MESSAGE TO ALL POSTERS - PLEASE READ

It is important that all posters (and those who just lurk around and read) understand that this board does not represent just one single view, opinion, perspective, posting style, topic, etc. 

The board is for posting opinions for productive and information sharing, discussion, debate, etc. 

EVERY OPINION IS ALLOWED.  NO OPINION IS WRONG .. It is just an opinion!  Our opinions reflect our beliefs.  There may be opinions that are more popular or acceptable by society, by industries, by individuals or groups than others but all are allowed on this board.

No poster here knows any behind-the-scenes information about anyone else.  Everyone's email address is hidden.  A person can post here without identifying who they are.  Just because there are 2 or more posts even with the same handle does not PROVE that the posts are by the same poster, etc.

Every poster and reader here must exercise some personal restraint and tolerance toward others' opinions.  You may have to step back and stop reading a bit, take a breath, determine not to reply to a post or otherwise.  There is no reason why healthy debate cannot occur but it has to be civil and allow others' experiences and beliefs to be presented. 

Stop attacking one another and stop trying to bully individual posters or opinions.  This means trying to police others' posts for grammar, spelling.  It also means to stop trying to personally address others' posting styles or personalities by calling them out.

If you have a problem with a post, report it.  If a post bothers you, stop reading or reply and debate it but do it with respect.

This board is not moderated for niceness  nor for a single opinion.  It is here for everyone to present their ideas and beliefs and all are welcome - on every forum of MTStars.

If you have problems with a specific poster, send me the link and let's discuss it.  I will not remove posts because they are simply not nice, etc.  If you wonder why your post is removed, ask me.

Happy posting, everyone!

Moderator:  Cher

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It is important that all posters (and those who just lurk around and read) understand that this board does not represent just one single view, opinion, perspective, posting style, topic, etc. 

The board is for posting opinions for productive and information sharing, discussion, debate, etc. 

EVERY OPINION IS ALLOWED.  NO OPINION IS WRONG .. It is just an opinion!  Our opinions reflect our beliefs.  There may be opinions that are more popular or acceptable by society, by industries, by individuals or groups than others but all are allowed on this board.

No poster here knows any behind-the-scenes information about anyone else.  Everyone's email address is hidden.  A person can post here without identifying who they are.  Just because there are 2 or more posts even with the same handle does not PROVE that the posts are by the same poster, etc.

Every poster and reader here must exercise some personal restraint and tolerance toward others' opinions.  You may have to step back and stop reading a bit, take a breath, determine not to reply to a post or otherwise.  There is no reason why healthy debate cannot occur but it has to be civil and allow others' experiences and beliefs to be presented. 

Stop attacking one another and stop trying to bully individual posters or opinions.  This means trying to police others' posts for grammar, spelling.  It also means to stop trying to personally address others' posting styles or personalities by calling them out.

If you have a problem with a post, report it.  If a post bothers you, stop reading or reply and debate it but do it with respect.

This board is not moderated for niceness  nor for a single opinion.  It is here for everyone to present their ideas and beliefs and all are welcome - on every forum of MTStars.

If you have problems with a specific poster, send me the link and let's discuss it.  I will not remove posts because they are simply not nice, etc.  If you wonder why your post is removed, ask me.

Happy posting, everyone!

Moderator:  Cher

There is no need to play grammar school marm here.  Do not correct other poster's spelling, grammar, etc. 

Goldbird

I hate MT,  but I love the perks is what you say. 

I know you are paid on production at 5 cpl and you said it was an editing/transcription combination.  And yes, if you do not like your job you certainly are not goign to push yourself and that ellusive 250 to 300 lph will never be met and you will be getting closer to 150 to 200 lph. 

If if the software program that is the problem, which you never mention in your initial post, then you need to look elsewhere and fnd that perfect fit. What company is it you work for?  Maybe someone else can help with the glitch.  I've had issues that were actually on my end which interferred with a specific platform and once I got it fixed, things were great, but in the meantime it sure was frustrating.  In other words, it is not always the company's fault. 

She needs to compare the amount she is paid ($5.75/1000 words is less than $0.01 per word) by computing a line (in this case the example given was 65-characters with spaces) times a line rate (example of $0.08/line). Comparing the two results will help her to decide if she is being paid enough.

There are several boards provided here.  Please post under the appropriate board.  If you are talking about a school, there is a board for that discussion.  The same applies for a technical board for equipment topics; word, style, drug boards; a political board, a christianity board, a specific Medquist board, an offshores concerns board, etc.  The Main board would serve for all discussions/topics that have not been provided special boards.

It is not fair for some to post where they should and others not.  To avoid your post being deleted, please post under the appropriate boards.

If you have any questions or problems, please let me know.  My e-mail is goldbird@mtstars.com and you can e-mail me directly or use the Reply By E-Mail option provided at the bottom of this post.

Thank you.

Goldbird

I was responding to the person who wrote *I just started with a company, and I honestly don't think I will EVER be able to make the line count .... 11,000.*  That's what I meant by the line count being required.

As problematic as the company is, though, I don't think they offshore.

When someone assumes something they make an A_ _ out of themselves.  LOTS of companies are using DQS/DEP today.  Some of these posters making such blanket statements are just *totally out to lunch*   and perhaps should find a different field  (if they are so miserable).  Les Miserables....hence, I'd *consider the source*. 

another thing that they did not point out is:

1.  The schools that teach MT'g promise wages that are a thing of the past. They state you can work at home and make upwards of $40,000. It sounds great, but the fact is, you need more than schooling to get that kind of job. What they don't tell you is you need the experience and to get that, you really need to work at a hospital or have mentoring for another 2 years for the experience to be able to get a job with a national to work at home.

2.  Those that have "graduated" from these schools also get so desperate for a job and no nothing about rates being paid, that they think the rates being paid today are the norm, then take those jobs, leaving the company the option of trying to see just how low they can go in their next ad.

I've only been an MT for 15 years. I've watched the rates go from $.12 to what they are paying now.

Most of the companies that offer MT schooling also offer medical billing.That's also a crock. You need the same amount of training/experience in that field before being able to work at home. I, myself, had a job doing medical billing with NO EXPERIENCE and the doctor's office that hired me, trained me. I worked there 2 years and it's not an easy job, either. Too easy to make a mistake.

Now that overseas MT'g and VR are in the picture, the wages are still going down. I've written letters to the newspapers, state congress and senate, federal congress and senate, and signed petitions. The answer is always the same: "We thank you for your concern and will get back to you." Of course, they never do. I even wrote to the Labor Board about their average wages for MTs being too high. Got the same answer.

Banding together doesn't work, either. Everyone wants better wages, but they want to "let somebody else do it."  Walking out won't work. They'll just replace everyone with another body. It's a no-win situation.

come across totally different attitudes from people when they hear I work from home.  People seem amazed and view it as lucrative, cushy, easy to be able to work from home.  Most want to know how to get such a position.  When they hear it involves schooling/training, constant learning, long hours, lots of sitting and typing, lots of researching, crappy files, crappy pay, they usually shy away from it and ask no more once they get the message that it's a real job with real hours.

My neighbor (I call her the overnight CMT), decided she could become an MT since I could do it.  She actually tried it for 1 whole hour, although it was probably less than 1 hour.  She went to school 7 weeks for terminology (only terminology at the advice of the MTSO) at the local community college, had a cushy MT position handed to her by her friend's mother who is an MTSO, was offering her 7 cpl knowing jack sh*t and was going to be on full QA/mentoring to get her up to par.  Basically she had it made as a not-even-newbie-MT, but she gave up quickly when hearing the first dictation and has had no desire to pursue MT any further, even with my offering to assist her whenever she needed and point her in the right direction to becoming an MT.

Once she had that "in" with the MTSO, she suddenly knew more about this field than me and ignored all advice I offered to her.  She even told me that I should apply with this MTSO.  I had to hold back laughter.  As if I'd need her to help find me a job in a field I've been in for over a decade, that she's been psuedo-involved in for about the length of a blink of an eye...whatever though, thanks for the job lead.  MT is too much like "real work" and my neighbor wasn't really wanting to have to work...if only she had listened to me when I warned her it was not going to be as easy as she imagined/was led to believe, she could have saved $800 and not wasted 7 weeks going to class, but what do I know.

Sorry for going off topic with my story...I agree with Claire, you owe no one an explanation and you should turn the question back around on them.  The blank stare reply had me cracking up.

and only MQ Certain Posters upset and embarrass you?  why not address MQ Certain Posters rather than making blanket statements? 

with all due respect you are backtracking big time and sliding a bit on the truth side.  read your posts over.  but that's okay.  kind of clintonish whether you like it or not.

pro MQ posters and funny thing, they have all the same style of writing, emphasizing their thoughts with CAPITAL LETTERS.  Could this be one MQ manager working overtime to make it appear there are lots of posters who think MQ is the greatest and anyone who doesn't like MQ has a bad attitude?  I don't know but it looks fishy to me.  Those CAPITAL LETTERS are a big give-away that one poster is assuming multiple personalities to defend MQ but isn't smart enough to change style of posting.  

Just sayin.............

In fairness to all posters, if you are a MQ poster, please kindly post only NEW information on the Main board and your daily information ie ran out of work already, questions about the infamous "packet", etc. on the Company board.  Please note that redundant questions will be removed from the Main board.  Feel free to check the archives and feel free to post your daily information and queries on the Company board.

Thank you,

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