1500 lines a day!!!!

I do respect your opinion, but my opinion, as well as many others who worked for Spheris is, getting 1500 lines in an 8 hour day was impossible.  You see, we weren't given nice pie accounts, where you could build templates and consistently use them.  We were given the crap accounts, poor dictators, the good accounts go to India.  I am sorry but 1500 lines in 8 hours was not possible for the majority of us.  If it were possible, I can guarantee you it would have been done.  Obviously we all want to make a decent living.  I do agree that we have a larger problem on a larger scale, and yes shopping where they make things in China, etc., is being a culprit.  I can say that people who have lost their jobs to China, or anywhere else in the world, need to step up to the plate as well.  I as an MT can only try to protect my profession and everyone else needs to do their part.  Afterall, everyone is forced to use the healthcare provided to them in their area even though they outsource, just as I am forced to shop at a store that outsources labor, for lack of a better resource to shop at.  But if everyone would do their part in each if their fields, maybe things would be better.    As far as paying editors and not being able to afford to pay better wages, I think that companies should pay a lower wage until one gets off editing.  Once they get off editing, they should be paid more.  If someone never gets off editing, that is another situation that needs to be addressed.  I understand that a company cannot pay two people to do ones work and afford to pay a higher wage.  But these companies such as Spheris that hire everyone at a low wage and then pay others the same that come in that are on editing and are not meeting production, this is what is not fair.  It is not right to keep all employees at the same pay.  Maybe MT -A has been their for 5 years, she/he is good, has a 99-100% accuracy rate consistently, then there is MT-B who has been there for 2 years, 97-98% accuracy somewhat consistent, needs editing more often, but she gets paid the same as MT-A because they both happen to clinic notes.  How is that right???   This is what goes on in these national companies.  Each employee should be assessed on their individual performance.  But this is not how it is done.   That is not right and is degrading to the MTs who do very well..These are the problems.  Companies like Spheris get away with this!!  All they care about is cheap labor!! When an MT gets to be better, they let them quit without a fight as they would never pay the higher wage they are worth and never will.  This is a confirmed fact!! 

• Sick of Pompous Nationals - disgusted MT
  • I'm wondering how long it's going to take sm - nm
    • Some slice Indian businessman will be opening up his own MTSO - at a fraction of cost
      • errrr slice = slick - in a hurry...
  • Amen! - UpsetMT2
  • Its about time.... - BLUEYES
    • I disagree with you. sm - fedupMT
      • Disagree - sm
      • You are right on! - I agree 100%!
      • I strongly disagree with you. - nm
      • I disagree with you. - PAMT
        • I apologize for the typos. - PAMT
      • 1500 lines a day!!!! - BLUEYES
      • Thank you!! And if anyone on this website gripes about "offshoring" and works at Wal-Mart, you - Long Time MT
        • I should say SHOPS at Wal-Mart --- Even Starbucks gets their coffee elsewhere! - Long Time MT
          • Starbucks coffee is burnt, you clean the tables, you serve yourself - and then they want a tip in the jar
      • BRAVO!!! If I did not have to pay QA and could get everyone to - MTSO
        • How do part-timers "kill rates?" nm - Part-timer
          • Part-timers cost as much to have on the books as full timers with only - Different MTSO
            • So, you do all these little chores every day, or sm - Part-timer
              • Maybe YOU should try owning a service if you think you know more than those of us who do. I hope I - MTSO
            • Will never understand why part timers get - 2 cents
              • FT or PT shouldn't matter. - sm
                • I couldn't have said it better. Thanks! nm - Part-timer
              • Guess you backbones aren't sm - Part-timer
                • Part timers often do not carry their weight. - just an observation
                  • PT'ers work part time because they are....sm - puhleeze - give US all a break....
                  • What you say makes no sense. - sm
                    • touche and GREAT post...thanks...nm - puhleeze - give US all a break....
                    • That poster is just jealous of PTers. nm - Part-timer
                      • you got THAT right!!! Jealous.....sm - puhleeze - give US all a break....
        • Ever think about paying incentive to - ?
          • Thought of it, tried it and STILL needed QA. We are not a big company so we do not have the resourc - MTSO
      • Well, I disagree with YOU ! - mt50
        • Thank you, mt50. It should be noted that sm - MT56
        • Ah but see, you DO NOT fall in the category I was - fedupMT
          • Thanks for clarifying. I was a bit miffed, too. I agree sm - mt56
  • Think of all the manufacturing and textile jobs that left over the last two decades. - Not only us
    • I recently saw a show on TV about Wal-Mart, sm - nm
  • Yep, me too. Cant pay my bills and sm - Broke MT
    • Amen - JustWant2Work!
      • Low volume work - Crazytyper
    • MTOS - dcc

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It depends on the company.

I work at a company that uses a word-based software.  We have no requirements on how our reports are typed.  We can add spaces, heading, etc, as we see fit.  Can anyone give me tips on how to increase my line count with this criteria. 

If I indent will this increase my lines?  If I change the margins will this help, etc:?  Any information on how to increase my lines will be appreciated. 

Thanks