I make enough to support a family of 5 on my own with extra leftover...i would say that is good!!

• Has anyone worked for Shapin with info? Thanks. nm - looking to change
  • Would like to add... - Mary C.
    • Shapin is a SUPER company to work for - lgara2002
  • I work for Shapin as lead QA and absolutely LOVE my job..sm - Mary C.
    • She is nice and she does pay promptly and in full, but the pay stinks. - nm
      • I make enough to support a family of 5 on my own with extra leftover...i would say that is good!! - Mary C.
  • I read yesterday on another MT board that they only pay 6 CPL. - nm
    • Some newbies have to accept 6 cpl unfortunately - any sm - new
      • They offshore. Very low pay. - nm

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a lot more than 8 cpl.  I even have GREAT benefits, which are more than affordable.  There are good companies out there that pays for experience!!!!

Whatever happened, it has been ongoing since around the Memorial Day holiday.  I too am getting worried.  Christmas coming up, winter utility bills, not to mention the every day expenses we have in order to survive. 

I am picking up a PT position.  May be a little tired working the 2, but for right now it covers my butt.

I spoke to a clinic that is/was using it.  They said it was the worst thing they had ever seen.  You could actually have a rash on your face, but by the time the machine *reaches* out for the nearest sounding word, you may end up with some dread disease.  And face it, nobody but nobody has time to READ EVERY REPORT FOR ACCURACY AND CORRECTNESS this day and time. Well, by golly, come to think of it, that's what MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTIONISTS USED TO DO, before we were replaced by machines that can't spell or know a toenail from a hangnail in the grand scheme of things.

I'm like you, the first time I find something in my reports, they will hear from my lawyer.  I won't even waste the time being on hold, calling the hospital or doctor.

good benefits.  The pay could be more, but at least there is a production incentive tier that is not too tough to achieve.   Overall, I would say this is probably one of the best places I have ever worked.  If the no work situation continues, I guess I will just have to call them and ask for a secondary.  Everyone in the office has always been very helpful and supportive.   I just get nervous when it is not a holiday or anything and no files are available.  That is just my little thing, I guess.  I still would not hesitate to recommend the company to anyone.

Hope this helps.

I currently work for one of the larger MT companies that is mostly VR, platform isn't bad, but just not able to get my line count up.  I was curious if it just me or if there were MTs out there who were doing good on VR and glad they have made the switch.  Thanks. 

However some attorneys are ''of counsel'' to firms while not actually on staff.  Maybe they are brought in on a case that needs their particular expertise.  So while they work with the firm on specific legal cases, they are not actually employees of the firm, but are paid much like contractors.

Just noodling some ideas here:

My neighbor is a painting contractor who hires subcontractors.  He finds the clients, signs the contracts, arranges for the subs and has overall responsibility for seeing that jobs are done satisfactorily and dealing with the client.  He collects the money and pays the subs, who are are providing services that are a key aspect of his painting business.  (Though maybe we could say his business is actually a sort of broker, selling the jobs and providing the crews). 

He has used the same subs for years, so there is an ''ongoing relationship,'' though these guys can and do work for other contractors.  He loosely supervises these crews as far as maintaining quality and terms of the contract, making sure they use proper materials, don't do damage, etc.  The subs provide their own equipment. Through him, the client specifies the color and type of paint to be applied.   So in a way he does tell the subs ''how to do the work.''  And in a way he tells them ''when to work'' because the contract loosely specifies when it is to be done - not an hour-by-hour schedule, but a time frame in which it must be finished.  When something goes wrong - a sub screws up in any way,  the buck stops with my neighbor.   He has to make it right with the client, then take the problem up with the sub. 

Ruling that these painting crews must be employees of a single company would be unworkable, since the flexibility of hiring them when/as needed is crucial to the process. 

Now compare this to a typical MTSO.  They find client hospitals and sign them to contracts.  They hire enough subs (us) to do the actual work.  They specify format, maintain quality and TAT.  We provide out own computer and reference materials. Our computers must have the proper technical specifications in order to handle their work, but they do not tell us what brand to use or where to buy it.  Our software must be compatible with their system, but in many cases we just sign onto their server and use their program.  They collect the money and pay their subcontractors. 

Seem to be pretty similar scenarios to me.  The whole construction industry is based on contractors hiring subcontractors in various trades for specific work, only when there is work. 

In the past 7 years that I have been an at-home IC (left my hospital job), I have made no less than $50k and this year, will hit my all-time high of $62K.  There are still good accounts out there, with great dictators that pay .10 to .11 cpl and if you are fast, with great macros and expanders, you can still make $40-$50/hr.  Experience and reliability are what get you top dollar and there are companies willing to pay.   Its sad we doubt those that make the good money.  Maybe there is a tad bit of jealousy there!

experienced?

I do believe it has to do with the accounts though.  I've used it for 4 hospitals and have made great money, both VR and straight typing.  VR gives me more than double the lines of typing but I do think it is an acquired skill.  Learn the shortcuts and use them.  It is also only as good as the team training the VR. 

On the other hand I've used it on a clinic account and the lines were just not coming in like they do in AC.  A very heavy, 90%, ESL verbatim account and I lasted all of 2 weeks on that account. 

I'd say I do about 90% VR and 10% straight typing and all in all I'm impressed with the accuracy of the VR.