A lot of people think it is inappropriate to ask the salary of others...
Posted By: MtMommy on 2008-09-16
In Reply to: it could be worse - Emily Ayn
probably why no one is answering your question...
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It just shows their total disregard for the people that pay their salary. Without us there would be
no company. As I said it is disgusting. I wonder if they sleep well at night. I wouldnt if I knew I was causing someone else hardship.That would bother me a lot.
$72 is not their salary, it is their salary and benefits package
including wages,insurance, retirement pension, COLA fund, etc.
it is inappropriate.
and besides, why would he take a chance, in this day and atmosphere, on such things causing suspicion about his intent?
But isn't that a little inappropriate?
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inappropriate stepfather
I'm an adult, in my mid 30s, and have had a stepfather for the past 15 years. Lately, he and my mother are at each other's throats, extremely unhappy, but he is too old to leave, in his 70s. Ive never been close to my mother but go over there weekly or a couple times a week to talk or share a meal. For the past few months, my stepfather has made me uncomfortable with sexual comments, looking at me in a sexual way, and suddenly wanting to hug me and will not let me leave without a hug, which he has never done before. Its gotten so bad, I do not want to go over there anymore. I don't want to say anything and cause a big stink because its all so awkward. I don't know if he's getting senile or what. He also takes constant pictures of me whenever i'm over there. I've stopped going over there and I dread it, but I feel guilty. Am I blowing this out of proportion? Its changed our relationship. I have talked to another family member about it too and she thinks I should tell him to stop, but I'd be extremely embarrassed. I just dont want to be around that environment, but I dont want to completely cut off ties to my mother, even though we are not all that close anyway, she's my mom.
mL is inappropriate for solid
measurements for tissue specimens, etc., so either cc or cubic centimeters is appropriate. Ask any pathologist.
re: inappropriate stepfather
Some of you remember about this topic a few months back, and you all supported me so well, that I decided to post again on the subject. I hope admin does not remove this, I know it should be in the depression forum, but no one goes there and you all were so nice before so...
I had told you about his advances, the comments, the suddenly wanting to hug, and the inappropriate looks. I have been wearing all but a potato sack, messy hair and no makeup and even let myself not smell so good, to keep him away, but nothing works. I still want a relationship with my mother, and she does not like to go out, so i'm stuck going over there all the time. Ive even gotten downright rude to him, do not look at him or direct comments anymore, and he has gotten so daring as to now touch me inappropriately.
Last night we went to dinner, I didn't want him to go, but of course its my mother's husband so he's there. I gave him the cold shoulder the whole night, ignored his flirting and just talked to my mother. Towards the end of the night, when I was leaving their house, I hug my mother and he was standing right there waiting for his. I am extremely uncomfortable with this, so I just say bye. My mother got furious and wrote me an email as to why i've become so cold towards him.
Well, with me holding all this inside for so long, (besides telling one person who has a big mouth and really did not help me out much at all), I blurted out that I want nothing to do with this family, I will not be coming around anymore. There is no WAY I can tell her why. So i've just made the decision to stay away from the family, in order to spare her embarrassment. I think it's the right decision. I'm going to be extremely lonely, because it couldnt come at a worse time with the holidays coming, but I have no other choice.
This whole thing is humiliating. I can't believe she does not see him doing these things, but she does tend to fall into denial to avoid things. But with her accusing me of being "cold"...well, thats the last straw. I need to stay away, and I don't want the entire family to know about this around this time, even though i'm ready to explode. Writing here has helped me somewhat. I wonder if i'm making the right decision. My family adores this guy, his own family won't have anything to do with him. I feel like i'm all over the place, but i'm just so confused and sick. Wonder if i'm doing the right thing by removing myself and keeping this under wraps at least for the holidays? The only person who is miserable is me, and i'd rather it that way than the embarrassment of this all coming to light. Very lost.
Thank you guys for hearing me out. Again, admin sorry about the off topic but I posted it here before and it really helped.
Inappropriate stepfather
What does your husband and other family members say about his behavior? There is a possibility that his estrangement from his own children could have to do with a bitter divorce rather than inappropriate behavior. You say the rest of your family adores him. Why not talk to them? If he is being inappropriate with you, he is probably being inappropriate with other female family members. I doubt he'd just single you out, especially with your doing your best to appear unattractive. If you are not married, is it possible that there is a twinge of jealousy that your mom has a husband and you don't and you are imaging this? Not meant to be hateful, just wondering why you would allow this to continue.
inappropriate stepfather
I was molested by my stepfather from the ages of 8 to 12. I ended up telling my mom when I was in my 30's. She was horrified that she had not known what was going on, but did nothing. Life went on with me trying to stay away from my stepfather and never letting him be alone with my two daughters. Then one day I was at my mother's alone with my youngest daughter and he was there. I was in the other room, working for my mom that day, and my daughter came in and asked me to come sit in the living room. She laid down and went to sleep. I thought she must be getting sick. The next day she said she had something to tell me and my heart sank. I knew before she said the words. He had began to touch her inappropriately and that is when she came and got me. I took her to the doctor I worked for and the police were called. I also went and confronted him at his job. Funny thing he was fired the next day for "some reason." He was arrested, after running for a while, and ended up pleading guilty in court. My daughter was 10. I lost my mom and sister over it, they thought I over reacted, but my daughter had the reward of knowing she stopped this man from molesting others. Not long afterward he developed lung cancer that very quickly metastasized to his brain and he died on a Christmas Eve. You have to tell to protect others. I live with guilt daily because I never told when I was young. Stop it now before he does this to others, if he is not already.
Inappropriate stepfather
My heart goes out to you in this terrible situation. BUT, to not tell you mother the absolute truth is to go along with, be involved with, and perpetuate the environment that this degenerate soul buries himself in to continue hisr sickness. You must see how this sick man has placed himself in a family that will not speak out. They do this because they attach themselves to a person or persons in a family that keep quiet about inappropriate sexual behavior. Your mother is a victim too but until she has this situation blatantly shown to her, she will continue to go on protecting him. She may even go on to protect him once she is confronted also. That is a chance you will have to take. But that is not your problem at that point. You know this is an unhealthy situation and unlike your mother and stepfather, YOU know the difference. Your uncomfortableness is your ticket out of the situation, painful as it is, you do know what good mental health is. This situation is telling you that. It is sad, but sexual inappropriateness can run in generations of families simply because it is not brought out in the open and the chain broken. Just think that some other innocent female, child, could also be put in harm's way because this sick man is allowed to by not exposing his illness. I feel your pain about your concern for your relationship with your mother and what will happen, but you are whole and have no reason to dress entirely covered up. You have a RIGHT to be yourself and not go out of your way to minimize this man's illness. By doing so you are being part of this dysfunction. Be strong, seek professional guidance or a support group. You lose nothing. It is only a matter of time before your mother breaks out of this suppression. Chances are like so many other women, deep down inside she probably has some suspicions that something is not total right with this man. The hard part is hoping your mother changes.
Drs comments were inappropriate, IMHO
Dont you think his comments are a little inappropriate? To be dictating and saying that? He can put the information in a research paper he is writing but to state it while dictating?
Still inappropriate whomever he was talking to
Comments were still inappropriate for someone to overhear on the phone. Suppose it was the woman whom he examined listening on the phone while he was discussing her size? That is one thing the hospitals I have worked at tell you first up, do not ever discuss a patient in the hallways, elevators, offices because family members or the patient himself/herself could be nearby.
Totally inappropriate. You should relate this to
She should remove it or the company should remove her.
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if you live among trashy people, low income people, people w/o goals or direction,
content to just get by, you by default become a part of a group. "people" have decided to group trailer people as trash. that is because there are enough people in that group to earn the title and even if you aren't trash, you are categorized by others. did i think i was trash in lower class neighborhood surrounded by people who drank and fought all weekend? no but i knew i wasn't staying and did not try to pretend that all the fools in the neighborhood were just nice folks who ended up where they were because high horse snobs deemed their neighborhood low class. people for the most part live exactly where they belong because they don't want to educate themselves, they don't mind "trash" around them and they don't want to be bothered trying just a bit hard to extract themselves from that world. they justify everything to themselves i guess saying everyone who doesn't like their lifestyle is a snob and the comedians (Jeff Foxworthy/Chris Rock, etc) who make fun of them are just ill-informed.
As for me, I fought hard to get out and don't even want to look back. It amazes me people stay for generations.
salary
60,000+ last year
salary
Two years go, I made $67,000.00. Last year approximately $40,000.00 but I had an illness to deal with and Im still dealing with it, so probably this year, the best I will make is $25,000.00. However, Im feeling stronger, my illness is getting under control so Im aiming for next year at least $50,000.00.
salary
@.10/line I average $45,000 to 53,000 depending on how many days per week I work.
Salary
I charge $60 per audio hour or $1 per minute for my general transcription work and understand this to be the going rate. There is plenty of work out there but it is not easy to find. I am currently enrolled in a good MT program, but am going to keep doing my general work on the side even after I get work as an MT, because it really concerns me that some MTSOs hire people whom they do not fully employ. It seems like a lot of MTs post here and elsewhere that they don't get enough work to do. How can anyone project their income if they don't know if they will get any work to do or not?
salary
Worked in rural hospital at low end of #1 for 6 six years.
MT salary
What is the average salary of someone starting out being a MT, and what type of raises do you get. Is it a good career for someone young to get into?
MT salary
Greeting everyone!
There was a recent post form someone inquiring about salary etc. Many replied you may even start below minimum wage. I can confirm that because that is what I am making. I am not complaining........few expenses involved and my family situation forces me to be home, which I am blessed to be able to do. The company I am with has also been great up until this point but now getting stricter. (Do not blame them.)
How long does it usually take to get up to say 150 lph? On pirmary account dictators are the same. On secondary acoout you may get dermatology, ortho, psych, neuro, OB etc. Enjoy the variety but hard to develop speed.
Thanks for any and all advice!
My salary PT...
I work 7 days a week... part time during the week and full time/on call on the weekends. At that I make about $400 every two weeks from my job during the week and $200 a weekend from the hospital I cover for. So about $1600 a month I guess.
I signed on part time because I plan on going back to school in January and I wasn't sure if they would let me drop down to PT if I started FT. Plus I can always work more if needed to make extra, just no benefits. But hopefully hubby will hear good news next week and we will get state benefits and I can go to the doctor finally! :-D
If I worked FT at my company I would probably make around $700 every two weeks so that would be $2200 a month with the other place. Hope this helps!
(I thank God that I live in an area that is dirt cheap for mortgage, etc!)
Salary ... sm
The point of a salaried position is to compensate for a job that does have a fair amount of extended hours. The salary takes into account a certain amount of overtime - that is why salaries are usually higher than what you would make with just an hourly wage or production rate.
At the same time, you'll also be paid that same amount even if you just work 8 hours a day.
No doubt, you will have some longer workweeks. However, having worked on salary, it is a nice relief to know exactly how much will be in the bank every single time.
If you really are not wanting to work more than 8 hours a day, you'll be quickly looking for another job.
Salary
How does anyone expect a person to survive on $20,000 a year (rent, food, utilities, etc.), not to mention if you are head of household with children? This is really shameful. It is almost as though they are trying to force American Transcriptionist out of the market.
and we do pay their salary so who needs their approval. They need ours.
I would love to subject managers/supervisors to QA and have their salary based upon their performance. Which begs the question, what do supervisors do all day but generate e-mails? We do the hard work to bring money into the company so a supervisor can e-mail us and what else?
are you paid salary?
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isn't salary taboo to ask someone
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salary taboo?
Most people on this board are using an alias. If you post your annual salary -nobody knows who you are. People are all over this board bashing transcription companies and naming names, yet when you ask for salary info they have nothing to say.
Yeah right, on this salary? :)
I wish.
The beginning salary for (sm)
a GS-0640-5 is $24677. Top end at that grade is $32084. Some localities have a higher pay scale, depending on the local economy. It's likely there will be no chance of promotion unless your supervisor quits, retires, or dies and you happen to be selected for the position. You must work to age 65 or 20 years of service, which ever comes later. Search
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
for all federal job postings. If you decide to apply for a govt job, be sure to read the qualifications for the position. When you write your resume, use the exact terminology (keywords) as the job description. Some clerk who has never transcribed anything in her life will be the one to look at your resume and decide if you are qualified. The only thing she has to go on is the qualifications listed for the position. When you fill out your paperwork for your security clearance, do not lie about anything. They don't care what you've done in the past, they are looking for any secrets you might have. If you have secrets you can be blackmailed!
They want to deduct your salary from their
business expenses - so if they have NOT paid you, do not cooperate. Send them a registered letter stating simply the total $ owed, and enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope for their convenience - ha - and hold out signing any forms until YOU GET PAID!! What nerve they have!
50K is the US average salary...nm
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That's a decent salary.
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QA/editor salary?
What is an average salary to expect for QA/editor with 10 yrs. experience? I'm in the process of switching companies and have been offered 3 to 4 cents per line or between $24-26,000 salary. At that rate, I will either have to stay where I'm at working under unrealistic conditions or go back to being a Transcriptionist (which isn't such a bad idea). I'm not asking for specific companies, names, etc., but can other editors tell me, do companies offer a higher salary range such as $32-34,000 any more? The last time I was out there looking for a job, QA/editors were getting a decent salary. Now I'm finding they are getting less than MTs (and of course MTs are getting far less as well these days too). Any input is appreciated. Thanks.
Salary range
The 2-year assistant degree salary starts at around $30,000 here (the same as a beginning teacher). The PT master's degree starts at around $60,000 per year here; other areas of the country, of course, are likely to vary. I already have a bachelor's degree; I'm going for the master's, but I don't know how long the waiting list is.
Not unless you want to make a low salary.
this point. Many with years and years of experience are not making what they should. 
MT salary survey
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Medical_Transcriptionist/Salary/by_Industry
What's demeaning is the SALARY...SM
I remember 10 years or so, when MTs were complaining about the pay compared to other health care professions and at that time, outsourcing was just starting to come into play. And we were making MORE then than we are now. I don't think it's the economy either, though it contributes to the problem. Before the economy turn a recent nosedive, how many of us were making adequate wages?? Blame outsourcing and the greedy MTSOs.
And whose salary are YOU paying...nm
I think that is a great salary!...sm
I would take it.
salary per line
For the last 25 years I have transcribed and being a MTSO once upon a time, people are usually paid between 6 and 9 cents per line. Even with all my experience, I still only make 0.825 cents per line. One of my best friends who also is an MTSO with over 25 years experience, types on the side for another company and she only makes 9 cents per line - tops. Nothing has changed in the last 25 years as you will see if you check the job boards. It is a very rare occasion that you will make more being an IC and the only way to make more is to own your own business; however, the time and trouble are entirely too much grief, eat up your life and then Uncle Sam takes the rest. As an MTSO, you might be able to get 15+ cents per line, but that is really pushing the envelope. When I tried to get my personal accounts to pay me over 10 cents a line, they went balistic... hope this helps a little bit.
higher salary?
Are you serious?
You decided to be QA and you get paid by the hour, not by production. Sell your sad tale to someone who isn't hammering the keyboard for those "crumbs," you talk about.
There is Omissions and Errors insurance to cover your QA errors. Get over yourself. You aren't all that and a bag of beans.
People like me did the bulk of the report and it's your job as QA to come along and do a little clean up. In other words, QA people are what then? Janitorial staff.
It is illegal if you found out someone's salary through
unauthorized methods, such as snooping in personnel files, but you can discuss your salary with others if you wish to.
I doubt very much they "promised" you a particular salary. nm
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I agree. I would much rather have an hourly salary (sm)
I can depend on.
I do not respond if it says competitive salary.sm
That to me means 6 to 8 cpl. The company I work for now had no pay range listed, but said excellent salary. Turned out it was. Paid by the minute now and making much more than I was by 65 character line.
YES! I get a salary of 20K and then business makes 50K...nm
and believe you me, I take good care of the MT's who work for me. They pay for my house! As JRR said, it's all in getting your own accounts. Anyone CAN do it, but most people WON'T do it.
Ok, but what kind of salary do you think you will make
As say, opposed to working in the doctors office? The salary in the MTing field has gone down dramatically over the past years. I trained inhospital for over a year and have seen the salary drop and drop and drop. It probably is not a good field with out the outsourcing that is going on to try to make a decent living anymore- What kind of speed do you have with typing? I think loads of trancriptionists unhappy with where we are now days. I got into transcribing because my speed was excessive (130-140) and always was good at spelling and loved the medical field. I thought with my working in the field for so long would be a breeze when I started this. Was I in for a BIG surprise! I certainly never considered this job because of being able to stay at home because when I first started spent years and years in the office. Having said that, I, if I wanted to support a family and knowing what I do now, would certainly not recommend to others as a way to make a living.
Hi, any IC's that are paid on salary? or is this a reasonable pay I should ask for?
My docs have now switched to a new platform, which does not utilize counting lines, which is how I am paid now. They suggested paying by time, but that would be irritating for me to have to keep track and multiply and do all sorts of other stuff by hand (rather than having software to do it).
I have thought about asking them to pay me on salary. I have been with them for 7 years with no raise. NO RAISE EVER. Seven years this September, and I have made between 25 and 28 thousand dollars each year with them.
I am thinking of asking for $36,000 a year and was wondering how reasonable that is. I get absolutely no benefits from them and in turn, have to pay my own health insurance, retirement, taxes, etc. (so really it would be about 24K a year).
Any advice? thanks so much
I personally am not offended by asking about my salary...
I am just saying some people might think that way...
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