It never ends does it?

Posted By: see inside on 2008-08-19
In Reply to: If you failed outright on a probationary period - it had more to do with commans and periods.

QA oversteps their bounds, they interpret things the way they like to interpret them, and they hate being told on. So, let's just admit that as an MT we try our best to make it all jive, follow client specs, and meanwhile make a living. All we ask is that QA have an open mind. Not everyone is exactly alike. I can say that I have argued QA myself and won. I will not be bullied by a QA person just because they feel they have an upper hand. We are all in this together. To simply state that an MT needs to work on it when the client spec does not tell the MT what to do and then the MT gets a bad grade is just plain ridiculous. Without the MT, there'd be no QA, so let's get real!

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Out for me in QA - any help welcome
- Just a different point of view.. - DEA
- Your work stands for your quality. If your - QApeep
- Start with an A? - ex-A nm
- Commas aren't put in a sentence just for sm - nm
  - absolutely correct - any help welcome
    - Is there someone whom you trust in the company, sm - nm
- Boy, sounds like where I used to work. - Say NO to QA Nazis...
  - What power? QA has no real say sm - I'm a QA
    - Oh yes they can! It depends on the individual sm - nm
      - The thing with that is, if they are in - sm
      - I have no idea what you are talking about sm - I'm a QA
        You're right. You have no idea what I'm talking about. Typical. nm - nm
        If you want me to come out and sm - I'm a QA
        no backup on errors - any help welcome
        OK, now I hear what the problem is SM - now we are getting somewhere
  - Huh! A QAer at a company starting with T also SM - MissIndigo
    - Is it Transolutions? - NM
    - If you failed outright on a probationary period - it had more to do with commans and periods.
      - It never ends does it? - see inside
        This is not true of all QA...if I see something blatantly wrong in the report... - Keystroker
  - I do QA and there are some people who use no commas at all... - Keystroker
    - no joke! - Zville MT
      - the whole india thing - don't get me started
        Unfortunately, there are MTs in the US who do the same thing... - Keystroker

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Ho-hum, it never ends.
And exactly what is it about the board policy that you don't understand? There are so many people on here who seem to know everything, but obviously can't read well enough to abide by the no bullying/harassing policy. Is it really such a hard habit to break? Sad.

Well one is in DC, name ends with ETC,
email me if that is the one, I'm testing for this one and will drop plans if this is IT

Sheesh! The BS never ends in this
business. I was told for sure that it was all accounts. What a surprise. Just another line. Doesn't this get tiresome? Thanks for clarifying. Guess they saw me coming.

Unless your account ends up in
But nothing personal. It's a merely a business decision.

It's been my experience that it ends on your last day worked. nm
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Usually pay period ends on the 15th and last

day of month. Then you get paid somewhere around the 22nd for pay period ending on 15th and get paid around the 6th for pay period ending on the last day of the month. If you work as an IC you may could expect pay one day after submitting an invoice, but if you work for a company it takes time to process payroll and then if DD it has to be submitted and it takes more than 1 day for that.

When I worked for KS took me almost a month to get my first check.

If you file the SS-8, there are consequences on both ends - sm

You will be asked to refile your taxes for the period in question. This could help you or hurt you depending on your situation. Things you were able to deduct fully may not be fully deductable as an employee or rather than a tax credit, they are now tax deductions which can at times help you or hurt you.

I had a determination for a five year period and it was a wash. There were also no penalties on my end. The company on the other hand, did incur huge penalties and interest. In the end, the only one who really gained was the IRS. The company i worked with is now defunct.

There is no big windfall to the IC so if you hear of anyone who tells you they received a huge chunk of change by filing the SS-8, I'd think long and hard about believing it. It may be possible, again given their tax situation, but highly doubtful.

Listen, you know if you are being treated like an employee or an IC. You have a choice - continue your working relationship if you are generally happy, or move on and find a better fit. This has been going on for decades - control by the MTSOs and compliance by the supposed ICs, but I dont see anything changing anytime soon.

Be careful before you go tilting at windmills :)

FIND A DIFFERENT PROFESSION IF YOU DON'T WANT W/ENDS!!
Are you dense people? You are expendable and someone will be glad to work the weekends. No wonder most of you are in low paying jobs you are afraid to leave, you can't aspire to anything more! Women are crazy. How many male MTs are there who come here and complain on a daily basis?

12+ hours a day, 30 yrs exp, and can't make ends meet?
How many lines do you type in that 12+ hours a day? What is your line rate? Get incentives?

Even if you typed 100 lines an hour, that's 1200 lines a day at 8 cpl that would $96 a day.

What in the world are you paying for rent?! lol

Current payperiod ends this Sunday 8/26...sm
Payday is 9/3 (but believe that is the holiday so not sure how that works). Pay is every other week on Mondays, so the following PP will be paid on 9/17. PPs run Mon-Sun. HTH

Sounds like my company - starts with T, ends with D.
No work to be found.

Isn't it also illegal on both ends to work for FREE?
There are labor laws in the United States, right? I have been an IC and MT, never an MTSO or subcontractor, but my husband has, and when he subbed out work or had temporary workers, he had to file 1099s for them at the end of year, etc. We can't even employ nannies off the books anymore in the USA, right? Second, on reading the OPs follow-up posts, something is way sharky about the OP. Not an innocent newbie at all, by the tone of things. Now he/she is running radio ads? Working getting paid twice what they should be? Whatever on earth that means, and I'm sure none of us are interested. Just a waste of board space, again. In fact, shouldn't this post be removed, since they basically admit they are ADVERTISING for work?? That doesn't stay on Company board and should be removed. Can someone tattle, please?

I hope I'm a patient whose care ends up
being compromised by all this 'robot transcription' cr@p. Then I'll find me a good lawyer, and sue, sue, sue my way to a happy and wealthy retirement.

LOOK OUT HOSPITALS AND CLINICS - READY OR NOT, HERE I (AND THOUSANDS LIKE ME)COME!

Pay period ends on 15th, checks on the 20th. This
is pretty standard industry-wide.

You certainly are a lucky ducky. Wait until the honeymoon ends.
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This drama NEVER ends! It is SOOOOOO scary, and so boring at the same time!
Now Lee will come on, with an empassioned plea to please call her, and yada, yada, the misunderstandings. This person left, or that person left, or now a new bolt of lightning. It is getting ABSURD to have this regurgitated at least weekly on this board! Same old, same old. I would NEVER work for Keystrokes, and can't imagine anyone falling for this saga and applying. Something is VERY wrong in KS land.