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6 and 4? What happened to 9 and 6? line rates go down daily! sm - MadMT

Posted: Apr 23, 2015

Working for 6 cents seems so little... smh... I just don't know anymore. Maybe go work at Arbys?

6 and 4 - katrina

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Yeah, it's really a crock. Just seems to get worse.

Sheesh, i made 6 cpl - 25 years ago

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This whole trend is scary. And sad.

Yeah, I saw that ad, too - and eagerly clicked DISLIKE... - nm

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I clicked - dislike too

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I also read an ad for 8 cpl for straight typing and somebody complained about that too. 8 cpl is good, by today's standards. yes, we would all like more money, but that is just not going to happen any time soon. I agree that 6 cpl is way too low, but 8 cpl is pretty average, these days.

That is the main reason I suggested the like and dislike - sm

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buttons for this site just like that other site....to show employers we are NOT happy with the pay they offer. Sadly, it has done no good. I really did not think it would, though :(

I also sent them a message - Old Pro

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"PAY PEANUTS, GET MONKEYS." They should be ashamed of themselves. Back in the day, we paid 11 cpl. Of course, times have changed, and I am (thankfully) retired, but I would never have the heart or lack of decency to offer 6 cpl.

This is the MSG I sent them - - DISGUSTED

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I can't imagine why you think it's okay to offer such a low cpl rate. Our pay should be going up, not down. Instead GREED continues to turn our once respected profession into nothing more than a third-world country sweatshop. Just an FYI - With these $hitty wages, don't expect to get nothing more than $hitty MT's

They actually emailed me back - STILL DISGUSTED

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and said that these were "starting wages" Put glitter on a turd - it's still a turd.

And we all know how long these, uh..."starting wages" last. - Make that "ending wages"

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Shouldn't that read "anything" instead of nothing? - Just saying

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You have to wonder about the people who clicked like - sm

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on that post! Talk about SMH!

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