The pay scale is less for employees. sm

• TTS (Transcription, technology, support) - sm
  • TTS - rsky
    • Merry Merry for Disgruntled Employees - Current TTSer
    • that pays late constantly - lost many good MTs. - It is CTS (Central Transcription Service)
    • Sorry ... the pay late thing was meant for Proveros, and even then I have no sm - LTMT
    • I was offered less than 7cpl this year with 10+ yrs experience. - nm
  • She's their recruiter. That place.... don't get me started. - yes. she is.
    • I do not know anything about the company, but did read posts that they paid late. sm - ltmt
  • I thought she was Proveros -- no? That's what she told me a few months ago. sm - LTMT
    • if you want to work for super below industry standard - go for it. - horrible pay. horrible company.
    • When the low pay adds up to over - Anonomiss
      • Are you the mighty fast one who works for .07 cpl? - sm
        • Read my post, it says- over 20 - Anonomiss
          • If you like it, I love it. - sm
            • The count varies, but today - Anonomiss
              • Right ***. So, let's say you do type - 500 lines an hour on a slow
                • Now I know just where you lack - in - Anonomiss
      • or maybe you can't ADD. Liar. $20.00 in your dreams! - ha!
        • The pay scale is less for employees. sm - MEMT
          • Is that the only option, though? How about great accounts at 10 cpl? :-) nm - LTMT
            • ahhhhh, wouldn't that be nice? sm - MEMT
              • I understand. I am not one of those who think anyone happy in their job sm - LTMT
          • do not believe anything the lying management posts. They are insane and ridiculous. - liar
            • give me a break - rsky
              • "becausse" is high standards? nice. typical of the caliber of MTs they have. - puh-leez
                • are you the spelling police? - rsky
        • My wages are more than that - Anonomiss
          • I am not slow, and there is no reason to attack me. Simple math says that if you sm - LTMT
    • oops .. was supposed to be was with, not that she was the whole company! lol nm - LTMT

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I did QA work, not MT work, so I'm not sure.  I think it was around 8.5 cpl, but not positive on that.  Give a call to the recruiters, they'll let you know for sure.

There are 3 levels of employees:

Level 1is clinic, ER, urgent - start out at 7.4 cpl work up to 7.7 cpl

Level 2 is Hospital H&P, consults start 7.8 cpl work up to 8.1 cpl

Level 3 is All Hospital/ESL start at 8.25 cpl work up 8.5 cpl

after 13,500 you can earn an extra 0.25 cpl for incentive pay.  This is 65 chara line count w/spaces.  10 an hour while in training.

Other places pay more.

I did send them an email and explain that my expectations for transcribing all work types in acute care would be 10 cpl.  They start out at 6.  That's a canyon of difference!

It also bothered me that pay is based on which shift you work.  It seems to me that goes into the gray area of IRS guidelines of control for employee versus IC status.  I need to work split shifts.  Also, I am more inclined to work when there is work and if there is no work during my shift, how can I make money?  I asked if they could negotiate some of these issues with me and they stopped communicating with me.  I'm glad I went with my instinct and did find someone else who gives me the flexibility, line rate and work types I wanted.

Does Diskriter pay biweekly or the 1st and the 15th?

If other professionals in the healthcare field have pay scales they know they can count on to go no lower than a certain rate, surely we can have the same established for us MTs and MEs.  This is not a profession you can just take up on a whim, as some people think when I tell them what I do.  There are so many facets to doing this job correctly -- having a good ear for accents and garbled speech, common basic language knowledge, medical terminology, grammar, spelling, the list continues.  It is so outrageous that we have not been given our fair share of respect and a cut of the money pie. 

I am tired of people in management getting theirs while we do the hard work as they crack the whip for every little thing.  This profession is so rewarding when done correctly by EVERYone who participates (hello, docs) and everyone benefits when everyone does their part with respect for those who come behind or before them.

Companies who offer wages that insult us should not be worked at.  Those companies who take away line rates and incentives and bonuses and never give raises should also be boycotted.  If the bottom line is the almight dollar on their end as to their business practices, then so be it for us as well.  We shouldn't work for less than what we are worth.  Newbies are newbies and have to pay their dues and learn the trade.  There should be a pay scale for the first two years specifically for them.  After that, it should progress as the years add up, 3-5 years, 5-10 years, etc.  

The thing is, I don't know how to go about getting this considered and implemented.  Perhaps we would have to collectively ignore or boycott those companies who treat MTs poorly.  As long as there is someone who is willing to work for them under their rules, it will continue.     

I am making much, much more now.

I would not expect more than 8 cpl for straight typing, no matter how many years experience and about 4 cpl for VR if you are employee.  They won't tell you pubically in a conference call because this is probably something you can negotiate on hiring, but there are ceilings, and don't hold your breath for a raise after the starting rate is estabilished.  Incentives may or may not be included...like the more you do, the more you get paid per line, again, something to negotiate.  Also, weekend and shift differentials ARE given, but another negotiable factor.  Hope this is of some help. 

Cannot help with insurance cost, as the only one I get is dental for myself and hubby, which is very good, and is $18.00/pay check ($36.00 month).