It's posts like this that make me curious

• If given the chance would you go hourly or ... sm - passing through
  • I would take the hourly rate. - Bellsa
  • Yep - in a New York minute
  • I also went hourly... - MK
    • does your per hour pay - carm
    • Make much more cpl - Patti
  • No. MTs who are not motivated end up talking and we did all the work - It was very unfair
  • I went hourly - Melissa
  • At 9.5 cpl, 200 lph, you're already at... - UTMT
    • are you an employee or - carm
      • See inside for answers...>>> - UTMT
  • I would go with the line rate. At less than 9.5 cents per line sm - A liTTle less?
    • Inquiry to A Little Less - MedCat
      • I make 8.5 cents per line sm - share what?
        • Share What? - MedCat
        • But isn't the increased incentive JUST on whatever is over 300 lines? Not applied to the first 3 - nm
          • It is based on lph, not total lines sm - that is silly
          • It is for a consistent production lph over the pay period. All lines. - no
        • Per line - could never make much per hour. - Green-Eyes
        • It's posts like this that make me curious - sm
          • Transcribing is not typing. sm - Maybe that is the problem
            • thanks... - MTBlab
          • Well - been MT for 25 years and have always been - Green-Eyes
          • Whatever shows up on my screen. The work sm - no
  • Option 2 - MontanaMT
    • Never go back to hourly, if you adequately use macros, a typing program why would you want to sit fo - CatNap

The messages you are viewing are archived/old.
To view latest messages and participate in discussions, select the boards given in left menu

Why is the job so awful?  I'm wondering about specifics here. 

Here's what I'm garnering out of your posts - you don't own a headset, you don't own a foot pedal, and you are not doing well on tests, sometimes to the point of not even passing the screening and objective questions, not even making it to the practical portion (the actual transcribing).

You can get a decent headset for $20 bucks (even less on Ebay) and a pedal for $50 or less on Ebay.  You can download for free Express Scribe which will easily play most sound files.  So your explanation of failing tests because you don't have a headset or foot pedal is purely your own fault.  If you are so desperate to get an at-home job, then you should be willing to at least spend a minimum of $100 to help yourself succeed.

Finally, you have an in-house job that's paid hourly I presume since you've let your production fall to 600 lines without blinking.  Why on earth would you want to give that up?  Which brings me back to my original questions of what is so horrible about your current job? 

Marla in So. California pays 11 cpl for a 55 ccl, Oracle pays 9-1/2 cpl, MDI-MD 11 cpl, JLG 10 cpl for gross line, etc.

Of course, these are rates negotiated and paid to qualified MTs.

Trust me you should hope that VR does not catch on too quickly!  It is very intense work, and you get paid squat for doing it!  And you still have to type either when the voice is not recognized, ie, as in when the dictators are residents and just coming in, and you get paid the measy sum to edit reports that require more transcription than editing, so far there is yet a formual to distinguish between this!  So count your blessings that VR is not making its wave across Amercia with the MT's until everyone catches on to the fact that it is not "easy money" and we need to be paid exactly the same amount of money whether we transcribe or whether we do VR.   Or the companpy uses some formula you need to be a rocket scientist to figure out!   Whether for personal use or for business use VR still needs to go back in the closet from whence it came!  Or the Nationals need to pay us a living wage to do the editing if the clients want VR.  Then I'll be more than happy to offer my 20+ years experience up to do as much VR as they want.  At the moment those of us that do VR are being grossly taken for granted and our knowledge and experience used without proper compensation, because we were not totally informed about the trials and tribulations of VR and just HOW much work it truly is.

...how would you know what your company has to pay? In my experience, turnaround penalties were known by the account managers and senior management. It's a contractual detail, not public knowledge or something to be shared with transcriptionists. Then again, maybe you are in contracts, or account management, or maybe you are the CFO or COO. However, if all of your accounts truly incur no penalties, you should be buying lotto tickets, and please share the numbers with all of your friends here on MT Stars.

And yes, I've been in account management and senior management. It's not a pretty place.

Where is this crazy Amherst office people are always complaining about?

What is the condensed version of why people are quitting MQ?  You guys could have your own board there is so much conversation!  The rest of us seem mute. LOL

Has anyone sent a resume to alex-med, inc. and heard back from them yet?  Thanks

Why do some companies demand that their MTs know inside and out the rules of the AAMT yet count off if you don't type EXACTLY what the doc says, including such errors as incomplete sentences or "Upper extremities are intact x4" or dictated commas where there isn't supposed to be a comma?

Why does it matter at all if you know the AAMT by heart if you aren't allowed to put the rules to use?

Why why WHY???  

AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

Has anyone ever had a REAL psychic-type experience, i.e. a dream that came true or something along those lines?

no offense meant....

My kids are supposed to be going to Boston with their dad next week, and I'm concerned about all the rain and flooding.  I was hoping that maybe if someone lives in or near Boston they could tell me how bad the roads and the surrounding areas are.  I know their trip won't be cancelled, but I just want to make sure they are safe (I can't help worrying about them.  I guess it's just that "mom" blood).  

To whoever reads this or lives in the northeast, I hope that you remain safe and your families are well.....