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Ax IS Cheaper

Posted By: Axolotl Agatha on 2008-07-08
In Reply to: It is true. I have worked for both. Someone just - me

I felt I had to chime in too.  On my insurance, I have myself, son and husband and only pay 153.00 per pay period.  They ARE the cheapest I have found and have worked at several MT companies.  I absolutely love Axolotl. 


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Because it's cheaper to pay an MT (sm)
nothing to research the demographics than to pay a clerk min. wage.
actually not cheaper to pay it

Say you receive a service that the regular charge is $50.


Submitted through insurance, doctor is contracted with insurance company to discount price to $20 - you pay $20.


Telling doc you don't have insurance, doc does not discount - you pay $50.


Depends on your insurance how much your doc/hospital will discount...but its better than paying full price.


I'm sure they pay us for NJA because it's cheaper to
pay us to sit around and do nothing. 
keystrokes ?cheaper
I heard from a friend that her long-time client changed to Keystrokes because they were cheaper, so I wondered what cheaper meant...
You can find them much cheaper, but you need
to be sure it is compatible with the software you will be using.  Some companies have proprietary software and only certain pedals will work with it.   If you don't already have a job where you need a foot pedal I would wait.  You can use ExpressScribe and use hot keys to do testing and then get a foot pedal when you know what you will need.  If you want to go ahead and get a pedal anyway and can find one cheap get a USB pedal.   There are some pedals that are serial port, some that are game port, and then USB.  You can get adapters for the first 2 to make them USB, but again it depends on the software you will be using it with.   You can get new pedals at numerous places for $70 or less.   The ones you see must come with software too, not just the pedal.   You can find used ones for as low at $10 sometimes on e-bay.  Also look on the equipment board here. 
Sure they are cheaper, but remember that when....
your health insurance premiums continue to rise and costs of living in general are more expensive. You may have saved dollars on the front end, but believe me you will end up paying more in general for that cheaper-costing pool. Enjoy that pool!
$80 for $500 deductible, cheaper w/
.
Get private insurance. It is probably cheaper
and better than what company offers. 
Won't find cheaper for emp+spouse for BC nm

they do not care about that and will find someone cheaper.
nm
65-character is the way it is now. The clients are smarter and cheaper than sm
they used to be. Very few have weekly pay. I agree about QA rudeness.

9-10 cents per gross line! Where? Sign me up !!!
I like the insurance they have now. It is cheaper than the one that my husband's company has. s
They have been trying to get new insurance for over a year but do not have the participation requirement filled, as they have let everyone know. However, I spoke to a manager who told me that the one that they have been working on since December looks good, just taking longer than expected as they keep asking questions.

I really wonder how much cheaper it is to send work overseas. When you
think about it, IC here gets about 4 cpl for VR and about 8 or 9 for straight typing.  Overseas they have to go through a middle man or whoever owns the services and you cant tell me they arent getting a decent cut of the cpl and paying 3 cpl or so to their people.  Just my thoughts.  I bet the cost is very close anymore to what we earn.  I see Delta is bringing its reservation call service back here from India because of all the complaints from US customers. I would expect it is the benefits here for employees that causes a problem costwise for MTs.
Most hospitals will. Pay your dues (work cheaper to get experience.)

Give TT some time to see if they can find cheaper plans

I also am greatly upset by the insurance hike, but I have decided to give them some time to see if they can come up with something more affordable.  Like many of you, I have to insure my whole family, so this increase is astronomical. 


The grass is not always greener.  Changing jobs means switching out problems, and yes, some problems are easier to deal with than others.  My last job (Amphion), I was so stressed out, I lost a lot of quality of life.  I have young children.  I can't afford to be a stressed out freak just like I can't afford the expensive health insurance.  When I moved to TT, I regained my quality of life.  I'm not so tired anymore, and I'm able to be a better mom.  That means the world to me.  I'll hang in patiently to see if another option can be found for the health insurance. 


FlashType is cheaper and works equally as well as Shorthand and has a free demo.
See FlashType link below...
Heartland will sell accounts, because when it is done overseas the cost for the client is cheaper
nm