I don't think

Posted By: Mom_of_3 on 2006-05-19
In Reply to: BTW, its MTs. It doesn't need an apostrophe - unless you are showing ownership.

that personal message board posts should be proofread or QA'd or edited. I typed MT's and I don't feel that it is a big deal. From my understanding the owner and moderators of this board frown on people correcting posts.

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What is your annual salary working at 8 cents per line? nm - New poll
- 8 cpl - mtathome
- Cents pay comparison for VR editing - ShockingMath
  - Doubt you can charge 15 cpl for VR work to the docs - you can't even charge them 12 for straight - work. Where do you get these numbers, can I ask?
    - Oh, yes you can. VR editing 12 cpl - sm - ICMT
      - Here she goes again! nm - Blah blah blah
        What is your problem?!! You can stay with your head in the sand, or sm - MT
      - Is this a hospital you approached yourself? nm - Where oh where?
        Don't ask, she won't tell.. nm - She just wants everyone to ask
        I am not a she, but a HE! nm - Gary
        Where are you located, HE? East Coast, West Coast? nm - What state?
        Did you ever work for nationals? nm - nm
        Are you using Speech EXT or something else? nm - VR editor
        So give us a clue HE-man!! - Did you cold call hospitals or sumpin?
        Yes, nm - HE
        Thank you HE!! - Got to get up the guts to try that myself
- What about us lowly folk... - EmptyMT
  - Fantastic!!!! Good for you :-) nm - Mom_of_3
  - At 6 cpl - QA-26
  - At 40 hours a week? Is that gross line or 65 char? - Still too many variables. sm
- At a 40-hour week (sm) - Pollster
  - Salary - tappity tappity tap
- $44,000 last year at 7.75 cpl with wonderful bonuses at maybe 30-35 hours a week, BUT - (sm)
  - 44K last year - QA-26
    - That is what I'm trying to do. I've picked up some smaller accounts, dropped the national, an - (sm)
- Okay, enough with the bickering... - here is my answer
  - Were there some posts deleted here? - Where is the 100k figure coming from? sm
    - 100K was mentioned in post below - here is my answer
      - Oh, okay. Thanks. - nm
- annual income - MT2
  - If you are talking about ME - Mom_of_3
    - Some MTs would like to know (sm) - Pollster
      - 100K is pretty much out of the question - here is my answer
        On some of my own accounts, I make MORE than $47/HR...sm - Smart MT
        Yes, I agree overall it is possible - here is my answer
        Yes it is possible, depending on how good.... - anon
        example - anon
        Right. You would have to be sicko to make $100K a year on 8 cpl. - nm
        I would say if you have to make $100k at something - for it to be worthwhile, MT is not for you. sm
        100K - QA-26
      - I don't mind at all - Mom_of_3
      - Some MTs would like to know - QA-26
    - Want to hold my hand. - QA-26
      - What? - Mom_of_3
        What? - QA-26
        QA-26 - Mom_of_3
        Mom_Of_3 being honest - QA-26
- this poll could never be "accurate" - Mom_of_3
  - BTW, its MTs. It doesn't need an apostrophe - unless you are showing ownership.
    - We don't correct grammar or punctuation on this board...nm - Old MT
    - I don't think - Mom_of_3
      - LOL. I told you, it's a pet peeve. It was constructive - criticism. Take it or leave it. sm
  - Do you mean they might...sm - Pollster
    - Not really - Mom_of_3
      - Agree with you -too many variables. - Patti
        But there would be variables at ANY line rate. (nm) - Pollster
        Yes, that is true - Mom_of_3
- how many lines per hour/day/week do you do?? NM - Patti
  - RIGHT!!! Someone who works 16 hours and someone who works 60 will have a HUGE difference. NM - Mom_of_3

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