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What do you mean? Don't you have to submit a monthly schedule? sm

Posted By: Hmmmmmm?? on 2005-12-28
In Reply to: The last thing I would want is to be put on a - schedule. I think the problem is

I have always had to submit a schedule and they expect you to adhere to it so I am not understanding what you are talking about.  Please post reply.  TIA


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you are an SE, not an IC, so you don't submit invoice
Work period ends every other Friday and then you are paid the following Friday. They tally your lines and pay you according to it. You don't submit invoices. My pay has always been correct.
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I've submitted a resume many times without seeing a help wanted ad.  That's how I got the job with the last two companies that I have worked for.  I think most MTSOs are always looking for good candidates in case they get in a bind so you should submit your resume to as many companies as you can. 
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Meridian is flexible, you submit your
schedule weekly. Gross line count depends on many variables to consider if it is better. First, how long is a line, some places that pay gross line have very long lines, much longer than 65 characters. Of course, there are lines that may only be 3 or 4 words.
They want you to keep your schedule for TAT purposes but will work with you to find a good schedule
I love working there.
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Is the average pay around $1000.00 month and is this good pay for a MT.
2 cpl - don't know about monthly yet.
nm
Didn't you hear the latest? They are wanting everyone to submit a name ...sm
change through the local chapters to be able to include everyone.

Who invited the Indians anyway???
please feel free to submit your resume and we can discuss all of the above/below :)
xx
Meant to say Sph and MQ for about $350 monthly
sorry about that
Yup, twice monthly on the 1st and 15th.
NM
You should be able to see weekly and monthly
below the counts for the day. My understanding is that each day is reset at midnight (facility server's local time), each week on Saturday at midnight, and each month on the last day of the month at midnight (again, facility's local time zone).

So you can see the current day, but only summaries for the previous week and month, not individual previous days.
you are so right about the monthly cycles here...
it goes around and around. I personally experienced exactly what you said with both TT and Keystrokes. Yet when the dust settles...

I also agree with your thanks but no thanks. I work for the money, or I wouldn't. Just pay me and respect me...but don't schmooze me.
Really? Your STM should be holding these at least monthly
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I've had to submit mine for a lot of transcriptions jobs. Sounds okay to me. nm

paid by direct deposit on time, and you submit the bill nm
nm
Job offer that pays bi-monthly..sm

I am looking into a position that pays on the 15th & last day of the month.  Has anyone had experience with this?  I'm used to being paid every other week currently so I'm just wondering how this works out.  Thanks!


typo being your monthly salary
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Anyone care to share how much their pay is monthly??

Any comments or replies from MDTalkNet. Said they were too busy to answer questions, but to submit
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I forgot to mention, MDI will reimburse you a little bit monthly for LD.
I forget the amount, but ask about reimbursement for long distance charges. They also have accounts that are on waveplayer, so no long distance needed. Check on things.
I hope the typo is your monthly salary. nm

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No, she said 1000 monthly - not weekly. Less than minimum wage! nm
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Monthly, I bring in $3500-4000, about $1800 every 2 weeks.
I work about 5-6 hours a day, Monday through Friday.  Sometimes I work a little extra if I didn't get the line count I wanted that day due to dictators, etc.  Consistently, I bring in this much as an IC.   It hasn't always been this way, you need to get to know your accounts and then it will come.  I have the same accounts and dictators every day working for a national.
Puleeze! I heard that monthly for 2 years. I will believe it when I can count lines on it. nm
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I actually switched from a M-F schedule to a S-T schedule...sm
because of the financial situation.  I was offered a lot better money to work this schedule on a particularly picky account.  I can live with working on Sunday evenings because that is when my 2 teenage kids, also very active in sports, band, church, driving, dating, social life, etc., etc., are vegging on the couch, relaxing for the evening before it all starts again.  It was worth the sacrifice to me to be able to afford all the activities, and it really is not much different than working the M-F shift.  I do have Fridays off to kind of catch my breath while the kids are at school or go and take care of business.  I do not feel I have given up any of my life to work on Sundays.  Most companies will be flexible on the schedule for Sunday because of church, family dinner, whatever.  The way I look at it is later on, I may be able to switch to a M-F schedule if I am willing to give a little now.  Even if I don't, to me it was worth it for the extra money and mommy time I get on Fridays.  I am widowed so I do put a lot of time into my kids.  This is just what works for me.  On the other hand, it is ok to only want to work M-F, there is nothing wrong with that.  You have to do what is best for you. 
schedule
Do you give them a set schedule or a window of when you will work? What confuses me about the "set schedule" is that we are contracted to produce certain # lines, not hours. So if you are satisfied with your line count but are scheduled for 8 hours, do you still have to complete all 8?

Also, I haven't asked them yet, but are we allowed to work extra hours/days outside our schedules?

How are they with time off? How much notice would you give for a 1-week vacation?
Right now I have no set schedule, so I will
nm
I never ever have the same schedule sm
and it's worked fine for years now. I don't know what I can do - this flexibility is the only reason I have stuck with MQ this long.
schedule

I read through all the posts below yesterday, and a couple of them mention a grid with all days and hours listed and you have to mark what hours you will work (but that this has to be approved by supervisor).  It didn't sound like it had to be continuous hours and you could work several split shifts.


I agree about needing the flexibility.  It's the only reason I have stayed with MQ.  I  am a part time SE too and I have another full time job.  Half of the time I am available to work, there is no work to do,  so I have had to be flexible to even get in my quota.  I know if I give them a set schedule, there won't be work half the time, so what do you do then?   Another thing, my schedule changes from week to week, and from what I read below, it sounds like it is just one grid, so that would mean that your schedule would have to stay the same from week to week -- doesn't work for me either. 


It's too bad -- they are going to lose a lot of good MTs over this


 


 


  


 


No, not still with them. No set schedule.
You are an IC with them. You have 24 hours to complete your work and return via FTP site. At least that was my routine on my account. Don't know if every account is the same.

I no longer work for them as I went out and got my own accounts and the account I was on with them was lost to a larger national - go figure!

They are pretty decent company, but I don't know what kind of work load they have - you will have to talk with them.

Like I said, pay is always on time, correct and accurate, and you work as an IC, last I knew.

All you can do is give them a try.

As far as work load, 1200 lines a day +/-. Not enough for me!


Not too bad, if you like a schedule
I worked for them for about 2 years.  I had worked as an IC and thought I would try switching to employee status.  They were great in the fact that they sent all my equipment, training was even fun (great trainers), supervisor and tech support always responded quickly.  However, once you set a schedule you must adhere to it.  You are actually only allowed to deviate once a month, depends on your supervisor though.  For me, that was a problem.  After being an IC for many years it was hard to go back to a schedule.  I'm working as an IC again now and hope I never have to go back to being an employee.  I wish you luck!
They ask you the schedule you will be
working. It works out well for me because I work in the morning and again at night.
MDI-MD schedule
When I was hired, I was told I could make my own schedule as long as I worked two Saturdays a month. It works for me. They get the needed coverage and I get time with my family.
Do ICs have a set schedule? sm

I've never really worked as an IC but now am considering PT IC work but honestly doubt I could adhere to a set schedule because I have a FT QA job as an employee.  Are there companies that hire without having one? 


 


Thanks!


schedule (sm)
It is really not that rigid.  They would like to know when you are on; for example, should they have a stat or something and want to route it to you.  I have never encountered a problem there even though I have been there less than a year.  I take a lot of breaks, but not really long ones.  If I have to go out for something, they only want you to let them know.  I guess the main reason would be, like if you are scheduled for 5 a.m. start and you work on preops, that could potentially cause a problem if you don't get on till 7. I have never had a problem with this, though. 
schedule (sm)
I pretty much stick to my schedule also.  I do take a lot of breaks, cause at my age, I stiffen up if I don't - LOL - there have been several occasions where something has come up and they have always been nice about it and let me make it up.  I'm also happy there.
There's some that let you schedule...sm
8 hours in a 12-hour window. Maybe someone else knows more.
Schedule
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Schedule
The schedule seems pretty flexible to me. They ask me to provide them a monthly schedule of the hours I am planning to work. This is so they can plan their workload. It seems pretty fair and reasonable enough to me. They do not dictate a schedule to me. I merely let them know when I am planning to work.
if NO schedule...sm
then why do they advertise that they want a schedule?
well, I don't think you could get a M-F schedule unless sm
it was like 3-11 pm or 11-7 am. Yes, you get raises. There are 6 paid holidays. If you work you get extra money, no PTO necessary for holidays.
schedule
might work if you can actually get to sleep when you come home and if you can really take a nap later.  It's very difficult for me sleep during the daytime.   I work until 12 pm or 1 am and get up about 7. Sometimes I am tired but can't nap
MDI schedule
You get a 24-hour window to schedule the line count you provide to them. They need an idea on how much we each are doing to properly staff the different accounts. I'm not sure about now, but in the past they also had p.r.n. status, without a schedule, but the work would not be guaranteed and the rate would be lower.

So it you want to get a feel for MDI, start lower to see how it goes, and then increase as needed.

Good luck!
No set schedule, just TAT that is met, is the
x
TT PT schedule
I do Sun-Thur PT, my choice, 4 to 8 pm. Some PT'ers do rotate weekends and take a day off during week.
IC with schedule also!!!
I really hate to post this because I know I will be told that I should be greatful or if I do not comply, the Indians will  take my job, but I have applied to several jobs this month and each one I told I wanted to be an IC.  Well, I was hired in and guess what, now they want me to commit to a schedule and even on the weekends.  I have been told at this one particular company to log in immediately and the manager called today to see what the heck I was doing not being logged in.  I am sick to death of this situation and I too am in nursing school and I cannot wait to be done with this because the days of being a true IC is over.  I know these companies have to meet TAT, but there are rules to being an IC also.  I have found that if you cannot commit, they will not hire you or if they hire you, they try to make you commit.
IC with a schedule
If I were in that situation I would remind them that one of the definitions under the United States Tax Code is that an IC sets his or her own hours. This company apparently wants to have its cake and eat it, too--if they get away with not paying you as an employee but as an IC, they CANNOT BY LAW require a schedule. Go to the IRS website and see their publications about what truly constitutes an IC.
IC AND SET SCHEDULE....SM

Of course, they know this (or should).  So if the subject comes up during the interview process and they do ask for a schedule, ask them to either give you a schedule or request a schedule from you in writing, preferably in your IC contract.  Betcha they won't do it!  Ever notice when they ask for a IC/set schedule, it's always by phone.... they know if any sort of legal issue every came up, you have nothing to back up this demand of theirs.   Of course, you can always print out any e-mail re. schedule requirement for IC from them.