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HOW ARE OUR LINES COUNTED - going broke


Posted: Apr 21, 2015

With the new pay plan, I know we take our lines for edit work and cut them in half. 

 

my question, are my transcribed lines also cut in half?????  god I hope not

No, they aren't. Transcribed lines count as whole - wannie

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lines. Only edited lines are cut in half.

How are lines counted - an

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Everyone must be getting paid differently then! My transcribed lines and edited lines are cut in half!!

which platform - are you working

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on? i've never seen any mention anywhere of typed lines being altered.
How are lines counted - an
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EditScript
wow, that's just crazy. - just another way
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of cutting the pay. go to work in an office somewhere, and after a few weeks, your employer comes to you and says, we've decided to cut your hours in half. you work for me 8 hours a day, but i'm only going to pay you for 4 hours. sorry, but that's the new rule, and if you don't like it, you can find employment elsewhere .... how well would that go over??? i think a few human rights activists would have some things to say about that ??? ;(
I would check into that, I am on Editscript and--sm - anon
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on the extremely rare occasion I type a report, it counts as a full line.
Editscript-sm - an
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SM, do you know if that is in a separate category on web clock time sheet or pay check??
No it is not showing up as a separate category--sm - anon
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It is not broken down on the time sheet into edited versus transcribed lines. However, when I look at my total edited lines, divide those in half and add my very few typed lines, it comes out right.


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