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OTI lines per day/hour - sm - Lucy

Posted: Feb 10, 2011

What is reasonable on the new account for which they are hiring? Any feedback is appreciated.

OTI - see message - on new account

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We're all ICs so, to my knowledge, there isn't really a minimum line per hour rate (anyone else knowing any differently please correct me) so much as there are the required lines (part time vs full time) per pay period. I'm on board part-time and so far no problem whatsoever meeting the daily lines I committed to and hope to double those on the weekend when I have more available time.

HTH.

You committed to "daily lines?" - nm

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OTI daily lines committment - sm

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Yes, OTI has you to fill out a schedule in Bayscribe each month. You have to enter the number of lines that you plan to do on each of the days of that month. This is your daily line committment.

That's not a "commitment," that's an estimate. - sm

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They don't hold you to that. It's mainly so they know if you're going to be working that day.

Yes, they do hold you to your line committment - sm

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They send emails out about how the MTs need to actually do the number of lines that they have committed to on the schedule. You can put down 100 lines or 1000 lines on any particular day, but you are expected to do whatever lines you have put down. I'm not making this up, just read the emails that they send out.

It's not just so they will know you'll be working that day. Plus, you have to do the whole month in advance, so if you want to take any time off, you'll have to plan way ahead.

They DO NOT!! I have worked for OTI for over 10 years - sm

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and have NEVER EVER gotten an e-mail like that. I read every e-mail they send. I don't know how long you have been working there, but ..........

AND I have changed my estimated daily count in the middle of the month - if I needed to.

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I've been at OTI a long time - sm

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But, I'm not going to tell you exactly how long because I suspect you are management.

At OTI, you have to fill out your monthly schedule and you are supposed to be transcribing the number of daily lines that you enter on your schedule each month. I have copies of the emails where they have said exactly that.

I am NOT management and never have been management - sm

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You may have copies of emails that say that............I personally have never seen an e-mail that says that. I don't believe they can legally require that of an IC.

The IRS' definition of an IC is "A person hired to do work for another but who is not an employee or agent of that person. Control is subjected to the end result and not as to how the work is performed as opposed to an employee who receives direction on what, when and, to some degree, how to do a job."

They can try to tell me how and when to do my job, but if they do, I'll see them in court.

And the calendar to fill in how much work you'll do daily CAN be altered by you during the month........ANYTIME.

Then please stop spreading misinformation - sm

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You say you haven't seen those emails about keeping your line committments, but there have actually been quite a lot of them. Oracle DOES require their MTs to fill out a monthly schedule, with a new one each and every month, and they do expect the MT to actually DO the number of daily lines that they have put down on their schedule.

As far as the IRS's definition of IC goes, OTI is not telling you when to do your work. It is YOU who are deciding what number of lines you will do on each day that month and it is YOU who are deciding exactly WHEN you will be getting those lines done, could be morning, noon or night.

But, they DO expect you to enter your number of daily lines onto the monthly schedule and they DO expect you to do the lines that you commit to.

This is not a secret and it's something that they have required all along. I guess that you just haven't been reading their emails.

And I apologize for suspecting that you are management if you truly are not, but your writing style is EXTREMELY similar to one particular person there and that's what raised the red flags with me.

I hope you aren't comparing my writing style to - who I think you are.....

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If you are I am highly insulted. However, I do know and have not denied the fact that OTI requires we fill out the monthly schedule. There have been many a day I haven't completed all the lines I put on that schedule and NOTHING has ever been said to me. I DO read ALL the e-mails they send to me (another insult thrown at me) and I have never seen one admonishing me for not completing all the lines I had "predicted" I would do. How can I if I run out of work?

And I'm NOT spreading misinformation (third insult).I'm telling you my experience.

Yes, Yes and Yes!! - RightWithYou

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I am SO with you! I have been with OTI for YEARS and have NEVER been contacted concerning my number of lines even though I have not completed all the lines in many a moon, like you, due to lack of work, so those that say otherwise simply do not know. It is true, there are any of us out here in the same boat.

I dont believe its the IC violation you might be thinking - See message

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We are free to set our own lines per day, per pay period, etc., but Bayscribe is set up with a daily calendar where you list how many lines you intend to do on any given day. At OTI, I've seen no sign that they're infringing on basic IC guidelines at all. The only request made to me was if I had an hour on Saturday or Sunday to work, that would be great. No insisting, no "assigning" or anything of the sort. We're free to pick and choose when we work and our hours, daily lines, etc., as long as it meets the minimum PT or FT requirements. Honestly, besides MDI, the easiest place I've ever worked for.

OTI weekend hours - are required

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Or at least they were. OTI has out sent a number of emails to all MTs in the past, stating that each and every MT is expected to put in "at least 4 hours" over the weekends.

But since you said they told you "if" you had time over the weekend to work, I wonder if they have decided to change this policy of requiring 4 hours over the weekends.

The paperwork I just sent in said 2 hours over the weekend are required. sm - MountainMT

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That hardly seems an excessive demand, and I have no problem with it. And I was told that you can send in the schedule but you are not yelled at if you do not keep it, but rather it is more of a guideline as to when you think you want to work.

I havent been with OTI very long but (sm) - OTIer

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I must admit I'm thoroughly enjoying it so far. A few difficult dictators, nothing out of the ordinary, the people I've dealt with have all been very friendly and very professional, everything they have said from the startup of the account, etc., has been accurate, and I love the way we're left alone to work without a constant barrage of emails or IMs.

If all of this holds true and stays in place, I can see myself staying with this place for a VERY long time.

Same here OTIer! No barrage of harrassing emails, just left alone to do the work! Love it so far!! - Relieved

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