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They are paying 0.05 per 65/char line for VR nm

Posted By: MTx13 on 2006-03-14
In Reply to: Then you can let US know - YEAH

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I see they pay on a VBC line. Isn't that a huge paycut from a 65-char. line with spaces? nm
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I make .05 - 65 char line now, what should I be getting?
I have been working for almost 2 years.
Spaces are about 27% of a 65 char line
nm
Will it be a 65-char. line or longer? nm
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55 char line with spaces
Ok guys how does a 55 char line WITH spaces = to a 65 char line.  I was offered 8 for 55 char line with spaces and counts underlines, bolds, hard returns etc.
55 char line with spaces
Is 8cpl for a 55 char line with spaces and double counts for bold, underline, etc a good rate.  Sorry, but i am used to getting paid for a 65 character line.  What does this equal out to?  Does anyone know how to figure it out.  TIA!!
ya, it was a wierd char/line...sm
you are sane in my book, if that counts LOL
8.5 cents per 70 char/line with spaces
Does anyone get paid like this?  Is this good?
Is a 55-char line without spaces good?

Does anyone know how a 55-character line WITHOUT spaces would compare to a 65-character line WITH spaces?  Which one is better?


Paid for 55 char black line...
Can anyone tell me if they get paid this way instead of the 65 w/ spaces? If anyone else does, can you tell me roughly the difference it makes versus getting paid for spaces?

Thanks
The average 65-char line has more than 10 spaces.
Your math is flawed.
Mark off a 65-char line. Then take random
sentences from your reports. Then count the spaces. Or you could put it in Word and use the tools to average it out. The average of spaces per 65-char line is more than 10. Try it yourself rather than just believing what you've been told.

Sounds like a gross line though, not 65-char.
Don't know if I misinterpreted the ad, but it might not be too bad if it is a gross line depending on dictator style. If there are a lot of short lines like on my current account, it could work out really well. I would actually make more at 6 cents per gross line than I make at 8 cents per 65-character line. Comparing the last report I just did, I made $5.08 for the report at 8 cpl, but if I had been paid 6 cents per gross line, I would have made $8.58. Can't really judge line rate unless you have all the info.

Not true. They pay based on a 65-char line with spaces.
nm
PS - pay based on 65-char line, SPACES INCLUDED. SM
Also paid for weekend work, 2nd and 3rd shift differential. Bonus plan based on production.
I thought someone posted on here about 75 char line, and can't check lines...nm
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The norm in the 80s was 4 cents per Gross Line, not 65 char with spaces. nm
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If you are paid cpl based on 65 char.line, margins dont matter.
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They use MedRite software, only offered 7-8 cpl on a 70-char. line w/spaces. Supposed to offer
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It's longer than the "standard" 65-char. line so will take you longer to make those lines!
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Any companies paying .10+/line?
If so, who and where are they?? 
No. But I see they are only paying 7 cents a line
You can get clients if you undercut. But it is getting good transcriptionists that is the trick if you pay so little.
Are they paying by the line or the hour?
How much?
Paying by the line or by the hour
If they are not paying you by the hour, but BY THE LINE, it is actually none of their business when you take breaks as long as you meet TAT.  That is a problem I am perceiving with some of these places:  expecting you to sit at your computer for a fixed amount of hours EVEN IF THERE IS NO WORK.
You are exactly right. It is the crap companies paying by the line. (nm)
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Transcend was paying more than pennies for line
about Precyse.  Transcend was not a bad company to work for but I guess since they offshore MTs stay away.  I had a personal situation to where I couldn't stay with Transcend, but their platform was not too bad if you like VR.  I was, however, asked not to divulge the cpl so I won't even though I am not employed with them at the current time.  Pay was ontime.  They were nice people in my opinion especially the recruiter; she was great.  The trainer was okay, but the class size was too big.  There were five people training on five different accounts at one time with one trainer (webinar) with trainer by telephone.  
Wow, if you're paying ICs $1.50 a line, count me in! nm

companies paying by gross line
Does anyone know any companies that pay by gross line?  Any info would be appreciated. 
Not paying for spaces can be okay if the characters per line is shorter.
55 characters without spaces is roughly equivalent to 65 with spaces.
Ok, so give some examples then. I can attest that more than less are paying by the line
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If they have troubles paying it does not may what they "pay" per line. run aways
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Old posts say improper line counting and not paying for spaces were SOME of the probs. nm
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Low line counts; paying long distance; getting crap work skipped by others.
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When I am renting, I am PAYING; when I'm working, THEY are paying ME. sm
Seems I should be running a credit check on the potential employer to see if THEY are responsible with their money, not the other way around.
by char

Stop. Redlight. Too complicated to explain here, but problems with that method are major reason things are now calculated by line in 99.97% cases. There has to be a reason a co. would go this route. Tread lightly. Think wisely. If it seem to be too good to be true it is.


 


Low pay, offered 0.065/65-char and this was for IC. No thank you! nm
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They are IC only, starts at about 0.06/65-char; too low for me! nm
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Well, I got started at .08 for 55-char
line. My checks are really good and that's all I care about! Like I said, my checks are more every 2 weeks that they were from any other company I worked for.
Execuscribe...65 char gross...nm
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The rate was 9.75 cents, 65 char. without spaces. No thanx! nm
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Is 8 cpl/65 char including spaces good pay for Radiology?
TIA
I read in archives that pay is 65 char wo spaces, is that true?
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Yes, that's including headings. I use Open Office which gives me a char count.
What it doesn't include is anything in the ADT screen, just what we type in the report.
Northeast Transcription says that FT is 32 hrs/1000 lpd, but 70-char.lines with all spaces and
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Is 8 cpl on 65 char with spaces,header, footer good rate for IC work?
Want to accept position. Wondering if that's a good rate today. THank you
A line is a line is a line. Doesn't matter if we are talking about radiology or acute care.

1600 is not a fair minimum requirement.  Sure you can achieve 1600, it shouldn't be the required minimum.


Means a line is a line is a line, even if it only has one word on the line
it is considered a line. 
"a line is a line" means gross line.
Gross line is a line, no matter how long or short.
Yes they are only paying me 8 cpl. sm

They will pay an incentive but I am on too many accounts to get the line count I need to get that.  All the patient censuses make for a lot of clerical work that I don't get paid for and I am so outta here as soon as I can get out!


If we don't know how they are paying us...
when we transcribe, how the heck will we found out how they pay us for ASR? Do you have a clue how they are paying you? Or will you be THE ONLY ONE asking. This is almost funny but not-when I got trained on DEP one girl had the courage to ask questions about how they would be paying us, why everyone is complaining that their line counts go down, etc. The trainer kept repeating "7000 MTs are using it and LOVING it". I wish I was 1 of them.
Still not paying?
My understanding from posts on this site is that only MTs on a certain account were out of work and not paid etc due to losing account? You mean MTs on remaining accounts are now quitting and not getting paid either? Is this the case? Wow.