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Posted By: sm on 2007-06-21
In Reply to: Being a high-producer is a good thing, but so is quality, - sm

What happens when you find out someone doesn't produce like you do but are still getting the same hourly rate? Wouldn't that make you mad that someone can get away with typing 2 reports an hour when you're pumping out like 20? Think about it.

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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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