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Anyone know anything about Fast Chart? - dee

Posted: Feb 06, 2011

Anyone know anything about Fast Chart? Thanks!

Low pay to start - me

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I received info from them with an offer to test - it's 7 cpl until you're off QA and then a tiered system based on when you work - highest level is 9 cpl.

Reply - Alice

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Regarding Fast Chart, what I was told that it starts at less than 7 cpl for straight transcription if you work the day shift, around 3.5 for editing. Plus, 20% of lines have to be on the weekend or there is a penalty; there is a formula that they use to figure this out, which I could not quite understand. Plus, you have to commit to at least 13,000 lines per pay period, or there is an additional fee to pay.

I'd just stay away from them. nm - mqmt

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nm

I would stay away from any company that would - charge me any kind of fee...

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...for any reason.

Am I understanding correctly that they financially penalize you for not making a quota? I can see not getting paid for work not done, or even getting let go, but are you saying they dock the pay you DID earn if you don't make some pre-determined quota?

That is just craziness!

Exactly - Alice

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It is my understanding that they can dock you in 3 different ways:
1. If you do not agree to 13,000 lines per pay period, whether you actually exceed that number or not. If you do not commit ahead of time, you are charged a fee. And, if you do not commit ahead of time to 13,000 lines, even if you do 20,000, you are still charged this fee. I think it is $7.50 per pay period.
2. If you commit to a certain number of lines and do not meet that quota, you are charged.
3. If you do not do complete at least 20% of your total lines on the weekend, there is a additional fee. In other words, if you do 20,000 lines in a pay period, at least 4000 of those lines better be on the weekend or you are charged a fee.

Crazy!

Yes I worked for them and they do charge you, however, MQ charges you if you send too many reports s - mqmt

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to QA. So we have MTs sending work with many many blanks so as not to be docked. I myself don't feel right doing that so if I do have a lot of blanks, I send to QA thus my pay is docked. Been looking for another company to switch to but no one pays what I am getting paid and nobody has work. It is very frustrating!

So if Q does something that makes it okay, makes it an - industry standard? nm

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She never said or implied that in her post - simply comparing

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I read the "Q" posting as an employee giving an example of another company doing the charge or dock thing. It is not said or even implied that because the "Q" does it, is okay or standard.

I appreciate another perspective on this issue as I had not heard of this being done.

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