some good news...

• Missed conference call...(sm) - MDIMT
  • They posted the conference call - MDIMT
    • Yep, I got it! (nm) - MDIMT
  • recap - pumpernickel
    • pumpernickel - fatcat
      • Answer to your question - MDIMT1
        • MDIMT1 - fatcat
      • I guess what you make at Transcend is based on what you made when you came on board, 8 cpl here. sm - I think I get it now!
        • fair? - DMZ
      • and if you stay SE, you keep your pay rate - optimist
      • If you were at 11 cpl, then they would have just - all ears
        • That is good news! - Lori
      • Where did you go and remain at that rate? - sourdough
        • You MDIers are certainly better paid - Anna
          • MDIers paid better - Transcend MT
            • This is not just an MT thing .. sm - IMO
            • 11 cpl as an IC or SE is equivalent to - fyi
              • My rate when I was hired - MDMT1
              • Employee versus IC/SE - Transcend MT
                • why did they tell you that you had sm - MT30+
                • Transcend makes you buy the insurance to be IC? - Lynne
            • MDI/Transcend merge - MDIMT
              • Pay scale same for everybody - Transcend MT
                • Actually Transcends pay varies greatly depending on negotiations, accts, etc - Me
            • I wouldn't give that as my reason for - sm
              • Raise - Transcend MT
            • You can't compare the two - MDI has only statutory employees and contractors - MDI
              • Status with MDI - MDIMT1
              • when did you start with MDI? - nm
          • see, this isn't right. Don't think Pumpernickel - sm
            • We did get the shaft. They don't pay - Not so fortunate Transcender
              • Why do they gauge by $900 mark, not lines? sm - for the transcenders
                • MLS=Medical Language Specialist - (NM)
                • most likely - sm
                • Carlotta can explain why they do the 900 dollar thing.nm - anon
              • I am extremely happy with Transcend and I welcome all the MDI - TRCR
                • Thanks You. It is nice to hear positives on Transcend since they (sm) - Lori
            • I think Pumpernickel - Just me
  • I did to. Work late shift and did not check msg in time. Hope to get recap - Lori
  • some good news... - MDI-MT
  • still going on - american mt
  • it's still going on -- - optimist
    • Great. Glad there will be recording available. - Lori

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there ARE companies paying 10 cpl now.  Honest.  I work for one as an employee paying me 10 cpl and I work for two more companies as an independent contractor and am paid 11.5 cpl.  These rates are based on 65 characters per line including spaces.  They DO exist.  I won't name them though because I am currently employed/contracted by them and I do not discuss money/pay regarding those I am working for at present.

My best advice would be to have a good well-rounded resume including proficiency with ESL dictators, do excellent on testing (check and re-check everything, time permitting), and when asked what pay rate you are looking for, don't hesitate to say it. 

They made the Inc. 500 list of the Fastest Growing Companies In The US for 2005. THAT'S something positive for ya!

If any of you have had to make the decision not to accept a position with a company you really liked because of high insurance premiums, I have found that I can actually pay less getting it on my own rather than getting it through the company.  I recently accepted a position I really wanted, but their insurance was way too high for family coverage.  Through Aetna, I can get 80/20 coverage, a bit of a high deductible, but we keep that set aside in our savings. It's only $263 a month for my spouse and I plus our two children AND my husband smokes.  I went to ehealthinsurance.com and compared plans, which are all rated.  We're all pretty healthy.  It will be a bit higher if you have preexisting conditions, so getting it through your employer with an affordable premium (group coverage) would work better for you in that instance.

Just wanted to share with my fellow MTs.   

The platform I use now has an Expander built in.  I am an old PRD girl, and have heard ShortHand works similar to that, so was thinking of trying that if it works with ExText.

Thanks again.

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I worked there.  The manager is extremely nice in the beginning and then is really mean and rude after you've been there awhile.  I would never consider working for her again even if she paid .15 a line.  It's just not worth it to me.

Feel free to do a search on this board.   I thought maybe things had gotten better, but there are others who had the same experience with them.

Good luck!