Now the lights came on. Hourly average drops for pay for PTO,
Posted By: sure thing on 2005-12-28
In Reply to: My question is.. if your FT with benefits and your line count drops.. - Curious
jeopardize benefit status, and no increase in pay because you don't produce enough work consistently. Overhiring is used to their advantage. They do not care about the employees.
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Can anyone tell me the average hourly rate or annual salary for sm
in-house hospital employee around Carmel Valley? Hourly range or annual salary.
Thank you so very much for any information!!
assuming eye drops
Teargen
Sounds like Zoltan drops for
the eyes, can't find in my references.
You can hope the only thing that happens is that he drops a Bible
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My question is.. if your FT with benefits and your line count drops..
through no fault of your own, do they cut off your insurance, as only FT people get benefits as I understand it. It is hard to be considered "FT" when your asked to log off you account for several hours of your shift due to lack of work, then you wont make your line count for that pay period. Anyone know how that works.
How many are herbal supps. and other nonRx stuff? Several kinds of eye drops, too? Do
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What average line count do you type per pay period. what is considered above average and how long
The lights were on and
it was daytime. There was nothing to see. Ever read the book 'Withering Heights' , oops, my bad, I meant 'Wuthering Heights'. You sound like you're getting tired. Why don't you give it up for the night and go to bed. You are no match for me.
how long, on average, average a knee replacement would one be on Oxycontin?(sm)
My DH recently had knee replacement surgery a month and a half ago. The doctor has been prescribing oxycontin 30 mg this entire time. Husband has been trying to wean off of it and is down to 10 mg. He asked the doctor if he could come off it completely and the doc said to "just keep taking it." His next visit is in two months. With all the discussion lately about pain medication addiction, is it normal to be on this medication for this long and for the doctor to say "just keep taking it?" How long should one be on this med?
the lights are on, but nobody's home! nm
No lights on in the attic.
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The lights are on but there's nobody home
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THe best Christmas lights ever...lol
Someone just sent me this web page and my kids loved it. Has music attached to the web page too.
http://www.blogtelevision.net/p/Videos-Watch-a-Video___1,2,,64183.html
Lights of America
I just sent my hubby down to Walmart to pursue the sunlight lamp. I think I am really gonna like it!!!!! I am recommending it to my colleagues. Thanks for the post, MTs !!!!
www.lightsof america.com
She came here to turn out the lights.
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Halloween twinkle lights.
These lights are adorable. If you weren't going to have the kids make them, perhaps you could make them up ahead of time to "decorate". Twinkle lights are sold at the dollar stores nowadays for a buck!!!
http://www.celebrationcorner.com/ActivityDetail.aspx?id=DE74A7A6-0802-4EC9-8E4C-9A4AAC204D2E
He, he, turn out all lights, disconnect
sprinkler, AND put the dog out. Maybe you will be safe. You could also hang a sign out front, real big, that reads "GONE TO BED, PLEASE DO NOT AWAKEN." Let us know what you end up doing and good luck.
Are you under fluorescent lights or hooked into a Dictaphone? nm
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Glad you're both okay! They say X-mas lights are a cause of lots of fires.
Guess I'll keep better watch on mine!
Mouse included in the package lit up right after battery insertion. No on lights
come on when the batteries are inserted and power button doesn't do a thing. Power isn't being transmitted to keyboard for some reason.
Thank you. Think-----hourly!!! Do not sm
accept less than an hourly wage and a reasonable one at that.
Hourly plus
A hospital where I worked long ago (in a galaxy not far away) had a hybrid pay system- a basic hourly rate plus incentive bonus for production over a certain amount. I think this is the fairest way, because sometimes I'm fast and sometimes I'm slow, but I'm always accurate. My first transcription supervisor back in the dark ages said "No one who reads that report will know or care how many lines you type per hour. They only know what that report looks like". I still believe that.
Hourly sm
Though there are a lot of variables you haven't told us, on face value I'd say hourly. I've done both, and hourly has paid better.
With MT you usually can't transcribe hour after hour nonstop (or at least you won't be doing so for many years if that's your pattern). Therefore, when figuring your actual earnings you need to include time you have to rest between transcribing to get your true hourly earnings.
As an MT this scenario is typical at so many companies: Get up early. Check for work. Do what's left. Get 7 great jobs that have you flying along thinking you're going to make a ton today. Suddenly run into Dr. X, ESL from hell, and watch your great production day go to pot. Fight for jobs at end of payperiods. Bounce around on accounts. Cry a lot as you worry about your bills.
With hourly lead position, you've suddenly opened up your possibilities. There will always be work for you. You now have more than just MT on your resume. You can also get up and go to the bathroom during work without worrying that it's cutting into your lines per hour. You may work more than 40 hours a week, but it will be actual work, not sitting there waiting for jobs to trickle in, not resting between transcription periods.
It may be stressful at times, but so is MT when you're worrying about meeting bills and having a consistent paycheck when work volumes fluctuate. It's also an investment in your future. You can possibly grow from there to be supervisor, recruiter, trainer, or use your management skills to GET OUT of this field and get into something else.
I've done both in many different ways, and would recommend the hourly.
HOURLY...
...and with my level of experience, $16.50 or more per hour.
Hourly QA Pay
Just wondering what average hourly QA pay is? I've been QA'ing for 2 years now, but have always been paid by the line and not sure what to quote for hourly. I live on the East coast. Thanks.
yes it's hourly
But no pay when not working.
I went hourly
I went hourly....kinda. My advantage is that I know what my paycheck will be and I don't have to worry about the difficult dictators that take FOREVER! I am also paid for tech time and during phone calls and software issues. On the negative side, production does nothing for me at all. BUT, then again, what I make is about the same as 220 lines an hour. I do get raises just like everyone else. If there was never a chance for a raise, I would not do it.
I also went hourly...
For a bit over $16/hour with yearly raises. I love it! I don't have to worry about my paycheck if I have a bad couple of days, and it's just a much less stressful situation. Of course, in my old production pay job, I had the worst account ever, so I may be biased.
hourly
What have you been getting as an hourly wage?
hourly
Figure out what you make per hour now -- but be sure that you figure in if there is going to be difficulty doing his typing, formatting, background noise, etc. I would say anywhere from $20 to $25 per hour.
Hourly
We were all hourly employees at that time. We were so trusting or ??? that we couldn't figure out how she kept getting such good numbers on production sheets. She was always on top. Duh! Of course she was, since she was using us to "create" her success. They (HR) told us that couldn't happen until we showed them how to do it. Accidentally, I found out when a colleague and I "switched" stations so she could try out my new keyboard for a report or two and then we realized we were "on each other's number" so we went in to change them and that is when it came to us that this must be what was going on with her. Sure enough, when we got out the logs (handwritten for our own eyes only log things we just kept for ourselves) there it was, our jobs had magically converted to her jobs! It was sad and backstabbing too!
hourly
Transcription Plus I believe. I am not sure of their web site but I think they pay hourly.
Hourly
$12.70/hour. Is that too low? On a side note, I have a B.S. in Management and have never figured out a way to use it and still work from home.
hourly pay
Those days are long gone. You might be able to find one if you really scoured the internet and hospitals all over America.
If my memory serves me right, people were more productive on hourly pay with OT thrown when work levels were high. My rationale for saying this is that the work environment was more cooperative than competitive. This led to more job satisfaction and thus more productivity and less down time.
wow - someone is getting cheated on hourly - sm
Let's face it, a facility will do their darndest to start out an employee at a low rate and then slowly bring them up. But for the Lafayette area, the pay should be (AND IS EXPECTED TO BE) around $12-13/hour.
Opelousas - a while back there was a hospital in that area that had an opening for a transcriptionist.
HOURLY VS LINE
I disagree with the hourly rate. I like to know that I get paid for the amount that I produce. It would really be hard to regulate an hourly scale. If you feel bad now how would you feel knowing that someone is goofing off or typing slower or whatever and getting the same rate of pay that you get? I have a couple of subs and I know about how long it takes to do one of the psych reports but how could I know what that person is doing. I really think that the hospitals/accounts would have a problem with this especially with us working at home. Also how could we clock in and out at an hourly rate. I am a pretty trusting person and trustworthy but there are times I stop and take a break and go to this board, etc. That is why they went to the per line charge.
And yes, I can do 2500 lines per day. For one account last month I had them keep track of the errors that they found and it was 5 out of 10,.973 lines for that month. So I feel I do a good job but if I were to go to hourly I would lose money as with this account it takes me about 30 to 35 hours a month with delivery, printing, etc. to make $1100 to 1200 a month. They would not pay me $35 to 40 an hour.
Editor hourly pay??
After years as an MT, I'm thinking of switching to Editing...Can anyone please tell me what is the standard hourly rate to request for an Editor? BTW I live in the Midwest with a fairly low cost of living. Thank you!
That is a low hourly rate. I would look
elsewhere. That is below normal.
We do get hourly wage
during down-time and the only approved down-time is meetings and computer malfunction. Lack of work was not approved so if there is lots of work available we have no worries, if not then we will be scrounging around for work. I don't have time for that. 
I will have to ask my supe if that is how it is because that is how I understand it. If so, I maybe putting in my 2 weeks notice.
hourly rate
What is the going HOURLY rate for a MT (independent contractor) that would be competitive.
Hourly - think about downtime and
if that account moves to VR one day....
hourly plus benefits sm
Not sure what they pay by the hour though.
hands down..hourly
What companies pay hourly? nm
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Hourly/Salaried
I worked at a company that paid hourly to some employees (mostly secretaries, etc.) and they were required to pay us overtime. Now your salaried employees or those considered "management" are salaried employees thus exempt from OT. They normally make much more as well. For example, I worked in the finance dept., which is known for OT. I worked 60 hour weeks and made over $56k, but my base salary was just over $37k ($18/hour or 27/hour OT). Our bottom level accountants made approximately $75k yearly (and they worked more than I did!). Make sense?
Hourly/Production
If an MT is paid hourly, then the law states that OT is mandatory. But, "certain computer related occupations" per the Department of Labor, are considered exempt. I tried to find the right web page for it, but I couldn't find it. I know that even my husband, who works by production, does not get paid OT. Most times they will offer an incentive when they want the work to get done faster, but no OT. If anyone finds the link, let us know!
If given the chance would you go hourly or ... sm
stay production if the pay per hour was around $15 with no opportunity to make more per hour or as an employee with incentive and all you were making a minimum of 9.5 cents per line? Is it better to make a little less but know exactly what you are going to make each week or just go for the ability to make more and hope you are able to stay productive. Thanks.
I would take the hourly rate.
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If you could get paid hourly...sm
If you could get paid hourly, no incentive, just straight pay, what would you want to get paid? We are in transition right now where I work and we are trying to come up with a new pay scale and one of the possibilities is no incentive, just straight hourly pay. What do you think would be a reasonable hourly rate to suggest? Thanks!
hourly rate
On the east coast the hourly rate it $14 - $20.
Hourly or Per Line?
I personally would be willing to go back to an hourly rate and be a company employee again. I know I will never make the $22/hour I made in the 1980s. However, my daughter is a receptionist in a surgeon's office and she makes over $18/hour. I would like to believe that we would make at least an hourly wage comparable to that.
I know I would be willing to settle for $15 to $18 an hour if I was on the company payroll and getting benefits as the OP is.
Wonder if the local physicians think they are getting ripped off by the per line rate and would consider switching to an hourly employee on their payroll? I would like to think that. These are just some of my thoughts on the subject.
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