Wondering about the 401k match - how much

• Keystrokes announces 2006 benefits package sm - Keystrokes Management Team
  • OMG! That is an awful benefit plan! Are you kidding me? You contribute nothing to the - SueEllen
    • Pretty Bad - Me
    • It is 1 day for extended family, 3 days for immediate. - MT
    • no one asked you to work for them, did they? lol - ...
      • um, actually they were asking MTs to take a look at them - with the implication they wanted to hire
        • I took a look - me
      • I bet Keystrokes is sooo glad they posted their benefits! LOL - NervousNelly
        • Actually I think the opposite happened from the "attacks" - I think more are looking at them and
        • I would rather know upfront than have to ask :) nm - KS Rad MT
          • but what did that original message allow you to "know" up front? - lots of details left out
  • Wondering about the 401k match - how much - is the match? Also,
    • I am FT clinic if that helps! We need a few more - KS MT
      • Actually I have done acute care for many years but - thinking maybe I should switch. nm
  • Is Keystrokes the beneficiary for the life insurance they pay for? - Nannieboo
    • LOL. No. I had to choose my own beneficiary. Are there companies sm - KS MT
  • How is pay at KS? Incentives? nm - Wondering
  • Can't believe you call those benefits - Sheesh
    • Wow is all I can say - Agree Sheesh
      • Not that great, if you ask me - me too
      • I get no benefits where I work and I do 1500-1700 rad reports a pay period. sm - Don't agree Sheesh
        • PS - I make top $$ - You are a joke
          • I am not on a 100+ MD account. nm - Who's a Joke
            • do the math - You are a joke
        • 20-25 reports an hour LOL - You are a joke
  • Here is what you save because I work from home - the least you could do is reciprocate
    • Amen and AHMEN and thank you. nm - workerbee
    • Good post - Whew
    • Yea, you left out the fact that nobody is forcing you to work where you do...find a better job if - you don't like the one you have
      • A lot of people here are thinking I am - unhappy about where I work which is another
        • I think you are both saying the same thing. Why beat each other up? nm - Lurker
    • Yes, you left out the fact that you don't know what you're talking about. sm - KS Manager
      • Wow! That was well written!!! - Busy MT'ing
        • Are you being sarcastic or serious? I thought it was a good post. nm - curious
          • Serious. I said that it was well written and - Busy MT'ing
            • I think we are all over-sensitive :) nm - OP
              • Please don't tell me how sensitive to be after you - jumped down my throat and mgmt is
                • I don't think she was talking to you. Geez. - Busy MT'ing
      • Not to flame but telling me I don't - know what I'm talking about isn't the point
        • I should clarify that I am an employee, not an owner. sm - KeystrokesManager
          • Hmm, wonder what the owner will say - when your retort is read? Again,
      • That post was not a whine. It was just stating facts. sm - KS Manager
    • Don't generalize. You do not know what KS does or - KS MT
  • Benefits don't sound that great to me. - me
    • In this day and age, any benefits are good to - MQr
      • saying any benefits is good is devaluing yourself - and if your employer doesn't provide the income
  • Good news to hear! At least some companies are - QA3
    • Keystrokes offer - mystical
      • Employee pays ALL? - idontknowaboutthat
        • It does not say ALL. It says employees pay. Just like in a hospital. - Keystrokes Team Lead
      • Wondered the same thing myself. - Mgt please advise sm
        • Right now, I pay 100% but it is only sm - Not Mgmt but Employee
          • The company should pay its share.. - still2much
          • You should clarify with the office. If you are paying $172 a month, - KS Team Lead
            • If $300/mo for single that is a ripoff and - single or family
              • Well you should share with the rest of us then. - My husband has insurance through
              • Can you share where you get this insurance? sm - Not OP
                • I called 6 agencies from my local yellow - Call local insurance agencies
                  • You can purchase that insurance online. Just go to their website. You sm - passing through
                    • insurance - prufread
      • Don't apply there then, what can I tell you. - happy
        • good come back don't ya get tired of all the - lol
  • Well, this is a significant upgrade from SM - another MT
  • Sounds good - aa

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Therefore, you do not have to file self-employment tax, like an IC.  You are still not an employee per se, in that you set up your own schedule/make your own hours.  You tell them how many lines you will do in a day, and every 2 months, you submit a schedule, telling them which days you will work.  

You have to have your own PC.  You can rent a C-phone from them, and some of the accounts are going to wav files, and I think the company provides the wav pedal for you. 

Hope this helps!

I saw some postings earlier and wanted to let you all know, just going to the labor board about money not being handled correctly may not be enough - however, I went righ to the SEC website and lodged a complaint against the plan holder for not managing my account, not giving me the information regarding the plan structure when asked, and for not informing me when my company did what they did.  So if your company is screwing around, put in a complaint about the holder of the plan, that will get someone off their butts to help you out - they certainly do not want to be blamed when the SEC asks why they allowed mismanagement.  I placed my complaint yesterday and the good ol SEC called me today.  Just thought I would pass it on for those who have the same problem.

Again, the complaint is with your plan holder, who certainly would not want what your company did to be held against them.

Hi All;

Are there any companies out there using the Escription platform that offer any benefits, especially a 401K---matching would be fantastic.  I love the 2 companies I work for and my accounts, but really need to have a retirement plan.  Guess I will just have to start my own, maybe a ROTH IRA.  Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks, Sue

I am contemplating what I am going to do with my 401K money...move it to the new (as yet unknown) 401K plan offered by the new payroll service, cash out or keep it where it is and see if money grows?  We really did not have it long enough for any of my money to grow at all, so thinking of maybe cashing out since times are so hard right now.  But, I still wonder what the employer match will be, if any?  I know it was to be based upon the previous year's earnings for the company, but we were not with the 401K for a year yet.  I just wanted to ask what others are thinking of doing?

I found that my 401K with Spheris is in jeopardy.  The company Circle Trust is being investigated by the SEC and two of the phone lines are diconnected and the others box is full so you cannot even find out if you are going to get your money.

Anyone know where to contact

Or is it one of those things that have to be done in January and if you miss it, you wait another year...

Thanks.  Have a call in and am waiting for their return phone call.

I will have to say hearing about 401K plan is the last thing I am wanting to hear about.  I want paid holidays EITHER/OR more PTO, plus insurance without preexisting clause, vision and dental included in our premium without extra cost to MT, company-paid life insurance plan, more flexible schedule, less demand for weekend/night schedules, rent-free computers to do our job, steady work flow, better method of seeing our line counts in order to verify accurateness, better QA feedback method, more editor-friendly voice recognition platform, and oh yes, less ESL's. ');>

I know we are all looking for something different from an  employer, but this is a portion of my wish list.  I would put 401K at the bottom of my list.

The deductible with our health insurance plan is reasonable, but we gave up other things, I suppose, to get that deductible.  Maybe Transtech can negotiate next time for better insurance for us -- yes, like doing away with the pre-existing clause and combine life, dental and vision into the health plan for one price, and yes, not a huge deduction from our paycheck.

Does anybody know when the accrual of PTO increases - how many years employed before it accrues at a higher rate?

Does anyone know about any companies out there where I can still work PT and get matching or 1/2 matching contributions to a 401K?  I have 10 years before official SS retirement. 

when I was 25.  I have a good years salary saved in that already.  I will be thanking myself when I am 65.  I see my dad and MIL struggle both with just SS.   My company matches.  It is pretaxed.  The more I put in the less I get taxed for at the end of the year which also means a bigger tax return.  Believe me, 401ks are good things especially if the company matches. 

Wonderful news for Trans Tech employees.  I am happy for ya. 

But the company match is only up to 2%. Employees are required to work at least 1 weekend day every week.

All of the hospitals/clinics have a lot of ESLs, that's just the way it is. But a lot of them also use canned normals, which we love.

There's a lot more to consider than how much the medical plan costs.