I agree 100%. Where can you find a job paying $30+++ an hour? nm
Posted By: mticA on 2007-10-14
In Reply to: my thoughts - amdahwd
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I don't see them paying more than 15 an hour, and thats being
Right now I average 20-25 an hour. I'm barely making a living on that. If they switched to hourly, production would fall dramatically, creating backlog and lost accounts because of late work. Not a good idea.
I know. I've never even heard of a VR job paying by the hour. It isn't QA at all. nm
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Find a better-paying career
I used to live like that too because this job has no earning potential so I went back to school and now do something else. It doesn't happen overnight because "life choice mistakes" take time to correct, but it can and must be done if you hate living in squallor.
That has SCAM written all over it. You'll end up paying lots of money to find out. nm
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I agree . . . unless they are paying you
Don't do it.
I agree with you old, old MT. Taking a low-paying
You have to stick to your guns and say, "I'm worth more!" In so doing, you're saying that we're ALL worth more. But.....people WILL apply for those low-paying jobs. Alas. I'm a new MT (not even a month into it), and I am making more than double what that internship is offering! Why? Because I know I'm worth it.
I agree too. WE are paying SS taxes--sm
which is SUPPOSED to be an account to help people after they retire so they can continue to live a reasonable life. It is NOT a handout, and I think the poster who suggested such was thinking of SS disability, which is not the subject of the conversation at hand. Some are just LOOKING for an excuse to judge someone else.
Agree, nationals are not paying well anymore.
Unfortunately many MTSOs are following suit to be competitive. It is definitely ALL about luck now. I was VERY lucky to find an old fashioned service where the clients still want top notch quality work and are willing to pay accordingly but it took a LONG time to find as that is now very rare, and I have 20 years in and can type anything. I say at some point we will have no choice but to move on or they will have no choice but to make a complete turnaround when they realize just how badly these reports are being butchered :)
Totally agree with you. Companies are paying
pittances for this work and it is crummy work - almost impossible to make any money. I believe it is more difficult than MT or QA and the $$ is just not there.
agree with U steady eddie, and bet if they were paying (sm)
downtime - they'd THINK TWICE and hire appropriately!
Totally agree. They're no longer paying for this so-called skill
and that's part of the reason the quality is down.
I totally agree. Them not paying is NOT hearsay. It is fact so why let them scam hard-working MTs.
SAY NO.. to their advertising. What a scam they have going.
I agree with you. I would never want to be paid by the hour.
I would be looking at a major paycut I believe. I average $28-$30/hr now and am paid by the line.
I agree. I make 8 cpl and get $29.00/hour
you have to stay in one place long enuf to get used to the dictators, then you can make good money wiht them
Also agree, but average 15-20 minutes an hour...nm
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I have to agree.....No where can I find a job that will pay me
$45-$50 an hour, which is what I average, without a professional degree. No company or hospital, for that matter, is going to pay me that! I have no complaints. I am compensated very fairly for my skills and knowledge!!
RE: I totally agree!! I work at home can came make upwards or $25+ per hour (sm)
Where outside of my home could I make that money, not have to pay gas, buy extra clothes, etc. I am very happy right where I'm at.
I agree...find out why the discrepancy. sm
You don't want these differences to accumulate so that at the end of the year your books show a different number from what your 1099 would report.
I agree. Iget tired of sifting through them and find myself not looking at all. nm
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Not to discourage you, my concern would be if you can find someone to hire you. Good luck. I agree
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What are you paying your MTs? If you're only paying 7 or 8 cpl
and expecting extremely experienced MTs, forget it. You're not going to get it. If, however, you're willing to pay 9 or more cpl then you will find what you're looking for. There ARE experienced MTs out there who will work their fingers to the bone IF they are compensated well and treated with respect.
Depends on the pay and account. My lowest average is $15.52 an hour (roughly 182.6 lines an hour) w
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1850 lines per 8 hour shift. 15.00 hour - no real requirement
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ATT- I was paying $320 for 7000 minutes, I am now paying $175 for 5000 minutes in CA. nm
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if it is feasable, split that 6-hour shift into two 3-hour shifts. sm
i work a split shift and find that i am much better able to stay focused and get more work done that way. also, being 3 months pregnant you have gone through the very tiring time of pregnancy and you should start seeing an energy perk before long.
I start an hour or 2 early and then take an hour or 2 for dinner -nm
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At 200 lines a day for 6 cents, you are making $1.20 a day or 0.15 hour for an 8 hour day!!!--cm
Did you mean 2,000? Even then you would only be making $1.50 if you work 8 hours a day.
$32/hour? You said $36/hour on an earlier post. Either way would be great. n/m
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10 reports/hour or 25 markers/hour
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go to chat room on web site and find out. i'm working but if you find out, let me know.
creepy dude.
I find most of my abbreviations here. Scroll all the way down until you find the abbreviation box.
http://www.mtchat.com/frame.php?frame=message
I appreciate your responses. I had an option of line vs hour ($14/hour) but if line pays more...nm
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65 to 75 an hour comes to $15 an hour if u are fast
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Why would they be paying for
the loss of lines when the lawsuit is not settled. Plus, I don't think the small amounts will be sufficient to cover the loss of lines.
Duh - I'm paying $2.79 for gas and
my heating and electric bills have NOT gone up in 2 years and my rent hasn't increased $500 in 4 years, in fact hasn't increased at ALL in 4 years, etc.
You're one of THEM, arent' you? One who wants to complain but when someone says do something about you get all defensive. LOL
Chatter away ... not interested. LOL
If you are paying too much for gas
Just copy and paste into your address..........this is really, really cute!
http://toccionline.kizash.com/films/1001/178/index.php
That's the old way of paying....
imo, not good pay unless a 30 minute tape can be done in 1 hour or less.. some of my 30 minute tapes take me 3-4 hours to do because of the dictator.. be careful
Wow, I don't know anyone paying that much!
Sometimes if I get too far behind paying
my internet bill, my IP provider seems to start doing that as if to remind me I better catch up or they'll shut me down. It's irritating, but it does get the job done LOL
I used to do that, but it was not paying off. SM
I haven't had a report returned in years. Believe me, if I got caught with a mistake, I'd be doin' me some heavy proofing too.
who is paying 11 cpl? - nm
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Are you paying me?
 Am I on your payroll? Do you pay my mortgage? Do you put food on my table? No you don't. Therefore, don't worry your empty little head about how I spend my time.
Huh? Can you tell us some more about paying
less than 1000 in taxes a year and how that works?
Agree, agree, agree! Just listen to Benny Hinn..
he speaks perfect English, especially when asking for money! Also, in my opinion, blanks should be left in the doc's dictation if not able to be transcribed, maybe then they will know that are NOT understood. With QA fixing them, what need is there for them to care if we understand them or not?
Not in Writing, but they are paying
Spot checks show they are paying me for spaces and for headers.
They probably aren't paying for it anyway---
That's why they charge so much for dues, etc., so the "higher-ups" can attend all these wonderful conventions in expensive places. I dropped them years ago. They don't have a CLUE that we are all scratching just to survive-- not with their "Let them eat cake" mentality! I wish EVERYBODY would drop their memberships and then see how often these idiots go to Hawaii when they all have to get a REAL JOB.
Paying for college for my son..
My son is attending college and I have paid for 2 years through a junior college, but it is now time for him to move to a major university. Because of my salary of just over $40,000 a year, he has never qualified for any type of scholarship, only student loans (which I have paid back). Does anyone know of ANY scholarships, etc. that can be applied for? I know nothing at all about how the system works and feel I have failed in trying to help him (it's all I can do to hold down 2 jobs in order to make the $40,000). We even tried to have him set up on a student work program, but they said you could not do the student work program if you were getting student loans. It was like at every turn, there was something to disqualify him from getting assistance. He carries an 'average' grade point (more interested in social aspects, of course, than his studies). He has never had a counselor at the junior college that helped much. He is interested in sports administration, so the junior college counselor did not know what field to put him in, so she put him in liberal arts, and now we find he needs some other classes instead. I'm searching for any help with limited time to search. He tries, but he does not seem to get anywhere either.  ANYTHING ideas would be appreciated, and thanks in advance.
re: paying your FICA,SS etc as SE
I beg to differ with you! Been with MQ for 17 years, they have always paid my federal & SS...they do not deduct any state taxes for SE's, and this is the only one I've ever had to pay.......never been audited about having to pay part of the above and have professional tax folks do mine, again, think you need to check your facts on this one.
anything to keep from paying for a space
That is ridiculous and has to do with money rather than the "correct way" to do things.
I had a doc tell me the other day that they were paying a service 7 cpl...
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Ask the docs what they are paying now and go from there. nm
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