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Figuring pay. sm

Posted By: searching on 2006-12-30
In Reply to: Spaces or No spaces - Stephanie

You're the only one in a position to figure this out. It depends on how long the reports are, whether there is a lot of canned text on one account, etc. Keep track of your lines and hours on both jobs for awhile (I assume you're working them both now), and figure your hourly output. If you're doing a lot of short reports, such as clinic, you may come out ahead counting the headers. If the reports are longer, you need the spaces. Good luck.


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Thanks for figuring your lines out, but....sm
could it be possible that they change line count specifics for each different account or isn't that possible.  Don't know the first thing about it.  Just a thought.  Also, I had a very easy account with no ESL and still couldn't get the lines.  I just moved on but I was disappointed because I liked the company but too hard to make any money. I make way better money now even at a lower line rate and less time on my butt...hmmm...
Okay, lets do some figuring (sm)
Lets say there are 20 MTs working for a company. The company charges the docs 0.16 per line. The MTs get 0.08 per line. The MTs each do 1000 lines per day, 6 days a week.

1000 x 0.08 = 80 per day

$80 x 20 MTs = $1600 a day.

$1600 x 6 days a week = $9600 a week.

$9600 x 52 weeks in a year = $499,200 a year.


Just figuring on the number of emails

With the last count of MLSs I had heard there at around 100 (not counting MDI), I was figuring that since I received 73 emails of support for either the content of my post or disagreement with it being removed, it was the majority.  If the base number of 100 had changed, then I stand corrected.


There is some convoluted method to figuring OT.

The guy in payroll told me how to figure it once, but I forgot it.  Something about figuring your total line count, dividing it by something to get your OT lines and then multiplying it time something else.  Your OT lines are then subtracted from your total lines, so if you have the incentive bonus over 13,000 and they subtract your OT lines and it's less than 13K, you don't qualify for the incentive bonus anymore.  I used to think it was counted for all the lines, but it's not if you have OT.


Figuring amount for pay per minute
Does anyone know how to charge by the minute of dictation? I only know rates for by the line.
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Probably figuring they can lure in all those that are leaving
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Figuring line count
To figure lines by 65 character line, you would take the total characters (NOT lines) divide characters by 65, then multiply that by .06.

Example: 15,000 characters/65 = 231 lines. 231 lines x 0.06 = $13.85.
Figuring that a line is roughly 10 words, it's 8 cpl pay. nm
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Still need help on figuring what would be a good cpl if paid w/o spaces.
See my first message above. Thanks
Posting on the company board and companies figuring out

who it is.  Okay, this is the topic, and the reason why I am bringing this up is there were at least 2 posts here in the last week stating they believed the company would find out or did find out they posted here and they said negative things and might get fired or did not get hired because of it.


How is this possible? Can a recruiter or boss actually pin down who is posting? What if someone says something and they are a troll and sounds like a situation which the company person perceives is an employee and they take it out on the possible new hire or employee and they are wrong?


There have been posts here in the past by company managers who say if they find out who is posting they will sue for slander.  Then, MTs come on here and assume that the companies go to the board managers and get the IP address to figure out who this is.  Even if it was a certain IP address, and they went through this whole process to find out, it could be routed through another IP address such as overseas (this is often done in the case of hiding identity).


Since this is an anon board, how can any company say for sure it is a certain person. Why would they go to the trouble unless it were given to the police or a lawyer in the case of attempted murder or threat of such?


I want to know you opinions. And moderator please feel free to comment.  Wondering if our IP addresses are given out every time a company suspects something and if so, is this an invasion of our privacy since this should be anon.  Or, is it that people are paranoid, whether it be the employee/new hire, or company assuming such.  Remember to never assume because why? You make an *** out of u and me.


Thanks for your comments.  This has been bothering me a while now, and I would like to get some input back on this issue from companies and from posters alike.


Hmm...I was getting 0.005 cpword 13 years ago,figuring 10 words a line, it was 5 cpl, beginner's
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Could someone help me with the figuring out of gross line versus character line? sm
I have generally been paid by character line, 65-character line.  Now, I have had job opportunities offering to pay gross line but it like 3 cents cheaper than what I am being paid now.  A few places I have read that gross line is MUCH better, but is it much better if the pay is so much lower?  Please explain how it works or equals out.  This position has offered me 6 cents per gross line - what would that equal out to in character lines?  Thanks...so confused...