business. I have my days (like when I started this whole mess the other night) when I feel so down about how hard this business is, but I obviously have it in my bones because I've tried going outside the home a few times over the years and always end up coming back. It definitely has major ups and downs, but all in all, there really isn't a better way to work and be there for your children (at least somewhat). Praise the Lord they aren't coming home to an empty house every afternoon or being alone all summer. Most days I'm able to appreciate my life and be thankful for this job/line of work - but there are days I just want to scream. I do think this industry takes major advantage of us and find it getting worse and worse each year, but I am grateful for not having to deal with traffic; getting to wear comfy clothes to work; and have the flexibity to take my kids to school, pick them up, and go to their school functions.
:) Happy typing!
MTSOs are going into la-la land, losing the grip on reality!...nm
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Consider yourself a free bird and move on. Lots of stories like this out here in MT land. nm
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