Because the cost of living is higher here. Still, that
Posted By: doesn't make discrimination right! - Topaz on 2009-04-20
In Reply to: California MT's - rand_man
Which is exactly what it is - DISCRIMINATION based on where an applicant lives.
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4 cpl goes further when cost of living is less. nm
Cost of living
Could someone live comfortably in the Phillipines on $2000 per month net with adult and 1 teenager?
Considering the high cost of living in.....
Florida, you are giving away your services. Out in California they're getting 12-14 cents a line, and that was 5 yrs ago.
More on high cost of living...
That is right about California; in fact, over 15 cents is common, particularly for docs and administrators who are interested in keeping the work local.
with cost of living going up and MT wages
How much do you think you would need to make a good living. Meaning enough to cover all bills, enough to put some away for a rainy day, and enough to play, like dinners, hobbies, maybe a weekend getaway twice a year. Be realistic. I'm thinking for me, since i'm single, 50k a year.
Second question. If you hadnt gotten trapped in MT, what profession do you see yourself in maybe even earning way more than you can imagine, doing what you love? For me, it would be psychotherapist.
anyone??? ANYONE ???
What is the cost of your living expenses? sm
I would really like to know this as mine seem high. My cost for the bare minimum, not including insurance, medical costs or entertainment, is about $1,800.00 per month.
Is that high to most people? TIA.
you have a bargin cost of living!
Wow!!!! What I wouldn't give to have that as an expense!Here's mine - I live in Ventura County, California, and in one of the most expensive towns of Ventura.
House payment - $2,200.00,
insurances, all - $400.00 a month, utilities - $700.00 a month - electricity, cable is out of sight here and gas is almost double now, let's see, food, gas and personals - about $1,000.00 a month - wow!! It hurts to see it let alone pay it! (of course my home is now worth almost a million with the artifical inflate prices of real estate here).
no brainer, take it unless your cost of living....
in New York prohibits you from being able to live in a reasonable fashion on that. did you say UNION!!! Your pay will increase way more than the rest of us will ever see!
I get $23.50/hr. in N. Calif, which is still low for cost of living. nm
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Almost 3 for me - no cost of living raises. - NM
Not to mention that cost of living has gone up
I'm bringing home $2000/month and it's sending me right into foreclosure. My mortgage payment is a 'mere' $750/month, but add to that a car payment ($360), insurance ($200), electric ($150), water ($50), internet ($80), satellite TV ($50), for a total of about $1630, leaving me $370. After I pay that, I am supposed to give my daughter $300/month toward college expenses- room, food, books, etc. That means I get $70/month to feed and clothe myself. Five years ago, I was able to provide my son $1300/month for school and I paid $1500/month rent then...W2s from then show I was making $60,000 year. But in this brave new multinational world with the 'be glad you've got a job' mentality, we're tearing out each others' throats for the privilege of earning peanuts (which at least provide me protein).
So be glad I've got a job? Yeah, chicken ramen noodles are better than just plain noodles. That doesn't make them good.
Cost of living inquiry $1800/mo. (sm)
That's only electric, heat, cable, and mortgage.
Add in insurances, life, health, car etc. and you're talking another $1200 more. Hubby drives a 12 year old PU truck and I drive a 13 year old car. BUT, 4 more years for our mortage...yippee....but it should have been paid off in 1991. Remortgaged so we could build a larger place. Still not finished with the house and it's been 11 years. No time, no money left over to finish. That's okay. I can deal with that.
If you live somewhere with a high cost of living, like
MTSOs are too cheap to give us a wage we can live on. CA also has more laws protecting the worker.
My cost of living expenses monthly is $2200/month
I'm self employed, so I'm killed in taxes AND I live in NY...but I wouldn't have it any other way
I LOVE NEW YORK!!!!
They'll figure it out as the cost of living in India rises
and their pay-per-line doesn't.
This has not always been the case, hence it hurts more. Merit raise/cost of living raise
dd
cost of living raises? any raises?
FDA warns that it delivers higher doses than expected, and has a higher rate of stroke. (sm)
http://www.webmd.com/content/Article/115/111590.htm
could be a little higher, but
I make up for it by having great account with good dictators, so no struggling with ESLs for the most part. I'll take a small line count cut in exchange for less stress. For me, it's worth it.
I would say #3 and higher.
nm
8-10 cpl usually comes out about the same. The higher
the pay, the worse the accounts and the worse the platforms you have to work on. If it takes you 3-5 minutes to get into a job before you type your first word and are paid 10 cpl, you are better off at 8 cpl on a quick and easy platform. Same with good VS evil dictators.
I just left Transcend where I made 9.5 cpl and make more at a company who pays 8 cpl because the system Transcend used is just not user friendly.
Higher rates
When my hospital looking into a MTSO for quicer TAT, they were quoted .33 cpl. This company only paid their MTs. .07 cpl. Needless to say, my hospital stuck to what they were paying me.
Well, I have a 99% or higher QA score.
I make between $45K and $48K doing this.
NEver been in trouble for QA. Never lost a job for QA. Have been hired for every single job I have ever applied for.
Anyone I've ever worked for has been sad to see me go. People I work for now are very happy with me. I make good money and have a good QA score.
All with no PROPER EDUCATION but just on-the-job training.
HOORAYYYYYYYY!!!!!
Amphion higher-ups
From what I have heard, there is one by the name of karen clay who harrasses MTs about line counts constantly -- even those left in ruins by Katrina!
Wow. Is this from your immediate supervisors or from the higher ups/HR, etc.? Are you being
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It needs to go considerably higher than 9-9.5.....
I've been raiding my savings all year just to put gas in my car. That was at $3.50/gal. Once it's over $4/gal., how will any of us afford it on even 12 cpl? (Especially if our line counts are being skimmed by the oh-so-righteous MTSOs)? If they want their little hamsters to turn those wheels of fortune (theirs, not ours) faster, we could probably do it if our pay were such that we didn't have to be continually looking for a better job while trying to work. Sure ain't rocket science.
You may get a higher rate of pay but
You spend so much time looking up new meds (they are constantly changing) and various chemos, etc. you can't make any money.
Actually that's on the higher side for
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It's wonderful, you will not see one higher.nm
higher salary?
Are you serious?
You decided to be QA and you get paid by the hour, not by production. Sell your sad tale to someone who isn't hammering the keyboard for those "crumbs," you talk about.
There is Omissions and Errors insurance to cover your QA errors. Get over yourself. You aren't all that and a bag of beans.
People like me did the bulk of the report and it's your job as QA to come along and do a little clean up. In other words, QA people are what then? Janitorial staff.
How many MTs have a completed Bachelor's or higher currently?
nm
Wal-Mart Higher and inconvenient
Something should be said about their false adverstisement. Wal-Mart is not cheaper or more convenient as they say in their commercials. In the small Wal-Mart you use to be able to run in and pick up something quick but not that is impossible. A trip to Wal-Mart, no matter how much or what you need it takes over an hour. Why do they put all those cash register lines in if they do not use them? A gallon of milk is 30 cents more at WM than my local grocer. This year, we did not buy any Christmas gifts from WM. When comparing prices for one large ticket item we bought, WM was $30 dollarge more than the specialty store. I agree, they are greedy.
Our community was one of the first in the area to have a Wal-Mart and the only reason for this was because we had a Howard's which went out of business a year after Wal-Mart opened up. Then they opened up another store in a neighboring community. Wal-mart stayed open for 20 years (in the terms and agreement) then decided to close and build the super store in the neighboring community. I admit I still shop at WM for some things but if I have a choice, I go somewhere else.
Have you ever bargained for a higher CPL rate..
when made an offer by a national or is that a big mistake? Want the position, but not for as low as they are offering. Would just like to see if they would be willing to go up based on experience and quality. Has anyone ever done this and actually had a good result from it?
Bet Hillary's is higher than Bill's!?!?!?!
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I'm a lucky one also - @ 18 cpl, can't really raise any higher. nm
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Depends; if QA and someone over their head, you could take it higher up sm
if not and QA is owner, you just have to bite your teeth and do it her way or find another job. you could argue your points with her and show your proof but that still doesn't mean she will agree and might get on the defense and hurt you in the long run but that is a chance you gotta take too. she may think better of you as knowing the correct way also. i think personally i would confront her with proof about it and if accepting fine; if not, find another job where quality is respected.
I started with the higher priced one... sm
I didn't know about the less expensive one. When I called to tell them I couldn't afford the internet anymore, they offered the lower priced one. I changed to it and couldn't tell any difference!
I'd "accidentally" forward it to a higher up.
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I would go to someone higher on the food chain. SM
Here's the thing, you are a business providing them a service. You don't have to care or hear about their personal issues that keep you from getting paid. They need to do their jobs. So if the person who usually cuts the checks is out because she just got married and the person who is now cutting the checks is not reliable, not your problem! You should go to someone above them and say "listen this is business and I want to be paid!" I wouldn't type a keystroke until they pay you what you are owed.
Then from this point on, I would let them know in no uncertain terms that you expect to be paid within say 5 business days of receipt of your invoice, or you will charge them a late fee. Type it on your invoice.
It's tempting to be friends with the office staff and to treat them like friends instead of customers or clients and cut them slack and feel sorry for them when they tell their sad stories, but in the business world a person's personal crap doesn't matter. Business is business! You have bills, kids, etc. You provided a service and you need to be paid on time! Your paycheck should not depend upon Susie Q's wedding or boyfriend problems or anything else. Susie Q should be doing her job period!
really? I was old by MS that it needed to be 2003 or higher !
are you currently running one of the older versions and did you have to modify anything to make it work? Thanks
Have any of you in the higher priced states...
Just a question, don't get mad. I moved out of Delaware many, many years ago. The wages there are below national levels (don't know if its changed) and I found I could not be a single mom and buy a decent home for my child there. I did research and ended up in Florida where there is no state tax and cost of living was a lot cheaper. Even though we moved away from family, I think it was the best decision I ever made.
You'd have a higher line count, though!
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Its just corporate America in general, the higher ups
Thats why they hire minorities, they work cheap, do not complain, and work hard. Americans are in trouble in regards to job stability because of how everything is computerized now. I cannot get a live operator on the phone anymore and spend more time punching in the correct number code for my particular question. Its so frustrating trying to understand someone with a thick heavy accent when you need instructions on how to do something immediately in regards to pc help. Working for corporations sucks, its cold, unrewarding, and scary. We all better find something to fall back on. I hope to work for myself one of these days.
About 4 years ago, it was anywhere around 99 cents to 1.09...now it is 2.41 (could be higher today)
it changes every day - up, up, and away!
we're funding the war with the higher priced gas.
Plus i've noticed on my bills, my taxes are higher, about 3-6 dollars. Nickel and diming us there as well.
The older the account, the higher the score . . .
so they are the ones to keep. :)
relocate to higher ground! New New Orleans! :) (NM)
no
write a letter and send it to the higher ups.
Also, I think PC Magazine and other websites have complaint areas where you can turn businesses in for crummy customer service. The company would rather satisfy the customer than get bad press. Also, complain to the BBB or the FTC. You can make yourself heard.
East coast will pay that amount and even go higher
When they come back to you, I think I'd be tempted to say my rates are a bit higher now. sm
This could happen again next time some cheapo company comes along. Might as well charge for the headache and lost $ in advance.
Well, signing off for the night. It sure looks to me like MTs have higher IQs than average!.
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