Keystrokes sent out t-shirts for MT Week. It is nice to be appreciated! nm

• Keystrokes sent out t-shirts for MT Week. It is nice to be appreciated! nm - KSMT
  • DSG is the BOMB!!! - EWatts
    • That is all we TT MT's have seen for months and months on end - TransTech MT gift is NO WORK/NO PAY
  • I didn't get mine yet. does it come sm - new KS MT
    • Mine came regular mail - SleepyMT
  • I got mine yesterday. I really like it and appreciate the fact that they sent them (sm) - Cambria
    • That's a shame -- did you call the office? Maybe they sent your shirt to someone else sm - LTMT
      • Karyn from the office e-mailed me..they're going to send another one..(sm) - Cambria
  • I got mine in my new hire packet - SleepyMT
  • Can't wait-what will we get? Maybe sm - WMXer
  • Yes it is! I got mine today -- think it is great. I'm happy to be part of such an amazing compa - LTMT
    • I just started actually typing last week. sm - Another new KSMT

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from someone asking if was me posting here tonight, so I came to look.   I agree with a lot that the poster has to say but I post my name when I post.  Anyone who knows me or of me knows this.  I do not have to post behind anonymous names nor do I. 

I do disagree with some of what this poster says though and will take a moment to tell her/him something:  You chose to run a service and knew or should have known what you were getting into.  If you are doing all that, you should either hire more people or hire different people.  The best move I ever made as a service owner was learning to delegate and hiring the right people including Human Resources, Accounting, Operations, QA, Recruiting and IS.  (The second best move I ever made was to stop letting the posts on the MTStars and others affect me).  Best advice I could give a service owner is to cough up the money for a good staff; it is worth it in the long wrong although hard in the short term.

While not everyone agrees with me or likes me or wants to work with Keystrokes, I do not feel a need to hide behind the anonymous nature of these boards and would rather have people know where I stand than wonder.

You would also know that I value our transcriptionists and know that as a company, Keystrokes constantly tries to improve.  If you know me at all or anything about Keystrokes, you would also know that our rates are going up not down and we do not undercut prices to beat our competitors. 

If anyone has anything to say to me directly, please use my email.  I do not visit here often anymore and do not plan on starting again as it gets a bit addicting :)

nm

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And I take it you are happy there?

Good afternoon!

I have had employee status all my years of dictation but am venturing to IC.  For those that have done BOTH, which do you prefer?  The pros so far for me as an IC are setting my own schedule and no set times I have to work, just getting my lines in for the day.

As an IC, how are you doing as far as income after you pay your yearly taxes?  Does it even out about the same as far as the percentage you pay in taxes as compared to having them taken out for you?

I already found affordable health insurance for me and the family, so no worries there.

Thank you so much for any replies!  I'm looking forward to this new-found freedom.

nm.