I have recently declined to accept VR rates as low as 1.5 cpl. What a flipping joke
Posted By: Ditto!!! on 2006-05-18
In Reply to: Pay is less and less, declining 3 rotten cents/line for VR (sm) - VR editor
At this point, I guess we're supposed to work for free. I mean do we not still leave in America where cost of living is sky rocketing and then they come with an offer of 6-7 cpl for straight typing and 1.5-3 cpl for editing. That worst is when the ad says must have at least 5+ years experience, excellent high quality standards, blah blah and then they offer you that.. Insulting..Good luck on surviving on that. I guess we should move to another country where the cost of living is comparable to the wages. Give me a break. We all just need to take a stand or this industry will not survive..
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VR rates at 1.5 cpl...Flipping Joke
I e-mail all companies offering 6-8 cpl and tell them that is not a living wage. I can make more as sales clerk. Same with the VR Editor jobs. 2-4 cents for editing is not a living wage. It takes more of my time to edit Indian transcription as to type at 100 wpm with expander. If we all flooded them with similar responses, maybe they would see how many good people they are not getting to apply.
Why do you accept line rates like this? nm
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There are better line rates out there, just have to look and not accept less sm
I currently work for 2 different companies.
My FT employee-status job I make 9.5 cpl, I started at 8.5 cpl and after 6 years worked my way up to 9.5 cpl. I also get an incentive if I type a certain amount over the minimum.
My PT IC job I started at 9 cpl (lower line rate but better system to work on - so lines come easy) Been there 3 months.
There are jobs out there. I have 9.5 years experience and don't know why people who have been in the business for 25 years or more are getting low offers. Perhaps your education isn't what you thought it was. If you have a solid background of A&P, pharmacology, college composition, and a strong work ethic, you should make more than 6-7 cpl. Honestly, you can't get a good education taking a home-based MT course, you need to go to a real college with real teachers and do an internship before you graduate. A good education can almost double your money after 5 years in the industry compared to those who didn't get the training or classes they needed to understand the stuff they type.
Flipping the script on Employers!!
Since the majority of these companies are not upfront or truthful about their lack of work, and their recruiters are just little monkeys following orders, I have decided to accept as many jobs as I can, space the hiring dates 2 weeks apart, and try each job out before I make a serious commitment. I have accepted 4 jobs to date, and I will not be left out in the cold another year because I believed in a company that did not measure up to their hype. My kids will not go hungry again. I have been burned so many times and I did not start out to accept AL 4, but my husband informed me that none of these companies will be loyal to me, so I need to do what I need to do.
She threw us under the flipping RICKSHAW, lol!!!
She can kiss my backside.
My SOUL is NOT part of her $16 million deal.
Jam it, D. I didn't need you before I found MDI-MD, and I sure don't need you NOW.
I know you said you already declined but
did you try to negotiate at all? Could you maybe work every other full weekend? One place I worked for awhile back wanted one weekend day, and I worked it out with them for 10 days in a row and 4 days off in a row. Just hate to see you lose out on a wonderful position (few and far between it seems these days from reading here) without throwing something out there as a compromise that the company might consider. Bset of luck to you!
Exactly...too much flipping back and forth through screens, schedules, faxes....
and for what? A 10-line note about somebodies out of control diabetes or hypertension. It takes longer to fill in the DI screen than to type the note. I stayed for about 9 months because of the easy dictators, but found it was dulling my acute care skills so I left. I asked to change accounts, the answer was, no. I am MUCH happier where I am now.
I declined it. Thanks guys. sm
I just can't survive on $10 less an hour.
glad your declined. More MTs need to do this too, 4,5,6,7,8,9 etc sm
all below federal poverty level.
I have been offered 2 positions but declined both.
They offshore, sound quality is very poor, pay is low, lots of work because no one will work there for long due to the above. The owner seems very nice and upfront, but seems to be in a constant transition mode, changing the way lines are counted, pay rates, etc. All this is current and in the archives.
Do you still have to use MQ's computer. I know in the past you did and that is why I declined the
offer. I really dont want to work for a company where I have to use their computer. Thanks..
I would be cautious. I declined their offer because I couldn't get
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And she actually seemed offended when I politely declined...geeeesh! nm
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I just declined a position with a wonderful company due to
How many of you work for a company with a Tues thru Sat or Sun through Thur schedule? How can you possibly due this every weekend? I would have no problem working a rotating weekend schedule every 3 to 4 weeks, but EVERY weekend when I have kids and family time is important? Please explain this to me, as I just cannot see how it is possible. Thanks!
No one called you a joke, just called the post a joke because
we all know better, but you're entitled to your opinion. You're the one insulting saying those of us who don't like SS probably couldn't cut it and that is the reason for our complaints. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who ever worked for SS to agree with you about how wonderful they are. They aren't getting new accounts, yet they always have an ad running - umm, let me think why that is.
No, not boring - flipping burgers is boring!
Be grateful to be working!
who would even accept a job for $10-15
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About to accept...
I've spoken to a couple of current employees who are totally happy with the company, and I'm hoping for a good fit for me, too!
How do you accept
without knowing the cost of benefits and the coverage provided? If that was an important part of my decision I would know those answers before I accepted. It should have at least been a part of the interview. Just my 2c.
would not accept 0
Yes, I tried to leave a 0 but it would not accept that either, has to be at least a 1 or I cannot even continue.
I have asked the lady that I subcontract for to find out the user ID for me of the clinic's Olympus DSS software, although she is thinking that I will need the ID # of her Olympus software. I do not know, but I would think it would have to be the # from the clinics since the dictation originally comes from them?? Anyone shed any more light on any of this for me. I would really rather not have to purchase Olympus software if possible, as well as another subcontactor in the same boat. Thanks. Bon
Do not accept that pay
It works out to be more like 0.0575 cents per line. They may not be billing their client for them, but they are getting paid, probably billing company 0.20 per VBC and paying you 0.08.
and before you correct me, it's ACCEPT
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yes I could but if I already said I would accept work, I don't
with no work. As they say, your word is your bond.
They offered me 6 cpl for IC. I did not accept. nm
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Some newbies have to accept 6 cpl unfortunately - any sm
other experiences with Shapin? Thanx.
Did you accept a position? (nm)
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don't accept the wage, but I would!!!!
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Only if you accept it. Put your foot down
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When you accept so little, you not only ruin it for
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Don't accept anything less than $50K and be prepared
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...and how do you accept criticism now
Reality: MTs are usually working to support themselves, with bill collectors right on their backs.
If the quality of newer MTs as you say not caring what kind of work they put out, thank the hospitals and insurance companies, the greedy people who demand 100% accuracy, but who do not care about patients or employees because they want us to compete with other countries where their cost of living is probably half of what ours is. They are setting the trend and attitudes in this industry.
As QA you had the luxury of going over a report that was already transcribed by someone else - who sat through the screaming in the background, or struggling to understand the dictator, all while trying to make the lines needed on a time schedule.
The MT is under time constraints - you must type so many lines, you must work so many hours, you must type so many lines per hour...or you will lose your benefits, not be able to pay your bills, etc.
What would QA do without us - it bothers me the way you are judging MTs in categories.
We are losing benefits more and more all the time, told to work longer, work harder, for LESS than we actually made years ago.
Then you have people going over our reports with a magnifying glass sadistically sometimes, almost happy when they find errors you have made.
A company tests MTs, has the choice whether to hire them or not, then starts slamming them with how lousy they are because they are making errors, which is going to happen whenever you work with humans?
Errors are made mostly from older MTs in my opinion because we are now working piecemeal, we are not hourly anymore, we only make what we type, and we have to type a lot of difficult work because the easier work goes overseas. To expect great quality is unrealistic. Something is going to be sacrificed when the compensation is not appropriate.
I did not accept position
I did not accept offer. Too many negatives........
Has the pay come up to average at least? 1-1/2 yrs ago it was too low to accept. nm
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Just wondering - did you accept the job?
I was offered the same 7 cpl with one company, but 8.5 with another, 12+ years exp.
She could tell him but probably wouldnt accept.
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You have the right to accept no more jobs or if
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They use more than one platform. If you accept, (sm)
stay clear of the Mongoose platform. I found it very slow and clunky.
So what happens after accept offer? sm
I have accepted a position with Keystrokes but haven't heard back after leaving message for recruiter. Just wondering what next step is. Should I expect paperwork via snail mail or E-mail, etc? Thanks!
Then don't accept the offer...
There are many companies who pay much higher than that. But, what you quoted are not Third-World wages...low, yes, but not Third World.
Anyone accept job with SmartMed, LP?
If so, can you tell me a little bit about it, i.e., dictators, mostly hard, mostly easy, etc.
And we were SO WORRIED you'd accept... nm
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yep saw 1 ad 2.5, 4 and 4 VR pitiful don't accept
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What questions should I ask an employer before I accept the job?
I am new in this business and have already been screwed by empty promises. I want to try and get it right this time. I would like to know what I should ask before accepting this position.
Thanks
Newbies who accept that extremely
LOW amount of pay are the reason companies offshore!! I refuse to baby them.
Job Offer I couldn't accept
Got an offer from them last week, but had to turn it down due to other priorities and the amount of hours they needed work to be done. Sent them a professional letter refusing the job and didn't not hear one thing back from them. I would like to know if they got my e-mail, but no response. Not too concerned about this company.
Accept it, and be happy to have work! nm
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Do NOT accept production pay for editing. That's
why they do it because people accept it. I will NOT work on production and never will. If it comes to production for editing for me, I will transcribe as I could still earn more even if the back were killing me. I will just have to go on permanent disability if I can't do that anymore. I refuse and won't take production for editing. These companies that offer it should all go out of business because you get what you pay for. Anyone with any worth would not accept it and I don't care whether you have to eat or not. I have to eat too but they are not getting me for a pittance. I won't do it because I have many years in the field and well, I guess I would starve first. Eventually all these people will get folks that can't do the job and will eventually go under and I say they deserve it.
Do they accept an abbreviation program?
Seems like that used to be a complaint - not sure if it still is - it would concern me though. I have heard IT works sometimes with it - but not very dependable.
I guess the people who will accept it.
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Milner, accept satellite? nm
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Are there any companies that accept satellite? sm..
What are you supposed to do if your only choices are satellite or dial-up?? Thanks.
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