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• Why do some companies think 8 cpl is GREAT - Janice
  • Because they know some dummy will agree to work for it. nm - simple as that
  • There are companies on this board advertising for 8 cpl - LMT
  • No way is 8 cpl good as IC - sm
  • Could be because all they can get from the docs is 11 cpl....nm - MTSO
    • You are right - me
      • Call their bluff! - nm
        • They don't give a hoot - they'll take the poor quality for less money. - SM
    • You need to negotiate better contracts. - NM
    • If thats all they can get from the docs, get a different account!! There are more out there - Kat
  • The companies think it's great because THEY sm - nm
    • That's righ! - MTness
      • sorry .. - Mtness
    • If you can transcribe 175 lph, that is 14 bucks an hour. I wouldn't call that chump change. sm - Southern MT
      • 8 cpl - andromeda
      • If you only do 100 lph cause of a difficult doc then its a whole 8.80 an hour... - nm
        • True, but if you can only do that - you need to find another job - anyway. nm
      • No. That's SLAVE CHANGE. - There's a difference.
      • $14 an hour is great for a newbie, but sm - nm
      • It's all relative - MT2
        • You won't make big bucks like that unless you own your own service or have only private clients. - also poor in the NE
          • Not necessarily - MT2
            • Nope, more like a matter of time before we're all working for chump change. - The writing is on the wall. nm
              • Only if you accept it. Put your foot down - and say NO. - nm
  • don't know but u live elsewhere than me....sm - I merely offer less than most nat'ls..
  • I agree with you, Janice - nn
  • Stop complaining I only make 7 cpl as an IC!!!! - Donna
    • When you accept so little, you not only ruin it for - yourself, but you ruin it for others. - nm
    • Thats nobody's fault but your own, go get what your worth!! - Kat
    • Why do you accept line rates like this? nm - Curious
      • offshoring is doing it - charlene
        • Don't you believe it. They CAN pay that and better! - They're just too greedy.
          • You bet they can - check this out. - MT2
      • I have friend that makes 5 cpl as IC. She was hired right out of - school, afraid to leave.
        • don't accept the wage, but I would!!!! - nm
        • How can she pay living expenses on that? nm - Crusade for higher line rates

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