thank you for the compliment

Posted By: Janine on 2007-06-12
In Reply to: Your posts are some of the best and most eloquent -sm - My 2 cents (per line?)

I learned to write from working for attorneys. That and the pay were the best things from that job. I don't think I write well at all. I end up frustrated and embarrassed at the end of every post of mine! I appreciate your telling me I seem to be making sense in what I am trying to say!

You too and others on this board have the same skill. You've made some exellent points here again. We all need to pool our talents and resources and work together.

I've got some ideas but no time to post now and I want to give them more thought as well. But thanks for the encourgement!!!

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An experienced MT in your employment is worth - TEN not-yet-hired.
- Spoken like someone who has no clue. - sm
  - Why is it that you think being an IC makes - sm - My 2 cents (per line?)
    - I am an IC because I am good enough. - sm
      - THAT sure sounds like it was straight out of - a book of daily affirmations...
        LOL. You're right. It's been a while since I watched SNL. Thanks for the reminder. - nm
  - Oh, we have a clue! - Neesey
    - Actually, I think there are several people here... - sm
      - Another management reply. Pretty obvious, huh? - Hmmm
        Not obvious to me. Not all well-compensated MTs are in management. - sm
        This chick's crackin' me up - *Not mgmt.* - Uh-huh....
        You need to find a new wheel. - sm
        WOW! - anon
        The difference is... - sm
        Name a few. - Hmmm
      - Oh, I think I earn my keep! - Neesey
        And if you don't like the truth, you could stay off the boards as well. - nm
        My, my, my! - anon
        If only that were true. - sm
        If we were treated like professionals, we might be - more likely to act the part.
        Oh, how wrong you are about me. - sm
        My mindset was carefully cultivated, watered, and - 'Shroom
        Good rebuttal! - MT in CO
  - which MTSO are you? - no message
    - An MTSO with my own accounts. - sm
      - Good for you MTSO. If more MTs - mtstudent
      - So I guess God sent you to enlighten the MT world? - 'Shroom
        And I say an MT who transcribes like it SM - QA
        Huh? Could you explain that? - Not sure as I understand that one.
        No, just sharing what has worked for me. - sm
- If you want 15-18 cpl you need to get - your own accounts. I don't make 18 cpl
  - $$ - me
    - India's selling itself short, too. nm - My 2 cents (per line?)
      - the 2 cents goes a lot further in India - Honoper
        Someday they won't be; we were there, once. nm - My 2 cents (per line?)
  - If If U have your own accounts, U should be charging MDs more. nm - My 2 cents (per line?)
    - You apparently are not aware of - the going rate for MT. I have been
      - Just because it's the *going rate*, doesn't mean that - it's what the work is actually worth.
        You aren't going to get 15 to 18 cpl. - Maybe you should look into another
        I'll believe that when I see your receipts. - 'Shroom
        See my receipts? you think I make more - thank 14 and 15 cpl? Nope, sorry.
        Who made you an IRS agent today? - sm
        Shroom Why are you criticizing the MTs - mtstudent
        Because they imply that not having your own (sm) - 'Shroom
        You are dreaming if you think 15 to 18 cpl - is entry level pay. Get off your butt and do
        In every other job but this one, that IS - entry-level pay.
        Then by all means, go find one of those jobs, - since you obviously aren't happy with MT. nm
        You are dreaming again. At 15 to 18 cpl you can make - easily $40 an hour. What other job can you
        Hahahahaha! - clhmt
        I'm rather fond of that term! - see message
        I said nothing of the kind. I was pointing out - that the market is not going to bear
        Where did you read all that? - sm
        Bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored.... - nm
- BRAVO!!!! - susancarol
- It'll never happen. - anon
  - That's because we're always *on sale*. nm - My 2 cents (per line?)
  - I know some companies who only charge the client - not so
    - The offshores should be charging more, too.... - My 2 cents (per line?)
- I love your post! - anon
- WELL SAID!!! - mk
  - Let the docs use their reports transcribed in India as a defense! LOL - mstudent
    - how many docs know? - Janine
      - Outsourcing Costs Versus Quality Reports - AnotherOldTimerMT
      - The docs are so busy with their own work (sm) - My 2 cents (per line?)
    - Absolutely. Maybe a paper needs to be written for (sm) - My 2 cents (per line?)
      - Some resent paying for transcription - mstudent
        They don't realize that VR often ends up costing - sm - My 2 cents (per line?)
        what we need - Janine
        Just because one or two publications or other - sm - My 2 cents (per line?)
        I agree with you - Janine
        Janine - Wasn't there a whistler blower from *Q - mtstudent
        Sorry, I don't know about this - Janine
        You're right - it IS all a big power struggle. sm - My 2 cents (per line?)
        you make some good points - Janine
        Your posts are some of the best and most eloquent -sm - My 2 cents (per line?)
        thank you for the compliment - Janine
        You're welcome, and you deserve the compliment. (sm) - My 2 cents (per line?)
        My 2 cents - :) - mstudent
    - anon - the almighty $ will show in personal injury/malpractice cases. (nm) - mstudent

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Indeed I do! Thanks for the compliment.

We have two sons that actually are into doing Rap. Not our choice by any means, but hubby built a small recording studio in the basement with a sound proof booth so the boys can do their thing without knocking mom out of her chair with the "boom boom" that goes along with it.

We've also 2 girls that sing like songbirds, but the oldest isn't interested. The youngest, age 10, likes to sing and she dances (tap, ballet, jazz). She has just taken an interest in playing piano. We don't push her. We just let her do her thing. She's pretty good. GEE, I wonder where she gets that from?

sucks is a compliment.
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Thank you for your thoughts and the compliment! :) nm
nm

You're welcome, and you deserve the compliment. (sm)
Effective writing isn't all about long, fancy words, or even about proper spelling & punctuation (as the Grammar Police would like us to believe), it's about GETTING THE POINT ACROSS. And you do that 200%.

Well, I guess I'll take my pay rate as a compliment then.
I graduated top of my class, and no, I didn't go to one of the "Big 3". I was actually hired 1 month before I graduated. I had 5 different job offers from various nationals and I chose one. I do not think 8 cpl is high at all. In fact, when I was doing my research on companies before I graduated, that seemed to be the going rate whether you had experience or not. I consistently type 1200+ lines a day and my QA score is 99%. I feel that 8 cpl is an appropriate rate for a newbie MT, especially when you consider that a lot of companies want to pay that for years of experience. If I only transcribed 1000 lines a day (8 hours), 5 days a week at 8 cpl, that would average out to $10.00 an hour. That is not a lot. I'm a single mom and frankly couldn't work for a company that offered less than 8 cpl.