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Hello All, This is my first post here. I have some questions about my current employment situation and was hoping for some insight from others who may have been in my shoes before. Basically, I have been working for a small transcription service for the last 2 years. I came into the field as a way to have a flexible, at-home schedule for my school aged children and just to earn a little extra cash per month. I don't have "formal MT training or education" but because of the bachelor's and master's level courses I had taken in the past I did have a somewhat solid terminology background and good language skills, auditory discrimination skills, grammar, etc. I've always gotten very good reviews and both the owner of the company and the transcription manager say that I do a great job. I really love the work, but after 2 years I am only making 7.75 cents per line. Each time I get comfortable with a certain discipline and begin to increase my line count, the employer switches the account I'm on and I'm back to square 1. Also due to the limited availability of the work she has right now, I'm only getting 5-10 hours a week, if that. Sorry to be so long-winded, I suppose I'm just wondering if 7.75 is a fair rate for 2 years experience and if I'm getting the shaft by being switched from 1 discipline to another every few months so that I am never able to increase my production/pay. I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Thank you. |
