Then I am happy for ya!

• Give MQ a chance... - mqpeep
  • I hope "sm" got my apology about the nickel. - Busy MT'ing
  • to administrator - why was thread deleted
    • Simple, I'm fed up with all the crap and I'm not going to allow it to start up again. - Administrator (sm)
  • From one who worked for MQ nearly 18 years, no matter was MQ bone they throw out, I know with a full - heart that it's for their gain only. sm
    • And? Your point? It is a business. If they don't make - Busy MT'ing
      • In response to the corporate minded - MT MQ
  • Well said!!! - MQx4

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I, on the other hand, had my children in my mid to late 30's.  I'm 45 and have a 12 and 5 year old.  At 50, I'll have a teenager and another one who will be right behind him.  There is definitely something to be said for having your kids when you are younger, not to say I am not enjoying mine - I'll be pretty old when they are on their own. 

but I only ask for 12 cents and I don't feel I am asking too much for the area I am in.  I would even negotiate to 11, but no lower.  It is a pretty good deal for them, but maybe they'd rather use India!  If I wanted to hire someone, I could not go lower than 11.  I think this area has had a lot of soliciting because it pays a little higher.  Houses around here are $700,000 and who the he** can afford to work for less than 11 cents per line.

So make an extra $1000 for me!

Can't comment on working for DR as employee, but it is the same management/QA.  I work on only one account, if you work for DR directly I think you may work on more than one.  

Pay is average, but I am making lots of lines and $$ due to a platform I like (Word superimposed on their platform) and fair incentive.  My benefits through the hospital are excellent and very affordable (main reason for taking this position) with generous time off, etc. 

They do pay downtime, which is a plus if there is no work.  There are a lot of negative posts lately about them, but I have no particular complaints.         

I share your joy; my guilty secret pleasure is blogging where I can write to my heart's content.  Unfortunately, it does not pay the bills!

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Please do tell who you are so happy with.  I'm interested in checking out other companies with a LITTLE flexibility, decent wage, PTO that doesn't require 6 to 8 weeks notice, etc.... and is not in India!   Curious in Ohio

put up with domineering or rude people to interview.  Do the work yourself.  Darn it!  I'm tired of whining and comlaining recruiters who think that an MT has no right to be in the know when they are accepting a client.  If you don't like the business of hiring and firing, then do your own work!!!!     

This whole thread has been just ridiculous in the fact that this OP obviously wanted to stir up some trouble and gloat about being able to hire or not hire a potential subcontractor.  Grow up!   

I like this thread/topic. I agree with everything the OP said, except maybe the $32.00 an hour unless, of course, you figure into your wage what your benefit package is worth. Getting affordable health insurance, vacation pay, etc. works out to be quite a bit per hour that we just don't think of as wages.

As said above, anything can be said on the internet; but on the topice of speech recognition, which I do daily, I have to disagree. When I was doing straight typing, about 3 years ago, I was doing 15/16 minutes of dictation an hour. (Our production is computed in minutes, not lines). Now with SR I average 27/28 minutes per hour, almost double. I love SR. It is much easier on the body, for me that means my knees.

As long as we are willing to adapt to the changes of SR and EMR, I believe we all will have enough work to last. I feel sorry for those just trying to get their foot in the door. It is getting harder and harder to get that first job/experience. My company hasn't hired a new MT in 2 years, even when someone quits they are not being replaced because our production has improved significantly with SR.

If anyone is really that unhappy with their situation, they should find another company or another profession. Life is too short to be misserable.

Despite all the controversy about taking the exam, passing it really does make a person proud of themselves.  Anyone who has taken the test recently knows that it truly does cover all the things a "real" MT needs to know in order to be successful.