oil field pers a "per diem" which is a set amt of money they get to show up for work that day,
Posted By: oil field hubby on 2007-06-14
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Per diem means "per day." nm
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Most of the men I know in this field make more money than
I think they do less bonding with coworkers and seem to focus better.
Hire someone to work per diem or for a weekend. NM
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If you can show proof you did this work for them, they then have to show they paid it in order
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Per diem is on an as needed basis - not a stable job. May work 1 day a month. nm
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I have been around awhile, and will last making good money as long as this field does.
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Touchy feely versus show me the money sm
I keep trying to say, over and over again here, that LINE RATES ARE ARBITRARY!!!!
Having the right MT job is a matter of three things...courteous people to work with, a decent platform and enough understandable dictations to make some money. I can PROMISE YOU that if they are paying a lot, they expect a lot. If the situation was more pleasant, they could hire MTs for less than that high high line rate.
Now, I am not saying I'd work for 7.5 cents or even 8, but I did take an employee position for 8.5. I accepted this for other reasons. You all might think that companies owe us benefits, PTO and so forth on their tab and that we should STILL be paid top dollar. There are companies who do and can, but they work their MTs very hard and I know this first hand.
Benefits, PTO, 401Ks...these are NOT free! There is no free lunch with this stuff. Remember that the only people in an MT company who are actually GENERATING income are the MTs. The QA people, the team leaders, the IT people, the MT manager, the owners...they all suck on bottle ONLY WE fill with milk. I am in favor of fewer office people being around to suck from that bottle, and a wise company has as few support staff as can be managed and at the same time, charge as much money as they can get away with. If they offer benefits, those benefits suck the bottle too, but they make cheese out of it and hand it back to us. That means less cream for pay, but it means having cheese. The bottle holds a finite amount, after all.
My taking less money is because from all I have read, this is an excellent company. The benefits are low priced and the company pays part of this for me. The PTO pay is the most fair and reasonable I have ever even heard of, and there is plenty of it even in the first year. The QA is all promoted from within, they still type on a daily basis as it should be, and they all have at least 10 yrs of experience. The platform is a dream come true. Even at 8.5 cents, I stand to earn over $30 an hour that I could not earn at 10 cents a line because I didn't have this much support.
i sent my chapstick back with show me the money on it. i'm now working for spheris.
oh well he has one more chapstick floating around to recycle next MT appreciation day.
Even if Cirie doesn't win the money she is the winner of the show in the self confidence and
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getting forums on pers computer??
I can't seem to figure out how come i can't get the full list of forums (left column) as i have on my job computer, put onto my personal computer...i used the exact same address in the address bar ...any help would sure be appreciated! 
Could you possibly work out in the field somewhere at 1 better-paying
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Link did not work right. Just put her name in the seach field. nm
Ctrl + F9 adds the field brackets - F11 jumps to the field.
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Does anyone work a part time job that is NOT transcribing or related to the transcription field?
If so, what??
Actually latin for "per day"...
What a fancy way of putting it. This could also be for travel. I once had a company call to hire MTs that could go on the road to facilities that had people out or needed to catch up, etc., like Kelly girls, but it was not them. They worked like an employement agency but guaranteed a nice hourly amount plus expenses per day, hence per diem.
"Per page rate for x-ray"
Can someone tell me what the going pay rate is per page for x-ray reports? Thank you
I saw the "per" recommendation over at MT911, emailed my QA and never heard back ... about BOS
I had all my frequencies formatted as
q. 6h.
Then noticed they were being changed to
q.6 h.
Searched my BOS and found one ... very marginal (an exampled within antother entry) citation ...
Sure -- I want to do it the right way ... if only I could know what the "right way" was ...
It would be infinitely easier if some sort of "rationale" or reason for this-not-that were given.
Whatever.
Thank you. I agree. Lack of enthusiasm in my work is bound to show up
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Great opportunity now. Work full time, show
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Money, money, money, mmonnneyyy. Singing the Apprentice song.
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Money with no work
Sit down and analyze the situation and you'll figure it out. I know where you're coming from and I've done that.
What is per diem? nm
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per Diem
What exactly is per Diem? Thanks!!!
per diem
Hello: What is a per diem medical transcriptionist? Is this relatively the same as an IC? Thanks in advance for any info.
To me pe diem is ......
Per diem, or "per day," is a Latin phrase meaning specific amount of money an organization allows an individual to spend per day so it might mean like on a salary and you get paid no matter how much work you do??? But it is a specific amount of money you get paid no matter what -- now if it means you have to get 2000 lines per day no matter how long it takes or do 200 minutes per day no matter how long it takes and you get this much for it -- need to check that out. It is almost like getting paid per report no matter how many lines are on it -- but this is just my way of thinking and could be wrong
Per diem
I am per diem for an account and it's basically I work when they need me, fortunately it's been daily!
Per diem
I have worked this way for some big companies and some were medical and some were other types of corporations. I was an employee at all and received benefits if they chose to include them; sometimes I had to work a certain amount of hours to qualify in a given pay period, sometimes they just wanted me so they gave them to me anyway to keep me from quitting. You are an employee at per diem usually, you just don't know how many hours each day you will work or how many days a week (sometimes you know the days, just not the hours or vice versa). When I transcribe per diem I have set days, like Monday, Wednesday and Friday 8 hours each or 4 hours each, or whatever Sometimes the start time is fixed, sometimes it is flexible. For one I can do it from home or from the hospital. For one, I just have a certain amount of minutes to type and I know how long it takes, as does the employer and when I am done I leave. Their system is accountable and knows how long I was there, how much got typed and how much to pay me. Sometimes per diems have a guaranteed minimum salary too. That is nice. It all just depends on what you work out at your interview. One hospital I know will pay air fare, hotel fees, taxis, and a higher than usual hourly rate or line rate for a couple people to fly in when they are backlogged. They do this because those people have both worked there for a long time before they moved to other cities and they are "worth it" because they know the system, are excellent CMTs, etc. and will produce massive amounts of work in short time frames and they don't have to be proofread or whatever. I hope this is not too long! I like it that way. It is like working for Ghost Busters! We could start our own company and call it Backlog Busters!
per diem and on call in job ads
When a hospital places an ad for an "on call" transcriptionist, what exactly does that mean? Does it mean they can call you up at 3:00 a.m. to come in for an emergency report?? And per diem means you just come on for a job here and there, right? It isn't regular work?
I am sorry if these are dumb questions. I'm new. Thanks for your input.
per diem could be an employee
The per diem I am familiar with meant as needed. For instance, if there was a vacation or if someone was ill, the per diem employee filled in. Hope this helps.
That kind of money is what has sent work overseas, IMO.
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Hard 2 make money with no work.
didnt work so owed no money
it is bigger equipment and expensive. AND they never worked so I did not owe them any money. Some were so "anxious" to work that I spent a small fortune sending it overnight so they could "get started" because they really needed to work. I want to believe in the best of people, but it is getting harder and harder.
You're defining PRN - per diem is per day. nm
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Also, per diem, I believe means as needed.
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per diem is basically *as needed*, nm
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Does anyone else earn extra money at home doing something along with MT work?
I need some ideas. Fall is coming and I will have some extra time and getting burned out on MT.
Yes because i will be spending money i don't have and won't earn anything with work decreasing
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Depending on who you work for.... you can make good money
I usually average between $15-25 an hour doing VR. That is enough for me. I think it helps if you have companies that pay for footers, headers, spaces etc.. Good luck.
No benefits either being per diem but definitely ask about the average hours per month you can....
expect to work. Most per diems are only allowed to work a certain number of hours per week.
Also, find out how much "notice" you will get for working; i.e., will they call you a day or two in advance, or call you the day they want you to work?
The bright side of per diem is that usually a hospital will hire the per diems if they are interested in a full time job before posting elsewhere. It's your foot in the door so to speak.
I understand... But I will not lose money by doing free work because she chooses to bill (sm)
will a method that requires me to give away free work. I will politely explain my position when we have our meeting. If push comes to shove, I will tell her that I will switch to her method of line counting, but I will need 9 cpl rather than 8 cpl. If she won't do it, I will give my notice.
Thanks for the input! I appreciate your time!
My dad owns a dental lab - GOOD money, steady work, very tedious though
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Forget "per line." Your take-home pay should be taking home SM
roughly what it was before. If it is not, is it because your current pay rate for editing (which in many companies keeps changing as the VR system is developed) is too low or is it because your talents and skills are more for speed typing than speed editing?
If the first, discuss it with higherups, and go get a new job if you don't get the response you need. My last MTSO was secretly refiguring how production was counted to pay us less. I can accept hard reality, it was the secrecy that burned. Sometimes, though, it's just that the learning curves of individual editors and that of the system aren't in sync, and you end up temporarily making less.
If the second, though, recognize it as soon as possible and change to straight transcription work, in your company or a new one, for as long as you can find it.
As for why we aren't paid more for a higher skill, that's just the way the labor supply ball bounces. Best wishes.
7 cpl gross and counts blank lines, IC status-- make a ton of money because it's easy work...nm
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Make money? I'm not making any money because of my decision. You read my reasoning
You can agree with me or not, but don't make false assumptions please.
You're working to make money, not to spend money.
These people should be ashamed of themselves taking advantage of people this way!
I also blew some money signing up with Quixtar... The only way to make any money is to bug everyone
you know into signing up. I felt like a snake oil huckster. I hated it. I was flushing money down the toilet from the moment I handed over my money.
RUN, do not walk away! I do an entirely different side business now that I really love (in addition to my MTing, which I also love!) Find something you're good at and that you truly love doing. Then make a business out of it. That's the best way to have a side business. Selling discount toilet paper through Amway/Quixtar? Not so much.
The CMT exam is overrated. Don't waste your time & money. Use that money on
paid anymore just because you have it. There are a few CMT cheerleaders that post to people like you but they are pretty well sucked up into that association.
love, love, love the show. hate american idol. this show is for real.
the only reason i entertained watching it was because of mark burnett and as usual he has such genious casting and editing. btw, don't know who anything about "metal" music but these performers make me like it. love marty and jd as performers. HATE JESSICA. susie is so nice and so emotional. it seems they all support each other and enjoy each others skills. regarding ty and bob marley, ty was excellent but he also lucked out on the song! bob marley was genious too and his music is very easy to listen to. i don't like 3/4 of what the others are given to sing but their performances make me love the music. dave navarro shines on this show, very gracious for the most part and letting the contestants down easy when they have to leave. he was great last night with brandon (?). sweet, sweet show. i am so impressed with everyone involved.
Yeah, money, that's it. I paid $20.00 for my dog. Money is NOT THE ISSUE
walk him daily, play ball daily, he sleeps in my office daily while I work. Yeah, I got a lot of money, NOT HARDLY. And, my dog is HORRIBLY HORRIBLY ABUSED because he wears a collar around his neck. It's people like you that make me sick. I am done defending my use of the shock collar. I am going to continue with it and my dog will continue to be pampered , educated, fed, kept warm, and love me for everything that I do for him even when I remind him that his barking needs to stop. So, with that said, I will not respond to any more of your CRAP in reference to the shock collar.
Money is money and most people will do whatever it takes when in need. sm
if you do bring it to the attn of the office manager, why not offer her a raise to compensate. it is obvious she just needs or wants more money than your office is paying her. I agree, it is a free country and although it seems odd, unless you had it outlined in contract, she can work for whomever or whereever she pleases on the side. at least she is typing and not at a strip joint, lol. I see no conflict of interest, she has experience obviously in whichever field you are in and what is wrong with doing extra in that field. i agree with MYOB "nicely" and concentrate on your reports than looking at older reports and seeing who they are typed by.
The bottom line is doesnt matter what they pay if there is no work you make no money. Bottom line.
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