All of a sudden you have these

or sick time.  Do you then hire a subcontractor?  You become the national.  That's not an original idea.  There are many, many MTs out there with their own accounts who never get a vacation because they don't want to get backed up.  If they then hire a subcontractor, they become basically an MTSO outsourcing their own work to a subcontractor who must take a cut rate, and the wheels keep spinning. 

I see a lot of posts where people want health insurance, PTO time, and sick leave.  If the client provides these things, they most likely will not pay much hourly, so then you will not make as much money as you might think.  This is the perfect example of a catch 22.  Can't live with them and can't live without them.  

• Food for Thought - Worker in USA
  • That sounds all well and good - until that employee at home
    • So you get a backup, like I have - anon
      • Again, easier said than done. - sm
        • So you charge ,12 cpl...(sm) - Dinosaur
          • I've offered this before. - sm
          • I agree - teaser
    • you get a network of MTs to cover as backup whom you can trust. kinda like docs are "oncall" - LMT
      • Easier said than done, but you keep beating a dead horse. - sm
        • as an IC you are a business - I Agree
        • sounds like YOU are - edit
          • And you are doing nothing more than whining. Re-read the post. - sm
            • to me, your response is RIDICULOUS! - edit
              • Oh, it's you, Shroom. I'd recognize that attitude anywhere. - sm
                • WRONG, whoever shroom is - edit
            • why don't YOU do what YOU say - edit
              • Is this the last we have to read from you? - sm
                • bye, ding dong, good riddance!! - edit
                  • That explains ALL your childish behavior. - nm
                    • "Childish?" Look at yourself - edit
                      • You really need to understand the issues. - sm
                        • 21+ years, and you think you - edit
                          • Thankfully, self-employed so I don't have to deal with the likes of you. - sm
                          • I meant CNA, - edit
                            • Two dogs, barking at each other - through a fence.
  • While I would like to see that happen, too, - I don't see it as an option. sm
    • Doctors' offices, not hospitals - anon
      • All of a sudden you have these - accounts where you have no vacation
      • As with everything else in healthcare, the downslide of MT - started when the HMOs moved in. nm
    • How would the doctors/rich HMO CEOs feel about - working for less money each year? nm
      • You may not believe this, but doctors are working for less - money each year.
        • you are right - I do not believe it - I - know better
          • small mentality usually means small pocketbook - Yes, they DO work for less now.
            • Depends on where they work......... - NM
          • big homes do not mean - just me
      • They do have to work on less insur payments, etc. - But that has no effect on this issue.
        • Gaaaaa.... don't even get me started on what the - insurance co's. have contributed to this mess!
    • And high producers do not want hourly pay. - We like at-home production pay!
      • In my experience hourly employees - don't product as much as cpl workers.
        • Depends on where you work and how you're paid - and treated, among other things. nm
      • Being a high-producer is a good thing, but so is quality, - sm
        • Hey, I have never made lower than 99% on my - quality reports. Never.
          • LOL - I agree with you. - beating the dead horse sm
          • So if you were making 7cpl and were offered 10 cpl, - you would turn it down? nm
            • Depends on incentive offered, benefits, and - nature of the accounts, work schedule, contracts,
              • Provided bennies were identical? - nm
        • Furthermore - sm
          • My former job paid by the hour. Higher producers with - higher quality got more per hour. nm
        • The big companies are cheating you? - They are providing you with health insurance
          • what big company actually provides you with health insurance? sm - LMT
            • On-site employee status is not cheap either. - Healthcare is expensive everywhere.
          • When paid hourly, we still had a minimum daily line count - which was higher the more we made. nm
            • Who is cheating who then? - I have never seen it work that way.
              • Well see, the thing is, your experience is only - one in thousands. Everyone's is different.
  • Hourly or Per Line? - Neesey
    • Why *settle* for less than you made in the ྌs? - Did healthcare/meds/co-payments drop in price? NO!
      • ? I don't know what that little square is - - It should be 񓟜s"! nm
        • Aaaaah! Okay, I'll spell it out - nm - Nineteen eighties. sheeshhhh
  • most private doctors... - missed TAT etc
  • May I just add... - Worker in USA
  • I Agree 100% - worried MT
    • You're right. (sm) - So tired of being devalued!
    • Exactly! What are the big nationals providing? - mtstudent
      • It's cheaper to hire a national than pay employees - and overhead. NM
        • What are they providing to the MT? - mtstudent
          • The big companies are cheating themselves, as well. - see mssg.
          • Low wages? I make approx $60K a year at - a national. ? LOL
            • How? By working 12-hr days 7 days/week? - High producers should get MORE cpl, not LESS!
              • No. I work four 10-hour days. I'm really fast, really - experienced. On rare
                • I found that the more OT I made, the more of it - went to the government.
                  • I don't do that much of it but my wages have pushed me - into a higher tax bracket.

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