THAT'S the best you can do?

Posted By: Sigh on 2009-09-23
In Reply to: Are you the cliche queen, lol. Read between line, - blow whistle, MTSO rules? ROFL. nm

She brings up a serious subject that we're all upset about, which is ruining our lives financially, and your gripe is that she used a cliche??? I'm going to have to assume here with your flippant attitude about the crisis our industry is in that you're an MTSO, and one that I'd never want to come across.

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And the Webmedx pay cut is 37.5% reduction from base rate. - Sick to my stomach
- I am locking this thread; it has deteriorated. NM - Moderator
- You know what's going on in this field, right? - s/msg
- I agree with MsIndigo - Happy Webbie
  - Spoken like a true suit. - sm
    - Only problem is, the big greedy fish are - swallowing up all the smaller companies
- All the big (which means GREEDY!) MTSOs - are doing this to their MTs. I wish
  - What *rules* are these? Blow the whistle to who? sm - Non
    - Blow WHAT whistle? Nothing illegal going on. nm - anothermt
    - read between the lines, einstein - geez
      - Are you the cliche queen, lol. Read between line, - blow whistle, MTSO rules? ROFL. nm
        THAT'S the best you can do? - Sigh
    - I don't find - sm
      - but I'll bet the CEOs find it funny. After they - die, I know where they're all ending up!
- If you want to be even sicker - google this
- Nonsense! It's not a pay cut. Engage brains! SM - MsIndigo
  - Engage YOUR brain please... - Webber
  - My (different) company gave us that "you'll - be more productive" line.
  - Are you currently on the new speech editor? - sm
    - What's the point of making a - sm
      - Wouldn't be a hoot if all the employees showed - up at their doorstep with picket signs? n/m
  - Are they cutting your line rate or not? - sm
    - Wrong. What counts is the figure on your paycheck. SM - MsIndigo
      - Yes, and with every "improvement", that - figure gets smaller all the time. n/m
      - Working harder for less pay......... - sm
        That's exactly what's happened at my job. - Longer hrs, harder accts, less $$.
      - To maintain the same paycheck, MTs now - sm
        I give up. Go eat worms. NO MORE. - MsIndigo
        I know you will be back..................sm - sm
        I suppose if CEOs had their way, we would be eating worms - LOL
  - Yes, it is a pay cut! - wedmt
    - Sorry, Webmt, but I make more on SR. - MsIndigo
      - Sure... Why do I get the feeling - sm
        Smile. Nope. I'm in this because I'm too lazy SM - MsIndigo
- My view of the VR situation... - wise1
- Improved ISR? - WebMT
- Holy crap - one heck of a cut . sm - sm
  - Get a grip - The previous ISR rate was 30% cut sm - QWERTY
    - For me, the cut is over $3/hr... sm - Webber
      - AGREE! When my primary account went ISR........ - sm
    - Dude. Yer a SUIT. - We all know that.
    - GREAT - so as long as the next cut is under 32% we will still be making big bucks, right? nm - nn
    - Reading some of these posts, I see management is out in full force - sm
      - Agree, lol. I dont even work there & I can tell - who the suits are, lol. nm
        Haha! I can too! ANY defense at all of such - a paycut could only be made by a SUIT.
        No, what you don't like are those of us who do well - on VR an are not afraid. sm
        And I guess you also think - sm
        You're the one who is unhappy and hurt, etc. - Not me. I'm doing fine. :) nm
        Well, aren't you just SOOO special! - Not.
        Well, good for you. Who cares if - How nice
        She sounds like future SUIT material, to me. - Sure got the attitude.
    - Right - Donna
- I'm so sorry for you all. We've gone through these types - sm
- MQ pays 60% of transcription rate for VR. - I think all VR work just go lower and lower. nm
  - So this is higher line rate than MQ and 90% of the other MTSOs - sm - QWERTY
    - Oh, PUL-EEESE. It's a CR@PPY deal, - and you totally KNOW it.
    - 2-3 cpl for VR? No way. You wouldn't even make - sm
      - Yes, check some of the ads - 2-3 CPL for editing is STANDARD now. nm - Nony
        Just because something is "standard", doesn't - mean it's morally right. Especially
        No, it is not standard. Those are - sm
    - Yes - Donna
      - A pay cut? Thank you, sir, may I have another? - nm
        Perhaps the new motto for Webbers and Transcenders - Just me
        You can also add - sm
        My new rate will be over 5 cpl - Donna
        Whatever, but people - sm
        Who do we get rid of? How do YOU know who is sm - Who?
        Nowadays you can put ALL management - into the "do-nothing" category!
        Hit a nerve? - nm
- Yes...BUT - Donna
  - Baloney. - nm
  - I know. IT'S SUCH A GREAT COMPANY THAT THIS IS LIKE A PAY RAISE. - Sick to my stomacht
    - We're just makin more money every year, and you didn't know it. :) nm - MT
- WHAT?! What a horrible company. - nm

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